1982 R.C. Munne Melanerpes formicivorus Y 29 April all seen well. Also, the Y birds seem to have taken over the entire knoll, and there is no trace of knoll Set birds whatsoever. ② Holewise, nobody seems to be working on the Blue Oak hole on the Knoll anymore. Very little progress had been made, and according to Alan, it's still not deep enough for birds to enter. ③ Instead, the last 2 days the birds ♂ (♂669 for-sure) have been actively excavating a strange new hole in the big sycamore 30m upstream of the Y sycamore. The hole is in a thin, sharp, broken stub about halfway up the tree. Still not deep enough for birds to enter, though. ④ Birds are also interested in two holes in the Y sycamor, the one they have been roosting in, plus the weird one just below the woodrat nest. 6 May Watching here 1030. Well, ♂669 is working on yet another hole here: This is in the VO just upstream of the Lower Y Sycamore, in a dead broken stub of the Valley Oak. At the moment, ♂669 is only getting his head in, but he is making progress, it seems. I think ♀NB was working on it for awhile herself, just as I walked over. 1045, ♀714 is now working on a hole in the very top of the Low Y sycamore in a dead stub. She garricks once Also a "head only" hole. 1110, ♂669 moves an acorn in the grassy. So they do still have acorns, even though they're hard to find.