1978 Walter D. Koenig Melanerpes formicivorus Hostings Reservation, Monterey Co. Calif. 1 January 1330. Went with Pam and Ted up Bison Oak Hill. Just as we hit the crest of the trail (100ft or so above the creek) we flushed an AW with a wing-streamer, and then watched for several minutes while 6+ birds were in the trees directly across from us in Robertson Canyon along the road. They picked several acorns (and did some chasing) while we watched, and frequently flew over the hill, apparently to Finch. Several trips in both direction were seen, and there was little doubt that most of these birds were from Finch ($232 was very possibly seen), though I also suspect that some Road 1 birds may be involved here also (as indicated by the Wing-str. bird, of whom there are none at Finch). It's amazing there are still acorns here! See map on back (this is where I saw birds last time I came up, too). 1400. Just a little further up the path several more birds came by; one was [illegible] [W.W./Or.] [Road 1 #354?] Yes. Certainly birds from several groups are keyed into the acorns here, for obvious reasons. Up on Bison Oak Hill itself, things were fairly quite, and though 1 or 2 wing-streamered birds were seen, none remained around long enough to be identified. The PO Hill #1 group lost several hundred hales and a couple hundred acorns in the storm; otherwise several whale trees were downed but other storage areas were intact. The Revolution territory was well supplied with stores, but I didn't see any birds there.