Howell, T.R. 1950 S.v. nuchalis Dry Lake, f't., 15mi. N. of Princeton, B.C. May 3 (cont'd) There is a "false start" hole about 4 ft below the one now being worked on. 1:40 P.M. - ♂ at nest site at north end of lake, tapping, dropping chips. This is a shallow hole so far, only bill-deep. 1:45-♂ shifts around to left, to a false start hole a few inches away, taps in it, then to another a few inches farther left, then another few taps - suddenly flies down to ground, away. Yelps heard in dis- tance. 1:58 - Yelps; ♀ (for sure) to nest site begins tapping at it vigorously, 2:00 P.M. 2:12- ♂ to site, ♀ around to other side of tree; ♂ to left and below site, leaves; ♀ hitches back to site, stopping to look at the two false starts, begins excavating again. 2:26 ♀ leaves; ♂ not in sight, no sound heard. Back at cabin, at 4:00 P.M., 3 sapsuckers were seen and heard in the usual squawk-chase. Intermittent tattooing was heard during and after. Sporadic observation of the nest site by the garage from 5:00 - 7:00 P.M. did not reveal a sapsucker. This may prove too busy a spot for them, but I hope not. May 4 - Another drizzly morning. 9:15- at nest site at SSW corner. Several tattoos and anskers were heard close by, and 2 birds seen, but 20 min watch failed to find one at the nest. I moved to the SW corner site; at 9:35, one which appeared to be a ♂ came up and began works. This hole is a little over head deep.