1977. Walter D. Koenig Melanerpes formicivorus Upper Arnold 2 Hastings Reservation 25 January No birds; no stores; presumably still no group. 14 February 1010. One, possibly 2 birds here in the nest tree. Both flushed before I could get a look at them. 16 February Arnold 3 birds are flying over here and sitting here regularly; apparently they're sapsucking in a tree here among other things. I was unable to identify any of the birds actually here, however. 26 February 1100. One ♀ here; banded, 3? or /light?: ? He flushed off towards Bianca, however, and it wouldn't surprise me too much to discover he was 3?214 from there. Maybe he'll move in? 1315. Several A3 birds here: (1) ♀M/Red #289, (2) ♂DB-WX(w)? #290, and (3) ♂W/DB-WX #126. 10 March 1100. ♀M/Red #289 flushed from here, flew back towards A3. No stores. 21 March 1215. Several AW here (3), but none identified before flushing. 1220. ♂ub just flew to the 2° storage tree (!) here. Checked out the whole tree as though she were looking for acorns and then flew to the 1° storage tree. 1235. Nobody else has returned as yet. Leaving. No sooner said than the unbanded ♀ returns to view and a 2nd ♀ shows up in the forest nearby. Clearly I'll have to do some serious watching here fairly soon. 13 April 1450. No stores or birds. 17 April 1110. Not only did one bird flush from here, but a 2nd (a ♂) is in the [opened] nest hole in the Valley Oak. This all better be checked soon. 1600. 3-4 birds flushed from the area. I opened the hole (lowest one) and found nothing, however.