1976 Walter D. Koenig Melanerpes formicivorus Black Oak Hastings Reservation 27 May 1930. Nobody seen here in a brief pass, though I think I'd heard birds have shortly before walking by. 31 May 1700. Nobody during another pass, but birds again heard over here 5 June 1900. Nobody seen in a brief pass. 14 June 1715. ①♀WRW#197 plus one other sitting in lower forest area. ①♀ub there. ③♂wn/ye1 #102 in old unused storage tree. 1735. The above 3 birds are virtually immobile; the others are presumably in a similar state of inactivity somewhere or another. I'm 815. ♂wn/ye1 #102 seen at Arnold Spring; about 4 birds here at the time. 1215. Counted stores: Central area: 727 } 883 Side area: 156 18 July 730. Watching. ①♀WRW up in perch tree in forest toward Al. ②♂wn/ye1 #102 there also. 940. Now ②♂ub with the other 2. 943. 5 birds up there now - including a baby! 945. Baby flew off (?) ②♀ub. 950. Down to 1 bird; others on hillside somewhere. 803. Several birds in a Black Oak down toward the car, including jor/do or #28A from Lambert. Obviously, it will take more than a brief sighting to confirm the presence of a juvenile here, as these birds pass through here on the way to the spring. 830. There are birds, most of whom no doubt don't belong here, calling from several parts of the territory. 835. Several obvious intruders near some group birds now; some displacements. One ♂DB/wn? • here. 900. Up in the perch area now: ♂ye1/wn and ♀wn-/raddish Tank eye #132 (from LA2)