1977 Walter D. Koenig Melanerpes formicivorus Gate Hastings Reservation 1 September 830. Watching. 7 birds in the one limb in the Gate sequoia! Includes ①♀ub,②jyel/DK-WN(W) #394,③jBk-WN(W)/Bk#395,④j M/Red-UB #398. Juvs. all still♂-type. One has a green acorn atop Gate-tree now. 842⑤jy-B12/M #397,⑥2nd ub♀.⑦♀ub. 847. Somebody's doing some Carrick-ing around here (by/in WGate tree). 901.⑧⑩DA/ M/ [illegible] #60. This is the bird with the apparently hurt right leg. * 907. AHEM. ⑨⑩A 2nd♂ub, for sure. Also ⑩⑩♂or-WN/or#258. 920. 360 now using his right leg at last. I guess it's ok after all. 945. There haven't been any babies in view here for almost an hour now. The birds are actually getting acorns from several Valley Oaks near the Gate itself along the creek. 1000. Wandering off. Too many unbandd birds here. Nonetheless, this watch was o.k., especially considering that the babies disappeared almost immediately. I will need another try, however. 18 September Pam found ①②GO dead by the Gate, fairly fresh, where he had apparently been hit by a car. This was indeed the bird with a bad leg (his color bands had grown onto his tarsus), which may have been a contributing factor. 15 October 1630. Watching.①M/Red-DB #369. ②♀ub. 1700. A stray Carrick from Gate brought ③④Bor-DA/or#238 and shortly thereafter ④⑤♂or-WN/M#258 and an ub♀. 1712 (5-6) 2 ub♂♂ together in unbeatable light. Both for sure. Still some occasional Carricks from somewhere. 1715. Going over to check the side of School Hill 18 October It's time to change everything around here in a vague attempt to put the extra birds that have shown up