1983 R.L. Mumme Melanerpes formicivorus Lambert 17 Jan ** GROUP UPDATE ** ① ♂545 disappeared. 18 Aug 1982 ± 2 months Last seen 27 July June, missing 26 July (poor-watch) certainly gone by 8 Oct. ② ♀720 disappeared ~ 8 July 1982 ± 2 months ③ ♀862 (unbanded) " " " " " " Both last seen on 4 May, missing in poor watches on 26 July + 27 June, Certainly gone by 9 September 25 March First watch here since Dec, 1030: By 1130, Nobody has appeared in the granary yet, but I pick up a bunch of birds sap sucking from a spindly Valley Oak SW of the granary, ♂546, ♂624 LBlue-Red / LBlue-Red, ♀775 Dark/Yellow, and ♂777 Bkt/wh-Lgreen all seen sap sucking. Only ♀720 not confirmed, but she may have been around. 20 May Nobody in any holes here, 1400 16 May " " " " 1230 23 May Again found nobody in any hole, 1300. I also watched here a bit seeing only ♀775 Dark/Yellow and ♂777 Bkt/wh- Lgreen, although I flushed two other birds. However, this leads me to suspect that maybe ♀720 is gone, and Lambert is suffering from Finch syndrome. Another watcher or two would be good, here. 4 June well, I'm wrong. Mark watched a bit at the "Keep Out" nest, and saw 1 feeding visit by ♀ Red-Yellow/Red, which just has to be ♀720. So Lambert has nested. 8 June Banded 3 Lambert nestlings, Underweight Juvs. 894-896