1976 Walter D. Koenig Melanerpes formicivorus Arnold 3 Hastings Reservation (27 January) 1225. j? [illegible] #209 returned to tree between storage trees, appeared to be probing into holes in this Valley Oak (sapsucking?). 4 February Purge: j? 206 (whlw) last seen 19 August 75, gone by 23 Sept. Disappeared about 6 Sept. ±2 wks. 1300. Watching. No birds flushed when I arrived. Weather is cold, windy, and mostly cloudy on this first day in a long time that resembles winter. 1313. [illegible] (LARW) eating acorn in tree between storage areas, 1315. [illegible] Red/DA-or eating acorn low in same tree- 1330. [illegible] still sitting low, inactive. No other birds present. 1335. There was a brief flurry of activity as a 2nd bird (intruder?) flew over near the main storage tree, followed by #209, but things died back down very quickly. 1348. 3 birds just whizzed by headed toward UA2. 1400. Still pretty darn dull. I'm off-- 17 February Counted stores, still coming up with a very impressive 4809 for the main storage tree (none over by [illegible]). They're certainly not using them at any appreciable rate! 21 March 1400. Set up net. No birds flushed from storage tree. 1600. Took net down. Lots of stores, but no birds. 22 March 1200. 9LARW#207 here in sap tree (between storage/next trees). A couple other birds around also - 9 unbanded was one but it wasn't clear whether she was a group member or not. 1210. An unbanded ? was briefly fooling around near the stores, but was summarily chased by 9Red/DA-?#255. 1215. Leaving.