1982 R.C. Munne Melanerpes formicivorus Blom 2 14 April Successful ambush here today, netting 9478 plus the two 8NB, hereby christened 8717 + 8718. April Power struggle here, involving 94695+696 from 1800, but won by 9578 at Road 1! See Alans notes for the goodies. 11 May Walked by here 1030, flushed 2 birds out of the opened hole (1980 nest) in the roost tree. I climbed up + peeped in, but found no eggs. 13 May Watching here 0940. Flushed 2 birds from the roost tree as I walked up. All 3 birds here (8717, 8718, 9578 all seen well) and it looks like a bit of mate guarding is going on. See reverse 15 May Alan watching here last two days, reporting mate guarding and '80 hole visitation. I check the hole 1040, still no eggs, but it should be soon. 17 May Checked the hole, 1630: Still no eggs. Gave the birds ~10 acorns, placed in various holes of the nest tree. Otherwise, they appear completely out of acorns. 20 May Checked the hole, 1100. Still No eggs! The acorns that I placed here 3 days ago are all gone, so I put ~25 more (Call Valley Oak) in various holes. I would like to have this group nest. 22 May Checked the hole, 0830: Still no eggs, and all the acorns I gave them seem to have been eaten. I'm starting to have doubts about Blom 2 nesting. Nonetheless, I saw 9578, and saw her followed by 28. So they are still guarding.