1977 Walter D. Koenig Melanerpes formicivorus 33 (4 August) Y Hastings Reservation 1411. #261 drilling at an acorn in front of the barn. 1413. Incredibly enough, #322 is here next to an unbanded adult ♀ who is not getting chased or anything! Don't know what's up. 1415. ♂#364 behind barn greening. 1420. Birds are all over by the creek/sycamore roost tree now. 1425. ♂#416 back in front of the barn; no residents here as yet. 1427. ♂#414 plus another landed in front of barn. 1430. ♂#6 landed in front of barn (where 1 adult♂ and #414 are), flicking his wings like a baby when he did so. ↑#322. 1432. #322 left, followed by the baby; ♂#6 still there! 1434. ♂#415 plus 2+ of the adults in telephone pole ½ way to Pump. 9 August The revolution has picked up momentum within the last 2 days and a fair amount of activity can be heard from the barn now, inc. frequent Carricles. Still is not very intense, however, but I'll attempt to watch again soon. 1800. All was very quiet as I walked by this evening. 10 August 1800. Pretty quiet. #415 on telephone pole, #416 in front of barn. 1802. ♂#6 with acorn in front of barn; no sign of chasing now. 1805. ♀#261 in front of barn. ♀#364 behind. ♂#322 just joined everybody in front. ♂#6 still there now in back of barn. 1812. ♂#6 still here. 1813. Dominance interaction: #415 > #416 while begging at #364. 1816. ♂#414 begging / fed by ♂#261 in front of barn. That's everybody, inc. an unringed ♀ who may represent the culmination of the last month of unrest here since the demise of #16.