1984 Walter D. Koenig 1985 Melanerpes formicivorus MacFlat HNHR 30 November Caught an unbanded ♀ (988) in the nest Sycamore here; a 2nd bird had roosted in the Valley Oak across the road but I didn't have anything set up there. My guess is that these are R3 birds, but I won't know for sure until I get back to watch. When I caught here there were birds calling on The hill up above. I let her loose at R3 (where there was woore) and she promptly flew over to MacFlat, heading up the hill. So she could be from the elusive MacFlat group, unless the R3 birds are hanging out down here. 9 December The ♀ I caught above does not appear The be the R3 ♀, who appears to still be unbanded. So it would appear as though I got the 2nd MacFlat ♀. Ron, by The way, confirms That there were not birds here this spring, so they are apparently new immigrants this fall. But I still don't know what They're doing- They seem to be up the hill a lot so maybe they have a granary or something up there, but They don't aren't storing down in the flats themselves. 1985 1 February 1250. There was a ♂ in the granary, where there are now 214 acorns. Looks like there's definitely a group here. 14 April 830. ♀ chased a bird here-the chaser was ♀ wh-Blk/red (?) 988. A 2nd bird here flycatching. 988 was the 2nd bird I caught here last fall.