1976 Walter D. Koenig Melanerpes formicivorus Arnold 1 Hastings Reservation (28 June) Otherwise, the stores are being eaten, and the high number of brief intruders, as well as strange flights going high above and through the territory, were unusual. They are perhaps related to the location of the Arnold Spring nearly right below this territory, where many of the birds in this area no doubt go to water. 29 June 930. Up in Al is 8199; he has obviously seen me and is [illegible] alarm. The display he is giving is very different from anything I ever knew these birds to make: a short, relatively soft flicker- like "yep," whose only similarity to any other displays might be the first .3 second of a "wake". This bird gave this call 3-4 times while sitting and watching me, then flew up to another branch, repeated the process, then finally flew off. Now that I thing of it, this display ◎ is clearly only an abbreviated form of the alarm call, which definitely makes sense. The first .3 second of one of them would surely sound virtually identical. 2015. 8 in nest hole already. ✓ 29 July 1300. Counted stores: 217. 10 August 1100. 26 birds in main tree. 31 August 1830. There are a very few stores left in the tree: on the order of 15 or so. Otherwise only shells remain. No birds seen. 6 September 900. Watching. Lots of hulls in storage tree but few if any are intact. 905. ①♂yer/Bilk #266 came with an acorn and ate it. 915. There are 2-3 birds above me at the moment. 930. ①♂ or/♀? #199 in the storage tree with another 8? 935. ③-④ 2ub ⑧ here, 1 eating an acorn, plus ② ③266.