1976 Walter-D. Koenig Melanerpes formicivorus New School Hill Hastings Reservation 29 January Ambushes at 3 holes produced 3 birds (out of 6 apparently in the holes): ① j♀193 (out of the School Hill "B" hole, 2 others missed); ② j♀191 (out of "other" nest hole at School Hill) and ③ A^ unband, formerly 342 now 256 (also out of this hole, 1 other missed). 2 February 1500. Counted stores: Tree 2: 944 School Hill "B" tree: 355 Tree 1: 371 Total 1315 w/ SH."B": 1670 Saw ♂86 at 1510 when he flew down into the storage tree while I was counting. Up at School Hill "B" there were ≥3 birds, and I watched for a short time: 1550. Watching. 1610. Leaving. This will be too easy from ahide to be wasting my time out here without one. Saw j♀193 as I passed the main storage area. 3 February 1130. Flushed 5 birds to upper part of territory when I arrived to watch down at the main storage area. 1140. ①♂LP/M#86 in tree 1. 1145. ②♀ / LPink #193 in tree to my left: 1147. ③♂ORW#192 flew to main area. 1150. ④♂/Red#191 working stores in Tree 3, lower enclosure area. 1210. ⑤♀ub#343 now working stores down in tree 2 of lower enclosure area. 1210. ⑥♂wn-DBlue #256 working stores here 1255. Moving to School Hill "B" tree. 1300. Watching. 1312. 2 birds now karit-cutting here out of view, 1315. 3 birds came to storage tree virtually simultaneously: ③♂BRW#194, ⑧♂Red/am-yl#88, and ④♀ub#344. ⑧ began working stores, ④ begged softly, giving intracellular, ⑧ the ♀. I presume the ♀ to be