Nowell, T.R. 1950 S. varous ssp. 29 mi. SW of Princeton, ft, British Columbia June 3 (cont'd). At 4:40 I was at the r-n. nest. At 4:47 P.M., n. looked out for a while, then went back in. At 5:00, she looked out some more, then squeezed out, to the usual branch, 5:02. Then she did some flycatching, usually returning to the nest tree, until 5:20, when she flew off to the east. At 5:56, n. returned to the nest tree; I had heard screams nearby just before. she sat by the nest hole for 5 minutes, then went in at 6:01 P.M. I did not see r. at all. It seems to be a custom for n. to leave for an hour in the late afternoon; it could not have been very hot in the nest as the sun was not out after 1:00 or a little later. June 4 - warm, partly cloudy. 9:15 - at r-n. nest. 9:16 - n. looks out, then back in. 9:23- n. looks out, comes out to usual branch, scratches, preens, up by nest, preens some more. 9:29- n. goes back in the nest. 9:46 - n. comes out, stays by nest. 9:50 - n. back in. 9:57- r. to nest directly, squawks, n. out and away; r. pauses, goes in. 10:04- r. out to the usual branch, goes back in, 10:05. looks out, draws back in. 10:23- n. to nest, squawks, r. to branch, n. in; r. goes to nearby tree, then off 200 yds. 10:34 - n. out, back in at 10:38. 10:52 n. looks out, comes out at 10:53, to branch. 10:56- n. off to near where r. went; screams. 11:12 n. back to nest, in. I leave. In the afternoon I walked west along the road to a partially burnt-over slope about