1992 Walter D Koenig Melanerpes lewis Hastings Reservation, Monterey Co., Calif. 1 July We don't have a complete accounting, but several of the birds have been seen. We're supplementing all the groups with Lewis' Welpers with dog food just to be sure that we maximize the chances they'll hang around even if the adults don't do much to encourage them. And, so far at least, this is pretty much what seems to be happening. At Plague, for example, not only is the one LW there but he's been joined by the School Hill bird. (Why did the latter leave? Don't know; maybe he fledged, wandered down the hill a bit and heard the Plague bird.) In any case, but are successfully hanging out at Plague, but only being barely tolerated by the adults, who don't seem interested in feeding them (see Plague notes).