Howell, T.R. 1950 S. varlus ssp. Alexandria, 1800ft, 28 mi. S. of Quesnel, British Columbia June 19 (cont'd.) and flies. Also, a small Black Bear, probably a yearling, strolled up about 40 yds away. He ambled off when I shouted at him. I stopped at the mixed nest and watch two visits each of the parents. As with the previously described nest, the parents went in and came right out. 16 mi. S. of Quesnel, ft. British Columbia June 20 - I walked back west about half a mile from the highway on a logging road at about 4:00 P.M. The trees were mostly conifers, but with a liberal sprinkling of birch and aspen. Near the end of the road, in a mature aspen about 45 or 50ft up and facing north, was a sapsucker nest. Nearby were several well-worked birches, and there were several other holes in the nest tree. I saw both parents at the same time - one is nuchalis with possibly a bit of ruber in its ancestry, and the other seems to be nuchalis > ruber. It shows head stipes but washed with red, and the black pectoral band is practically obliterated. One bird cleaned the nest while I watched A big rainstorm was coming up fast, and I left after 15 minutes. During the morning I looked for sapsuckers in several likely spots around Kersley, about 15 mi. S. of Quesnel, but didn't find any.