1988 M. Stanback M. formicivorus Blm 3 23 oct Jane reports 5 birds (+2 more that couldn't get in) roosting in the First 88 nest hole. 24 oct I set ambush, but only 1 bird goes in (no others even visit) 25 oct 0730 Taking down ambusher. I notice that the birds here are very bold & vocal. 5 sat in 2nd nest tree while I just stood there (also heard more in another tree). So there's been a power struggle - or they're still getting to know e/o. - More roost watches - always just 1 bird 1 Nov 1500 NOBA ♀ at granary. Set ambush 2 Nov 0600 Ambush! Caught ♀ 1377 (seen by Jane here and not previously seen since Lthay P.S. (1988?)), caught 2 NOBA ♂♂ (now 1675 & 1676). I think there are still birds to be caught here (is a PS still going on here?). Blood + plasma. 5 Dec 0600 Ambush! NOBA ♂ (now 1678) in 88a hole. I also set ambush at the "lower hole" of the pair in the typical tree - a bird went in, but I then turned to watch the 88 hole. There was no one in the traditional hole this am - either because it left last night or escaped this morning through the upper hole - to which the lower is now connected. 10 Dec Acorn Count: 3 way = 2700 Saw ♂ o?