Howell, T.R. 1950 S.u. nuchalis Dry Lake, 15mi. N. of Princeton, British Columbia April 29 (cont'd.). About 16 mi. N. of Dry Lake, on the road to Merritt, I noted a nuchalis in a clump of aspens by the road. [illegible] In this clump was a dead aspen stub with a partial excavation, and some chips lying underneath it. The hole is about 12 ft. up. On the way back to Dry Lake, I stopped at this same place -- it is 18 mi. N., rather than 16. A sapsucker tattooed, another flew up, there were squawks and bobbing, and one flew away. I did not get a good look at both, but the one that remained was nuchalis. It flew to the small, upper branches of and aspen and fed there. I suppose a little sap was running, as buds were showing. At no time did either bird go to the excavation previously mentioned. This observation covered about 1/2 hr. Back at Dry Lake at about 2:00 P.M. -- all very quiet, no tattoos. At the north end of the lake, about 3:30, I heard yelps, and saw one sapsucker working at feeding on a cottonwood. A similar observation was made at the south end of the lake. All was fairly quiet, except for Robins, after the sun went out of the valley. I did not hear a single tattoo or squawk.