4. As I was changing flies about opposite the cabin I heard a ruckus in a tall cluster of lodgepole pines where I knew the flickers had a nest. A chickaree was trying to approach the nest and the parent flickers were actively and vociferously beating him off. I guess they won, for later in the evening I saw the male feeding youngsters in the nest hole. A male calliope hummingbird showed up at the feeders, and I collected him with a slingshot, and #8 shot, since we have no male in the skin collection. We have one now! July 2, 1978 That chickaree and the flickers were at it again this morning. I feel quite sure that the squirrel has aspirations about those baby flickers, but he can't cope with the parents. Mid-morning two young rufous hummingbirds showed up and took command of the two feeders, one on each. Between them they kept a dozen or more females from feeding. I decided the collection could use one of them too, so I got out the trusty slingshot and nailed him. He makes a nice skin, about half molted from juvenile (female type) plumage to full male. I cooked a big stew for supper.