1977 Walter D. Koenig Melanerpes formicivorus Plague (24 May) more or less out of sight in the upper barn area. 1305. 361 still visible there; other 2 invisible but there. 25 May 1350. Nobody. looking. 1400. 361 flushed from 2° tree. 1410. 361 by upper barn. Other 2 possibly seen on lower side of Watertank Hill. Not seen well. 1415. All birds out of sight. 1416. 22 atop Plague now. Hawking. 1417. Flew down to Live Oaks above footbridge. Sapsuckling? 1430. 22 in 2° tree; flew off to Upper Barn 1438. Now 22, 157 in 2° tree; now 361 joined them from (Watertank Hill area. 1442. on branch in 2° tree; 361 sitting on another branch about 4 ft. away. 22 flew up, landing behind the , then walked in front of her, crouching in an obvious solicitation posture. mounted him, just as she began fluttering on-top 361 flew down and broke things up, actually apparently willfully terminating the act and possibly displacing 22. In any case, the net result was that 22 left the area leaving 361 several inches above the on the limb. 1445. sunbathing in 2° tree. 1450. First 22, then flew down low in Plague. At dusk I saw the opposite occurrence in mountings: while the and 361 were alone atop Plague. The mounted him well, then 361 tried to mount her but slid off the side and never really got on. Just as he tried, however, 22 appeared out of nowhere (probably the 2° tree) and