1977 Walter D. Koenig Melanerpes formicivorus Change Hastings Reservation (2 July) dominantly at j370. The ♀ occasionally coming over and pecking both of them. (Both are, of course, begging obnoxiously). 954. ⚫♂/LP-LB #252 in granary. Also here now: ⚫ub, ⚫ub, j370. 1015. j371 and ⚫♂/DQ #319 in granary. ⚫ub just fed j371 some acorn bits. 1020. Both remaining birds here now: (♀) Bik-fed/M #368 and ⚫LB/wn-DP #234. j368 dominant over j371 while both begging at ⚫ub. j369, ⚫319 also in the tree. That's everybody; furthermore, it's clear that there are still acorns here, which I would go count if I had my binoculars. 1030 leaving. Birds are pretty much gone from the granary now. 4 July 30 August 900. Counted stores: 176 840. Watching. Nobody immediately apparent anywhere. 855. ⚫♂DB/ (4/4) #252 just chased off an ub ♂ intruder from the granary. ⚫ub here also. 902. ⚫ j371 LB/LG #370 flew to granary with a small green acorn which he proceeded to peck open. 942. (i) ♀ Bik-Red/M #368 drilling at an acorn. Mating to ♀. 1025. ⚫252 back in granary briefly with a green acorn. 1031. ⚫ub flew in with a green acorn, holding it by the twig still stuck to the cap. 1036. j368 back drilling at something or other. 1047. ⚫ub now in granary. 1104. (i) j371 with green acorn. Also apparently mating to ♀, but is very scruffy looking and not as far along as #368 (whose corona is about ½+½ at the moment. 1140. Leaving. Not bad for pre-storage season watch. j369 is