Western Birds

Volume 35, 2004


The cover of Vol. 35, No. 1, of Western Birds
Le Conte’s Sparrow
© Kenneth Z. Kurland

Vol. 35, No. 1, 2004

Contents


Report of the California Bird Records Committee: 2002 Records --Luke W. Cole and Guy McCaskie

Warbling Vireo Nesting Ecology in the Northern Sierra Nevada --Julia I. Smith, Mark D. Reynolds, and Gretchen LeBuhn

NOTES

Update on the Status and Distribuiton of Wilson’s Phalarope and Yellow-bellied Sapsucker in Alaska --Carol A. Erwin, Kristen B. Rozell, and Lucas H. DeCicco

Bat Predation by the Acorn Woodpecker --Laine MacTague

First Record of the Sora in the State of Hawaii --Kimberly J. Uyehara

Additions to the Avifauna of St. Matthew Island, Bering Sea --James A. Johnson, Steven M. Matsuoka, Daniel R. Ruthrauff, Michael A. Litzow, and Maksim N. Dementyev

Book Reviews --Diana L. Humple and Steve N, G. Howell

Featured Photo --Joseph Morlan, Robin E. Dakin and Jim Rosso

The cover of Vol. 35, No. 2, of Western Birds
Red-throated Pipit
© Steve H. Metz

Vol. 35, No. 2, 2004

Contents


Clutch Sizes and Nesting Habits of Birds at Tioga Pass --Martin L. Morton and Maria E. Pereyra

Hooded Oriole Nest Failure Associated with a Novel Nest Site --Kevin Ellison and Timothy Brush

First Record of the Little Stint for Mexico --Marshall J. Iliff, Brian L. Sullivan, Tony Leukering, and Brian P. Gibbons

Loosely Colonial Nesting by Western Kingbirds in Northwestern Texas --Carroll D. Littlefield

NOTES

First Specimen of the Neotropic Cormorant from the Baja California Peninsula, Mexico --Gorgonio Ruiz Campos

Western Kingbirds Nesting in Association with Buteo Hawks --Aaron L. Holmes and Russell Morgan

A Specimen of the Nominate Subspecies of the Red-shouldered Hawk from California --Peter Pyle, Andrew Engilis, Jr., and Thomas G. Moore

Additional Notes on the Southern Limit of the Ancient Murrelet in Baja California, Mexico --Spencer G. Sealy and Harry R. Carter

A Review of the Literature of Accipiter striatus perobscurus, with a Report of Specimens from California, Colorado, and New Mexico --Robert W. Dickerman

Book Reviews --Daniel S. Cooper and Steve N. G. Howell

Featured Photo --Alvaro Jaramillo

The cover of Vol. 35, No. 3, of Western Birds
Red-billed Tropicbird
© Steve H. Metz

Vol. 35, No. 3, 2004

Contents


Seasonal Abundance of Marine Birds in Nearshore Waters of Monterey Bay, California --Laird A. Henkel

Glossy Ibis Records for Colorado and Neighboring States --Doug Faulkner

Low Incidence of Cowbird Parasitism on Swainson's Thrushes in Central Coastal California --Jennifer D. White and Thomas Gardali

NOTES

Expansion of the Breeding Range of the Bufflehead in California --T. Will Richardson

Southernmost Record of a Spotted Owl x Barred Owl Hybrid in the Sierra Nevada --Mark E. Seamans, Jeffery Corcoran, and Angela Rex

The Southern Limit in California of the Northern Pygmy-Owl --Philip Unitt

Book Review --Jeff N. Davis

Featured Photo --Bruce Deuel

The cover of Vol. 35, No. 4, of Western Birds
Yellow-billed Loon
© Bill Hill

Vol. 35, No. 4, 2004

Contents


Landbird and Waterbrd Notes from Isla Guadalupe, Mexico --Daniel C. Barton, Kirsten E. Lindquist, Robert W. Henry, and Luciana Magnolia Luna Mendoza

Atypical Willow Flycatcher Nesting Sites in a Recovering Riparian Corridor at Mono Lake, California --Chris McCreedy and Sacha K. Heath

NOTES

Conspecific Collision Mortality in Caspian Terns --Charles T. Collins, Patricia H. Collins, and Nathan Mudry

First Record of the Manx Shearwater for Mexico --Mike San Miguel and Todd McGrath

Noteworthy Avifaunal Records from the Baja California Peninsula, Mexico --Octavio R. Rojas-Soto, Erick A. García-Rojo, Luis A. Sánchez-González, Samuel A. López de Aquino, Iván Liebig-Fossas, Fernando Puebla-Olivares, Adolfo G. Navarro S., and Brett W. Benz

The Common Eider Reaches California --Guy McCaskie and Charles E. Vaughan

Expansion of the Breeding Range of the Acorn Woodpecker East of the Sierra Nevada, California --Andrew Kirk and Leah Kirk

Book Reviews --Paul Hess and Ted Floyd

Featured Photo --Philip Unitt

Index --Philip Unitt

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