1976 Walter D. Koenig Melanerpes formicivorus Warp 5 Hastings Reservation 6 June 1910. Walked up here for the first time this year, hearing a bird in the vicinity but not seeing anybody. I did check the storage areas and found a few acorns remaining; though stores are low it would be worth looking for a nest here. I found one fresh-looking beautiful hole, but I didn't hear anybody inside and I suspect I'm better off returning when it's earlier and warmer. I also ran across an old large Valley Oak which had a fair number of holes, but no stored acorns, down between the other storage trees and the road which I'm not sure I'd seen previously. 9 June 1530. Up above storage area. Nobody seen/heard when I walked up. 1540. Some calling heard in the vicinity. Nobody seen. 1550. ♂ seen on opposite slope from me sitting. 1610. By now it is raining hard enough to induce me to leave. In the meantime, the above ♂ has done nothing, but some calling down below me indicated a 2nd and maybe a 3rd bird. 1815. Back again. There is now a ♀ in the same tree where the ♂ had been a couple hours ago. 1827. 2nd bird appeared again briefly. 1845. Everything's exactly as it is when I arrived, except that it's beginning to rain again. I'm going. 16 June 1800. Here on the hill again. But soon walked up and around the culvert here in search of birds. Eventually Florence flushed one who flew down past the storage trees, while a couple minutes later I flushed a 2nd over near where I'd seen them sitting previously. Probably there are only 2 birds here; I suspect they do not have a nest. Following this I continued around the hill to a 2nd