1984 R.L. Mumme Acorn Woodpecker Road 3 9 March 1025: Nothing happening here yet. By 1055, no birds seen or heard. 15 March ** GROUP UPDATE ** ① J898 not seen after banding (NSAB) ② Road 3 abandoned 20 July 1983 ± 1 week. Birds (♂654, ♂792, J897) last seen 6-7 July. Nobody seen in 9 hours of observation 14, 15, 16 July, then 2 Aug. Thus, fairly clearly a very early abandonment (by ♂654, ♂265, ♂710, ♂792, ♂794 J897) 22 March Watching here again, 0850. 0930 Holy Cow! there are birds here. One is a ♀NB (rats!) but the second is a banded ♂ who I read as Red-Yellow/Orange or something like that. Looks like a pair here. A bit of wakaing, and both the ♂ and the female poked around in the granary a bit. Incidentally the limb of the sycamore that overhangs the road has broken in half (at the site of that horrible nest hole they were building a few years ago. This means the loss of a few hundred storage holes. Who is the ♂? Can't square him with anyone on the 83 field list. Perhaps a bird banded by Walter in 1980 on PO Hill? Strange combination, so that could be. Yes, checking the color list, it seems almost certain that the ♂ is ♂552 Red-Tan/Red, banded by Walter at PO #4 in 1980.