1977 Walter D. Koenig Melanerpes formicivorus 1900 Hastings Reservation 6 January 1315. Nobody here. 1330. Some calling now. ①♂LB #43 in main tree eating an acorn. 1335. ♀ peacefully in main tree - ♂ was dark (#166?). 1337. ②♀my res #191 landed in nest tree, causing ♂43 to fly over there and another bird (I think) to karit-cut violently. 1340. ♀191 now preening in main tree; at least one other ♀ here. 1343. Displacement at top of main tree involving ♀191 and 2nd ♀. 1345. ③♀WN/DBlue #260 here after all (!) She obviously is playing both sides of the knoll here. That seems to be about it. I don't see ♀193 here today. 12 January 1320. Watching. 1♀ in main tree. 1328. ①♂LB/WN #43 in main tree. The ♀ appears to be ♀WN/DB#260, and seems to be the only one here at the moment. 1350. ②♀260. Still no other ♀♀. 1355. It would appear that these are the only 2 girls hanging out down here ♀ at the moment. (!) 17 January 930. Counted stores: Nest tree: 30 } Main tree 269 } 299 3 birds responded when the ♂ began karit-cutting at my presence below the main tree; among the 4, one immediately tried to displace one of the others, much as was happening among [the same?] 4 birds here on 6 January. Also, at one point I watched a bird fly from the main tree here directly to tree 1 at 1500 [presumably ♀260.] Obviously things are still not completely sorted out here as yet. 18 January Took 30 acorns from the main tree, replacing them with some good Valley Oak acorns.