1977 Walter D. Koenig Melanerpes formicivorus (800) Hastings Reservation (29 July) 1918. ? gone; ? just flew up toward 1500. Possibly the 1800 birds have just never "reclaimed" this part of their territory as yet. 21 August 2010. 4+ birds in the old tree (toward Gate on the side of Haystack) greeting each other tonight. Could just be fall wandering, but something may have happened here recently. 2 September 1130. Watching. ?♀ub (!) with 2 green acorns in main tree. Banded ? there also. 1135. ?♀? /DB #260 eating acorn. Good to see that she's still here. 1137. Several birds calling down by the creek at the moment. 1215. Now. Some oddities. An intruder in the main tree brought several birds to chase it away; there are now 4 sitting together in the top of that tree! Then, several birds flew into the next tree from the 1500 side, including ?DB#348, ?♀B/18#296, and ?♀a-25m#298, who stayed there by themselves for a few minutes (with a green acorn or two) and then flew back over to 1500. It would seem that this side of the territory still is actually "owned" by 1500! (This might in part explain why these (1800) birds have been over on the Haystack side of their territory more than usual in the last several months. 1230. Leaving. Some closer investigating and possibly some netting is going to have to be done here. The ?♀, it would appear, have undergone a complete replacement. 1515. Not up in Main tree with captive ? as bait. Watching. 1715. Totally useless. No sign of any birds ever showed up in the area at all. Oh well. No stores remain here (in the main tree) by the way. 4 September 1230. Trying again here with net up and the captive as bait.