1977 Walter D. Koenig Melanerpes formicivorus Buckeye Hastings Reservation 26 January 1640. No birds seen here, but the stores are holding up nicely with perhaps 2000-3000 still in the tree. 21 April 1500. Still lots of stores; nobody seen in the area, however. 3 May 1715. Flushed one bird from the granary; he could have come from a hole. I couldn't find anyone else, however. 9 May 1720. Bird flushed from '76 nest hole-the one way out at the end of the broken limb. No rasps heard inside. 17 May 1145. Nestling rasp(s) heard from hole. If you are going to try and get up here, it should be during the 1st week in June. 29 May 1700. With Andrew helping me, I somehow managed to get up to the hole, open it, and the 2 babies (who were ~25 days old or so no less) and come down alive. Never again. They are #372 and 373). There are still plenty of acorns here. 30 July 900. In hide watching. 915. 3 birds here, all adults I believe: ①?ub, ②?, ③? 925. ①ub sunbathing in granary now. 937. ①ub eating an acorn. ②?ub hawking here. ③?ub hawking here also. No sign of any babies. 957. Got one: ④jdb-Res/M #373. Eye is almost white already. 1115. Leaving. Birds are spending little time here-j373 was here only momentarily; j372 certainly could be here somewhere. There are acorns remaining for sure, however. (Plenty of them) 11 November ③372 seen at Plaque! 17 December Looking back through my notes I realize that the 2 banded intruders I saw at Plaque on 7 October were most probably ③372 and ③373. See Plague notes for details.