1978 Walter D. Koenig Melanerpes formicivorus ArF too Hastings Reservation 14 February 1650. 6' birds flushed from this area as I was cutting across the field here to head down to the road. 13 March This group appears to at least have a few stores left. Not so that other group up past ARF where which was discovered late last fall. I've seen no sign of life there for some time, now. 15 March 830. Watching. ♀ub (darkish eye) in the tall perch tree. 900. ♀ub sapsucking in a Blue Oak towards the road via the trail. ♀ub there also. 910. I now have 2 ub ♀♀, 1 ub ♂, and apparently a banded ♂. 930. 3 ub ♀♀ plus an intruder: ♂ B1k Wm(?) / M / B1k #395 from WGate (or ♂394 from R3, but I guess the former, since this area is just above the gate). Not chased by the ♀♀ (2 were here watching him.) 945. The birds are busy sapsucking again. 1040. Looks rather less likely that there are any banded birds living here after all. I've had 20 or so good looks of birds sapsucking and all have been unbanded. 1045. Leaving. 9 November 1245. No stores here; this group has apparently bit the dust for the winter ahead. (along with half the other groups on the Reservation).