1977 Walter D. Koenig Melanerpes formicivorus Lower Haystack (22 July) Now that I think of it it's possible that these birds are here on the way back from getting water at the pond (?). 1015. Leaving. Stopping over at the Valley Lake where the birds were, I discovered it laden heavily with small, green acorns. If that one tree's any indication, it may be another very good acorn year. 29 August 1010. Watching from hide, but it all looks totally dead. My guess is that they're all over across the fence where I saw them on 22 July. 1013. Some calls and a ♀ hawking in the granary. 1020. Damn birds aren't sitting still long enough in one place for me to identify them. There are several around now, though 1033. (1) 8 / M/LP- #236 -wing-streamer gone. 1042. (2) ? DB-LP/M #309 in UH tree. 1045. (3) LG/? (maybe lost?) #391. Still ♂-type, molting to ♀ 1135. (4) ♀ R-W-B/WM #170 1142. (5) ♂ O-/M/DR #307. 1220. (6) ♀ cub. Mostly hawking still going on. 1240. Time to go. Birds still around but not especially conspicuous. Don't know about #390 - he could very well be gone. 1245. Rather to my surprise, a search of the granary exposed no unambiguously intact acorns, though it is littered with broken shells. They are out of stores! 21 September 1040. 8309 seen intruding down at Y (see Y notes). 10 October 1030. Watching. 1057. (1) ♀ R-W-B/M #170. 1107. (2) ♂ R-LW #307. 1100. Birds are mostly hawking away from the granary.