Howell, T.R. 1950 S.v. nuchalis Dry Lake ft. 15mi. N. of Princeton, B.C. May 5 (cont'd), then one bird to another, loud squawks, bobbing, hitching about, then one off to another tree, other(s) follow. This went on for about 1/2 hr. and may have continued. An extremely light snow was falling during most of this. 3:15 P.M. - Bird (?) at nest behind garage - working - all in but tail. 5:00 P.M - 6:30: bird not at hole; they seem to quit working by 5:00, if not before. Intervals from 7:00- 8:10 P.M. - bird not at nest. May 6 - Day clear early, clouding up by 8:30 A.M. A few tattoos heard in the early hours. Around 9:00, I walked up to the SSW corner nest, and the ♀ (white chin plainly seen) "challenged" me with several loud tattoos on a dead branch about 3 ft above the nest. The the ♂ appeared opposite her on the branch, there were squawks, and the ♀ flew off with a rattle. The ♂ seemed much disturbed by my presence and soon flew away. I forgot to mention yesterday that several screams were heard at the NW corner - and central western sites. Screams have been heard much more rarely than yelps. May 7 - Tattoo heard at 5:15 A.M. See journal for weather. When a high wind was blowing, I noticed a sapsucker at the nest site behind the garage clinging