1976 Walter D. Koenig Melanerpes formicivorus Big Tree Hastings Reservation (1 July) the perch area virtually the entire time, mostly just sitting. The bands on the 88 were seen only fairly. It would definitely appear as if #264 is gone. 1 August 1140. 8 yellow - #108 in perch area. 1143. Pub here; 8 arrived with acorn (green?). 1145. Above 2 birds sapsucking in a Black Oak next to perch tree. 1150. 8 now eating a Black Oak green acorn; it is large and almost ripe to be storable. (155. 8 yel-Red/Yel-Red #104 (presumably!) preening in perch tree. 1200. 1-2 of these birds flew across road to Topfield. I'm off. 19 August 1700. 3 birds (2 88, 1 8) in the perch tree, 1 8 eating a green acorn. He was identified as 8 #108. 4 September Came past here at dusk not seeing anybody but noticing that that a good-sized limb off the rear Valley Oak containing 2 usable roost holes (only one of which I'd ever seen a bird in) and a very few hundred storage holes (used as a 2° storage area) had fallen. I do hope none of the birds were in the roost holes at the time! 5 September 1215. 8 or /or #104 in perch area alone. 6 September 1015. All 3 birds: 8 y/y #108, Pub, and 8 [104] in perch tree together. 7 September Purge: soon after #264. Another bird disappearing upon her being captured and banded on 25 May. She was last seen on 25 May, gone by 1 July -> Disappeared about 12 June ± 2 wks. 23 September 1400. 8 y/y #108 stored acorn. 26 September 1400. All 3 birds here: 8 y/9-14 #108 and Pub seen well, 8 or #104 seen barely. All picking, storing acorns.