Howell, T.R. 1950 S. varius ssp. 29 mi. S. of Princeton, ft., B.C. May 10 (cont'd) over from the bole on which it is perched and gives a tattoo on the branch-base stub. The ruber then flew to some live Doug Firs, and another sapsucker flew out from where the ruber had gone in. I got only a glimpse of this bird, but it seemed to be nuchalis or close to it. I heard no sound from the sapsuckers. After about 5 min. of working from tree to tree, a ruber (same one?) came out and flew to the top of a very high dead Fir, screamed, flew to another, and I lost sight of it. This obser- vation was from 11:00 - 11:30. From this morning's evidence, there are at least 2 pairs and one possibly unmated ? nuchalis in the immediate area, and at least one ruber. Territories do not seem to be definitely fixed as yet, and it seems very un- likely that nest construction has been started yet, unless the ruber has a nest. In the afternoon I went to Copper Creek and the area behind Tower's Ranch-Grill (see Journal), but did not hear or see a sapsucker. At 7:45 P.M. I went up to the ruber terri- tory above here and waited until 8:30, but there was no sight or sound of sapsuckers. May 11 - 5:30 A.M.- on top of ridge opposite Falls Auto Court; heard screams first at this time, then yelps. The screamer was off in the