1976 Walter D. Koenig Melanerpes formicivorus Valhalla Hastings Reservation 16 June First discovered this territory, stuck in a culvert above Road I and below ARF, today while reandering around from Warp 5, which is in the next culvert down. One beautiful roost hole in a Valley Oak caught my attention (the entrance to Valhalla); just down from this, across a smell field, is a granary with a few acorns in it. One bird was just across the ravine from the area, but otherwise no activity was immediately obvious. 30 June Got here just at dusk, which was probably too late to see much. However, one bird did fly up from below as it was verging on night but then saw me and flew up and around the area. Nobody else was seen here, and nobody that I saw roosted in their beautiful hole. 25 September 1130. 2 birds flushed from storage tree where storage has begun; they went up, not down toward R1. Watching. 1230. Nobody returned, though some calling was heard up the hill several times (toward ARF). 27 October 1715. Watching. Contrary to my expectations, there seem to be few if any acorns stored here. 1800. In keeping with the storage situation, nobody showed up. 3 November 1415. I was coming up to get the hide, quite ready to write this "group" off, when I looked up to find a bird in the lovely roost hole! He eventually flew out and over toward Warp 5, not down to R1 area. I should perhaps watch here at dusk. There are still no stores here.