1981 R.L. Mumme Melanerpes formicivorus (Y) (30 Sept) today I didn't see any sign of interest in the [illegible] because Valley Oak granary near there. Don't know what they'll do, if they stay! ③ Still action on the Blomquist knoll as well. At 1530, I find J564 Red-BIR/BIR-Red and J6695 mauve/mauve of 1800 in the knoll area (first record of J564 here: J561 was at 1800 today (see 1800)) I also saw J664 wht/Dgra-Green of Buckeye in the knoll area, plus a 9NB checking out the knoll roost hole. 30ct Things still confusing here. ① Around the "Y" Serrasticto, I find at 1130 1400 J669 Or-DBlue/Wht then in the Blom corner utility pole I see J668 waking with that 9NB that's molting into 9Plunage, plus another NB that I think was 9, but was not at all sure. What's more, I'm starting to think that J668 is molting into 9plunage! J669 is definitely 9, however. ② Plague still "owns" the lower barn locusts: J521m/yellow-br DBlue-Wht(N)/m seen in the granary, 1430-1445. 1530, well, it's in doubt. A big scrap developed over the locusts, J668+669, with the 2 9NB started investigating the locusts while the Plague birds were away. The 9 looked very interested in the storage holes. Anyway, after a while the Plague birds returned, and after about a 10-min animated struggle, the 4 "intruders" were vanquished to the corner utility pole, the big liveoats there, etc. 9494 was especially hopped up in all the fighting, but 9494, J521 J660 all there as well. Anyway, I take that as a encouraging sign for the newcomers. First time I've seen any of the birds here show any interest in the true granary.