1996 Walter D. Koenig Melanerpes formicivorus Road 1 Hastings Reservation (31 July) is her actually hopping briefly on the juvenile's back in a good imitation of a mounting. She hops off after but a second; the juv. remains as before, vocalizing a few soft squees. The ♀ looks around a few times, then turns to the juv again, this time moving up on him and pecking at him several times. She stops again after a few seconds; the juv. finally raises his head and comes to sit more vertically alongside the ♀. After a minute the ♀ flew off. 1245. Looks goin for the other 2 babies - I've seen the 3 5-6 times apiece (by now) in and out of the storage tree. But what of ♀249? He's never been one to hide before. Clearly it will take another good morning of watching here before I can conclude much. 9 August 925. Watching. Warm and sunny today. 933 ♀♀#28 hawking in dead sycamore by the road. 935. ♂♀ub atop granary, preening. Another bird in tree. She was acting a little strange at first, but she apparently belongs here. 943. ♂ub still here. Another ♀ hawking below in the dead sycamore. 945. The ♂ub may have just been chased out of the granary by a 2nd ♀, but if so she came right back and is in the granary again. 952. ♂ub in storage tree. 1000. ♂ub, ♂ub, and 2 juvs together in-top of storage tree; ♂j 293, the other either 294 or 295. j293 eating an acorn now. 1005. Someone was chased briefly out of the granary by 2-3 ♀ints. 1007. ♀972 appeared with a freshly picked Q.lobata acorn, which she proceeded to eat. ♂j294 in granary now. 1012. ♂♀ or-lg/dg#67 flew down here from above the hide area. 1015. j294 just flew off with an acorn from the granary; ♂j 295