1977 Walter D. Koenig Melanerpes fomiscivorus Hastings Reservation, Monterey Co., Calif. 1 June 1000-1200. Opened the 2 nests just over on Blonquist's side of Haystack Hill. At Gazebo, only one baby, #381 made it; this group does have some stores remaining. At the 2nd group (just past the pond on the other side of the fence from Gazebo) nothing at all was inside the nest hole, thus their attempt failed entirely. Though I can't say for sure I know where all the storage facilities of that group are, the limbs that I did see in the trees near the nest did not contain any acorns. At least 1 bird was in the vicinity there, however. 2 June 2000. Checked the Poison Oak Hill #2 (South Slope) nest, where no one was in the hole, but there were 4 warm eggs: laid prior to check on 30 May { ① 26.8 × 19.6 ② 26.4 × 19.8 laid since then { ③ 26.8 × 19.6 ④ 26.4 × 19.4 6 June 900. The Poison Oak Hill #2 (South Slope) nest had an adult incubating and the same 4 eggs as found on 2 June, all of which were already becoming opaque. 4 July 1700. Went up to Poison Oak Hill #2 (South Slope) nest to band the babies, who should have been 20+ days old. Instead, however, we found what clearly may have been a case of on-the-nest predation. Inside the hole were the remains of an adult ♂ Acorn Wdpler (bill length 33.4mm, a few red crown feathers still attached to forehead), his head severed, half his skull missing (the bottom and the right side), and well decomposed (only a few traces of wet flesh still present-