1978 Walter D. Koenig Melanerpes formicivorus Plague Hastings Reservation 15 October 1535. Watching ?♀️#157 seen earlier working stores. 1545. Nobody here except the ♀️ at the moment. Leaving. 16 October 900. ♀️#157 here. Where, pray tell, are the ♂️? 945. 2nd bird seen here. I bet the baby is gone already 1045. ♂️ #473 finally seen. No sign of the baby. 18 October Counted stores 765 in Plague 0 in 20 tree ? in telephone pole (possibly up to 100 at (30) in the roost hole but none stored there; 765 Total. 26 October Both ♀️#157 and ♂️ #473 seen storing here today. 17 November 1500. ♂️ lg./ylt.#473 in Plague - but I haven't noticed ♀️#157 for some time now. Hope she's still here. 27 November 1000. ♂️ la/wnt #473 here (are the legs switched on this bird?) 30 November Purge: j474. This bird, banded on 31 August after moving here with ♂️#473, was last seen on 22 September and was gone by 16 October (probably returning from whence she came) → Dis. about 4 October ± 2 wks ♀️#157. This poor dear was last seen on 26 October and was gone by 17 November (sigh). → Dis. abt 6 Nov. ± 1 wk. Presently this group is a singleton with only ♂️#473 here, even though he does have a (relatively) large number of stores. 10 December You saw ♂️#473 here today. 15 December ♂️#473 here today by the creek and in the seacamores. 30 December Counted stores: 421 (all in Plague). Took a sample of 25 acorns (and replaced them with others),