1981 R.L. Mumme Melanerpes formicivorus Road 3 30 June Nestcheck 1430 wt culmen wing 6th 10 central retrix Or-Brn 67.5 18.5 48/35 21 16 Or-Lcorn 68.0g 17.6 41/29 18 13 DPk-DBlue 73g 18.0 54/32 25mm 16 NB 62g 15.9 41/31 16 12 All 4 babies fine. Traces of red on the head, eyes fully open 15 days old. 8 July Nest check + bonding 709 Or-Brn 75g 23.1 91 64 41 708 Or-Lcorn 73g 20.6 84 59 44 707 DPk-DBlue 80g 21.1 92 64 44 710 NB 66.5g 18.2 82 61 44 707 709 710 708 crown hierarchy → 710 pecked at 708 19 July Watching for Juvs here 1300. Wow, I find J654 46k/m over on "the Flat" in the Big Valley Oak (30 meters east of granary, or POHill side of road). Looks like he's closing in on adult plumage. He still looks like a ♂ so it still may be too early, but his eye is getting quite light. 1500. Complete casus of adults and 1st brood Fledglings, plus new juvs 709 36k/m ad 710 66m/metal Took me quite a while to track them down, but both were along the road close to Finch, in the area where the birds were a lot during 1979. 21 July Again, 0700-1000. 3 Juvs, 708, 709, +710 all seen, but again no sign of J707. I watched about an hour here yesterday, and didn't see him then either.