1977 Walter D. Koenig Melanerpes formicivorus Plague Hastings Reservation 20 August 1000. ?ub seen atop 20 tree in passing - clearly an intruder. 21 August ?157 seen in a low storage limb in Plague with 1-2 others. 28 August 1100. Watching. 1108. ?♂22 flew up into Plague. ?♀?#157 hawking from 20 tree. 1115. ?♂22 back in roo of trees by upper barn. 1125. There are 1 or more birds up on the side of Red hill down from the path to Chongo. 1 is ?♀157. There is a 2nd also. They are clearly here for acorns - several of the Blue Oaks are loaded with green ones. ?♂22 here too, now. 1137. ?♀157 just flew off with a good-sized acorn. No sure sign of ?♂361. 1145. Good - ?♂DBLW#361 atop Plague. Now going to count stores: Total stores: 215 (all old and in Plague). √ 15 September Thinking that I hadn't counted stores, I checked around and found only 76 (still all old and in Plague). 17 September ?♂22 seen atop Plague. 19 September ?♀157 seen low in Plague. 22 September ?♂DBLW#361 seen atop Plague. 3 October Saw ?♀157 in passing - this morning: Dec. 7 October 1935. Banded intruder atop Plague: ?♂or / DG-or - maybe #373 from Both of Buckeye! Also ?♀wn-Blk/or - #372 from Hay-Bloom? Me thinks Coats: 1742. Note ?♂361 over in 20 tree. 16 October 1250. Seen here were ?♀157 and 2 other birds without WS on their right wings - very possibly ?♂22 has lost his. 29 October ?♀157 seen flying by in passing. 11 November 1615. ?♂361 atop Plague. 1625. There is an unbanded ? sitting complacently over in