1977. Walter D. Koenig Melanerpes fomcicivorus Arnold 3 Hastings Reservation 25 January 1400. Counted stores: N fork: 1496 } M fork: 1346 } 4212 S fork: 1370) I also took a sample of 100 acorns and was able to identify 25 # market acorns from last year still stored and intact. 14 February 1230. Up along the flat area toward the top is ♀ DB-wh(w)/DB #290. 16 February 915. Watching 930. 2 birds in Valley Oak with hole just above me: ①♀ub and ②♂Y/or-7 #289. Also a ♂ over by UA2. 932. There are several birds over at UA2 at the moment. 952. ③♀ DB-wh(w)/DB#290 is here; first she displaced an intruder and then she remained in the area eating some oak buds. 1010. ④♀ Mauve/Yellow #207 hawking here. 1045. Finally one of the ⑤♂: ⑤♂R-W) Bile-am #120 1115. Leaving. 26 February See UA2 notes for A3 birds seen there. 10 March Counted stores: N Fork: 1311 } M fork: 996 } 3615 S fork: 1308) 1100. ♀289 seen over at UA2. Some birds over here as well. 13 April 1500. Counted stores: N fork: 911 } M fork: 694 } 2636 S fork: 1031) 18 April 1100. Nobody seen, in or out of holes. 19 April 1000. Watching. 1010. A ♀ came by briefly: ♀W/DBlue, probably ♀290. More noise over at UA2 than here.