Howell, T.R. 1950 S. various ssp. 50 mi. SW of Princeton ft., British Columbia May 26 - partly cloudy - 9:00 A.M. to 12:30 P.M. I climbed up the slope where I saw sapsuckers late yesterday morning, but found none. This was discouraging for there are many apparently suitable nesting sites. On the slope above the falls, if one spends 2 hrs. just walking or sitting at almost any time of day sapsuckers are sure to be seen or heard. Either there are none nesting on this slope or they are very quiet about it. Probably yesterday they were more active because of the many insects visible in the bright sunlight. May 27 - I started out at 4:00 A.M. for 50mi SW to determine just when the first tattoos begin, if there are any, but ran into so much rain that it was pointless to go on over the pass. At 4:40 I got back to the falls. It was still dark, just getting light in the east, and I stopped at the slope here to listen. Robins were singing loudly, and a few other birds, but it began to rain here too and I gave up until later. At 2:00 in the afternoon I went up the slope at 29 mi. SW, and met r or one just like him feeding around in the live conifers just west of his nest. A few minutes later, a nuchalis appeared nearby, and r flew over to her. There were squawks, and a copulation following the usual pattern. The nuchalis (n.?) perched cross- wise on a branch, and the r approached