Western Birds Volume 31, 2000

Short-tailed Albatross © Ronald L. Branson

Vol. 31, No. 1, 2000 Contents Report of the California Bird Records Committee: 1997 Records --Stephen C. Rotternborn and Joseph Morlan Molt Cycles and Sequences in the Western Gull --Steve N. G. Howell and Chris Corben A Commentary on Molt and Plumage Terminology: Implications from the Western Gull --Steve N. G. Howell and Chris Corben NOTES First Record of the Yellow-browed Warbler (Phylloscopus inornatus) in North America --Paul Lehman Unusual Foraging Strategy by the Greater Roadrunner --James C. Cornett Book Reviews --Bruce Webb and Steve N. G. Howell Featured Photo --Robert A. Hamilton and N. John Schmitt

Dusky-capped Flycatcher © Don DesJardin

Vol. 31, No. 2, 2000 Contents Seabird Abundances off Washington, 1972–1998 --Terence R. Wahl and Bill Tweit Distribution and Abundance of Burrowing Owls on the Peninsula and Islands of Baja California --Eduardo Palacios, Daniel W. Anderson, Eric Mellink, and Salvador González-Guzmán Updated Geographic Distribution of Eight Passerine Species in Central Alaska --Anna-Marie Benson, Thomas H. Pogson, and Terry J. Doyle The Recent Breeding of California and Laughing Gulls at the Salton Sea, California --Kathy C. Molina NOTES First Record of an Olive-backed Pipit in California --Phil Capitolo, Will Richardson, Ryan Burnett, and Peter Pyle First Record of an Olive-backed Pipit in Mexico --Robert A. Hamilton, James E. Pike, Thomas E. Wurster, and Kurt Radamaker Winter Nocturnal Roost Sites and Behavior of Some Desert Passerines in Western Texas --Robert C. Dobbs and Paul R. Martin Retarded Wing Molt in Black-legged Kittiwakes --Steve N. G. Howell and Chris Corben Book Reviews --Stephen C. Rottenborn and Steve N. G. Howell Featured Photo --Kimball L. Garrett President’s Message --Mike San Miguel

California Gull Colony at Mono Lake © B. Moose Peterson

Vol. 31, No. 3, 2000 Contents Nesting Populations of California and Ring-billed Gulls in California: Recent Surveys and Historical Status --W. David Shuford and Thomas P. Ryan Status of Hudsonian Godwits on the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, Alaska --Brian J. McCaffery and Christopher M. Harwood Nesting of Ashy Storm-Petrels and Cassin’s Auklets in Monterey County, California --Gerard J. McChesney, Harry R. Carter, and Michael W. Parker Nesting Waterbirds on Islas San Martin and Todos Santos, Baja California --Eduardo Palacios and Eric Mellink Two Subspecies of Warbling Vireos Differ in Their Responses to Cowbird Eggs --Spencer G. Sealy, Alison J. Banks, and Jameson F. Chace NOTES Breeding Birds of the Guerrero Negro Saltworks, Baja California Sur, Mexico --Gustavo D. Danemann and Roberto Carmona The Status of Harlan’s Hawk in Southern California --Charles T. Collins and Peter H. Bloom Where Do Pigeon Guillemots from California Go for the Winter? --Terence R. Wahl and Bill Tweit Book Reviews --Nils Warnock, Steve N. G. Howell Featured Photo --Paul Lehman

Harris’s Sparrow, immature © Tim Reeves

Vol. 31, No. 4, 2000 Contents Breeding Landbirds of a Highly Threatened Open Space: The Puente-Chino Hills, California --Daniel S. Cooper Breeding Biology of Lucy’s Warbler in Southwestern New Mexico --Scott H. Stoleson, Roland S. Shook, and Deborah M. Finch NOTES Historical Review of Arizona’s Nesting Northern Harriers, Including the most Recent Confirmed Nesting in 1998 --David G. Mikesic and Russell B. Duncan Incomplete First Prebasic Molt in the Wrentit --Maureen E. Flannery and Thomas Gardali Status of the Yellow-billed Cuckoo in Idaho --Daniel M. Taylor Power Pole Casualties Among Raptors and Ravens in Northwestern Chihuahua, Mexico --Jean-Luc E. Cartron, Gail Garber, Carol Finley, Christopher Rustay, Ron Kellermueller, Mary Pat Day, Patricia Manzano-Fisher, and Scott H. Stoleson Gray Vireos Wintering in California Elephant Trees --Philip Unitt Book Review --Steve N. G. Howell Featured Photo --Matt Heindel and Steve N. G. Howell Index --Jack W. Schlotte and Philip Unitt

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