Howell, T.R. 1950 S. varius ssp. 29 mi. SW of Princeton ft., British Columbia May 22 (cont'd.) 10:20 A.M. - at f-n. nest. 10:25- r's head appears at nest opening, and he proceeds to toss out about 35 beaksful of chips, then draws back in. 10:32 - this starts again; it con- tinued every few minutes until 10:55. At 10:54, I heard a scream. At 10:55, n. hatched up to the nest from below, and looked in. No response. she went to the side and waited. The wind was blowing strongly and I could hear nothing else. In a moment r. squeezed out and flutter- glided away. N. went to the nest and went in. About 5 min. later I saw a bird beside the nest, and it flew off. This must have been n., for at 11:48 r. returned to the nest, went in, and started throwing out chips. (to town in afternoon). 53 mi. SW. of Princeton, ft., B.C. May 23 - here at 5:35 A.M. - overcast, occasional ex- extremely light snow. At 6:10 a bird tattooed from near the top of a dead tree by the road, and repeated until 6:15 or 6:20. It was typical ruber. At 6:20, it flew across the road into heavy timber, a few minutes later, I heard yelps from that direction. At 8:00 I had crossed the river and was near the "yelp" spot. I heard squawks, and there was a ruber. It seemed curious, and flew over to within 10 yds of me. There were screams close by, but I could not see the bird's head at that moment and was not sure that it or another uttered them. This ruber showed faint traces of head striping under its red at