Western Birds Volume 29, 1998

Northern Saw-whet Owl Endemic Subspecies from the Queen Charlotte Islands © Spencer G. Sealy

Vol. 29, No. 1, 1998 Contents Status of Owls in the Glass Mountain Region, Mono County, California --W. David Shuford and Sam D. Fitton The Subspecies of the Northern Saw-whet Owl on the Queen Charlotte Islands: An Island Endemic and a Nonbreeding Visitant --Spencer G. Sealy Eccentric First-year Molt Patterns in Certain Tyrannid Flycatchers --Peter Pyle Extralimital Breeding of the Bufflehead in California --Michael R. San Miguel First Records of the White-winged Junco for California --Michael A. Patten, Stephen F. Bailey, and Rich Stallcup First Record of the Black-tailed Gull for Mexico --Kimball L. Garrett and Kathy C. Molina Two Capture Methods for Black-billed Magpies --Erik D. Doerr, Veronica A. J. Doerr, and Peter B. Stacey Book Reviews --Steve N. G. Howell Featured Photo --Steve N. G. Howell and Jon R. King

Violet-crowned Hummingbird © Ronald M. Saldino

Vol. 29, No. 2, 1998 Contents Birds of the Mad River Ranger District, Six Rivers National Forest, California --John E. Hunter and Gjon Hazard Nongame and Upland Gamebird Surveys on Sacramento Valley National Wildlife Refuges, 1986-1993 --David S. Gilmer, Karen A. Gonzalez, Michael A. Wolder, and Noel R. Graves Distribution, Abundance, and Implications for Conservation of Winter Waterbirds on Tomales Bay, California --John P. Kelly and Sarah L. Tappen NOTES Flicker Destroys Vacant Cliff Swallow Nests --Eric V. Johnson Sooty Tern Reaches the Aleutian Islands, Alaska --Robert W. Dickerman, Kevin Winker, and Daniel D. Gibson First Record of a Cuculus Cuckoo on Midway Atoll and the Hawaiian Islands --Peter Pyle and Jim Nestler Book Reviews --Steve N. G. Howell and Robert A. Hamilton Featured Photo --Steve N. G. Howell and David A. Sibley

Siberian Accentor © Brian E. Small

Vol. 29, No. 3, 1998 Contents Report of the California Bird Records Committee: 1995 Records --Kimball L. Garrett and Daniel S. Singer The Status of Spring and Summer Birds on Mitlenatch Island, British Columbia, 1981-1995 --Nicolaas A. M. Verbeek Foraging Behavior of the Pygmy Nuthatch in Colorado Ponderosa Pine Forests --Heather Ewell and Alexander Cruz Cowbird Parasitism and Nest Success of the Lazuli Bunting in the Sacramento Valley --Thomas Gardali, Anne M. King, and Geoffrey R. Geupel Identification of White and Black-backed Wagtails in Basic Plumage --David A. Sibley and Steve N. G. Howell Arizona Bird Committee Report, 1974-1996: Part I (Nonpasserines) --Gary H. Rosenberg and Janet L. Witzeman NOTES Possible Predation of a Spotted Owl by a Barred Owl --Tom Leskiw and R. J. Gutiérrez Nocturnal Chick Provisioning by Black Swifts --Charles T. Collins and B. Moose Peterson President's Message --Kimball L. Garrett Featured Photo --Kimball L. Garrett Book Reviews --Peter Pyle, Jon R. King

California Gnatcatcher © Arnold Small

Vol. 29, No. 4, 1998 Contents Biology of the California Gnatcatcher: Filling in the Gaps --John T. Rotenberry and Thomas A. Scott General Biology and Behavior California Gnatcatcher Territorial Behavior --Kristine L. Preston, Patrick J. Mock, Mary A. Grishaver, Eric A. Bailey, and David F. King California Gnatcatcher Vocalization Behavior --Kristine L. Preston, Mary A. Grishaver, and Patrick J. Mock Factors Affecting Estimates of California Gnatcatcher Territory Size --Jonathon L. Atwood, Sophia H. Tsai, Carol H. Reynolds, James C. Luttrell, and Michael R. Fugagli Molt and Plumage Variation by Age and Sex in the California and Black-tailed Gnatcatchers --Peter Pyle and Philip Unitt Breeding Biology Has Brood Parasitism Selected for Earlier Nesting in the California Gnatcatcher? --Michael A. Patten and Kurt F. Campbell Breeding Behavior of the California Gnatcatcher in Southwestern San Diego County, California --Mary A. Grishaver, Patrick J. Mock, and Kristine L. Preston Breeding and Dispersal Biology of the California Gnatcatcher in Central Orange County --J. Paul Galvin Population Dynamics Six Years of Synchronous California Gnatcatcher Population Fluctuations at Two Locations in Coastal Orange County, California --Richard A. Erickson and Karen L. Miner Distribution and Population Size of the California Gnatcatchers on the Palos Verdes Peninsula, 1993-1997 --Jonathon L. Atwood, Sophia H. Tsai, Carol H. Reynolds, and Michael R. Fugagli Dispersal Capability of the California Gnatcatcher: A Landscape Analysis of Distribution Data --Eric A. Bailey and Patrick J. Mock Range Margins History and Status of the California Gnatcatcher in San Bernadino County, California --Liam H. Davis, Robert L. McKernan, and James S. Burns Habitat Relationships Historical Decline of Coastal Sage Scrub in the Riverside-Perris Plain, California --Richard A. Minnich and Raymond J. Dezzani Coastal Sage Scrub Variations of San Diego County and Their Influence on the Distribution of the California Gnatcatcher --Kenneth L. Weaver Use of Refugia by California Gnatcatchers Displaced by Habitat Loss --Jonathon L. Atwood, David R. Bontrager, and Amy L. Gorospe Energetic Constraints to the Distribution and Abundance of the California Gnatcatcher --Patrick J. Mock California Gnatcatcher Use of Habitats Other Than Coastal Sage Scrub: Conservation and Management Implications --Kurt F. Campbell, Richard A. Erickson, William E. Haas, and Michael A. Patten Use of Restored Habitat An Example of the California Gnatcatcher Nesting in Restored Coastal Sage Scrub --M. W. (Bill) O'Connell and Richard A. Erickson Use of Restored Coastal Sage Scrub Habitat by California Gnatcatchers in a Park Setting --Karen L. Miner, Adrian Wolf, and Robb Hirsch Occurrence and Management Considerations of California Gnatcatchers Along San Diego County Highways --Peter Famolaro and Jeff Newman Community Relationships Is the California Gnatcatcher a Good Umbrella Species? --Scott A. Fleury, Patrick J. Mock, and John F. O'Leary Is the California Gnatcatcher an Indicator of Bird-Species Richness in Coastal Sage Scrub? --Mary K. Chase, John T. Rotenberry, and Michael D. Misenhelter NOTES Unmated Male California Gnatcatcher Feeds Fledgling Bushtits --Richard A. Erickson A New Site of Sympatry of the California and Black-tailed Gnatcatchers in the United States --Kenneth L. Weaver Book Reviews --Steve N. G. Howell, Stacy Small Featured Photo --Jon R. King and Steve N. G. Howell

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