Howell, T.R. 1950 S. varicus ssp. 29 mi. SW of Princeton ft., British Columbia May 17 (cont'd) flies out of sight, at least 1/4 mi. away. 9:00 A.M. - yelps from n., 100 yds from nest. 9:02 n. to nest, presus. 9:13-n. begins work. 9:24-r. up to nest, then leaves with a rattle; n. leaves after a pause. The ? seems to do most of the work on the nest, but it is clearly not an all-day occupation. I don't know why they keep changing the site unless the direct sun bothered them at the other two. 56.6 mi. SW of Princeton, ft., B.C. May 18 - 5:50 A.M. It is snowing moderately, and apparently has been for some time. This is the spot where I have found ruber farthest east, except at 29 mi. SW. I stayed in the woods until 6:30, and as I heard only a Pileated drumming and as the snow began coming down heavier, I came out. This is a good-looking spot for sapsuckers, though - lots of green timber, but with stands of large dead trees too. At 7:00 I was at a point 1.7 miles E. of where the road crosses Cedar Creek. this is about the western edge of the Burn', and I stayed until 8:35 looking and listening. At about 8:00 I thought I heard sapsucker cries, but they were not repeated. The timber here is mostly Hemlock with l-p. pine and a little Red Cedar. It was still snowing lightly. At 9:00 I was at 22 mi. E of Hope, where I first saw a pair of ruber. As I stopped the car I saw one, and it screamed a few times and flew off. In the next hour I heard yelps several times, but did