1976 Walter D. Koenig Melanerpes formicivorus Finch Hastings Reservation 27 September 1645.♂ DP/LP #66 eating acorn in nest tree; others way up PO Hill. 1655. j♂ Tan-Red/Tan-Red #282; in nest tree. #66 still working stores in the Valley Oak granary. 1708. j♀ wh/M #278 working stores in sycamore granary. 1745. Leaving. Birds are here, but are mostly picking/eating acorns far up the hill and out of site. 1810. Flushed about 6+ birds from the Valley Oak storage tree when I returned! Counted stores: Sycamore: 22 Valley Oak: 140 162 5 October 1800. Watching. ♂♂ wh/DB #278 storing in Valley Oak. Others scattered all over. 1815. ♂♀ LG-Bru/LG #280. Both these juveniles storing acorns 1830. ♂♀ Yel/DB-Yel #232. Wing streamer not seen, but neither (I think she may have lost it though). was left wing. Also ♂♂ Or/Yellow #279. 1840. Several birds up in Valley Oak overlooking the creek on West side of road, inc. ♂ Tan-Red/Tan-Red #282, who I believe is a ♂ (as I earlier reported) excluding him as the bird I saw at Chong this morning. Leaving. 9 October 1020. ♂♂ Or/LB wh #28 in perch tree on W side of road. Also ♂♀278 working stores in VO granary with 2 others. 18 October 1615. Watching. 1620. ♂ M/Red-Tan #282 storing acorn. ♂♂ Ca-Blk/Ca-Blk #63. ♂♂ Red/wh- #66. ♂♀ M/Blue-Yel #232. ♂♂ wh/M #278. ♂♂ Light/M #67. 1640. More: ♂♀ LG-Bru/LG #280. ♂♂ ub. ♂♂ 67 has apparently lost one or the other of his left leg bands (probably the Yellow-Red one) 1715. Birds are starting to cross the road, etc. as the shade has overtaken the principal trees here. All birds are still