1982 R.L. Mumme Melanerpes formicivorus Keep Out 23 Aug I try one more brief watch here, 1800, Success! In the Blue Oak Sap tree 30 m SW of the KO granary, and in some adjacent Valley Oaks, I find ♀567 Red/Red, Sitting calmly & comfortably next to ♂705 M/Red ! Great! KO looks for real! I assume ♂706 is around, too. What's more, at 1830 I try to flush ♀567 toward A1, and though she flew initially across the fence to one of the large VO's on Hastings, she immediately flew back to Keep Out when I tried to flush her further. Acorn storage will tell us for sure, but I'm nearly 100% sure KO is occupied! 24 Aug ** GROUP UPDATE ** ① ♂705 + ♂706 founded (as 1st year) Keep Out All three of the Fanny Arnold residents. (♀567, ♂705, ♂706) were seen at KO on 23 Feb, after having been booted off by the invading NB birds. On 9 March, ♀567 was seen both at KO & A1, but ♂100 (of A1) was also at KO, suggesting it was still "up for grabs" Still a free-for-all on 9 April, but seemed to be settling down to a legitimate operation on 8 May. Thus, I would say KO was founded March 22 1982 ± 1 month ② ♀567 moved to KO 20 June ± 2 months First seen at KO on 23 Feb + 9 Mar, but back at A1 20 Mar, 9 April, 18 April, 21 April, Missing from A1 on 27 June, 17 Aug. For sure at KO 19, 23 Aug.