Howell, T.R. 1950 S. varous ssp. Hope-Princeton Road, British Columbia May 13 (cont'd.) more stops at likely-looking spots, 9 mi. and 18 mi. E. of Hope yielded no sapsuckers. At 22.0 mi. E. of Hope, I was exceptionally lucky. At 8:15 it was clear and sunny, and at this point the road goes up rather steeply through fir and cedar. Along the river there are cottonwoods, and I listened for 15 min. without hearing a sapsucker. Then one flew up silently and alighted on the bole of a large hemlock, about 40 ft up. In a moment another flew to the first one; there was squawks, and crown feathers raised. The first moved out a couple of feet on a branch and perched cross-wise. The second mounted her and copulated. The copulation lasted only a few seconds, and there seemed to be no resistance by the ♂. The ♂ was mounted on her at a 45° angle. He flew off about 60 ft., and the female preened for a minute or so. Then she flew off past the ♂, and he followed. I lost sight of them. Except for the squawks when the ♂ first came up to the ♀, neither bird uttered a sound. About 20 min. later, a ruber yelped from the top of a dead fir as I passed under it, then flew to another dead tree, then out of sight in the forest. I heard more yelps. This was so close to the first observation that I