1977 Walter D. Koenig Melanerpes formicivorus (3 June) Hastings Reservation 8Y to trees along crk toward Plague. Don't know for sure where ? is. 1215. 8Y in VO by fence. 8RR behind barn; 3rd bird in front of barn (8261). ? prob. behind barn also. Now ? in small Blue Oak on knoll; 288 flew up there, but not right to her. ? flew off further to left at 1235. 8Y to locusts in front of barn. ? in mid-knoll. 1241. Lost her. Birds over hump of knoll? Bird in Mid-knoll (8261). 1246. 8RR and 8Y behind barn. 3rd 8 there also. ? in front of barn at 1251; eating an acorn. 1318. ? in 2nd (mid) sycamore hawking. 1323. ? back behind locust. 10 flew to pines along old Co. road. [illegible] One of 88 picking out nice acorn. ? greeted 8RR and 2nd 8. 1355. ? and 2 others flew to VO perch tree on knoll. 1435 Back again . 8Y front of barn. 8 also behind (barn 8RR). ? there also. ? flew to Live Oaks across road - A 8 followed her. [illegible] Holes checked; none in the nest hole. 1500. 23 birds in VO by fence. ? among them. ? 8Y in front of barn; ? in front of barn too. 1512. ? back to VO by fence followed by 288. Going to left. ? in small blue oak. 1514. ? lost. 1525. ? in Blue Oak, with 2-3 others sapsuckings - ? back to small blue oak. Now to VO by fence. 8RR landed near her. 8261 followed also. 88 now following her to locusts, but not getting very close. 8Y not seen. 1535. ? lost. 8RR by barn though. 1536. ? behind barn. 8RR below her. 1555. 8RR, 8261 still in front of barn. 8RR to Live Oak across road. Then returned at 1602 to behind barn . Now ? in VO by fence. 288 joined her, but again hit hot land near her; just to same tree. [illegible] 1607. ? and 8RR and 8261 to Blue Oak Sap tree; 4th bird joined them 1611. Lost ?. 3 birds still in Blue Oak. 8RR hawking in '75 nest tree, flew to grounds. ? there also at 1612 in '75 nest tree. 8261 above her.