1978 Walter D. Koenig Melanerpes fomcivorus Bianca Hastings Reservation 14 February 1140. 5-6+ birds in the area. Watching. ①♂#140. ②?Wh-Dk/Wh #412; ③♀Or-Da/M#413. ④♂m/Lg#411 (all 3 babies!) ⑤♂ub. 1200. ⑥♀LBlue/#303. Birds eating acorns. At least 3 sapsucking near the main granary area. 1300. ②♂Or/wn#214. 1340. j#411 just got creamed by ⑦ub for trying (and succeeding) to steal part of an acorn he was eating. 1420. ♂Da/yel-Red ?? This is, I think, a 3rd ♀, and my guess is that she is actually ③♀yel-Red/#141 (the Da actually being her tarsus; the "yel-Red" part was seen fairly well). 1445. !④♂M/Lg-Red #251 at last! Looks like the problem may be her right leg, which doesn't seem entirely well (most likely her natal band is too tight). 1520. Leaving. Got all but 2. The first, ♂142, must be gone: he was always rather conspicuous, and now that I've gotten ♀141 and ♂251 I'm more sure of his absence. ♂217 would be card to see if he's lost his wingstreamer; in any case it will take another watch before he can be scratched. Looking for stores, I was only able to find 80, all in the "new" limb. Everything else is either empty or has fallen(!?) 24 February Purge: ♂142. Last seen 1 Aug.77, gone by 24 Sept.77, →Disappeared about 28 August 1977 ±2 weeks. 13 March 1220. As best I can tell, there are 2 stores left here. I did see Miss B.#140 plus one other bird, apparently sapsucking, in the area, however. 18 April 1500. 2 birds seen in the area, but nobody in any of the known holes.