1981 Walter D. Koenig Melanerpes formicivorus Lambert Hastings Reservation 9 January 1400. Flushed 2 birds when I came to set up the hide, inc. 0♂ Red/M♀ #583. 12 January 1115. Watching from hide. 1215. Going to look around. 1 bird here briefly, but it split before I could figure out who it was. 1315. Down at Keep Out I flushed LB-Bile/M #582 from just across on the HNHR side. 2 February 1620. Counted stores: 627 - all in the HFT. This group is not doing well, and I sure couldn't tell you why. I also took a sample of 40 acorns, replacing them with my own. 7 April 1310. Up in my favorite corner (between Lambert and A3 on the knoll along the road) were several birds; identified were an ub♀ and 6Da/or-Da#566 (from A1) 1315. Approaching Lambert proper, I flushed a♀ from the old west tree - most likely the adult unless one of the babies is a♀ after all. Now watching. 1400. As usual, none returned. Checking stores, however, I discovered that they are plumb out: 2. Could be a bad year for this group, such as it is. 13 April 1130. Birds all over - a revolution! 1♂♂ Red/Maune#583. At least 2 ub♀♀. Drumming, Garricking, The Works! 1137. Lots of ub♀♀. 2♂ Bile/LB-Bile #582. 1140. A sudden set of Alarm calls (my guess is that ≥3 birds gave alarms!). There are all sorts of ub♀♀ here; I'd say at least 6-8. No sign of either former breeder as yet. There is an unbanded♂ here too - Drumming in the old west tree.