1992 R.L. Murme 6 Melanerpes formicivorus Y (15 May) are now absolutely no ♀♀ here any more, I saw 2 ♀ intruders here, 9601 M/yellow, and a -other ♀ that F thought for sure was 9649 Lm-black/white, formerly of Blom 1. Looks bad here. Both 9714 + 9NB have probably gone home. Shortage of acorns? I gave them ~20 2 days ago 17 May 0650, a quick look here reveals 9669 and 9675 Green-whr/M ""/06am of 1500, starting to look as if she wants to join up here. She garricks occasionally, drums frequently, and is occasionally chased around a bit by 9669. Other ♀♀ seem to be around, too, so it's certainly not over yet. I wonder what's happening at 1500? 19 May Bless my bones! Alan reported yesterday 9714 and 9NB back, and sure enough, watching here 0745 I see both 9714, 9NB (surely the same 9855, as she is quite friendly with everybody. Also, 9668 B1K-brown/131K, who had been seen feeding young up on School Hill, is back! Or at least, she put in a brief appearance. Where could everybody have gone the last 5 days or so? My casual guess is that the ♀♀ were participating in a big PS somewhere, perhaps trying to move to a better territory, with acorns? Impossible to know. In the hope that now maybe Y will nest, again I place ~25 mixed Valley Oak-Live Oak acorns in the granary, 27 May Y is back to screwing around. At 0930 9669 alone in the granary, garricking. 9♀ are probably gone