Howell, T.R. 1950 S. v. nuchalis Tulameen, 17 mi. W. of Princeton, B.C. April 30 (cont'd) - Now they are arranged in a triangle about 15 yds to a side, the same height - about 40 ft up in aspens; one ♀ tattoos, ♂ tattoos; same ♂ tattoos (loudest), other ♂ tattoos; then ♀. Loud ♂ tattoos, other answers. Other ♂ flies over closer to ♀, to a more resonant branch, tattoos loudly, ♀ tattoos. Both ♂'s tattoo back and forth. ♀ flies over to an asp about 50 yds away; 1st ♂ follows; squawks. Now both back to original point - ♂, ♀, on opposite sides of small branch, bobbing, squawking, crown feathers up. [For brevity, I shall refer to this behavior pattern just as