September 1949 Balanophyia formicivora -3- Sept 1/1 mi WSW Brannan Mtn., 3300 ft., Humboldt Co. Calif. Fir forest N of Johnson Prairie. Most of the Tan Oak and Chinquapin is still standing and I suspect that this woodpecker was gathering fruit from these trees. A large Douglas Fir snag had evidence of working, having quite a series of acorn holes drilled in it. Summary Northwest Coast Transect, Calif. - These birds were found at French Camp, in the Trinity River Valley at Willow Creek, and on Brannan Mtn NW of Willow Creek. The colonies at French Camp and on Brannan Mtn were isolated ones that had apparently taken advantage of the loss of the Douglas Fir canopy, resulting in more extensive growth and development of Oaks and Chinquapin, providing food and broad- leaved forest more suitable for these birds.