Western Birds

Volume 28, 1997

The cover of Vol. 28, No. 1, of Western Birds
Sage Thrasher © Monte M. Taylor

Vol. 28, No. 1, 1997

Contents


The Timberline Sparrow, Spizella (breweri) taverneri, in Alaska, With Notes on Breeding Habitat and Vocalizations --Terry J. Doyle

The Timing and Reliability of Bill Corrugations for Ageing Hummingbirds --Gregor M. Yanega, Peter Pyle, and Geoffrey R. Geupel

New Information on Gulls in Southeastern Alaska --Steven C. Heinl

Rare Migrants in California: The Determinants of Their Frequency --Steve Hampton

President's Message --Kimball Garrett
The cover of Vol. 28, No. 2, of Western Birds
Eared Trogon © Richard Ditch

Vol. 28, No. 2, 1997

Contents


Inventory of the Species and Subspecies of Alaska Birds --Daniel D. Gibson and Brina Kessel

The Birds of San Pedro Martir Island, Gulf of California, Mexico --Bernie R. Tershy and Dawn Breese

Four Young Fledged by a Pair of California Spotted Owls --William S. LaHaye

Nesting Success of the Western Wood-Pewee in Colorado --Jameson F. Chace, Alexander Cruz, and Alexander Cruz, Jr.

Northern Goshawk Breeding Records from San Diego County, California --Lloyd F. Kiff and Dennis R. Paulson

Killdeer Hatches in a Snowy Plover Nest --Andrea Agee
The cover of Vol. 28, No. 3, of Western Birds
Western Tanager © Brian E. Small

Vol. 28, No. 3, 1997

Contents


Twentieth Report of the California Bird Records Committee: 1994 Records --Steve N. G. Howell and Peter Pyle

Status and Breeding Ecology of the Southwestern Willow Flycatcher in the Grand Canyon --Mark K. Sogge, Timothy J. Tibbitts, and Jim R. Petterson

Abundance of Shorebirds at Willapa Bay, Washington --Joseph B. Buchanan and Joseph R. Evenson

Hybridization of a Sandwich and Elegant Tern in California --Charles T. Collins

Snowy Plover Nesting on Eel River Gravel Bars, Humboldt County --Donald C. Tuttle, Richard Stein, and Gary Lester

Some Observations of Birds on the Central Mexican Plateau --Tony Leukering and Jim Bradley
The cover of Vol. 28, No. 4, of Western Birds
Mitred Parakeets © Charles T. Collins

Vol. 28, No. 4, 1997

Contents


Population Status and Distribution of Naturalized Parrots in Southern California --Kimball L. Garrett

Food Items of Naturalized Parrots in Southern California --Kimball L. Garrett, Karen T. Mabb, Charles T. Collins, and Lisa M. Kares

Roosting Behavior of Naturalized Parrots in the San Gabriel Valley, California --Karen T. Mabb

Nesting Behavior of Amazona Parrots and Rose-ringed Parakeets in the San Gabriel Valley, California --Karen T. Mabb

Seasonal Flock Sizes of Naturalized Mitred Parakeets (Aratinga mitrata) in Long Beach, California --Charles T. Collins and Lisa M. Kares

Likely Occurrence of Overlapping Broods in the Rock Wren --John J. Walsh and Carl E. Bock

Confirmed Nesting of an Indigo with a Lazuli Bunting in Kern County, California --Sean P. Rowe and Daniel S. Cooper

Index --Jack W. Schlotte and Philip Unitt

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