1976 Walter D. Koenig 20 Melanerpes formicivorus Plague Hastings Reservation (25 July) 1720.leaving again. 30 July 1105. 2 birds atop Plague: ♂♀ub. 1110. All seem to have moved to canyon up behind the upper barn. 1130. ♀157 eating an acorn (green, I presume), in 2º tree. 1140. Birds back above bunkhouse. 1215. ♂22 in the Live Oak sapsucking with the other(s). Looks like 3 birds here now; ♂22 being the only apparent addition from the festivities last week. Later, while at the labs, I saw at least 3, but possibly 4 birds fly from the Plague area up to the upper barn. 2 August Rocky Cautierrez reports watching a Cooper Hawk swoop upon and "most likely" catching a woodpecker up at his house this evening. Apparently, the wicker was 4 feet away with 100 feet to go to cover. 4 August 1300. They're back at it here again. At least 6+ birds are here & chasing, garrickling, drumming, and making a lot of noise. Watching for 30 minutes or so, I picked out (1)♀(bird)/yel #157, (2)♂22, (3)♂sp/ub-w #191 (2nd-yr.♂ from School Hill), (4)♀w/dp-yel#314 (banded here on 20 July), and (5)♂ub. A ♂ub was especially noisy, garrickling and drumming in Plague for 5 minutes. I put the net up and went out for lunch. 1500. Caught 2 birds: ♀191 and ♂ub, now #316. Still lots of activity, though slightly less than earlier. 1645. Birds up above Upper Barn; nobody in view here. 1655. One bird just flew from the 2º tree up Matrona Canyon at least as far as Buckeye (!) Another just went to the sap area above the bunkhouse. 1710. ♂22 and a 2nd bird (♀157) now atop Plague.