1977 Walter D. Koenig 20 Melanerpes formicivorus Hastings Reservation (23 June) 1654. ♂ 261 (15 sec.) 1658. ♂ 261 (10 sec.) 1657. ♀ 16 (15 sec.) 1659. ♂ 261 (1 min; possibly had acorn bits; removed fecal sac). 1704. ♀ 16 (30 sec.) 1716. ♀ 16 (30 sec.; fed insects; removed fecal sac) 1720. ♂ 261 (20 sec., removed fecal sac). 1721. ♂ 322 (10 sec.; fed insects). 1724. ♂ 261 (8 sec.) 1727. ♂ unid. 1733. ♀ 16 (12 sec.; fed insects, removed fecal sac). 1735. ♂ 261 (10 sec.) 1738. ♂ 322 (10 sec., fed acorn bits), 1739. ♂ 261 (20 sec. " " "). 1740. ♀ 16. (10 sec.; removed fecal sac). 1742. ♂ 261 (?) 1743. ♀ 16 (20 sec., fed insects) 1800. (leaving. Good watch!) 1805-1830. Watched down at the barn, seeing the 3 birds (all except ♂ 364, who will have to be found soon!) ♂ 322 was in the trees in front the whole time; ♂ 261 ate some acorn for a few minutes, then went off to the knoll. The ♀ landed in the front autonomously and then flew behind; no ♂ made any attempt or pretense to follow her, unlike during the laying period and before- At dusk, most of the activity was up near the nest (lots of bantercutting and the like-I wonder about the idea of the last bird "announcing" his retreat to spend the night in the nest) but I