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RESIDUAL SEEDS AS POTENTIAL SPRING WATERFOWL FOODS IN SMALL, MAN-MADE IMPOUNDMENTS ▪ G. A. Baldassarre

NOTES ON THE NATURAL HISTORY OF BATS FROM BADLANDS NATIONAL MONUMENT, SOUTH DAKOTA ▪ J. P. Farney and J. K. Jones, Jr.

PRAIRIE CHICKEN DOMINATED SHARP-TAILED GROUSE INTERACTION ▪ R. A. Schmidt

CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNTS FOR NORTH DAKOTA— 1979 ▪ R. N. Randall

THIRD NESTING OF CATTLE EGRET IN NORTH DAKOTA ▪ R. A. Schmidt

FIRST BREEDING RECORDS OF THE WHITE-FACED IBIS IN NORTH DAKOTA ▪ R. A. Schmidt

NOTES

Pinon Jay in North Dakota ▪ R. N Randall, J. Swanick and O. Swanick

Gray-crowned …

The Prairie Naturalist Volume 11, Number 4. December 1979

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THE STATUS OF HERONS, EGRETS AND IBISES IN NORTH DAKOTA ▪ J. T. Lokomoen

RANGE EXPANSION OF BAIRD'S SPARROW IN SOUTH DAKOTA ▪ H. A. Kantrud and C. A. Faanes

NESTING RECORDS OF THE WOOD THRUSH IN NORTH DAKOTA ▪ S. O. Lambeth and D. O. Lambeth

SOME ECOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF MARBLED GODWITS AND WILLETS IN NORTH DAKOTA ▪ K. F. Higgins, L. M. Kirsch, M. R. Ryan and R. B. Renken

NOTES ON THE INCUBATION BEHAVIOR OF BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING DUCKS ▪ E G. Bolen and E. N. Smith

NOTES

Red Fox Captures Sharp-tailed Grouse at the Lek ▪ S. …

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DISTRIBUTION AND NATURAL HISTORY OF AMPHIBIANS AND REPTILES IN WESTERN NEBRASKA WITH ECOLOGICAL NOTES ON THE HERPETILES OF ARAPAHO PRAIRIE ▪ R. E. Ballinger, J. D. Lynch and P. H. Cole

AVIAN MORTALITY FROM A SEVERE HAIL STORM ▪ J. L. Piehl

EFFECTS OF A SUMMER STORM ON BIRD POPULATIONS ▪ D. H. Johnson

SEXING AND AGING CRITERIA FOR THE WHITE PELICAN ▪ G. R. Lingle and N. F. Sloan

CANVASBACK DUCK RECOVERS FROM COMPOUND LUXATION TO WING ▪ H. A. Doty

SECOND NORTH DAKOTA RECORD OF LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH ▪ C. A. Faanes

FIRST NESTING RECORD OF A LOUISIANA HERON …

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SPECIES WITH EXTRA FLORAL NECTARIES IN A TEMPERATE FLORA (NEBRASKA) ▪ Kathleen H. Keeler

PLANTS OF MOUNT GOLIATH RESEARCH NATURAL AREA ▪ Jeanette Hartman and Rod Mitchell

STATUS OF THE STURGEON CHUB (HYBOPSIS GELIDA) AND SICKLEFIN CHUB (HYBOPSIS MEEKI) IN NORTH DAKOTA ▪ Robert C. Reigh and Dean S. Elsen

OBSERVATIONS ON COYOTE BIOLOGY IN NORTH-CENTRAL MISSOURI ▪ Fred B. Samson and Bill D. Hill

DESTRUCTION TO NESTING BIRDS ON A MARSH BAY BY A SINGLE STORM ▪ Martin K. McNicholl

BOOK REVIEWS

Presentations on Predators ▪ Staff

Migratory Game Birds ▪ Ronald A. Ryder

Wolf …

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ORIN ALVA STEVENS, A PRAIRIE NATURALIST ▪ G. Monson

FIRST RECORD OF LONG-TAILED JAEGER FOR NORTH DAKOTA ▪ T. Gatz and D. Treasure

NEW RECORDS OF THE DWARF SHREW (SOREX NANUS) IN SOUTH DAKOTA ▪ R. J. Cinq-Mars, R. S. Hoffmann and J. K. Jones, Jr.

THE ETHYLENE FROM BURNING LIGNITE AS A PROBABLE CAUSE OF COLUMNARITY IN NORTH DAKOTA JUNIPERS ▪ J. M. Murphy and D. J. Holden

CAMOUFLAGED COYOTE DEN ENTRANCES ▪ D. P. Althoff

CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNTS FOR NORTH DAKOTA - 1978 ▪ R.N. Randall

NOTES

An Upland Nest of the Virginia Rail in North …

The Prairie Naturalist Volume 10, Number 4. December 1978

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THE ORNITHOGEOGRAPHY OF THE GREAT PLAINS STATES ▪ Paul A. Johnsgard

CAPTURE OF GRAY PARTRIDGE BY FALCONRY IN NORTH DAKOTA ▪ John W. Schulz

INCUBATION RHYTHMS AND EGG TEMPERATURES OF AN AMERICAN GREEN-WINGED TEAL AND A RENESTING PINTAIL ▪ Alan D. Afton

TEMPORAL PATTERNS OF SPRING MIGRATION OF YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRDS IN NORTH DAKOTA ▪ Richard D. Crawford

CHECKLIST OF NORTH DAKOTA MAMMALS: COMMENTS ON STATUS AND DISTRIBUTION OF SPECIES ▪ Robert W. Seabloom

NOTE

First Nesting Record of Cattle Egret and Little Blue Heron in North Dakota ▪ Lloyd A. Jones

BOOK REVIEWS

Geese of the World ▪ Carl E. …

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NOTES ON DISTRIBUTION OF THREE SPECIES OF MAMMALS IN SOUTH DAKOTA ▪ J. K. Jones, Jr., J. R. Choate and R. B. Wilhelm

A MID-CONTINENT IRRUPTION OF CANADA LYNX, 1962-63 ▪ H. L. Gunderson

CHECKLIST OF NORTH DAKOTA MAMMALS (REVISED) ▪ J. M. Wiebe and J. F. Cassel

DECLINE OF YEAR-CLASS STRENGTH OF BUFFALO FISHES IN LAKE SAKAKAWEA, NORTH DAKOTA ▪ D. W. Willis and J. B. Owen

NOTE

Pileated Woodpecker Eating Russian Olive Fruits ▪ R. S. McVoy

BOOK REVIEWS

Birds of the Prairie Provinces ▪ W. J. Maher

Wildlife of the Prairies ▪ C. R. Grondahl

Distribution Patterns …

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ANALYSIS OF THE FLEHMEN DISPLAY IN AMERICAN BISON (BISON BISON) ▪ B. R. Mahan, M. P. Munger and H. L. Gunderson

AVIAN MORTALITY CAUSED BY A SEPTEMBER WIND AND. HAIL STORM ▪ K. F. Higgins and M. A. Johnson

DISTRIBUTION OF TWO SPECIES OF LONG-EARED BATS OF THE GENUS MYOTIS ON THE NORTHERN GREAT PLAINS ▪ J. K. Jones, Jr. and J. R. Choate

ALFALFA AND THE OCCURRENCE OF FISSURES ON THE NORTH DAKOTA PRAIRIES ▪ J. P. Bluemle, A. E Kehew, E. A. Brostuen and K. L. Harris

NOTES

An Observation of Badger Predation on Richardson Ground Squirrels ▪ …

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KEY TO THE SKULLS OF NORTH DAKOTA MAMMALS ▪ J. M. Wiebe

RESPONSES OF PRAIRIE GROUSE TO AVIAN AND MAMMALIAN VISITORS ON DISPLAY GROUNDS IN NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA ▪ D. W. Sparling, Jr. and W. D. Svedarsky

FIRST NESTING RECORD OF THE CASPIAN TERN IN NORTH DAKOTA ▪ J. F. Herman, R. A. Schmidt and K. J. Wilson

MARSH HAWK PREDATION ON BLACK TERN AND PECTORAL SANDPIPER ▪ G. D. Maxson

CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNTS FOR NORTH DAKOTA—1977 ▪ R. N. Randall

BOOK REVIEW

Audubon Society "Field Guides" ▪ D. L. Kubischta

Ten-Year Index To The Prairie Naturalist Vols. 1-10 (1968-1978), Virginia Steinhaus

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From: ACANTHOMYOPS CLAVIGER,

to: Zink, R.M.,

The Prairie Naturalist Vol. 9, Nos. 3 And 4. September-December, 1977

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UPLAND NESTING OF AMERICAN BITTERNS, MARSH HAWKS, AND SHORT-EARED OWLS ▪ H. F. Duebbert and J. T. Lokemoen

ROADSIDE NESTING BY PRAIRIE GROUSE IN NORTHWEST MINNESOTA ▪ W. D. Svedarsky

BOHEMIAN WAXWING POPULATIONS AND WINTER ECOLOGY IN NORTH DAKOTA ▪ E. L. Bakke

AGEING ARCHAEOLOGICAL BISON BY DENTAL ANNULI ▪ J. C. Pigage and M. G. McKenna

COMPARISON OF COYOTE AND COYOTE X DOG HYBRID FOOD HABITS IN SOUTHEASTERN NEBRASKA ▪ B.R. Mahan

NOTES

Abnormal Mid-May Occurrence of White-fronted Geese in Sheridan County, North Dakota ▪ D.P. Kibbe and J. A. Roppe

Common Grackle Preys on Spotted Sandpiper Chick ▪ …

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PROPAGULE DISPERSAL AMONG FOREST ISLANDS IN SOUTHEASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA ▪ J. W. Ranney and W. C. Johnson

GENERAL WEATHER CONSIDERATIONS FOR THE PRESCRIDED BURNING OF PRAIRIE IN NORTHWEST MINNESOTA ▪ W. D. Svedarsky and R. W. Sands

YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT HERONS SIGHTED IN NORTH DAKOTA ▪ D. G. Jorde, G. L. Krapu, and R. K. Green

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NESTING BY FERRUGINOUS HAWKS AND OTHER RAPTORS ON HIGH VOLTAGE POWERLINE TOWERS ▪ D. S. Gilmer and J. M. Wiebe

ARTHROPODS CONSUMED BY AN IMMATURE MARBLED GODWIT ▪ R. M. Timm and R. M. Zink

NOTES

Black-headed Grosbeak in Jamestown, North Dakota ▪ R. Lender

Summer Record of Red-breasted Nuthatch in North Dakota ▪ R. Lender

BOOK REVIEWS

Minnesota's Wild Flowers ▪ Staff

In Search of Eagles ▪ J. Lokemoen

Forest and Range Research ▪ Staff

An Economic Analysis of Recycling ▪ Staff

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SPRING MORTALITY OF INSECTIVOROUS BIRDS IN SOUTHERN MANITOBA ▪ J. R. Serie and R. E. Jones

CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNTS FOR NORTH DAKOTA—1976 ▪ R. N. Randall

MOSSES OF THE GREAT PLAINS: INTRODUCTION AND CATALOGUE ▪ S. P. Churchill

NOTES

Fulvous Tree Duck in North Dakota ▪ L. A. Jones

Unusual Mortality of a Saw-whet Owl ▪ H. A. Kantrud

Cardinal and Mockingbird in Jamestown, North Dakota ▪ D. H. and J. E. Johnson

BOOK REVIEWS

Essence of Wilderness ▪ K. T. Killingbeck

The Changing America ▪ L. M. Kirsch

A Government Bird Book ▪ J. F. Cassel

Wildflowers ofthe Rockies …

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THE POTAMOGETONACEAE IN NORTH DAKOTA ▪ G. E. Larson

NOTES

January Record for Western Grebe at Amenia, North Dakota ▪ J. M. Wiehe and J. F. Cassel

An Observation of Possible Mallard Adoption ▪ R. A. Stromstad

Unusual Mortality in California Gulls ▪ G. R. Lingle

Great Horned Owl Predation of Penned Gray Partridge ▪ J. W. Schulz

BOOK REVIEWS

North Dakota's Own Bird Book ▪ B. and A. Gammell

North Dakota's Wildlife ▪ Staff

A New Bird Book for Minnesota ▪ D. H. Johnson

Two New Waterfowl Books ▪ T. J. Dwyer

Two Canadian Bird References ▪ Staff

Canadian …

The Prairie Naturalist Vol. 7, No.4. December 1975

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COMPARISON OF FLOWERING RECORDS FROM KANSAS AND NORTH DAKOTA ▪ O. A. Stevens

REPAIRED BONE BREAK IN A HOUSE SPARROW ▪ C. L. Cink and T. K. Broschat

A LARGE RACOON LITTER ▪ E. K. Fritzell and J. W. Matthews

CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNTS FOR NORTH DAKOTA –1975 ▪ R. N. Randall

BOOK REVIEW

Autumn Hawk Migrations ▪ P. B. Hofslund

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VASCULAR FLORA OF EMMONS COUNTY, NORTH DAKOTA ▪ R. P Williams and W. T. Barker

NOTES

Unusual Nesting Site of Barn Swallows ▪ W. A. Buresh

Summer Tanager in Burleigh County, North Dakota ▪ W. A. Buresh

Additional Record of Summer Tanager in North Dakota ▪ J. F. Cassel

Snowy Owl in McHenry County, North Dakota, in May ▪ W. A. Buresh

Vegetation Development In Relation To Age Of River Stabilization Structures Along A Channelized Segment Of The Missouri River, John Arthur Vaubel

Nebraska Game and Parks Commission: White Papers, Conference Presentations, and Manuscripts

During the summer of 1974, I sampled sites of vegetation representative of successional trends in plant communities along the Missouri River floodplain from Sioux City, Iowa, to Rulo, Nebraska. Five district community types listed from youngest to oldest are as follows: Salix spp. – dominated, Populus deltoides – dominated, Platanus occidentalis-Ulmus rubra – dominated, Tilia americana-Quercus rubra – dominated, and Quercus macrocarpa-Carya ovata – dominated vegetation.

The technique of relating vegetation succession to age of river stabilization structures was found to be useful and offered a quite precise method of developing a timescale …

An Evaluation Of The Fishery Resources Of The Thames River Watershed, Connecticut, Connecticut Department Of Environmental Protection

Storrs Agricultural Experiment Station

No abstract provided.

The Prairie Naturalist Volume 7, No.1. March 1975

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MIGRATION OF BIRDS IN NORTH DAKOTA DURING FAll 1974 ▪ J. T. Lokemoen & D. H. Johnson.

REPRODUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT OF FOUR MALLARD LINES ▪ R. J. Greenwood

The Prairie Naturalist Volume 6, Nos. 3 And 4. September-December 1974

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A BIOLOGICAL SURVEY OF KRAFT SLOUGH ▪ G. L. Krapu & H. F. Duebbert

CHRISTMAS BIRD·COUNTS FOR NORTH DAKOTA - 1974 ▪ R. N. Randall

USE OF SMALL FENCES TO PROTECT GROUND BIRD NESTS FROM MAMMALIAN PREDATORS ▪ A. B. Sargeant & A. D. Kruse

BOOK REVIEW: Finding Birds in Minnesota ▪ E. M. Welter

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WOOD DUCKS IN NORTH DAKOTA ▪ H. A. Doty

AERIAL FEEDING BY RED-WINGED BLACKBIRDS NEAR FULLER'S LAKE, NORTH DAKOTA ▪ W. C. Royall, Jr. & O. E. Bray

ARBOREAL WOODCHUCKS? ▪ K. T. Killingbeck

IMAGES, CHOICE, AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ▪ E. Smith

BREEDING STATUS OF THE LEAST BITTERN IN NORTH DAKOTA ▪ C. L. Cink

NOTE: Maximum Sizes for Ambystomatid Salamanders ▪ D. W. Larson

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AVIAN MORTALITY FROM COLLISIONS WITH OVERHEAD WIRES IN NORTH DAKOTA ▪ G. L. Krapu

NOTES ON THE BIOLOGY OF THE OLIVE-BACKED POCKET MOUSE PEROGNATHUS FASCIATUS ON THE NORTHERN GREAT PLAINS ▪ J. E. Pefaur & R. S. Hoffman

NOTE: Swans Resting on the Surface of A Dry Lake ▪ D. S. Gilmer

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REESTABLISHMENT OF PRAIRIE IN EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA ▪ O. A. Stevens

THE AGE DISTRIBUTION OF ENVIRONMENTAL PERIODICALS ▪ D. H. Johnson

SOME OBSERVATIONS ON THE ECOLOGY OF PLUMATELLA REPENS (L.) (BRYOZOA: PLUMATELLIDAE) IN NORTHEASTERN NORTH DAKOTA ▪ R. D. Stoaks

CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNTS FOR NORTH DAKOTA - 1973 ▪ R. N. Randall 61

NOTE: Red-bellied Woodpecker in Rolette, County, North Dakota ▪ D. T. Disrud 52

Index to Volume 5

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PRELIMINARY LIST OF NATURAL AREAS IN NORTH DAKOTA ▪ Harold A. Kantrud

BREEDING BIRD POPULATIONS OF RIVERINE FORESTS IN EASTERN MONTANA ▪ Roger L. Kroodsma

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SOME ASPECTS OF MINK-WATERFOWL RELATIONSHIPS ON PRAIRIE WETLANDS ▪ Robert T. Eberhardt

SUMMER AND FALL FOODS OF MINK ON THE J. CLARK SALYER NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE ▪ Wayne F. Cowan and James R. Reilly

GIANT CANADA GEESE ▪ S. O. Kolstoe

SOME LICHENS OF BOG AND PAPER BIRCH FROM NORTH DAKOTA ▪ Dennis T. Disrud and Thomas D. Trana

A PALEOCENE FOSSIL LOCALITY IN SOUTHEASTERN SASKATCHEWAN: THE SHORT CREEK SECTION ▪ Paul L. Broughton

NOTE: A new orchid for North Dakota ▪ Robert E. Stewart

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DATES FOR FIRST FLOWERS ▪ O. A. Stevens

CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNTS FOR NORTH DAKOTA—1972 ▪ Robert N. Randall 7

NORTHERN ENVIRONMENTAL COUNCIL CORPORATE AWARD, 1972—RESPONSE ▪ K. A. Carlson

ALGAL ASSOCIATIONS IN NEARSHORE WATERS OF GOLDEN LAKE, A SHALLOW PRAIRIE LAKE IN EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA ▪ Douglas W. Larson

NOTE

Observations of Wintering Bald Eagles at Garrison Dam, North Dakota ▪ Frank A. Splendoria

The Prairie Naturalist Volume 4, Nos. 3 And 4. September–December 1972

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THE SANDHILL CRANE WITH EMPHASIS ON ASPECTS

RELATED TO NORTH DAKOTA ▪ Douglas H. Johnson and Robert E. Stewart

SIZE AND COLORATION CHARACTERISTICS OF NEOTENIC SALAMANDERS IN DEVILS LAKE, N. D. ▪ Douglas W. Larson

BIRDS' EGGS: AN AID TO NATURE APPRECIATION ▪ S. O. Kolstoe

BIRD MORTALITY AT FOUR TOWERS IN EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA — FALL 1972 ▪ Michael Avery and Tom Clement

POPULATION IRRUPTION OF THE LEAST WEASEL (Mustela nivalis) IN EAST CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA ▪ John T. Lokemoen and Kenneth F. Higgins

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EDITORIAL: Coordination: A Step for Environmental Protection ▪ Paul B. Kannowski

AN ANALYSIS OF BARN OWL AND GREAT HORNED OWL PELLETS FROM WESTERN NEBRASKA ▪ Eric A. Rickart

SUMMER OBSERVATIONS OF THE SHORT-EARED OWL IN THE RED RIVER VALLEY ▪ W. J. Walley

ADDITIONAL GLAUCOUS GULL RECORD FOR NORTH DAKOTA ▪ B. J. Rose

MIGRATION OF BIRDS IN NORTH DAKOTA DURING FALL 1971 ▪ Douglas H. Johnson, John T. Lokemoen and Paul F. Springer

WIDGEONGRASS BALLS ON ALKALI LAKES ▪ George A. Swanson and Paul F. Springer

A PROBABLE INSTANCE OF SONGBIRD COLLISION MORTALITY ▪ R. Wayne Weier

MUNICIPAL FLOODPLAIN …

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EDITORIAL: Advertising by Power Suppliers ▪ William A. Buresh

FIRST FLOWERS OF TREES, SHRUBS AND VINES IN THE FARGO, NORTH DAKOTA AREA ▪ O. A. Stevens

CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNTS FOR NORTH DAKOTA—1971 ▪ Robert N. Randall

ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION IN NORTH DAKOTA—EXPECTATIONS AND REALITIES ▪ Paul B. Kannowski

SEASONAL NOTES ON PLANKTON ALGAE OF EAST STUMP LAKE, NORTH DAKOTA ▪ Dean W. Blinn

A SKUNK WITH A GLASS COLLAR ▪ Peter W. Rakowski

SPRING MIGRATION OF BIRDS IN NORTH DAKOTA IN 1971 ▪ Paul F. Springer, Douglas H. Johnson and John T. Lokemoen

NOTE

Red throated loon observed on Lake Ashtabula, …