1976 Walter D. Koenig Melanerpes formicivorus Finch. Hastings Reservation (30 June) chattering submissively to ♂ wh/wh #233 who is next to him. 1600. leaving. 3 July 1800. ♀231 atop nest tree 12 July 1145. Lots (6++) of birds just up the side of PO Hill. ♀♀231 and 232 seen. Several fledglings among them all. ♂233 also. Light not so good, unfortunately, and I was not able to confirm that they were sap-sucking. 16 July 1015. (1)♀231 in sycamore nest tree; also (2) j 1025. (3) j or ♂da /or #279 in nest tree briefly with (4)♂ red/#66. 1035. (5) ♂233. (6) j DB-LP/LB #281. (7) ♂? LP/wh #67. 1045. (8)♀232 and (9) j Dark? ! yellow #280 (?) [not 279, who was seen here also]. (Still questionable) [Could have been #282] 1055. (10) jun/DB #298. (11) ♂ cam-13/12 /cam-13/12 #63. 1105. Birds have spread over to Arnold side of road. 1115. Leaving. Flash! j lg. Brn/Lam #280 eating acorn next to nest tree! 23 July 1800. Birds all over in storage tree and up side of PO Hill. Counted stores: Sycamore: 0; Valley Oak: 562. 1 September 1800. There are no unambiguously whole stored acorns remaining here in the Valley Oak. 24 September 1740. Watching 1745. ♀ R-w-R / m° #180 from R1 came over, was quickly pursued by ♂ red/LP #66 for 3-5 minutes from the nest-storage area here. 1810. ♂ M/da #233. Some hawking going on. 1830. Leaving. Several birds scattered here, but it's too dark to see much. 25 September 1630 Several Birds here during a pass, inc. j wh/m (tailspots) #278 (still ♂) Others way up on the sunny side of PO Hill.