1981 R.L. Munne. Melanerpes formicivorus Road 3 (21 July) No dominance action seen, as I was trying to watch a bit at both the granary and the PO "flat" When I first arrived, a ♂ intruder that I didn't recognize (Black/brn Blk (?)) was here being chased. Also a Cooper's Hawk today. 24 July Starting 0810. 1110, Nothing much to report 27 July Start 0845. 0920, When, virtually non-stop action here for awhile. Basically I confirmed the dominance rank of the first brood babies, and saw one certain J709 >> J708, (+3 probable: J709 was definitely pecking hard at another Juv behind the large granary. About 5 min later, after some goings & comings, J708 emerged from that spot (whereupon J709 pecked at J708). Also a probable J709 >> J710. About 4-5 birds, including the three first brood juvs, in the upper limb of the two Valley oak storage limbs. Pretty sure I saw one Juv of the second brood (dark eye) peck hard at a second Juv, which flew down to the low VO limb. The latter turned out to be J710, and up until that time I had seen only J709 on the upper limb. Not great, but a not unreasonable inference. Also, a few first brood juvs >> 2nd brood, and adults >> first brood. Summary on backs. End 1045. Complete census, 5 ad, 6 Juvs. 5 Aug Watching here 0945. ♂265, ♂868, ♂537, ♂618, J654, J655, J656. J708, J709 all seen well. Two interbrood interactions: J656 >> J709, or J654 >> J709. That's about it. 7 Aug Watching here 0840. (0740). Pretty slow. ♂184 + J710, who weren't seen 5 Aug both here. In fact, a