1981 R.L. Mumme Melanerpes formicivorus Lambert (14 Oct) Further note: Over at UA2 is none other than ♀632 Red-wht/Red-wht metal / " , the ♀ that Walter banded here in October, 1980. Thus, she did not disappear in March, but rather abandoned (lack of acorns?), went somewhere for the spring and summer, then showed up here. The creep. 2 Nov Trying here again 0900. Some sign of life: A very few acorns are stored in the "holey" Valley Oak, none that I can see in the fallen limb. 1015. Still a mess here. A ♀UB and a ♂NB here briefly. I give up. I will NOT watch here until a lot of acorns are stored. There's a live oak next to the granary just loaded with acorns, so perhaps the "residents" (if there are any) are going to wait until the last minute. 10 Nov A walk up here, nothing has changed: At most, 20 acorns are stored in the fence line granary. No acorns are stored in either the broken top tree or the fallen limb. The Valley Oak acorn fall is nearly complete, too. And the acorn laden Live oak 10 M S of the fence line tree, its acorns are starting to redden + mature. They should certainly begin falling, soon. Is Lambert abandoned? Bad news for habitat saturation, if it is! 1430, Hold on! Down around the area between keep outt Lambert I find ♀652 (formerly of Fan/Trn) Yellow/Lbree cBlue / m and all kinds of Black Oak ♂♂: ♂545 ♂689 M/or ♂624 LBlue-Red / LBlue-Red " " 11/11 71 and ♂691