1976 Walter D. Koenig 6 Melanerpes formicivorus Change Hastings Reservation (12 May) ⑤⑧⑥#301 seen; preening in sycamore. Birds are hawking overthere as well as sitting. 1120. ⑧ub now working stores in main storage tree. 1123. ②nd ⑧ub just landed in storage tree. Both seem to belong here, unfortunately If there is a nest, it's over in the sycamore. Most activity is condered over there. 1135. Now the unring ⑤ is preening in the storage tree. 1139. Alarm given-all quiet. ⑤ in storage tree is panting. 1200. leaving. I'm checking holes, I discovered that the Pigmy Owl still occupies their old roost hole in the sycamore, so it will most likely have to be somewhere else that they are nesting/roosting. As for the group's situation, what can I say? I find it most unlikely that these 2 extra unbanded Birds were here in December; I feel fairly strongly that everyone was caught during that ambush (except for ③01). Thus I am forced to conclude, albeit with only marginal supporting data, that they have moved here since then, possibly recently, as their behavior was a bit more skittish than your long-established group member. Clearly it also means that I shall have to try to ambush the group again - 3 unring Birds are rather too many. As for the others, all seem to be present except; perhaps, for ⑧248, but I shall wait until another watch before deleting him.