1976 Walter D. Koenig Melanerpes formicivorus Arnold 3 Hastings Reservation 5 September 945.♂204 intruding at Bianca; see notes. 1200. Quite a few birds scattered around here; ♀(GRW)#207 in the storage tree. 13 September 830. Net up; Pam Williams watching. 23 September Florence watched here, 1030-1345 26 September 1010. Net up. 1025. In hide watching. 1100. Up above me, a fairly good bird eating an acorn: ♂DB-WH(wh)/DB#290 (molting to ♀). 1115. ♂RRRRW#205 ("UA2") in main storage tree. Looks at home What is going on with UA2 these days? 1128. ♀LGRW#207. Also ♂M/OK #289 (still♂). ♂205 still here in the storage tree with them. ♂LB/R-W-R#204 came to get rid of a ground squirrel. 1145. A squint produced ♂yellow, surely #128. Once again, Who's living at UA2, or are these 2 birds using both? ♂205 is still in the storage tree with at least 2 [other] A3 birds, 1200. ♂DB/WH#123 hawking and preening below the granary. 1215. Caught ♂205, who was processed and released (note band change). 1245. Caught ♀128, who was hawking nearby! 1325. Going to check UA2 and then take the net down. Acom count: Mark 707 Mark 825 Mark 863 } 2395; I'd guess that approximately only 5% of these were new, green acorns from this year; the numerous "marked" acorns remaining will attest to the continued persistence of 1975-stored acorns for a long time to come. 11 October 1300. ♀DB-WH(wh)/DB#290 over by "UA2." Others here and at A3.