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Masthead From Nebraska Bird Review (March 1994) 62(1)

Nebraska Bird Review

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Notes On Bird Sightings In Nebraska From Nebraska Bird Review (March 1994)

Nebraska Bird Review

Burasian Wigeon. On March 10, 1994, I discovered a male Eurasian wigeon (Anas penelope) just north of the Johnson Waterfowl Production Area in Phelps County. It was in a flock of approximately 200 puddle ducks, but primarily associated with six American Wigeons (Anas americana). The bird was distinctive and easily identified. A modest photograph has been sent to the NOU Records Committee.

---Joel Jorgensen, 1218 Jackson St., Blair, NE 68008

Summer Tanager. A Summer Tanager was observed at feeders in Bellevue from Nov. 20 to Dec. 27, 1993 by John Voss (first observer), Grace …

Winter Field Report, Dec. 1993-Feb. 1994, W. Ross Silcock, Richard C. Rosché

Nebraska Bird Review

After volunteering to gather data and Write a series of seasonal summaries for The Nebraska Bird Review, I was surprised that my offer was accepted and now the time has come already for the first report. I asked for comments and suggestions from contributors to the traditional six-month "spring" and "fall" Occurrence Reports and received many helpful ideas. The biggest concern was the possible loss of accessibility to data on a county-by-county basis. I do have the information entered into a database so that it can be accessed by county, and would be happy to respond to any requests for …

Whole Issue Nebraska Bird Review (March 1994) 62(1),

Nebraska Bird Review

Table of Contents

1993 Treasurer's Report, Nebraska Ornithologists' union, Inc …………….. 2

Fall 1993 Occurrence Report (July 1 - December 31) …………….. 3

Table 1. Fall 1993 Occurrences: Rare Species …………….. 5

Table 2. Fall 1993 Occurrences in One or Two Counties …………….. 5

Table 3. Fall 1993 Occurrences of Species Not in Tables 1 or 2 …………….. 8

Fall 1993 Reporters, Observers, and county Totals …………….. 50

Winter Field Report, December 1993 - February 1994 …………….. 51

Observers for winter Field Report…………….. 62

Notes on Bird Sightings in Nebraska…………….. 63

Correction in the Nebr. Bird Review Vol. 61 (3), …

Utilization Of Wood Duck Nest Boxes With Respect To Plant Community Type, Orientation And Juxtaposition At The Green Bottom Wildlife Management Area, West Virginia, Anthony Benjamin Borda Jr.

Theses, Dissertations and Capstones

Utilization of wood duck (Aix sponsa, L.) nest boxes was evaluated at the Green Bottom Wildlife Management Area, a 1,110-acre mid-Ohio Valley floodplain. Primary focus was directed upon nest box utilization by the wood duck but use by other wildlife was observed and recorded. Utilization of the nest boxes by the wood duck was analyzed with respect to plant community type, orientation and juxtaposition to other wood duck nest boxes. Forty-three wood duck next boxes were observed and inspected in 1993. Wood ducks nested in 24 of the nest boxes, and 361 eggs were found. Clutch size ranged …

Homosexual Copulations By Male Tree Swallows, Michael P. Lombardo, Ruth M. Bosman, Christine A. Faro, Stephen G. Houtteman, Timothy S. Kluisza

Peer Reviewed Publications

Homosexual courtship behavior in non-human animals is well known (Ford and Beach 1980) and occurs in a wide variety of taxa. However, homosexual copulations, especially between males, are less well known. In birds, males mounting other males have been observed in the colonially breeding Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) (Fujioka and Yamagishi 1981) and Common Murre (Uria aalge) (Birkhead et al. 1985, Hatchwell 1988). Neither Fujioka and Yamagishi (1981) nor Birkhead et al. (1985) and Hatchwell (1988) reported whether cloacal contact occurred during their observations of male-male mountings. Here we describe homosexual copulations by male Tree Swallows …