1977 Walker D. Koenig Melanerpes formicivorus Road 3 Hastings Reservation (15 October) 1525.⑤♀ DB-wh(w)/wh #269. ⑥♂ Red-Bile/Red #382. 1550. Leaving. All but one! 16 October 1200. Here for another short watch to try for j384. ①♀269. ②♂184, ⑤♀265; ④♀68. 1230. No babies here for the moment. Leaving. Adults, at least, are busy staring. 25 October 1145. Watching. ①♀ DB-wh(w)/wh #269. ③♂ w-B/B-w #184. 1205. ③♂DB #68. 1220. ④♀ Yel-Bile/Yel #383. 1245. ③♀ DB/wh-LB #265 just went to the road to pick up an acorn. 1253. ⑥♂ R-B/2 #382. Despite the fact that the 1st year birds are not making themselves particularly conspicuous, I would say that the prospects for j384 still being here are not good. 1300. Leaving. 6 November Purge: j384. Last seen 1 September, gone by 15 October → Disappeared about 23 September ± 2 wks. 15 December 1440. Cold and shady but watching. ①♀DB/wh-LB #265. 1500. Looks like it's not worth hanging around. 16 December 1015 Watching again. ①♂ M/Bile-wh #184. ②♂ Or/Blue #68. ③♀ Yel-DG/M #383. ④♀ DB/wh-LB #265. 1055. ⑤♀ M/wh-DB #269. 1115. Going to count stores. 1st yr. birds still pretty shy and elusive. Counted stores: Sycamore: 1173? 2101 Valley Oak: 928 28 December 1400. I drove up to discover 6 birds sitting in the Sycamore perch tree Only ⑦184 was identified, but apparently everyone is here.