1977 Walter D. Koenig Melanerpes formicivorus Haystack-Blomquist Hastings Reservation 10 October 1010. 3-4 birds, most or all of whom were unbanded, were in the Iron Valley Oak on HNHR down the trail from the '75-'76 nest tree, apparently harvesting acorns. Meanwhile the H-B birds were up at Hay-Blom; I saw 3or/Blk#173 when he chased a Scrub Jay out of the granary and I heard other birds in the area. 1025. 2♀WPEW#176, 2♂Or-Yel/Red#171, and a 2nd ♀. Birds storing. 1030. 4♀ Wn-DP/#247. All 4 here doing fine. 6 November A true first: both ♂246 (banded as adult here on 4 Oct. 1975) and ♂300 (1976 nestling) are alive and well and living together at Blomone, a group over on Blomquist's over by the gazebo (see general M.f. notes, 30 October 1977). I had listed both these birds as having disappeared in December 1976 (2 weeks apart!); their fates can now be changed to "Moved to unwatched group." (Might group about.) "Moved to unwatched group. 13 December 1450. While trying to make a brief watch here, ♀Lam#391 from Low Hay landed in the Valley Oak next to the storage tree, and was immediately chased by ♂Brown/or#171 and ♂Red/#173. This is rather interesting, since ♀391 and the 2 ♂s are very likely full-sibs! No altruism there!! (Of course, the sexes were opposite also). Counted stores (the granary is quite full): 2443 1525. ♂Wn-DP/or#247 seen in the Valley Oak by the Poison Oak patch. 14 December 930. There's something going on with another group in the Buckeye forest below here. In any case, this time I saw ♀WPEW#176 along with ♂247 and ♂Or-Yel/or#171. 940. ♂Or/Blk#173. Also several other birds—several banded—