Howell, T.R. 1950 S. varius ssp. Kami, S. of Quesnel Ft. British Columbia July 8 (cont'd.) The top of a tall dead tree right overhead. The sky was overcast with haze, and I couldn't see very well as far as colors go. There were more tattoos, and I noticed a group of at least 3 juvenals lower down, all of which looked like nuchalis. An adult nuchalis came up and chased a juvenal, and a large juvenal seemed to do some chasing itself. Then, suddenly it seemed, there was a wave of sapsuckers involving at least 5 juvenals and 4 adults -- possibly two family groups. The adults worked very high, going from dead-tree-top to dead-tree-top, tattooing and screaming, and squawking when two or more got together. Once 4 adults were at the top of the same dead tree. I was sure I saw one ruber, possibly more, and am positive of 3 nuchalis. The juvenals all had at least some head-striping. Suddenly the birds stopped tattooing and dispersed, and all was quiet. I walked from this spot back towards the main road, and saw a ruber. Soon I heard the cheeping of young coming from a big mature aspen. The nest was about 25-30 ft up and faced west. I shot one parent (9), although dead, to a branch. The other came up right away, greatly agitated, and screamed and flew and hatched around its mate. This was a pathetic sight and made me feel more fiendish than ever, but I shot the mate too. I had to shoot the branch off to get the other one.