1979 Walter D. Koenig Melanerpes formicivorus Road 3 (20 April) I think, be Unrks rather than the more common Garrick. If so, this is the first time I've been able to distinguish them. However, I think that Unrks may be quite uncommon). 868 continued to Unrke for a minute until the ♀ returned, at which point he greeted her and then flew off himself. 1135. 868 and 9265 here again. 1155. Nobody here now. All quiet. Leaving. 23 April 1045. Watching. ⚫♂ O./LB#68 in perch sycamore. 1107. ☺♀ M/Bk-wm#184. 1103. ! 4 birds here: ♂184, ♀, ⚫♀M/wm-Ds#269, 4th bird. All the young aren't gone after all. 1108. In sycamore across the creek: ⚫♀DB/wm-LB#265. 1145. Leaving. 25 April 1630. Nobody in any holes here. 26 April [Purge: ♀383, ♀444, ♀446. All last seen 4 March, gone by 15 April. Disappeared about 25 March ± 3 wks.] 1910. A big surprise here. After watching "all" four birds roost in the '78 nest hole, at least 2 birds (and possibly 3) appeared from toward Finch, pre-roost mounted in the Valley Oak granary, and roosted in the '75 nest hole across from the '78 nest hole. Quite a surprise! Obviously there are either more birds than I thought still here (possibly spending most of their time elsewhere [P.O.Hill?] and returning only to roost?) or something very strange and unheard of is happening. 27 April 720. Watching. 742. ☺♂ M/Bk-wm #184, 808. ♀ sitting on Sycamore on other side of creek. ♂184 landed, hunched low to branch (below hers), then walked up