KENT STATE UNIVERSITY RARE OCCURRENCE announces the 7th Biological Field Studies in Indiana's first White-winged Black MEXICO Tern: an inland sight record June 13-July 16, 1983 Kenneth J. Brock ß Open to personswith interestsin the field-oriented sciences UMLIENAND HOLLISTER (1903) surrounded by a thick cat-tail growth; a ß 6 hourscredit in Biological Sciences document North America's first plant that aboundsthroughout the river ( undergraduate/graduatecredit ) White-winged Black Tern (Chlidonias floodplain. The tern was discovered at ß Preparatoryreadings, seminar, and 4 weeks in Mexico camping leucopterus) as follows: "the only 3:15 p.m. when near perfect direct sun- Designedto provide studentsin plant- known... occurrence of this European light was available for observation; I animal systematics,ecology, and re- specieson the Western Continentis that studied the bird for at least 15 minutes as lated areas with field experience in of a breedingfemale shotby L. Kumlien it continuously citeled above the pond thc major biotas of Mexico. in a large marsh near Black Hawk Is- feedingwith a looseflock of Black Terns VISITS TO land, Lake Koshkonong (Wisconsin), (Chlidonias niger). At times it ap- San Luis Potosi Mazatlan Mexico City Oaxaca July 5, 1873." In recent years this proached within 30m of my position, Veracruz Tehuacan specieshas appearedwith some regu- providing an excellent view of all plu- Cateraaco Zimapan larity along the Atlantic seaboard(e.g., mage characteristics. Except for a dark COSTS (in state;out-of-state add $.300) Smith et al., 1978) and once in Alaska bill and some white mottling on the Undergraduate $975 Graduate $995 (Gibson, 1976);however, a searchof the otherwise black head, the bird appeared Cost coversfood, lodging, transporta- literature has failed to reveal any addi- to be in full breeding plumage. On sev- tion, and tuition. tional inland occurrences prior to 1979. eral occasionsbrief glimpsesof the feet FOR FURTHER INFORMATION On July 17, 1979, a White-winged and legs revealed that they were bright Dr. Alan Graham Black Tern was observed flying over a red. Department of Biological small lake, locally known as Roxana At 3:30 p.m., I left the pond for about Sciences Kent State University Pond, in East Chicago, Indiana (184km two hours to notify other birders, and Kent, Ohio 44242 southeast of Lake Koshkonong). This during this absence the feeding terns shallow pond is situated inside a mean- apparently dispersedbecause upon my der of the Grand Calumet River and is return the vagrant was not visible. A

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