1980 Walter D. Koenig 3 Melanerpes formicivorus Fort Hunter Liggett, Monterey Co., Calif. (12 January) to say much about the number of birds around. They were not overly common, however; I certainly saw nowhere near as many birds as I've seen here on visits in the winter in the past. Thus, in conclusion, it appears as though the general circumstances here at Hunter Liggett is fully in concordance with the situation at Hastings - an excellent acorn crop with a small population of Acorn Woodpeckers - too small to take full advantage of the unusual circumstances (if it were otherwise I would of course have been expecting the "surplus" to be moving into the poorer areas such as Hastings, which they certainly haven't been doing!). Hastings Reservation, Monterey Co., Calif. 21 January 1315. Up on the Arnold I ran across a banded ♀ plus at least one other bird hanging around an area between Lambert, A3, and Near Lambert (see map on back). They were hawking, picking acorns, and sitting; I did not note any stores in the area. The bands of the ♀ were: ♀ LP-Red-LPink (don't know whether LP-Red/LP or LP/Red-LP) My first thought was that these 2 birds were the former A3 birds, and indeed, the ♀ is close to being ♀207. But I had a fairly decent look, and it really appeared to be Light/Red/Light, not a different order. In any case, these were apparently not the Lambert birds for sure. I wouldn't rule out the A3 birds, as she certainly doesn't seem to fit anyone else in the area. 1415. Found her again, this time with an unbanded ♂, at point ②