1977 Walter D. Koenig Melanerpes formicivorus (3 June) 930. Noone seen. 1 bird in mid-knoll. is 8Y. Several others in far side of barn; one chased Hairy Wipper. F behind barn at 935. Now F is chasing an intruder; 936. F flew off to the Pump or beyond -! 937. Noone. 8Y still in mid-knoll, as before. 2 birds in VO by fence flew to locusts. F behind barn at 945. She's sitting; don't see a 8. Greeting- 8RR and 2nd 8 on trunk above her. 2nd 8 is 8261. 949F Moving acorn Git; 88 ignore her. 950. F still behind barn; no 8 in immediate vicinity. 100D 8 to her left. 1001. F by herself. Now 8RR above her. All 3 88 near her - 8261 below her, 8RR on another branch, 8Y further away. 1005. F Eating acorn. 1006 RR 1ft below her. 8RR, 8Y still in tree. [illegible] across road to nest, now stroke. 3rd 8 (8261) joined them from Sycamores across road. All greeted each other nicely. 1015. Noone making effort to follow F. 8261 to 8 sycamore. 8RR to VO by fenceline - sapsucking? Other 2 88 to knoll. 1026. F in mid-knoll. 18 nearby. 1033. She can't be seen but prob. still there. 1035. 8 birds by barn. 8RR behind barn; 21 bird in VO by fence. F in far locust also at 1037. 2nd 8 joined them. 1050. F still there. 1051 F to VO by fence. 8RR and her both hawking from fenceposts past the VO. She landed on the ground 1 time. 8261 there now, too. 1105. F to the VO. Now further on knoll. 8RR followed her. Near each other. 2nd 8 also. 1107. F back to locusts. 8261 here also. 8RR also at 1112. All 4 here. F flew to Live Oak in corner. 1115. Birds lost. Cooper Hawk just came in. Shut everybody up. 1125. F found, is in Live Oak. 8261 here, 8RR here also. 8Y by barn. 1131. F to VO by fence followed by 8 both 8261+8RR. 3rd 8 now too, but none close to F. 1147. F to locusts w/ everyone else behind barn. 8RR+8261 seen back there. 1154. F flew to Sycamore across road. Displaced a Magpie! Birds back in locusts: [illegible], 8RR, 8261 behind. j = joined F f = followed F