1981 R.L. Mumme Melanerpes formicivorus Arnold 1 5 Aug ♀567, wanderer supreme, at Rd 1 today. I recall seeing her (or probably her) this spring at Rd 3 as well. See Rd 1 & Rd 3 notes. 30 Aug A quick look here, at the trees on the fe-reline 30 - N of the Lambert fe-reline, I find ♀568 whit-manue/m and J680 Yellow/LBlue-Red. The former I saw fly off toward Lambert, the latter ate a green VO acorn. J680 looks possibly like molting into ♀ plumage, but that's extremely iffy. 12 Sept Tried to watch roosting here with Janet: Nobody roosted in either the two granary holes or the nest hole. (transfer to Sobo) 13 Sept Janet watched the group here, 0800-1000, and saw ♀505, the long-lost ♂566 (!) (not seen since 6 May), and J680, who Janet thought might be molting to ♀ plumage, but she wasn't sure 14 Oct Watching from hide above granary, 0830-1030. Granary census on back. Storing has begun! Earlier at Lambert, I saw J680 Yellow/LBlue-Red, and as suspected, she is indeed in ♀ plumage. 1020, Very boring. Hardly anybody came to the granary, nobody stored any acorns, and nobody defended the granary against a lot of intra-specific intruders. I did manage a fair census, mostly by seeing birds in the tree next to the hide ♀680, J679 LBlue - B1K / in ♂ plumage ♂566 M/or-B1K ♀568 whit-manue/m ♀505 ""/"", and a very fleeting glimpse of a bird that must have been ♂100" Yellow-Doree/Yellow-Down. Only ♀567 not seen, but it wasn't a good census, so she may indeed be around-