Howell, T.R. 1950 S. varlus ssp. 29 mi. SW of Princeton, ft., British Columbia May 14 (cont'd.) there had been light clouds - a "buttermilk sky." Now, at 8:45, it is completely clear. I crossed to the SW ridge, and at 9:25 I heard squawks and saw a pair of nuchalis hitching around on a dead fir. They became silent, and flew to live trees in opposite di- rections, the & quite near to me. They worked on to other trees, and I did not see them again. 11:30 - at the r.-n. nest site. At 11:40, r. comes to the tree, hitches up, down and around the trunk above the nest site several times, then begins to work on the NE site which seems to be the permanent one, 11:47. A good look at r. shows a trace of a post-ocular stripe, but not enough to call the bird an inter- mediate. I have not seen n. at the nest site since the day I discovered it. this has only been 3 days, however, and I have not watched the site in the earlier hours of the morning. From here to Copper Creek, then, I saw two pairs of typical nuchalis and possibly more. This form seems to occur in the dead conifers on the tops of the ridges as well as in the aspens. A ruber this far over must be just an occasional stray. 50 mi. SW of Princeton ft., B.C. May 15 - 5:45 A.M. - clear, cold; ice on most quiet pools. Sun on tops of ridges about 6:00.