1977 Walter D. Koenig Melanerpes formicivorus y (4 June) flying over to the Y sycamore, followed directly by 288. 1555. ♀ to mid sycamore (along creek) followed by ♂RR. 1556. ♀ to behind barn, followed by ♂RR and ♂261. Even ♂Yel back there now. 1628. ♀ flew to Live Oak in corner, not followed by others who are still behind the barn. 1631. ♀ to Blue Oak sap tree? lost temporarily. 1635. All lost. Nope- 1640. ♂RR, ♀16 in mid knoll along with ♂261. 1643. ♀ flew up to 3261, then ♂261 flew over nearer to ♂RR! 1700. ♀, ♂RR still in mid knoll, others by barn? 1701. ♀ to small Blue Oak. Going to drink. 1703. ♀ now going to barn. Now going behind barn, followed by ♂RR. 1708. ♂RR, ♀, 3rd bird in middle sycamore. 1709. 3 birds took off toward canyon.- led by ♀? All seen sitting near the perch where they sit above the canyon. 1725. Nobody returned yet. 1726. ♂ub [illegible] by roost sycamore now. No one here to do anything. Intruder now going to the barn. Wrong- ♂Yel here the whole time and did nothing! Others now coming back- ♂261 here now but not doing anything either. 1735. ♀ and ♂RR still gone. 1750. Still only ♂Yel in front of barn. 1755. Other(s) in roost sycamore, flying to the Live Oak in the corner. 1805. Still in Live Oak? ♂Yel still in front of barn. I'm breaking. 1930. ♂Yel in VD by fence, others apparently near roost tree. 1936. ♂261 above roost hole. ♂RR and ♀ there also. ♀, followed closely by the ♂88 (322,261) flew off to Valley Oak storage tree(?). Can't find them. 1946. Back to barn? ♂Y [illegible] in VD along fence, another in sycamore along the creek toward Plaque. 1955. ♂Yel moving. Others getting lost. Can't recover them. 2020. Still lost - going to hole. None in hole. 2030. One call near big Valley Oak - several birds there? Can't see much. ♂RR by roost hole, plus 2 others, nest hole. 2050. hole - no one roosted here