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Birds Of The Rocky Mountains—Species Accounts, Pages 183–196: Jaegers, Gulls, & Terns, Paul A. Johnsgard

Birds of the Rocky Mountains by Paul A. Johnsgard

Pomarine Jaeger (Stercorarius pomarinus)
Parasitic Jaeger (Stercorarius parasiticus)
Long-tailed Jaeger (Stercorarius longicaudus)
Franklin's Gull (Larus pipixcan)
Bonaparte's Gull (Larus philadelphia)
Mew Gull (Larus tanus)
Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis)
California Gull (Larus califomicus)
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)
Sabine's Gull (Xema sabini)
Caspian Tern (Sterna caspia)
Common Tern (Sterna hirundo)
Forster's Tern (Sterna forsteri)
Black Tern (Chlicionias niger)

Birds Of The Rocky Mountains—Species Accounts, Pages 197–215: Doves And Owls, Paul A. Johnsgard

Birds of the Rocky Mountains by Paul A. Johnsgard

Rock Dove (Columba livia)
Band-tailed Pigeon (Columba fasciata)
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)
Black-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus erythropthalmus)
Yellow-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus)
Flammulated Owl (Otus flammeolus)
Western Screech-owl (Otus kennicottii)
Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus)
Snowy Owl (Nyctea scandiaca)
Northern Hawk-owl (Sumia ulula)
Northern Pygmy-owl (Glaucidium gnoma)
Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia)
Barred Owl (Strix varia)
Great Gray Owl (Strix nebulosa)
Long-eared Owl (Asio otus)
Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus)
Boreal Owl (Aegolius funereus)
Northern Saw-whet Owl (Aegolius acadicus)

Birds Of The Rocky Mountains—Species Accounts, Pages 229–241: Kingfishers & Woodpeckers, Paul A. Johnsgard

Birds of the Rocky Mountains by Paul A. Johnsgard

Belted Kingfisher (Ceryle alcyon)
Lewis's Woodpecker (Melanerpes lewis)
Red-headed Woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephala)
Acorn Woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus)
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius)
Williamson's Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus thyroides)
Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens)
Hairy Woodpecker (Picoides villosus)
White-headed Woodpecker (Picoides albolarvatus)
Three-toed Woodpecker (Picoides tridactylus)
Black-backed Woodpecker (Picoides arcticus)
Northern Flicker (Colaptes auritus)
Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus)

Birds Of The Rocky Mountains—Species Accounts, Pages 242–261: Flycatchers & Larks, Paul A. Johnsgard

Birds of the Rocky Mountains by Paul A. Johnsgard

Olive-sided Flycatcher (Contopus borealis)
Western Wood"pewee (Contopus sordidulus)
Yellow"bellied Flycatcher (Empidonax flaviventris)
Alder Flycatcher (Empidonax alnorum)
Willow Flycatbher (Empidonax trailli)
Least Flycatcher (Empidonax minimus)
Hammond's Flycatcher (Empidonax hammondi)
Dusky Flycatcher (Empidonax oberholseri)
Gray Flycatcher (Empidonax wrightii)
Western Flycatcher (Empidonax difficilis)
Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe)
Say's Phoebe (Sayornis saya)
Vermilion Flycatcher (Pyrocephalus rubinus)
Ash-throated Flycatcher (Myiarchus cinerascens)
Cassin's Kingbird (Tyrannus vociferus)
Western Kingbird (Tyrannus verticalis)
Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus)
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher (Muscivora forficata)
Horned Lark (Eremophila alpestris)

Birds Of The Rocky Mountains—Species Accounts, Pages 262–277: Swallows, Jays, & Crows, Paul A. Johnsgard

Birds of the Rocky Mountains by Paul A. Johnsgard

Purple Martin (Progne subis)
Tree Swallow (Iridoprocne bicolor)
Violet-green Swallow (Tachycineta thalassina)
Northern Rough-winged Swallow (Stelgidopteryx ruficollis)
Bank Swallow (Riparia riparia)
Cliff Swallow (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota)
Barn Swallow (Hirundo rusticola)
Gray Jay (Perisoreus canadensis)
Steller's Jay (Cyanocitta stelleri)
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata)
Scrub Jay (Aphelocoma caerulescens)
Pinyon Jay (Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus)
Clark's Nutcracker (Nucifraga columbiana)
Black-billed Magpie (Pica pica)
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)
Common Raven (Corvus corax)

Birds Of The Rocky Mountains—Species Accounts, Pages 278–286: Titmice & Nuthatches, Paul A. Johnsgard

Birds of the Rocky Mountains by Paul A. Johnsgard

Black-capped Chickadee (Parus atricapillus)
Mountain Chickadee (Parus gambelii)
Boreal Chickadee (Parus hudsonicus)
Chestnut-backed Chickadee (Parus rufescens)
Plain Titmouse (Parus inornatus)
Bushtit (Psaltriparus minimus)
Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis)
White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis)
Pygmy Nuthatch (Sitta pygmaea)

Birds Of The Rocky Mountains—Species Accounts, Pages 287–297: Creepers & Wrens, Paul A. Johnsgard

Birds of the Rocky Mountains by Paul A. Johnsgard

Brown Creeper (Certhia familiaris)
Rock Wren (Salpinctes obsoletus)
Canyon Wren (Caltherpes mexicanus)
Bewick's Wren (Thyromanes bewickii)
House Wren (Troglodytes aedon)
Winter Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)
Marsh Wren (Cistothorus palustris)
American Dipper (Cinclus mexicanus)
Golden-crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa)
Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula)
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea)

Birds Of The Rocky Mountains—Species Accounts, Pages 298–313: Thrushes, Thrashers, & Pipits, Paul A. Johnsgard

Birds of the Rocky Mountains by Paul A. Johnsgard

Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis)
Western Bluebird (Sialia mexicana)
Mountain Bluebird (Sialia currucoides)
Townsend's Solitaire (Myadestes townsendi)
Veery (Catharus fuscescens)
Gray-cheeked Thrush (Catharus minimus)
Swainson's Thrush (Catharus ustulatus)
Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus)
American Robin (Turdus migratorius)
Varied Thrush (Ixoreus naevius)
Gray Catbird (Dumatella carolinensis)
Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos)
Sage Thrasher (Oreoscoptes montanus)
Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum)
Water Pipit (Anthus spinoletta)
Sprague's Pipit (An thus spraguei)

Birds Of The Rocky Mountains—Species Accounts, Pages 314–322: Waxwings, Shrikes, & Vireos, Paul A. Johnsgard

Birds of the Rocky Mountains by Paul A. Johnsgard

Bohemian Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus)
Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum)
Northern Shrike (Lanius excubitor)
Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus)
European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
Solitary Vireo (Vireo solitarius)
Warbling Vireo (Vireo gilvus)
Philadelphia Vireo (Vireo philadelphicus)
Red~eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceous)

Birds Of The Rocky Mountains—Species Accounts, Pages 354–392: Tanagers, Grosbeaks, & Sparrows, Paul A. Johnsgard

Birds of the Rocky Mountains by Paul A. Johnsgard

Hepatic Tanager (Piranga flava)
Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea)
Western Tanager (Piranga ludoviciana)
Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheuticus ludovicianus)
Black-headed Grosbeak (Pheucticus melanocephalus)
Blue Grosbeak (Guiraca caerulea)
Lazuli Bunting (Passerina amoena)
Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea)
Dickcissel (Spiza americana)
Green-tailed Towhee (Pipilo chlorurus)
Rufous-sided Towhee (Pipilo erythropthalma)
Brown Towhee (Pipilo fuscus)
American Tree Sparrow (Spizella arborea)
Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina)
Clay-colored Sparrow (Spizella pallida)
Brewer's Sparrow (Spizella breweri)
Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla)
Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus)
Lark Sparrow (Chondestes grammacus)
Black-throated Sparrow (Amphispiza lineata)
Sage Sparrow (Amphispiza belli)
Lark Bunting (Calamospiza melanocorys)
Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis)
Baird's Sparrow (Ammodramus bairdii)
Grasshopper Sparrow (Ammodramus savannarum) …

Birds Of The Rocky Mountains—References On Individual Species, Paul A. Johnsgard

Birds of the Rocky Mountains by Paul A. Johnsgard

Approximately 650 reference (through 1986). See "Supplement" for additional references to 2009.

Birds Of The Rocky Mountains—Appendix: Abundance And Breeding Information For U.S. And Canadian National Parks, Paul A. Johnsgard

Birds of the Rocky Mountains by Paul A. Johnsgard

36 pages.
Covering
Banff National Park
Yoho National Park
Kootenay National Park
Waterton Lakes National Park
Glacier National Park
Yellowstone National Park
Grand Teton National Park
Rocky Mountain National Park
Dinosaur National Monument

Birds Of The Rocky Mountains—Index, Paul A. Johnsgard

Birds of the Rocky Mountains by Paul A. Johnsgard

This index includes the common names of bird species mentioned in this book, with the principal species account indicated by italics. Some names that previously have been used as common names but which no longer are used, or apply only to forms now considered subspecies, have also been indexed.

Birds Of The Rocky Mountains—Color Plates 1 - 42, Paul A. Johnsgard

Birds of the Rocky Mountains by Paul A. Johnsgard

Plate 1. Spruce grouse, displaying male. Photo by author.
Plate 2. American white pelicans and Caspian terns, breeding colony on Yellowstone Lake. Photo by author.
Plate 3. Double-crested cormorant and California gulls, breeding colony on Yellowstone Lake. Photo by author.
Plate 4. Trumpeter swan, adult and cygnets. Photo by author.
Plate 5. Harlequin duck, male. Photo by author.
Plate 6. Barrow’s goldeneye, female and brood. Photo by author.
Plate 7. Common merganser, female and brood. Photo by author.
Plate 8. Osprey, adult. Photo by author.
Plate 9. Red-tailed hawk, adult. Photo by author.
Plate 10. Golden eagle, adult. Photo by …

Birds Of The Rocky Mountains—Species Accounts, Pages 392–416: Icterids, Finches, & House Sparrows, Paul A. Johnsgard

Birds of the Rocky Mountains by Paul A. Johnsgard

Bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus)
Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)
Western Meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta)
Yellow-headed Blackbird (Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus)
Rusty Blackbird (Euphagus carolinus)
Brewer's Blackbird (Euphagus cyanocephalus)
Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula)
Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater)
Orchard Oriole (Icterus spurius)
Northern Oriole (Icterus galbula)
Rosy Finch (Leucosticte arctoa)
Pine Grosbeak (Pinicola enucleator)
Purple Finch (Carpodacus purpureus)
Cassin's Finch (Carpodacus cassinii)
House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus)
Red Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra)
White~winged Crossbill (Loxia leucoptera)
Common Redpoll (Carduelis flammeus)
Hoary Redpoll (Carduelis homemanni)
Pine Siskin (Spinus pinus)
Lesser Goldfinch (Carduelis psaltria)
American Goldfinch (Carduelis tristis)
Evening Grosbeak (Hesperiphona vespertina)
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)

Autumn On The Prairie: Grasses Of Nebraska, Paul A, Johnsgard

Paul Johnsgard Collection

To visit any prairie in Nebraska is in a sense a visit with our very distant relatives, each of which has its own story to tell, if we will only try to understand. Although each season is different, autumn in a Nebraska prairie is a very special time to visit. Life has by then come full circle, and it is a perfect time to sit or lie down in the grass, to enjoy the sights, sounds and smells of nature close at hand and to at least briefly merge one’s soul with our natural world.

G@Llinformed: Newsletter Of The Iucn-Ssc/Wpa Galliformes Specialist Group 1-7 (2009-2012), Iucn Species Survival Commission, Wpa Galliformes Specialist Group

Galliformes Specialist Group and Affiliated Societies: Newsletters

Issue 1 (July 2009)

From the Co-chairs: Welcome to the Galliformes Specialist Group, Peter Garson and Ilse Storch

Welcome to the Species Survival Commission, Simon N. Stuart

Former Specialist Groups: From the Chairs of the former Specialist Groups, Ilse Storch, René Dekker, Richard Fuller, John P. Carroll, Peter Garson, and Rahul Kaul

Tinamous and cracids: The inclusion of the tinamous cracid conservation requires focused efforts and Conserving the Trinidad piping-guan, Jeffrey Thompson, Bennett Hennessey, and Howard Nelson

G@llinformed reports

Breeding ecology of grey junglefowl at Gudular Range, south India, N. Ramesh and M. C. Sathyanarayana

Studies continue with ‘at risk’ …

Wpa News 84 (2009/2010), World Pheasant Association

Galliformes Specialist Group and Affiliated Societies: Newsletters

WPA News (Winter 2009/2010), number 84

Published by the World Pheasant Association

Great Curassow And Crested Guan Near Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas, Mexico, Timothy Brush

School of Integrative Biological & Chemical Sciences (Formerly Dept. of Biology)

Great Curassow (Crax rubra) and Crested Guan (Penelope purpurascens) were rediscovered in the Ciudad Victoria area of southwestern Tamaulipas, Mexico for the first time since 1909. Birds were found in low elevation canyons containing permanent running water, with riparian forest dominated by Montezuma bald-cypress (Taxodium mucronatum) and steep scrub-covered slopes. These records represent the northernmost known points of the ranges of both species. Additional field work will be needed to determine whether these small populations are isolated from the nearest known populations in the El Cielo/Gómez Farías area of southern Tamaulipas.

Louis A. Fuertes And The Zoological Art Of The 1926–1927 Abyssinian Expedition Of The Field Museum Of Natural History, Paul A. Johnsgard

Papers in Ornithology

The year 2009 marked the 110th anniversary of the first colored reproduction of a Fuertes painting; a watercolor of two seaside sparrows published in The Auk, when Fuertes was about 25 years old. Although Fuertes' life spanned little more than a half-century, and most living ornithologists were born after his tragic 1927 death, his influence on natural history art has not lessened. This manuscript is a testimony to his enduring artistic legacy.

I first looked in awe at the original set of Fuertes paintings in the summer of 1995, during a visit to the Field Museum in conjunction with …

Cranes Of The World In 2008: A Supplement To Crane Music, Paul A. Johnsgard

Papers in Ornithology

Time proceeds inexorably onward, and it has been 17 years since the first edition of Crane Music was published. During that time more than a billion people have been added to the earth's roles, and global warming has increasingly been recognized as a real tlu:oat to our planet's future. Although during that period a small percentage of Americans have become very rich through advances in technology, expanding markets and globalization, wildlife in general has suffered. Continuing population growth and associated economic and ecological pressures have resulted in greatly increased deforestation, wetland drainage, and destruction of natural habitats. Additionally, global climate …

Subscription And Organization Information [December 2008]

Nebraska Bird Review

The Nebraska Bird Review is published quarterly by the Nebraska Ornithologists' Union, Inc., as its official journal, and is sent to members not in arrears of dues. Annual subscription rates (on a calendar-year basis only): $15 in the United States, $18 in Canada and $30 in all other countries, payable in advance. Single copies are $4 each, postpaid, in the United States, $5 in Canada, and $8 elsewhere. Send orders for back issues to Mary Lou Pritchard, NOU Librarian, c/o University of Nebraska State Museum, W-436 Nebraska Hall, Lincoln, NE 68588-0514.

Memberships in the NOU (on a calendar-year basis only): …

Fall Field Days At Ashland

Nebraska Bird Review

The Fall Field Days were held southeast of Ashland at the Carol Joy Holling Conference Center September 26-28. Field trips to Platte River and Schramm State Parks, Louisville and Memphis SRAs, Jack Sinn WMA, Fontenelle Forest, and Spring Creek Prairie were led by Kevin Poague, Clem Klaphake, Larry Einemann, Rick Schmid, and Don and Janis Paseka.

Hawk migration was in full swing, and we observed 10 species, including a number of Broad-wings and Swainson's. An American Golden-Plover was a standout among the dozen shorebird species, and 10 warbler species were found, including Black-throated Green and Canada. Total species count was …

Book Review [Birding In The Northern Plains: The Ornithological Writings Of Herbert Krause], Paul A. Johnsgard

Nebraska Bird Review

Birding in the Northern Plains: The Ornithological Writings of Herbert Krause. Ronald R. Nelson, editor. 2008. The Center for Western Studies, Augustana College, Sioux Falls, SD. 252 pp. ISBN 978-0-9312170-87-4. Price: $27.50.

Herbert Krause was a native of Minnesota who spent most of his life in South Dakota, teaching at Augustana College from 1938 until his death in 1976. During that time he wrote extensively on South Dakota birds, much of which appeared in South Dakota Bird Notes, the journal of the South Dakota Ornithologists' Union. This book, assembled and edited by his long-time friend Ronald Nelson, brings …

Remembering Everett Gross And Lee Morris

Nebraska Bird Review

Everett Gross, NOU member since 1966, passed away on March 5, 2008, at the age of 88. Mildred, his wife of 65 years, preceded him in death by only a few months [see June 2007 NBR, p. 62]. Both were regular participants at the NOU spring and fall gatherings.

Lee Morris of Benedict was another loyal, longtime member of the NOU. Lee was 86 when he passed away on July 14, 2008. He is survived by his wife, Shirley, sons James, Steve (also an NOU member), and Tom, and daughter, Linda. Lee was an NOU officer in the 1960s, and …

Fall Field Report, August-November 2008, W. Ross Silcock

Nebraska Bird Review

Of interest to many is evidence of northward movement of species which generally summer on the Great Plains. In addition to White-winged Dove and Scissor-tailed Flycatcher, both slowly establishing as breeders in Nebraska, significant numbers of Glossy Ibis continue to be found, probably associated with major increases in numbers of White-faced Ibis. Perhaps the biggest surprise this late summer and early fall was the large number of Lesser Goldfinches reported from the southern Panhandle.

Less exciting by far, but worthy of attention were reports of several Mute Swans in the Omaha area, including a duo of juveniles, and a couple …

Index To Volume 76

Nebraska Bird Review

Alberts, Byron 52

Aleman-Zometa, Jason 155

Alexander,

George 20

Irene 20

R. D. 79

Allen, Sue 20

Anderson, S. H. 80

Anhinga 113

Atwood, J. L. 80

Aubushon, Kathy 19

Audubon, John J. 84-85

Avocet, American 58, 87, 101, 142, 159

The 2007 Nebraska Nest Report, Wayne J. Mollhoff

Nebraska Bird Review

Rains returned to most of the state this breeding season, with the notable exception of almost the entire Panhandle and the western Sandhills, where the 8-year drought continues. In the western Sandhills some early rains began to restore water levels in the potholes and lakes, but levels fell again as the summer wore on. While recovering water levels in much of the Rainwater Basin brought renewed breeding activity by at least some of the marsh and water birds, continued dry conditions in the western Sandhills curtailed breeding by many water bird species there, with reduced or no breeding by grebes …

Nebraska Bird Review (December 2008) 76(4), Whole Issue

Nebraska Bird Review

Fall Field Report, August–November 2008 ... 134

The 2007 Nebraska Nest Report ... 155

Fall Field Days at Ashland ... 165

Remembering Everett Gross and Lee Morris ... 169

Book Review [Birding in the Northern Plains: The Ornithological Writings of Herbert Krause] ... 171

Index to Volume 76 ... 172

Subscription and Organization Information ... 183

Geographic Variation In Malarial Parasite Lineages In The Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis Trichas), K. M. Pagenkopp, John Klicka, K. L. Durrant, J. C. Garvin, R. C. Fleischer

Ornithology Program (HRC)

Our current understanding of migration routes of many birds is limited and researchers have employed various methods to determine migratory patterns. Recently, parasites have been used to track migratory birds. The objective of this study was to determine whether haemosporidian parasite lineages detect significant geographic structure in common yellowthroats (Geothlypis trichas). We examined liver tissue or blood from 552 birds sampled from multiple locations throughout the continental United States, southern Canada, and the Bahamas. We found a 52.7% overall prevalence of haematozoan infection. We identified 86.1% of these infections to genus: 81% were Plasmodium; 5% were Haemoproteus …