1976 Walter D. Koering Melanerpes formicivorus Lower Haystack Hastings Reservation (9 May) also downslope in an area where I've not seen them previously. I suspect that nesting is imminent, at least. 1845.3 AW just flew into main storage tree from knoll area, where one had flown a minute ago. 1856.8171 and another bird are sapsucking in a large Valley Oak just below the old BlueOak sap area (near nest tree). 1900. Intruder just got itself displaced displaced from the sap area; flew off toward Hay-Blom territory. 1905. I'm going to sneak around the top to check out holes. Several birds ♀♀ preening in sap tree. 10 May 800. Watching. Nobody seems to be in the vicinity. I take it back - PRRR and 1-2 others are in middle forest area separating the 2 fields 808. 5 birds congregated in main storage tree, where among other things they displaced an unwary ♀ intruder. ♀CRLW#174 was among them. ② WLW#173 over past "nest" area. ④ ♂CHRW#190 now flew into main storage tree. 820. Another intruder getting chased. Several birds back in main storage area. One intruder seen is ♂CRLW (small), who at 825 was being vigorously excluded from the storage area. This appears to have been #237, one of the plethora of juveniles who was banded up here during the revolution of August 1975 and not seen since. 835. Some drumming and Carricks coming from knoll area. 838. ♂CRLW eating acorn in main storage tree. Others still on knoll. [illegible] 850. Birds seem to have disappeared over in the knoll (Howard H-B) area. It's off to black holes. Fog cover is moving in and it's already cooling off.