1982 1983 Walter D. Koenig Melanerpes formicivorus Arnold L HNHR 3 November 1215. Counted stores: Main tree: 4074? 4099. Next door: 25 These birds are doing well! There are several sets of holes in the granary which are new. 11 December 925. ♀ 761 over intruding at Lambert. 1115. Now watching here. (1) ♀ Yel/LB-Red #680. (2) ♀ 761 back here working stores. (3) ♀ Wh-Mv/M #568. 1130. (4) ♂ M/Da-LP #826. (5) ♀ LP/LP #505. (6) ♂ Or/Da-Or #827. (7) ♂ Yel-DB/Or #762. Now where are the breeding 88? 1148. Here's one: (8) ♂ LB-BLUE/M #679. 1210. I'm pretty sure ♂ 100's here also, but I'm having a hard time getting a sure look at him. Well, this is him. He looks rather (9) ♂ Yel-Red/Yel-Red #100 these days. 1230. Leaving. 1983 11 February 1245. Counted stores, finding only 1175 (!) Part of this is because they've lost one of their better dead limbs along with perhaps 600 holes. The light is also not great. But it seems clear they've really gone through a lot of stores since November. I took a sample of 25 acorns from the tree. 12 June 1000. No stores remaining here: Ω. 18 October 1500. (1) ♀ LP/LP #505 here plus a ♂.