1976 Walter D. Koenig Melanerpes formicivorus Lambert Ranch, 1 mile SE of Jamesburg, Monterey Co., Calif. 23 November 945-1045. Watched the group 5 of Lambert that has a fair sized dead oak as a granary. At least 6 birds are in the group, at least 4 are ♂, while 1 ♀ was seen. None were banded that I saw. The group has lots of stores. (>3000) 1100-1130. Watched at the group North of Lambert up about 150m along the jeep trail. This group has a tall Valley Oak granary with about 1000 or so holes up at the top of this tree, where 1-2 roost holes are as well. Again I saw 6 birds, all unring, at least 2 of whom were ♀♀. Some interest was also being shown in one of the roost holes, where a ♂ was looking out for several minutes. Similar to the 1st group, these birds were hawking and working stores. 1150. About 75m further North from the above tree are 2 more granaries, the first a very large, living Valley Oak with thousand of stores and the second, another 50m north from the first, a rather more modest Valley Oak again with lots of stores (but not as many as the former). In the first tree was a ♂ looking out of a roost hole. I'm fairly sure that these 2 granaries belong to different groups, but the former large one may be of the same group as the 2nd tree watched, above.