1982 1983 Walter D. Koenig Melanerpes formicivorus Road 3 HNHR 2 November 1500. Counted stores: Sycamore: 201 } Valley Oak: 46 } 247. This is so suspiciously low that I'm going to sit and watch for a few minutes. 1530. Nothing going on. I guess they've just been busy and had other things on their minds. 1983 16 January 1200. Counted stores: Sycamore: 1520 } Valley Oak: 622 } 2142 #710 seen while I was counting. Took a sample of 25 acorns from the Valley Oak. 20 February 905. Watching. Intruder: ? LP/LB or LP/Red-LB (seen well; only here for a second). I suppose this was actually #654 (not an intruder) at all 915. 0♂LP/m #654 w/acorn. They appear to still be harvesting Live Oak acorns from nearby! Yes! Definitely Live Oaks. 920. ②♀w/A #710. These 2 birds are storing like crazy! ③,DB-W(u)/DB#794. ④♀DB/LP-LB#265. 1018. A real intruder: ③ Red/BLK-wm #790 from Gate 1045. No sign of #368 or #3792 - only the above 4 birds, #654, #710, and #265 regularly, #794 only once briefly. 4 June 1100. Checked nest: 2 babies, both well but 1 distinctly larger than the other, and 2 unhatched/undeveloped eggs, both removed by me. 11 June 1100. They appear to be at least functionally out of acorns here: ② stores.