1978 Walter D. Koenig Melanerpes formicivorus Road I Hastings Reservation (26 April) 1800. Something odd just happened: there was a displacement here by a ? M/?, apparently not a Road I bird. 1810. Leaving. Birds seem to have returned across the creek as the sun goes down behind the mountains. This is nonetheless a pretty good place to watch. 1815. Walking from the bridge just a bit towards RI, I flushed a gagle of birds from RI's granary, at least 2 of whom flew directly to Finch's sycamore nest tree. Both were ♀♀; ♂ 1 that I identified was ♀ Res-wncup#180. I don't think the other had a wingstreamer, either. Returned at dusk, but didn't learn much (some roosting took place in the sycamore by the river again, but none was in any other hole I know of [including at Valhalla]). I did flush a bird near dusk from the granary who seemed to head for the Finch nest tree—Possibly one of the ♀♀ going to roost there? May 1255. Watching on Granary Slope. 1300. Bird eating an acorn in the perch sycamore at the road. 1305. ①♀ Or/#409 and ②♀ LB/#408. 1315. ③♂ Red/LB-W?/#294 with an acorn. Also (!) ④♀ ?ile/LP#354. 1325. ⑤♂ DBRW#222. There's a lot of activity across the road; I only get the occasional birds to show up over here. 1340. ⑥♂ ub, ⑦♂ ?a-ca/M#406. 1420. ⑧♀ yel/or-lg/#293 in granary. [Slight possibility of a mixup with ♂ ?wn-Res/DG#222 who was (I thought) here simultaneously] 1440. ♀?#354 here again briefly; also ♂294. 1445. ⑨♂ ?aure/m#183. Birds are doing some