1977. Walter D. Koenig Melanerpes formicivorus Big Tree Hastings Reservation 15 January Counted stores: [illegible]. 504. Took a sample of 25 acorns. 25 January 1440. 8? Yel- #108 and 8? Red- / Red- #104 sitting in the vicinity. 26 February 1300. 8? 108 in perch tree. 11 March 1030. Counted stores: 230. 1? sitting in the vicinity. 13 April 1530. Counted stores: 174. Nobody seen. 18 April 1100. 1? sitting in the perch tree. Nobody in any holes that I know of. 24 April 1520. Nobody. 26 April 1155. An ub? came to the perch tree and began probing around as I was checking the holes. Her behavior makes me guess she was an intruder rather than the resident, however. 28 April 1515. Scared 3 birds out of a low branch in the large ("headless") Valley Oak near the road here. 29 April 1445. Nobody seen. 3 May 1145-1215. All 3 birds here: ① 9? u6, ② 8? y/4 #108 and ③ 8? y-red y-red #104. They meet in the outer perch tree but fly back into the forest where their nest must be (if they have one). 1300. Wrong again. Finally walked around and checked holes (after hiding in the forest for a bit) and found the ? in the rotten limb & in the tree by the road. I opened it and found 4 eggs, which were measured. The cuts to open this nest are on the back (upper) part of the limb, but due to the rottenness of the limb will have to be carefully monitored. 4 May 1900. Checked the hole which still has 4 eggs (using my mirror device). Nobody was inside, however. 5 May 1650. Bird in hole this time.