1981 R.L. Mumme Melanerpes formicivorus Blom one - Blom 2 (20 Aug) Plus, shitload of 1500 birds. ♂622 BIR-Or/BIR J676 DBlue-wht/BIR-wht Wht-DBlue/m (very prevalent!) J675 "" / DGreen- (Seen occasionally, "dirty" face) J678 metal/mauve, all ove- on the big knoll continuously (more or less) from 0800- 1000. All were eating green acorns, especially from the Big Live Oak that dominates the top of the knoll. I got the impression that ♂492 ad 9649 would fly over to the Bll granary occasionally, but the other birds seemed to be on the knoll most of the time. I saw ♀649 chase J676 once, but I never certainly saw ♂492 chase anybody but the unbanded birds. I never certainly saw ♂492 chase ♂622 or any of the Jaus. Where these birds will wind up is a mystery to me. Also, ♂493 CBlue/CBlue put in a brief appearance on the knoll, but I saw him fly in from the direction of Blom 2, harvest an acorn, then fly back toward Blom 2. I'd say he is still in residence there. Down watching Blom 2 at 1030, 3 birds in the granary (nest tree) when I arrive, including a ♀ I believe. Later, I find M / DBlue-Yellow (N?) none other than J677 DBlue-Yellow (N)/DBlue the last of the 1500 Juvs, in the Blom 2 nest tree. Also J678 there briefly, ad even J676 cruised into the nearly dead blue oak for a few seconds. 1100, ♂493 here in the nest tree, as suspected. 1150, Just had ♂ 493 ♀478 M / DBLue-Or/DBlue-Or J678, J677, all * in the nearly death Blue Oak perch tree. Everybody looked happy, to boot. ♂493 + J678 may also have been sapsucking from the Valley Oak 10m west of the Laguna Conejo dam, but I wasn't positive. So it looks to me like Blom 2 is a real, live group! How