1978 Walter D. Koenig Melanerpes formicivorus Santa Barbara, 27m. W. Durango, Durango, Mexico, elev. 7900' (18 January) quite rare here (I only saw a very few small trees), and was rather like a large-leaved agrifolia. I found no acorns of it either. I did take samples of all 3 so hopefully I'll be able to identify them all eventually. All were evergreen. Other trees of not great importance here were Madrones (none flowering here!) and some sort of Juniper. 1.5m. W. Cruz de Piedra, 50 S. W. Durango, Durango, Mexico, 8200' There is a side road here which leads to an open pine-oak forest where we camped last night and tonight. This evening before dusk we walked around a bit, giving me a chance to note the vegetation, which is quite similar to the Santa Barbara locality consisting of all the same species in a relatively open woodland. However, it was clear here that logging activity had been intense and quite selective, having for all practical purposes entirely cleared the area of the "yellow-pine" type species. I only saw one young intact tree on our walk, while numerous stumps attested to the former presence of numerous large individuals in the area. Coincident with this, we discovered no trace whatsoever of any Acorn Woodpeckers here during any of the time we were here. Clearly, the removal of this one species used selectively for storage, is an effective way to rid the area of these birds.