1977 Walter D. Koenig Melanerpes formicivorus 31 Y Hastings Reservation (23 July) 845. Still some chasing and Garrickling going on. Leaving for now. If nothing else, it now seems quite certain that ♀16 is gone. 24 July 800. Still several obvious intruders around; some Garrickling. 1045. Same as before. ⚪ j415 and ⚪ 364 at barn. 1055. Watching. Pretty quiet right at the moment. ⚫ 322 at barn. 1102. Every(body) (the 3♂, 1-2 jurs) in far knoll. 1 bird Garrickling from side of School Hill; 1 other intruder over here. [4 326]. 1112. There's an ub♂ up in the far knoll not being chased. Just flew to the corner Live Oak. Everything quiet, really. 1118. All quiet for now. Leaving. 29 July 1130. j(B) #416 flushed by the water-trough as I walked by, 1900. Despite the low level of but consistent amount of "revolution"-type activity (an intruder or 2, garricles now and again, etc.) that seems to have been here for the last several days, all is dead quiet right at the moment. 1902. jWNLW #415 in far knoll. 30 July 825. 1 Garrickling bird is in the sycamores across from the barn; a Garrickly ♀ is in the sycamore roost tree. 828. 322 in front of the barn. All in all not a lot of activity - just the same low-key type of revolutionist activity as has been here for the last week at least. 835. Leaving. Pretty quiet at the moment. Purge: ♀16. Last seen feeding young on 3 July, not attending nest when next watched on 12 July → Dis. about 7 July 1977. 2 August 630. Several chases in front of barn - ⚫ RR, ⚫ #322, 364 plus 2 jurs behind barn; 2-3 birds still in front of it. 658. ⚫ (id unknown) just took off from front of barn toward MacRoberts.