1978 Walter D. Koenig Melanerpes formicivorus Big Tree Hastings Reservation 25 June 1515. Checked the hole, which has nothing in it in the way of eggs or wickers. Purple: 3 108. Last seen 2 Oct. 1977. Inconspicuously absent during casual watches following that date, but definitely by 3 May 1978. Disappeared Abt. 16 Jan. 1978 ±3 months. 1905. 3 birds flushed from the low new hole. 3 July 16 July 6 August A low crashing heard while I was up at Lambert's waiting for roosting turned out to be the limb with the new low hole in it! 29 August 1960. Pam saw 4 birds roost here this evening, in the large Valley Oak roost tree toward A1 from Big Tree. 31 August 1960. Tonight Ron Munne and I watched here, seeing all 4 birds going into one of the known holes. We also saw some pre-roost mounting by 2 of the birds. 2 September 700. After distinctly watching all 4 birds roost here again tonight, I ambushed here this morning. Best I could tell, the gig went off without a hitch. Nonetheless, I've so far extracted only 3 birds (all banded: 3104, 3403, 3404) and am now waiting and hoping for the 4th, who typically enough seems to have escaped somehow. 15 October There are no stores at all here, and probably no longer a group. 5 November Nothing. 30 November Purple: This group abandoned between 2 September and 15 October → Abandoned abt 23 Sept ±2wks (3104, 3403, 3404, and 3406). It is presently empty. 29 December 1345. Sitting quietly in the perch tree here is Bor/lon #199 (A1).