1977 Walter D. Koenig Melanerpes formicivorus Lower Haystack Hocking Reservation. 13 January ♀308 at Finch/ Road I area; see Finch notes. 16 January See Hay-Blom notes for several (3) L.Hay ♂♂ over there. 24 January 1330. Counted stores and took acorn samples: 2º tree: 216 (25 taken) 75675 Maintree: 5459 (75 taken) [illegible] 1430. ♂RRR#236 up in trees above where I usually sit to watch. 28 January Lots of lower hay birds over at Haystack-Blonquist. See Hay-Blom notes. (including all 3 juveniles as well as the 2 adult ♂♂). 2 February 945. Watching from hide. 947. ♂♂RW#307 here in granary; a ♀ also. 953. Several birds over in saddle perch tree, inc. ♂♀WWRW #308 and ♂♂RRR#236. 1040. ♂♀ub in storage tree now. Also ♂236 and ♀♀R-W-B/M#190. 1115. Going. Everybody seems intact except for ♀172, who is probably gone (♂171, 173, and also [temporarily?] 309 are no doubt over at Haystack-Blonquist) 9 February 1100. ♂♂RW#307 and WWRW#308 at 1500. See 1500 notes. ♂307 later seen at Hay.Blom along with ♂171 again. → Purge: ① ♀172. Last seen 6 October 1976 (by Florence), gone by 15 November; → Disappeared about 26 October ± 2 wks. ② ♂171. Here on 10 December, at Hay-Blom 4 January 1977 → Moved to watched group 28 December 1976 ± 2 weeks ③ ♂173. Same as ♂171. → Moved to watched group 28 Dec. ± 2 wks. 7 March Counted stores: 2º tree: 1 4332 Maintree:4331