Howell, T.R. 1950 Sphyrapicus varius nuchalis Dry Lake, 15 mi. N. of Princeton, British Columbia April 28 - 5:40 A.M. Overcast. Sapsuckers were heard tattooing from all around the lake, and occasional yelps were heard, apparently when two birds came together. I once saw three together, and there was a chase. I guess there are about four pairs, perhaps more, right around the lake. All that I have seen are typical nuchalis. The tattoos and calls do not sound the least bit different from those of the daggetti that I heard so often last summer. At about 6:30 A.M. the tattoos just about ceased; only very occasionally was one heard. The tattooing birds (males?) are showing interest in nest sites, as they pause and look in when there happens to be a hole in the tree near where their noise-making is going on. At 7:45 A.M., at Round Lake (south end) about 1/2 mi. N. of Dry Lake, I came across 2 sapsuckers (nuchalis) about 30 yds apart, each in the top of a dead fir tree. One tattooed more often than the other, but when the 2nd one tattooed the first almost always answered. This went on until just after 8:00 A.M., when the 2nd bird