1982 R.L. Mumme Melanerpes fornicivorus Road 1 6 June Watched roosting here, and saw definite M/ on the left leg as the bird went into the nest hole, meaning ♂486 roosted 7 June Counted stores, 0830 Valley Oak (1°g) 510 Sycamore (2°g) 5 TOTAL 515 8 June Roosting again. A ♂ was in the hole looking out when I arrived, but the head shape + pattern indicated ♂486 roosted 13 June Banded 4 Nestlings, 1330: The "funt" from egg (5) had disappeared (2° feathers, sheathed, found under hole, so his death/ejection/whatever probably occurred recently. Anyway, this means that the skucin nestlings banded is zero: 2-2! 18 June **GROUP UPDATE** ① ♂578 moved to Blom 2 25 April 1982 Last seen at Road 1 23 April, at Blom 2 25 April 4 July After thought on disappearance of the fifth nestling (see 18 June notes). My bet is that the nestling just plain fell out of the nest. See 1500, Dark Hollow notes 18 Aug Counted stores, 0930 Valley Oak 40 Sycamore 0 TOTAL 40 23 Aug **GROUP UPDATE** ① ♂578 Returned to Road 1 18 June ± 5 days See Blom 2 notes ② J805, J807 NSA B 13 June Not seen After Banding