Howell, T.R. 1950 S. varius ssp. 50mi. SW of Princeton,�ff., British Columbia May 16 (cont'd.) times, and then tattoos started from the east side. The sky is clear except for a haze on the horizon, and the sunlight was just then touching the tops of the ridges; the tattoos were from the level of the road, or slightly above it. At about 6:10 A.M. I caught sight of a bird on the east slope as it flew from one tree to another. It was definitely an intermediate. It's head striping was thoroug hly suffused with red, so that it almost seemed red-and-white rather than black-and-white. Loud yelps came from across the road, to the W, and the bird flew over there. In a few minutes one sapsucker followed by another flew back to the area on the E slope, and tattooing and answering began between them. Again, I was completely unable to see either of them although I got quite close. The snow is deep and soft in amongst the trees, and walking is clumsy and noisy. Promptly at 6:30 tattooing stopped. At 7:40 I heard very distant yelps, as the sun was just reaching down to road level. 8:23- tattooing began on the E. slope; yelps answered from near the road or across it. A few more tattoos, and a nuchalis, typical, probably a flew out to a hemlock and began to drill it and feed. After a few minutes of this, it suddenly flew a couple of hundred yds. down into the woods. There were a few yelps, then silence.