STANDARD ABBREVIATIONS USED IN THE REGIONAL REPORTS

Abbreviations used in placenames: THE In mostregions, place names given in italictype are counties. SUMMER

Other abbreviations: Cr Creek SEASON Ft. Fort Hwy Highway June1-July 31, 1991 I. Island or Isle Is. Islands or Isles Jct. Junction AtlanticProvinces Region 1088 SontheroGreat Plains Region 1132 km kilometer(s) Bruce Mactavish JosephA. Grzybowski L. Lake mi mile(s) QnebecRegion 1090 TexasRegion 1135 Mt. Mountain or Mount Michael Gosselin,Richard Yank, GregW Lasleyand Chuck Sexton Mts. Mountains andYves Aubry Maho-Westero Montana 1139 N.E National Forest ThomasH. Rogers N.M. National Monument NewEngiand Region 1092 WayneR. Peterson N.P. National Park MonntainWest Region 1141 N.W.R. NationalWildlife Refuge Hudson-DelawareRegion 1097 HughE. Kingery P P. Provincial Park Robert O. Paxton, Pen. Peninsula WilliamJ. Boyle, Jr., and SonthwestRegion 1145 Pt. Point (not Port) David A. Cutler Arizona:David Stejskal and R. River GaryH. Rosenberg New Mexico: Sartor O.Williams Ill 1101 Ref. Refuge MiddleAtlantic Coast Region HenryT. Armistead andJohn P. Hubbard Res. Reservoir(not Reservation) S.P. State Park 1149 SouthernAtlantic Coast Region 1107 AlaskaRegion WM.A. WildlifeManagement Area HarryE. LeGrand,Jr. T. G. Tobish,Jr. and M. E. Isleib

Oregon/Washington 1152 Abbreviations used in the OntarioRegion 1111 names of birds: Ron D. Weir BillTweit and Jim Johnson Am. American Com. Common AppalachianRegion 1114 MiddlePacific Coast Region 1156 David G. Yee,Bruce E. Deuel, E. Eastern GeorgeA. Hall andStephen E Bailey Eur. Europeanor Eurasian WesternGreat Lakes Region 1117 Mt. Mountain DarylD. Tessen SouthernPacific Coast Region 1160 N. Northern GuyMcCaskie S. Southern MiddlewesternPrairie Region 1120 W Western BruceG. Peterjohn HawaiianIslands Region 1163 RobertL. Pyle Otherabbreviations and symbols CentralSouthern Region 1124 1165 referringto birds: RobertD. Purrington WestIndies Region (Spring1991 Report) ad. adult Robert L. Norton 1128 lmm. immature PrairieProvinces Region RudolfE Koesand Peter Taylor luv. juvenalor juvenile WestIndies Region 1166 Robert L. Norton sp. species NorthernGroat Plains Region 1130 ? meansthat written details GordonBerkey were submitted for a sighting * meansthat a specimen was collected c• male 9 female CBC Christmas Bird Count

Volume 45, Number 5.1087 ATLANIIC $31. Whilemost of the Region experienced above-average temperatures andb•10w-notmal rainfall, PROVINCES Newfoundlandwasheld in bizarrewinter4ike conditions through June and earlyJuly. Prevail 7 ingnortherly winds from March through June kept heavy pack ice and agrea t abundance of REGION icebergsintight along much of Newfoundland's eastcoast until hte June and earlyJuly..The Bruce Mactavish effecton avifauna was'felt both a t seaand on land, Oceantemperatures remained below normal through the summer. Thi• prevented or seal= ouslydelayed the marine fish, capelin.(Mall0tus villosus)• from spawning in its'usual time peri- od,mid-June toearlyJuly(The•effect ofthis alon ecaused major disruptionSin lifecycles ofthe With completionof the fieldworkfor the higher.end 0fthe marine e.coSystem. MaritimeBreeding Bird Atlas in 1990,there Codfish • notcome insho•, resulting ina nearly complete failtire 9fthe Newfoundland werefewer field observers inthe breeding sea- fishery.Several ne•ting seabird spdcies that depend on the capdin spawning season tocoincide sonthis year. Predictably, the result was fewer -withhatching andfeeding 6(ygting wereespecially Nirdhit Only 30%'•fBla•k4•gged Kitti- Regionalbreakthroughs in breeding bird makenest• contained eggs 1n June, Part 6f thereason was extra predation'by Herdng Gulls, knowledge.With this said, few were prepared .whichdis0 de•nd off •!in asalun•'food SOurce: Co•mmon M•re• •d AffaniiiPuffifis laid for the excitingdiscovery of a largeYellow eggsabout three wee ks befiind schedule. Thesuccess rateof these chicks,fledged-three Weeks Rail breedingcolony in central New late,ren•ins' •b•'•ebn He}ring, •tea• BlaCk:backed, ahdRing-billed gullcoloni es•re full Brunswick. Prince Edward Island and New- (;•adult/31rds,butvery feW young were eais•, In Jufie, large numbers ofdesper&• Herrifi• foundlandeach added one new breeding Gullsturned-to: the-•treets o•St. John's for •od• causingconcern among the human popula- species. .d•n•ankt ahigh number-b•vehide/gull c/•l!isi0•s• .... Vhggffect50ftfiecoM'we•ther 0nPaserines wasmore difficul• tosee: T•re• egst. Newfound- Abbreviations:S.PM (SaintPierre et landsnowfalls'J9 th•'fi•st reft &ys ofju ne surely had a neg• five"impacf. Only a Coupi• ofdead Miquelon). Bl.ackp0•Wa/blerSweiefoi•nd. By rnid-smNkg all •rNe/speciS. g•Eed as •gh iiE• ways.Some observers in the St. John's area noted'a lackof Tree Swallows around their homes. LOONS TO 'Westerr•'Newfoandlandaid:nat:escapeth•ebia• On june 16,'•ifla,a •iddav t•mpetatnre 0f HERONS 6øG•ome •0;Olive-sided Flycatchers hovered along • .i002•stretch -ofbe•ach bythe Deer A few nonbreedingRed-throated Loons k• powerplant• taking advant%e ofa-local insect hatch. Despite vegetad0n being two:to summered on the n. Newfoundland coast: meweekS •behindschedule, therewas n6 detecOle p•ssine •opfilati0n dedifie. oneJune 27, callingas it flewover Birchy L., NF, was most unusualbecause it was at an in- landlocation (BMt). A significantportion of numerousthey can'tall be listed.New Juneand July (m. ob.); seven Snowy Egrets the world'sGreater Shearwaters spend June Brunswickhad single Great Egrets at Shediac lateJune at BonPortage I. (J & GT etal.); andJuly in Newfoundlandwaters, molting BayJune 7-July 31 (DC etal.) and at Porta- andone Little Blue Heron July 28 at Fox wing featherswhile gorging on spawning bellStream July 9 (PPetal.); and aTricolored Harbour(JT etal.). capelin.The effectof the delayed,reduced HeronJune I at SaintRest Marsh (Don Gib- capelinspawning season of 1991on Greater sonet al.). Nova Scotia had a LittleEgret re- WATERFOWL Shearwatersisnot likely to beknown. Num- turningfor its 2nd summer to BonPortage I. FourWood Ducks July 4 nearAdies Lakes, bersfrom traditionalspawning NE were far from the closest beaches on the s. Avalon Pen. weretypically in the low tensof ß (BMt). Nova Scotia'sfirst Gar- thousands;however, they were •5 c%.T•,[•_ • knownganeywas Novaseen Scotiaat Annapolisbreeding Roy-sites feedingmuch closer to shore(ac- al on3 occasionsfrom late May to tuallyin the beachsurf), asop- posedto the coupleof hundred .• •" whounfortunately didnot spread yardsor morefrom shoreof re- the news in dme for others to see centyears (KK, BMt, JW). Manx Shearwaters continue to scout "'• • • ' /• • springit•/e andBMy). early Aftersummer 5consecutive appear- Colombier I., S.P.M., in earnest, •.. g'= with 2 of the 3 artificial burrows •Gi*s••orneNat•pdi4•*• mid-Junebya single observer, beingoccupied by pairs,and sev- • N[:f•'•m[•u_, anceslastconfirmed inthelower asbreeding Grand Codroywhen a eral others calling in nearby femalewith eightyoung was ob- crevicesJuly 12 & 13 (RE etal.). servedJune 23 (CB), a provincial Fourteen Manx Shearwaters off 31st••(%•)N R.,first.NF,Elsewhere, NorthernShovelerN. Shovelerswas at BrierI., NS, July 15 wasa fairly maintainedthe highnumbers of goodcount for that location (FL). recentbreeding seasons. Gad- A surprisingfive Least Bitterns were in New Brunswick,where it '•.s walls,cedinglessspecies, numerousare on than a slowthepre-in- is a rare but regularbreeder: Musquash,June I (JWi);Mistake broodof sevenJune 17 at Sussex, Intervale,June I (SM);Anagance, June 29 (ST); Daley Creek '. "'.R'Ui •/CK•s,••• creasenewbreedingas Regionallocation breeders. (BD);ex- A Marsh,June 29 (RW et al.), and deri tralimital recordswere one June Red Head MarshJuly 27 (DC). '"B' E' 5•. I.•,,y,.•co•O&,. •,* '•i/ N21B, atsewage W. Lawrencetown,lagoon, signalled NSa Nine GreatBlue Herons June 23 at the GrandCodroy tL estuary, Paul's,NF (ST). Summer d' Eur. NF, mustbe breeding locally, but -. Wigeonsalways evoke thoughts at presentthere is no provindal : ":s{,tao•'l/i.'•O •"' of(BMy,possible BS)andRegionalapair breeding,July 7 at St.or breedingrecord (JP). at leasthybridization with locally "Southern herons" were not so • commonAm. Wigeon;so far nei-

1088- American Birds, Winter 1991 ther hasbeen proven. Th,s summerthere w,nds June 20 destroyedmany P•p•ng Plover NE July2 (BMt). weresingle drakes June 24 at lowerGrand nestsin PrinceEdward Island and adjacent The originof theCaspian Terns feeding at CodroyR., NF (CB et al.) andJuly 5 at NewBrunswick areas, but happily these areas BirchyL., NF, with up to 11 a daythrough GrassyI., NB (P.Keough). experiencedgood renesting success. June,is a mystery,unless they commute the Out of thepresent-day breeding range, but One thousandSemipalmated Plovers at 50-miround trip fromthe known breeding possiblywithin the breedingrange of the Cook'sBeach near Yarmouth, NS, July 30 colonynear Howley (BMt). A well-watched nearfuture, were a c3Redhead June 21-July wasimpressive, even for this ubiquitous bird Commonand Arctic tern colony on Peter's I, 15 (RF) anda pairof GreaterScaup all sum- (FL). Thereappears to bea genuineincrease NS, experiencedcomplete nesting failure mer (BMy et al.) at W. Lawrencetown,NS; in number of extralimital Willets n.e. of the owingto gullpredation (fide BMy). A Black and a c3Lesser Scaup all summerat Cape breedingrange over the past 5 summers.This Tern June 13 was a stray as far eastas Brule,NB (ST).A 5?Harlequin Duck with seasonNewfoundland had singles June 8 at StephenvilleCrossing, NF (BMt).At least15 sevenyoung July 23 on Doctor'sBrook, Custletts(JW etal.); June I 0 at Ramea(RN); youngBlack Terns were produced in theRe- Great Northern Pen., NE furnishedthe first June24 at GrandCodroy R. (JW etal.); and gion'seasternmost breeding station at Eddy breedingrecord for insularNewfoundland July16 at Renews(BMt). In addition,there Marsh, NS, near the New Brunswickborder s,nce 1976 (JG, IG). Another femalewas weretwo June 15 at Miquelon(RE) and one (FL).A Razorbillinland at DeerL., NF, July seenJuly 25 in CandlestickR. in GrosMorne June19 at GrandBarachois (fide RE), S.P.M. 2 wasan oddity (BMt). N P.,NF, wherebreeding occurred in 1974 There were already 30 Whimbrel at (HD). TheRegional movements, origin, and Miquelon,S.P.M., July 2 (RE). Unprece- DOVES TO purposeof summerscoters is largelya mys- dentedin springwas a flockof sevengodwits FLYCATCHERS tery;most are males, probably subadults. A June14 at ColeHarbor, NS; theywere pre- White-wingedDove, a long-distanceva- flockof 900White-winged Scoters June 15 at sumablyHudsonian, although only one was grant,occurs with surprisingregularity: al- CapeTormentine, NB, wereconsidered late seenwell enough to identifyas that species mostannually. Midsummer seems a good m•grants(ST); but 200 July5 at CapeRay, (PM, BS). Typicallyimpressive counts of timefor them,although they have occurred NF, were probablynonbreeding subadults southbound Hudsonian Godwits from e. May throughNovember. The firstof 1991 (ST). Almostunheard of in summeruntil re- NewBrunswick were 45 July20, Robichaud, was at Rob Walker'sfamous feeder at Alma, centyears, this seasods Ruddy Ducks were: and20 July28, CapeJourimain (ST). NB, June28 & 29 (RW). A ChimneySw, ft two malescourting a femaleall summerat No SemipalmatedSandpipers counts from June9 atMiquelon, S.P.M. (MC), andCorn Sackville,NB (ST etal.); two malesJune 8 at the famousBay of Fundystopover locations NighthawkJune 8 at Ramea,NF (RN), were Musquash,NB (BD);and two birds July 28 were received,but 85,000 were estimatedat bothn.w. of theirbreeding ranges. Up to four at Wallace,NS (JT etal.). DorchesterCape, NB, July23 (ST).An early Ruby-throatedHummingbirds in a backgar- W. SandpiperJuly 28 wasat Kouchibouguacden in theCodroy Valley in s.w.Newfound- RAPTORS N.P., NB (D. Thompson).Breeding- land in Juneindicate local breeding, a rare TO plumagedCurlew Sandpipers were at Grand provincialoccurrence (fide JW). Two c• Yel- F,vepairs of PeregrineFalcons, all from re- Desert,NS, July 20 (PM, BS)and Evangeline low-belliedSapsuckers defending breeding stockingprograms, bred on the New Beach,NS, July 20-29 (G & JT et al.). A territoriesin Juneat Pasadena,NF, addsome Brunswickside of the Bayof Fundy(fide Ruff, saidto be an "immature,"was at Grand knowledgeto its poorlyunderstood provin- RW). An astonishedgroup of weathermen Desert,NS, July 23 (D. Coddling).The only cialbreeding range (BMt). sawa white-morphGyrfalcon kill a gulland reportedStilt Sandpiper was an adult July 28 Fifteensinging Yellow-bellied Flycatchers spendan houreating it, rightin frontof the at CapeJourimain, NB (ST). High countsof alongthe roadfrom PortDufferin to Eagle a,rportweather tower at the St. John's, NF, on Short-billedDowitchers were 3000 July 20 at L., NS, June7 wasconsidered a high number theamazing date of July 4 (fideCB). GrandDesert, NS (BMy),and 1500 July 28 (BMy). An E. Wood-PeweeJune 16 at Excitingwas the discoveryof 20 Yellow at ThreeFathom Harbor, NS (FL).The only Miquelon,S.P.M., was n.e. of thebreeding Rails at Grand Lake Meadows,near Frederic- Wilson'sPhalarope reports were of breeding range(RE), Fivesinging Least Flycatchers ton,NB, in mid-July(PP etal.). The mostre- occurrencesin New Brunswick:12 July6 at June23 in the CodroyValley, NF, wasa fa- cent of severalhistoric Regional summer GrassyI. (PP) and at leasttwo adultsand vorablesign that they are becoming a firmly recordsare severalat Midgic, NB, in the threejuveniles July 25 at Sackville(ST). Ar- establishedbreeding bird in s.w.Newfound- 1970s;it likelygoes undetected at other loca- rival dates of southbound Red and Red- land(JW etal.). A singingE. PhoebeJune 8 tions. neckedphalarope in theRegion are difficult at Salmonier,NF, was quite unexpected (CB, to obtainbecause of theirpelagic nature, but JW). NovaScotia's 5th Fork-tailedFlycatch- SHOREBIRDS totalsof 100and 40, respectively,onJuly 15 er wason BonPortage I., NS, June11-14 TheNorthern Lapwing discovered atAulac, off BrierI., NS, suggestthat they probably (fideFL), and New Brunswick's2nd ever NB, in Mayremained in thearea throughout arrivein earlyJuly like most Arctic breeding Fork-tailedFlycatcher was found 100 m• theperiod, during which time it courtedan shorebirdspecies (FL). awayon theother side of theBay of Fundy unobligingKilldeer (ST, m.ob.). Birdwatch- on KentI. June14-20 (fideDC). Bothwere ers from all over North America travelled to JAEGERS immatures,and there was some thought that Aulacto seethe bird, the most obliging lap- TO AL½IDS theycould even be the same bird! w,ng in recenthistory. Spring Lesser Golden- Therewere no skuareports and very few for Ploversare rarein the Region.Individuals jaegers,hinting at theinaccessibility of these SWALLOWS TO werecarefully identified June 7 & 8 at St. birdsto birdersrather than scarcity. However, WARBLERS P•erre, S.P.M. (AK, GB), June 22 at a Long-tailedJaeger June 10 off Grand Man- PurpleMartin nestingcolonies at Oxford M•quelon,S.P.M. (GB), andJune 14 at St. an I., NB, wasa noteworthyrecord (BD). and Amherst, NS, were back to about 50% John's(CB etal.). The onlyLaughing Gulls were three June 10 their normal numbers after the devastation The first Regionwideorganized Piping atwidely separated locations on the s. Avalon causedby the late coldwave in May 1990 Ploversurvey produced fairly good results, Pen.,NF (KK). Indicativeof the late New- (BMy).A juv.N. Rough-wingedSwallow Ju- w,th adulttotals observed being 203 in New foundlandspring were seven Iceland Gulls ly 30 at Yarmouth,NS, raisedhopes of a first Brunswick, 112 in Nova Scotia, 108 in stillat StephenvilleJune 13 (BMt).The sea- provincialnesting record soon (FL). Roger Pnnce Edward I., sevenin Newfoundland, son'sonly Lesser Black-backed Gull wasan Etcheberrywas surprised to seea Jackdaw andfour in S.P.M.Nesting Piping Plovers are adultJune 15 at CapBrule, NB (ST).A bird June27-July 16 at CapeMiquelon, S.P.M, receivingsome protection from man-caused appearing to be a 2nd-summerGlaucous X exactlywhere the species was present 1984 to d,sturbanceA combination of hightides and HerringGull hybridwas near Corner Brook, April 1986 Presumablythis was the same

Volume 45, Number 5 10•9 QUEBECREGION Michel Gosselin,Richard Yank, andYves Aubry

Acrossmost of Quebec,sunny dry weather with above-averagetemperatures predomi- nated.The Gulf of St. Lawrenceproved an exception,with cool, wet conditions prevail- ing. Severalfield observerteams were once againactive in areasbordering eastern James Bay,adding to our knowledgeof breeding birdsin thislittle-explored area. With the usualsummer sparseness of vagrants, this re- portwill again focus on recent changes in dis- GreaterShearwaters and Black-legged Kittiwakes (and o.e HerringGull) feeding on spawning tributionand statusof Quebec'sbreeding capeli.off St. Vi.cent's,Newfou.dland, J.ly 16, 1991. Partof a feedingswarm of 10,000 birds. birds. Thecapeli. spawned late and i. low..mbers t#is year, and be#avior of ma.ybirds was affected; thesenormally pelagic birds were feeding i. the beac#smf a.d werep#otographed from s#ore. PELICANS TO PhotograplVKe.Knowles. WATERFOWL bird that somehow went undetected for 5 to singthrough the breeding season (DC et An imm.Brown Pelican was at DundeeJuly years! a/.),and with another bird July 20-25 at AI- 11 (MR, RB),providing Quebec's first report A smallcolony of fiveto 10 MarshWrens douane(D. Doucet).Far from being an an- of thisspecies. Unfortunately, an air search wasat Midgic,NB, in lateJune (YC); just a the nextday failed to relocatethe bird. Four nualRegional vagrant, a Lark Bunting June 3 active Double-crested Cormorant nestswere fewmiles away, across the NovaScotia bor- at SableI., NS, wasparticularly noteworthy der,the Eddy Marsh colony was estimated at becauseit was during spring migration rather discoveredat Baie-du-Febvre June 29 (DJ,JP, 20 birds(FL). Winter Wrenswere felt to be thanfall (fideBMy). A lateLapland Longspur NL). The specieshad not nested on L. Saint- in averagenumbers in NovaScotia and were wasat CapeSpear, NF, appropriatelyduring Pierresince the 1950s,and this now repre- found to be commonon steep,wooded a late snowfallJune 2 (BMt). An ad. c• Yel- sentsthe province'sonly knownfreshwater slopesin w. Newfoundland(BMt). Eastern low-headed Blackbird shocked observers at colony.A lone Double-crestedCormorant Bluebirds continue to increase as New Alma,NB, June8 (RW etal.). wasfar inlandat Val-BarretteJune 17 (FR, Brunswickand Nova Scotia breeders,with RA). White-wingedCrossbills were in good Several Great Blue Heron colonies have themost encouraging news coming from e. numbersin June.There was singing and NewBrunswick, with at least6 nestingpairs nestingacross New Brunswickand Nova shownsubstantial growth in thepast decade. in the Moncton/Sackvillearea (ST). North- Scotia.A suitablecone crop seemed to bede- On Heron 1., 105 platformswere visible ernMockingbird is becominga realpart of velopingto holdthem through the fall and from the LaSalleshore Apr. 13 (PB) com- the breedingbird communityin partsof s. winter.In Newfoundland,White-winged paredto 40 censusedthere in 1979. The NewBrunswick, as demonstrated by 13pairs Crossbillbegan appearing in mid-June,but GrandeI. colonyon L. Saint-Pierrenow sup- and/orsinging males in theMoncton/Sediac almostalways as singles or small groups high portsapproximately 950 pairs,where fewer area(ST). A N. Mockingbirdnest produced overhead.Red Crossbills were scarce. They than300 pairs nested a decade ago (fide DJ). young at Mount Stewart,PEI• for a first beganappearing in smallnumbers on the Thismay constitute the largest North Ameri- continnedprovincial nesting (BP). AvalonPen., NF, in late June (KK). Pine cancolony. At thisspecies' n. limit,a single There was very little commenton war- Siskins were common in most areas. House GreatBlue Heron nest contained 8 eggs on L. blers. Another confirmed New Brunswick Finchesfledged young at Yarmouth,NS, the Kapwakami(53ø04'N, 78ø22'W) in early PineWarbler breeding record was established location of mostof thevery few provincial August(JRd, DL), and some20 GreatBlue Herons summered on Anticosti I., where in Julyat Marysvale(SM). A singingChest- breedingrecords (FL). nut-sidedWarbler near Litde Grand L., NF, breedinghas yet to be recorded(PS). The on June 26 was one of the few summer Addendum:Two importantNewfoundland province'sonly Great Egret colony, on Dick- provincialsightings (BMt). Ten singing Bay- sightings,received too late for the spring re- ersonI., alsoappears to begrowing: 12 active breastedWarblers at AdiesPond, NF, June 16 port,were of theEuropean race of Whimbrel nestswere there Apr. 27 (PB eta/.), while50 attest to its establishment as a w. Newfound- in late May at Ramea(RN) and an ad. birdswere counted July 12 (ND, DD, GD). landbreeder (BMt). Two others singing far- FranklinsGull May 16at Stephenville Cross- A wanderingGreat Egret reached Saint-Ful- thereast at Miquelon,S.EM., June 14 were ing (AW). genceJune 15 (CC, GS), andlikely the same moreunusual (RE). birdwas subsequently at L. Kdnogamiuntil August(AP, m.ob.). The onlyother s. heron ObserversCited: (subregionaleditors in was a Tricolored Heron that reached Havre- TANAGERS boldface)Chris Brown, David Christie,Yves TO FINCHES Connier, Brian Dalzell, Hank Deichmann, aux-BasquesJune 9-17 (FS etal.). A BlueGrosbeak June I at Tryon,PEI, was JimEdsall, Roger Etcheberry, Roger Foxall, Summeringgeese are becoming common- probablya leftoverfrom the spectacularlate JohnGibbons, Ian Goudie,Ben Hoteling, placein s. Quebec.In theSt. Lawrenceestu- April flight of overshootingsouthern mi- Ken Knowles, Fulton Lavender, Andrew ary,3 SnowGoose broods were observed on grants(BH). Twopairs of IndigoBuntings at MacFarlene, Peter MacLeod, Bruce Mac- Batturesaux Loups-Marin, where the species bredlast summer (AR etal.); scoresof adults WestportBrier I., NS, one of whichnested tavish,Scott Makepeace, Blake Maybank, and fledgedyoung for a 2nd provincial RichardNorthcott, Peter Pearce, Bruce Pig- summeredon BruiSeI. (JRs);and a pairfre- breedingrecord, may have been products of ot, BeySarty, Richard Stern, Jim Taylor, Stu- quentedI. auxLi•vres, where a familygroup thesame event (fide RS). Clay-colored Spar- art Tingley,Judy & GordonTufts, Rob waslater seen nearby, indicating successful rows continue to tease New Brunswick's Walker,John Wells, Jim Wilson.--BRUCE nesting(JB). Our knowledge of SnowGoose breedingbird buffs, with a singingmale re- MACTAVISH,37 WaterfordBridge Rd., habitatrequirements leads us to doubtthat turningto lastyear's location at GrandDigue St.John's, NFA1E 1C5. recentnesting along the St. Lawrence will ev-

1090-American Birds, Winter 1991 birdwas apparently paired with a ß Radisson Com. Black-headed Gull. An imm. Lesser Black-backed Gull '• visitedRivi6re-OuelleJune 5 (CA). l•lanc-Sablon" •' We do not fully understandthe QUEBEC "• t statusof summerCaspian Terns in Eestmain 11• t s s.w.Quebec. One was noted on I. / auxFermiers June 9 (DD), eight : frequentedthe LaSallewaterfront •) ff'• •-• Havre-St.-Pierre: June23-26 (PB), and up to eight ; (the same?)were downstreamat ; Notre-Dame-de-PierrevilleJune • 29-July14 (DJ,JP, NL). A group • of 13Black Terns at BoatswainBay • Aug.9 (MR,AM) includedadults feedingfledglings; these birds were n. of theirnormal range. As manyas eightRinged Turtle- Doves were releasedat Bic, and one-two of these birds were later Laurier seenin the surroundingarea (fide JL), while a successfulMourning ' "•' Sherbrooke* '"' Dove nest was considered a rare find at Chandler(JRL). A Monk Parakeetwas reported at Tadoussac from June 19 onwards (GC). er growto involvelarge numbers. Two or couldbe foundat Saint-Fulgence(fide GS). Black-billed Cuckoos drew little comment three Snow Geese,as well as two unbanded Eastof QuebecCity, one-two birds were at exceptin the Outaouaisregion, where there Bar-headedGeese, accompanied a flock of Cap-TourmenteJune 18-26 (ACo), while weretent caterpillaroutbreaks, such as along 325 CanadaGeese that spentthe periodat fivewere on nearbyI. auxGrues July I (DD theOttawa R. (fideRLD). Only oneYellow- Saint-Fulgence(CC, GS);and 2 broodsof et al.). On July10, twowere heard at Bara- billedCuckoo was reported this summer: at CanadaGeese were on I. aux FermiersMay chois(PP, JRL), where the species is regular, WindsorJune 16 (YB). A BorealOwl re- 20 (fideJMG). The latterspecies was also but one heardat FatimaJune 24 (DP, BL) spondedto a tapeat L. Nixon, Chicoutimi, widespreadalong the Ottawa R. (fideRLD). furnishedonly the 2nd Magdalen Is. record. July28 (CC, GS). ThreeGadwall broods were at CacounaJuly Saint-Fulgencehosted three Am. Coots 31 (RD), and of interestwere two c3 Eur. throughoutJune, suggesting local nesting GOATSUCKERS Wigeonat Havre-aux-BasquesJune23 (JGet (fideGS). TO SHRIKES al.).Surveys of arease. ofJames and Hudson OnJuly 4, a PipingPlover nest was discov- ACom. Nighthawkin broken-wingdisplay baysproduced 147 HarlequinDucks, in- eredon Brion I. for the firsttime (Ld'A etal.), at Havre-aux-MaisonsJune 18 (DP) provid- cluding57 pairs(fide FM); thisrepresents an whilea LesserYellowlegs nest was found in edstrong evidence of breeding,while locally importantand little-knowncomponent of mid-Junein bogsn. ofL. Bienville(fideFM), rarewas a Whip-poor-willin flightat Sainte- thesmall e. population.As in 1990,Barrows a newnesting locale for thisspecies, where a Rose-du-NordJune 19 (JI, TM, FI). At the Goldeneyeswere on L. Chauvin,s. of their lone bird was observedin 1990. Upland limit of the species'range was a Pileated expectedsummer range; 12 birdsthere June Sandpiperscontinue to turn up at newsites Woodpecker100 km n. of Matagami(date?, 10 (PO) included4 pairs.Two pairs of Bar- in the Upper Saguenay:one was at Saint- fideYA), while a nestof thelatter with two rowswere also along Petite Baleine R., e. of Honor6June 10 (FG). SouthboundWhim- youngin thePort-Daniel W.R. June22 (PP HudsonBay (Nd'A, RL). Noteworthywas a brelwere early, with 20 on theMagdalen Is. et al.) representedone of the few breeding pairof BuffleheadsonL. desMoules, Abitibi, July3 (fidePF) andperhaps as many as 160 recordsfor the Gasp6Peninsula. Most no- June8 (DP,JDG). onAnticosti I. July8 (PS).Further evidence tableamong reports of extralimitalWillow wascollected of MarbledGodwits nesting at Flycatcherswere two at Pointe-it-la-Croix VULTURES TO Cabbage-WillowsBay. Eighty birds were June20 (JP,NL). SHOREBiRDS thereJune 15 (PBeta/.), and copulation was Rarein theRegion in summer,a Carolina Hawkwatchers at Saint-Fabien-sur-Mer observedthe next day (DD). On July21, two Wrenremained at Pointe-Clairethroughout identifiedthe Regions 10th Black Vulture as veryagitated birds were there (MR, AM). A theperiod (FC). Late in theseason, two were it passedoverhead June 3 (RP,GGe). A N. Ruff wasobserved at Saint-HyacintheJune atLachine July 29 (VS),one at KirklandAug. Harrier was alson. of its known rangeat 23 (RR etal.). Also of interestwere a display- 1 (PT), andanother sang exceptionally far Poste-de-la-BaleineJuly 1 (GB). Cooper's ing Am. Woodcockon I. Cap auxMeules north at Petite-Rivi•re-Saint-Fran•oisAug. Hawks,on the risein s. Quebec,are being June 8 (FS) and a pair of Re&necked 7-9 (YB).Two E. Bluebirdswere singing s. of foundto nestnear heavily populated areas: Phalaropesat L. Bienville(date?, fide FM). RupertBay, remarkably far north,June 16 activenests were located at Chambly(MR) Suggestingnesting on the Quebecside of (PB et al.), whilea Gray-cheekedThrush at andLaval (PB). A dark-morphRough-legged James Bay, a groupof 12Wilson's Phalaropes Rivi•re-Eternit• June 17 was worthy of men- Hawk was seenthroughout the seasonat includedat leastfour individualsin juv. tion (GL). A Wood Thrushat Baie-Comeau Stunt-Bruno,L. Saint-Jean,where it is un- plumageat BoatswainBay Aug. 11-13 June4 (GC) furnishedpossibly our most commonin summer(GGi, AG). (MR). easterlyrecord along the N. Shore. YellowRails received good coverage. Not Contributorsnoted that N. Mockingbirds surprisingly,five were detected at Cabbage- GULLS weremore numerous than usual in theUpper WillowsBay, e. of JamesBay, June 17 (PBet TO OWLS Saguenay(fide GS), while a BrownThrasher al.). One washeard on I. du Moine June30 An ad. Bonaparte'sGull wasat Havre-aux- wasunexpected at Cap-Gasp•July 24 (YA). (DJ), wherethe species was last recorded in BasquesJuly 24 (FS,NP), wherea pairhad In theBroadback R. estuaryJuly 21 (MR), an 1980;but for the 2nd consecutiveyear none nestedin 1990.This year, however, the single agitatedAm. Pipit suggested breeding slight-

Volume 45, Number 5' 1091 ly s. of knownrange. Bohemian Waxwings LoneClay-colored Sparrows were detected Contributors and Observers: R. Alie, L. wereregularly encountered from mid-June to at GrondinesJune 5 (MR) and Melbourne d'Amours, N. d'Astous, C. Auchu, Y. Bac- lateJuly along the Broadback,Rupert, and July 17 (DJ, MR), whilethe speciesagain hand, P. Bannon,S. Barrette,J. B•dard,R. Nottawayrivers (fide FM), andtwo (a pair?) nestedat Saint-Honor•(fide GS). Through Benoit, E Bolduc, G. Breton, E Cliff, A. wereat km 271 of the James Bay road July 25 the useof satellitephotography to identify Cloutier (ACI), E. Cloutier, C. Cormier,A. (MR, DD, AM). Two pairsof Loggerheadpotentially suitable habitat in the Outaouais C6t• (ACo), G. Cyr, D. Daigneault,N. Shrikessuccessfully bred in s. Quebecthis regionof w. Quebec,8 newsites were found David, R. Deschines,R.L. Dubois, G. Du- year(fide PL), twice as many as in 1990! to support a total of 16 territorial (3 quette,P. Fradette, E Gagnon,J. Gaudreault, GrasshopperSparrows (DSH). Up to fiveter- J.D. Gauvreau,G. Gendron (GGe), A. Gi- ritorial Le Conte• Sparrowsfrequented dard,G. Girard(GGi), J.M. Giroux,J. Ibarz- VIREOS TO Saint-Fulgence,where they are irregular, June abal,T. Ibarzabal,L. Imbeau,D. Jauvin,N. FINCHES 12-July 28 (LI, JV, m.ob.). A Smiths Landry,P. Laporte, J. Larivf=,B. Leblanc,D. A WarblingVireo was beyond its established Longspur, only Quebec's 3rd, was belatedly Ledair, G. Lemelin, M.A. Lemieux, R. rangeat CausapscalJune 20 (JP,NL), whilea reportedat Cabbage-WillowsBay Apr. 29 Lemieux,J.R. Lepage,L. Longchamps,L. PhiladelphiaVireo nest was uncovered near (FB et al.). Messely,E Morneau,A. Morrier,T. Mor- N•miscau,at the n. limit of its range(fide Asmany as 30 Bobolinkswere observed at risette,P. Otis, J. Paquin,D. Perreault,A. YA). Port-MenierJuly 8-14 (PS);breeding has yet Perron, R. Pitre, N. Poirier, P. Potdin, A. A Tennessee Warbler at Poste-de-la- to be confirmed on Anticosti I., but the Reed,E Renaud,G. Rioux,M. Robert,J. BaleineJuly 21 (GB) wasslightly n. of its specieshas apparently been found there each Rodrigue(JRd), J. Rosa(JRs), R. Roy,P. normalrange, while a pairof CeruleanWar- summerin recentyears. Exceptionally far Samson,G. Savard,E Shaffer,V. Sheridan, blerswas a goodfind in GatineauN.P. July northwas an ad. Red Crossbillfeeding a D. St-Hilaire,P. Tarassoff,J. Villeneuve.-- 16-23 (SBet al.). No longerunexpected in downyyoung near N•miscau in mid-June MICHEL GOSSELIN,Ornithology Sec- the lower St. Lawrence was a 9 N. Cardinal (fideFM), whileat thes. edgeof theirsum- tion, Canadian Museum of Nature, P.O. at Saint-SimonJune 27 (GR). A (3 Dickcissel mer rangewere two Corn.Redpolls in the Box 3443, Station D, Ottawa ON, KIP appearedat Saint-David-de-LdvisJune 24 BroadbackR. estuaryJuly 21 (DD, MR). Lo- 6P4; RICHARD YANK, 566 ChesterRoad, (MAL, LL), whilean Am. TreeSparrow was callyrare was a $ EveningGrosbeak feeding BeaconsfieldPQ, H9W 3K1; and YVES in AiguebelleW.R. on the unusualdate of youngin GatineauN.P. in June(EC, ACI). AUBRY, Canadian Wildlife Service, P.O. June8-9 (DP,JDG). Box10100, Sainte-Foy PQ, G1V 4H5.

LOONS TO Pied-billedGrebe continues to struggleas NEWENGLAND REGION CORMORANTS a breeder,despite increasing marsh bird cen- yne R. Petersen A summeringRed-throated Loon at Rye, susand detection work in severalNew Eng- NH, July19 (PH, TL) wasthe latest of sever- landstates. Definite breeding was reported at al reportsfor the season.Common Loons only2 sites,one being the traditionalStrat- Earlysummer weather was sunny and warm; had a productivesummer. In New Hamp- ford, CT, location,where 2 familieswere ob- Junewas the warmestsince 1983. The aver- shire,408 adultsraised 85 chicks(fide DD), servedJune 1 andJuly 6 (JB,CB). The other ageMassachusetts monthly temperature was whileVermont census efforts produced 15 location,the only one reported from n. New 70 øF,2 degreesabove normal; a highof 97ø pairsand 14 swimmingyoung (CR). At the England,was at Berlin, •shington,VT, on June28 tied an all-time recordfor the species'Regional southern nesdng terminus wherea pairand three young were seen July date.Nesting birds were essentially unboth- in Massachusetts,9 pairs raised 8 chicks(fide 28 (TAv).Other grebe reports included a lin- eredby cold,rainy weather; in mostareas BB). geringHorned Grebe June 8 at WestHaven, rainfallwas below normal. July CT (PL),and the following Red- weatherwas similarlybenign. neckedGrebe reports:three at Rainfall that occurred did not RockportJune 22 andone at Bid- seemto significantlyaffect bird defordPool, ME, July21 (W. & activity. B. Sumner); and one at L. Mem- The star-studded cast of va- •- • Baxter phramagog,Derby, Orleans, VT, grantsthat punctuated this script • r• •State July30 (TH). lastyear was slightly diminished For at least the 3rd sum- bya "returnto normaIcy"this sea- merin a row,inshore pelagic bird son.Nonetheless, two rangeex- numberswere significantlyde- tensions--Forster's Tern and MAINE pressedon StellwagenBank. The AmericanPipit--were significant, Bangor ß : onlyreport of any magnitude was as were first state records for Ru- .. a maximum of 800 Wilson's eBUfllngton fousHummingbird in Connecti- eDeadCreek Storm-PetrelsJune 28 (KJ). Far- cutand Curlew Sandpiper in Ver- WMA ther offshore, an estimated mont. Breedingtrends included NH 10,000 Wilson's Storm-Petrels continued success for Common and 31 N. Fulmars were observed Loons, Ospreys,Bald Eagles, Concorde June24 at CashesLedge, 75 mi e. PeregrineFalcons, and Piping Portsmouth of CapeAnn, MA (RA). Inshore

Plovers(in Massachusetts),while Ouabbin numbers of fulmars have declined concerns were raised over breed- Res.• Newburyport MA significantlycompared to 1970s ing successin severaltern species counts. Shearwater numbers were andfor Golden-winged Warblers. Haff•ordeCTl•ovidenceePlymout•kt• highlightedby 400 SootyShear- waters off Menemsha, Marthas Abbreviations:B.I.A. (Bradley In- Vineyard,June 5 (VL) and a ternationalairport);D.C.W.M.A. ManxShearwater flying in front (DeadCreek Wildli• Management ofwaterfront lights at 10:00p.m. Area, WI). along NantasketBeach, Hull,

1092. American Birds, Winter 1991 MA, July28 (DM). Twenty-threeAudubon's Amongthe unusualsummering waterfowl (RA)continued the trend that brought three Shearwaterswere noted on the edgeof the werea • Redheadat Newburyport,MA, July or four to New Englandin April and May. continentalshelf in the vicinityof Lydonia 5 (RAF), singleKing Eidersat Ninigret Bald Eaglesare increasinglyestablishing CanyonJuly 5 (M. Gooley,fide B.O.). At Breachway,RI, July13 (PB,DR), andPlum themselvesas New Englandbreeders away PenikeseI. in BuzzardsBay, MA, for many I., MA, July 5-27 (RAF et al.), and a from historicMaine locales.A New Hamp- yearsLeach's Storm-Petrels have maintained Buffleheadat Dorchester,MA, June 11-17 shirepair raised a singleyoung at L. Umba- their southernmostbreeding outpost in e. (RD). More routinebut nonethelessuncom- gog(fide DD), whileout of 5 territorialMas- North America. Four nests were located there monwere 2 familiesof Com. Mergansersin sachusettspairs, 2 pairsraised four young thisyear, and four birdswere trapped that w. Massachusettsat FlorenceJune 15 (TG) (fideBB). With luck, nextyears summary had beenbanded in 1983 (TF). andDeerfield June 30 (DS), alongwith two will be ableto reporta successfulConnecti- In Vermont,502 tree-nestingDouble- nonbreederson the BlackstoneR., RI (LS). cut BaldEagle nesting, since this summer a crestedCormorants were counted at Young FiveRuddy Ducks at S. MonomoyI., MA, prebreedingpair built a nestat Barkhamsted I., aswell as the first local ground-nesting of throughoutthe period apparendy showed no (fideBK). An interestingdescription of Red- anadditional 25 pairsJune 18 (CR). indicationof nesting(BN). tailed Hawk at B.I.A., Windsor Locks, CT, July 20 (JM) suggestedthat the bird may HERONS TO RAIVr01• haverepresented either a darkmorph or one WATERFOWL Marginallyextralimital Black Vultures ap- of the westernraces, either of which would be Regionwide,Least Bitterns were reported pearedat Kent,CT, wheretwo werefound veryrare in NewEngland. from6 localities,most notable being singles June 10 & 18 (JohnMaynard, NC) and While hard data are scant,indications are at Durham, NH, June 1 (A & BD), E. Al- Ware,MA, wherea singlebird was seen July 6 thatAm. Kestrels are steadily slipping away as berg,VT, June9 (SW),and Ferrisburg, VT, (RPF,Alan Leggett).More curiouswas a breeders.This year Seth Kelloggreported June25 (M. & J. Dye). Every2 yearsthe Black Vulture capturedalive on Nausct kestrelsfrom only 14 w. Massachusettsloca- Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Beach,Odeans, MA, July3 andlater released tions;last year's total of 16 wasconsidered Wildlife conducts a statewide censusof Great July12 after treatment at a localanimal reha- belowaverage. On the otherhand, Merlins BlueHerons. This season,402 pairsat 37 bilitationcenter (fide Rene Roberts). Appar- havenested at Cutler,Washington, ME, for 3 siteswere counted June 12-25 (fideBB), an ent proofof oneof the fewconfirmed Ver- of the past4 years.This years confirmation increase of 51% from 1989. As more evi- mont TurkeyVulture breeding records was came when an ad. female was observed and denceof thispopulations health, 903 young sixadults and one juvenile at EagleMt., Mil- young were calling July 13 (CD, Ilze were produced,averaging 2.71 youngper ton,July 27 (DH). Ospreyscontinued their Balodis).A very late migrantMedin was nest.Coastal nesting heron data were incom- pleteexcept for countsof pairsat KettleI., Manchester,MA, June2 (SP). Totalsthere included27 GreatEgrets, 150 Snowy Egrets, 22 Litde BlueHerons, and 14 GlossyIbises. In RhodeIsland, a newnesting site for Great Egretwas found at SandyPoint I. June1 (RF); a newcolony on SarahI., Hingham, MA, wasfound to containabout 40 pairs eachof SnowyEgrets and Black-crowned Night-HeronsJune 3 (LawrySager). Cattle Egretreports induded at least8 nestingpairs in Juneat YoungI. in L. Champlain(CR), alongwith impressive counts of 34 at Grand Isle,VT, July27 (DH) and 36 at Ipswich, MA, July31 (TA). All inlandreports of Ple- gadisibis increasingly raise the question of specificidentity, but the followingreports wereapparently referable to GlossyIbis: one at Pittsfield,MA, July21 (BobGoodrich); twoat D.C.W.M.A.July 31 (PeterRidley); and29 at Durham,NH, July19 (SM). Re- mainingunusual heron reports induded five TricoloredHerons at Scarborough,ME, July This BlackVulture captured alive at the northerlylocation of NausetBeacl•, Orleans, Massacl•usetts, 31, (fideJD) and an imm. Yellow-crownedon July 3, 1991, wasreleased a•ter rehabilitation.Photograph/Rene Roberts. Night-Heroninland at Agawan,MA, July 27-28 (TG). spreador elseremained stable at mostlocales. recordedat Lancaster,MA, June 4 (ML). In Vermont,11 Brantat YoungI. June8 There were 17 activenests in New Hamp- PeregrineFalcons continue to flourish, wereon thetardy side of theledger, while in shire,with 11 pairssuccessfully raising 25 reflectedby the attemptedNew Hampshire Massachusetts,one-two summered at Plum young(fide DD); out of 5 activeVermont nestingof 6 pairs,where 3 pairsraised seven I. (fideB.O.). A broodof N. Shovelerswas at nests,4 pairsraised seven young (CR). Total young(fide DD) and7 nestingpairs in Ver- a traditionalbreeding site at Easton,Aroost- MassachusettsOsprey population now ex- mont that raised13 young(CR). In Mas- ook,ME, July28 (MT), wherethe sameob- ceeds200 pairs(fide TF), includingthe first sachusetts,2 pairsof urbanPeregrines in serverrecorded a family of Am. WigeonJuly attemptednesting in Essexthiscentury (JB). Bostonand Springfieldraised five young, 15. OtherRegional breeding wigcon were 3 American Swallow-tailed Kites continued threeof whichwere killed by late summer broodsat Grand Isle,VT, June28-30 (DH). to delightNew England observers, with sin- (fideTF). Gadwallswere also confirmed breeding at L. gle birdsappearing in Massachusettsat S. Champlain,since 5 broodswere at Bixbyand WellfleetJune 5 (DRe) andHyannis June 17 GROUSE TO YoungI. June23 (DH). Thisspecies isobvi- (Bob Pease),as well asat Mansfield,CT, dur- SHOREBIRDS ouslycontinuing to colonizethe Champlain inga 2-weekJuly period (fide BK). A single In Vermont,where the SpruceGrouse popu- Valleyafter their first Vermont nesting 1980. ad.Mississippi Kite at Hingham,MA, June8 lationappears to bein trouble,a countof 20

Volume 45, Number 5 - 10•a in thenorthbound category were: 220 Ruddy Turnstonesat North MonomoyI. June2 (BN); 150 White-rumpedSandpipers there June6 (BN); singleCurlew Sandpipers at Plymouth,MA, June1 (Gd'E)and Scarbor- oughMarsh, ME, June9 (S. Pollocket al.). Apparendyheaded S werethree Lesser Yel- lowlegsatAdamsville, RI, July1 (RB);single Ruffsat NewburyportJuly 5 (RAF) and at Panton,VT, July6 & 7 (BG,JN); Vermont's firstever Curlew Sandpiper at D.C.W.M.A., Addison,July 13 (DC, THa, CP etal.); and 200 Short-billedDowitchers at Newbury- portJuly 7 (KJ). Other interestingshorebird reports in- dudedfive inland Sanderlings at Longmead- ow,MA, July27 (TG); a W. Sandpiperat Ninigrit Pond,RI, July 1 (PB); 1500 Least Sandpipers,North MonomoyI. July 18 (BN); a CurlewSandpiper at SouthBeach I., Chatham,MA, July 18 & 20 (BN et al.); 4500 Short-billed Dowitchers at North MonomoyI. July18 (BN) andsingle Wil- sonsPhalaropes in Maine at Scarborough June15 (JD) andEaston July 28 (MT). Al- though definite evidence of Wilson's At Whiting,Vermo.t, this Common Cra.e ca.sed excitement in June1991, h.t it wasapparently an es- Phalaropebreeding in Massachusettsis spo- capeefrom a, exoticbird collection i, the Catskills.Photograph/Joh, B. Mmti,. radic,five birds at Plum I. June29 (fideB.O.) certainlyindicates probable breeding this individuals(if accurate)would seem a sig- In thegood news department was an increase season. nificantnumber (fide VermontFish and overlast year in the totalof 158 breeding WildlifeDept.). pairsof PipingPlovers in Massachusetts(fide Followingthe May appearance of a calling BB), where the spedes has its most JAEGERS BlackRail at Stratford,CT, the presenceof significantRegional stronghold, as well asa T0 ALCIDS one that continuouslyvocalized in mid- stabletotal of 26 RhodeIsland pairs (CRa). The only jaegerwas a singlePomarine at morningJune 20-23 was intriguing(NC, EightAm. Oystercatchersat Popham Beach Provincetown,MA, June 12 (CL), an exten- Jeff Fengler)and becameall the more so S.P.,ME, July17 (TAv)suggests this species sionof the previouslymentioned midsum- whenan allegedpair was heard there July 4 mayhave plans for furtherexpanding its merdearth of pelagicbirds on Stellwagen (CharlesBarnard). The onlyrecent sugges- range northwardbeyond BostonHarbor, Bank.Laughing Gulls at New I., Odeans, tionof Connecticutbreeding was in summer wherea pairand three young were found at MA, numbered1285 pairs(fide BB), up 1980(see AB 34: 876). Ever rare as a Region- SheepI. June3 (JH) thisyear. An espedally slightlyfrom the 1990total. A cleadypho- al breeder,two King Rails nesting at Winna- early migrantSolitary Sandpiper was at tographedad. FranklinsGull in breeding paugPond, CT, June 1 (RW)are noteworth•a Hadley, MA, June24 (fideSK), while at plumageat RyeHarbor, NH, June1 (SM) Despitetheir continued New Englandde- North MonomoyI., 15 migrant"Western" constitutedonly the 2nd New Hampshire cline,breeding Corn. Moorhens were record- Willets were among250 Willets July 22 record.In Massachusetts,imm. Litde Gulls ed fromat least4 locales,including Cape (BN). Vermontsurveys of Upland Sand- appearednear tern coloniesat BirdI., Mari- Elizabeth,Cumberland, ME, July21 (JB); pipersat approximately50 sites,mainly in on, June25-July 31 (IN) and New I., Or- West Rutland, VT, July 24 (WN); thec. ChamplainValley, produced 127 birds leans,July 22 (IN), whileCom. Black-head- D.C.W.M.A.July 31 (PeterRiley); and 2 in Juneand early July (JP). At PeaseAir Force edGull reports included singles at E. Boston pairsat S. Egremontin June(fide SK). Re- Base,NH, 7-10 pairswere present, with 48 June9 (JQ),Lynn June 25 (JQ),and Darien, portsof singlemoorhens at 2 NantucketI. individualscounted by the 3rd week of July CT, June15-23 (fideBK). A gatheringof localesJune 3 & 23 (fideB.O.) suggests(DD). In Connecticut as in Massachusetts, 773 Bonaparte'sGulls at the n. end of L. breedingin anarea where there is at least spo- UplandSandpipers are primarily concentrat- ChamplainJuly 30 (CR) verylikely repre- radicprecedent. edat airports,demonstrated by 30-35 indi- sentedS migratingpost-breeding adults, al- The now-annual Sandhill Crane occur- vidualsat B.I.A.,Windsor Locks, July 20 thoughthe agesof mostwere unspecified. rencewas perpetuated by oneappearing at (JM). Unseasonal dates for Glaucous Gulls in- Plum I., MA, July 13-15 (RS). More as- Twenty-four Whimbrels at Seabrook, volvedsingle iramatures at Tarner,ME, June tounding,but morereadily accounted for, NH, July 19 (PH, TL) and a maximum 10 (JD)and Lynn, MA, June17 and July 22 wasa singleCommon Crane at Whiting, VT, eveningroost count of 722 at NorthMono- 0Q). June9-10 (JP,WE, NM). Closescrutiny re- my I. July27 (W. Harringtonet al.) dearly Yetanother summer Gull-billed Tern ap- vealedthe presence of thesame "stiff toes" on reflectthe timing of ad.Whimbrel migration pearedin NewEngland: one at Quonochon- its left foot that werepresent on a Com. in NewEngland. Early reports of godwitsat taug,RI, July21 (RW), the firststate record Craneobserved in April at Red Hoof, NY, NorthMonomoy I. includedthree Hudsoni- in 6 years.Interesting were two Caspian whichwas determined to bean escapee from an GodwitsJune 25 (BN) and oneMarbled Ternsat D.C.W.M.A. July29 (CR, Mark a Catskill Mts. aviculturist. However inter- GodwitJune 19 (BN). Thehigh Hudsonian LaBarr);coincidental were two RoyalTerns esting,this record is best considered bogus in Godwit count for the seasonwas 70 at North June 28 at both Block I. (Rick Enser) and lightof thebird's origin. MonomoyI. July22 (BM). Asa reminderof MilfordPt., CT (FloMcBride). Tern nesting Whilethe New England shorebird picture how close in time the last northbound shore- datareceived mixed reviews, the overall pic- may neveragain match last year'streasure birdsare to thevanguard of thefall flight, this turenot beingterribly optimistic. Despite a trove,this season was not without highlights. seasonoffered some typical contrasts. Clearly 12% increasein RoseateTerns at Bird I.,

1094- American Birds,Winter 1991 callingregularly at MylesStandish S.E, Ply- mouth,MA, June6-July 18 (Gd'E)certainly suggestednesting activity. Still more mysteri- Undoubtedlytheseason• tern highlight was ous is the summer status of Chuck-will's- the firstnesting of Forster'sTern in New widowon the s. New Englandislands of England.Following the appearance of an ap- MarthasVineyard and Nantucket. For a se- parendymated pair at the ParkerRiver riesof yearsin the 1970s,the species gave ev- N.W.R., Plum I., last summer,it wasadvised eryindication of tryingto establisha breed- thatthis species be closely watched for future ingtoehold there, yet breeding confirmation breeding.Like a prophecyfulfilled, on June was neveraccomplished and the species 10David Rimmet and Russ Hopping discov- seeminglyphased out in the following ereda matedpair and a nestwith 2 eggsamid decade.With thathistory, a callingChuck- a smallcolony of saltmarsh negting Corn. will's-widowat Edgartown,Marthas Vine- Terns.Unfortunately, the finaloutcome of yard,July 10 (ScottJackson) ismost intrigu- the nestingattempt was not documented. ing.In theepicenter of RegionalWhip-poor- Nonetheless,this representsa significant will abundance,this year's maximum count northwardstep from the nearestbreeding in Plymouth'sMyles Standish S.E was42 stationi-onLong,Isl•d,NY. callingJune 6 (Gd'E).A firststate record for RufousHummingbird was established with the discoveryand photoof an ad. maleat NewHartford, CT, July 21-27 (DawnGallo, CUCKOOS fideJay Kaplan, BK). Needlessto say,after T0 SHRIKES the Massachusetts occurrence of Allen's Despite heavy Gypsy Moth infestations Hummingbirdin 1988,all futureRegional througoutMassachusetts, cuckoo numbers Selasphorushummingbirds require exceed- therewere not exceptional.Twenty-eight w. inglydetailed supporting evidence. Massachusettsreports were considered above A Red-headedWoodpecker at WallurnL., average(SK), but a correspondingtotal of 27 RI, June10 (Sigrid Miller, fide DE) apparent- reportsin the e. part of the statehardly ly gaveno indicationof nesting,but a Red- seemed inflated. belliedWoodpecker with two young at Med- Alwayslocal and unpredictable as s. New ford,MA, June15 (MargeRines et al.) pro- Englandbreeders, two N. Saw-whetOwls videx]further confirmation of this species'

AfteranUmbee•ofyeats ofanticipatiofi, AmeriCan Pipits finai! tabililiea a,new soot b ernmostbreeding stadon •ne. •rth America:Mt• wis•ingto•., NH. On june 29, Ch}il Rimrnerdiscovered 3pipit Pairs i•,the •;icifil 0 bfihe Alpine Gardeh;:whei!e heWas abl•;to succ•fu!lyOotograph a nest ,ith 5 egg.On Jul!2, ad-:piPits •ere fepding!w 0 Adult Franklin'sGull just north of JenessBeach, Rye,New Hampshire, June 1, 1991. Secondstate younõin'the vkinity (PH• pM), sugg4ktifig • successfulkesting attkrnPt: 6f least oti• pipli record.Photograph/Steve Mirick. of undeierminedagewas •!1.• th•Mt.'Washi•gt0n sum• Aug..9(SS). ' MA, the 1776pairs there represented 97 per- centof Massachusettspairs, which is approx- imatelyhalf the n.e. UnitedStates popula- tion(fide BB). This species isclearly engaged in a survivalstrategy best likened to Russian roulette!In Massachusetts,9835 pairsof Com. Ternswas down slighdy from 1990; productivitywas reduced, most notably at New I., whereGreat Horned Owl predation wasthe reason (fide BB). Similarly, 5 Corn. Ternscolonies in New Hampshireproduced very few chicks(DD). In contrast,60 L. Champlainpairs yielded 41 young,the high- estproductivity since 1980 (CR). Wandering individualCom. Terns appeared at 2 inland locales:Hadley, MA, July8 (PeterYeskie) and Pittsburg,NH, June29 (RPF).Arctic Terns, at theirsouthern breeding terminus in Mas- sachusetts,declined to a state total of 11 pairs,their lowest in over50 years(fide BB). The ever-resilient Least Tern maintained fairly stablenumbers, with an estimated __ 1 2356 Massachusettspairs, including a new "• of• PIpRon Mount Washington; NoW•ire, Jnne;29, 199LIMs sito marked colonyat Boston'sLogan Airport, which con- : a • • lindt• •Ug bytim 'spec• ih:Oastem'• •. •• tinuesto be a modelof urbanhabitat usage (fideBB).

Volume 45, Number 5 ß1055 Massachusettscolon,zat,on. In New Hamp- VIREOS TO Wh,te-throatedSparrows at Wellfleet,MA, shire,a Red-belliedWoodpecker at Warner FINCHES June20 (KH) and BostonJuly 1-15 (Ken June 18 (fide DD) gavepromise of the For a never-beforeVermont breeder, a Hudson). species'continued northward pioneering at- singingc3 White-eyed Vireo at Maidstone, A c3 Yellow-headed Blackbird at a Rock- tempts. Essex,VT, June26-July 2 (JO)was decidedly port,MA, feederJune 1-3 (DebraRamsen) A tallyof fiveOlive-sided Flycatchers at noteworthy,despite the factthat no further wassignificantly later than mostRegional PlumI. June1 (AndyDassinger, fide B.O.) indicationof nestingwas observed. The con- springrecords, as was a migrantRusty Black- representsa very notableconcentration of tinued strugglefor geneticsupremacy of birdat George Washington S.E, RI, June 11, migrants.Equally noteworthy were eight Blue-wingedWarbler over Golden-winged (Janice St. Jean, Barbara Gearhart, fide DE) singingAcadian Flycatchers at Granville, Warbleris reflectedin the increasingnum- Mercifully,Chris Rimmerfailed to record MA, in June(SK); three at S. Quabbin,MA, bersof hybridseach season. This year totals Brown-headed Cowbirds at Vermont inter,or June22 (ML); anda surprisinglynorthern of five "Brewster's" Warblers and two forestmonitoring sites; however, 53 were birdat PawtuckawayS.P., Nottingham, NH, "Lawrence's"Warblers were reported in New recordedon a Groveland,MA, powerline July7-13 (SM).Most notable of thisseason's Hampshire (fide DD), Massachusetts(fide surveyJune 9 (RS),where there were only 18 flycatcherreports were single Scissor-tailed B.O.), and Rhode Island (fide DE) compared in 1990.A femaleand two youngOrchard Flycatchersin New Hampshire at StarI., Isles to Golden-wingedWarblers from only 2 Orioles at Portland,ME, June 15 (JD, of Shoals,June 19 (PaulSmith), and Rumney Massachusetts(fide B.O.) andone Vermont GeorgeCarson) were at oneof thevery few June27 (AlPorts, Tom Sears etal.). A 33-pair location(TAr). reliableMaine nesting areas. Six linger,ng colonyof Cliff Swallowsat Marshfield,MA, On CapeCod, where N. Parulasare mak- RedCrossbills were still at QuabbinJune 6 June14 (fideDavid Clapp) is seeminglythe ingtheir last Massachusetts stand, only three (DSm);a moreintriguing report involved an largestin e. Massachusetts. individualscould be found betweenJune imm.White-winged Crossbill sitting on a N FishCrows are finally appearing to colo- 15-July4 (BN); in Maine,Charlie Duncan Adams,MA, roadsideJuly 7 (WP).Very late nizeCape Cod after what, for years,seemed reportedonly one pair of Cape May Warblers EveningGrosbeaks included a femaleat l,kea distributionalanomaly. Two birds were in 15 daysof fieldworkin theWhitneyville, NantucketI. June 14-18 (EA); a poss,ble atWellfleet June 21 (BN),and up to ninein- •shington,area, significantly lower than nestingpair at E. Hartland,CT, July 22 dividualswere at Yarmouthportthroughout normal.On the positiveside of the ledger (Edith Leopold,fide BK); and a definitely June(Ken Hamilton,fide B.O.). Sincefirst wereYellow-throated Warblers nesting for breedingpair that brought two juveniles to a nestingin Connecticutin 1987, the state's the2nd year in a rowat Kent,CT (fideBK); Princeton,MA, feederJuly 4 & 5 (SP),one of Com.Raven population has now grown to at 42 PrairieWarblers recorded along a single veryfew confirmed state nesting records. least6 successfulnest sites this year (Dave powerline surveyat Groveland,MA, June8 Rosgen,fide BK), whilein Massachusettsat (RS); at leastthree CeruleanWarblers at S. Observers(subregional editors in boldface, least20 nestsites were located (TF). Quabbinin June (fideSK); a c3Prothonotory contributors in italics): Robert Abrams,Ted CarolinaWrens continue to surgenorth- Warbler at the Great Meadows N.W.R., Allen,Edith Andrews, •mAversa (TAv), J,m wardas they consolidate the permanency (?) Concord,MA, June1-July 14 (fideB.O.); 9 Bair,Charles Barnard, Jim Berry,Bird Ob- of theirNew England range: two birds in the pairsof Worm-eatingWarblers at Tiverton, server,Brad Blodget, Paul Buckley, Dwight NortheastKingdom, VT, July16 (THa), a RI, June23-25 (RF); nine HoodedWarblers Cargill,Neil Currie, Allen &Barbara Delorey, s,ngleat Burlington,VT, July29 (M. andJ. at 3 RhodeIsland locales June 1-14 (fide Diane DeLuca,Glenn d'Entremont,Jody Dye), and what was describedas a first DE); 47 MourningWarblers in 9 w. Mas- Despres,Ron Donoran, Walter Ellison, confirmedNew Hampshire breeding record sachusettstowns (fide SK); and two Yellow- RichardFerren, RichardA. Forster(RAF), at DurhamJuly 19 (PH, TL etal.).In actual- breastedChats at Newbury,MA, June1-8 Robert Fox (RPF), •m French, Tom ,ty, CarolinaWrens have been resident on (fideB.O.). Gagnon,Betty Gillson, Terry Hall (THa), StarI., Islesof Shoals,for severalyears; in all Of uniqueinterest was a well-describedJeremy Hatch, Tom Hickox,David Hoag, probabilitythey have nested there as well. A "Mourning-type"Warbler at Mt. Graylock, PeterHunt, KyleJones,Betty Kleiner, Vernon nest-buildingSedge Wren at Whiting,VT, MA,June 9 (DSmetal.). The bird sang a per- Laux,Tony Leukering, Chris Leahy, Patr, ck June20 (JN, BG) wascertainly of interest,as fectCorn. Yellowthroat song, yet it possessedLeahy, Mark Lynch,Peter Marra, Nancy weremurmurings of 3 pairsn. of Bangor, a grayhood "that ended rather abruptly on Martin, StevenMirick, Joe Morin, Dav,d ME, in June(fide Peter Vickery). Seventeen the upper chestat the baseof a whitish Morimoto, Julie Nicholson, Blair Nikula, singingd' WinterWrens at Mr. Mansfield, throat."The remainder of theunderparts, in- Ian Nisbet,William Norse,Judy Peterson, VT, June18 (CR) is indicativeof the factthat cludingundertail coverts, were bright yellow. StaceyPoor, Craig Provost,John Quigley, thisshort-distance migrant seems to beflour- The observers'impression was that this aber- Chris Raithel (Ra), Don Reid (Dre), Chris ,shingwithin n. New England'sCanadian rant bird mostclosely resembled a hybrid Rimruer,David Roche, David Small, Dav,d Zone forests. MourningWarbler x Com.Yellowthroat--a Stempie,Stanley Stohl, Robert Stymeist, The continued health of Connecticut's E. precedentestablished by a birdcollected in LewisSymynkywicz, Mark Trombley,Ver- Bluebirdpopulation was demonstrated by a Connecticutin 1955 (seeBledsoe 1988, Wil- mont Institute of Natural Science,Robert statewideestimate of 1200pairs (Dave Ros- sonBulletin 100: 1-8). Wadman, Susan Wetmore.--WAYNE R. gen,fide BK). Lesssecure in the Region, A d' BlueGrosbeak that vigorouslyde- PETERSEN, ConservationDepartment, countsof nine d' Gray-cheekedThrushes at fendeda territorythroughout the period at MassachusettsAudubon Society, Lincoln, Mr. MansfieldJune 18 and six males at Worcester,MA (fideB.O.), wasapparently a MA 01773. Camel'sHump, VT, June6 (CR) are com- lonelybachelor, since no evidenceof a female forting;but observersare encouraged to re- or nestingactivity was observed. A similarly port all summersightings of this fading solitaryfemale was at Jamestown,RI, July2 Catharus. (WilliamGardner, fide DE). Too bad!Very Forthe 2nd year in a row,an out-of-season unusual in summerwas a meticulouslyde- LoggerheadShrike made an anomalousap- scribedLark Sparrowat Dorchester,MA, pearance,this year at Newbury,MA, June8 June5 (RD). As GrasshopperSparrows are & 9 (HermanWeissberg etal.,fideB.O.). Do steadilyfading away in manyparts of theRe- theseJune occurrencesrepresent floating gion,reports of fourat Falmouth,MA, June males,disrupted breeders, or lonelyprospec- 22 (BN), and four at WindsorLocks (one of tors? Connecticut'slast sites)July 20 (JM) are worth highlighting,as are out-of-place

1096 American Birds, Winter 1991 maicaBay Wildli• Refuge,New fork City); AH). At thevery end of theperiod, dispersal HUDN-DELAWARE Lakehurst(U.S. Naval Air Station,Lakehurst, fromthe south brought new concentrations. Ocean Co., Nil; Little Creek (Little Creek At theend of July, 35 wereon their favored is- REGION l•ldli• Area,near Dover, DE); LI (Longls- landin HerefordInlet; surprisingly, a good RobertO. Paxton, land,NY); Little GallDo(Little GallDoL, in e. groupof at least16 wasat AtlanticBeach, Lake Ontario,off HendersonHarbor, Nassau,LI, Aug. 1 (B. Pettit,AJL). We need WilliamJ.Boyle, Jr., and PortMahon (marshes and bay shore east of Lit- betterinformation about age; we assume that DavidA. Cutler tleCreek, Kent Co., DE); SandyHook (Sandy roDsflyyoung wanderers are involved. Breed- Hook Unit, GatewayNatI RecreationArea, ingseems farther away than during the great Monmouth Co., N•; SBC (Summer Bird invasionsof 1983-1987. Count);S.C.M.M. (SouthCape May Mead- The Double-crestedCormorant explosion ows,Cape May, Nil. continues.The mega-colony onLitde GallDo expandedagain by 30%, to 5319nests (BM); Summer 1991 was very hot and very LOONS TO mostnests are on theground. The 445 nests dry.In Philadelphia,where temperature ex- CORMORANTS on Four BrothersI. in L. Champlainwas ceeded90 ø on 49 of the 90 daysbeginning TwoRed-throated Loons at SandyHook in 10% abovelast year (JMCP). New Jerseys June 1, this summernosed out 1988 and lateJune and eady July (RDi, AH) wereun- firstbreeding colony, reported last summer, 1990 as the hottest on record. Even as far usual.As this summerbegan, the Regional w. of ShootersI. in NewYork Harbor, grew north as Rochester,temperatures exceeded totalof breedingCorn. Loons was believed to to 55 nests (KP). Breedingwas fully 90 degreesmuch of thethird week of July. beabout 180 pairs,all in 14 New Yorkcoun- confirmedin Delawareby nests on pilings at Money,however, influenced this column tiesin andaround the Adirondacks, slightly Port Mahon (DAC); last summer'sstate morethan temperature. Budget crises caused up from 154 in 1986 (N.Y. Times,Feb. 24, breedingreport remained unconfirmed. Else- manystate conservation agencies to reduce 1991).Seven Corn. Loons summering in ba- where,they are near any sizable body of wa- or cancel their colonial waterbirds and en- sicplumage in Fire I. Inlet, LI, wereway ter; breedingis possiblealmost anywhere in dangeredspecies surveys, which have usually abovenormal (AJL); they were widespread theRegion. formedthe backbone of thisbreeding season on the Atlantic Ocean (RZ, SS, m.ob.) and column.We will havea muchless compre- presenton the GreatLakes (e.g., Shadigee, HERONS TO hensiveview this season than in the pastof NY, June22, Watson).A welcomeaddition WATERFOWL breedingcolonies of herons,terns, and the to the slenderlist of New JerseyPied- like, whichare among this Region's glories. billedGrebe nesting sites is the newMan- Since too few individuals send us informa- asquanRiver Res., Ocean, where 3 pairswere tionin summer,our coverage has gaps. Read- present(RB). Thkim•o'rtanke 6f N•w York harbb? figa ers,send us your summerobservations by Severalpelagic trips producednothing breedin•si•e for coio•iial waterbi}ds-was dra- August31 nextyear! special,although 200+ GreaterShearwaters nmtica!ly tmd•-llned •ylast ye;•'S massive 6il. 55 mi off Lewes,DE, Jtme29 (WFi) consti- spills=S•nce the 1970s,clean6f Water cofidi: Abbreviations:Bombay Hook (Bombay Hook tuteda healthycotrot; one Manx Shearwater tionsin New York Harh9r have permi•vd thf Nad l•ldli• Ref.,near Smyrna, DE); Brig on thesame trip (WFi) wasour only report. h•i-•nriesthere, i whikh •ay r•pres•nt•0ø/0 (BrigantineUnit, EdwardP. ForsytheNad Wilson'sStorm-Petrels began to be seen,as of the entirecoastal population 9f 10ng- Wildli• Ref.,Atlantic Co., Nil; Conejohela usual,in modestnumbers off the Jersey shore i•gg•w•derl ihNfiw York, New Jersey, and Flats(Susquehanna 1•, at WashingtonBoro, in July. Connecticut..During • Series9 f 19•0 oil LancasterCo., PA); Green Lane (GreenLane An imm. BrownBooby off FireI. InletJu- spillsinthe waterways between Staten I. and Res.,Montgomery Co., PA); Jamaica Bay (Ja- ly 14 (AJL,ABa) was the 2nd LI recordin as N•WJ4rsey, 3 herbnri• there (Prfill's Li manyyears for thisex- Shooter'sE, and isle of Meadows)5vere •1• ceptionalrarity. n •dy underc16• studyby the Harbor The Brown HeronsProject, •p•rat•d 'b• the Mahomet Pelican invasion that Bird Observatoryin 'cooperationwith the beganin thespring not NYCAudubbnd NYCD•pa•en{ 0f parks• •2K= Forest '-. only continued the Trustfor Public Land, ant[ NYSiate Dspart-' • downwardtrend of re- mefilof Environ•hlalConservation: The cent years;they also projefftwas•h us•e!! placed ioanalY3e the•f- seemed less attached to fects0œoil pollhtion in anestuarine environ- •* De•y Hill NEWYORK Albanyß favoredareas. A major m•t imost'01! p611utiorl •di• •½edealt • concentrationof 33 wiih oceancoastlines),. I• 1990i even more ( wasat SunsetBeach, fier•ns •turnedto these col0•ies'thi• b•for• ßIthaca CapeMay, NJ, Jtme7 thespills, eartied b•.•he mOmentu• •?!he (G. Dodge,M. Smith); preyiousyears' breedihg•uc• Speciesthat the sameday onewas feedpfi•ri!y in •heddaFshal10ws;hbwev•r5 ,,• •leo:.-.- New¾0• • ••' outlandishlyoff course (SnowyE•r•ts and Glossylbis):had poor pro• over the DuPont afictiity.I;'199 b iis, vicb / .¾' Country Club near so•edsi9ce 1•8• from'7 p•s' tq 250•. Wilmington (C. droppedeo less' tha• halœihat•Snow3(. Egret Shock). Thereafter, decllftedon2 ofthe islands'ana •om •'nsated they dispersed.Small on ih• •rd, perhap?b•9yed along by numbers scattered subidultsc0mifi• •fito breeding c•hdition. alongthe New Jersey By.contrast,Bii•k•crowned Nightailerons, coast and as far n. as whichfeed,in garbag e dnm N and.otherup- kDE mid-LI. A few pene- tanah•bi=ts, enjoyed B•0% iucr•se., Cattle tratedup theDelaware Egre•s•.feed i• g•m•g•Drops, but )vere' R. as far as Reeds downglightl• (KP)• ....to•...%.L' • Beachin earlyJuly (fide

Volume 45, Number 5. 1097 onewas in a treeand 3 usedgeese-tubs (BL). As usual, about three-fourths of the 44 nests in Delaware'slower bays were on duck blinds (Lg-I). Followingthe spring'skite bonanza,an AmericanSwallow-tailed Kite wasat Cape May, NJ, June22 (E. David,M. Caplan). MississippiKites hung around Cape May in- to earlyJune (KB, RB, E Dunne,A. Keith,J. Palumbo)as expected.More unusualwere birdsthere later: June 22 (E. David,M. Ca- plan)and July 9 (E Mears).Since there is no Regionalproof of nesting,it is importantto determinewhether any of thesemid-summer birdsare juveniles. BaldEagle nests increased again. In Penn- sylvania,the Lancasterpair that produced Reddis#Egret at Port Maiue .ear LittleCreek, Delaware, July 2, 1991. Firstconfirmed state record. youngfor the past2 seasonsfailed this year; PhatograplVA.P.Ed.ie. the6 successfulPennsylvania nests were all w. of the Susquehannaand thus outside our Re- Sincethis was another "off" yearfor the on the s. Lancaster,PA, SBC (RMS). The gion (C.W. DuBrock,Pennsylvania Bureau NewJersey colonial waterbird survey, our in- Greater White-fronted Goose in Berks,PA, of GameManagement). New York state now formation is fragmentaryabout herons. fromlate June through the season,was con- has 16 territorialpairs (2 more than last GreatBlue Herons are doing well almost ev- sideredan escape (SSa). year),which fledged 16 young(one more erywhere.For example,the only known Among leftoverwinter waterfowlthat than last year).Particularly encouraging is colonyin Berks,PA, produced20 young, summeredwere the usual scattering of coastal their increasein the upper DelawareR. twicelast years figure (RKe). This species Brant,Snow Geese (including one unusual drainagein s.e.New York(BL). New Jersey breedsonly upland in thisRegion except in inlandat GreenLane, GLF), GreaterScaup had 5 nestswith eggs(4 lastyear), which Delaware,where a fewnest coastally in mixed (RJK, RDi, lB), and scoters--typically,fledged seven birds (three last year). All were coloniesin RehobothBay and Indian R. In- mosdySurf (e.g., seven at CapeMay). More on the DelawareBay shore (LN). Delaware's let. Each season we learn of a few more new remarkably,a drake Corn. Goldeneye was on 6 nestsproduced eight young, but thereis uplandcolonies. This season'sdiscoveries the RaritantL, Middlesex,NJ, July 10 (M. concernabout the impact of developmenton werein Dutchess,NY (HM) andSomerset, NJ Rothkopf).An emaciatedimm. c• King at least2 of thesenests (LG-I). (LL). The vastcolony at IronsideI., in the Eiderwas rehabilitated at CapeMay June 12 We receivedevidence of breedingN. SaintLawrence R., Jefferson,NY, contained (RKa, E Kane); one thought to be a Goshawksfrom •stchester,NY (TWB) and 1000pairs; it wasexceeded in NewYork and femalewas at CapeHenlopen, DE, July11 n.e. Pennsylvania(WR); two birdswere ob- in theRegion only by Valcor I., in L. Cham- 0qdeAH). served in the PequannockWatershed, plain,and in theOak Orchardarea, Erie-l•- A remarkable count of 620 Mallards at Passaic-Sussex,NJ (PBa). Red-shouldered agara-Orleans-Genesee,NY (JS). IroquoisN.W.R., Genesee-Orleans, NY, June Hawksgive cause for concern in thes. part of Followingthe remarkableMay recordat 22 (WD'A, BP) illustratesthe long-term thisRegion. The specieswas missed on the s. JamaicaBay, Delaware's first confirmed Red- progressof thisonce-western breeder. A N. Lancaster,PA, SBC for the first time since dishEgret (in red morph,like the Jamaica Shovellerat GreenLane June 15 (GLF) was 1985;Ednie knew of only2 nestingpairs in Baybird, and conceivably the same)turned the first Allentown-area summer record for upstateDelaware. More hopefully, nests were up at PortMahon July 2 (CDC); it wasseen thismainly western species. found at new sitesin New York: Dutchess(M. sporadicallythe followingweek (ph. APE, CommonMergansers hold on as lower Key,m.ob.), Amity L., Allegany(VP), and •MO'B, B & NM, m.ob.). The white- SusquehannaR. breeders.Five were at JennyL., Saratoga,where a pairsupplanted morphbird reportedlast spring was not ac- Wrightsville,Lancaster, PA, June 9 (J. & L. theusual Broad-winged Hawks (RPY). A res- ceptedby the New Jersey Bird Records Com- Downs);17 young were at NewHope, Bucks, identpair was located at Lakehurst(RRa). mittee. PA,June 7 (B. Hoehne).A broodin thetown Red-tailedHawks are doing well, perhaps Sincetheir suddenand still-unexplained of Belvedere,Warren, NJ (tL Coppersmith) aidedby increasingtolerance of suburban abandonmentof RookeryI. 2 yearsago, in markeda new s. breedinglimit on the conditions.A pair nestedin PelhamBay the SusquehannaR. at WashingtonBoro, Delaware R. (GHa). Park, NYC. On the s. Lancaster,PA, SBC Lancaster,Cattle Egrets no longerbreed in theyreached 2.5 timesthe 10-yearaverage Pennsylvania. (RMS). The Rough-leggedHawk at Brad- Black-crownedNight-Herons had varying A BlackVulture nest at Gandy'sBeach June 1 dockBay, Monroe, NY, June 10 (C. Cass)was success.Generally, they seemdown inland (B. Barber)was the first proven Cumberland an unusualholdover, while the imm. Golden andup on thecoast. Cormorants are crowd- breeding;this species is fillingin itsprevious Eagle that was carefullydescribed at ingthem out on LittleGalloo (JS), but the 2 gapin s.e.New Jersey. At then. frontier,indi- BrookhavenNational Laboratory, Suf•lk, LI have"made their peace"on Four Brothers viduals wandered as far as Montauk Pt., LI, (R. Sautkulis,JC1), was unprecedentedin (JMP•).A prodigiouscount of 250+ at Brig June28 (J. Fritz) and Putnam(H. Turner), summer. July20 (RKa) reflectsthis species'relative but we still haveno proof of the nesting Followinganother poor spring at thehawk successnear urban development (see above). whichmust now be occurringin s.e.New watches,Am. Kestrelsseemed in "real trou- Followingthe spring's White-faced Ibis mini- York.A TurkeyVulture was out of placeover ble"in c. NewJersey (LL), LI (JJR,JC1), and invasion, at least two, possibly three, ShinnecockInlet, LI, June11 (J. Fritz). wasmissed altogether on the •stchester,NY, subadultssummered in the BombayHook SomeOsprey expansion is stilloccurring SBCJune 15-16. On the otherhand, they area(MO'B et al.). • alongthe St. Lawrence R., whereactive nests wereabove average on the s. Lancaster,PA, Mute Swansare unwelcome new breeders, in JoCfirsonand St.Lawrence grew from 8 to SBCand seemed in goodnumbers in Julyin nowin their3rd year, near Rochester (RGS). 13; the first neston the river wasestablished Dutchess,NY, and at certain favored sites CanadaGeese, the starlingsof thewaterfowl on an unusedHemlock I. buoy.Of the 4 suchas Floyd Bennett Field, Gateway N.E, world,reached 2.5 timesthe 1O-year average nestsat PerchRiver W.M.A., Jeerson,NY, NYC, where4 pairsbred. This is a species

10•- American Birds, Winter 1991 thatneeds close watching and that m•ght re- year;such basic data as the completew•nter •n breedingplumage--white, black, and spondto a nestbox program. Oddly, they rangeis not yet known (A. Hecht).Breeding brown("variety pack," somebody noted in seem to adapt well to inner cities;near populationsseemed stable in NewYork and therefuge log), along with two Reeves (NH) Phfiadelphiathey prey on starlingsaround NewJersey (c. 261 individuals,D. Jenkins, spentJune there (APE, B & NM, m.ob.). shoppingcenter trash bins (DAC). NJ Dept.of Fish,Game, and Wildlife). Fenc- When will the yearsof speculationabout E•ghteenpairs of PeregrineFalcon pro- ingand marking colonies often proved effec- NorthAmerican breeding be resolvedby a duced29 youngin New Yorkstate (four tive.The remnantDelaware population held discoveryin Delawareor s. New Jersey?A morethan last year). These birds steadily col- on by a toenail.Feral cats killed four adults; Com. Snipe was remarkableat Bombay omzenew bridgesites around NYC. This youngwere lost to predatorsand human dis- HookJune 3 (NH). year,they added the Marine Park Bridge in turbance.The net yield was eight young pro- After all threeof the world'sphalaropes Brooklyn,bringing the downstatepopula- ducedby 2 pairs(LG-I). Reid reporteda were found in Delaware within about 3 hours nonup to 10 activepairs, whose 7 nestspro- Killdeerand a Com.Nighthawk competing on May 20 (H. Brokaw),anything seemed duced15 young.Upstate, the mostencour- forthe same roof in Tunkhannock,Wyoming, possiblewith thisgroup. Summer produced agingdevelopment was the establishment of PA (WR). recordnumbers ofWilson's Phalaropes. The 2 chffsitesnear L. George(BL). Thirty Am. Oystercatcherswith three BombayHook population built up without youngon the e. sideof RehobothBay (WWF, apparentinterruption through June (NH) to W & SFi) showimprovement in Delaware; 41 on July 2 (CDC), surelya Regional TURKEYS TO thisspecies has already shifted successfully in record.It remainedin the 3040 range SHOREBIRDS NewJersey and on LI fromthe outer beaches throughJuly (APE). There were no signsof Wfid Turkeybroods were reported widely to saltmarshes. It increasessteadily well in- breeding. frome. Pennsylvania(GLF, B. McNaught). landat JFK Airport (SC) and at Jamaica Bay, Thirtyor more turkeys are even living in n.e. whereit hasbred about 10 years(DR). One GULLS TO Phfiadelphiaaround Lorimer and Pennypack was prospecting unusually far up the bayat SKIMMER parks(fideAH). This species' proliferation in BombayHook June 6 (APE).Black-necked NewYork's principal Laughing Gull colony, Delaware,where it wasonly recently reestab- Stiltnested again at Bombay Hook, but of 61 awkwardlysituated at theend of a majorJFK hshed,was demonstrated bya hunters'bag of nestsbegun, only 5 werestill active by June Airportrunway, grew again, despite last sum- 90 •n thespring season (APA). 23; othershad been exposed to predationby mer'sexperimental control project. A careful Four Black Rails on the e. side of Moriches dryingpond beds (NH). Eachsummer a few surveysuggests the presence of about20,000 Inlet, LI, July28 (ABaet al.) couldmark a nonbreedingAm. Avocets remain at Bombay breeding and nonbreedingindividuals rangeexpansion e. of the onlyknown New Hook; 10-15 remained this summer before aroundthe colony (SC). The PortAuthority Yorkbreeding area, at Oak BeachMarsh. So- the post-breedingbuildup began (NH, limitedits summergull-control actions to raswere in someunusual places, such as the APE).A solitaryadventurer reached as far as shooting100-200 gullsthat flew across the •nteriorAdirondacks (JMCP). In Delaware, JamaicaBay from July 31 intoAugust (DMi, runway,which seemed to havethe desired ef- wherethey were absent during the atlas pro- fectof teachinggulls to stayaway from the ject, theywere found in Julyat Port Penn Our obituaryof UplandSandpiper as a runway(DR). (APE),Augustine Beach (CDC), andThou- New Jerseynesting species was premature. Allentown, PA's first summer record of sandAcre Marsh (APE). A SandhillCrane Radis'grassland survey at Lakehurstrevealed HerringGull, at a K-Mart July 21 (BLM), toucheddown at the S.C.M.M. June14 (A. 5 pairs(RRa); others are believed to inhabit broughtlittle rejoicing.Four Herring Gulls Eastwill,J. Herder),this season's only record. theAtlantic City Airport. In n.w.New Jersey, banded as chicks at the Four Brothers Is. in L. Shorebirdingwas poor on L. Ontario, onlyone pair remained: in Linvale,Hunter- Champlainhave been recovered over the wherewater levels were high, but was excel- don (GHa). We have often commentedon yearsin thesurprising location of theGulf of lentat suchprime coastal sites as Jamaica Bay, thevery large role that airports, such as JFK, Mexico,offCampeche (JMCP). A first-sum- where the E. Pond was drawn down this sum- playin thisspecies' survival in thes. partof mer Lesser Black-backed Gull at Port Mahon mer,in keepingwith the managementplan, thisRegion. Upstate New York has the largest July8 (MO'B) wasa 2nd Delawaresummer andBombay Hook. Latenorthbound shore- breedingpopulation of UplandSandpipers record. b•rdswere still moving through in earlyJune, of all 13 n.e.states (K. Schneider,Heritage TheRegion's only Caspian Tern colony, on such as the flocks of 100-200 Black-bellied Program).Many observers thought that pop- Little Galloo,remained about steady, with Ploversflying up the DelawareR. June2 ulationwas slipping, despite a few good spots 576 adults(BM). Mid-Junestragglers were (CDC) and the SemipalmatedPlover at (suchas about 8 pairsin Northumberlandfound at GreenLane (threeJune 15, GLF), GreenLane June 7 (K. Crilley).Many shore- town, Saratoga,NY, KA), but we haveno IroquoisN.W.R., NY (WD'A, BP), andthe b•rds.returned early from the arctic, keeping hard data. ConejohelaFlats (J. Book),but nonewas up therhythm of theearly spring. The pic- A few Red Knots seem to have summered breedingin NewJersey. Young Royal Terns turewas complicated by an unusualnumber in the CapeMay-Hereford Inlet area (KBr); accompaniedthe late summerbuildup in of shorebirdsthat seemed to stayaround all 200 were in Hereford Inlet June 16 (D. HerefordInlet, CapeMay, NJ, but theseal- summer. Thus, it is hard to determine how Githen). On the returnflight, Red Knot mostcertainly were panhandling their par- manyof the 11-12 shorebirdspecies in Cape numbers seemed seriouslyreduced in entsfrom some s. colony. May,NJ, June 20, and15 speciesat Bombay DelawareBay, which Ednie suspected might Nationallyendangered Roseate Terns con- HookJune 22 (B & NM) werenonbreeding be causedby horseshoecrab harvesting for tinueto hangaround the New Jersey coast in summerersand how manywere early re- medicaland agriculturalpurposes (APE). June.Up to threeadults, all banded,were at turnees.A few Leastsand a White-rumped White-rumpedSandpipers also seemed to CapeMay June 29 (E Tetlow).They did well Sandpiperat CapeMay on the precocious neverleave Bombay Hook; 12 werethere at the 2 remainingLI colonies.Researchers dateof June21 seemedto besouthbound ar- June15 (NH). on Great Gull I. marked 1190 nests(HH), nvals.By late July, Raymond Pool at Bombay Twospring Curlew Sandpipers remained and the CedarBeach colony reached 120 Hookwas a "carpetofshorebirds" (AH), and intoearly June at BombayHook. A returnee pairs(JB). Burger and Gochfeld noted that the Hackensack Meadows Environmental arrivedearly at BrigJuly 5 (JKM,JDD, J. thisspecies may not breedevery year; some Centerat Lyndhurst,Bergen, NJ, held700 Dawson).Singles arrived at JamaicaBay on CedarBeach birds breed every 2nd or 3rd SemipalmatedSandpipers (RKa). theJuly 28 coldfront (P. Kaufman, RJK, JJR, year,and theydo not shiftin intervening An ad. Lesser Golden-Plover was unex- m.ob.),Bombay Hook (WJB), and Port Ma- yearsto othercolonies, which are closely sur- pectedat BombayHook June 20 (NH). An hon (P. Guris). BombayHook had what veyed.The factthat thisspecies is now re- InternationalPiping Plover survey began this lookedlike a genuinelek At leastthree Ruffs duced to 4 colonies in n e North America in-

Volume 45, Number 5 ß10• Creekin July,however, for the first time in froma window in n. Manhattanby an experi- several seasons. encedobserver (S. Saphir).Tree Swallows On LI, severalBlack Skimmer colonies, werehatching good broods in severalupstate containing277 pairs,produced a healthy NewYork localities, only to losemany to se- 227 chicks(JB). In 1989,the NY Dept.of vereraccoon predation (VI•, RPY). Having EnvironmentalConservation reported 520 attemptedto breedlast spring for the first pairsin 10 colonies.In NewJersey, 14 Black rime in n.w. New Jersey,Com. Ravensare Skimmercolonies containing 745 pairspro- "burgeoning"(KA) in c. New York;nests duced 582 chicks.The main trouble in New were reportedfrom Allegany(EB) and Jerseyseems to havebeen a localearly July Columbia(KA). stormat Holgatethat wiped out the first try Tufted Titmice continue to expand in the 2nd largestcolony; Hurricane Bob around Buffalo (RA) and Rochester(RGS) wipedout the renesting in mid-August,leav- andreached a record high on the s. Lancaster, ing only60 chicksfledged, for a colonyof PA,SBC. Carolina Wrens are increasing vir- about200 pairs.The state'sbiggest colony, tuallythroughout the Region, filling in by- 338 pairson ChampagneI., HerefordInlet, passedareas and moving up into the high- CapeMay, hadan excellentfledging rate of landsof w. NewYork (e.g., Amity L., Alle- 1.14 (JB). Delawarehad one colonyof gany,July 18, VP). WinterWrens have not 20-30 pairsin DelawareSeashore S.P., plus heardabout global warming. One that sum- scatteredsingle pairs (LG-I). A fewhave ap- meredat Philadelphia'sWissahickon Creek, parentlybeen breeding for sometime as far andapparently was joined by another in July, up the DelawareR. asLittle Creek(DAC); furnished the first summer record there since fiveor sixwere even farther upriver at Bom- 1972 (AH). A pairwith youngJune 16 at bay Hook in earlyJune (M. Anthony,fide GreenbrookSanctuary, Bergen, NJ (N. Slow- APE). This suggeststhat this speciesis ick)constituted a first breeding record there. prospectingfor newsalt marsh sites to re- Continuingthe spring'srun of SedgeWren placeouter beaches overrun by vacationers. reports,the small Bombay Hook colonywas activeagain; recently established populations OWLS TO continuedin Onandago,NY (GHu, D. SHRIKES Crumb).The Sussex,NJ, springbirds were BarredOwls were reportedrather widely carryingfood in July (WJB). frome. Pennsylvania,including the Unami Raccoonswere also a majorproblem for a CreekValley (GLF) and the very edgeof number of successfulE. Bluebird trails. Sum- Philadelphiaat Fort WashingtonS.E (B & mer Bird Counts, our bestindicator of breed- NM). Two Berksnests were the first in that ingpopulation trends, offered conflicting re- areas. of the KittattinnyRidge since 1888 suitsfor WoodThrush, a specieswhose de- (R. Bonnett,C. Elwell).A Long-earedOwl cline in many areashas causedconcern. heard through June near Hellerton, Whilethey reached a 15-yearhigh on thes. Adult White-wingedTern near Rochester, Northampton,PA (D. & E. Mease)was a very LancasterSBC (RMS), they dedinedin c. NewYork, Jane 19, 1991. Firststate recordto rare summerreport there.A N. Saw-whet SuJ•lk,LI (JJR,JC1). be photographicallydocumented. Photograph/ Owl feedinga fledglingat Carversville,PA, One of the mostremarkable reports in Bria. W. Keela.. in earlyJune (M. Rutbell)adds an additional many a seasonwas a bird identifiedas a nestingsite in Bucks.In theNew Jersey Pine Sprague'sPipit at BombayHook July 31 creasesits vulnerability.Common Terns in- Barrens,they are still present in the (?JKM,JDD); the descriptionwent beyond creasedagain at the mammothGreat Gull I. Chatswortharea, Ocean(GHa). the pinklegs, to noteother features, such as colony,as more space was cleared for them; Urbanroofs had long seemed the salvation palecoloration and eye ring. Only somewhat 8900nests were marked (HH). Thisis surely of Corn.Nighthawks, but an alarming num- lessfar out of placewas a singleBohemian nowthe world's largest Com. Tern colony. ber of long-establishedcity populations Waxwingcarefully described in York,near New Jerseyhad only 11 Least Tern crashedthis summer.They havevanished Rochester,NY, July 5 (?G. Hartenstein).Not colonies,containing 1098 pairs, slighdy from Wilmington (APE), Philadelphia a singleLoggerhead Shrike was reported. downfrom last year. Productivity was "pretty (DAC), perhapsAlbany (KA), anddedined good"at 942chicks (JB). On LI, 27 colonies in Syracuse(PDeB), Scranton and Wilkes- WARBLERS containing1474 pairs (4177 adults were cen- Barre(WR). The onlypositive reports come TO FINCHES susedin 67 coloniesin 1989)produced a dis- fromsmaller cities in n.e.Pennsylvania: East- Warblermigration was evident at CapeMay hearteninglylow total of 251 chicks. The rest on, Northampton(GHa), and Hazleton, by the end of July,when 13 specieswere werelost to peopleand other predators, since Luzerne(WR). Whip-poor-willscontinued countedthere. Indeed, late July marks the bad weatherwas not to blame (JB). Four to bescarce, with theexception of PennFor- migrationpeak there for suchsoutherly Delawaresites were occupied, and we have est Preserve,Carbon, PA, where De Reamus' breeders as Louisiana Waterthrush and figuresfor 2:561 nestsat DelawareBeach headlightspicked up 22 in theroad. Cerulean Warbler. S.P.and about50 breedingpairs at Cape An ad. d' RufousHummingbird at New Our evidenceabout breeding warblers is Henlopen(LG-I). Lisbon,Burlington, NJ, July 2-3 (H. Wilson) toofragmentary and impressionistic to show This season'sWhite-winged Tern was hasbeen accepted by the New JerseyBird manyclear trends. What canone conclude, comingrather than going. Soon after Lauro's Records Committee. for example,from the results of our2 long- May LI sight record,an adult was pho- Scatteredhints that Willow Flycatchers are runningSBCs that showBlack-and-white tographedat SalmonCreek near Rochester, prosperingcame from several singing males Warblerup in s. Lancaster,PA (RMS) and NY, June19, for the firstfully documented in 2 New Yorklocations where they were not downin c. Suf•lk, LI (JJR,JCL)? About all NewYork state record (S. Skelly, ?ph. B. Kee- foundin theadas project: South Beach, Stat- we canclaim with certaintyis that Yellow- lan,?J. Skelly, -•J. Bouton etal.). It accompa- enI. (RZ), andAusable Pt. onL. Champlain, rumpedand Yellow Warblers and Corn. Yel- niedBlack Terns, as have most U.S. breeding Clinton,NY (JMCP).The seasonsonly Scis- lowthroatsare prospering, and that Golden- seasonrecords. None turned up at Little sor-tailedFlycatcher was observed July 16 wingedWarblers and Yellow-breasted Chats

11•0. American Birds, Winter 1991 are not. Northern Parulas conunue thexr Claymont,Delaware 19703), Ken Feustel, comebackin s. and w. New Jersey.Prairie William Fintel (WFi), W.W. Frech (Sussex, MIDDLEATLAN11C COAST Warblerscontinued expansion in farupstate DE: Carr. Rt. 3, Box 1144, Lewes, DE New York,with a new sitein Lewis(D. DiTo- 19958), G.L. Freed, Ron French, Lisa REGION maso).A seriouskill-off of Hemlocksby a Gelvin-Innvaer (Delaware Div. of Fish and HenryT. Armistead Japanesescale insect, the WoollyAdelgid, is Wildlife), Mike Gochfeld,Laurie Goodrich reducingBlack-throated Green, Blackburni- (Hawk Mountain), K.C. Griffith (Genesee an,and Magnolia warblers in n.w.Jew Jersey Region,NY: 61 GrandviewLane, Rochester, Thiswas a ratherhot, dry summer,but not (PBa,D. Miranda). HoodedWarblers show a NY 14612), Greg Hanisek(GHa) (north- unusuallyso. Deviation from normal of tem- steadyrise in a 5-yearstudy of Doodletown, westNJ: 4 Marnel Rd., Phillipsburg,NJ perature(øF) were June +2.3 andJuly +2.1; Rockland,NY (RJK);the species seems to be 08865), DorothyHartmann, Helen Hays and of precipitationJune -0.3"and July- doingwell elsewhere. (Great Gull I.), Ann Hecht (U.S. Fish & 0.6".However, combined with an extremely Following late spring's record near WildlifeService), Armas Hill (Philadelphia hot, dry May, theseconditions made for a Rochester,a singing d' BlueGrosbeak near Birdline),Norman Holgerson, Gene Hug- hot,dry breeding season. Many birds began Lowville, Lewis, in June and July (D. gins(GHu) (OneidaLake Basin, NY: 1065 nestingearly since weather was abnormally DxThomaso)was a firstrecord for New York's WestmorelandAve., Syracuse,NY 13210), mild throughwinter and spring. Barrier is- St Lawrenceregion. DaveJenkins (NJ Dept. of Fish,Game, and landground-nesting species were plagued by Clay-coloredSparrows were presentin Wildlife), Rich Kane (RKa), Rudy Keller severalstorms, causing washovers. Brown Junenear known breeding areas in Allegany, (RKe), R.J. Kurtz, LaurieLarsen (north-cen- Pelicans and Double-crested Cormorants NY (EB). Only sevenField Sparrows in 30 tral NJ: 90 N. StanworthDr., Princeton,NJ continue to increase as breeders. Herons and sropson grassland surveys in n. Wyomingand08540), A.J. Lauro,S.R. Lawrence,Barbara ternsmostly continue ro dedine. Bald Eagles s Susquehanna,PA(WR) wasan ominously Loucks(NY Dept. of Environ.Conserv.), againdid well. This seasonthere were few low countfor a specieswe tendto takefor Helen Manson(Lower Hudson Valley, NY: raritiesand limited birding activity. Thank granted. The more closely watched MooresMill, 'RD 4, PleasantValley, NY heaven for the shorebirds. GrasshopperSparrow has disappeared from 12569),C.K. Melin (FingerLakes Region, someareas, such as Nassau, LI (SS);but there NY: 449 Irish SettlementRd., Freeville,NY Abbreviations:Assat. (Assateague L, MD); are pocketsof abundance,such as the 67 13068),J.K. Meritt, BobMiller (NY Dept. the Bay (ChesapeakeBay); Chine. (Chin- pairsat Lakehurst(RRa) and Calverron, Suf- of Environ. Conserv.),B.L. Morris (eastern coteagueNatl •ldli• Ref., VA); Craney j31k,LI (10 onJune 23, RJK). PA: 825 MuhlenbergSt., Allentown,PA (CraneyIsland Disposal Area, Portsmouth, Henslow'sSparrows reappeared aspossible 18104),Bill & NaomiMurphy, Larry Niles VA); Deal (Deal I. W.M.A., MD); D.C. breedersin the s. of this Region after nearly a (NJDept. of Fish,Game and Wildlife), Peter (Washington,D.C.); E.S. (EasternShore of decade'sabsence, with one at LakehuntJune Nye (NY Dept. of Environ. Conserv.), MD or VA); E.S. of VA N.W.R. (Eastern 24 (RRa,H. Wallurn).Reports were mixed in MichaelO'Brien, Kathy Parsons (Manomet Shoreof l•rginiaiatl WildlO•RejQ; Fish, I. upstateNew York: holding steady around Al- Bird Observ.),J.M.C. Peterson(Adiron- (FishermanIsland Natl •ldli• Ref., VA); bany(KA) and nearlygone near Rochester dack-ChamplainRegion, NY: Discovery Hart (Hart and Miller Is., Baltimore Co., (RGS).Only onesite was in n.e.Pennsylva- Farm,RD 1, Elizabethtown,NY 12932), Vi- MD); HogI. (HogL, Northamptonofthe E.S. ma nearW. Nicholson,Wyoming(WR). vianPitzrick, Betsy Potter, Rich Radis (RRa), of VA, notHog I. W.M.A.in Surry,VA); Bobolinkswere already migrating at Cape William Reid (northeastPA: 73 N. RossSt., H.M.C.P. (HuntleyMeadows County Park, May onJune 30. A W. Meadowlarksang in- Wilkes-Barre,PA 18702),Don Riepe(Ja- Fairfax,t'A). termittenrlyat PointPeninsula, Jeerson, in maicaBay Wildlife Ref.), G.R. Rising(Nia- hayfieldswith somew. plantaffinities (JS). gara Frontier, NY: 295 Robinhill Dr., LOONS TO CommonGrackles repeatedly killed young Williamsville,NY 14221),J.J. Ruscica, Steve IBISES bxrdsat Cape May (B. Colameco). Santner(SSa), Mike Scheibel(NY Dept. of LateCom. Loonmigrants included rhree at PxneSiskins, locally abundant last winter Environ.Conserv.), Sy Schiff(Long Island: Hog I. on theE.S. of VA June5 (SR)and six xnthe Adirondacks, probably bred in upstate 603 Mead Terrace,South Hempstead, NY off OceanCity, MD, the nextday (MO, NewYork; one was at AlleganyS.P. June 1, 11550), R.M. Schutsky,Jerry Smith (St. HLW). It is not unusualto seenorthbound anda hatching-yearbird was banded at Jenny LawrenceRegion, NY: Box498, Mexico,NY individualson morningsin thefirst week of L, Saratoga,Aug. 3 (RPY).Evening Gros- 13114),R.G. Spahn(Genesee Ornithologi- June.Breeding Pied-billed Grebes were at beaksbred for the 3rd consecutiveyear at calSociety), Pat Sutton (Cape May BirdOb- DealJune 26 (adultwith two young; EL) and JennyL. (RPY). servatory),J.P. Tramontano (Orange and Sul- H.M.C.P. June4-July 25 (pair with two livan,NY: OrangeCo. Community College, young;EPW etal.). A deadCory's Shearwa- Observers:(Subregional compilers in bold- Middletown,NY 10940), Eric Witmer, Al terwas found on CobbI., VA, July18 (SR), face)Ken Able (Hudson-MohawkRegion, Wollin (Long Island: 4 Meadow Lane, anddead Greater Shearwaters were on Hog I. NY Dept. of Biology,SUNY, Albany,NY RockvilleCenter, NY 11570), R.P. Yunick, June27 andFish I. June28 (SR et al.). Live 12222), RobertAndtie, PeterBacinski (PBa) Richard ZainEldeen.--ROBERT O. PAX- birds were two Greater Shearwaters and 10 (coastalNJ: 260 PageAve., Lyndhurst, NJ TON, 460 RiversideDrive, Apt. 72, New Wilson'sStorm-Petrels off VirginiaBeach, 07071), Andy Baldelli(ABa), Irving Black York,NY 10027,WILLIAM J. BOYLE,JR., VA, June 1 (EMW) and inshoreWilson's (northeastNJ: EagleRock Village, Bldg. 26, 12 GlenwoodRoad, Denville, NJ 07834, June18 at bothOcean City inlet(MO) and Apt 8B,Budd Lake, NJ 07828),Kate Breth- and DAVID A. CUTLER, 1110 Rock Creek MetomkinI., VA (SR). LateN. Gannetswere waite, Elizabeth Brooks,Rich Brown, T. W. Dr., Vffyncote,PA 19095. twoat OceanCity inletJune 4 (MO, HLW) Burke(NY RareBird Alert), Joanna Burger, andone at HogI. June5 (SR).An Am. White K.L. Crowell(St. Lawrence region, NY: RD Pelicanagain haunted islands of the E.S. of 4, Box97, Canton,NY 13617),C.D. Camp- VA, fromFish I. north,through the period bell,Cathy Clark (NJ Dept. of Fish,Game, (BW,SR etal., ph.). andWildlife), Sammy Chevalier, Jim Clin- Forthe 17thconsecutive year, Williams et ton, St. (JCl), William D'Anna, J.D. a/. conducteda breedingwaterbird survey Danzenbaker,Ward Dasey(southwest NJ: June16-19 on the E.S. of VA barrierislands 29 Ark Road, Medford, NJ 08055), Paul from Assawomanto Fish I. As usual,num- DeBenedictis,Rich Ditch (RDi), A.P. Ednie bersreported herein are adults. The biggest (New Castleand Kent,DE' 59 LawsonAve, mixed colonies of herons and their allies were

Volume 45, Number 5 ß1101 WATERFOWl. Cor•wfr•uoDam Mute Swans continue to increase, withup to 67 at Chinc.along with • ßFrederick over800 CanadaGeese in lateJuly Baltimore (JR); 98 Gadwallsand 21 Blue- Patuxentß Sandy wingedTeal were here in lateJune Point Eastern WashingtonD.C S.R Neck NW '. aswell. The huge Mute Swan pop- Alexandriaß ßEaston ulationin the Hooper's/BarrenIs. areais finallystarting to spread MD south;one wasat Holland I. (first ßBlackwater NWR • record), two were at Bloodsworth ßSalisbury I. (2nd record), and two adults DealIsland I•-Charlottesville WMA t with six downyyoung were at • SpringI., theseall in Dorchester, VIRGINIA MD, in thec. Bay,June 15 (HTA, GLA). A summeringBrant was in -Richmond Chinc.Bay, MD, June20 (MO et al.). Six Wood Ducks hatched from a chimneynest at Denton, ßAppomatto• Caroline,MD, July1 (fideAJF). One-twoGreen-winged Teal were at FishI. throughthe period (SR), ß Martinsville and two wereat Chinc.July 30 ...... '..'- =.= ;'...... =. .KerrRes. (JR).Blue-winged Teal were more widelyreported than usual, with a nestwith 7 eggson BloodsworthI. July 17 (KR), a nestwith sevenyoung at FishI. June s.p. 16 (JV,RB), and 11 adultswith 2 broodson BrownPelicafi• again'neste. dsuccessfully inboth sEates,.with.94 nestsonFish. I. june 16, •n: Hog I. June19 (SR,MB). Eleven,plus six duding15 nests •with e[•gs, 8nests with hatchlings lessthan a week old. and 121 large downy Green-wingedTeal and a N. Pintailwere at yo9ng(BW• a/.), and several hundred flying birds in attendance .there from May onward. Easton sewage lagoons, Talbot, MD, on the Qtheiimpressive Virgi• 9onbref&r.cognts •ere 175at Hog I. July)0 [SR),216at'wallops odd dateof July 11; 25, plus 15 Green- L'July24 (CRV), and 59 at Chine. at •e endof July •R). S9uthofOc•n •ity? MD, arecord wingedTeal, were here July 29 (JE).Rotten- 29'10airsnested•ith productivity ofabout two pernest and39 young banded Aug. 13 (DB et bornand R. Beckfound three juv. Northern a/.•At •[s samesite Dofible•crested Cormorants nested for the first time on theMaryland Shovelerson Hog I. July10 and state that al- •ast,in li ve red Cedar annam. hackberries: •iveearly nesting pairs raised seven ybung, and thoughno adults had been seen at thispond •sevenlater nesting pair• establi•he• nestsin late Julybut faile•by n•id]Au-us• proM' lydbe to eadier,and theseyoung were capableof asevere storm Aug. 9. E,•gremains had been found here in 198•,but no neStS wet•cbnst•uc•- flight, they still may have been raised nearby. ddthen (DB, GDT). Thesecormorants ne•ted for the first time in Marylandlast year, o• There are no previousVirginia breeding PoplarI. inthe c- Bay, where there were about 85 pairs this year, in live• d 4ng,and dead loblol- records. ly pii•esin'the mids• of a Large mixe•hemnry (DB, GDT); Some 111 Wc;e in the Bloo•'worth Gadwalls did well on the E.S. of VA, with Larea. MD, June 1.5(HTA, GLA); abou t 80 pans also ne•r•ed againin Virgini •,near t-lopewe!l 70 adults and 30 broodson Hog I. June19 (FRS,MAB),•here there has been ag0ød4iz•d colbn• nfixeu •ith Cat•leE•i• sm• l 9•o. (SR, MB), and 26 adultswith 10 broodsat About45 mifarther downrive r, o n thgJawes River Bridge power lin• towers,just s. of New- FishI. June21 (SR).An Am. Wigeonwas at port•News, there were at least 8 nests(BA, JV, BW). Last year several neSts weye discover :1 Fish.I. July27 (SR,FD), andone was at Hart therefor the •irst time. Forty-on•were in the Be•gl• L/Kerr Res. area July 14, inland near the June15 (PW,JLS, SILl). Unprecedented were NorthCarolina/Virginia line(JB): Everyone should keep their eyes on pelicansand cor- one or two King Eidersat Ocean City morants;their statm'i•.dynamic. throughthe period until early August (MO, HLW,DB, ph.).Hooded Mergansers contin- ued theirstrong showing from the spring, at Cobb,Wreck, and FishIs. and Chimney thoughall 10 regularlybreeding Regional with singlefemales at BanisterRiver W.M.A. Pole,with Fish. I. havingthe largest numbers specieswere found for the first time in several in interiorPiedmont,VA, June 23 (JB),Violet's of 6 species:Little BlueHeron 41; Cattle yearson HollandI., MD; and 111 pairsof Lock,n. of D.C. in Maryland,June l (RH), Egret 101; Great Egret 318; SnowyEgret Great Blues (about par) were at nearby nearbyat Mckee-BeshersW.M.A., MD, June 141;Black-crowned Night-Heron 287; and a BloodsworthI. June15 (HTA, GLA). New 14 (DC), andin a beaverpond near Glouces- record 11 White Ibises. Another White Ibis (?),small Great Bluecolonies continue to be ter,VA, June24-July 2 (TK). RuddyDucks wasat Wreck I., wherethere were 166 Tricol- discovered,testament to howwidespread and summeredat Eastonsewage lagoons (MO) oredHerons and 83 GlossyIbis. The survey successfulthey are, such as 2 with 14 and3 andHart in Maryland(BD, PW etal.). totalof only125 Glossy Ibises was the lowest nestsin Mathews(JBB), and one with 7 nests in its 17 years.Yellow-crowned Night- inlandat Emporiain June(CES) in Virginia. JMI•'ORS Heronscontinue a drasticdecline, being pre- Otherinformation on Marylandheron types senton only 3 islands:eight at Chimney areforthcoming in the fall report.American MississippiKites were near Emporiain s. Pole, two at Cobb, and five at Fish I. Bitternswere barely detected at H.M.C.P. Virginiain theMeherrin R. drainagesystem, Williamset al. founda new mixedheronry (KH, EPW),where they have bred previous- wherethey have been seen recently in previ- outsidetheir survey area, just n. of CedarI. at ly; onewas at ElliottI., MD, June8 (JM et oussummers, from May 18 (MO, RH, AB, FlounderPoint, with 105 SnowyEgrets and al.). Fifteenfledgling Black-crowned Night- PO, DSy,JD, AL etal.),with asmany as one smaller numbers of 3 other herons. Heronsplus two still in nestswere at thefa- adult and sevenimmatures in June(DM et Mostbreeding herons were in lowernum- mousNational Zoo colony,D.C., July 7 al.). Much moreunusual, and oneof the few bersin the Regionthan in the 1970s,when (DC), and85 wereat a Mathewsroost July 3 records for the Delmarva Pen., were two theywere first systematicallysurveyed, al- at Horn Harbor (JBB). adultsat E.S. ofVA N.W.R. June21 (SR et

1102- American Birds, Winter 1991 ImmatureMississippi Kite iu GreensviileCounty, NorthernHarrier nest with eggs on Cobb Island, Virginia, June 1, 1991. Photograph/ Virginia,June 6, 1991. Photograph/ StephenRottenborn. M. R. Boatwright. Rottenborn made careful checks for N. VA, areaon theBay w. of Chinc.,with seven al.).Ospreys finally bred successfully in D.C. Harrierson the E.S.of VA, findinga mini- Black,10 Clapper,and 14 Virginiarails (notfor lackof previoustrying), with a nest mumof 9 pairswith 6 confirmedbreeding; heardthe nightof June3-4 (SR,TO), and with twolarge young July 14 (DC); 27 nests otherpairs were at Craneyand Plum Tree I. eightBlack and 15 Virginia rails the night of werefound in theprime area of Bloodsworth N.W.R., VA (RB). Most unexpectedwere June20-21 (SR, RB, BW). BlackRails called I. June 15 (GLA, HTA). Alsoof interestwas three Sharp-shinnedHawk sightings:at spontaneouslyin daylight at ElliottI. June nestbuilding in landlockedHoward, MD, at Brandywine,Prince Georges, MD, June6 by 13,with two beginning at 7:39P.M. and an- GreenbridgeJuly 6 & 20, by whichtime Reese;Reston, VA, July28 (DFA); andDen- otherat 7:53P.M. (HTA, GLA, CM). Eleven mostRegional young had fledged (MC, JF). ton, MD, July 26 (LTS). Cooper'sHawks ClapperRails were heard at Hooper's I., MD, werereported from 6 locations,slightly more June2 (HTA).An ad.King Rail at H.M.C.P. thanusual. Anomalous was a Broad-wingedwas accompanied by 14 youngin lateJune, Hawkat E.S.ofVA N.W.R.June 24 (SR),far thefamily dwindling to eightor nineyoung BaldEagle sh•d a•o•her gUccess•i year. fromthe nearest known Regional breeding in the courseof the summer(RLH, EPW, Maryland,203:nests were surveyed: 123 of area. In Piedmont, VA, in the Nokesville ER,KH, ph.).Single Am. Cootswere at Deal '•he•were a•tive; 92 •uc•ssful nest; •rfi' area,222 youngAm. Kestrelswere banded in I. June 17, wherethey sometimesbreed duced16E yoEng. Them all thebest figures 49 nestboxes (MCy, fide KHB). In Mary- (MO) andin D.C. July14 (DC). Si•• •hesur• beganin 1•7 (GDT& land,9 pairsof PeregrineFalcons attempted MarylandDepf. 0fNaiural Resources);.-how• breedingand were successful at6 places,pro- SHOREBIRDS event,nest success l•r•cegt and'productivity ducing 16 young--quitea good year. They The Virginiabarrier island survey (which were•lightly lower • av•r• fo[the3•ears were not assuccessful in Virginia, although doesnot include Assat. or WallopsIs.) locat- si/ace1986; alth0Ugh the youn•perSiuccess- one E.S. of VA nestfledged four females ed971 Am. Oystercatchers(4th lowest in 17 fui•t. LS•..{ies•h• h•hesi oh r'•cord (MAB). years),147 PipingPlovers, and 85 Wilson's •(198•);•he• mostproductivecounties'were Maryland night surveys of breedingrails in Plovers;plover totals are encouraging,all- D9rch;si••4•: yofing); Charles (20) the Bay areacontinued into a 2nd year, timehighs. On Assat.,Piping Plover produc- Talb0t(1•): .Virginiaeag!es,also dia touchingon 225 samplepoints on the lower tivity averaged0.79 youngper pair,lower .well,•ith ll 1 activenests (94 nests, E.S., most of which were visited 2 or more thanis estimated as necessary for population 0r6aaaive)?p•dddcing 157kung fledged, times (MO, HLW). Some 146 Black Rails maintenance;however, it is felt that previous 'allrg(o• .numbers,,•!th0ugh•fledglings per werelocated at 76 of thesepoints, with maxi- estimatesof levelswere too highand that a productivenest (1.67) andfledghngs per mum concentrations at Elliott I: 42 birds at levelsuch as 0.79 may be satisfactory (KT). ,tiv•nesC(L.41) Were,komeW•at belbw:th• 12 points. Nineteen Soraswere found at 6 Vaughnfound 116 oystercatchers, 50Whim- •t p•ious•r• (MAB?taL). WheRappaz points. "The breeding status of thesebirds is brel,and two Marbled Godwits at Wallops I. Mhfi6ck/PiifikatankRivers hala the tatest. veryunclear. Virginia Rails and Clapper Rails July24. The onlyLesser Golden-Plover was nuOb•rofVikgin!a'•le nests, YVkh: 5&.Th• werefound in abundanceat expectedloca- one in a fieldnear Cheriton, VA, July28 gandtotal of 23'4active nests produced326 tions" (MO). Forty-sevenKing Rails were at (SR).Killdeer had another good summer and 3onngforthe Bay-7Cet•tainly •pre•siveand 17 points, the upper Choptank R. beingbest weremore widespread than in mostrecent 'heartenlng?Byrd's July survey bf roosdngea- for Kings.Common Moorhens and Least years(MO, ELP,HTA). Bitternswere in verylow numbers, although Five Black-neckedStilts were at Deal I., $heJa•es. 7•; Pottlocksaw • •n•imura of 23 certainlythe bitternswould be bettersam- MD, June17, and Dyke saw a pairwith two irn•ureslandi• adults onthe Rappfihan- pled in thefirst hours of daylightrather than youngthere July 7, theonly site where they hockR;J01y 1Q• in the darknessof the survey'smandated havebeen found breeding in thestate. Two hours.Rails were again sought in theSaxis I., were at Chinc. June26 (SR et al.). A first

Volume 45, Number 5 ß1103 breedingrecord for V•rg•mawas at Craney matedSandp•pers July 21, 128 Sem•palmat- Sandwichterns on F•sh.I. July9, m•ss•ng July 22, when four adult and two young ed Plovers,1100 LesserYellowlegs, 20 manyyoung of bothspecies because permis- AmericanAvocets were seen (MRB), andJu- Sanderlings,148 LeastSandpipers, 59 Pec- sionfor access to thiscolony was delayed At ly 29, whentwo adults with one small chick toralSandpipers, 14 Stilt Sandpipers,and a thistime there were still 500 Royal nests w•th wereseen (SR). The firstsouthbound Lesser RuffJuly 28. A Reeveand a Baird'sSandpiper eggs,but these later failed; a planned2nd ms- Yellowlegswere three at FairmountW.M.A., wereat Chinc.,also on July 28 (MRB). it to bandmore young was therefore not ac- Somerset,MD, June24 (Me). Sometremen- complished.There were small addiuonal dous counts of Willets were 426 at s. Assat. GUll• 70 Royalcolonies at Metomkininlet, where 20 on the strangedate of June19 (Me, HLW, $#IMMER$ youngwere banded July 17 & 29, andsome DB), with westernrace individuals there on 7 Forthe first time in severalyears, a Laughing 60 pairsat LittleCobb I., whichwas washed datesJune 18-July 16 (Me), 415 at Hog I. Gullcolony was established in coastal Mary- outJuly 28 (RB,BTt, fideJSW). One-three July9 (SR),and 436 at Smithand Myrtle Is., land in l•rcester,one of about 25 pairs;it SandwichTerns, always scarce in Maryland, VA, July 17 (SR,RB, BW). The northern- failed(DB). The Virginia barrier islands sur- were in the Ocean City/Assat.area June mostbreeding ever in the Bay occurredat veyfound the following adult bird numbers 4-July 17 (Me et al.). Raritiesincluded a Kent Narrowsin QueenAnnes, MD, where in June(BW etal.): 3660 Herring Gulls (7 is- RoseateTern at OceanCity inlet June 18 twoadults with a nestand young were seen in lands),12,065 Laughing Gulls (all on Wreck (Me), an Arctic Tern on the 4th St. fiatsat Juneand July (MI, JGR).Upland Sandpipers I.), 334 GreatBlack-backed Gulls (6 islands; OceanCity July2 (Me), anda SootyTern werefound on recordearly fall dates,pre- 3rd highestin 17 years),375 Gull-billed consortingwith 8 othertern species at L•ttle sumablysince they do notbreed in thesear- Terns(6 islands;slight increase over some re- CobbI. June25 following2 daysof strong eas:one at PocomokeCity June24 (Me), centyears but stillway down),2330 Com. easterlywinds (SR, RB, SH). A colonyof two at QueenAnne June 30 (WR), andone Terns(9 islands),837 LeastTerns (7 islands), LeastTerns, with 60 nestsfound and 280 ad atEaston July 3 (SF),all in Maryland.Eighty 4999 RoyalTerns (3 islands),44 Sandwich birdspresent, suffered heavy Fish and Am Whimbrelwere at Hog I. asearly as July 9 Terns(2 islands:Little Cobb and Fish),four crowpredation and was ultimately washed (SR). CaspianTerns (2 islands:Cedar and Little out June23 at BethelBeach, Mathews, VA Unprecedentedwas a HudsonianGodwit Cobb), 76 Forster'sTerns (2 islands),and (JBB).The highcount of BlackTerns was at MyrtleI., VA, on thepeculiar date of June 2722 BlackSkimmers (5 islands).Many of but 12 at Chinc.July 25 (SR,TO) andJuly 17 (RB).At Oyster,VA, 41 MarbledGodwits thesebirds fared poorly this summer, espe- 28 (MRB). Two were at Hog I. June 17 werepresent July 31 (BPk);11 were at Hog I. ciallyBlack Skimmers, which have been in (BW), and onewas at Cedar I., VA, June18 July 10 (SR); smallnumbers of Marbleds declinehere for years. "Beach nesting species (SR). Seasidemarshes on the E.S. of VA were werealso at ShipShoal, Chinc., Cobb, and werepounded by storms at about2 weekin- surveyedby Rottenborn, complementing the SmithIs., all in Virginia.June migrants at tervalsafter June 1. Washouts happened June barrier islandssurvey with theseresults OceanCity and environsJune 4 included 6 andJune 22/23 anda substantialone in late (breedingpairs): 161 Gull-billed Terns, two 350 RuddyTurnstones, 2000 Sanderlings,July" (BW). CaspianTerns, 176 Com. Terns,and 110 5500 SemipalmatedSandpipers, and 100 RoyalTerns attempted to breedat Ocean BlackSkimmers (SR). Red Knots(MO, HLW). GoodRed Knot to- City: 8 pairswith onlytwo or threechicks, talswere 495 at Hog I. June6 (SR,RB). In- andlittle likelihood of othershatching due to DOVES TO terestingtotals from Chinc. were 46 Red washouts.Least Terns again nested on school SHRIKES Knots and 18 WhimbrelsJune 25; 2402 roofson the E.S. of MD at Cambridge,East- Only the 3rd Virginia record,a White- Sanderlings,47 Piping Plovers,and 99 on,and St. Michaels (JGR, HTA); "currently wingedDove was at E.S.ofVA N.W.R July WhimbrelJuly 23; 5093 Sanderlings,167 overone-half of Maryland'sLeast Tern popu- 26-28 (SR, BPa,TO, ph.), the firstdocu- Whimbrel,78 PipingPlovers, 884 Semipal- lationnests on buildingroofs" (DB). In the mentedphotographically. Cuckoos are often mated Plovers,1604 SemipalmatedSand- Baltimorearea, a colonyof 500 pairsof Her- very late springmigrants, evidenced by a pipers,four Marbled Godwits,and three ringplus a fewGreat Black-backed gulls nest- Black-billedand six Yellow-billeds flying over Black-neckedStilts July 30-31 (P & AS). ed on the BethlehemSteel property at Spar- Hooper'sI., MD, thenight of June 14 (MO) Rottenborncounted 4332 Sanderlingson row'sPoint (DB). After a nearlycomplete Bass continued his work with Barn Owls •n Hog I. July31. Two ad. Baird'sSandpipers flop last year,colonies of a few hundred the Nokesvillearea, where they are dmng werecarefully observed at CobbI. July31 Forster'sand Commonterns were again es- well, and banded106 youngthis season, (SR).An extremelylate Purple Sandpiper was tablished at traditional areas in Dorchester, mostlyin boxes.Just received is a reportof a at OceanCity June 3 (Me, HLW). In interi- MD, at Barrenand Spring Is. (HTA, GLA). possibleBurrowing Owl, seenseveral nines or PiedmontVirginia, a Stilt Sandpiperwas Of note at Hart were these(BD, PW, SRi et nearCraney the last week of December1990 at NokesvilleJuly 19 (KHB). In the Smith- al.): a Little Gull June9-July 28, a Bona- (DD et al.). The owl was flushed several MyrtleIs. area,1530 Short-billed Dowitch- parte'sGull July 14-21, 2500 HerringGulls times from woodchuck burrows, was seen erswere seen July 17 (SR, RB, BW). Two June2, 1000 Ring-billedGulls June 9, a standingon the ground, was between the s•ze Wilson'sPhalaropes were at Chinc.July 25 GlaucousGull July21, 370 GreatBlack- of an E. Screech-Owland a Short-earedOwl, (SR,TO), andsix were at nearbyWallops I. backedGulls July 28, fourGull-billed Terns andunfortunately was not seen or described July27 (CRV)along with one Am. Avocet. June9 (exceptionallyrare this far n. in the well enoughto merit submittinga rantms Sixtrips were made to Hart, whichmust Bay),120 Caspian Terns June 2-9 and264 committeereport. A Corn.Nighthawk nest beaccessed byboat, 3 in eachmonth. As usu- July28, threeBlack Terns June 2 andseven withone young was on Wreck I., VA,June 17 al,some of the Regions best shorebirding was June15. Uniquewere single Franklins and (SR, BW, ph.); other nighthawkswere on here.Hart is a largedredge spoil area, man- LesserBlack-backed gulls at SandyPoint S.P. ShipShoal and Myrtle Is., VA (BWetal) In agedin partfor wildlife in theBay e. of Balti- nearAnnapolis June 17 (Me); an Iceland spiteof extensivenight work on the E S of more. Here are some of the most notable to- Gull wasat Cedar I., VA, June 18 (BA, JV, VA, the onlyWhip-poor-will heard was one tals (BD, SW, JLS, SRi, et al.): two Black- ph.).An imm.Glaucous Gull was at Ocean at SaxisJune 4 (SR,TO). neckedStilts, 25 RuddyTurnstones, 34 Red City June20, July2-3 (Me, HLW, DB). Ruby-throatedHummingbirds conunue Knots,and 20 LeastSandpipers June 4; four Gull-billed Terns of interest were one at East- at depressedlevels (v.o.). Red-cockaded White-rumpedSandpipers June 9; a Willet on,MD, July19 (JE)and 104 adults plus 27 Woodpeckerswere at Sussex,VA, June1 & 6 June15; 29 GreaterYellowlegs, 1200 Lesser immatures between Eastville and E.S. of VA (BTb, MRB). In fact, the two observerssaw Yellowlegs,a Ruff, and 425 Short-billed N.W.R. July26 (SR). notonly this species but also Mississipp• Kate DowitchersJuly 14; 1000Lesser Yellowlegs, Weskeet al. continuedtheir roundupsof and Bachman'sSparrow on thosedates, 27 SpottedSandpipers, and 2500 Semipal- youngterns, banding 2599 Royaland 16 somethingof a grandslam for s. Virg•ma

1104. American B•rds,Wtnter 1991 Willow Flycatcherswere reportedfrom at least6 localesin the greaterD.C. area,in- cludingseven plus four young at Centennial L., Howard,MD, July 26 (JS, BO). One singingat SaxisJuly 24 (SR)was completely unexpectedand extremelyfar s. on the At- lanticcoastal plain. A birdthought to bean E. X W Kingbirdhybrid was photographed at E.S.ofVA N.WR. June1 (SR).Breeding barrier island Horned Larks were on Metomkin,Cedar, Hog, Fish,and Wallops Is.,VA (BW,SR etal.). PurpleMartins had a very poor breedingseason (MKK). Good countsof postbreedingN. Rough-winged Swallowsinduded 150 at Violet'sLock, MD, July19 (MO) and150 at Algonkian Regional Park,Loudoun, VA, July 27 (DFA). TwoCliff Swallowsat SandyPoint S.P. Ju- ly 8 wereprobably early migrants (MO, GG). ACom. Raven was at Litde Seneca Res., Montgomery,MD, June21 (De), aboutas far s.e.as they ever get in Maryland.The only re- portsof BrownCreepers were a few from H.M.C.P. (EPW, KH). Far from a known breedingarea, a WinterWren was singing at CunninghamFalls S.E in w. Frederick,MD, June 16 (WHH, MD). The only Sedge Wrenswere six at Saxisthe night of June3-4 (SR); none was found here later in the sum- mer.Eastern Bluebirds had-a good year, and 400+ youngfledged at NewportNews City Park, VA (DM). A late SwainsonsThrush washeard flying over the night of June7 in White-wingedDove just northof the EasternShore of VirginiaNational Wildlife Refuge on July 26, Somerset,MD (MO). CedarWaxwings were 1991. ThirdVirginia record. Photograph/Stephen Rottenborn. widelyreported but in low numberscom- paredwith several recent breeding seasons. LoggerheadShrikes were at 4 places,the most unusualbeing QueenAnnes, MD, whereone was seen July 15 & 16 (J & PG).

VIREOS TO BLACKBIRDS The only Solitary Vireo was one in Greensville,VA, June7 (RHP);they are un- commonbreeders on theVirginia Piedmont. A c• Blue-wingedWarbler was singing at NassawangoCreek in the Pocomoke drainageJune 22 & 25 in an areawhere breedingwas suspected in 1984 (SHD). Very unusualthat far e. ands. on the Virginia Piedmont was a Cerulean Warbler in Greensville,VA, June5 alongRt. 624 (C & MH). A 9 Am. Redstartat Accomac, VA, Ju- ly 27 wasprobably an extremelyeady mi- grant.Very eady N. Waterthrushmigrants wereat SycamoreLanding, MD, nearD.C. July 29 (GG); three were at E.S. of VA N.W.R.July 31 (TO), withone there Aug. 1 (SR). Dickcisselswere in Marylandat Massey,Kent, June 8 (five,JE etal.),New De- signRd. in FrederickJune 2 (four,DC), in theQueen Anne area June 11 (J & PG),June 30 & July21 (WR),and in Virginiaat Camp- bell(fideJ& TD) andE.S. ofVA N.WR. Ju- ly 28 (MRB). Bachman'sSparrows were monitoredin s. Virginiain severalcounties on the Piedmont near the NC border,with four found (plussix Henslow'sSparrows) nearEmporia June 22 (MO, RH, PO, AB), PurpleMartins at a colonyon the Choptank River, Maryland, July 6, 1991. Photograph/DavidCzaplak. eightnear Brunswick June 4, (RH) andfour

Volume 45, Number 5 - 1105 nan, CarolynMills, DorothyMitchell, Jim Morrin, Marianna Nuttie, Michael O'Brien, Paul O'Brien, Tim O'Connell, Bonnie Ott, Jared& Zach Parks,Brian Patteson (BPa), R.H. Peake,Bruce Peterjohn, E.L. Pitney (lowerE.S. of MD), Bill Pordock(BPk), Kyle Rambo,J.G. Reese( Talbot,MD), Ed Regan, Sue Ricciardi (SRi), J. Richardson,R.E Ringlet(state of MD), WilburRittenhouse, BarbaraRoss, Stephen Rottenborn, E.S. of VA), Don Schwab,ER. Scott,Allen Sharrett, L.T Short,Dot Silsby(DSy), S.W. Simon, T.W.Simpson, Paul & AnnSmith, Jo Solem (Howard,MD),J.L. Stasz,C.E. Stevens,P.W. Sykes,Brian Taber (BTb), Brent Tarter, KarenTerwilliger, G.D. Therres,M.A. Todd, BarryTruitt (BTt), C.R. Vaughn,Jerry Via, PeteWebb, E.P. Weigel, J.S. Weske,H.L. Wierenga,Bill Williams(Virginia barrier is- land survey),E.M. Wilson.--HENRY T. ARMISTEAD, 523 E. Durham St., Philadelphia,PA 19119. GrasshopperSparrow at Lilypans,Maryland, July 13, 1991.PhatograplVDavid Czaplak.

in Sussexin July (RH, J & TD, GM, BC).A Presumablybreeding birds, two Swamp fewHenslows Sparrows were also in Char- Sparrowswere singing at DykeMarsh, VA, lotteand Campbell VA OfdeJ & TD). near D.C. June8 by Wilson;one was at SandyPoint S.P. June 8 (MI). In contrastto the DelawareBay marshes,where they are common,they are scarce and local breeders in theupper Bay marshes. Ringler found up H hSharp-ta•ld 31parrøw counts werd94 at to nineBobolinks at Keysville,Carroll MD, Saxi•July 24 a16rgwith 127• seaslide Spar- June9, wherethey may breed, and also de- row•(S•'0, and 119 at Elliott I. Juni 12 tectedtwo earlymigrants nearby at Piney (HTA,GLA, CM). Sharp=iaileds seemtøb• Runnearby on July 7. Fivelate migrants were increasing.•hey are .espeCially fond9 f pure atWingate June 1, Dorchester,MD (HTA).It Span'na patens marsh mem'ows. which are is normalfor a few to stillbe heading N the DATAHAWK ucri•, brightgr&n; low, and lovely in Juhe firstweek of June. The curious thing is that in Boars Above All Other Birding Boltware •d easytø• Gro•gh.Curiously, they sel- earlyJuly there is sometimes an influxof the do• singthcze. Re!ze found toar Seasidefirst southbound birds. Six were at Draw- VERSION 2 Sparrows.'at Kent Narrows •near the Bay bridge,Dorchester, MD, July9, and88 were bridgeto AnnapolisJuly 9, aboutas far up at ChoptankWetlands Reserve on the Chop- Now up to 6 times theBay as they .r0• llarl• breed;•,105 were at tankR., MD, thesame day (MO). Reesealso as fast, with even CobbI une6(•;R) In contrastto tbeSha noticeda smallwave of Bobolinksin earlyJu- more features and tailedi,Seas•:les sin•,'like ,&•-W fro early ly in adjacentTalbot, MD. On theirfall pas- Aprilihrough' July and prefer •ffetent vepe- sagethey often roost in Phragmites.SixBoat- more kinds of lists tationae•pecially luncus røemerCt;•ls and tailedGrackles were at TilghmanI., Talbot, Spartiaaalterni)•,• Th• am alsoreach MD, June14 (MO), asof thisspring, their n. One check mark updates all •ore likelyto perch in srnall Sna• ofBaccl :• breedingoutpost on the Bay; four were there applicablelists. Contains all June23 (JE),including a male carrying food. specieson ABA & AOU lists, C•osuroides;to{ing •[ oth•,misehold forth,; plusall state & •'•vhenyou flush them, ,.S•as•es seem dUSky, Observers:D.E Abbott, Bill Akers,J.M. An- provincechecklists. largertha• Sharp-taileds, andrather non&- derson, G.L. Armistead, K.H. Bass, J.B. For the birder who wants more script.In 0onu•r-Sharp-tai!ed• area much Bazuin, Michael Beck, Ruth Beck, Jeff than just life lists and year lists, warmerbrown, ha•,e 'markings,andseem Blalock,M.R. Boatwright,Dave Brinker, DataHawkprovides spread sheets smalle•andtrimmer, In spite,ff thesediffer- Allen Bryan,J.H. Buckalew,M.A. Byrd, and erapieroom for field notes. ences,•paraii• thetwo •(.sn oe ;ui•risingly Mark Causey (MCy), Martha Chestem, Bar- trickyat times. •haqoztaileds areoften' •ex ry Cooper,David Czaplak, John & Thelma Only $89.00 Dalmas,Douglas Davis, Fenton Day, Bob ß + $4.00 S&H whaidiffieult tolocate unlii mid2May where- [CA residentsadd salestax.] asSee.sides axe-•1 over thd place almost a Dixon, Marlyn Drake, Sam Droege,S.H. Pleasespecify 3•"or 5N" disksize. month earlier.In winte[, }he situation Dyke,Stephen Eccles, Jeff Effinger, Ethel RequiresIBM-compatible, with hard driveß •ges andthewSharp-tailed Sparrowi; by. Eagle,Jane Farrell, A.J. Fletcher (Car01ine, MD), Steve Ford, J.S. Gottschalk,Greg farthe easiest•o locate, the SeaSid• being un• TURNSTONE SOFTWARE commoninBay marCties.then; mgS/ofthem Gough,Jim & PatrikiaGruber, Charles & 1838 Barry Ave., Suite 12 rem•i•ngthis far north •lect to stayjn the Melva Hansrote, Sandra Hazlett, Robert LosAngeles, CA 90025 Hilton, R.L. Homan, Ken Howard, W.H. seasidem•?hes.-Young Seasi&s are Browner 1-800-654-5676 thanad•lts;and c• bemore easily c6nfused Howe,Marshall Iliff, GeorgeJett, Teta Kain, .withShv-t

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Gree•ß ATLAN11CCOAST Falls L. REGION JordanL.• ßRaleigh HarryE. LeGrand,Jr. ßCharlotte NORTH CAROLINA MoreheadCityß

It was another season of above nor- SOUTH Wilmingtonß maltemperatures, and some weather ßAtlanta CAROLINA stations recorded their 18th and

19th consecutive months of warmer Santee NWR than normal readings.June was GEORGIAAugustaß .Aiken •t LMoultne somewhatdry, but manyareas were delugedin July, with a fewspots hav- ing overten inchesof rain. Some colonialwaterbirds probably did not farewell in July,but otherwisethere was little comment on the overall breedingsuccess. ßAlbany The unseasonablymild weather in theSoutheast last winter presum- ablyallowed most songbirds to sur-i• vivethe winter.It shouldthus be lit-' tie surprisethat observers remarked on the unusual abundance of South- east-winteringspecies such as Blue-gray strongNE andE windsfrom the back-door cale in the state.In Georgia,where cor- Gnatcatcherand Grasshopper Sparrow dur- coldfront a weekearlier, even though winds morantsnested for the firsttime lastsummer, ingthe breeding season. The highlight of the duringthe observations were light. Another threenests were found at theHuie facility in seasonwas the excellent results generated by Leach•was a goodfind off CharlestonMay 1 Clayton,with young in thenests Aug. 22 (PB severalSouth Carolina birders doing Breed- (DF), anda Band-rumpedStorm-Petrel was et al.). The only reportof Magnificent ing Bird Atlas work, particularlyin the seenoff OregonInlet July 13 (PD party).A Frigatebirdwas one (reported on a RareBird CoastalPlain. The breedingranges of many White-tailedTropicbird was seen on the lat- Alert) at SunsetBeach, NC, in late July warblers,for example,are muchbetter un- (CH). derstoodnow than just two yearsago. It is hopedthat next year (1) the atlassersin WADERS TO NorthCarolina will bemore giving of their WATERFOWL data to this writer, and (2) that birdersin An apparentlynew heronry,near the Fall Georgiawill actuallybegin an atlas project. Line, was found at Matheson'sMill Pond nearBennettsville, SC. On June 18, Glover LOONS TO notedGreat and Cattle egrets, Little Blue and FRIGATEBIRDS Green-backedherons, and Anhingas nesting. An out-of-season Red-throated Loon was at The breedingdistribution of Am. Bitternin Charleston,SC, June 12 (PL), and inland theRegion is poorly known, though it nests Corn. Loonswere in Georgiaat Fort Gaines sparinglynear the coast, mainly in e. North June 9-16 (EC) and L. OconeeJune 21 Carolina.Who knowsif birdsseen July 10 at (DD). Seldomlingering inland in summer,a leach's Storm-Petreljust offshoreat Sapelo BearI., SC (JEC)and July 23 at EagleI., NC HornedGrebe was surprising June 20 at Island,Georgia, late May 1991. First (JW)were breeders or migrants?For one rea- Goldsboro,NC (ED). documentedstate record. Photograph/ T. S. Parsonsand A. L. Lang. sonor another, the post-breeding dispersal of Afterthe exciting flurry of pelagicbirding wadersto Piedmontwaters was very light, in lateMay (seeTable 1), thingsreturned to with hardlyany significant reports in July. normalin summer,with veryfew reports of terpelagic trip (PD party),and a tropicbird Completelyunprecedented in the Region note, despiteseveral pelagic trips. Leach's of unknownidentity was seen on the previ- wasan ad. Reddish Egret that was present in Storm-Petrel,thought to be simplya spring ous day (July 12) off BeaufortInlet, NC a heronryat Ocracoke,NC, in June(JFP); and fall transient10 yearsago, again was (BH). thethought of breedingby thespecies there foundin surprisingnumbers in mid-sum- A N. Gannet was notable in midsummer wouldbe nearly preposterous. The usualfew mer,confirming what Dave Lee had reported at a pondat CapeHatteras point, NC, June imm.Reddish Egrets were found, but only in in the pastdecade. A trip off OregonInlet, 20-24 (p & NM, JW). On the otherhand, North Carolina, where two were at Sunset NC, July27 found10 birds(MT, HL etal.), onlyone Am. WhitePelican report was made BeachJuly 13-22 (RM, MO, H & ELi). alongwith three of themore expected Band- for the season,that of two birdsat BearIsland Piedmontnesting by Yellow-crowned Night- rumpedStorm-Petrels. Belatedly reported W.M.A., SC,June 5 (JEC).Hardly unusual Heron is veryspotty, yet a pair nestedsuc- wasa flurryof sightingsfrom shore of obvi- anymore in summerin North Carolina,two cessfullyin a park in Winston-Salem,NC, ously exhaustedLeach's Storm-Petrels at subad. Great Cormorants were found at this summer(HC et al.). SapeloI., GA, May 25-26 (TSP,ALL). Al- Cape LookoutJune 7 OF). An excellent Wood Storks breed in a handful of thoughthere were a few previoussight count of 25+ nests of Double-crested Cor- coloniesin SouthCarolina and Georgia, but records,photos of bothlive and dead birds morantswas talliedat JordanL., NC, this the only nestingdata came from the providethe firstdocumentation for thestate. summer(PSa), and birds are still nesting at L. Birdsvillecolony in Georgia,where approxi- The birdswere clearly pushed ashore by the EllisSimon (JFP), the only other nesting 1o- mately260 nestsproduced about 2.7 fledged

Volume 45, Number 5 ß1107 youngper nest (fideAW). Although Roseate a Sharp-sh,nnedcarry,ng food June 14 near birdshave enough problems w,th mam- Spoonbillsare somewhat regular in latesum- Lattimore,NC, stronglysuggesting local malianand avian predators (including the ev- merand fall in coastalGeorgia, reports in the breeding.As usual,there were a handfulof er increasinggull populationsin summer) Carolinascause great excitement. Birds were othersightings, from all 3 states,as well as the andsummer storms, without having to worry found at 2 sitesnear the s. coast of South Car- customaryhandful of summersightings of aboutchicks and eggs being stepped on or olina.Two were present at Lady's I. andvicin- Cooper'sHawks, none strongly indicative of runover. Black-necked Stilts had a goodnest- ityJune 11 to earlyJuly (GD, m.ob.),and the breeding. ingseason at EagleI., NC, where15 young spoilarea in s.Jasper contained two spoon- Broad-wingedHawks presumably nest werecounted July 16 (SC).An UplandSand- billsJuly 21 andfive Aug. 4 (RC, CE, LG). overnearly all thePiedmont, but arepoorly piperwas rare July 21 at a turf farm near The latteris a recordcount, by one individu- known as breeders in the Coastal Plain. At- Blackville,SC (TK). Not oftenreported in al, for South Carolina. lassingby Kalbachand Gloverturned up summer,Long-billed Curlew was noted at As usualin summer,the majorityof the many new recordsfor the South Carolina three North Carolina sites--Shackleford significantwaterfowl reports relate to non- CoastalPlain, with reportsfrom the follow- Bankson June 6 (JF,NM,JN), OcracokeI on breedinglingerers, which most certainly ap- ing counties:Calhoun, Chesterfield, Claren- July3 (FW,P & NM), andFt. Fisheron July pliesto theBrant seen much of thesummer, don,Darlington, Georgetown, and Williams- 23 (JW).Fussell and party had a goodJune at leastto July28, at PeaI., NC (MT, HL et burg.More importantly, an activenest with tally of 20 MarbledGodwits on the 6th at al.). At Goldsborothere were out of season two youngwas found in Camden,near the BardensInlet, NC, anda Western Sandpiper Green-wingedTeal June 1-24 and Am. FallLine (BWo etal.). Notable for c. Georgia, wasvery rare June 8 at BearI., SC (TK) The WigeonJune 17-July 25 (ED), whereasa •? wherequite rare, were an ad.Broad-winged easily overlooked Baird's Sandpiper was not- N. Pintailand a d Ring-neckedDuck spent June5 andan immaturein Julynear Dublin edtwice at PeaI., NC: oneJuly 22 (BH, WF) the entireseason at Clayton,GA (PB et al.). (TKP), andone of unspecifiedage at East- andtwo July 26 (JW).Pea I. againbecame a Theonly noteworthy breeding record was of man June29 (DS). Not to be forgotten, predictablesummer spot for the Curlew two ducklingHooded Mergansers with a Coastal Plain birds in North Carolina were Sandpiper,hosting two in breedingplumage broodof Wood Ducksnear McBee, SC, June seenin Junein Craven(JF), Jones (RB, WF), July17 (DC, MaL,JD), withone rema, n,ng 26 (LG), a raremerganser nesting record fr and Lenoir(RB, WF). Kalbachfound Am. at leastto July28 (DC et al.). Ruffstend to the state. Kestrelsat severalclearcuts in Berkeleyand avoidthe heavilybirded ponds and ,m- Georgetown,SC, plusa pair in a powerline poundmentsat Peaand Bodie Is., seem,ngly HAWKS TO clearingin Williamsburgduring the summer. preferringdredge spoil ponds and other out GALLINULES A verylate Merlin was seen at CapeHatteras of theway coastal pools. A d Ruff,st,11 in American Swallow-tailed Kites had never pointJune 6 (SCh).Along the edgeof the partialbreeding plumage, was very consp,cu- beenfound nesting in SouthCarolina be- BlueRidge, Peregrine Falcons did not nest ousJuly 5-11 at thespoil pond on EagleI tween Francis Marion N.E and the Savannah successfullyat Chimney Rock, NC (ST),but (SC,HL, JW), wherethe species has been R. untilthis summer, when Cely noted a nest threeyoung were fledged at TableRock, SC foundon severalprevious occasions. Cooper in a cypressin Dorchester.An overshooting(fide JEC), the 2nd consecutivesummer of notedthe first Stilt Sandpiper at EagleI on migrantSwallow-tailed was seenat Cape successfulnesting there. June29 andhad a remarkableJuly peak of HatterasJune 6 (SCh),and a MississippiKite BlackRails were heard at several sites again 224 at the spoil pondsthere. Wilson's wasin thisgeneral area June 3-4 (MaL).A at Bear I., SC (m.ob.), but I still wonder if Phalaropeswere surprisingly scarce in Julyat nestof MississippiKite still hasnot been birdersare looking and listening elsewhere in PeaI., butsingles were found elsewhere at the foundin North Carolina,but reportsfrom thatstate's marshes. Fortunately, someone in Beaufort- Morehead City, NC, causewayJu- potential"new" areas were received. An adult North Carolinadid just that, stoppingat ly 29-Aug. 5 (BH, JF) and inlandin n e andtwo immatureswere seen at FishingCr. dusk to listen at a brackish marsh at the Pun- Laurens,GA, July 27 (TKP).A latereport, of alongthe Edgecombe-Halia/•xline Aug. 3 go R. nearLeechville June 24. JohnWright a "late"Red-necked Phalarope found dead at (JW,PW), severalwere seen in Junealong the heardthree or fourBlack Rails calling, along RidgewayGold Mine, Fairfield,SC, May 27 NeuseR. near Smithfield(MTh), and one with Virginiaand King rails. It is clearthat, (JEC), providedone of just a few inland wasseen in e. Columbusnear the Cape Fear in North Carolina at least, Black Rails are records for that state. R., July22 (JW). Glover,in hisextensive at- "common"in manybrackish marshes. Vir- lassingwork, found a MississippiKite nest in giniaRail, considered very rare to casualas a JAEGERS LeeS.P., SC, June28, and anothernest was breederin Georgia,was detected in a marsh TO TERNS reported,for the3rd consecutive summer, in nearWoodstock. Two were seen June 6 (GB) SinglePomarine Jaegers were observed on downtown Camden, SC (LG et al.). Glover andone was heard calling June 29 (GB,TM), pelagictrips off OregonInlet July 13 (PD) alsosaw six kites around Thompson Cr. near perhapssuggesting breeding at the site.A andJuly 27 (MT party),whereas one was un- CherawJune 7. PurpleGallinule, barely hanging on as a usualon a beachat JekyllI., GA, July 27 BaldEagles had a terriblenesting season in breederin North Carolina, wasseen at a new (BDr et al.). A goodsummer tally of three NorthCarolina, where the 7 or 8 pairspro- sitenear Southport on several dates this sum- ParasiticJaegers was made off BeaufortInlet, ducedonly four young (fide TH). In South mer (JW etal.). NC, July12 (BH). I receivedvery little infor- Carolina,where DDT and otherpesticides mationabout nesting of gulls,terns, and didnot wipe out the entire breeding popula- SHOREBIRDS skimmersalong the coast this season. The s,t- tion a fewdecades ago, 67 occupiedterrito- Thetragic news was bound to comefor Pip- uationis startingto becomeprecarious ,n rieswere counted;of these,60 nestswere ac- ingPlovers in NorthCarolina. Despite hard- North Carolina for most of the terns and tive,50 beingsuccessful. A total of 81 chicks ly anysuccessful reproduction over the past skimmers.The birds, pushed off mostof the werefledged, as opposedto 68 fledgedin fewyears, breeding pairs remained at a sur- barrierislands by development a few decades 1990, the first post-Hugonesting season prisinglyhigh 50 to 55 pairs.That poorre- ago,readily inhabited dredge spoil islands (JEC).Summer sightings of N. Harriersin productionrevealed itself in 1991,when only thatwere created by theCorps of Engineers, North Carolinaat PeaI. (PS), Hatterasvil- 30 pairswere counted (JN, NM). Reproduc- who unknowinglyprovided much-needed lage(D & KL), andCedar I. (PSa)might all tivesuccess was not reported, but I amsure it sandflat habitat for the birds. However, state havebeen breeding birds. Glover's discovery wouldmake all of uscry. This species proba- andfederal agencies concerned with protect- of an ad. Sharp-shinnedHawk feedinga blyshould be listed as Endangered on the At- ingshellfish and other organisms of theestu- fledglingnot capableof flightn.e. of Ker- lanticCoast in a fewyears, unless federal and ary bottomshave tightened the rulescon- shaw,SC, July 11 was one of thefew breeding stateagencies make a strongereffort to con- cerningplacement of spoil.Most spoil is now recordsfor thatstate Simon Thompson saw trol vehiclesand peopleon beachesThe dumpedon beaches,in diked impound-

1108 American B•rds,W•nter 1991 ments, or offshore, thus unusable for the lng. Nine Whlp-poor-wfilswas an excellent une.Another House Wren was found nearby colonialwaterbirds. Much red tape is now in- total near L. Ellis Simon in Croatan N.E, at CampBryan June 17 (RB,WF).Most sig- volvedin theplacement of sandon dredge is- NC, June17, but only one Chuck-will's-wid- nificantwas the finding of a nestin a burned- lands for the benefit of the birds. ow washeard (RB, WF). The mostnotable of over clearcut 7 mi n.w. of Fort Lawn, SC, Thank goodnessthere wasn't a dearthof a numberof otherCoastal Plain reports was June9; the nestwas in a holein a pinestub significantreports of nonbreedinglarids. An onecalling at BeaverdamW.M.A., Laurens, (KH). Other notablerecords of the species lmm.Iceland Gull, in 2nd-yearplumage, was GA, June7 & 13 (TKP), southof theknown werea maleon territorythrough June near remarkablylate and rareat SapdoI., GA, breedingrange. Georgetown,SC (BP), one on the Stock- May 28 (TSP). It wasjust a matterof time SouthCarolina's first confirmed breeding bridgeBBS route, GA, June 2 (TM), andsix until Lesser Black-backed Gull would be of Willow Flycatcheroccurred June 23, on July28 in Clayton,GA (JS,CS). Ameri- found in summer. An adult was seen at Bird whenKalbach found an active nest along the can Robinsare expandingtheir breeding I near SunsetBeach, NC, June 13 (HW), N. PacoletR., Spartanburg;S. Thompson rangeinto the Charlestonarea, with records anda subadultwas seen at N. TopsailBeach, hadfound a populationof thebirds there ear- for manylocales, even on the coastat Isleof NC, June23 andJuly 18 (GG). Badnews in- lier in the season.The extralimitalpopula- Palms(DF, DH etal.). CedarWaxwings did deedwas the sightingof a pair of Great tion in Greene,GA, containedfour singing not stagea breedingseason "invasion" this Black-backedGulls, believed to benesting, at birdsJune 8 (PS, PY), and a new Piedmont summer.An activenest was found in Junein SandbagI. nearCape Lookout (JF); this is locale was discovered in North Carolina, n.e. Yadkin,NC (KH), but moreunusual was now the s. limit of breedingalong the At- wheretwo singingbirds were found near CoastalPlain nesting at CarolinaSandhills lanuc coast.Four ad. CaspianTerns were YadkinValley community, Caldwell May N.W.R., SC, where Glover saw an adult car- seenJune 5 at New R. Inlet, NC, and five 8-19 (ML et al.). It is not clearwhether E. ryingfood to a nestor fledgling(begging calls adultswere farther east at BogueInlet June Phoebesare expanding eastward into the up- heard)June 26. 18 (JF),but no nestingevidence was found. perCoastal Plain of SouthCarolina, but they A SolitaryVireo singing July 4 in a pine These sites are farther south than known certainlyare widespreadthere now, with plantationnear Tillman, Jasper, SC (RC, CE) breedingsites in that state.There werea nestsseemingly beneath every streamside wasdefinitely out of range.Closer to expect- numberof Juneand July sightings again of a bridge(fide LG). Theywere considered up in ed rangewas a singingbird at HarbisonS.F, singlead. RoseateTern at Cape Hatteras the Augusta,GA, vicinity(AW), aswell. A Richland,SC, July 14 (RC, CE). Notablein point (m.ob.);there is still no evidenceof GrayKingbird was seen on a wireat BodieI., thePiedmont were at leastthree singing near breedingat thislocale. Reports are not avail- NC, May 27 (LW), oneof "many"reports Price,N.C., June 14-24 (HH); two adults ablewhether Sooty Tern attempted to nestin fromthe Outer Banksin lateMay overthe anda youngin Haralson,GA, June23 (PR), NorthCarolina this summer. In fact,the only pastdecades. Horned Larks seem to be ex- andan adultwith a youngat Lawrenceville, reportsof thespecies received were offshore: pandingtheir rangewell into the Coastal GA,June 16 (JH). Kalbachput the finishing oneoff Charleston July 25 (KC,LG) andtwo Plain.Notably south of the rangewas a pair touchon oneof the mostbizarre breeding se of CapeHatteras July 28 (GM, MB). A at theDublin, GA, airport,with young noted seasonrecords in theRegion in manya year BlackTern wasearly (?) at CapeHatteras June27 andJuly 2 (TKP,DS). Atlassing work He succeededin locating a nestof Warbling pointJune 24 (JW, PWr). Highly unusual in SouthCarolina turned up CoastalPlain Vireo at SanteeN.W.R., SC. This disjunct were two offshoresightings of Brown larks in Barnwell, Calhoun, Clarendon, Flo- populationhas apparently grown this sum- Noddy,seldom found in the Regionexcept rence,Orangeburg, and Williamsburg,likely mer,as at leastthree singing males were be- afterhurricanes. One was seen May 25 eastof indicatingan expansion southeastward. lievedto bepresent (TK, RC etal.).Nowhere CapeHatteras (MT party),and a 2nd was elsein theRegion is Warbling Vireo known notedin thisgeneral area July 28 (GM, MB). SWALLOWS to nestat present,but it wouldbe no surprise TO VIREOS ifa feware breeding somewhere in theupper DOVES TO TreeSwallows were again seen this season at Piedmontof NorthCarolina. De•ing expla- LARKS JordanL., NC, andwere presumed nesting nation,although obviously disoriented, was CommonGround-Dove is now essentially(PSa). Again there was no indicationof po- thesinging d' PhiladelphiaVireo at LeeS.P., gonefrom North Carolina;despite a moder- tentialbreeding by Bank Swallows in theRe- SC,June 11 (LG)! ateamount of searchingon the s. barrieris- gion,but a few newsites for Cliff Swallow lands,none have been reported in 1991.The werereported. About 50 pairsnested at the WARBLERS disappearanceis a mystery,as habitat is still LongCane Cr. bridge on SC 28, McCormick, Blue-wingedWarbler, which nests in theRe- somewhat suitable. It should be noted that SC (JEC); 1! nestswere under the US 278 gionsparingly in n. Georgiabut is seldom re- the SouthCarolina population has declined bridgeover L. Oconee,GA (PS,BB, PY); and ported,was noted at DawsonDemonstration markedlyalso in thepast decade, with no ob- at leasttwo pairswere at the Dyar Pasture Forest,Dawson, where two were singing June viousanswers. In Georgia,one individual bridge,n. Greene,GA (PS,PY). Twelve birds 23 (PS, JSy). Worthingtonnoted Black- wasrather far inlandat HamburgS.E, July wereagain seen at the bridgeat Oriental, throatedGreen Warblers in n. Greenville,SC, 13 (NI). Anotherspecies believed to be on NC, thisyear on July 1 (RB);this is an isolat- aslow as 1200 feet, and he had an eady mi- the decline is the Barn Owl; however,Dun- ed "coastal"nesting area for Cliff Swallow. grantBlackburnian Warbler at Simpsonville, rangand Wattssurveyed abandoned farm FishCrows are no longerof notein theAt- SC,July 25. Otherunseasonable migrants in buildingsin the Athens,GA, areaon the lantaarea, though the species still has yet to that statewere an earlyPalm July 27 in s nightof Apr. 25 andfound fresh owl pellets colonizethe extreme upper Piedmont, except Jasper(LG) anda lateBlackpoll June 9 in n in fiveof sixbuildings checked. Unlike other in South Carolina. At least three Common Fairfield(RC). Gloverhad manybreeding species,this is onethat humans can help di- Ravenswere seen at HangingRock S.P., NC, records for Black-and-white Warbler in Fall recdyby placementof nestboxes in suitable Apr. 16 (TG), andone was at nearbySaura- Line counties of n.e. South Carolina. Nor- habitatand by retainingold barns for breed- townMt., Apr.10 (TG). Breedinghas yet to mally,one might assume that this indicates lngsites. be confirmed on these monadnocks, al- an eastwardrange extension, but the species The demographicsof goatsuckersin the thoughthe speciesbeen found nesting far- is faidywidespread though uncommon in Region,and in theEast, needs investigating. ther east in oneor 2 quarries. adjacentNorth Carolina,meaning that per- Whip-poor-wills,seemingly declining north HouseWrens continue to intrigueas a hapsn.e. SouthCarolina had beenpoorly of theRegion, appear to definitelybe spread- breedingspecies. Fussell heard at leastfour birded previously. Farther coastward, lnginto the Coastal Plain and likely are dis- singingat the Millis Rd. Savanna,Carteret, Kalbach found several Black-and-white War- placingChuck-will's-widows, but thejury is NC, thisseason, but despiteintensive field blerson territoryin Georgetown.American still out whetherthe latterspecies is declin- workfound no wrensat nearbyCamp Leje- Redstarthas a spottybreeding range in South

Volume 45, Number 5 ß1109 Carolina,but breedingwas confirmedin Chesterfield(LG) andLaurens (PW), anda singingad. male was near Pineville, Berkeley, SC,June 4 (TK). Worm-eatingWarblers are absent as breeders over most of the Pied- (Mr) iNIT) mont,except for the foothills,but it seems thatnobody but Regional birders know how Black-caPPedPetrdl 120. 30 '9; 30 widespreadthe speciesis in muchof the Herald Petrel 1 CoastalPlain of North Carolinaand adjacent South Carolina(see range maps in field Soft,plumagedPetrel guides).Notable records for thelatter state •ry's Shear,war .er. 7 2' 150 werefledglings with an adukJune 5 near Greater$h•ea•vater,• :•0• Plantersville,Georgetown (BP), singing males SdoiyShearwater 59 6 44 .5 June7 nearSummerville (TK) andJune 27 Man• Shearwater- "1 1 nearPageland (LG), and adults carrying food 3 June23 nearDalzell, Sumter (LG) andJuly AudUbon's•fiearwater 18 8 12 nearJefferson (LG). Other notablere-

1110. American Birds,Winter 1991 ONTARIOREGION RonD.lir 5 Moosoneeß Warm,dryconditions overmuch of [,• Ontariothe past spring gave way to r• • ßKonora c•x . hot evenmore arid summer weath- .l•} '•t . ß ,. .• = 4ßSault St Mario er. lne aevastatlng corn snaps mat : % .,.,., ...... oftenoccur ,nJune mthe middle • $udbry • latitudesof this province did not "'__.,•,, " ' I.• ßSudbury materialize;insectivorous birds • •- • NorlhBa¾ß ß. reapedthe benefits. Unbeknownst • ,•.x•'X0%•'•--X • tothe tens of thousands ofmigrant "7• ,o• • I AlgonquinProv passetinesthat usually flood into ^ '"•ff '• _ . • park• Onar,oJun 1-15,these weather • • f• ...... conditionswere ideal for nesting. k-q • - • _

Theirgenes have encoded ß ,. thear- •\'• • k••.• ONTARIO Cornwall rival umetable for SUlWlValin an av- : I t _ ..• eragespring, based on their! .•/no-•'• •'"• 5000-10000 years experience since] / • C/'_• icesheets last retreated from the /' PeterboroughKingston landscape.In summer1991, ' [ ,...... • ø benefitsaccrued toearly arrivals. / Presqui1•.prov. P..•_ark Thebreeding season wasreport- J Waterloo.Toront?ß ,. edsuccessful formost species. Nest- •/• Hamiltonß - ing wasadvanced by at leasttwo ß Sarnia weeksheady everywhere south of ß London Sudbury,resulting in multiplenest- ingsby many species and early mi- .. grationstaging by others. Along the Hudsonand James Bay coasts in the HudsonBay lowlands, the Habitat BasedWildlife Assessment project was again BreedingBird Surveys,Forest Monitoring Lake-of-the-Woods.Out-of-range pelicans conductedby staff from the Moosonee office Surveys,special censuses and studies, in addi- were two eache. to Rank R., Bruce,June 9 of the Ministryof NaturalResources, with tion to informalexploring by individual (WDM), Oliphant, Bruce,Jtme 11 (DF) some volunteer naturalists. The three field birders.Not badfor a seasonwhen many ob- (probablythe same birds), and Luther marsh, stations were located at Moosonce, at Lon- servershang up their binocularsuntil •llington,June 16 (MDC etal.). An aerial gridgePoint (about 60 kilometersnorth of September. surveyJuly 10 from HannahBay to EastPt. Moosonceon JamesBay), and on the Brant alongJames Bay, e. of Moosonee,revealed 26 River(some 10 kilometersinland from Hud- Abbreviations:EE. Pt. (PrinceEdward Pt.); Double-crestedCormorants (MAK). The sonBay and 140kilometers east of Winisk) Pelee(Point Pelee Natl Parkand vicinity); Al- specieswas extirpated from the n. coastand is (referredto as BrantR. below)ßLongridge gonquinand Presqu'ile are provincial parks. apparentlystaging a comeback. Point extendsseveral kilometers into James ExtralimitalGreat Egrets were singles e. to Bay,with tidalflats and supertidal marshes, LOONS TO Kearneynear Algonquin June 6 (ph. GL, an idealsite for viewingthe migrant flow to HERONS RL), Whitby'sCranberry marsh June 15-Ju- andfrom Arctic regions. Six hundred Black- Typicalfor the seasonwere the singleRed- ly 10(fideMJB), and Smiths Falls July 17-21 belliedPlovers and 450 RuddyTurnstones throatedLoons at WhitbyJune 9 (JH) andat (HVU). One at Allenford, Bruce,June 11 weresome of itsimpressive June 6 concentra- Toronto'sSunnyside June 18 (RY). The 22 (AWM)was thought to havewandered from tions of northbound littorals. Southbound PacificLoons at BrantR. June27 (fideRDM) thecolony near Southampton. Two at Wild- totals are described in the text. werea goodnumber for then. coast,where woodL. June1-July 31 werethe firstever Candidatesfor the seasonsnesting initia- thespecies isan uncommon,local resident. summeringbirds in OxaSrd(JMH).The only tiveaward include the pairof SudburyTree Lingeringgrebes in the southincluded one reportof CattleEgret was the single at Mel- Swallowsthat nestedsuccessfully inside a and threeHorneds at AdolphustownJune 9 drumBay June 25-July 2 (JJet al.), for the hollow, 8-cm-diameter shaft of a 5-m stain- (KHg)and Burlington June 11 & 20 (KAM), 6th ever on Manitoulin I. The 7 Black- lesspropeller screw stacked on a rackat the respectively,and one and 11 ReOneckedsat crownedNight-Heron nests in Presqu'ile nickelplant, and a pair of CarolinaWrens WhitbyJune 8-9 (BH etal.)and Burlington June21 werethe first in 16years (SML). near St. Thomas whose nest covered a flower June 11 (KAM), respectively.One Eared pot.To waterthe plant daily, the wren nest Greberemained at theAylmer lagoons June WATERFOWL hadto belifted from the pot and replaced af- 8-10 (DAM etal.), for the 5th consecutive TO CRANES terward.All thisoccurred with the apparent summerOntario occurrence.One pair of Thelargest number of TundraSwans on the approvalof thelong-suffering female. A plas- courtingWestern Grebes was studied closely n. coastwere 14 at BrantR. July17 (RDM et ticfilling tube inserted between the nest and in the Lake-of-the-WoodsEE June 23-24 al.).In thesouth, nonbreeding singles were at plantwould probably have made life easier (SAC,JN), but no nestwas found for thisoc- theAylmer lagoons June 1-July 31 (DAM), for all concerned! casional visitor. KillarneyJune 9-18 (CGB,JGL), and Long Amongthe rarities was a GreenViolet-ear, A breedingrange extension was noted for Pt. July 29 (VF). Late northboundBrant a CentralAmerican hummingbird never be- Am. White Pelican;3 nestswere on a L. Nip- numbered14 overSudbury June 1 (CJW), fore recorded in Canada. A host of interest- igonisland June 17 (NGE eta•). Thirtyad. onlythe 2nd everin spring,100 overPeter- ingdiscoveries is described in the following pelicanswere in thecolony, 500 km e. of the boroughJune 6 (AGC),three at Wildwood text. Information has been drawn from only otherknown Ontario nesting site on L. June7 (JMH), onlyOxj3rds 2nd ever, and

Volume 45, Number 5-1111 alongthe n. coastduring the survey(fide RDM), wherethe speciesis a raresummer resident.The lonebasic-plumage Semipal- matedSandpiper at PeleeJune 16 wasthe 2nd everlocal summer record (AW). Juvenile Wilson'sPhalaropes numbered eight at Em- brunJuly 14 (BMD), 10 at AlfredJuly 20 (BMD), andone in e. HamiltonBay July 6 (KAM), as this speciesconsolidates its ex- pandedbreeding range by relyingon sewage lagoons. The lastof the migrantWhite-rumped Sandpiperswinging N weresix at PeleeJune 16 (AW)and one in e. HamiltonBayJtme 18 (KAM). The two 9 Red-neckedPhalaropes at SudburyJune 3 werethe 4th ever in spring for thatregion (JCN). Typically, southbotmd shorebirdsmigrated early, with adultsap- pearings. of breedingareas within a few weeks of the last northbound birds. The SemipalmatedPlover at Presqu'ileJuly 2 was early(TFMB), aswere the ad. GreaterYel- lowlegsat CasselmanJtme 23 (BMD) and Immaturemale KingEider at St. Catherines,Ontario, May 11,1991.1his bird remainedinto early PeleeJune 29 (AW). FiveGreaters were mi- June.Photograph/Kayo J. Roy. gratingalong the HudsonBay at BrandR. Jtme26 (fideRDM). Recordearly arriving 20 at SmithsFalls June 14 (HVU). deredat TillsonburgJune 29 had recently LesserYellowlegs were widespread, reaching Out-of-rangeCanvasbacks were two at fledged(JMH), providingOxj/arels first HamiltonJtme 19 (AW), Cressy,Prince Ed- Presqu'ileJtme 4-5 (RR),and singles at Port confirmedbreeding in manyyears. The Elgin ware(Jtme 22 (KHg),Forfar, Leeds, June 22 RowanJune 1-15 (L.P.B.O.),L. Simco•Jtme nestbox program for Am. Kestrelresulted in (MH), BeavertonJtme 22 (MJB), and Pelee 21 (AJ),and Port Perry July 28 (BH, KH). a highproductivity rate; by July 31 some317 Jtme 22 (AW). Earliestof many Solitary Up to 14 Redheadswere in Presqu'ileJtme yotmghad been banded (fide MSS). Sandpiperswas the record-setting Pelee bird 1-15 (fideSML), wheretwo Ring-necked A 9 SpruceGrouse with fiveyotmg near Jtme29 (AW). The 20 at WildwoodL., Ox- Ducksremained June 21-28 (S & DH etal.). PointeAu Baril,Parry Sound, Jtme 15 were ibrd,July 26 werea noteworthyconcentra- OtherRing-neckeds s. of the Shield(where some40 km s. of the nearestbreeding areas tion(JMH). The75 UplandSandpipers stag- theyare rare in summer),were a maleat Pelee definedby the BreedingBird Atlas 1981-85 ing near Kirkfield,Victoria, July 9 were tmtil Jtme10 (AW et al.), anotherat Tavis- (MAK). Noteworthyconfirmed breeding thoughtto haveoriginated from the major tockJuly 18-31 (JMH), and 11 in Bruce records for Am. Coot were the nest with 7 breedingarea of CardenTownship (RJP). Jtme23-July 16 (JWJ);these were tinusually eggsin CooksBay L., Simcoe,Jtme 21 (AJ) Forty migrant Whimbrel appearedat highnumbers. Ox•rels first Lesser Scaup in and the adultwith 14 youngin Presqu'ile MoosoneeJuly 1 (RDM, VS); birdsreached summerwas a maleat TavistockJuly 7-11 June15 (fideSML). SandhillCranes were the s. at Whitby,Hamilton, Blenheim, and (JMH). The imm. c• King Eider at St. summeringin greaternumbers on Mani- OttawaJuly 10-- 17 (m.ob.).Peak tallies from Catharinesremained until June 2 (ph.MEH, toulinI. (JCN). Thoseaway from known LongridgePt. alongJames Bay included 216 KJR);the same individual probably appeared breedingareas included a pair all summer at HudsonJanGodwits July 27, 600 Ruddy off Whitby Jtme8 (GMF, BH et al.). The TurkeyPt. (RWK, L.P.B.O.),two at Britt, TurnstonesJuly 26, and460 Whke-rumped 2600 c•Black Scoters roosting offLongridge ParrySound, to June14 (MAK), twoat the SandpipersJuly 26 (fide RDM), none of Pt.,James Bay, June 8 werenoteworthy, and Luthermarsh, •11ington, Jtme 16 (MDC et whichwere reported in thes. by seasoffs end. by lateJuly virtually all had departed(fide al.),two to IngersollJuly 1 (DNB), andthree The peaktally of RedKnots at Longridge RDM). Greater-than-usual numbers of on WalpoleI. (fideSAC). Number of sight- Pt.reached 1600 July 26 (fideRDM),but the Buffleheadtarried in the south;the Algo- ingsof thishard-to-miss species continues to specieshad arrived at Hamiltonand Whitby nquin pair Jtme6 was possiblybreeding rise. July2 (KAM, BH et al.). For Sanderlings, (KR). The otherswere three at WhitbyJtme comparabledata were 250 at LongridgePt. 2-July6 (fideMGB), singlesat Amherstview SHOREBIRDS July26 (fideRDM)and arrival at WhitbyJu- June7-18 (PG, KHg), GormleyQuarry, The PipingPlovers future as an Ontario ly 27 (AJ,PH) andDarlington July 28 (BH). l•rk, June7 (AJ), and TurkeyPt. June25 summerresident is bleak.Surveys of its last SingleW. Sandpiperswere at Bright'sGrove (JDM). The Sudburymale June 27 wasthe strongholdon Lake-of-the-Woodsrevealed July 21 (SAC,JN) and SmithvilleJuly 28 areasfirst in summer0CN). onlyone pair June 9-24 (DHE, SAC,JN). A (AE, MS). The 19 Baird'sin the southwere a TurkeyVulture nests included one near singleappeared in SaultSte. Marie June 23 recordhigh number for thesummer period; Wiarton at the same nest ske for 7 consecu- (AWr etal.). Ontario's6th Black-neckedStilt itspassage appears to haveshifted earlier by 2 tiveyears (JWJ) and another at anabandoned wasa maleat theParkhill lagoons, Middlesex, weeks.Record early single adults arrived at farmhouse near Merrickville (JB). The June1-2 (JS,RH, J & MD). Four of these AlfredJuly 14 (BMD), TavistockJuly 18 largestconcentrations were 72 at Hagersville occurredin Jtme.The AmericanAvocet at (JMH), and PeleeJuly 21 (AW). EarlyPec- July29 (WS) and 25 at PeleeJtme 3 (JNF, LongridgePt. June 6 (fideRDM) wasthe first toralsreached Schomberg, lOrk, Jtme 23 JMG). Six successfulBald Eagle nests were for theHudson Bay lowlands and was way n. (TH), and PeleeJune 29-30, where83 ap- alongthe lowerGreat Lakes. Some 46 Bald of range. Stray Willets were singlesat pearedJuly 21 (AW). The Stilt Sandpiper Eagleswere tallied in a surveyalong L. Nip- SauduskL., Haldimand,Jtme 4 (HMS) and flightwas remarkably light at 37 birds,but igonJtme 16-21 (NGE). ThreeCooper's AylmerJune 9 (GLB,MFB et al.). Wayoff the two adultsat PeleeJtme 30 wererecord- Hawkswere fledged from the nest monitored coursewas the ad. Marbled Godwit at Cassel- early arrivals(AW). A Buff-breastedat in AlgonquinJune 6-July 28 (MR, GEW et man,Prescott, Jtme 16 (BP etal.). The oneat AtikokanJuly 22 wasearly (DHE) and the al.),the parks first ever. The juv. Red-shoul- LongridgePt. June7 wasthe only record onlyreport.

1112- American Birds, Winter 1991 A recordearly ad. Short-billed Dowitcher, L. g. hendersoni,was at PeleeJune 22-23 (AW); anotherL. g. hendersoniwas at Hol- landLanding July 4 (AJ).The oneand two Short-billeds,L. g. griseus,at BeavertonJune 29 (RJP) and NorwichJune 29 (JMH), re- spectively,were very early. The high tallies for Short-billedswere 114 at PeleeJuly 13 (AW) and 110in HamiltonJuly 11 (KAM). Long- billed Dowitchers were two adults at Port PerryJuly 15 (RJP)and another at Alfred Ju- ly 20 (BMD). The only Red-necked Phalaropewas a moltingfemale at PortPerry July13-16 (MJB,BH). Observersnoted vis- iblesigns of plumagechange from one day to the next.

JAEGERS3 TO TERNS Onead. dark-morph Parasitic Jaeger was off- shoreShip SandsI., Moosonee,July 30 FemaleRuby-throated Hummingbird on a nestat PortStanley, Ontario, June 28, 1991. (MAK,IT), possiblyhaving wandered south Photograph/MarvinS. Sinout. frombreeding areas along Hudson Bay. The loneLong-tailed at LongridgePt. June11 June7 (HMS etal.).was a goodfind for this Some200 youngwere raised in a boxpro- wasa goodfind (fid• RDM). The2 Laughing rare species.One c• Chuck-will's-widowgram near Port Stanley (RAH); the 35 nests Gull sightingswere one in 2nd-summer summeredat thetip of LongPt. (L.P.B.O.), with eggsin lateJuly at Matachcwanwere plumageat BlenheimJune 4 (KJB)and an- and the c• Whip-poor-willin Tillsonburg 2nd or 3rd broods(LT). Higher numbers otheradult s. of Jarvis,Haldimand, on L. Erie June21 wasunusual (JMH). The rarityof weretallied in Waterloo,•llington, Oxjhrd, (JBM). Some13 haveoccurred the past9 the periodhad to be the GreenViolet-ear, and Long Pt. The SwainsonsThrush at summers.In the south,the only Franklins whosenormal range extends from Mexico WoodstockJuly 21 (JMH) wasan earlymi- Gull wasa singleat WhitbyJuly 6 in first southward.The brilliantly plumaged bird in grant.Wood Thrushes were widespread and summerfeather (MJB, BH). The 35 Litde Gulls in the southwest were about double the KakabekaFalls, 40 km w. of ThunderBay, commonthrough the Niagara region (J. Jala- June30-July 3 (R. Broomeetal.) wasCana- va).Their numbers remained high on Breed- summernorm for breedingareas; the only dds first. ing BirdSurveys through Leeds, Frontenac, oneaway from traditional sites was at Beaver- Yellow-belliedFlycatcher spring migration Lennoxdr Addington, and Hastings. ton June15 & 23 (MJB,RGT, DT). Along continueduntil the2nd weekof June,which Successfulnesting by N. Mockingbirds the n. coast,three adults were at ShipSands istypical; but one in TorontoJune 24 wasex- wasnoted at LongPt. (L.EB.O.), Pickering, I., Moosonee,July 12 (MAK); anotherap- tremelytardy (RY). Four c• Acadianssum- for Durham's4th ever(BH eta/.), Brighton pearedat Longridge Pt. July 31 (fideRDM). (S & DH), and Ottawa (BMD). Pairssum- The Common Black-headed Gull in meredat Walsingham(MEG), asdid twoin Oxj•rd(JMH). Singlemales were in Pelee mered north to Matachewan (LT) and breedingplumage at LongridgePt. July31 June1 & 16 (NFSetal.;AW).ApairofAlder Moosonee(DT etal.). A lone BrownThrash- (RHC et al.) constitutedthe first Hudson Flycatchersremained in WindsorJune 8-15, erwas n. to LongridgePt. June 6 (fideRDM), BayLowlands occurrence for this Eurasian unusualfor Essex(AW). The W. Kingbird wherethe spedes is a vagrantin theHudson straggler.Single Lesser Black-backeds were at nearMelbourne June 9 (A. Whke) wasthe Baylowlands. From this region came the on- Long Pt. June5 (L.P.B.O.)and July 24 6th annualoccurrence in earlyJune in the ly BohemianWaxwing report: œour at (JMH) andat Aldershot July 26 (RZD), pro- past8 years.Single Scissor-tailed Flycatchers Moosonee June 4 (fideRDM). Loggerhead vidingHamilton's first summer occurrence. were an ad. maleat LongPt. JuneI (MD, Shrikesraised young at sitesin Middlesex, Thesethree equal exactly the 8-year summer PJD) andan aduk nearSpring Bay, Mani- Victoria,Lanark, and Ottawa. averageofsightings. One Great Black-backed toulin I., June1 (DBF,BF) (1978-90spring Gull in 3rd summerplumage was on Ship averagewas 1). BankSwallows were 1000 at VIREOS TO FINCHES Sands1. July 11 (MAK),where the spedes is a Vroomanton,Durham, July 7 (MJB) and Amongthe late spring migrants were a Soli- rarestraggler all alongthe n. coast.In the 5000 at WildwoodL., Oxj•rd,June 30 taryVireo, 50 Red-eyedVireos, and 25 Am. south,its numberscontinue to riseslowly at (JMH), bothwhich were earlier congrega- Redstarts at LongPt. June1 (JMH, WL). Ottawa,where 19 were presentJune 14 tions than usual. The Tufted Titmouse at One Brewster'shybrid was in the Britton (BMD). Oxj•rd•first in summerwas in Till- Presqu'ileJune 22-24 (B & MC) wasthe on- Tract,Haldimand, June 2 (GMF), andsingle sonburgJune 21 (JMH).Among 135 Corn. ly report.Single Red-breasted Nuthatches Lawrence'shybrids were in AncasterJune 6 Ternsin Whitbyharbor July 19 was one adult appearedat PeleeJuly 11 (GTH) andLong & 8 (TT, LF), TillsonburgJune 21 (JMH) withits underparts dyed orange (MJB). Pt. EE July24 (JMH), whichwere early ar- andWalsingham about July 15 (MEG). The rivals. DOVES TO SHRIKES TennesseeWarbler at thetip of LongPt. June CarolinaWrens are prospering! Up to 40 17 seta recordlate date (L.EB.O.), lessthan Up to 12 MourningDoves summered in Moosonee;these increased numbers should pairsnested in the LongPt. area(L.P.B.O.), 2 weeksbefore the first southbound migrant and manynested at Pelee(AW). Fiveother was found at WoodstockJune 29 (JMH). soonresuk in nesring(fide RDM). Black- successfulnests were reported in the south- The Tennesseeat PeleeJuly 13 wasconsid- billed Cuckoo numbersincreased sharply west,and birdssummered in Whitby and eredon timefor thefirst "autumn" migrants throughoutmost of s. Ontario;especially Kingston.One was in Tobermoryin lateJuly (AW), but the Nashvillethere July 11 seta large concentrationswere reportedfrom (MW). The Blue-grayGnatcatcher at recordearly arrival date (GTH). The ad.Yel- Leeds,Frontenac, Lennox & Addington,Algo- Kirkfleld,Victoria, July 11 wasthe onlyone 1ow-rumpedwith downy young at theLong nquin,Durham, Huron, Parry Sound, and N. n. of range(RJP). Eastern Bluebird breeding SaukConservation Area, Durham,July 26 Bay.One strayednorth to MoosoneeJuly 7 successcontinued to rise,aided by nest boxes. fumishedthe firstconfirmed county breed- (MAK).The Barn Owl in theNiagara region

Volume 45, Number 5 - 1115 ing (BH). Farthers.w., at Arkell,a (• Prairie 5, replacePelee with Ketde Pt.; p. 99, col.4, wason territoryJune 22-29, for !gOllington's1. 13, replaceAWwith DGC; p. 100,col. 2,1. APPALACHIANREGION 3rd ever and the first in summer (RVT). 18 from bottom,for the selasphorus,after GeorgeA. Hall Manitoulin I.'s 3rd Cerulean ever was a male Nov.30 insert"and until Dec. 10";p. 100, at Windfall L. June 23 (DBF, BF). The col.3, 1. 15,after the Say's Phoebe entry, in- strongKentucky Warbler showing this past sert "An imm. E. Phoebe was n. to Moosonee springspilled over into thisperiod, with a Aug.3-4, thearea's first (AW, DSh etal.)"; p. The mildspring was followed by a hotsum- maleat P.E.Pt.June 1-2 (RTS et al.), for the 100, col. 4, 1. 5 from bottom,replace SAC mer.At Pittsburgh,the two months accumu- 2nd there of the season. A (• Connecticut with D & K. McNorton;p. 100, col. 2/3, lateda temperatureexcess of 247 day-de- Warbler remained in suitable habitat at andp. 101,col. 1/2, for Belted Kingfisher, N. grees.It wasalso very dry at mostplaces Marsh L., Manitoulin I., June 1-2 & 26 Wheatear, Com. Yellowthroat, Brown-head- What rainfall there was came in the form of (CJW,CTB etal.)but presumably pushed on edCowbird, Ekwan Pt. liesalong James Bay, heavydownpours; while total precipitations to thenorth. The vagrantHooded Warbler at notHudson Bay; p. 101,col. 2, 1.3, replace seemedsatisfactory, most of it wasraptd Presqu'ilethis past spring remained until July Ontario's6th Cassin'sSparrow with 7th; p. runoff.Water levels were greatly lowered in 1, makingit thepark's first in summer(fide 101and 271, col.3, citedobservers, replace manyplaces. The high temperatures and low SML).Some 22 nestswere near Walsingham, Argowith Agro; p. 268, col.2, lastline, re- precipitationproduced an early beginning of Nor•lk, thissummer as part of a specialsur- placetwo adults with oneadult; p. 269, col. autumnconditions in lateJuly, as trees began veyof severalspecies (MEG). The (• Yellow- 3,1. 11,delete AW; p. 269, col.4,1.8, replace to turn and leaves to fall. breastedChat at SarniaJune 5 wasthe only 116with 16;p. 270, col.2, 1.13-14, replace The warm,dry weathermade for good oneaway from its usual range (SAC). singleRed-headed with single Red-bellied; p. nestingconditions; most birdsseemed to The (• SummerTanager near Walsingham 270, col.3, 1.7 of Thrushes,replace Dec. 3 havegood breeding success. Bern/and other July27 wasthe first July sighting in theLong withDec. 30; p. 270,col. 4, 1.7,replace Jan. wild fruit cropswere heavy in mostplaces Pt. area;the speciesis vagrantanywhere in 1-2 withJan. 1-21; p. 271, col.2, 1.4 from EasternWest Virginia and Western Virgmta the south.The Dickcisselpair on PeleeI. in bottom,replace Ontario's 2nd everBram- experiencedanother heavy infestation of the summer nestedtwice (PAW), the first blingwith Ontario's 3rd. gypsymoths. provincialnesting since the 1988invasion. A An unusualnumber of springmigrants re- VesperSparrow appeared at MoosoneeJuly Subregioualeditors (boldface), contribu. mainedin the Regionafter June 1; the fall 23 (fideRDM), whereit isan occasional visi- tors (italics),and cited observers:R.E An- migrationalso began rather early. torfrom further south. Up to 8 pairsof Lin- dtie, D.E. Bailey,M.J. Bain,T.F.M. Beck, Fromreports on hand,it wasnot posstble coln'sSparrows summered at Wilfredand C.T. Bell, G. Bellerby,S. Blaney,C.G. to commenton many populationtrends Sunderland,Durham (MJB), s. of thespecies' Blomme,G.L. Bowlby,M.E Bowlby,R.L. However,there were more reports of species main rangealong the Shield.Also s. of its Bowles,H. Bremner,D.N. Bucknell,K.J. in low than in high numbers.Fewer than breedingrange was the Dark-eyed Junco at Burke, K. Burtch,J. Bushley,M.D. Cad- normalreports came in thissummer. Does the tip of LongPt. June25-26 (L.P.B.O.). man,A.G. Carpentier,T. Cheskey,B. & M. the absenceof reportsfor mostwarbler Two (3'Bobolinks at then. edgeof thenest- Collins,S.A. Connop, H.G. Currie,R.H. speciesmean that populations were low, or ing rangewere at Gull BayJune 18, about Curry,D.P. Davis, J. & M. Dawdy,P.J. Der- didbirders just not investigate them? halfwayalong the w. sideof L. Nipigon byshire,B.M. DiLabio, D.C. Dister,R.Z. The trendfor some northern species to ex- (NGE). Brewer'sBlackbird numbers and Dobos,M. Dyer,D.H. Elder,A. Epp,N.G. tend their breedingranges southward (or rangecontinue to slowly expand. Several new Escott, G.M. Fairfield, L. Fazio, V. Fazio, B. downslope)continues, as will be notedfor nestsites were along the Brucepeninsula Ferguson,D.B. Ferguson,D. Fidler,J.N. Fly- Hermit Thrush and Magnolia Warbler, (JWJ)and within Parry Souna• where num- nn, E Foster,M.E. Gartshore,P Good,J.M. amongothers. This year the Savannah Spar- bersof breedersalso rose (AM,MAK). Others Gordon,S. & D. Hadlington,R. Hayward, rowalso got into theact. Blue Grosbeak and werein suitablehabitat near Kirkfield, Victo- M.E. Hebb, M. Hendrick (MH), K. Hen- Yellow-throated Warbler continued their ria,June 15-19 andJuly 13 (RJP,MJB). Or- nige (KHg), B. Henshaw,K. Henshaw northwardexpansions. There were a fewrari- chardOriole nestings were reported from El- (KH),J. Heslop, G.T. Hince, T. Holmann,P. ties,including anew species for the Pennsyl- gin, Waterloo,Niagara, and Toronto's High Holder, J.M. Holdsworth, IC Hooles vania list. Park.One bird was in PortHope June2 (KHo), R.A. Hurst,A. Jaramillo,J.W. John- Finally,we remark upon the young Wood- (ERM). son,J. Joyce(JJ), R.W. Knapton,M.A. Ku- chuckthat ate a Cardinaland Blue Jay m a Crossbills remained scarce. The 16 Reds in bisz,S.M. LaForest,R. Lambert,G. Lannan, Canfield,Ohio, backyard (NB). the Long Sault C.A. in July provided J.G. Lemon,W. Lindley,Long Point Bird Durham'sfirst successfulbreeding (BH, Observatory,D.A. Martin,J.D. McCracken, Abbreviations:B.E.S.P. (Bald EagleState DHoy);the only others were a pairon Mani- E.R. McDonald, W.D. Mcllveen, K. McK- Park, Centre Co., PA); Ch.N.E (Chatta- toulinI. June12 (DEB)plus three in Algo- eever,K.A. McLaughlin,S.R. McLeod, R.D. hoocheeNatl. Forest,GA); K.C.P.P.(Kyger nquinJune 26 (RR, SB). White-wingedsMcRae, A.W. McTavish,C. Michener,J.B. CreekPower Plant, Gallia Co., OH); P.I.S P were more elusive, with about six in Miles,A. Mills, T.R. Murray,J. Neil (JN), (PresqueIsle State Park, Erie Co., PA); P.N R MoosoneeJune 3-5 (RDM), a smallgroup J.C. Nicholson,B. Pensey,S.E Peruniak, (PowdermillNature Reserve,!gOstmoreland in MatachewanJune 23 (LT),and 2 sightings R.J.Pittaway, P.A. Read, P.W. Richter, A.H. Co.,PA). in Algonquinat the endof July(SB). The Rider,E & D. Robinson,K. Ross,K.J. Roy, EveningGrosbeak nest in SmithsFalls, re- M. Runtz, R. Russell, D.C. Sadlet, N.E LOONS TO portedin thespring season, resulted in one Sherwood,J. Skevington,W. Smith,M.S. HERONS fledgedyoung June 3 (F & DR). Smout, R.T. Sprague, H.M. Street, V. A Corn.Loon was on MosquitoL., OH, all Sutherland,R.D. Tafel, T. Talevi, L. Taman, season(D & JH, CB); at leastsix other btrds J.E. Thompson,W. Thompson,D. Tozer, werereported, ranging from Pymatuning L, A free-flyingBlack Swan at LongPt. June R.G. Tozer, I. Turner, R.V. Twest, H.V. PA (RFL, EB) to S. HoistonL., TN (SS) A 9-July31 associatedwith a smallgroup of Ulden,A. Walker (AWr), G.E. Wallace,R.D. Pied-billedGrebe at B.E.S.P.July 21 may Mute Swans(JDM, RWK);at Presqu'ileone Weir, C.J. Whitelaw, M. Wiercinski, P.A. havenested there (MW), andyoung grebes Bar-headedGoose appeared June 23 (fide Woodlift.e,A. Wormington(AW), B.K. Wy- wereat BlennerhassettIs.,WV, July2 (KC) SML).A loneRinged Turtle-Dove frequent- att, R. Yukich.--RON D. WEIR, 294 Elm- The bird of the season was a Brown Peh- eda PortHope feeder July 5-31 (ERM). woodStreet, Kingston, ON K7M 2Y8. canseen at severallocations along the L. Erie Addendaand Corrigenda: AB 45:98, col.4,1. shorein Erie,PA, andAshtabula, OH, July

1114. American B•rds,W•nter 1991 22 (JB,fideJM).If approvedby the and the MosquitoL., OH, nest Records Committee, this will be fledgedone (DH). In additionto thefirst Pennsylvania record. Dou- the nestings,there were single ble-crested Cormorants continued sightings,mostly of immatures to besighted throughout the sum- from 7 locations from P.I.S.P. mer,at 7 locationsin Pennsylvania (JM) in the north to Union,GA and 2 in Ohio; as yet therehave in the south(DF). been no breedingreports. Cor- ßPi•burgh ?•' The N. Harrier contin- morants were also in Pendleton, ues to be more common than in WV, June 12 (SM), Buncombe, the past,particularly on restored NC, June25 (RY), WataugaL., surface mines, but no confirmed TN, June14 (RK), andS. Hoiston nestingswere reported this year. L., TN (SS). They werepresent all seasonat Three Least Bitterns were heard P.I.S.P.(JM) and in Somerset,PA at Akeley Swamp, Warren,PA, : (AM); otherreports came from June5 (TG & DW). The Mercer, Scandia,PA, June 15-16 (DW) PA, heronrieshad a count of 840 Mor•head '?' and Pymatuning1., PA,June 22 adults,who produced880 chicks (RFL). An active N. Goshawk (EB). Two nestsof Great Blue '•' nestwas located in Elk, PA,June Herons were near Stahlstown,PA 23 (DWo). Other summer re- (RCL & RM). GreatEgrets were "' portscame from near Warren, presentall seasonin Erie, PA ? PA,July 17 (TK) andNorth Fork (RMc), lYe•od,WV (JE), and the Mt., WV, June20 (MG). There Knoxville, TN, area (A & RH). werevery few commentsabout The only report of Little Blue the otherhawk species. Broad- Heron was an immature at wingedHawks were felt to bein Roanoke,VA, July 27 (MS, MA, below-normalnumbers in parts MD). Tenad. Catde Egrets with at ofW. Virginia(GB). least5 nestswere in ]e•rson, TN, Of 43 nest boxes for June27 (RH). Thiswas probably Am. Kestrels in Warren, PA, 35 the first nestingin e. Tennessee.Green- BlennerhassettIs., WV, mayhave been one wereoccupied, 170 eggs were laid, 116 were backedHerons were thoughtto be more hacked there in 1989. An American Swal- hatched,and 113 birdswere fledged (DW). commonthan usualin Elk, PA (LC). There low-tailedKite wasat LatrobeRes., PA, June On the unusual side was a flock of 10 Kestrels was a colony of Black-crownedNight- 22, thefirst w. Pennsylvaniarecord accepted in Somerset,PA, July 19 (AM). The Peregrine Heronswith 22 nestsnear Elkton, VA (CT); bythe Records Committee (R & BM). neston NorthFork Mt., Grant,WV, fledged thisspecies also apparently nested near Way- The Bald Eaglepicture continues to be twoyoung (ph.), but the Pendletonnest on nesboro,VA (RS).Up to 18 birdswere pre- rosy.The 3 W. Virginianests fledged five the samemountain failed (CS). sent all seasonat Boone L., TN (SS). Two young(CS); at PymatuningL., PA,the nest In Ch.N.E, there were fewer than normal nestsof Yellow-crownedNight-Herons were failed,but 2 nestsin Craw•rdhadfive eaglets youngRuffed Grouse and Wild Turkeys at Elizabethton,TN (RK). (EB);the Butler, PA, nest fledged three (PH), (HD), whilein the ShenandoahValley, VA,

WATERFOWL TO RAILS Summerwaterfowl records are usuallyin shortsupply, but thisyear an unusualnum- ber of specieswere reported. Perhaps the most unusual was an imm. Snow Goose at PymatuningL., PA, July 13 (RFL). From P.I.S.Ecame reports of GadwallJune 16, RedheadJune 6, LesserScaup June 13, Corn. Goldeneyeall season, Bufflehead July 31, and Red-breastedMerganser June 12 (JM). A pairof Ring-neckedDucks were at Somerset L., PA, until June 24, with the femalere- maininguntil the end of theperiod (AM); a malewas at Hartstown,PA June25-July 2 (RCL). Moresuggestive of possible nesting wereseveral Green-winged Teal records:a pairat P.I.S.P.June 12 (DS), oneat Warren, PA,June 26 (CP), and one in Igashington, TN, until June11 (RK). A c• HoodedMer- ganserat the KingstonSteam Plant, TN, Aug.1 (AH) wasvery early ifa migrant. BlackVultures at Ravenswood,WV, June 6 and •shington,OH, June10 (RJ),and Fayette,VCV, June 27 (GB)were slightly n. of the normalrange. The Ospreysnesting in Somerset,PA, lost one of theirtwo young in stormyweather but apparentlyraised the TwoPeregrine Falcon chicks in a nest in GrantCounty, West Virginia, June 7, 1991. otherone (AM). An Ospreyall summerat Photograph/CraigStihler.

Volume 45, Number 5' 1115 broodswere smaller than normal, although July 18 (AH). The dry summerwill have mostgone from the Region.Only onewas morenumerous. Two ad. and 12youngVir- mixedresults on the rest of the fall migration, heard at Elkton, VA (MSm), but numbers giniaRails were near Edinboro, PA, June 1, as the birds will be concentrated in the few weregood at Centre,PA (JPe).There was thefirst local breeding confirmation in this remainingwet areas. goodnews about Red-headed Woodpeckers, century(DS). A juv. VirginiaRail wasat An ad.Ring-billed Gull at Kingston Steam which were reportedfrom 7•umbull,OH K.C.EP. June8 & 15 (WA, MG). Three Vir- Plant,TN, Aug.1 wasunusual (AH). Two (DH), Mifflin, PA (JPe),Rockingham, VA giniaRails were in Trumbull,OH, June10 CaspianTerns were seen at ShawneeS.P., PA, (CM), and lY&shingtonand Sullivan,TN (CB)and July 14 (DH). CommonMoorhens July 18 (LC). Six Corn.Terns were at Burr (RK). Red-belliedWoodpecker continues to were reportsfrom Trumbull,OH, June I0 Oak L., Morgan,OH, JuneI (LB), while increasein the north, with a recordcount of (CB)and Akeley Swamp, Warren, PA, July 15 Forster'sTerns were reported from Mosquito 19 on a n. W. VirginiaB.B.S. count (RB). (BW), while 35, includingseveral young, L., OH, July8 (DH) and 3 locationsin Erie were at HartstownMarsh, Crawj3ra•PA, July13 (EK, JM). Only onepair of Black FLYCATCHERS June 22 (RFL & RCL). An Am. Coot at Ternswas found in Juneat the Hartstown TO VIREOS ICC.EEJuly 27 wasunusual (MG). Marsh,PA (RFL),and one was seen at Py- The onlyreports of Olive-sidedFlycatchers matuningL., PA,June 2 (DH). camefrom Cranberry Glades, WV,, and an- SHOREBIRDS TO An•ndicarion of theincreasing Mourning otherPocahontas, WV, location July 20 (GB). WOODPECKERS Dovepopulation was 69 at an ElkfeederJuly The E. Wood-Pewee was in below-normal There were still a few northbound shorebirds 2 (LC). Cuckoosbrought mixed reactions. numbersin the StateCollege, PA, region in earlyJune, and apparentlysouthbound Bothspecies were almost completely absent (JPe)and in n.e.W. Virginia(GAH). Two birdsshowed up before July I. Mostof these frommost of W. Virginia,but in w.Pennsyl- Yellow-belliedFlycatcher nestings were dis- werethe common "Peeps" and the two Yel- vania both were exceptionallycommon coveredin Sullivan,PA (DG). AcadianFly- lowlegs,but a fewmore interesting things (PH),possibly due to thegypsy moth infesta- catcherswere in unusuallylarge numbers in were noted. As usual, most rarities were re- tion. At PipestemS.E, WV, both species w.Pennsylvania (PH, JPe) and n. W. Virginia portedfrom P.I.S.P.: Am. Avocet(I 3th coun- showedup in lateJuly, coincident with a (RB). Alder Flycatcherswere in increased ty record),July 21 (F & BH); Willet, June7 white tussockmoth outbreak(JP). In the numbersin the Centre,PA, Barrens (JPe) and andJuly 7 (JM),Whimbrel July 12, 13,& 25 VirginiasShenandoah Valley, Black-billed werefound for the 2nd year at anelevation of (m.ob.),and Marbled Godwit July 7 (13th Cuckoos were more common than Yellow- 2500 ft. near Elizabethton,TN, aswell ason record)(JM, GR). Black-belliedPlovers were billeds,a reversalof theusual situation (CM). RoanMt. (RK).Thirty-three singing 6 Wil- reportedfrom P.I.S.P.June 8 (GR) and The onlyreport of BarnOwl camefrom Au- lowFlycatchers were in s.w.Athens, OH, and Roanoke,VA, Junel (MB). More W. Sand- gusta,VA, whereone nesting was confirmed another16 in thee. partof thecounty, indi- piperswere reported than usual. There was aswell as fresh pellets; however, no owls were caringa rangeexpansion in that area(VF). an unusual number of Short-billed Dowitch- seenat a previousnest site (RS). A N. Saw- Theyoccurred at Princeton,WV, forthe first ers:Craw•rd, PA, July 2-22 (10 onJuly 13) whet Owl washeard at the Barrens,Centre, timein severalyears (JP). The first migrant (RFD; Cumberland,MD, June 23 (MT); PA,June 2 (JPe).Chuck-will's-widows were LeastFlycatchers were at P.N.R. July 11 (RM Harrisonburg0VA (CM, KF); Washington,calling in Fulton,PA, from late May to mid- & RCL), andmigrants were at Clarksville, TN, July 19-20 (RK, DHu); and E.B.EH. June(CG, KG). Whip-poor-willseems al- PA,July 9 (RB). Therewas one pair of TreeSwallows nest- ing in Sullivanand l•shington,TN (RK), and young were fledgedat Elkton, VA (MSm).Two new BankSwallows nesting siteswere reported: Conneaut Marsh, PA (50 adults) (RFL) and Gavin Power Phnt, OH (10-12 nests)(WA), but a previoussite at GallipolisDam on the Ohio R. hasbeen de- stroyedby newconstruction (WA). The Cliff Swallowcontinues to increasein the north, witha colonyof 40 nestsat MoraineS.E, PA, wherethere were 5 lastyear (PH), and 3 coloniesin Craw3•ra•PA (RFL). They are al- soincreasing to thesouth, where the biggest colonynear Elizabethton, TN, now has45 nests(RK). Two Brown Creeper nests were at MosquitoL., OH, in June(D & JH), while oneat a StateCollege, PA, feederJuly 18 (MW), and 3 in ShenandoahN.E July31 (MSm)indicated possible breeding at those locations.Carolina Wren populationsare boomingthroughout the Region, even in the north,and theywere found at 4000 ft. in WestVirginia (GB). Bewick'sWren was un reportedagain. There were 3 summerrecords for Winter Wrensin ShenandoahN.P., where theyhave not beenknown to breed(MSm). A SedgeWren was reported from Mosquito L., OH, July8-9 (DH). MarshWrens were reportedfrom Columbiana,OH, June 11 (NB) andfrom the Shenango Wildlife Man- MarbledGedwJt (centerJ at Pre•ue IsleState Park, Pennsylvania, July 7,1991. PhotogFaplVJerry agementArea, Trumbull, OH, July14 (DH). McWilliams. In Augusta,VA, 38 nestboxes produced an

1116- American Birds, Winter 1991 esumated180 young E. BlueNrds(RS). The beaksare another expanding species and are Veeryis decliningas an Erie,PA, breeding nowfound even in the mountainvalleys of WESTERNGREAT LAKES b•rd(JM) but was unusually numerous in the n.e. Tennessee(RK), aswell asthe hill coun- Mlchaux S.E, PA (CG); two were heardin try of s.e.Ohio (VF). The onlyreports of REGION Columbiana,OH, June9 (NB). A Swainson's Dickcisselcame from e. Tennessee:l•shing- DarylD. 7bssen Thrushwas heard in Forest,PA (CP), andthe ton, mid-May to mid-July(DHu), and d•sjunctpopulation in theCheat Mts. of W. BlountJuly13 (A & RH). V•rginiawas in goodnumbers this year Grasslandsparrows seem to bedoing well Weatherconditions were highly variable (GAH). A Hermit Thrushwas on RoanMt., atmost places, but they were scarce in Centre, Partsof the Regionsuffered from excessive TN, June11 (RK). No breedinghas been es- PA (Jpe).Grasshopper Sparrow was in better rainfall, with considerableflooding (i.e., tabhshedthere, but for thelast 10 years or so numbersthan in recentyears and was found southern Minnesota, MississippiRiver), at locationsin Athens,OH, where the recent- oneor twobirds have been seen per year. The whileothers had drought (i.e., southern Wis- WoodThrush seems to bedoing better; most ly completedOhio Breeding Bird Atlas had consin, northwestern Minnesota). Sections observersreported them in betternumbers failedto locatethem (VF). After several years were declared disaster areas for both excessive thanin recentyears, although they were still of scarcity,Henslow's Sparrow was widely re- andinadequate precipitation. scarcein someplaces. portedand was generally in goodnumbers. Temperaturesfollowed a similarpattern, CedarWaxwings were more common than At least10 singing c3' Savannah Sparrows ap- at timesfluctuating like a rollercoaster, but normalat mostplaces. In the Shenandoahpeared in Johnson, TN, wherethere had been generallyaveraging above normal. Minnesota Valley,this was attributed to thegypsy moth only4 previoussummer records. Copulation characterizedthe period as pleasant. Wiscon- was observed,but no nestswere found. Sa- outbreak (CM). The only Loggerhead sinhad temperatures that altered between ex- Shrikesreport was 3 sightingsin l•shington, vannahSparrows in Athens,OH (VF) and cessivelyhot and unusuallycool. Both TN (RK). SolitaryVireos were at elevations Augusta,VA (RS)were out of the normal monthswere hot in Michigan. below2000 ft. in Buncombe,NC (RY). range.A White-crownedSparrow at P.I.S.P. Rainfallvaried considerably in eachstate June12 was remarkably late (DS). Three hundred or more Bobolinks in and betweenthe months.The springhad beenunusually moist, yielding a remarkably WARBLERS McKeanTownship, Erie, PA, throughJuly TO FINCHES lush,green canopy. Thus it wassurprising for wasa noteworthynumber. A N. Oriolein manyareas to suddenlyfind drought condi- Therewas general agreement that Ovenbirds, Wilson,TN, June23 was unusualthat far tionsquickly appearing in June.Relief from Yellow-breastedChats, Prairie Warblers,and south (R & AH). Red Crossbillswere this dry periodwas variable. Some sections Yellow Warblers were in low numbers, but thoughtto bein lower-than-normalnumbers beganreceiving replenishing rain in July, mostother species brought mixed reports, atthe regular station in ShenandoahMt., VA whileothers began drawing parallels to the w•th morelows than highs. Several species (CM). Therewere two unusuallylate strays 1988 drought.Minnesota had adequateto drewno commentsat all. In the subalpine from the winter-springseason: two Pine excessiverainfall for most sections except the Siskinsat a Centre,PA, feeder(MW) and an areaof West Virginia,Blackburnian and northwestcorner. For Wisconsin, it ranged Black-throated Green warblers were in low EveningGrosbeak atan Edinboro, PA, feeder betweenexcellent in thenorth to droughtin numbers,but the other residentsseemed nor- until June11 (JHo). thesouth. In Michigan,June was dry, but Ju- mal (GAH). ly precipitationreturned to normal. A "Brewster's" Warbler was at Michaux Contributors:Richard Almy, Fred Alsop, If last summer was dull, how does one S P, PA, June14-21 (CG). The N. Parula WendellArgabrite, Jim Ayres, Carol Babyak, characterizethis year? It wasexceptionally continuesto adaptto ornamentalconifers of Lynn Barnhart,James Baxter, Ralph Bell, quiet,with few rarities. As June commenced, sufficientage and is becominga "domestic" George Breiding, Edward Brucker, Nancy somepasserines were still migratingnorth b•rdin places.Magnolia Warbler has been Brundage,Kathy Cane, Linda Christenson, Shorebird movement was better than last movingits rangeS andwas found this sum- John Churchill,Alan Clark, David Davis, year(18 vs. 12 species)but wasstill below meron UnakaMt., TN (FA & JN). Asyet, Harriet DiGioia, Mike Donahue, Jeanette previoussummers. In fact,shorebird move- nostate nesting has been confirmed. Yellow- Esker,Victor Fazio, Kathleen Finnegan, Dot mentfor the entire period was very p(5or. The Freeman, Ken Gabler, Carl Garner, Steven rumpedWarbler has now extended its range one exception was Michigan's Point to •ncludemost of the sprucebelt in West Grado,Mike Griffith, Ted Grisez,Doug Mouillee,where impressive numbers were Gross, Barb Haas, Frank Haas, John V•rginiaand should be expecteds. of there recordedin lateJuly. In contrastto lastyear, soon.An expansionin the otherdirection Heninger,Paul Hess, William Highhouse, therewas a detectablefall passerinemove- wasshown by the Yellow-throatedWarbler, RobertHilton, David Hochadel (DH), Judy mentin July,but it wasnot of thedimension whichis still moving N andstill increasing in Hochadel(JH), AudreyHoff, Ron Hoff, the south. of precedingsummers. In summary,this was JoanHowlerr (JHo), Dan Huffine (DHu), a summerwith toomuch contrasting weath- A CeruleanWarbler in Buncombe,NC, Ju- RexineJohnson, Ted Kirsch,Rick Knight, erand too little ornithological excitement. ly 14was noteworthy for that area. No other Ed Kwater, Robert C. Leberman (RCL), reportermentioned this species,which is Ronald E Leberman(RFL), StevenManns, Abbreviatious:P.M.S.G.A. (Point Mouillee thoughtto bein trouble.On thebright side, Anthony Marich, Robin McClanahan StateGame Area, MI); W.P.B.O.(Whitefish ProthonotaryWarblers were more common (RMc),Jerry McWilliams, Clair Mellinger, PointBird Observatory, Chippewa Co., MI). than usualat BlennerhassettIs., WV (JE), Bonnie Mulvihill, Robert Mulvihill (RM), and3 nestswere at MosquitoL., OH (J & Jerry Nagle, John Peplinski(JPe), Jim LOONS TO DH). Swainson'sWarbler was reportedas Phillips (JP), Chase Putnam, Geoffrey IBISES holdingits own in s.W. Virginia(GB). One Robinson,Mike Smith,(MS) (Roanoke), The Red-throatedLoon June 1 at W.B.P.O wasin GreenRidge S.P., MD, June6 (MT); Mike Smith(MSm) (Elkton),Donald Sny- wasa latespring migrant (DK). Theindivid- theywere found at a newlocation in Johnson, der, Ruth Snyder, Craig Stihler, Stan Strick- ualseen July 1 in St.Louis (M & DE) repre- TN (RK). land, Craig Tumer,Mary Twigg,Brenda sentedonly the 4th Julysighting for Min- Watts, Don Watts (DW), David Wolfe Twoearly fall migrantsat P.N.R.were N. nesota.A HornedGrebe was tardy June 9 at WaterthrushJuly 22 andTennessee Warbler (DWo), Merrill Wood, Ruth Young.- Metrobeach,MI (DL). Red-neckedGrebes GEORGE A. HALL, E O. Box 6045, West July25 (RM & RCL). werebreeding in at least4 Wisconsincoun- Rose-breasted Grosbeaks have increased as Virginia University,Morgantown, WV ties,with maximum totalsof 14 at L. Maria 26506-6045. breedingbirds in Greene,PA, a lowereleva- (TSh) and 60 at Rush L. (Z). The Eared uonthan the normal range (RB) BlueGros-

Volume 45, Number 5 1117 Hawks made news in Minnesota, with 3 unusualsightings. An ad. FerruginousHawk wasfound July 22 (KE et al.), with a first summer ßAgassiz NWR • birdpresent July 24 (PS)in Clay.A Rough-leggedHawk was present Grand Marais June28-30 in Aitkin (WN et al.), FeltonPra•de • for one of the state's few summer ß ßItasca Statepark • t,•a•-•.,_ sightings.Last, a PrairieFalcon was MINNESOTADu,uth. f •..,..,.,,._•.r..•-- seen July 24 in Marshall (AJ, • Seupenor' Ashland• .....•eney N•/R• _•L,• MHe), for the state'sfirst July ' MilleLacsL'r*J ßCrex Meadows • •Mr•t'• •, N record. Disconcertingwas the smallnumber of Yellowand King rail reports.Was this because both •inne•tisß . • Paul WISCONSIN•y• ) (• ßT ...... CI• specieswere scarce this summer, or that observers failed to check suit- able habitat? ' • - V •Midland ß •ocnester ß • Crosse • . • Blue •ounds S.R ß • • ...... HodconN•R ßMuskegon Port Huron ß SHOREBIRDS

Madison ß Milwaukee ß GrandRapids Eighteenspecies extended their Detroitß springmigration into June.The fall migrationcommenced as early ßKalamazoo asJune 23, with verylittle distinc- tion betweenlate spring migrants, summeringindividuals, and the re- turn of fall migrants.All 3 states hadinteresting sightings, although habitatin Wisconsinand Michigan GrebeJune 2 at HoughtonL., Roscommon,but Wisconsin had a goodnesting colony (18 wasconsidered poor. While Minnesotahad MI (DB) wasa tardymigrant, but the indi- pairs)at GreenBay (TE), whileMinnesota excellenthabitat, especially in the s. areas, vidualin Newaygo,MI, June18-25 andJuly had multiplesightings in 5 counties.Wis- observersnevertheless lamented the poor 9-17 (ES, GW) wasundoubtedly summer- consinhad nestingYellow-crowned Night- movement. Wisconsin's observations of note ing. Againthis year,Eareds summered on Herons,again along the SugarR. in Rock includedSemipalmated Plover until June 13 RushL., WI. However,the pair only re- (m.ob.),while onewas seen at GreenBay at Milwaukee (RD), with the first fall mi- mainedthrough June 25 (TZ). Goodnum- June2-6 (MK, RD). One wasseen June 10 grantat ManitowocJune 29 (TS). Greater bersof Earedswere reported in Minnesota in Dakota,MI (PS).Belated reports for ibises Yellowlegscommenced returning early, with (PS),where they are more common. Again, includeda White-facedMay 20 at Waseca, individualsin •nnebagoJune 25 andlater thissummer a pair of W. Grebesnested at MN (WS) andthree Plegadis intermittently (TZ), whileLesser Yellowlegs appeared June RushL., wherelast year they established Wis- at HeronL., lackson,MN, in mid-May.For 23 at Madison (EH). Willets were found at consinsfirst nestingrecord. Unfortunately, the summer,a Plegadiswas seen July 14 in SuperiorJune 27 (RJo)and at Milwaukee the nestwas found destroyedon June25 •?averse,MN (IL), and four GlossyIbises June26 (BB,RD) andJuly 20 (MK). Whim- (TZ). Good numberswere found in Min- wereat EM.S.G.A.between June 29-July 27 brelslingered into early June at Ashland (Tsy) nesota,including nesting in Hennepin(OJ). (m.ob.). andManitowoc (CS), with an injured bird in Minnesotahad its first Clark's Grebe nesting SheboyganJune 22 (D & MB, RD). Asusual, record,when a pairwith twoyoung was dis- SWANS TO RuddyTurnstones remained at Manitowoc coveredJuly 27+ on L. Traverse(KE et al.). RAILS intoJune, with 175 onJune 1 andthe last mi- As the lake formsthe boundarybetween A Tundra Swan summered at Ashland, WI granton June22 (CS). Summering/fallmi- Minnesota and South Dakota, it is unknown (DV), with one presentJune 8-22 at grantsappeared at Sheboyganthereafter (D whichstate actually contained the nest.In EM.S.G.A. (PC). Most unusualwas a Brant & MB). A tardySanderling was at Milwau- addition,one was reportedJune 8 in Big at Marquette,MI, July3-22 (N1, WP, TR, keeJune 20 (MK). BothSemipalmated and Stone(PS etal.). These 2 sightingsrepresent- ph.).Northern Pintails bred in Nayanquing Leastsandpipers began migrating S June23, ed the 5th and 6th state records. W.A. (RWO), a rarerecord for Michigan. with birds found at Madison (EH). White- A BrownPelican was watched July 26 at Summer records of Canvasbacks induded rumpedSandpipers were at MilwaukeeJune Munising,MI OffdeMH). AmericanWhite PortWashington, WI, June30 (BG),Nayan- 12-27 (RD). Dunlinslingered until June 25 Pelicanswere increasingin e. Minnesota. quing W.A. July 13 (RW), and eight at at Manitowoe(CS) andJune 27 at Milwau- Observations in the other 2 states were limit- EM.S.G.A. (PC, DB et al.). In Wisconsin, kee(RD). Veryearly was a Short-billedDow- ed,with Wisconsin having two at GreenBay otherunusual duck sightings included Ring- itcherat MilwaukeeJune 24 andlater (BB). June16 intoJuly (m.ob.) and one at Milwau- neckeds in Columbia and Dane, Greater Minnesotahad no Piping Plover sightings, keeJuly 22 (RD), whileMichigan had two Scaupat Manitowocuntil July 11 (CS etal.), which was unusual for the state. Five counties June3-5 onMuskegon L. (m.ob.).Southern LesserSeaups in 5 counties,an Oldsquawon reportedAm. Avocets.Two of theseattempt- heronscontinue to be scarcein the Region, the absurddate of June 4 at Manitowoc ednesting, with both nests in P0/kunsuccess- with the exceptionof CattleEgrets, which (CSO),and Red-breasted Mergansers in 3 s. ful dueto highwater levels (PS), while the showeda limitedincrease. Snowy Egrets to- LakeMichigan counties. Also unusual was an nestin Lac Qui Parlefledged one young taledsix in Wisconsin(five at GreenBay, imm. c3 SurfScoter that summeredin Cook, (m.ob.).Both yellowlegs began fall migration whereit nested),three for Michigan, and two MI (R & DR). early,with five Greaters in LyonJune 21 (HK) in Minnesota.Single Little Blue Herons were Out-of-rangeOspreys included June 11 in and bothspecies in WinonaJune 23 (CSc). foundJune 1 at Galien(JJ) and between June La•ye•e,WI (JF),July 24 in Dane,V½I (KB), willets appearedin 7•averseJuly 29 (C & 8-July 14 (DC, DB et al.), bothMichigan, andJuly 20 at BerrienSprings, MI (CH). MB) and Big Stone(July 0 (HK). Twenty andJune 14 in Rock,MN (ND etal.). Michi- The N. Goshawkthat attemptedto nestin MarbledGodwits were present June 13 in ganhad a maximumof four CattleEgrets, Kalamazoo,MI, wass. of its normalrange. Polk(PS). A juv.W. Sandpiperwas seen July

1118- American Birds, Winter 1991 27 in Martin(RG, RJ).Least Sandpipers ap- et al.). A family of Long-earedOwls in Latespring migrant warblers included a pearedJune 23 in Winona(CS). A Reevewas Kandiyohirepresented a rare breeding record N. Parulaand Magnolia in MilwaukeeJune watchedby Svingenin AnokaJuly 31. The for s. Minnesota(JRo). A Chuck-will's-wid- 15 (KB, WW), Yellow-rumpedin Mani- Short-billedDowitcher June 29 in Sibleywas ow, discoveredin late May in Oconto,WI, towoeJune 16 (KB) and Bay-breasted in Mil- the 2nd earliest fall record for Minnesota calledwell into July(m.ob.). A d' Rufous waukeeJune 1 (MK). Interestingsummer (RJ).Representing the3rd earliest fall record Hummingbirdvisited the Burgbacher feeder sightingsincluded Yellow-throated Warblers wasthe Long-billedDowitcher July 10 in in Price,WI, July20-22. Thisrepresents one at no fewer than 3 Wisconsin sites.The usual Polk(PS). ofthe few state records for this species. Black- birdswere present along the Sugar R. in Rock Michigan'scontributions included single backedWoodpeckers were found in 5 Wis- (K & DL et al.), but two territorial males PipingPlovers June 10 at Deer Park(DE), consincounties, with the pair June 13 in werefound in Julyin WyalusingS.P. (RD, June15 at Cheboygan(DE), July18 at St. Monomlneeexceptionally far south(RH). KB, TS) and anotherwas observedJune Joseph(RS), and two July 6 at TawasPt. S.P. Michiganhad no summersightings, which 16-July4 in TerryAndrae S.P. (D & MB et (RW). Four Am. Avocetswere at Port Shel- wasunusual. The Olive-sidedFlycatcher in al.).This represents the most single summer donJuly 17 (C & CP,FS, JW etal.). Up to Adams,WI, July28 undoubtedlyrepresented sightings in years.Wisconsin's Kirtland's four Willetswere in Berrienbetween June an earlyfall migrant(KB). A W. Kingbird Warblerreturned to itsJackson site (JP etal.). 8-July23 (RSc,RS, IG et al.). Springmi- summerednear Winn, MI (HD, DC), aslast It haddisappeared bylate June. Encouraging grantWhimbrels included 20 June 1 at year.Minnesota had good numbers in 79a- newsfrom Michigan was of the347 singing WP.B.O. (DB) andone June 8 at P.M.S.G.A. verse,but in the s.w. section numbers re- d' Kirtland'stallied this summer, up from last (PC, JR),while fall migrantsincluded three mainedlow. At leasttwo Scissor-tailedFly- year's265. July13 at KarnPlant (MW, RW) andone Ju- catcherswere found in Minnesota. An imma- Michiganrecorded the onlyPrairie War- ly 14 at P.M.S.G.A.(DB). A MarbledGod- turewas present July 10-11 in LacQui Parle biers:one June 8 in Craw•rd(DP)and three wit wasalso at the Karn PlantJune 15 (JS). (C & MB), whileprobably the sameadult until July 5 at Good Hope Bay (CF, PC, Leasureidentified a W. Sandpiperat the wasfound July 15 inAnoka(RK) andJuly 19 TW). Worm-eatingWarblers were in Michi- ChesterfieldPonds July 19. A tardyRed- in St. Louis(BU, KE). gan and Wisconsin,although decreased neckedPhalarope was at the Dow Ponds June numbers were noted in the latter state. Like- 4-6 (RW). Impressivenumbers of fall mi- SWALLOWS wise,Kentucky Warblers were in thesame 2 grantsat P.M.S.G.A.included 660 L. Yel- TO SHRIKES states;it waslocally common in severalWis- lowlegsand 840 SemipalmatedSandpipers Black-billed Magpies again nested in Aitkin, consin sites. Hooded Warblers were in Min- July27 (PC,GB, CP), 800 Least Sandpipers, MN (WN). Only one Red-breastednesota (rare) and Wisconsin. A pairof Wil- and 1300 Short-billedDowitchers July 13 Nuthatchwas present in Madison,WI, this son'sWarblers was watched at Thunder Lake (PC, TSm, TW). summer,where a pair fledged young last year. W.A. in Oneida,WI, July4-6 by Spahn CarolinaWrens were found in 8 Michigan (RSp).There are no nestingrecords for the GULLS TO counties,with nestingconfirmed in four. state. Yellow-breasted Chats were in 4 Michi- FLYCATCHERS Wisconsinhad observationsfrom 3 sites,in- ganand 3 Wisconsincounties. LaughingGulls made a surprisingshowing in cludingL. GenevaJuly 31 (PP),a newlocale. In contrastto last year,warblers com- Wisconsin,with three adultspresent at Hard to explainwas a Golden-crownedmenced migrating in July.The unusually GreenBay (TE), four(three adults, one im- KingletJuly 2 in Waukesha,WI (KB) anda warmweather in thelast half of Mayperhaps mature)at Manitowoeuntil July 7 (CSet al.), Ruby-crownedKinglet June 11 in Green,WI encouragedearlier nesting than lastyear's whilesix (three adults, three immatures) were (K & DL). coolMay, allowing for an earlierdispersal. presentat Milwaukee(BB, RID,MK et al.). Minnesota'sMountain Bluebird pair again Examplesincluded Tennessee Warblers in Michiganhad one June 22 at St.Joseph (RS). nestedin Marshall,with six fledged from the Sauk,WI, July26 (KB) andDane, WI, July Franklins Gulls were also found at Mani- firstbrood June 6 (JRm).There was an addi- 27 (SR),Nashville and Yellow-rumped war- towoeand Milwaukee,providing excellent tionalindividual in RS'ttsonJuly 9 (AJ,MH). biers in Laj•yette,WI, July 17 (KB), a side-by-sidecomparisons to the Laughings.Very early fall migrantSwainson's Thrushes Nashvillein Hennepin,MI, July8 (SC)and a At Manitowoe,two were present June 12-Ju- werein Hennepin,MN, July26 (SC)and in N. Waterthrushin Brown,MN July28 (JSp). ly 11,with fourall summerat Milwaukee.In Madison, WI, July 28 (EH). Northern Minnesota observers noted low to scarce addition•birds were present at AshlandJune Mockingbirdswere in all 3 states,led by numbersof CapeMay andBay-breasted war- 16-July14 (DV). Michiganhad two be- Michigan'sfour, followed by Wisconsin with biersin theirbreeding habitat. tweenJune 23-July 25 in Berrien(RS, DC). twoand Minnesota with one. Regionally, the Manitowoehad the summermonopoly on LoggerheadShrike picture continues to be L•ttleGulls, with a maximumof 16 (themost bleak.Minnesota had the only reasonfor TANAGERS m years)(m.ob.). Sontag discovered an ad. guardedoptimism, with a minimumof 32 TO FINCHES Common Black-headed Gull at the Mani- birdsin 8 counties,including at least4 pairs Five Blue Grosbeakswere found June 2 in towoeimpoundment June 11. A few lucky with young.Wisconsin had 2 confirmed Lincoln(PS), n. of their usuals.w. Minnesota birderswere able to seeit beforeit disap- nestsin Oconto,with a total of 14 birds there location.Dickcissels were in goodnumbers pearedJune 13 (K & DL, JN). Michiganhad in July,and sightings from 3 additionalsites in manyWisconsin counties but werecon- a morecooperative individual between June but none from the traditional w. counties. sideredscarce in Michigan.Single d' Lark 22-29 at the ErieMarsh Preserve (PC, TW et Michiganhad one nesting pair. Buntingswere in Chippewa,MN, June23 (C al.). Wisconsinrecorded its 3rd California & MB) andMead W.A., WI, June26 (BBr). Gull (allhypothetical owing to nophotos or VIREOS,WARBLERS A Baird'sSparrow was seen June 1 in Clay, multiplesightings), when Robbins and Fos- White-eyedVireos were in all3 states.Michi- MN (KR). Sharp-tailedSparrows were still ter foundan adultat Two RiversJuly 22. gan had four at LostNation S.G.A. (JR), presentJuly 7 at Crex MeadowsW.A., WI Diligentsearching by manybirders failed to Wisconsin had territorial birds in Grant and (TS). relocateit on ensuing days. Most unusual was Green(m.ob.), while Minnesotahad two in An imm. d' Cassin's Finch came to the an Iceland Gull that remained at Manitowoe Houston(m.ob.). Likewise, Bell's Vireos were Buers'feeder July 9-11 in LacQui Parle.If throughJune 29 (CS etal.). Impressive were foundin all3 states,with Wisconsin having 4 acceptedby Minnesota's record committee, it the 550 BlackTerns at P.M.S.G.A.July 27 reportingcounties and Minnesotaand will representonly the 2nd state record. The (PC, GB, CP). Michiganhaving one. A tardyspring migrant HouseFinch continues its northward expan- At leasttwo GreatGray Owls were found wasthe Philadelphia Vireo found by Schultz sion,with sightingsnow commencing in ex- •nDouglas, WI, betweenJune 20-July 16 (LS at GreenBay June 7. treme n. Wisconsin and n.w. Minnesota. Red

Volume 45, Number 5 1119 Crossbills were in n. Wisconsin counties. mented(ph. DJ). NonbreedingCommon Therewere only singlesightings of White- MIDDLEWESTERN Loonswere represented by threeor fewerat a wingedCrossbills in both Wisconsinand totalof 8 lakesin everystate; singles at Tay- Minnesota. PRAIRIEREGION 1orsvilleL., ICY,June 22 (DC) andJeerson, BruceG. Pete•ohn MO, July24 (DBe)were noteworthy. De- Contributors:Glenn Belyea,Brian Boldt, spitethe drought,Pied-billed Grebes David & MargaretBrasser, Bill Breshan pearedin expectednumbers; summering in- (BBr), Don Brooks,Chuck & Micki Buer, Summerweather patterns were fairly uni- dividualswere noted s. to Gibson,IN, and St. Kay Burcar,Steve Carlson, Don Chalfant, formacross the Region.Temperatures aver- Charles,MO. Othersummering grebes were Phil Chu, Harriet Davidson, Nelvina agedat least2-3 degreesabove normal both restrictedto Iowa, with three Earedsin Kos- DeKam, RobertDomagalski, Kim Eckert, months. Rainfall totals were several inches suthJune2 (MK), fiveEareds at RushL. June Tom Erdman,Mary & David Evans,David belownormal in someareas and virtually 22 (E & EA), and two Westernsat U.S.N.R. Ewert,Bill Foster,Chip Francke,Jim Frank, nonexistentin others.By mid-July,drought July3 (MK). IllseGebhard, Ray Glassel,Jim Granlund conditionsreturned to portionsof every state NonbreedingAm. White Pelicanswere (Michigan),Ellen Hansen,Michael Hede- butwere most widespread east of theMissis- scatteredacross the w. states,where 500 con- mark(MHe), Curtis Heinricks, Randy Hoff- sippiRiver. gregatedat U.S.N.R.June 30 (MK), 200 in man,Mark Hubinger,Nick Illnicky,Robert Warmweather in May initiatedan early Guthrie,IA, June29 (E & EA), and 90 at Janssen,Arlyne Johnson,Oscar Johnson, startto thenesting season. Many species were SwanL., MO, July14 (BG).The Brown Pel- RobbyeJohnson (RJo), John Juhasz, Doug feedingfledglings out of the nestthe first ican at L. Wappanello,MO, remained Klein, RobertKoening, Mark Korducki, week in June, one or two weeksahead of throughJune (m.ob.). Another Brown Peli- HenryKyllingstad, Irene Larson, Dick Lea- scheduleand before the effects of thedrought canbriefly visited Ashtabula, OH, July22 (?J sure,Karl & DorthyLegler, Warren Nelson, werevery apparent. Nesting success appeared & CB), althoughit spentmost of itstime on JohnNielsen, Pat Parsons,W. Pesola,Cal & to begood, although survival rates of there- the Pennsylvaniawaters of LakeErie. It fur- CarolynPmarius, Curt Powell,David Pow- centlyproduced young during the July and nishedOhio's 2nd acceptablerecord, al- ell, JackReinoehl, Kim Risen,Sam Robbins, Augustdrought are unknown. The hot, dry thoughthere have also been several other un- Joanine Robinson (JRo), John Rominski weathersharply curtailed second broods and confirmedsightings in thepast 2 years.Dou- (JRm), R. & D. Rosche,T. Royal,Frank renestingattempts of mostspecies, and few ble-crested Cormorants continued to ex- Schermers,Russ Schipper (RSc), Tom youngbirds were producedafter July 1. pand, forming new small coloniesat Schultz (TSh), Carol Schumacker(CSc), Whetheror not thissummer's drought will U.S.N.R. (MK), Coralville Res., IA (TK), LarrySemo, Ellen Slater, Tim Smart(TSm), noticeablyreduce populations of mostbreed- andCarlyle L., IL (VK). Thelargest reported Roy Smith,Joe Soehnel,Charles Sontag, ingbirds, as occurred following the drought coloniestotalled 200+ nests on the Mississip- Tom Soulen,Robert Spahn (RSp), Jack of 1989, remainsto be determined. pi R. at Elk RiverSlough, IA (VK), 111nests Sprenger(JSp), Peder Svingen (Minnesota), at L. Renwick, IL, and 75 nestsin Fulton, IL WallySwanson, Tom Syverud (TSy), Daryl Abbreviations: L.B.L. (Land betweenthe (RCh).Nonbreeders appeared in moststates, Tessen(Wisconsin), Bob Ulrang, Dick Lakes,KI0; U.S.N.R. (UnionSlough Nat'l. but in smaller numbers than in recent sum- Verch,Ron Weeks, Tex Wells, George Wick- •ldlifi Ref.,IA); Spfld. (Springfield, IL). mers. strom,John Will, MylesWillard, Winnie AmericanBitterns retained their precari- Woodmansee, Tom Ziebell.--DARYL D. LOONS TO ousfoothold, producing a totalof 7 records TESSEN,2 PioneerPark Place,Elgin, IL IBISES from Illinois, Iowa, and Indiana but no 60123. An imm. PacificLoon was present in Junein confirmed nests. Least Bitterns remained sta- Lake,IL (DJ, m.ob.--ph.), furnishingthe ble, with the expectedsmall numbers scat- firstRegional summer record of thisrare visi- teredacross the n. states.Aerial surveys of tor to the Midwest. A first-summer Corn. Illinoisheronries June 4-5 providednew in- Loonshowed up nearbyin July,staying into sighton the current status and distribution of the fall, and this bird was also well docu- thesespecies. Along the Mississippi R., there

YoungGreat Egrets and Double-crestedCormorants on nestsin the LakeRenwick Heron Rookery Natnre Preserve, Will Connty,Illinois, July 11, 1991. The colonyhad 234 egret nestsand 111 comorant nestsin 1991. Photograph/JoeB. Milosevich.

1120-American Birds, Winter 1991 A nest was also established at BrookevilleRes., IN 0C). Non- breederswere increasing in the n. • states,where additional nesting at- tempts are distinctpossibilities. MississippiKites are proving to be rather numerous near the Missis- • IOWA • •-• / Toedo e'"""' sippiR. in s.e.Missouri, where an Davenport ' Micl u / Ottawa impressive73 werecounted in New • ' SaylorvilleRes. • CityFt. ß \ NWR MadridJune 30 (PM etal.). Fifteen nests were also discovered in this ='D•Sw•ø ßDes Moines • ILLINOIS Wayne\OHIO portionof the state.Extralimital "ß'; Squaw Creek NWR /'/ -Peoria INDIANA\\ ß Columbus'Dayton recordsincluded a pairreturning to -:•"'•- e ßSpnngfield i•dianapolis/ Webster Groves,MO (YB) and a SwanLake NWR { iscatatLJck©(•,•incinnat• nonbreedingadult at Kingsbury %• KansasCity (t NWR • • • W.M.A., IN, June 22 (CH), but st,oa ] /...... -- these records were overshadowed I - '• • '.• ..,.-./ VLexington- by twoMississippi Kites at Clive, ß RR •ab Orchard•a-•./ - IA, June22-July 31 ('•RC, m.ob., MI__OURI ?R y ph.).This pair was building a nest, but no eggswere produced. They MingoNWR. WMA [ areaccidental visitors toIowa, with fewer than 5 confirmed records, andthe closest established breeding populationis more than 300 mi from this location. The fortunesof BaldEagles con- tinuedto improve,as indicated by were17 activeGreat Blue colonies, with ap- improvedat theCaruthersville, MO, heron- 8 nestsproducing 13 youngin Missouri,2 proximarely4000 nests.Nesting Great Egrets ry, where125 werecounted June 29 (TB, nestsproducing three young at L.B.L.,and werein 16 of thesecolonies, totaling nearly PM). Yellow-crownedNight-Herons were successfulIndiana nests at Monroe Res. and 900 nests.Along the Illinois tL andin s.Illi- generallyencountered at traditionalloca- Clay.Two newpairs were established at in- nois, this surveycounted 12 Great Blue tions. An ad. White Ibis, a casualvisitor to landlocations in Ohio, but theirnesting suc- colonies,with nearly2900 nests,and 7 Great Missouri, wasstudied at Ted ShanksW.M.A. cessalong w. Lake Erie was ratherpoor. Egretcolonies, with 275+ nests (VIO. In ad- June13 ('•PMa). Numbers of N. Harriers were reduced from dition,large colonies in Masonand L. Ren- lastyear. Nesting was confirmed at only3 lo- wick were still active.In Iowa, small numbers WATERFOWL cationsin Missouriand was suspected at one of GreatEgrets were discovered nesting at TO CRANES Iowa site;nonbreeders were noted at 14 other WestSwan L. andSaylorville Res. (SD), and It wasan uneventfulseason for breedingwa- areas.Coopers Hawks continue to increase, breedingwas suspected at2 othersites, an in- terfowl, with most recordsfrom their estab- especiallye. of the MississippiR. Nesting dicationof theirexpanding population in the lishedranges in Iowaand along w. Lake Erie. SwainsonsHawks were only noted at state.Post-breeding concentrations induded Relativelyfew displaced breeding pairs were Osceola,IA (JF)and 2 sitesnear Springfield, 424 ate Renwick,IL, July11 (JM) and150 noted,perhaps reflecting the reducedconti- MO (DBI). No information was received nearHickman, KY, July 7 (KB). nentalpopulations of manyspecies or better from the Illinoisnest site. Peregrine Falcon A remarkable125 Snowy Egretswere nestingconditions elsewhere. Extralimital introductionprograms have resulted in the counted at the recently relocated nestingrecords were limited to a broodof establishmentof single pairs at Toledo,OH, Caruthersville,MO, heronryJune 24 (TB, Blue-wingedTeal at Table Rock L., MO Cleveland,.and St. Louis,as well as 2 pairsin PM),indicating greatly increased numbers in (m.ob.),a N. Shovelerbrood of Blue-winged the Gary,IN, area.Hacked young are re- s.e.Missouri. Small numbers are apparently Teal at Table Rock L., MO (m.ob.), a N. leasedfrom a numberof sitesand are respon- stillnesting along w. Lake Erie. Nonbreeding Shovelerbrood in Du Page,IL, July5 (EW), sible for summer records scattered acrossthe Snowiesappeared at 6 locations,including 4 and a Redhead brood at L. Calumet, IL Region. reportsfrom the Chicago, IL-Indiana Dunes, (m.ob.). Breeding Ruddy Ducks were GrayPartridge continued to spreadinto n. IN area. Illinois colonies of Little Blue widespreadin Iowaand appeared at 4 loca- Missouri from s. Iowa, with an unsuccessful Heronswere limited to approximately75 tions in n.e. Illinois. As usual, a wide assort- nestnear Maryville, MO, June20 (DE) and nests at Pontoon Beach and an unknown mentof nonbreeding waterfowl was scattered threepartridges in Atchinson,MO, July6 number of nestsnear Alorton, both in the E. acrossthe n. states.The most noteworthy (TB). Illinoispopulations of N. Bobwhites St. Louisarea (VK). ExtralimitalLittle Blues records induded a Greater White-fronted declinedby 9% from1990, but similar data were scatteredacross Illinois and Indiana but Goosenear Sioux City, IA, June23 (BH), up were not available from the other states. Few werescarce elsewhere. Cattle Egretsestab- to sevenGreen-winged Teal summering at L. nestingrails were reported, and drought con- lisheda newbreeding location in n. Illinois, Calumet, IL (m.ob.), a Redheadat Buck ditionscertainly did not helptheir nesting producingyoung in Du Page(WM et aL). Creek S.E, OH, June22 (DO), a Common success.The onlyKing Rails were found in Other Illinois colonies consistedof 50+ nests Goldeneyeat Spfld.June 9-16 (DB), single Illinois, with broods at Goose Lake Prairie at PontoonBeach, 5 nestsat L Renwick,and Buffleheadsthrough June 17 at Braidwood, S.P.July 2 (EW) andWill June 26-28 (AD). an unknown number at Alorton. These IL (JM), June22 at Buck CreekS.P., OH Normalnumbers of Com.Moorhen peaked, egretswere numerous along the lower Missis- (DO), and "late"June at PotatoCreek S.P., with 13 broodsat L. Calumet,IL (JL,m.ob.). sippiR., but there were only single extralimi- IN (RG), andCommon Mergansers at Joliet AmericanCoots were widespread in portions tal records from Iowa and Illinois. A throughJuly 26 (JM). of Iowa and n.e. Illinois, while one at Ken- statewidesurvey of Black-crownedNight- The Ospreyintroduction program in w. tuckyL. July12 (fideCP) furnishedan un- Heron colonies in Illinois located 8 active Kentuckyhas been successful; 6 pairs pro- usual summerrecord for Kentucky.Rare heronries with 1450+ nests. Their numbers ducednine young at LBLthis summer (•/B). breedersin n. Illinois, a pair of Sandhill

Volume 45, Number 5 ß1121 Cranes nested in Kane (AH). Two cranes July28. A strikingRuff was an accidental vis- summervisitor to ChicagoJuly 28 (HRy). summeringin Jackson,IA (iqdePP) andan- itorto Stoddard,MO, July14 (ph.TB). Ca- It wasa poorsummer for mostterns; the otherin Lorain,OH, in June(fide LR) were sualfall migrantsthrough Illinois, a Reeve expectedlate summer concentration failed to believed to be nonbreeders,while two near paida visitto RiceLake Conservation Area materializein mostareas. Caspian Terns were Elizabethtown,ICY, June 4 (SB, BM) were July26-27 (RCh et al.). As manyas nine surprisinglyscarce, reaching a maximumof probablylate migrants. Corn.Snipe at GooseLake Prairie S.P., IL, 26 in n. Illinois.There were no reportsfrom throughJuly 4 (EW, WS et al.), and a pair thefew remaining Com. Tern colonies on the SHOREBIRDS summeringin Lucas,OH (MA) were sus- GreatLakes; the largestflock totalled 87 The droughtlowered water levels at most pectedof nesting.Singles in Will,IL, June15 alongw. Lake Erie. At least35 pairsof bodiesof water,creating plentiful habitat for (JM) and Kossuth,IA, June26 (MK) may Forster'sTerns nested in Lake, IL (RH); returningshorebirds. Unfortunately, these havebeen nonbreeders. A pair of Wilson's breedingwas also suspected in Iowaat Han- habitatsallowed migrants to dispersewidely, Phalaropesin Hancock,IA, June7 mayhave cock(SD) andDickinson (NB). Prospectsfor and few sizableconcentrations developed. beennesting (SD). Fall migrants were gener- LeastTerns remain somewhat encouraging. Singlenonbreeding Lesser Golden-Plovers ally scarce. A surveyof the MississippiR. in Missouri appearedat Spfld.June 13 (DB) andColo, produced14 colonies,with approximately IA, June19 (HZ), whilefour migrantsre- GULLS,TERNS 1200 nestsn. to CapeGirardeau (RR). At turnedto Stoddard,MO, June29-30 (PM et An accidentalvisitor to Iowa,a juv. Laughing otherestablished breeding sites, there were al.). A SemipalmatedPlover at L. Calumet, Gull at SaylorvilleRes. July 15 0-BE)proba- 11 nestsnear Council Bluffs, IA (B & LPa), IL, June28 (EW) wasalso early. Breeding blywandered to RedRock Res., IA, whereit anda maximumof 11 adultsappeared at the PipingPlovers had a successfulseason in w. Iowa. At least 11 adults near Council Bluffs produced3 broodsand 3 nests(B & LPa, SD), and 2 pairsnear Sioux City wereboth accompaniedby twoyoung (BH). The only migrantPiping Plover was discovered in Iowa July21. YoungKilldeer were noted at ScienceHill, KY, as early as Apr. 4 (JE). While 650 Killdeercongregated in the dee fields of Stod- dardin s.e. MissouriJune 29, the main at- traction of these fields was 16 Black-necked Stilts,including 2 pairsthat were apparently incubatingJune 29-30 (tPM et al.). This wasthe 2nd consecutivesummer for nesting stilts in these fields. Two stiks wandered n. to St. Charles,MO, June3 (RW), whereone re- mainedthrough June 10 (m.ob.).A poor flightof Am. Avocetsproduced a single mi- grantin n. Illinoisand four nearDayton, OH, Aug.1 (TL). Stoddard,MO, ricefields hosteda numberof earlyreturning shore- birds,such as 90 GreaterYellowlegs June 29 and 125 LesserYellowlegs the nextday (PM etal.).An impressive202 SolitarySandpipers weretallied at CoralvilleRes., IA, July20 La.gld.g Gull(front) at MichigauCity harbor, Indiana, Juue 4, 1991. Photograph/DickPlauk. (RP). Willetsstaged a moderatemovement acrossthe n. states,produring 14+ records. waswidely observed July 17-29 ($m.ob.). Gibson,IN, colony(GB). The only extralim- Thelargest flocks totalled 8-9 Willets,and as Otherinland records included four Laughing ital LeastTern wan&red to SangchrisL., IL, usual,most appeared between June 26-July Gullsin St. Charles,MO, June23 (G & TB) June23 (DB). The precariousstatus of nest- 10. UplandSandpiper declined in n.w.Indi- and one summeringat L. St. Mary's,OH ing BlackTerns has not improved. The only ana, but expectednumbers appeared else- (DD, m.ob.).Scattered singles also appeared confirmed nestswere in n.w. Indiana, where where. Three late Whimbrels at Dune S.P., at 3 sitesalong the Great Lakes.As usual, 7 pairsproduced at leastfive young in La- IN, June5 (LC) wereheaded N, whileearly small numbersof nonbreedingFranklins Porte(LH, JT). Nestingwas also suspected at fallmigrants returned to Waukegan,IL June Gulls were scattered across the n. states. A singlelocations in Iowaand n. Illinois.The 22-29 (DDz) andIllinois Beach S.E, IL, July LittleGull in Porter,IN, July28 ($SBa)fur- onlymigrant flocks were detected in Iowa, 2 (KH). nished the first summer record for the Indi- where160 weretallied in KossuthJuly 21 Marbled Godwits were restrictedto Iowa, anaDunes area. Indiana's first nesting record (MK) and137 in LeeJuly 31 (RC). wheretwo at New L. June16 (BH) mayhave for Ring-billedGull wasprovided by a small beennonbreeders, while two in KossuthJune colonyin Lake,where 72 youngwere pro- CUCKOOS TO 29 (MK) wereprobably fall migrants.A few duced(KG, HR). No reportswere received SWALLOWS RuddyTurnstones lingered in the Chicago fromthe otherGreat Lakes colonies. A pair Whilethere were some local exceptions, both areathrough June 30; theonly Red Knot was of HerringGulls nested at Ft. Wayne,IN cuckoosgenerally appeared in improved notedthere July 15-21. As expected,small (TH), and inlandpairs continued to spread numbers.Single Black-billeds in Boone,KY, numbersof W. Sandpipersfiltered through in n.e.Ohio. As nesting colonies become sat- July4 (LM) andHolt, MO, July5 (TB) were the Regionin July.Representative sandpiper urated on the Great Lakes, the numbers of near the s. limit of their normalrange. concentrations totaled 1000 Leasts at Rice inlandbreeding records will mostlikely in- GreaterRoadrunners persist in s.w.Missouri, LakeConservation Area, IL, July14 (RCh), creasein comingyears. Rarely encountered with reportsfrom Taneyand Christianthis 650 Pectoralsin l•ssuth,Ia, July26, and60 in summer, a LesserBlack-backed Gull was summer. Owls elicited few comments. Barn Stiltsin KossuthJuly 21 (Mix'). The only notedat MichiganCity, IN, July14 (LH). Owlswere represented by a broodin laylor, Buff-breastedSandpiper returned to Iowaby An ad.Great-backed Gull wasan unexpected IA (E & EA) and 3 Missourinests; no infor-

1122. American Birds, Winter 1991 marionwas recmved from statewide surveys w,th a nest at Canton (BBI) and one sum- Breedingwarblers generally conformed to m Ohioand Indiana. An exceptionallyearly meringin Lucas(MA, TKe). Summering expectedpatterns. Northern Parulas contin- E Screech-Owlnest producedrecently BrownCreepers were found only at tradi- uedto appearat newlocations. Yellow War- fledgedyoung in Cuyahoga,OH, Mar. 19 tional locations. Carolina Wrens continued biersare doing well if thetally of 92 malesat (LRi).Range expansion by Chuck-will's-wid- to increase,returning to thepopulation levels BeverlyShores, IN (DP) indicatestheir Re- owshas generally stalled. Small numbers re- of themid-1970s at manylocations and be- gionalpopulations. Chestnut-sided Warblers main at traditionallocations in the n. states; comingregular residents along the n. margin at Springfield,MO, June9 (DRI) andSpfid theonly new summering site was in w. Iowa ofthe Region. Increased sightings ofBewick's June12 (DB) mayhave been wandering non- nearWestfield, where a singingmale was Wrenswere encouraging, although numbers breedersor latemigrants. Small numbers of heardJune 13 (fide BH). SandRidge S.E, IL, remaincritically low in all statesexcept Mis- MagnoliaWarblers continue to breedin the continuesto hosta sizablepopulations of souri.A handfulof reportsfrom Kentucky hemlockwoods ofe. Ohio. Exceptionally late Whip-poor-wills:134 maleswere counted includedadults with young in Hardin(GE). migrantYellow-rumped Warblers were sin- therein a Junesurvey (RB). Elsewhere,broods were reported from De- glesat OttawaN.W.R., OH, June2 (EP)and Red-headedWoodpeckers are disappear- catur,IL (MD), and Wyandot,OH (TBt), in Lucas,OH, June11 (MA, TKe). Single mgfrom portions of Ohio andIndiana, but anda singlewren appeared in Lee,IA, June Black-throated Greens in Lucas, OH, s•milartrends were not apparent elsewhere. A 12-22 (BPr et al.). NestingWinter Wrens throughJune 9 (MA, TKe) andalong the Yellow-belliedSapsucker entering a cavity in wererestricted to establishedsites in Geauga, ElevenPoints R., MO, June12 (TB), were SouthBend, IN (CR) raisedsuspicions of OH. SedgeWrens staged a noticeablemove- outsidetheir known breeding range and were breeding,but a nestwas never confirmed. mentinto n. Illinoisin June,producing con- probablywandering nonbreeders. A Black- Theyare not knownto breedin n. Indiana. centrations such as 31 at Goose Lake Prairie burnianWarbler in HockingJune 15 (TBt) Smallnumbers of sapsuckersregularly reside S.P.July 4 (EW). wasprobably part of thetiny breeding popu- •n n. Iowa, where broodswere locatedin AI- BreedingGolden-crowned Kinglets were lation in s.e. Ohio. SummeringYellow- lamakee(PP) and Algona (MK); single birds confirmed in Ohio for the first time. A nest throatedWarblers returned to then. edgeof were noted at 2 other sites. A confused in Maumee S.E (TKe) wasnear the location theRegion, with reports from Winnebago, IL DownyWoodpecker was feedingsuet to of the year'ssummer records. Another nest (DC) and Lucas,OH (MA, TKe). A Pine fledglingHouse Sparrows in Algona,IA, this wasdiscovered in Summit(MRe, LR). Both Warblerat BeverlyShores June 23 (CF) fur- summer(MK). werelocated in areaswhere planted conifers nished an unusual summer record for the In- A pair of AlderFlycatchers summered at wereplentiful, habitats frequently utilized by diana Dunes. Palos,Cook, IL (EW,m.ob.); another singing breedingkinglets in thee. UnitedStates. Are Black-and-white Warblers at Waubonsie malewas at a nearbyCook location July theserecords the beginning of a rangeexpan- S.P.,IA, June4-21 (B & LPa) and Decatur, 13-18 (fideEW).Nesting was not confirmed sioninto the lower Great Lakes region? IL, July6 (RPa,MD) wereoutside their nor- at e•thersite. Alders are not currently known At least two c• Hermit Thrushes sum- mal range.Unusual in w. Iowa, a broodof to breedin Illinois,but nesting is a possibili- meredin Lucas(MA, TKe), a first for n.w. ProthonotaryWarblers was noted in Dickin- ty, giventheir breedingdistribution in s. Ohio. Their breedingstatus was unknown. sonJune 23 (LS). The only extralimital W•sconsin.The onlysummering Least Fly- Small numbers were also encountered at tra- Worm-eatingWarblers were noted in the catcheroutside its normal range was in Mont- ditionalsites in s.e.Ohio, wherethey have Spfld.area (DB). Swainson'sWarblers were gomery,OH, June12-23 (DD). Extralimital been establishedfor 10+ years.Wood only reportedfrom s. Missouri,with eight breedingattempts by W. Kingbirdsincluded Thrushesreceived mixed reports,with a alongthe Eleven Point R. June12-13 (TB) a broodnear Des Moines, IA, July13 (SS),a prevalenceof negative comments concerning Northern Waterthrushes can be early fall mi- successfulnest near Kennett, MO, June6, continued declines.However, their numbers grants,but oneat Decatur,IL, July6 (RPa, w•thfour adults there July 16 (HS,JW), and improvedsomewhat at a fewsites, so there is MD) mayhave been a nonbreedingsummer 2 nestsin the St. Louisarea (m.ob.). Wander- somehope that their declining fortunes may visitor. Both Louisiana Waterthrushes and mg flycatchersincluded a W. Kingbirdin be reversed.Cedar Waxwings were not par- KentuckyWarblers were sprinkled across the Cl•nton,IA, July18 (fidePP) and single Scis- ticularlynumerous along the s. edge of their n. edgeof theRegion; the latter species was sor-tailedsat Iowa City, IA, June5 (•'BB), range,although at least3 nestswere docu- notedn. to CoralvilleRes., IA, July14 (TK) Mdls,IA, June16 (DR), andParnell, IL, June mentedfrom n. Kentucky.The status of Log- A CanadaWarbler in LucasJune 5-15 (MA, 16 (•'RPa,•'MD). A nestingpair of Scissor- gerheadShrikes has not appreciably changed. TKe) furnishedone of very few summer tailedFlycatchers near Eureka were e. of their Within the n. portionof the Region,where records for n.w. Ohio. Small numbers were normalMissouri range (ASh). theirdeclines have been most apparent, there also found at establishedsites in e. Ohio. PurpleMartins had a successfulyear in weresightings from at least14 Iowacounties Elkhart,IA, where90 nestsproduced 374 and 9 locations in c. and n. Illinois. Else- TANAGERS young(DM). Thisspecies received favorable where, a nest was discoveredin LaPorte,IN TO FINCHES comments from several other locations. Ex- (DP); 2 Ohio reportsincluded 2 pairsin SummerTanagers at the n. edgeof their ceptfor Cliff Swallows,which continued to Holmes(ES). rangeincluded up to sixin Will,IL (JM) and expandin moststates, the other resident one in Lucas,OH, June 2-12 (MA, TKe) swallowselicited few comments. Perhaps the VIREOS,WARBLERS SummeringRose-breasted Grosbeaks were mostsurprising record of the summerwas a Basedon commentsreceived, vireo numbers notedat two n. Kentuckylocations, includ- V•olet-greenSwallow, carefully studied at appearednormal. Since Bell's Vireos are de- ingnest building in Boone(LM). Thisrange Wflmette,IL, July 18 (•'EW). It furnished cliningin mostof theirrange, their status expansionisnot too surprising given their in- the2nd state record and one of veryfew doc- heredeserves comment. Reports from the w. creasingnumbers in s.w.Ohio in the 1980s umentedsightings from the Midwest. Sizable states included a maximum of nine from 11 BlueGrosbeaks continue to appearat new flocksof migrantswallows were scarce but in- Iowacounties and 11 singingmales from a sitesin the n. states,producing scattered cluded 5000 Banks at Rice Lake Conserva- smallarea near Maryville, MO (MR). The recordsn. to Van Buren,IA, Wil• IL, Han- uonArea, IL, July27 (RCh et al.) and2000 expectedsmall numbers were scattered across cock,OH, and Lucas,OH. The expected Barnsin St.Charles, MO, July20 (PS,DA). Illinois;they were noted from singleloca- smallnumbers of PaintedBuntings were de- tions in Ohio and Indiana. At this time, tected in s.w. Missouri. Dickcissels have de- NUTHATCHES numbersappear reasonably stable. Ohio's clined30% in portionsof Iowa,but they re- TO SHRIKES smallpopulation of SolitaryVireos may be mainplentiful elsewhere in the w. statesand Followinga dismalflight last winter, Red- declining,based on reducednumbers at loca- portionsof Illinois.Few were along the e breastedNuthatches were restrictedto Ohio, tions in the n w and n e counties marginof theRegion, where they have been

Volume 45, Number 5 1123 cept for a new colonyin Nodaway,MO. Theirexpansion in thew. statesappears to be CENTRAL-SOUTHERN slowing.Orchard Orioles received mixed re- portsbut were common in portionsofn. Illi- REGION nois,as witnessed by 10-22 reportedfrom 2 locations this summer. SummeringPurple Finches were restricted to Ohio, with normal numbers in the n.e. Thespring was wet and warm Regionwide-- countiesand three summering males in Lucas in manyplaces extremely wet--resulting in (MA, TKe). A surprisingnumber of Red highwater levels almost everywhere. Accord- Crossbillslingered into June, with a totalof 4 ingto Schiefer of theMississippi Entomolog- reportsfrom Iowa, Kentucky, and Ohio. The ical Museum, food resourcesfor insectivo- latest crossbillwas noted June 22 near rousspecies were abundant(probably be- Luther,IA (fideJD).Nesting was only report- causeof the warmwinter and wet spring). ed from IllinoisBeach S.P., IL (ASi)but was Everymonth of theyear produced above-av- suspectedat severalother sites.Few Pine eragerainfall at NewOrleans; the citywas Siskinsattempted to breedthis year, no 45" abovenormal by the end of July (84", one doubtreflecting the poorwinter numbers. inchshort of an annualrecord). June rainfall Nest constructionwas only reportedfrom wasabove average in Alabamabut only aver- Du Page,IL (EW) and Hocking,OH (Fry), agein northernMississippi. July was very dry but theywere probably not successfulat ei- in manyareas, the exception being southeast ther site. Louisiana. It is difficult to assessthe effects of all this Addendum:A Solitary Vireo exhibiting char- rainfalland high water levels, though condi- acteristicsof the raceplumbeus was carefully tionsin coastalmarshes were certainly favor- describedfrom ChicagoApr. 30, 1990 able.At Starkville,nesting success was judged (•'TS). especiallygood for a numberof species(TS). On theother hand, as already reported in this At the northernedge of their breedingrange, Contributors:(Subregional editors in bold- journal,heavy January rains may have been up to sixSummer Tanagers were found this face) D. Anderson,M. Anderson,E. & E. seasonin Will County,Illiuois. This female responsiblefora BrownPelican nesting fail- wasphotographed there July 16, 1991. Armstrong,S. Bagby(SBa), B. Ball(BB1), Y. ure on Queen Bess Island in southeast Photograph/JoeB. Milosevich. Balsinger,G. & T. Barker(G & TB), T. Louisiana.High tidesassociated with late Barksdale,T. Bartlett(TBt), J. & C. Baxter, springstorms may have disrupted or delayed scarcethe past few years. D. Beffa(DBe), N. Bernstein,R. Bjorklund, nestingon the low-lyingbarrier islands off Sparrowselicited few comments. The only D. Blevins(DB1), B. Boggess(BB), D. the Louisiana coast. Wet areas in the rice- Bachman'sSparrows were in s.w.Missouri. A Bohlen(DB), G. Bowman,M. Braswell,W. growing/prairieareas of south-central Clay-coloredSparrow at Ames,IA, June23 Brines,Ken Brock (n.w. Indiana), S. Brown, Louisianaprovided good foraging habitat for (JD) addedto thesummer records from that Alan Brtmer(Indiana), L. Carter,J. Casttale, a numberof shorebirdspecies that "lingered" state,where they are not knownto nest.Lark R. Cecil (RC), D. Cederstrom,R. Chapel throughthe summer hiatus in shorebirdmi- Sparrowsappear stable along the e. marginof (RCh), E. Chato, D. Coates,M. Deaton,J. gration(see below). By the end of the period, theirrange. Summering Savannah Sparrows DeNealODe), D. Diaz (DDz), JamesDins- therehad been nothing resembling tropical werenoted s. to theLexington, KY, area, but more (JD) (Iowa), S. Dinsmore,D. Dister, weatherin thegulf. nosizable numbers were reported. Grasshop- A. Duke, D. Easterla,G. Elliot,J. Elmore,B. A fewobservers provided quantitative data per Sparrowswere locally plentiful. Rare in Engebretsen,C. Fields, T. Fink,J. Fry (Fry), based on the BBS and other censuses;it is Illinois,Henslow's Sparrow reports consisted J. Fuller,R. Glassman,B. Goodge,A. Hayer- hoped the practicewill become more of 15 at GooseLake Prairie S.P. July 4 (EW), stock, T. Heemstra, R. Heidorn, L. Hinch- widespreadin the future.Of course,some sevenat 3 sitesin Du PageJune 29 (fideEW), man, K. Hirabyishi,C. Hocevar,B. Huser, distillationand interpretation should accom- andsingles in PopeMay 21 (TF) andSaline D. Johnson,T. Kemp (TKe), M. Kenne,T. panysuch data. Generalcomments on cli- Aug.8 ODe).They were also noted at one Kent,Vernon Kleen (Illinois), J. Landing,T. maticfactors, wild food crops, or nesting suc- sitein Iowaand 4 Kentuckylocations. Their Little, P. Magee (PMa), W. Marcisz,P. cessis welcome and will beincorporated into Ohio numbersmay be declining.A non- McKenzie(PM), L. McNeely,J. Milosevich, the seasonalsummary. I especiallythank breedingWhite-crowned Sparrow remained B. Monroe, D. Mosman, D. Overacker, B. & Steve Stedman and Donald Ware for their de- in ChicagoJuly 2-19 (KH). Other non- L. Padelford(B & LPa), R. Palmer (RPa), P. milednesting season data. breedersincluded single Dark-eyed Juncos at Petersen,C. Peterson,E. Pierce, R. Pinkston DunesS.P., IN, June8 (LC) and in Cham- (RP), D. Plank, B. Proescholdt(BPr), M. Abbreviations:B.B.S. (U.S. Fish and •'Mlij• paign,IL, July8 (EC). Smallnumbers con- Reinthai (MRe), R. Renken,L. Richardson ServiceBreeding Bird Survey); L.S.U.M.N.S. tinued to nest at established sites in n.e. (LRi),C. Riewe,D. Rising(DRi), M. Rob- (LouisianaState Universi{y Museum of Natu- Ohio. bins,H. Rooney(HR), LarryRosche (LR) ral Science). Bobolinkswere declining in someareas, (Ohio), D. Rose (DR), H. Rylaarsdam and theirstatus deserves attention. Migrant (HRy), H. Schanda,E. Schlabach,L. Schoe- NESTINGRECORDS, OR RECORDS flocksbegan to accumulatein mid-July, pro- newe,T. Schulenberg,W. Serafin,A• Shock SUGGESTING NESTING: ducinggroups of 41-74 in IllinoisJuly (ASh),A_ Sigler (ASi), P. Snetsinger, S.Spiek- 17-18. The only extralimitalW. Mead- er,Anne Stamm (AS) (Kentucky), J. Tucker, GREBESTO owlark was discoveredin Sandusky,OH E. Walters,R. Wiedman,Jim Wilson (Mis- DIURNAL RAPTORS (TBt). BreedingYellow-headed Blackbirds souri),H. Zaletel.In addition,many persons An ad. Pied-billed Grebe in Putnam, TN, werelocally distributed within their estab- whocould not be individually acknowledged June 17-18 (SJS)was the first June record for lishedrange east to n.e. Illinois, but they were submittednotes to the subregionalre- thecounty, although there had been hints of unreportedfrom Ohio andIndiana. No ex- ports.•BRUCE G. PETERJOHN, Patux- nestingthere in the 1970s.Approximately tralimital individuals were noted. Great- ent Wildlife Res. Center, Laurel, MD 100 pairsof BrownPelicans nested for per- tailed Grackles received little attention ex- 20708. hapsthe first time on Curlew I. in Louisiana's

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Mobile-- FLORIDAry CameronPac"t'•atøn',---• Røuge'•ullr•'rt . ß ••" N• Orleans---""=•'•? '•_' Black-shoulderedKite in HnmphreysCounty, Ten- nessee,June 22, 1991. Noticethe molt in the outer primaries(more obvious on the near wing). Chandleleurchain (LO'M), and there were PhotograplVVicFazio. extremelyunusual records far inland in Sevi- er,AR, June 10-17 (WHA etal.,ph.; imm.), from Conway,AR, July18 (WMS) andin in PointeCoupee, LA, at theMorganza Spill- Little RockJuly 28 (WMS) wereevidently way(JK•two), andat Shreveport'sCross L. earlyfall migrants,as perhaps were the July July3 (LMH,JM, JMcB, LRR, ph.; imm.). birds from Louisianaß The 4 records of Swal- AlthoughLeast Bitterns breed in lowlands low-tailed Kites in or near Louisiands throughoutthe Region,they are local and Atchafalayabasin, along with a fewfrom the sparseaway from the coast. Reports were re- PearlR. basin,shed little light on populations ceivedof a totalof eightin Lake,Noxubee, in theseareas, which should be givenmore and Oktibbeha,MS, from June4-July 11 attention.The only Black-shoulderedKite (TS), of one in Lake,TN, June14 (JRW), from coastalMississippi was one June 16 in andof threein ]e•rson,AR, June28 (HP, Hancock(JT); one wasnear Waverly, TN, MP). Numbersin s.e.Louisiana may have June22 (VF), andthere were indications that been aboverecent years. A Cattle Egret at leasttwo may have been present the past 2 colonyof 20+pairs in a densestand of young years.The soaringflock of 35 Mississippi baldcypress,seen July 5-14 in Colbert,repre- Kitesat Violet, LA, June29 (GO) wasun- sentedthe first nesting in n.w.Alabama (NP, usualfor so earlyin the breedingseason. WB, PDK), asdid up to fourBlack-crowned There were 4 reportsof BaldEagles, includ- Night-Heronsin thiscolony, if indeedthey ing an immatureon the nestJune 7 at L. nested.Mallards, Blue-winged Teal, Hooded Millwood(CM); the otherrecords were June Mergansers,and Wood Ducks,all with 8 & 22 in Lake,TN (JRW),an immature and young,were among the 10 duckspecies in adult,respectively, and June 30 in Grenada, Lake,TN, June15-16 (JRW).Ten •? Mal- MS (GK, SK•2a). There were at least7 re- lardsin La•yette,MS, July20 and15 there portsof Cooper'sHawks, which breed rather Aug.6 (WMD) showedno evidence of nest- sparselyin theRegion, rarely near the coast. ing,nor did Blue-winged Teal in •shington, One wasin Benton,AR, June2 (MMI); at AR, June27 (MMI) and in Oktibbeha,MS, leastfive were in Putnamand White,TN, in July10 & 26 (TS). A pairof HoodedMer- June(SJS, BHS); and one wasin Johnson, gansers,rare summerresidents in n.w. AR, June15 (WMS, BH). The 4 Louisiana Arkansas,were present in BentonJune 2-July recordsincluded one in IbervilleJune5 (VR), 24 (MMI). SevenRuddy Ducks at PineBluff, 2 sightingsnear Pointe-a-la-Hache in Plaque- LA, wereunusual, but they have previously mines,LA, June 9 BBS (DM), and one at nested in Arkansas. LafitteN.E, LA, June26 (DM). SingleAm. Therewere 5 recordsof Ospreyfrom s. Kestrelsat Birmingham,AL, June9 (TAI-- Louisiana,where breeding is often suspected BBS) and July 7 & 11 (TAI) werenotewor- but is supportedby onlyone record in the thy pasthalf-century: June 16 in St. Bernard ImmatureBrown Pelican far inlandat De Queen (GO--3), July20 at theBonnet Carre' Spill- PLOVERS TO Lake,Sevier County, Arkansas, Jnne 13, 1991. way(RJS), July 30 in theMorganza Spillway HUMMINGBIRDS Photograph/MaxParker. (JK),and July 31 in Cameron(JK). Records A totalof 47 Wilson'sPlovers counted along

Volume 45, Number 5 ß1125 4 mi of FourchonBeach, LA, June23 (RDP) (JRW), and two in Benton,AR, June 16 quireclose attention because of theirappar- providesome indication of thisshorebird's (MM1). SingleScissor-tailed Flycatchers on ent decline,were recorded in n. Mississippi populations,which breeds on the beach ridge the coastin Cameron,LA, June 3 (SWC, in Websteron the EmbryBBS route June 7 sand-strandhabitat. Fifteen reports were re- DLD) and on a BBS route in Newton,AR, (TS--1), at2 locationsin OktibbehaJuly6 & ceivedof Black-neckedStilts, totaling well June26 (HP,MP) weresuggestive of nesting. 14 (TS, MC--3), and in WinstonJuly 20 over 200 individuals, from inland locations One at Ft. MorganJuly 13 (PB...)was the (TS--1). This speciesis a rarenester in the in Arkansas,Mississippi, and Tennessee, 3rdJuly record for theAlabama coast. There area.Lark Sparrows in thesame area June 2 wheretheir occurrence was noteworthy. Wil- were Horned Lark records from 2 locations (TS) on the Macon BBSroute and June 18 in son counted129 while travelingthrough in Putnam,TN: in June, which indicated Lowndes(TS) wereunusual for the samerea- portionsof thosestates July 7 (JRW);they are breeding(SJS, BHS), and July 19 in son,as was one singing in Desoto,MS, July 13 normallyconsidered to nestonly along the Laj•yette,MS (GK). (JRW).One in New OrleansJuly 28 (NN) coast.Two inland at BatonRouge, LA, June Therewere 3 TreeSwallow reports sugges- wasan earlyfall migrant.Although ostensi- 6 (SWC, JB) werealso unusual, and coastal tive of nesting:June 2 in Benton,AR bly breedingover much of the Region,the populationsin s. Louisianawere high, with (MM1--2), oneentering and leaving a cavi- GrasshopperSparrow was represented byon- Julycounts of 200+ routinenear Port Four- ty; June4 in Noxubee,MS, June4 (TS)-- ly asingle report, in Lake,TN, June15 (JRW, chon,LajOurche, LA. A singleWillet in Shel- theyare not knownto nestin Mississippi; WGC). by,TN, July20 (JRW)was very far inland. and June 15 in Walker,AL (TAI, DWi--3), TheShiny Cowbird insinuated its way on- The firstnesting ever of the SpottedSand- the 3rd record for Alabama's Mountain Re- to theMississippi state list when one turned piperfor Lake,TN, wasdocumented July 6 gion.At leastsix Bank Swallows were enter- up at a feederin Hancock,MS, June12 (JT, (WGC--3 a, 3 imm.). Gull-billed Terns ing nestholes at BlakelyMountain Dam, RR, LS, ph.). There have been no new nestedin at least2 rooftoplocations in the Garlana•AR, June2 (SW). Recordsof breed- Louisianarecords (present total, 7). Bronzed New Orleansarea, along with LeastTerns ing Cliff Swallowsincluded 300+ in Cowbirds continue to increase in numbers in and BlackSkimmers. Although Sandwich Yalobusha,MS, June30 in a latenest-build- the New Orleansarea, where they are con- Terns breed on the barrier islands off the Mis- ing effortdelayed by highwater (GK, SK); spicuousbetween April-August; up to 20 or sissippiR. delta,post-breeding and winter 168 nestsunder the Hwy 82 bridgeover the more at one time could be found near the populationsare usually modest. A totalof TombigbeeWaterway in Lowndes,MS, July lakefrontin Metairie (RDP) and New Or- 810 on FourchonBeach June 23 (RDP) wasa 13 (TS);and a highcount for Mississippiof leans(NN). The N. Oriole, a scarcebreeder recordfor s.e. Louisiana, away from breeding 1000+feeding near Kiln, MS, July 29 (TS). in middle Tennesseeand elsewhere,was not- grounds.A helicoptersurvey of LeastTern Aggregationsof 12-30 Fish Crowsin ed in Putnambetween June 4-July 31 (SJS, nestingsites on the Arkansas R. bythe Corps Laj•yetteand Panola,MS, in Juneand July BHS); the threeor more birdsincluded one of Engineersand the Arkansas Natural Her- suggestcontinued increase in breedingpopu- juvenile. ltageCommission, from the Oklahomaline lationsin n. Mississippi(WMD); 17were in A dozenseparate records of HouseFinches to theMississippi R. June13 (WMS, SS,JH, Jej•rson,AL, May 30-July28 (TAI, et al.). weresubmitted: 3 eachfrom Mississippi and CVH, CG), counted133 individuals;a fol- Noteworthybecause of thespecies' decline e. Louisiana and the remainder from Arkansas low-upsurvey of 14 sitesyielded 202 adults, of theMississippi were 2 reportsof singingd' The 3 Mississippirecords represented nest- 30 juveniles,82 eggs,and 262 nests(CG et Bewick'sWrens in middleTennessee: June 1 ing:Harrison, May 15-30 (fideJT), at Kiln al.). O'Mealiemade 2 trips to the Chan- in l•'lliamson(SJS) and June 5 in White June 28 (RR), and in BrandonJune 29 deleurIs. andfound colonial tern andgull (SJS).On June14 in Cookeville,TN, Sted- (MH). Louisianarecords include up to 7 in numbersreduced by about60% andnesting man counted18 HouseWrens singing and Slidellfrom Dec. 16, 1990into August (RC, verylate, perhaps due to the effectsof very estimatedthat the town'spopulation was PS, BB) and BatonRouge records between hightides in latespring. more than 5 times that number. A Wood June 9-July 3 (RC, CAM). Four of the There were 2 new records of Eur. Collared- Thrushsinging in upperPlaquemines, LA, Arkansasrecords, which totaled 18 individu- Doves,in additionto theircontinuing pres- June29 (GO) furnishedone of veryfew sum- als and spannedJune 3-July 31, wereof enceat Ft. Pike,Orleans, LA, where they were mer recordss. ofL. Pontchartrain;a summer- definitenestings. There were 3 recordsof Red first seenin the Regionin 1988 (NN): a ing Am. Robin in Harrison,MS, June 14 Crossbill:June 3 in Clark,AR (HP,MP) and probablerecord of one July 1 in Jackson (TD) wassimilarly unusual. June9 in Cleburne,AR (BV)--thespecies is (JRW)would be the first Mississippi record; Gray Catbirdsin E. BatonRouge and considereda rarebut unverifiedstate breeder, anotherwas in Jej•rsonDavis, LA, July30 IbervilleJune2 (VR) and18 (SWC),respec- andJuly 20 in Shelby,TN (RS,BS). Quite (SWC, DLD, CAM). Monk Parakeetscon- tively,raise the possibility of localbreeding. surprisingwas that all 4 recordsof Am tinueto be seenduring the breedingseason Small numbers of summering Cedar Goldfinches were from coastal or near- in s.Louisiana, in the New Orleansarea, and, Waxwingsin middleand w. Tennessee--Put-coastal Mississippi and Louisiana. Three of since1990, in Lafayette(MM, SG, GB, nam (SJS)and Bartlett(JRW)--in Junealso therecords of lingeringbirds were from Har- CAB). A Yellow-billedCuckoo nest (1 a, 2 suggestednesting, but without any evidence. rison,MS: June 12-20 (MB), June21 (KS), eggs)in Benton,AR, July22 (PEH)was the Theonly mention of Swainson'sWarbler was and June 22 (DC). At Slidell, LA, two fe- firstdocumented nesting in the e. Arkansas a male in Carroll AR, June 1-30 (MM1). A maleswere at feedersas late as June 16 (RC), Ozarks.Four reports of GreaterRoadrunners measure of thedensity of breeding Ovenbirds thelatest ever for s.e. Louisiana by 2 days werereceived from Baxter, Newton, and Pope, in Newton,AR, is providedby the26 heard AR (HP,MP; PEH).Reports of Ruby-throat- on a totalof 18stops on the BBS route there ed Hummingbirdsvisiting feeders in the (HP). breedingseason included a remarkabletotal NONBREEDING RECORDS of 317 visits in 15 minutes after rain at one BUNTINGS setof feedersin IbervilleJuly 21 (VR), with TO FINCHES an estimateof 100+ individuals,and sizeable Singlead. d' PaintedBuntings in Oktibbeha LOONS TO numbers at feeders in Thibodeaux, LA, in June29 (MC, m.ob.),present since May 14, DIURNAL RAPTORS Juneand July (RSB, EJB). andin Grenadathe nextday (GK, SK),were nearthe n.e. edge of theirrange in n. Missis- There were 4 recordsof basic-plumaged FLYCATCHERS sippi,whereas 3 singingDickcissels in Put- Com. Loons: one at Radnor L., Davidson, TO WARBLERS nam,TN, wherethey are rare breeders, June TN, June 1 (SJS),3 in Cameron,LA, June3 Therewere 2 reportsof territorialWillow 1-18 (SJS),were near the s. edgeof their (SWC, DLD), one in Cleburne,AR, June23 Flycatcherstwo in Lake, TN, June 14 rangeBachman's Sparrows, which now re- (BV), and oneat Mandeville,LA, June1-Ju-

1126 American B•rds,Winter 1991 ly 2 (RC, PS).American White Pelicans were PW•I), •n Lake,TN, June21-22 (JRW-- summenngbirds (alternate plumage) at the on theArkansas R. June13 (WMS, SS--sev- 3), July1 inJackson, MS (JRW),and in Jef•r- samelocation July 14 & 30 (DLD, SWC, eralflocks), at Arkadelphia,AR, July4 & 28 sonDavis, LA, July14 (DLD, SWC, JMB). JMB,CAM), plusone in Cameron,LA, July (DIH, DnH), and in PointeCoupee, LA Golden-Ploversare rarein fall anywherein 6-7 (RJS,MW). Nearlya monthlater than (JK•57) July30. Therewere the usuallin- theRegion. The only record of SnowyPlover theirexpected departure dates, if migrants, genngbirds in coastalLouisiana. There were was from Gulf Shores,AL, June2 (AWK, were12 Stilt Sandpipersin iOrmilion,LA, 3 Julyrecords of Double-crestedCormorant CW). Fourrecords of PipingPlover included June9 (CS, PW). A countof 110 Stilt Sand- from Louisiana:in Sabine(CGB), Iberville reportsfrom FourchonBeach, LA, July21 pipersin Cameron,nearly all in breeding (DLD), and St. Tammany(CGB). They are (GW•5), 26 (RSB, GW•4), & 28 (RDP, plumage,was surprisingly large for theearly not known to breedin the state;the first mid- GC--6), and one individual near Oxford, dateof July 31 (JK). summerrecord for the 7-countyarea near MS, July25 (GK), thefirst July record there. Buff-breastedSandpipers were exception- Starkville,MS, wasJuly 13 in Lowndes(TS). Alsoin the mid- to lateJune "hiatus" were allyearly in Oktibbeha,MS, July 26 (TS--2), A c• Anhingain Centerton,AR, June15 10 LesserYellowlegs at VincentRef. June 9 theearliest for thestate by 3 days,and near (MMI) providedthe first recordfor the (CS, PW) and one in Lake,TN, June 22 Oxford,MS, July29 (GK), thearea's first July ArkansasOzarks. The sight of 200 (JRW),as was a SolitarySandpiper at thelat- record. A total of 31 Short-billed Dowitchers MagnificentFrigatebirds rather far inlandin ter locationJune 15 (WGC, JRW). Solitary in theGrand Isle area July 7 (RSB,GW), in Plaquemines,LA, June 9 BBS(DM) wasun- Sandpiperswere early in Benton,AR, July4 wetfields created by heavy spring rains, were precedentedin the absence of tropicalweath- (MMI); in Yalobusha,MS, July5 (GK, SK), about3 weeksearly for fall migrants;six er Two TricoloredHerons in Jef•rson,AR, the earliestever by 2 weeks;in New Orleans Long-billedDowitchers were early in Benton, July30-31 (HP, MP) wereunusual, as were July26 (NN), theearliest for s.c.Louisiana; AR, July13 (MMI, MBi). The firstJune and s•ngleCattle Egrets in LaJ•yette,MS, July4 andat Mobile July 27 (PB,GF, etal.), earliest Julyrecords of Com.Snipe for w. Tennessee andAug. 3 (WMD); therewas one prior July for the Alabamagulf coast.There were7 wereestablished bysingle birds in DyerJune recordfor the Oxfordarea. The following recordsof Whimbrels,which are not only ex- 8 andJuly 6 (WGC). Thefew records of Wil- records of Wood Storks were received: 16 on tremelyrare in summerbut arescarce in fall son'sPhalaropes were quite early: July 1 in July7 at NoxubeeN.W.R., MS (MBe) and migrationas well. The earliest,June 1 in Jackson,MS (JRW)and July 14 in Oktibbeha, 30 thereJuly 11 (TS);45 at St. Francisville, La•urche,LA (CS,PW), representedthe lat- MS (TS, MC), the 4th arearecord. LA,July 30 (JK). est date for s.e. Louisianaof a presumed Ten speciesof (normally)nonbreeding northboundmigrant; 6 in CameronJune 8-9 GULLS TO duckswere reported across the Region,in- (CS, PW) werevery late for s.w.Louisiana. BLACKBIRDS clud•ngsingle Green-winged Teal and Am. Recordsof onein Jackson,MS, June30-July Therewere 2 Junerecords of Franklin'sGull BlackDuck in Lake,TN, June15-16 (JRW; 1 (JRW),Cameron July 6-7 (RJS,MW), and June2 in Desoto,MS (JRW) and June9 in WGC), a Pintailin OrleansJuly 28 (NN), the La•urche,LA, sightingsJuly 7 (RSB,GW• Cameron,LA (CS,PW). Although both were firstJuly record for s.e. Louisiana, a N. Shov- 1) andJuly 28 (RDP,GC-4) aredifficult to verylate, the Louisiana bird was probably the eler in LakeJune 15-23 (JRW;WGC), the categorizebecause of the infrequencyof fall state'slatest ever in spring.Two ad. Ring- 3rd summer record for Tennessee. There records. billedGulls in Panola,MS, July24 (WMD) were4 recordsof Ring-neckedDucks: one in A RuddyTurnstone in Benton,AR, June 2 representedthe 2nd July record in theSardis Lake,TN, June15-16 (JRW),1-3 birdsJuly (MMI) mayhave been a late(and rare) spring L. area. 14 & 30 in iOrmilion, LA (SWC, DLD, migrant,but two at Ft. Morgan,AL, June Amonginland records of CaspianTern in JMB, CAM), andone in Yalobusha,MS, June 22-23 (GDJ, DGJ) and 24 on Fourchon Juneand July, the pair feeding a youngbird 30 (GK, SK), the firstJune record for that Beach,Plaquemines, LA, June23 (RDP)were July1 in Jackson,MS (JRW)was especially areaSingle Lesser Scaup were in Lake,TN, apparently"summering," aswere the surpris- interesting.Presumably the adultshad bred June15-16 (JRW) and in St. Bernar• LA, ingnumber of 156Sanderlings, on thesame onthe gulf coast. Common Terns again sum- June 16 (GO); an Am. Goldeneyewas dateand location (RDP). Another equivocal meredon theLouisiana coast, evidenced by amongducks in Lake,TN, June 15-16 recordwas a SemipalmatedSandpiper June 41 in La•urcheJune23 (RDP),60 thereJuly (JRW).Many of theserecords were in flood- 22 in Lake,AR (JRW),the onlyone report- 28 (RDP),and 95 in CameronJuly 6-7 (RJS, ed fields;several observers commented on the ed.There was a W. Sandpiperat Ft. Morgan MW). Whatevertheir pasttemporal distri- rolethat high water may have played. June 22 (GDJ, DGJ); merelyearly were butionmay have been, they are now regular Jamesand Neal (ArkansasBirds) mention sightingsof W. SandpipersJuly 7 on Four- in moderate numbers on s.c. Louisiana one summer record of Swainson's Hawk for chon Beach,LA (RSB, GW•7), the earliest beachesfrom May-August. Forster's Terns in the state(July 8-Sept. 1969); this summer, for s.e. Louisianaby one day; one in Lowhales,MS, July13 (TS) wereearly fall mi- one was seen at the same location: the Cen- LaJ•yette,MS, thenext day (GK), the earliest grants,the earliest there by 4 days;one a day terton Fish Hatchery in BentonJuly 13 there by 19 days;another July 11 in later in Grenada,MS (WMD) was the first (MMI). Starkville,MS (TS) wasthe earliestever there Julyrecord for the SardisL. area.Demon- by 5 days.The patternwith Least Sandpipers stratingthat BlackTerns are not foundin SHOREBIRDS wassimilar: three June 14-22 in Lake,TN "summer"only on the coastwere 500+ in Twenty-sevenspecies of strictlymigratory (JRW,GWC), plusearly arrivals in Benton, Jackson,MS, July 1 (JRW); the 2900+ on shorebirdswere reported (plus 4 breeding AR, July4 (MMI), the earliestfor the state; FourchonBeach, LA, July 28 (RDP, GC) species),including at leasttwelve in theJune July5 in Yalobusha,MS (GK, SK•2), earli- were probablya maximumcount for s.e 15-July5 periodwhen "summering" is per- estfor the areaby 8 days;and July 10 at Louisiana. hapsthe best description of theirstatus. Such Starkville(TS--3). Almost unprecedentedwas a White- birds would be expectedto be in basic White-rumpedSandpipers in Benton,AR, wingedDove at Ft. Morgan,AL, June22 plumage;i.e., in nonbreedingcondition, June29 (MMI--2) and in the VincentRef. (GF,PB); the species has nested in thelower thoughin factmany were not. Black-bellied area of iOrmilion,LA, July14 & 30 (DLD, Louisianadelta. A Black-billedCuckoo June Plovers were in Lake, TN, June 21-22 SWC, JMB, CAM4) were apparendy 3 in Cameronwas a verylate migrant; one in (JRW--1), on FourchonBeach, La•urche, summering,in thelatter case for the 3rd year Putnam,TN, June8 (BHS)was the county's LA, June23 (RDP--5), at Ft. Morgan,AL, in a row.Early as well was a PectoralSand- only summeringrecord. Although a W June22-23 (GDJ,DGJ), and at VincentRef. piperin OktibbehaJuly 11 (TS) and fiveat Wood-Peweenear Oxford, MS, July28 (GK) in iOrmilion,LA, from July 14 on (SWC, Gulf Shores,AL, July 13 (PB). Dunlin was singing,information submitted was DLD, JMB, CAM--21). LesserGolden- recordsconsisted of 6 latespring migrants in sketchy.An E. Wood-Peweeon the coastin Ploverswere at Vincent Ref June 9 (CS, iOrmilionJune 9 (CS,PW) andup to three Cameron,LA, June3 (SWC)was a verylate

Volume 45, Number 5 1127 migrant.Although Rough-winged Swallows LOONS TO breedn. of L. Pontchartrain,one June9 in PRAIRIEPROVINCES FALCONS Plaquemines,LA, June9 (DM) wasfar from A Red-throated Loon nest near Churchill likelybreeding habitat. REGION June25 mayhave been the first confirmed for A c3Yellow Warbler in Cameron,I•, June RudolfE Koesand Manitoba (BC, m.ob.). Over 150 Com. 3 (SWC)was a verylate spring migrant, as Loonswere countedJune 28 at Athapa- werea 5?Blackpoll (SWC) anda N. Wa- Peter•ylor puskowL. nearFlin Flon,MB, wheresum- terthrush(DLD, SWC) there on the same merflocks have been reported before (JSh). date. LouisianaWaterthrushes were first not- After yearsof drought,exceptionally wet HornedGrebes appeared to be decliningin conditionsprevailed across much of the Re- Saskatchewan,whereas Eared Grebes showed edmigrating in lberville,LA, July 6-8 (VR, gion,especially the southand west, until CC, DLD, SWC) and were seen daily some increases(FR, m.ob.). Red-necked mid-July.For example,Regina received al- Grebeswith fourjuveniles near Regina fur- throughoutJuly. One in thecoastal woods at most 10 inchesof rain betweenJune 1 and Rutherford,Cameron, LA, July6 (RJS,MW) nisheda locallyrare breeding record. Three July1, aboutfour times the long-term aver- Am. White Pelicans were far north at York wasquite unusual since it nestsat least50 mi age.Effects of therain on birdpopulations awayfrom the coast.A c3Yellow-headed Factory,MB, July1 (JH, AI). At PelicanL., were mixed (as discussedin the S.A.), while 150 min. of Edmonton, 2110 Am. White BlackbirdJuly 24 in Benton(MMI) was impassableminor roadsand exceptional Arkansas'sfirst for July. Pelican and 1754 Double-crested Cormorant numbersof mosquitosmade birding difficult nestswere many more than expected May 30 in manyareas. Corfigendum:The following important (BRi). Louisianarecords either arrived too late to be A flockof five SnowyEgrets was excep- Abbreviations:C.EB. (CanadianForces tionalat Delta, MB, June11 (SSe,DN); one includedin lastyears report or wereover- Base);O.H.M. (Oak HammockMarsh wasat O.H.M. July 31 (RKo, RP). Other looked by the writer: Black Scoter in W.M.A., MB). CameronJune 23 (DLD, SWC), Louisiana's OakHammock highlights were a Tricolored firstrecord between May-October; SurfScot- HeronJune 17 (RP,DB, RW) andup to six er, Cameron,June 23-24 (SWC, DLD), ad. Catde Egretsthrough the summer aboutthe 3rd staterecord between May-Oc- S• (m.ob.).At leastsix more Cattle Egrets were tober;a pairof Ospreysfledged one young at at ChaplinMarsh, SK, July 28-31 (RKr,PCk BlackL., Natchitoches,where they have now Many,factorscontribute tobreeding season • et al.). Few detailsare availablefor a Green- succ•s for am •pe_•' ; rail • I wasobvions'v bred for severalyears; Glaucous Gull in backedHeron at Calgary(PCn); the spring CameronJune 10-22 (SWC, DLD--ph. a duminantl•t ion ffe•, d.• •h visitornear Hodgeville, SK, remaineduntil L.S.U.M.N.S.) furnished the first state met.•.•en •d • la• • de• ._ a• June10 (MPr). Threeyoung Green-backed recordbetween early May and late fall. lu,h? Some s•cies •mea o a[• e• omof Herons fledgedfrom the Regionsfirst nov-h•• to •, •-• ve• y v-•t are• recordednest at TourondCreek D.U. project Contributorsand Observers:LeifAnderson, near Niverville,MB, June29; an old nest uous ih thin xc:•t .wu uc W.H. Arbour,Mickey Baker, John M. Bates, nearby was collected(AC, CC, RKo). MaryBell, Elizabeth J. Bello,Richard S. Bel- mu Le •nt• %•row. Roundingout an excellent season for uncom- lo, Mike Biven,Paul Blevins, Christopher G. mon waders in Manitoba were an imm. Yel- Brantley,George Broussard, Bedford Brown, i•ve Inere wa• • '•nce that •v low-crownedNight-Heron at O.H.M. June Wait Burch,Charles A- Butterworth,Ralph 16-July 31 (GH, DHa, RD, and single Cambre, Steven W. Cardiff (Louisiana), White-facedIbises at O.H.M. June16-July David Carter, MargaretCopeland, Gay 9 .... .n•, nns r, uc• 14 (NH, RP et al.) andnear Coulter July 22 Craft, William G. Criswell,Catherine Cum- (GM, KM, SD). mins, Thomas Davis, W. Marvin Davis, One cygnet hatched from e. Donna L. Dirtmann (Louisiana), Gene Saskatchewan'sfirst Trumpeter Swan nest at Fleming,Steve Gary, Clyde Gates,Barry GreenwaterEP., but did not survive (RB,fide Haas, L.M. Hardy, DoloresHarrington, DHo). A few SnowGeese often linger into Donald Harrington,Jerry Harris, Mickey Junein the south,but 9000 on RussellL. Hawkins,Phillip E. Hyatt, ThomasA. near Edam, SK, June 1 were exceptional Imhof,Debra G. Jackson,Greg D. Jackson (TT). A moltingc3 Garganeynear Taber, (Alabama),Jerome Jackson (Mississippi), AB, wasseen on thesame pond bY the same iln lb ß • •n rn,m ng PaulD. Kittie,Joe Kleiman, Gene Knight, observeras the May 1990bird (LBe).Out- SharonKnight, Andrew W. Kratter,Curtis A- sidetheir breeding ranges were a c3Cinna- Marantz,Jim McBride,Chades Mills, Mike i mn mon Teal at RavenL., nearLivelong, SK, Mlodinow, Mike Musemeche,David Muth, June14 (DHo, LBa) and a White-winged E ,-• .• d MacMyers, Norton Nelkin, Larry O'Mealie, Scoterat O.H.M. July31 (RKo).Four Com. Glenn Ousset, Helen and Max Parker Goldeneyeand 3 Buffleheadnests in boxesat (Arkansas),Ned Piper,Robert D. Purring- Good Spirit Lake P.P.,SK, all contained ton, Van Remscn,Ray Russell,Terence mixedclutches (BA). A BarrowsGoldeneye, 1, $ io• lncr• roes Schiefer(N. Mississippi),Lydia Schukz, rarein Saskatchewanin any season, was espe- KathySelmer, William M. Shepherd,Peggy ciallyso at WakawJune 11 (SSh).Flightless Siegert,Sherman Snyder, Curt Sorrels, Bev- youngCorn. Mergansers were unusually far erlySpore, Richard Spore, Barbara H. Sted- southat SaskatchewanLanding P.P. June 9 man,Steven J. Stedman(Middle Tennessee), (SS,MW) and HorseshoeL., SK, July 19 RonaldJ. Stein,Judith Toups (Coastal Mis- (FR, LBk). sissippi),Clay Van Horn, Bo Verser, Phillip City-nestingraptors included: Ospreys for Wallace,Carol Walton, Melvin Weber, Don •,' -d toy 1• *r nv the 2nd yearat a Calgaryindustrial landfill Williams, J.R. Wilson, Gary Worthing- (RD); N. Goshawks,the femalevery aggres- ton. ROBERT D. PURRINGTON, De- sive,at a Calgarypark (RD); and2 pairsof sul • ulr• •dnot re •nen neslou partmentof Physics,Tulane University, SwainsodsHawks in Regina,one of which New Orleans, LA 70118. achievedtelevised notoriety by attacking cus-

1128. American Birds, Winter 1991 Hearing is not believingwith cuckoos; one of three Black-billed Cuckoosat Elcott, SK, June 30 calledmuch like a Yellow-billed(SS, WoodBuffalo Nat.Park . ß•nium City v MCa). On the Tyndall,MB, Breed- L.Athabasca • ing Bird Survey,24 Black-billed Cuckoosfar exceededthe 10-year averageof 4.1 andthe previous high Churchillßof 14 (RKo). Four scatteredN. ßGrande Prairie Ft.McMurrayß / •; '• Hawk-Owls were in c. and e. Mani- toba(DB, PTa). A late-callingBoreal '. ALBERTA/%E ßThompsonOwl washeard at North WabascaL., AB, June24 (SJ). ""f!•;JasperNatPark / ßLaRøngeI MANITOBA Common Nighthawk numbers "',;. ' /SASKATCHEWANJ • appear to continue in decline '.'(?:.. ThePas.• ( "4k ' (m.ob.),although they seemto be i holding steadyaround Medicine • Hat (RD). Sixty Com. Poorwills ß':' Banff NatPark Saskatoon ß "•'"-'"• 1peg were in CypressHills EE, SK, in ;• LastMountain Lff R•d•ngMo June;the provinces2nd nest was :!! • Nat.Park ) {_ t• • found near Ft. Walsh (RC, MK). t i•: LethbrldgeSwift Q_rrent •-t?'i•3 L• Chickswere lost to predation,but 2 eggsin a newnest hatched Aug. 21. ... OldWives L .Weyburn Brandon Winnipeg ' The Great Sandhills, SK, Poorwill populationalso persists but wasnot censused.Red-headed Woodpeckers wereobserved at nest-holesin Caraganaand Pelly,SK, and just inside Saskatchewan near Empress,AB (DH, LBa; MCa, MH, SH; SSh). These were the first indications of Saskatchewannesting since 1980; the Pelly nestappears to bethe province's first known success.A Red-headed Woodpecker also vis- itedCalgary June 20 (DM). A drummingd' Red-belliedWoodpecker was a goodfind nearShilo, MB, June11 (GH).

FLYCATCHERS TO WEAVERS Western Wood-Pcwee and Alder and Olive- sidedflycatchers all seemedscarce in the foothillsnear Calgary (JSt), but AlderFly- catcherswere common and widespread in c. RedPhalarope near Brant, Nberta, Jnne27, 1991. Photograph/TerryKorolyk. Manitoba,especially in burned forests (PTa). A GreatCrested Flycatcher was out of range tomersat a nearbystrip-mall (RKr). Also in (GH). There areno recentconfirmed records nearTurner Valley, s.w. of Calgary,June 8 Calgary,a 9 PeregrineFalcon nested for the of Long-billedCudew in Manitoba;details (TW); this speciesseems to be increasing 9th consecutiveyear with a newmate, her of two reportedat PiersonJune 8 (TM) nearSt. Paulin e.c.Alberta (BRi). 3rd (RD). wouldbe welcome.Three thousand Ruddy PurpleMartins raised two youngat a L. Turnstoneswere in the Churchillarea May Chestermerenest-house, the first nesting GROUSE TO 28 (BC). ExcellentSandealings numbers in nearCalgary since the mid-1970s (RD); this WOODPECKERS Saskatchewanincluded 2000 at ChaplinL. speciesis verylocally distributed in Alberta. A Grea,te•prairie-Chicken (recently declared June 1 (RKr, BL) and 1500 at L. Frederick At least34 nest-boxeswere usedby Tree extirpatedin Canada)was convincingly de- June6 (TB, MCr). SingleRed Phalaropes SwallowsatChurchill, ahigh count (BC); in scribedn. of Big MuddyL., SK, July28 were well-documented near Dunkirk, SK, Saskatchewan,spring mortality reduced (CB). Up to threeYellow Rails near Craven, June5 (TB, MCr) and photographednear nestingnumbers in some areas(m.ob.). SK,around June 22 werethe first in theRegi- Brant,AB, June26-27 (RS, TK, m.ob.). Northern Rough-wingedSwallow family na areasince 1976 (BL, RKr, Jp). A total of Gullnumbers were low at Churchill;high- groupstotalled at least25 birdsat MooseJaw, 1156 Piping Plovers censused in lights were a Franklins Gull June 9 SK, July 10 (RKr). Churchill'sfirst Bank Saskatchewandoubled the expected number (V.E.N.T.), a maximumof sixLittle Gulls Ju- Swallowcolony had 7 activenests in July (MS). In Manitoba,however, only 80 birds ly 6 OK), anda Mew GullJune 9 (V.E.N.T. et (VG, m.ob.).Sedge Wrens were near Kinuso wereat 40 sites,down from 130 in 1990;just al.). A Mew Gull nestwas a goodfind at (two) and Wabasca,AB, June21 & 23, re- 20 chickswere seen with 32 pairs(BK). On CloseL., n.c.Saskatchewan, July 24 (DVO. spectively(SJ). the s. fringeof their Albertarange, Piping CaspianTerns ranged farther than usual, EasternBluebirds produced one young 10 Ploversfledged two chicksat KehoL. (fide withup to threeat Churchillin July(RKo et min.e. of Red Deer, AB (MPe, m.ob.); RD) and oneat FrankL. (WS). A Mountain al.), 14at FincastleL. e. of Lethbridge,AB, Saskatchewan nests were found at Good Plovers.w. of MankotaJune 13 wasthe 6th July21 (LBn),and 2 nestswith young at Lost SpiritL. (two, BA), Wapella(JP), and s. of or 7th for Saskatchewan(CB). L., n. of Taber,AB (fideRD). Two Black Oxbow(HP). Especiallyrare was a Western One 3-km transectat C. EB. Shilo, MB, Guillemotswere at EskimoPt., Churchill, in Bluebirdnest, with threeyoung raised, at produced27 Upland SandpipersJune 23 July(RKo etal.). SaskatchewanCrossing, 80 mi n.w.of Banff,

Volume 45, Number 5-1129 AB (GC, m.ob.). Mountain Bluebirdshad Churchill(BC, RKo), increasingHouse their2nd-best production in s.Saskatchewan Sparrows at thatnorthern outpost (200+) are NORTHERNGREAT since1966, with 402 banded,just short of unlikelyto enhancethe birdingtour busi- the 1976peak of 410 (MH); thisrepresents ness. PLAINSREGION an 8-year recoverysince disastrous May snowfalls in 1982 and 1983. Two Mt. Blue- Addendum: The N. Hawk-Owl and Great GordonBerkey birdnests were in grainaugers, near Oxbow Gray Owl nests"rumored" at Churchillin and Kenaston,SK (HP, LBk), while a pair 1990 have been fully documentedin a Thissummer brought average to above-aver- raisedfour youngin a disusedcannon at manuscriptby Anthony Langet al.; we thank ageprecipitation over most of the Region C.EB. Shilo (GH)! A Hermit Thrush sum- theauthors and other correspondents forde- The prairiesremained greener through the meredn.w. of Saskatoon(FR); two were tails(BM, ST). summerthan they had for severalyears. June singingin thatarea July 24 (BG). 1991 was one of the wettest in Montana's his- NorthernMockingbirds nested near Pier- Observers:(subregional compilers in bold- tory,but aseditor Carlson points out, it is son,MB (KDS) andRegina (PTu, RKr, FL); face) Bill Anaka, L. Baker (LBa), Dennis muchtoo early to proclaimthe drought over otherswere observed near Jenner, AB (two) Baresco(DBo), Doug Barry (DBy), Thomas In someareas, stock ponds and wetlands are June3 (DC, RD, DP), Rockglen,SK, June Bartlett,R. Beaulieu,L. Beckie(LBk), Lloyd stilldry. Wetlands and subsoil moisture have 24 (BRa), and Churchill,MB, June8-18 Bennett (LBn), Carol Bjorklund,Joan notyet recovered because they are dependent (GO, m.ob.).Churchill's 5th Sprague's Pipit Brown, Kent Brown, Dan Bulloch (DBu), on wintersnows. Many wetland species had was found June 13 (SSh). LoggerheadMuriel Carlson(MCa), BonnieChattier, Pe- passedthrough before the rainsarrived and Shrikessuffered heavy predation, poor hatch- ter Christensen(PCn), Paul Chytyk (PCk), thus did not benefit. lng rates,and poor fiedgingsuccess n. of GarryClarke, Doug Collister, Andy Cour- MedicineHat (fideRD);however, the species celles, Chantal Courcelles, Mike Crofts GREBES TO appearedto do well in Saskatchewan(fide (MCr), Ryan Csada,Steve Davis, Ken De TURKEYS RKr);610 youngwere banded in s.w.Mani- Smet (KDS), RossDickson, Ken Gardner, BreedingHorned Grebes have all butdisap- toba (KDS). A Chestnut-sidedWarbler was BernieCollop, Vera Gould, Norm Hansley, pearedon the MissouriCoteau because of n.w. of theknown range at N. WabascaL., DavidHatch (DHa), John Harley Jr., Mal- drought.A pair of Clark'sGrebes feeding AB, June25 (SJ).In the samearea, Canada colm Hayes, George Holland, Donald youngin Roberts,SD, July27 (KE)provided Warblerswere particularly numerous in late Hooper(DHo), JeanHorton (JHo),Mary the2nd statebreeding confirmation, while June(sJ), as they were w. of Easterville,MB Houston, Stuart Houston, Andrea anadult with two young on itsback at Bow- (PTa). Ten Yellow-breastedChats were be- Iwanowsky,Stefan Jungkind, Matina doinN.W.R., MT, July9 (DP) represented tweenMatador and Stuart Valley, SK, June Kalcounis,Jeff Kingery, Rudolf Koes (RKo), thefirst refuge and latilong nesting confirma- 18-21 (FR). Bill Koonz,Terry Korolyk,Robert Kreba tion.A LeastBittern was on territoryin Kzd- A LazuliBunting visited C.EB. Shilo June (RKr), FredLahrman, Bob Luterbach,Bruce der,ND, June1 (DL). Up to 21 White-faced 23 (GH). A singing• IndigoBunting at the Macravish,Kurt Mazer, Doug McLeod, Glen Ibiseswere at WaubayN.W.R. in earlyJuly, n. endofL. Winnipegosis,MB, June21 was McMaster,Diane Neudorf, Gary Otnes, whilean agitatedpair at StoneL. in Sully, well out of range(PTa), as were two in the RobertParsons, H. Patton,Myrna Pearman SD,June 18 (PS) was w. of themain breeding Qu'AppelleValley near Craven, SK, July6 (MPe),John Pollock, David Prescott, Myrna populationin thatstate. (RKr, MH). Sixteensinging Rufous-sided Priebe (MPr), Bob Rafuse (BRa), Blair Rip- As in several recent summers, Tundra Towheesat C.EB. ShiloJune 18 (GH) is an pin (BRi), Frank Roy, Carol Sangster,Swan, Snow Goose, and Greater White- exceptionallyhigh Manitoba count. Three SpencerSealy (SSe), Stan Shadick(SSh), frontedGoose were present in NorthDako- singingField Sparrows were along the Souris JohnShearer (JSh), Doris Silcox, Margaret ta,and there were 2 earlyJune sightings each R., s.e.Saskatchewan, June 15; at leastone Skeel,John Steeves (JSt), Robert Storms, Jeff of the lattertwo speciesin SouthDakota remainedto July 1 (BLet al.); there are only 9 Suggitt(JSu), Peter Taylor (PTa), Tom Terp- Amongthe dabblingducks, N. Pintailhas previousprovincial records. Top bird of the stra,Stuart Tingley, Pat Tunison (PTu), Vic- beenhit hardestby the drought;U.S. Fish season,however, was Saskatchewan'sfirst tor Emmanuel Nature Tours, Tom Webb, andWildlife estimates placed the 1991 pop- Black-throatedSparrow, photographed 10 Don Weidl, Renee Will, M. Williams.- ulationat only one-third of the long-term av- min. of HodgevilleJune 6 (MPr). Baird's RUDOLF E KOES, 135 Rossmere Cres., erage.Approximately 100 pairsapparently Sparrowreports were uniformly encouraging Winnipeg, MB R2K 0G 1 andPETER TAY- arrivedin June,quite late, at BentonLake (RD, DBo,RKr etal.),with the exception of LOR, Box 597, Pinawa, MB ROE 1L0. N.W.R., MT (SJM);Carlson speculates that a slightdecline in Manitoba(KDS). Very late theymay have tried to nestelsewhere, then or misplacedwere two White-crowned Spar- returnedto spendthe summer. In contrastto rowsat L. Frederick,SK, June 6 (MC) anda most dabblers,Gadwall continue to do well Harris'Sparrow at St.Adolphe, MB, June4 A pairof GreaterScaup at theGrand Forks (AC). lagoonsJune 23 (EF) representedan ex- A "Bullock's"Oriole nest near Carlyle, SK, tremelyunusual summer record, if identified wasthe easternmost provincial record (DS). correctly.The firstSouth Dakota breeding Junevisits by House Finches to a Winn!peg confirmation for Bufflehead was obtained feederculminated on June28, whenone of whena nestwith 6 eggswas found in a nest- two malesfed two juveniles,providing the ingbox at OakwoodLakes in BrookingsMay firstprovincial breeding record (DBu, RP). 22 (LP).Three of 7 HoodedMerganser nests Anothernesting occurred in Brandon,MB, weresuccessful along the Big Sioux R. (JR), wherea d' HouseFinch accompanied six theonly known South Dakota breeding lo- youngto a feederin July;they were first seen cality. onthe 8th (CS,fideJHo). A maleand female The Ospreynest with youngat Pactola at separateCalgary feeders July 15-31 indi- Res.,Pennington, SD, July25 (RP)provided catethat the city is also at theleading edge of the 2nd state confirmation and came 108 theirrange expansion (KB, JB et al.). White- yearsafter the first! An Ospreywas carrying wingedCrossbills were well represented in all preyJune 6 in Lawrence,SD (EM). Three threeprovinces, mainly in forestedareas. imm. Ospreybegan several nests on power HoaryRedpolls were particularly scarce at polesat Ft Peck,MT, butno eggswere laid

113•-American Birds, Winter 1991 fidePS) would be the state's 5th if ac- ceptedby the recordscommittee.

ß Shelby On July7, onepair eachof Black- chinned, Calliope, Rufous, and Broad-tailedHummingbirds were at a feederin the PryorMts., MT, anda 9 WilliamsonsSapsucker was alsoin the samelatilong, e. of the normalrange, July 3 (WR).

FLYCATCHERS TO SWALLOWS Oneor twosinging Olive-sided Fly- catchersJune 16 in CusterS.E (PS) representedabout the 6th summer record for the Black Hills, where theymay nest.Western Wood-Pe- wee is uncommonbut widespread Yan•on in cottonwoodsalong the Missouri and Little Missouri in North Dako- ta,so the first breeding confirmation waslong overdue; adults (also call- ing) were feeding two recently (CC). Nestingplatforms were built to raise while southbound Short-billeds arrived fledgedyoung in the S. Unit of Theodore nestsabove the wires,and it is hopedthat recordearly at GrandForks June 20 (EF) and RooseveltN.E Aug.6 (JC).A newcounty theywill breedsuccessfully in the future. An at MinotJune 21. A Shortbilledwas also very breedingseason record for E. Wood-Peweein agitatedMerlin June8 in Meade,SD (PS) earlyat BadlandsN.P., SD, June30 (BJ).A Dickey,ND, wasat Johnson's Gulch W.M.A. wase. of themain breeding range. An appar- CaspianTern pair was territorial at Bowdoin June8 in one of the few heavilywooded entlynonbreeding Merlin was reported from July22 (DP). A singleLeast Tern in Ward, drawson the e. slopeof theMissouri Coteau. Fargo,ND, June14 (LF).A PeregrineFalcon ND, June25 (GB)was a firstfor thecounty At leastfive territorial Alder Flycatchers were at theGrand Forks, ND, lagoonsJune 20 & andonly the 2nd in thestate out of theMis- in theTurtle Mms., ND, June23 andJuly 5 21 (EF)was carefully described. souri watershed. (RM). A CordilleranFlycatcher nest was lo- Mild wintersand good nesting cover con- catedat the e. limit of therange in anice cave tributedto an averageof 25+ Ring-necked CUCKOOS TO in the PryorMms. July18 (JP).A pair of Pheasanton 8 c. North Dakota BBS routes, WOODPECKERS Cassin'sKingbirds at a nestin Bennett,SD, morethan double the 10-yearaverage. On Black-billed Cuckoos were numerous in the July3, andanother pair in ShannonJuly 5, the other hand, a severewinter kill of Wild e. two-thirdsof NorthDakota. Some pairs of providedthe 2nd and 3rd nesting confirma- Turkeysoccurred in Slope,ND (JohnHan- BurrowingOwls disappeared from territories tionsfor the state(PS). son). nearHerringer, ND, in lateJune (D & CG). A Long-earedOwl wascarrying prey at J. I•11.s ClarkSalyer N.W.R., ND, July6 (RM). TO TERNS The VirginiaRail that respondedto a tape SeYer•'new N,wth Dal•ota g•ee•ing recordingnear Plevna, MT, July9 (WR) may rions fo• Vi '• orcen Swallowwo: discow havebeen a firstfor latilong35. A juv.Sora e•d..In adu.•.)n to•e •ix walkingaround a farmyardJuly 18 was • .dUSeof its n(.•. xrnalh•birs, the ranee. eround in the {onh Unit ofTheodo•'R •- broughtto New Town for identification habitatusage, and •6undance ofCorn. Poor• • eeliN.E7MaY •o, a (BH). A pairof SandhillCranes at Bowdoin willin the Dakotas are noo 'v under,rood. It nfgh•reJ,1Oq 3 •). •'• for 1 •'"•-,•r, throughJuly was suspected to be nesting, but maybe locally disffibm-d . b t,l• entire' •. •6-adm• and no youngwere seen (DP). This specieswas halfof North Dakota and has be, en found us- Bu•e in •e S.'.I•nit of•hmd9re Roosevelt presentas late as June 6 in Hamlin,SD (SD). in PonderosaPine t• 'st; c dar draws and N.R J• 27 (JC)•a Sin•e'birdon the Twopairs of PipingPlovers on the Black- va.ymg 'amountsof deciduo-•cover at M•; Phteaus.el bf MedemMv• 23 feetRes., MT, in latilong4 July10 (MTS) buttes• river breaks.and sandl•ills.Several ?: _, an4•nag•i• n•t onEZ•lion Burn yieldedthe westernmost record for thestate; ne• breedi-• are.as We •disc .... edi• North- onepair had two young. Ten plovers were at Dakc,tathi; year,•::•n thepteVioush, ties •e•o'f•und on B•I -n Bfi,• wi[h at NelsonRes., but Junehailstorms may have k i•wnl• • , hvcw:lc udlii., ai theLimbe'r l•x..oneterritor)'n bo• Vahq.•o her cutreproduction to onebrood (KS). A Black- ne, coun• re•r8 Priorto lO89,•here had neckedStilt found at Minnewaukan,ND, SennnelButte tn G ldenVa, ' v lune I, for a beenon'erhr• o m•at%ns fo• h •tate.it July 11 (EF) remainedfor over a month. fi..... Probable•t Shorebird dates from North Dakota that th •E•[i•lc•r . 1Lin • ?•a_•rJ•llae•ano h •d 18•1 • ht re• h•er thar h•d Ecen weredifficult to categorizeas either "spring" c "ln• i cordand out ox tilt I:11OIrl •1 • or "fall"migrants included Lesser Yellowlegs (ca•). Fard4e r eo t, twowe-e cal,;-,, July 6 t w,O• •on• •- Ligle•i•uri R. and June1 & 5, Leastand Pectoralsandpipers S =r (RM). wherethev-.nested las• year. butt•. Fur here June21 & 17, and Red-neckedPhalarope Poozw,•lwas a , e: of md •:- UrjfL ifi it•.•n• andabufi•n•[ June 19 & 21. Four young Long-billed Curlews at Rhame Prairie in Bowman,ND, July 14 (RM) providedone of few recent nestingconfirmations for this dedining CORVIDS species.A northbound Long-billed Dowitch- The probableChuck-will's-widow seen TO SHRIKES er in Ziebach,SD, June 7(PS) was record late, andheard in Union,SD, June16 (BillHuser, A Clark'sNutcracker, irregular in the Black

Volume 45, Number 5.1111 Hills, wasIn CusterJune 7, and two werein can Redstartwas confirmedin Umon (SC) PenningtonJune 13 (RP). The reportof a andLincoln and appears to beagain breeding SOUTHERNGREAT Corn.Raven near New TownJune 14 wasin- regularlyin s.e.South Dakota. At J. Clark triguingsince the specieshas not nestedin SalyerN.W.R. July 6, a N. Waterthrushfeed- PLAINSREGION theDakotas this century, but no detailswere ing youngprovided the first breedingJoseph A. Grzybowski given.A pair of Red-breastedNuthatches confirmationfor McHenryand the entire carryingfood into an activenest at a Willis- SourisR. loopin North Dakota(RM); an- ton, ND, cemeteryJune 26 (GB) represents otherbird was on territoryin the Denbigh The successesand failures of the breeding thefirst confirmed breeding for Williams.A BogJuly 5. A singingConnecticut Warbler at seasonhave an inevitableeffect on. many CanyonWren July 26 in BadlandsN.P. (JB) the PeaceGardens July 13 (GB) wasin po- birdingfinds for otherseasons and years was unusual e. of the Black Hills. The Blue- tentialbreeding habitat but wasprobably a Thus,summer patterns and trends may tell grayGnatcatcher nest with young at Newton latespring migrant as it couldnot befound us about the future, both near and far. What HillsS.P. (MSS) provided the first successful subsequently. patternsshould we look for? How can we de- nestingof thespecies in SouthDakota; a nest A W. Tanagercarrying food in Bennevt, cipherthem? What canwe do aboutthose constructedthere in 1986 was abandoned. SD,July 3 (PS)was e. of theBlack Hills range thatare lasting and less desirable? Eastern Bluebirds continued to increasein of thespecies. A BlueGrosbeak was at Bow- We could invoke the theories of island bio- Stark,ND, fledging87 young(JWH). At the man-HaleyRes., ND, July27 (CG). Lark geographyand metapopulationdynamics, w.edge of the range, 2 pairsnested at Ft. Peck Buntingswere present by the hundreds along whichare currentbuzzwords among many (CC), and a familygroup of fivewas seen a BBSroute in Dickey,in s.c.North Dakota conservationbiologists, to perhapsenhance nearLame Deer, MT, July 8 (WR). The May 28, but onlyfour were found when the this "crystalball." In someways, it maybe MountainBluebirds attempting to nestat routewas run June 8. The areais within nest- discomfitingto contemplatewhat thisand Icelandic S.P. in n.e. North Dakota were un- ingrange, but apparently the birds found the our experienceover the last10 yearstell us successful(HD). The c3'N. Mockingbirds. areatoo wet thisyear and moved on. They aboutwhat birding will belike in therelative- of ChesterJune 11 (GN) yieldeda firstlati- werealso nearly absent in the Chester,MT, ly shortwindow of the coming10 years longrecord. There were only 8 previousSage area this summer(HM). While increased Frank Graham's recent article in American Thrasher recordsfor North Dakota, so the rainsmay have caused Lark Buntings to avoid Birdshas certainly posed the question for a four on w. riverroad s. of MarmathJuly 8 portionsof the edge of their range, at Ft. Peck selectgroup of species. (?RW)were of particularinterest. All werein Junerains induced males to repeatin Julythe Giventhe mid-continentrefuge system, suitable habitat, within 2 to 9 mi of the intensecourting activity of May (CC). Mc- manywaterbirds, particularly those that can South Dakota border. A well-described adult Cown'sLongspurs increased in the Sweet- nestin somedensity, will likely maintain seenat closerange behaved like a birdforag- grass,MT area(HM). their current status. Birds that tolerate and/or ingfor food for young, although no food car- In Union,SD, July 1, twoE. Meadowlarks thrive in man-modified environments will ryingwas seen; the otherthree were singing (PS)were outside the limited state breeding likely increase.Growth in populationsof males.Efforts to relocatethe birds 6 dayslat- rangeof Bennettand 7•dd.Singing Orchard Great-tailed Grackles and House Finches are er were unsuccessful. The area should be Oriolesat MaltaJune 27 (DP) and Bowdoin recentexamples. checked in the future because there is no June30 (GS)indicate that the species is still However,there are growing fears that for confirmedbreeding for the state. movingfarther west. otherspecies, we mayalready have passed Sprague'sPipit was heard July 7 at thew. thosecritical thresholds in metapopulauon limit of its rangeat BeanL., 40 mi s.s.w.of Contributors: (State editors in boldface) dynamicswhere recolonizations balance ex- Choteau,MT (MTS) for the 3rd consecutive MONTANA: Charles Carlson, Harriet tinctions.For some populations, the large ex- year.Loggerhead Shrike, currently under Marble, Stephen J. Martin, Gregory tinction-resistantblocks may be the now-un- considerationfor federallisting, seems to be Neudecker,James Phelps, Dwain Prellwirz, achievablenorm in anincreasingly fragment- doingwell east to thec. Dakotas. Much high- WilliamRoney, Michael T. Schwirrers,Gene edenvironment. Theory will tell us that a de- er numbersand many fledglings were noted Sipe,Karen Srutsman; NORTH DAKOTA: creasingproportion of these groupings in the Malta/Bowdoin, MT, area (DP); GordonBetkey, Jeff Chynowerh, Henry Du- shouldpersist for sometime, but with anin- Griffithsreported good reproduction, with a ray,Larry Falk, Eve Freeberg, David & Car- evitableeventual result. We may simplybe pairin almostevery grove in theHettinger, olyn Griffirhs,John A. Heiser,Justin W. watchingthese time-lags between the critical ND, area;22 werefound July 22 in Bowman, Hoff} BerniceHouser, David Lambeth, Ron eventsand the final outcome.Changes in ND (RM); sixwere in theSheyenne National Martin, SteveE Millard, Robert O'Connor, otherpopulations may be unfoldingin a GrasslandsJuly 20 (RO),one of thebest loca- RichardWaldrop; SOUTH DAKOTA:John mannerthat makes our perceptions and im- tionsfor the species in e.North Dakota. Blake,Sheldon Cooper, Stephen Dinsmore, pressionsfrom only a fewbirds trivial. Kim Eckerr,Barry Jones, Michael Melius, Living in the mid-continentecotone, VIREOS TO ErnestMiller, RichardPeterson, James Ro- manyof us havealready witnessed range ORIOLES rah, Dennis Skadsen,Mark S. Skadsen,Paul withdrawalsof a numberof species.Environ- A PhiladelphiaVireo at FargoJuly 12 (LF) Springer.--GORDON B. BERKEY,Divi- mentsin thisRegion for manymarsh- and wasa recordearly fall migrant by 16days. Ef- sion of Science,Minor State University, forest-dwellingbirds may be naturallyfrag- fortsro find thisspecies in formerbreeding Minor, ND 58701. mented,and are now simply more fragment- rangein theTurtle Mms. and Pembina Hills ed.But these species still occur from time to were unsuccessful,and ir is nor clearwhether time. Will that rateof appearancedecline lr stillbreeds regularly in the stare.A Ten- next?And then?What will that mean for the nesseeWarbler banded in Day, SD, July4 potentialof findinggallinules, rails, bitterns, (SD) waswell within range for an earlyfall and severalspecies of vireosand warblers> migrant;the species arrived at 2 s.e.North Tenyears from now, will we be citingevery Dakota locationsthe sameday. Singing Blue Grosbeak or Northern Oriole record "Myrtle"Warblers were once again present in Regionwide?I am already tempted to do so the International PeaceGardens, ND, where for nestingOrchard Orioles in centralOkla- the subspeciesundoubtedly breeds. An ad. homa,where I simply"x-ed" them in my CeruleanWarbler carrying food July 8 at notes10-15 yearsago. NewtonHills S.P.,Lincoln, SD (MSS),pro- This seasonwas peculiar in havingdesir- videda rarebreeding confirmation Ameri- able amounts of rainfall in most areas Itwas

1132 AmencanBlrds, W•nter 1991 wetterthan average in southwest- youngin 1991compared to a very ern to central Oklahoma. Howev- ßChadron successful1990 season (RCR, er, it wasvery dry in Wichitaand ß Valentine NWR DJR). Six nestsof Ferruginous northern Oklahoma. '-,.•cottsblulf NEBRASKA Hawksin w. Nebraskaproduced Some waterfowl numbers are re- ß Crescent Lake NWR Lake McConaughy onlyfour young (RCR, DJR). boundingfrom the lastdrought a A PurpleGallinule, now few yearsago, includingE-red very rarely reported,was found Grebes, Northern Pint,ils, and deadJuly 4 in Atoka,OK (NH, RuddyDucks in westernNebras- fide WP). Lingeringwere two ka.Although Eared Grebes did not Kirwin NWR ß SandhillCranes June 18 in Hall havevery successful early nesting Manhattanß NE, onewith an injuredleg (TB, attemptsin westernNebraska, the - Hays.KANSAS .Topeka JT), theother its potentially faith- Roschesindicated that they - ßCheyenneBottoms ful mate. pearedto do betterlate in thesea- FlintHdls, son. SHOREBIRDS Otherspecies also seemed to be 70 TERNS reboundingfrom drier years.In ß Black Mesa A nestingSnowy Plover on the centraland westernOklahoma, Canadian R. in Cleveland,OK these included Carolina Wrens, (VB) providedthe firstbreeding Roadrunners,and some local pop there since the 1960s. One-two ulationsof RockWrens, Canyon WaShira•==,,i,•',••..O•kelahomaLAHOM City observedon McConaughyJune 4 Wrens,and Rufous-crowned Spar- & 5 (MP, RP) werewell n. of cur- rows. A number of observers indi- rent breedingpopulations. Per- cated that Green-backed Herons hapsthe first extensivesearch of weremore common this year. Pop- McConaughyfor PipingPlovers ulationsof IndigoBuntings and found 66 adults, more than ex- Bell'sVireos were also up a little in Okla- roeredin }3rk,NE (TB, JT), and anotherat pected(MP). homa,as well asthose of Say'sPhoebe and McConaughy(SD, RCR, DJR) wasequally A Black-bellied Plover was noted as late as LoggerheadShrikes in westernNebraska. unusual.Among the lesscommon ducks June8 in Sheridan,NE (RCK DJR). Two Populationsof someother species seemed werea CinnamonTeal in ScottsBluff, NE pairsof Black-neckedStilts again nested in to belagging or declining.Western Kingbird (RS) and another in Sheridan,NE (RCR, Sheridan,NE, but were unsuccessful(RCR, numbersin Oklahomado not appear to have DJR),both June 8; a 9 BuffleheadJuly 28 at DJR). Apparentlya highwayproposal will recoveredyet from the droughta few years McConaughy(SD); and two Corn. Mer- destroythis site (MKC). back. Peculiarly,numbers of Great-tailed gansenin Lincoln,NE, June26 (TB,JT) and Long-bifledCurlews had a goodnesting Grackleswere also down, though they ap- twoatKeith, NE, July21 (RCR, DJR). A 9 seasonin the Nebraska Sandhills; 100 were pearedto havehad a verygood reproductive Corn. Goldeneyesummered in Keith,NE togetheron a meadowin Sheridan,NE season.In addition, severalobservers com- (RCR,DJR). Two Hooded Mergansers were (RCR,DJR). A Long-billedCurlew July 31 mentedthat numbers of speciessuch as Great in TulsaJune 8 (TM etal.). at theSalt Plains was unusual (SD). Thirteen CrestedFlycatcher, Northern Oriole, and BaldEagles have recently attempted nest- MarbledGodwits were in Keith,NE Juy28 BlueGrosbeak were also down this year. For ing severaltimes in Oklahoma.This year, (SD). A flockof 20 July5 in Sheridan,NE somealong edges or in discontinuitiesof theyfinally fledged two youngin Haskell, (RCR,DJR) may indicate apoor nesting sea- theirranges (i.e., Wood Thrushes, Warbling OK OqdeJL). Another pair in Douglas,NE, sonelsewhere for this early migrating group. Vireos, Northern Parulas, and Prairie War- wasalso successful in fledginga young,the Occasionallarge groups of Baird'sSand- blers), the fragmentedhabitats, cowbird first in moderntimes for NebraskaOqde pipershave been noted in the fall.This year threats,and decreaseddensities may simply RCR,DJR). Swainson's Hawks produced few about5000 were estimated July 27 & 28 at berunning their courses.

Abbreviations:Fontenelle Forest (Fontenelle Forest,Sarpy Co., NE); McConaughy(Lake McConaughy,Keith Co., NE); Salt Plains (GreatSalt Plains Natl WildliftRef., AI•I• Co., 010.

LOONS TO CRANES SummeringCorn. Loonswere noted in Keith,NE, June21 (MB), Holt, NE, June21 (JD), andMcConaughy July 28 (SD).West- ernGrebe numbers at McConaughywere es- timated at 350 July 27 (BP, LP). Several Clark'sGrebes were also observed, including oneJune 2 in Cherry,NE (SD) and onein Chase,NE, June 19 (MB). More than 200 Double-crested Cormorant nests were at Cherry,NE (SD). A vagrantimm. Little Blue Heron was not- edJuly 27 in Harlan,NE (BP,LP). White- facedIbises were apparently scattered over thew. portionsof the Region. ThisBlack Skimmer at LakeOverholser, Oklahoma City, on June 3, 1991, providedthe third r•cord for A few Greater White-fronted Geese sum- the state.PhotograplVMitcbell Olil•aat.

Volume 45, Number 5- 1133 McConaughy(SD), and about2400 were wereobserved June 29 andJuly 2 in Garden, Henslow'sSparrow population discovered in observedat the SaltPlains July 31 (SD). A NE (TB, JT), and a migrantwas identified recentyears in the Osageprairies of Okla- number of smaller but sizable flocks were also July29 in Comanche,OK (JG).Irregular in homawas observed in severallocalities again reported.Lingering or earlywas a Pectoral occurrence,a c• VermilionFlycatcher was thisyear (DV). SandpiperJune 22 in Canadian,OK (JGN). notedJune 15 in Greer,OK (JDT). SwampSparrows noted in Blaine,NE, The onlyreports of Buff-breastedSandpipers June23 (2-3 singingmales; TB, JT), and2 wereone July 27 in Tulsa(JL, PS), and one CROWS TO locationsin Lincoln,NE (TB, JT) wereunex- juvenileat the Salt Plains July 31 (SD). VIREOS pected.A Harris'Sparrow lingered in Cherry, A dowitcherJune 22 in Canadian,OK, FishCrows (seven) were again in Cherokee, NE, until June 3 (SD). A McCown's wasearly, whichever the species.A Short- KS,July 6 (DK). At theedge of theirrange, Longspurwas observed with newlyhatched billed Dowitcherreport came from Tulsa Brown-headed Nuthatches were still in Pitts- youngin Kimball,NE, June16 (SD). The June25. Twopossible Short-billeds were not- burgh,OK, June1 (WAC).Out of rangewere speciesapparently had an excellentnesting edJuly 10-15 in Carter,OK (BF).A Com- a Red-breastedNuthatch June 23 in Thomas, seasonin Sioux,NE, where hundreds were monSnipe flushed from a nestJune 24 in NE (TB, JT) anda BrownCreeper July 16 in flushedJuly 13 (RCR,DJR). Lincoln,NE (TB, JT) wasoutside the expect- FontenelleForest (BP). A few Rock Wrens BillCarter reports that N. Oriolenumbers edbreeding range. probede. to Lincoln,NE (TB, JT). Wood were down in Pontotoc,OK; Orchard Orioles California Gull numbers continue to in- Thrusheswere on the edge of theirrange and wereabsent (WAC). A countablesix Orchard creasein w. Nebraska.Fifty-four (44 adults, beyondin Carter,OK, July10 (BF), Cleve- Orioleswere noted by 2 observersin Tulsa-- three3rd-year, two 2nd-year,and six imma- land,OK, June13 (VB), and Comanche,OK, not many.Three pairswere recordedin tures)were present July 28 at McConaughy June14 (JAG).Also pushing east was a Sage Carter,OK (BF). (SD),with one ill HerringGull there July 27 Thrasherphotographed July 11 in Kimball, House Finches were not observed in Tulsa (SD). The "scoop"of theseason was a Black NE (SD). Two Curve-billedThrashers in (JL). Four nestlingHouse Finches in Co- SkimmerJuly 3-8 at L. Overholser,Okla- Greer,OK, June14 (JDT) providedthe first manche,OK, June20 (JDT) later fledged homa(MO etal.). This is only the 3rd Okla- countyrecord. (fideLM). HouseFinches in Richardson,NE, homarecord of thisspecies. Black-cappedVireo numberswere stable July5 provideda first county record (BP, LP) The numberof observerslooking after in theWichita Mrs., OK (JAG).The number RedCrossbills lingered in Cleveland,OK, LeastTerns has beenincreasing in recent observedin Blaine, OK, increasedfrom 6 June3 (SS)and to June9 in Delaware,OK (B years.Up to fivewere noted in Oklahoma, pairsin 1990to 23 adultsin 1991.Five of the & EW). Continuinga pattern for over a year, butnone nested (JGN). Nineteen pairs along 13 maleswere in theirfirst year and likely PineSiskin numbers were down: very few in the Canadian R., Cleveland-McClain,OK, benefitedfrom cowbird trapping by the Ok- winter,and almostnone in breedingloca- produceda modest 21 young (VB). About 30 lahomaNature Conservancy atthis site. tionsin w. Nebraska(RCR, DJR). A juv pairswere located on ArkansasR. between Hubert Harris banded 23 Bell's Vireos in EveningGrosbeak at a Dawes,NE, feederJu- Muskogeeand Okay, OK, morethan in re- Oklahoma,of which11 were young. He also ly 13 is onlythe 2nd confirmed nesting for centyears (JM). In Tulsa,62 youngLeast bandedseveral Warbling Vireos. Vicki Byre thisarea in recentyears (D & BF). Ternswere fledged (fideJL). thoughtBell's were very common along the Canadian R. in Cleveland but observed one Corrigenda: The Greater White-fronted OWLS TO feedinga cowbirdfledgling. Only migrant Gooseobserved July 27, 1990,in Keith,NE SWALLOWS Bell'sand Warbling vireos could be found in (AB 44:1152) waswith CanadaGeese, not BurrowingOwls were observed east to Knox, Pontotoc,OK (WAC), and the Padelfordsas- SnowGeese. The MarbledGodwits provid- NE, July5 (MB). Not oftennoted together sembledinformation for only 7 localities ingthe first nesting record for the Region (AB wereCorn. Poorwillsand Whip-poor-wills whereBell's Vireos were located in Junein e. 44:1153) did soin Sheridan,NE, not Dawes, callingJune 8 on theBohemia Prairie, Knox, Nebraska.One WarblingVireo was noted NE. The late June 1990 observationsof NE (BP,LP, MB) andJune 22 in Thomas,NE June2-6 in Comanche,OK (JMc).A White- Cassin'sand Savannah sparrows in Nebraska (TB, JT). A Chuck-wills-widowJuly 2 in eyedVireo feeding a fledglingJune 26 pro- (AB44:1154) weremade in BoxButte. Dakota,NE, wasat then. limitsof itsrange videdthe first nesting record for the Wichita (MB). MountainsN.W.R., OK (JAG).Pairs of Red- Cited Observers:(area editors in boldface) Black-chinnedHummingbirds appeared eyedVireos and Black-capped Vireos nearby KANSAS--Dan Kilby; NEBRASKA• to havea banneryear in the WichitaMrs., attended cowbirds. TanyaBray, Mark Brogie, Mary Kay Clausen, OK. While someare present at localfeeders Linda Cooper, Steve Dinsmore, James manyyears, they were common at andaway WARBLERS Ducey,Deb & BruceFord, Babs Padelford, from thesefeeders throughout the summer TO FINCHES LorenPadelford, Mark Peyton,Rocky Plet- (JAG et al.). One was noted eastto Carter, Outlier N. Parulaswere noted in Carter, OK tner,Dorothy J. Rosche,Richard C. Rosche, OK (BF).Perhaps the only location for Red- (BF). A Yellow-throatedWarbler lurched N RossSilcock, Jerry Toll; OKLAHOMA• cockadedWoodpeckers in the Regionout- to FontenelleForest again this year (BP). Vicki Byre,William A. Carter,Brush Free- sidethe McCurtain County W.A. in s.e.Ok- CeruleanWarblers were in Douglas,NE, June man,Hubert Harris, Nancy Hillstromb, Jo lahoma is one in Pushmataha,OK, where at 22 andJuly 14 (BP, LP) and Fontenelle Forest Loyd, Louis McGee, JanetMcGee (JMc), leastone bird was observed June 10 (JM). July17 (BP,LP). Jeri McMahon,Terry Mitchell,John G. A W. Wood-PeweeJune 29-June 2 in Gar- PrairieWarblers appear to havecontracted Newell,Mitchell Oliphant, Warren Pulhch, den,NE (TB, JT) was e. of manyoecur- theirrange eastward in recentdecades. Two PatSeibert, Susy Smeal, Jack D. Tyler,Don rences. Late and a little w. of most occur- or threeJune 30 andJuly 6 nearHulah Res., Verser,Bill & Elli Womack.--JOSEPH A renceswas a Yellow-belliedFlycatcher June 1 Osage,OK, maybe amonga fewexcursion- GRZYBOWSKI, 1701 Lenox, Norman, in Cherry,NE (SD); alsonoted were two istsalong the edgeof their currentrange OK 73069. AlderFlycatchers (SD). A pair of Acadian (DV). Also outlierswere Hooded Warblers Flycatchersnesting in Cleveland,OK, pro- stillsinging on territoryJune 9 in Tulsa(PS, videdone of veryfew local records for c. Ok- JL). lahoma(VB). Theywere nesting as far n. as Cassin'sSparrows made it backto Dundy, Douglas,NE, but disappearedafter a storm NE (SD). Of thisnortherly group were two June22 (BP etal.). LeastFlycatchers were at adultsfeeding three young in BoxButte, NE, 2 locationsaround McConaughy June 11 July5 (RCR,DJR) and a malein Sioux,NE, (LC) andJuly 2 (TB, JT). WillowFlycatchers on the same date (RCR, DJR). The

1134 American Birds, Winter 1991 a Band-rumpedStorm-Petrel in the samearea (J'CS,M_A, P & TF etal.)! Prior to this summer there were but eArnarillo ß Buffalo Lake 3 acceptedTexas records for Leach's NWR and6 for Band-rumped.The 3 pe- trel recordshave been submitted to the T.B.R.C. ,. Muleshoe NWR •Nichita ßHagerman NWR Falls ß Lubbock PELICANS Fort Worth ß ß Dallas TO STORKS Over 190 nonbreedingAm. White *' El Paso ,'?JNat. Pelicanssummered at San Antonio's .• Park ß Midland ßSan ßAbilene •Nacogdoches. Mitchell L. (WS). We receivedno Ange• Davis IV•s. firmnews of BrownPelican nesting ß Balrnorhea L. TEXAS success,but indications are that it wao.\ was good. Inland Brown Pelicans continueto surpriseobservers. One immaturewas at L. BalmorheaJune ß • 1 (ph.,GL, JP); another was at Ft. I Hancock,Hudspeth, June9 (LJ). An } imm.and an ad. Brown Pelican were } alsoseen at severalSan Antonio area lakes(WS). In thepast, it hasbeen a i ruleof thumbthat Texas summer i cormorantsareprobably Neotropic. Kingsvilleß i That assumptionhas become specu- .. State • lativeat bestwith somerecent obser- Park vations. In n.e. Texas,we receivedre- portsof threeDouble-crested Cor- lowingare shortened names for the respective morantsin Delta(MWh); three others spent TEXASREGION county,state, or nationalparks, wildlife timein Panola(PH). Moreintriguing were GregW. Lasley and Chuck Sexton refuges,etc.: Anzalduas, Aransas, Bentsen, 18 pairson nestsat L. Fork, •od, June8 (D BigBend, Kickapoo, Laguna Atascosa, Sabal & LB). A groupof 114 NeotropicCor- Palm, and SantaAna. morantssummered at BraunigL., Bexar Most of the statereceived (or continuedto (WS), a highnumber for that area.Several receive)abundant moisture through June LOONS TO Neotropic Cormorants at L. Daniel, andJuly, with many areas equalling their nor- STORM-PETRELS Stephens,June 8 (KN) representeda first mal annualtotals by the endof the season. An imm. Corn.Loon on L. WeatherfordJune countyrecord. EastTexas was particularly waterlogged, as 25-July7 (BM) furnishedone of thevery few A pair of LeastBitterns attended two wasBig Bend,for the secondsummer in a summer records for n.c. Texas. Other news of downyyoung at GrandSaline June 30 (RK, row.North-central Texas and some parts of summeringCorn. Loonscame from Delta, GH, JN, MWh), providinga new nesting southTexas (but not the Lower Rio Grande with two seenJune 15 (MWh), and from recordfor VanZandt. Up to eightLeast Bit- Valley)were among the few regions reporting •lker, with two June 30-July 6 at ternswere at TradinghouseL., McLennan, below-normal rainfall. Almost no one com- Huntsville(DP). LeastGrebes may have but nestingcould not be confirmed(FB). plainedof excessivelyhot weather.These fared a little better in the L.R.G.V. than in re- Cattle Egrethas yet to be confirmedas a conditionsresulted in abountiful production centyears: 3 pairsnested successfully at La- nesterin n.w.Texas, so nine seen in a large of youngbirds of almostall nestingspecies. gunaAtascosa (fide LL), andwe heard of sev- Black-crownedNight-Heron rookery in Therains in thehigh plains and the Panhan- eralobservations in nearby areas. New loca- Crosbyin Junewas interesting OS, DA). Also dle mayhave been too late to helpnesting tionsfor nesting Pied-billed Grebes included noteworthywas a CattleEgret in BriscoeJune waterbirds in most cases. TradinghouseL., McLennan(FB) and Grand 3 (BP)and four in ShermanJuly 4 (KS),the Many researcherskept up the effort to Saline,Van Zandt, June 22 (RK, GH, JN). In latter a new countyrecord. New Black- completethe fifth and final year of theTexas June,a largecolony of nestingEared Grebes crownedNight-Heron nesting colonies were BreedingBird Atlas project. Seyffert, Peter- wasfound s. of Lubbock,with anothersmall- discoveredin CrosbyOS, DA) andSherman son,Nanney, the Brothertons, and others re- erone in Parmer(JRa). The former group oc- (KS). portedseveral "tantalizing finds" that showed cupieda playalake that was devoid of emer- A White Ibisin mid-June(RIO andon Ju- where future work needs to be done to gentvegetation. Four W. Grebeswere at L. ly 14 (RK, GH, JN) in l•n Zandtwasrare for confirmnesting. Poorly known ornithologi- BalmorheaJune 10 (MR, MP, GK), with at n.c. Texas. Elsewhere,an imm. White Ibis cal horizonswere explored, with concerted leasttwo lingering throughout the summer. showedup atAustin's Hornsby Bend July 20 effortsin Junein theDavis Mountains and in Very surprisingwas a singleClark's Grebe (BF) and remainedthrough the period.A a few offshorebirding trips out of Port photographedthere June 10, probablythe breeding-plumagedGlossy Ibis July21 in Aransas;both these efforts yielded many ex- first documented summer record for the state Dallas('}'CH, EW, TR) provideda first coun- citingfinds. (MP, MR, GK). ty record.Most, and possiblyall Roseate Don Alexander,an activeTexas observer, Most Texas observers do not look for Spoonbillrookeries in Aransasand Nueces diedin June.He will bemissed by hismany pelagicbirds in summer;results of thissum- werecompletely inactive owing to swarming birdingfriends. We dedicatethis column to mer'sefforts may changethat. A Leach's fireants (fide PP). Other ground nesters on hismemory. Storm-Petrelwas carefully described June 1 theseislands were similarly affected. Wood about30 mi s.e.of PortAransas (?CS, PR, N Storkswere conspicuous at severallocations Abbreviations:G.M.N.P. (GuadalupeMoun- & RA). AnotherLeach's was identified June in s. Texasby lateJune. A groupof 34 at tainsNat'l Park);L.R.G.V. (LowerRio Grande 15 about50 mi e. of PortAransas (J'MA, P & MitchellL. June30 wasnotable (WS). Valley);U.T.C. (UpperTexas Coast). The fol- TF, WS etal.). The lattertrip alsouncovered

Volume 45, Number 5 ß11a5 WATERFOWL fledgedtwo young from L•mp•a Canyon •n w•thyoung near Alpine July 5 (ph.ML) pro- Black-belliedWhistling-Ducks continued to theDavis Mts. bylate July (KB). At leastone videda firstnesting record for Jeff Daws A explorebeyond their normalrange. Note- additionalpair was active in the DavisMts. single Whooping Crane summeredat worthyreports include one at L. Fork,•od, inJune (JP, KB, GL). Gray Hawks were again hransas. June8 (D & LBr), oneat Seymour,Baylor, presentin Big Bend and the L.R.G.V. in SnowyPlovers had a very successful season June17-18 (KO),and another in DallasJuly small numbers. in the Midland area,where 28 (half of them 4 (EW). A pair nestedin a tree cavityin Broad-wingedHawks can be difficultto juveniles)were countedalong a 100-yard Bellmead,McLennan, for a firstcounty nest- confirm as nesters,so the nest found in stretchoflakeshore July 13 (FW). Elsewhere, ingrecord (fide FB). A SnowGoose lingered NacogdochesApr.21 isnoteworthy (CSh, fide Snowiesat a playa edge near Weinert, in Lubbockuntil mid-June(LMK et al.) A DW). Anotherpair of Broad-wingedswas HaskellJune 15 & 22 (KN) behavedas •f Ross'Goose, apparently unable to fly well, seenregularly in n.w.Austin, where nesting nesting,and several pairs nested successfully wasphotographed in Hot SpringsCanyon, wassuspected (BA). The firstAustin nesting near Baffin Bay, Kleberg(PP). Mountran BigBend, June 6-7 (J & BH). WoodDucks recordoccurred 2 years ago. A pairof Swain- Ploversonce again nested successfully in the showedup at unexpectedlocations: a hen son'sHawks fledged 3 youngin Collinin July, DavisMtns. Completely unexpected was the with 8-10 ducklingsat Kingsvillein mid-Ju- a firstcounty nesting record (ph. HH). Gal- Mt. Ploverin basicplumage on BolivarPen lywas certainly unexpected (fide PP). lucci made a concerted effort to locate nest- June 30 (WG et al.). No recordsfor th•s Three Mottled Ducksin DeltaJuly 7 ingZone-tailed Hawks in theHill Country; specieshave been accepted on the U.T.C. be- (MWh) addedto a growingnumber of n.e. 8 pairswere located in RealKerr, Kinney, Ed- forethis season. Two pairsof Black-necked Texasrecords. Elsewhere, a pair of Mottleds wards,Bandera, and Medina. Nesting Ferrug- Stiltsbrought off fiveyoung at theAmarfilo with five youngon L. Buchanann.w. of inousHawks can still be found in Dallam, as sewageponds, for a rarePanhandle nesung Austinin lateMay (EK) provideda firstarea evidencedby an adultwith 3 youngthere record(KS). Elsewhere,Black-necked Stdts nestingrecord. Gadwalls are very rare Texas June26 (HS).Single ad. Ferruginous Hawks madenews with successful nesting in Haskell nesters,so the observation of a pairin Deaf werein HardeyJune 4 andDeaf Smith June (KN), Austin(BF etal.), Midland (FW), and SmithJune 15-17 (MP) wasof interest.A 52 23 (KS). Waco(first county nesting record) (FB) A Gadwallwith eight young at Mitchell L. July A CrestedCaracara, very rare in theTrans- populationof 125 Am. Avocetsnested •n 23 (WS) providedthe 2nd recentnesting Pecos,was reported at BigBend July 10 (fide Haskell(KN); the specieshad a successful record in that area. A Red-breasted Mer- RRo). Additionalrecords of nestingAm. seasonat Midland aswell (FW). ganserin TitusJune 4 wasvery late (D & Kestrelsin s.Texas continue to surface;a pair For the 5th year,Gallucci noted Spotted LBr). Someobservers are surprisedto see withyoung was found in Dimmir(SB), and Sandpipersthroughout the breedingseason RuddyDucks in the L.R.G.V. in summer; anotherbird was in •bb (AC). Unexpected alongthe Guadalupe R. in Kerr.No nesung theybreed regularly there in smallnumbers if were4 kestrelnests in theAngelina and Davy evidencehas been found, but the species' waterlevels are right. A MaskedDuck was re- Crockett N.E in e. Texas(CR, RSc, DW). presencethere is certainly of interest.Tanta- portednear Mission, Hidalgo, July 14 (TG). Fartherwest, a kestrelat AustinJuly 27 (BF, lizing,but asyet unconfirmedas nesting •n DoB) provideda firstJuly record for that Texas,were several reports of UplandSand- RAPTORS area.Peregrine Falcons successfully fledged pipers.One was seen June 8 in thePanhandle Ospreyssummering in thee. halfof thestate threeyoung from an eyrie in G.M.N.E June in Hans•rd(KS); one was over Wilson June includedone at DinosaurValley S.E June 19 1 (MF). An earlymigrant Peregrine was over 17 (WS); and a trio was near Gainesvfile, (MR), oneat AustinJune 22 (WS, GL), one SanAntonio July 7 (WS). A well-describedCooke, June 23 (CH, TR). The speciesisstud nearSan Juan, Hidalgo, July 5 (HW), and Prairie Falcon harassed small birds near e. Ft. to have bred at the latter location in the 19th oneat L. TawakoniJuly 10 (RK).The species WorthJuly 21 (BM), providingone of very century(Oberholser 1974). Two Long-balled wasalso noted all seasonat LagunaAtascosa few summer records for n.c. Texas. Curlewsover Kickapoo July 8 (OC) provided (fideLL).Ospreys nested for the 6th consecu- a first summer record for that area. tiveyear at SamRayburn Res. in e.Texas, but TURKEYS TO TwoRuddy Turnstones atMitchell L. June expandedtheir efforts this year to 2 nests, SHOREBIRDS 6 (WS)were unexpected, aswas one at John- fledgingfive young (MK, fideJE).These re- WildTurkeys apparently had a successfulsea- sonCity July5 (TH, RMc).The latterb•rd mainthe only known nesters in thestate. The son in most areas ofs. and c. Texas. Northern providedonly the 2nd Julyrecord for the Am.Swallow-tailed Kite again proved a fairly Bobwhiteshad mixed nesting success. They Austinregion. Six White-rumped Sandpipers elusive nester in Texas. Texas Parks & werereported as having very good breeding at HornsbyBend July 3 (BF)were probably WildlifeDept. surveyslocated 4 pairsthis successin s. Texas,from Klebergand Brooks verylate migrants.Two Stilt Sandpipersat year,duplicating last year's group in Je3•rson, southinto LagunaAtascosa (PP, AO, LL et Ft. Blisssewage ponds, EIPaso, July 25 (BZ, Newton,Orange, and Tyler(DaBo, JE, TE et aL).In areasaround Abilene, they were de- PE)were early. A Short-billedDowitcher was al.). MississippiKites continue to increasein scribedas being fewer in number(LB), and at seenand heard at L. TawakoniJuly 10 (RK), severalareas. The specieswas described as Midland, FrancesWilliams reportsthere whiletwo ad. Short-billedswere at Village verynumerous in Abilene,with a population wereno quailchicks of thisspecies or Scaled Creek, Tarrant,July 25-27 (?MR, RR, thatseems to increaseyearly (LB). Elsewhere, Quail. There wasno rain in that areafrom JWS). An Am. Woodcockwith threech•cks 9 active nestswere discoveredin Johnson Januaryto June, then heavy rains occurred in in n. AngelinaMar. 9 provideda raree. Texas (CE), and one wasfinally located in Azle, lateJuly (up to 8" in 4 days),which would confirmationof nesting,though displaying Tarrant(fide GK). have flooded nests and/or drowned chicks. birds are often seenthere in late winter (LD, BaldEagles had another banner year in e. Severalpairs of PurpleGallinules raised at NB,fide DW). Texas,with a total of 34 active nestsin 26 least13 youngat MitchellL. (WS). Ob- counties.Twenty-three nests fledged 40 serversin n.e.Texas have been turning up a GULLS young,up from20 nestsand 29 younglast plethoraof new recordsfor little-birded TO ANIS year(fide JE). A Sharp-shinnedHawk sur- counties. Observations of Com. Moorhens An ad.Franklids Gull atAustin June 22 (GL, prisedobservers with a July14 showingat provided2 suchrecords this summer. A first WS) and two at E1 PasoJune 30 (BZ, PE) Longview(G & JLu).Cooper's Hawk is the Deltarecord was provided by a moorhenat providedrare summer records. Two Caspian expectedsummer Accipiter in Texasaway Big CreekL. June 13-15 (MWh). This Ternsin lateJuly at L. Tawakonisurprised from the Trans-Pecos.Kinney and White species'first confirmedn.e. Texasnesting observers(MWh, RK). Common Terns sighteda remarkableseven Cooper's Hawks recordoccurred at Grand SalineJune 28, made news in severalareas this summer, •t betweenJune 13 andJuly 23 in VanZandt wherea pairwith sixyoung were seen June wasa formerbreeding species in thestate, but and Hunt. A pair of Com. Black-Hawks 16-28 (MWh, RK). A pair of Am. Coots there are no recent records. ACom. Tern hn-

1136 American B•rds, W•nter 1991 gereduntil June 1 in Titusin n.e. Texas OWLS TO the Panhandle?"Four, thought to be Wil- (DBr); otherswere at Port Aransasthe same SAPSUCKERS lows,were found at 3 sitesin DeafSmith June day(CS). Up to 20 Corn.Terns were at Boli- Juneexploration into private land in thehigh 15 (MP).A Hammond'sFlycatcher, a species var FlatsJune 9-July 28 (WG). The June1 elevationsof the DavisMtns. produceda whosestatus in theGuadalupe Mtns. is un- pelagictrip off PortAransas turned up some numberof excitingfinds. Among these was certain,was reported from G.M.N.E June7 intriguing terns. A possibleArctic Tern FlammulatedOwl, a specieslittle known (MR, MP, GK); it mayhave been a latemi- teasedobservers but was not close enough for fromthat area. Up to 15 FlammulatedOwls grant. photos;there are no fully acceptedTexas werethere June 3-19 (ML, JP,KB, GL). A recordsof thisspecies (CS, PRo). lonereport of yetanother Flammulated Owl camefrom G.M.N.E June7 (MR, MP, GK); thespecies was also more common than usual in Big Bend.Once considered an abundant Las•summer w•:re•ted thl fi•ii.Texis nest• nesterin n.c. Texas,the BurrowingOwl is ing recordoOGray Flycatcher when several NestingLeast Terns Q•the.enda•ge redifil•nd nowscarce in thatarea. It wasencouraging to 4in•iudifi• On racestaged their strongest c0mebhck yetin n. learnof a groupof fivesetting up residence •rivatep•bper• in the Davis Mms. F•llow- Texas,lifice their &•i'ne there,well over 30 (nesting?)at a prairiedog town n. of Wichita ing,upo• that re rt; severalribservers yearsago. First 61fi•:.came June,2, •hen FallsJune 18-July 9 (DMc). The mostexcit- KB;:GL)•n• accesstøyhe •4 •ea hnd himwas s•4• •f Bi•Cr•eek ]•.•Delta (MWh) ing owl, however,was an ad. N. Saw-whet spentjtme iœ8 investigating iheGray F!y- andJune, 4, •en a pairof birds •t ValleyEl Owl callingJune 3 in the DavisMtns. (ph. catche•neSting ' situaiibfi• The }esults Were in Fanninexhibitedkourrsbip behavior ML). This speciesis a very rare nesterin •azing!A toral of 32 Gray Fly•ch•r.nest• A Cø1ony'ofsixLeastTe& was then d G.M.N.P. but had never been documented in •ng territorieSwere mapped. Numerous eredJuhe i8 n•tingat L Kemn,B the Davis Mtns. si•ngbi? ds were hped and ph•togr•phed• (KO).oae tern agrohp w.6, ChimneySwifts were present through the A n•t wi• threeY oun g was16Cared ind Pho- gaskell,June 22 appearedto b• brr'•m7, seasonin Alpine,where the species seems to $ographedJhne 8. A•ditionalinvdstigati6ns {•)2 whnein s.e. Dallas, • pairs ,ere be increasing(ML). An imm. or • White- b);Lockwood in a nearbyarea in mid-June juvni!esJv'7,4 (mVh,'JCu¾ eared Hummingbirdwas well-describedlo•ted &•few •ddirional •rayFlycatchers a,pd 20.21 (EW,•H, TR.ph.)5 from G.M.N.E June 7 ($MR, MP, GK). 9nemor• nest. The closest, khown nesting Mostobservers this year reported that Buff- areato this group ofbk& isin c.New Mexi belliedHummingbirds departed the Coastal co.It willtake further invcstiSations io'reveal Bend,Brooks, and Kenedyby the end of May. tb• ,'ompletestatus of neSdngG•ay Flycatch- Therewere only 4 s.Texas sightings of Buff- ersm 'theDhvis Mms:. but they are certainly A countof 13-20 juv.and subadult Bri- bellieds all summer: 3 at Santa Ana and one c.ommon in someareas. dled Ternswas madeon the June 1 Port at Bentsen(fide JI). FiveLucifer Humming- Aransaspelagic (ph. CS, PRo et al.). Another birdsin theGlass Mtns. ofn. BrewsterJuly 2 Bridledwas at RolloverPass, Galveston, June (ML) mayrepresent an unknownbreeding 9 (•WG etal.). The only previously accepted populationthere. In E1Paso, a Lucifervisited A Say'sPhoebe near Falcon Dam June23 recordsof thisspecies in Texasare associated a feederJuly 23 (A& MGa),for only the 2nd (OC) waswell away from its normal nesting with the passageof HurricaneGilbert in recordthere. O'Neil reportedan extraordi- range.A pair of Dusky-cappedFlycatchers Sept.1988. Black Skimmers nested at several naryscarcity of hummingbirdsightings of wasfound June 4 nearMt. Livermorein the sitesin Nuecesand San Patricio, again suffer- anyspecies in the usuallyproductive Falfur- DavisMtns. ($ph., GL, KB,jP); a singlebird ing considerabledisturbance: caught be- rias area. wasin the samevicinity June 19 ($ML). A tweenthe human traffic and high tides (PP). A 9 RingedKingfisher was present all pair of Brown-crestedFlycatchers feeding Up to fourRinged Turde-Doves spent the summeron the GuadalupeR. nearIngram youngat RioGrande Village in BigBend July summerin Arlington(B & NH), a newloca- dam, Kerr. Another female was on the same 23 (JG)provided a very rare nesting record tion for thisintroduced species of uncertain rivernear Comfort. Gallucci suspects a small forthe park. Other noteworthy Brown-crest- Texasstatus. White-winged Doves continued breedingcolony in thearea... the only prob- edFlycatchers included a pair feeding young to movenorthward; a record in C/ayJune15 lem is thathe hasnot yet seena male.Else- June 17-20 in n.w. Real (JG) and another (CH, TR) providedthe first for that area. In- where,a c• RingedKingfisher in Washingtonnesting pair in Victoria,apparendy the caDoves have expanded greatly in thepast 10 June17 (TG) providedthe next-to-eastern- northeasternmostnesting record in thestate yearsin e. Texasand are now widespread in mostrecord in Texas(and the U.S.). Extraor- (fidePR). The Tropical Kingbirds that nested smallnumbers in manytowns in thatregion. dinarilylate for n.c.Texas was a Yellow-bel- at Brownsvillecontinued to be reported A newn. outpostwas established in Angelina liedSapsucker in Bedford June 16 (BM). throughthe period; they were feeding two earlythis year (fideDW). A callingInca Dove fledglingsJuly 14 (TG). Anotherkingbird, in DallamJune 23 (BO) provideda new FLYCATCHERS vocalizinglike a Tropical,was heard at Falcon countyrecord and one of onlya few in the TO SWALLOWS DamJune 26 ($NL).The Thick-billed King- Panhandle.White-tipped Doves continue to SixOlive-sided Flycatchers, induding a cop- birds that again nestedat Cottonwood pushat then. limitof theirrange; they were ulatingpair, were in thehigh Davis Mtns. in Campgroundin Big Bendwere present at foundin Refugio(GB, fide SB). earlyJune (Jp, KB, GL). The specieshas not leastuntil July 26 (BZ,PE). Another pair at Oneof the mostexciting records was of a been noted in that area before in mid-sum- RioGrande Village was last reported in early MangroveCuckoo at LagunaAtascosa June mer.An Olive-sidedFlycatcher at Corpus June(fide RRo). 11 (•BA etal.). If acceptedby theT.B.R.C., ChristiJune 9 (WS, GB) wasconsidered a An earlyTree Swallow at E1Paso July 25 this will be the 4th state record. Groove- verylate migrant. Although known as a late (BZ, PE) providedonly the 2nd summer billedAnis enjoyed a successfulseason in s. migrant,mid-June sightings ofW. Wood-Pe- recordfor that area. A BankSwallow July 2 ! Texas(PP, AO, m.ob.).In a repeatof lastyear, weescontinue to raisequestions of possible in Dallaswas out of seasonthere (CH, EW, a Groove-billedAni was carrying nesting ma- nestingin then. Panhandlearea. Single call- TR). A few Cliff Swallowscontinue at what tetialat SanAntonio's Mitchell L. July 17 ingbirds June 8 justs. of theOklahoma line are now predominantlyCave Swallow (WS),and a possiblybreeding pair was seen in Hans•rdandJune15 in Dallam(KS) were coloniesin Klebergand Kenedy. The Palmers in Yancey,Medina (BA). noteworthy.An E. Wood-PeweeJune 9 in foundand photographed a few nests at one I3ungwas unusual (KN). Seyffertposes the sites. of Sarita,which had originally been question:"Do Empidonaxflycatchers nest in builtby BarnSwallows, had been remodeled

Volume 45, Number 5' 1137 VIREOS,WARBLERS same date in Amarillo (KS). Common Yel- A White-eyedVireo in ArcherJune 15 (DMc) lowthroat is now a common summer resident was unusual for the Wichita Falls area. Bell's alongMonahans Draw in Midlana•nesting is Tree Sx•alltws•-werethe h!•hli Vireos, oncecommon in e. Texas,then in se- notyet confirmed there (FW). Yellow-breast- •onf•r s•.*ral' observers i• n.•. T•. • riousdecline, have been gamering more no- edChats may still nest in isolatedpockets in i• bi•dsW•reind,-3fiii•,idy di•.ov :1 rice. This summer,singing males were in n.c. Texas,evidenced by threein PaloPinto ol•oeryersat21ocaAo97 inJune FranklinJune 11 (MWh), HopkinsJune 30 June23 (KN). b g CreekL., Delra•June2 •(Mw• (MWh), DeltaJuly 7 (MWh), Nacogdoches 1o•iFgdayth•zwer• fiediv• yOiWõ! Anot, (DW), and HarrisonJuly 12 (GLu). In n.c. TANAGERS adhltw•½ feeding young jn a nestholi' at! Texas,about a half dozen Bell'sVireos nested 1'0 FINCHES Fork, It ,on•June 8 (D & LBr)•Their or defendedterritories in thevicinity of rail- A c• ScarletTanager in Big BendJune 23 know•Texas •esting was early this cent•D roadtight-of-ways around Campbell, Hunv, (fideRRo) providedone of fewTrans-Pecos however,vegetation-control herbicide threat- records.Also unusual was another c• Scarlet enedtheir habitat (MWh). Hedgingsuccess Tanagerin CrosbyJuly 20 (AG). An Indigo forBlack-capped Vireos at Kickapoowas the Buntingin s. •ylorin earlyJune represented greatestsince researchers began monitoring the first summer record for the Abilene area into Cave Swallow nestsfrom 1986 onward, that site (KB, DStu, OC). This contrasted (fideLB). A VatiedBunting was unexpected and this seasonwere rebuilt by Cliff Swal- withthe Austin region, where nesting success in the DavisMtns. June11 (MP). Up to 6 lows. Cliff Swallowswere nestingnear was moderate to low and probably territories of Green-tailed Towhees were in Crockett,Houston, in May (DW) and were insufficientto offsetpopulation losses (fide the DavisMms. in earlyJune (JR KB, GD, most surprisinglyat Toledo Bend Res., D. Steed).A Black-cappedVireo was in Ma- with another bird detectedJune 7 in Sabine, on the Texas/Louisianaborder in sonJune 1 (DF, DR), wherethe specieshad G.M.N.P.,where they are also very rare (MR, May and June(JS0, addingto the Piney not been documentedin this century.A MP, GK). Woods records mentioned last summer. Black-cappedsinging near Hubbard Creek Bachman'sSparrows were desctibedas L., Stephens,June 8 wasin a new location; "amongthe mostcommon birds" in proper CROWS 1'0 three betweenBrad and the BrazosR., Palo habitaton commercial forest lands in 7•ini•y, WgXWING$ Pinto,June 23 werealso rare finds (KN). The Polk,and TylerJuly 12 (DP). Severalad. and A few Mexican Crows were observed all sum- Yellow-throatedVireo in G.M.N.P.in April juv.Brewer's Sparrows were found June 23 in mernear Brownsville (m.ob.) and at Laguna wasstill present June 29 (MF). A loneHut- thevery n.w. corner of thePanhandle in Dal- Atascosa(fide LL). Palmerspeculates that we ton'sVireo in G.M.N.P. June7 (MR, MP, lam (BO). There are apparently no maysee this species begin to "spreadout a GK) wasat a locationwhere the species ison- confirmednesting records this centuryin bit" in that area.Two BrownCreepers, unex- ly knownas a raremigrant. A pairof War- Texas,but the species is knownto havenest- pectedin summer,foraged in the Davis Ning Vireosphotographed on a nestin the ed30 mi to thenorth in Oklahoma(fideKS). Mtns.June 27 (ML) but showedno signsof DavisMtns. June6 provideda rarenesting On June29, FieldSparrows were found to be territotiality.The firstnesting White-breast- recordthere (GL, KB, Jp). An out-of-season unexpectedlycommon as far w. asArmstrong ed Nuthatchesin Nacogdochesin over a Red-eyedVireo was at SantaAna June 10 (fideKS). A singingBlack-throated Sparrow decadewere there in earlyMay (R & SH,fide (RRi, FP). Yellow-greenVireos continued to in OldhamJune 4 (KS)was at an unexpected DW), withanother family group near Crock- be reported,without documentation, at La- location.Incredible were two Savannah Spar- ett, Houston,June 18 (DW). A Carolina gunaAtascosa through July 14, with others rows that were carefully identifiednear Wrenagain frequented Midland in July(fide reportedat SabalPalms and Santa Ana. KingsvilleJuly 15 (PP,AW). The species FW). The speciesisnot known to nestwithin An Orange-crownedWarbler was carrying nests nowhere near Texas that we are aware 100 mi of that location. Prior to this season, nestmaterial in the DavisMtns. June 8 (JP); of. Two Sharp-tailedSparrows on Bolivar House Wrens were not known or even sus- beforelast year, the specieswas not consid- Pen.July 28 wereexceptional for the date, pectedof breedingin theDavis Mtns. About ereda Texasnester except in the Guadalupe whethersummering or migrants(WG). An a dozenpairs were there in June(JP, KB, GL, Mtns.Four singing Virginias Warblers were odditywas a singingWhite-throated Sparrow ML), althoughno nests were located. also located in the Davis Mms. the first week June23 in VanZandt (RK). The onlyother WoodThrush populations were found to of June(JP, KB, GL). Therewere several re- Texas summer record is listed for the same be fairlyhigh in the Huntsvillearea, for the portsof N. Parulasforaging in cottonwoodsarea by Oberholser (1974). 3rdconsecutive year after several years of de- alongthe Rio Grande in BigBend July 23-28 A Yellow-headed Blackbird near the Mc- cline(DP). Two Clay-coloredRobins were (m.ob.).Groups of up to sixTropieal Parulas DonaldObservatory in theDavis Mtns. July reportedat Anzalduasin June('•BA et al.). were noted at Bentsen and Santa Ana in late 11(MP) wasout of place.Two or threeBrew- American Robins were more abundant and July(fide JI). Threesinging Yellow-rumped er'sBlackbirds in HartleyJune 23 (BO) were widespreadin severalareas. In SanMarcos, (Audubon's)Warblers were in the Davis noteworthysince only one or 2 definitenest- Archerfound eight adults and 11 young; this Mtns.in earlyJune (JP etal.). ing recordsexist for Texas.Bronzed Cow- wasthe largestnumber ever seen there in Golden-cheekedWarblers had a 2nd very birdscontinue to expandtheir range,evi- summer.The speciesalso nested more com- successfulnesting season in a row.Continued dencedby a birdat HuecoTanks S.P. June 1 monlyin andaround Austin (T.A.S.) and was researchefforts on thespecies began to focus (JSp)(first park record), as well asbirds in notedat Kingsvilleand Falfurrias (PP, AO). on habitatoccupancy and how species such courtshipon Houston'sRice University cam- AmericanRobins are seenregularly in the as Blue Jay may be affectingGolden- pusand other areas in Harris(WR). A count summerin a few spotsin the DavisMtns., cheekedsaround urbanizing areas (TEn, CP, of 40 Orchard Orioles was made near Lasara, but a nestwith youngphotographed there CS).Although known as a latemigrant, a Willacy,July 19 (JAn et al.). Amongthis June8 (KB) probablyprovided the first doc- BlackpollWarbler in LubbockJune 1 was groupof earlymigrants was an albino.A umentednesting record. Unexpected were noteworthy(G J). A Worm-eatingWarbler mostunexpected Scott's Otiole was in •bb twoGray Catbird sightings in LubbockJune wasfeeding young in theAngelina N.E, San (AC). 2 (JCl)and June 9 (DS etal.).A Curve-billed Augustine,June 20 (CSh).Always uncom- Followingtheir invasion last winter, a re- Thrashernear Possum Kingdom L., PaloPin- monin summer,this species has greatly de- cendyfledged House Finch spent late July in to,June 22 wase. of itsnormal range (KN). A clinedin e.Texas over the past 2 decadesand Dallas(fide JP); a juvenileand an adult made CedarWaxwing was unexpected at Kickapoo must now be considered rare and local as a sporadicvisits all summerto Azle, Tarrant June11 (OC). nester.A MacGillivray'sWarbler in Mason (CH, TR). The speciesalso apparently nest- June1 (DF, DR) waslate, as was another the ed in Houston(fide WR). A pair of Red

11•8- American Birds, Winter 1991 Crossbillswas in the DavisMtns. June 5 & 7 ry Carlman,Oscar Carmona, Allan Chaney, (ph.,GL, JP),a firstsummer record for that JeremyClark (JC1),Jane Cureming (JCu), IDAHO-WESIRN area.Reports of LesserGoldfinches in the Louis Debetaz,Gladys Donohue, Charles Panhandlewere widespreadthis summer. Easley,John Economidy, Tom Engles (TEn), MONTANAREGION Two EveningGrosbeaks, sporadic in •um- Peter English,Bonnie Fairbanks,Dixie ThomasH. Rogers mer,were in G.M.N.E June29 (fideMF). Feuerbacher,Mark Flippo,John & Melissa Forsythe,Phyllis & TonyFrank, Bobbye Fra- Addendum:A ,White-caredHummingbird zier (BoF), BrushFreeman, Tony Gallucci Junewas cold and wet, an exceptionbeing wasphotographed July 14-16, 1990 near (EastTexas: P.O. Box 6, Camp Verde,TX Boise,Idaho, with significantrain only the Rio GrandeCity, Starr(?to T.B.R.C.,DH et 78010), Al & Madeline Gavit (A & MGa), firstand lastweeks. July temperatures were al). Thisis thefirst report of thespecies out- John Gee, Brian Gibbons,Alice Gomez, generallyon thehot side, with deficient pre- sideof theTrans-Pecos and may represent its William Graber, III, Todd Haas, Peggy cipitation.Again, Boisewas an exception, easternmost U.S. record. A Painted Redstart Harding,George Harmon, Carl Haynie withtemperatures about normal and precipi- was well described at Santa Ana Mar. 14 (North Central Texas:737 Meadow Crest, tation a bit above the usual scant amount, (CBu). Azle,TX 76020),Dick Heller,Bob & Nancy butall of it fallingon one day! Highgate,Helen Hoffman, Roger & Shirley •ordgendum:In thespring column, we re- Hughes,Joe Ideker, Tom Johnson, Larry Jor- Abbreviations:BBS (Breeding Bird Survey). portedon what we thoughtwas the first dan,George Jury, Lois Marie Keeton (LMK), Texasnesting record for wild CanadaGeese. GregKeiran, Richard Kinney, Mike Kruger, LOONS TO We have since learned of 2 earlier records not Ed Kutac, Linda Laack,L.E.A.S. (Llano Es- QUAIL reportedhere before. A pairof CanadaGeese tacadoAudubon Society), Greg Lasley, Nick Two Corn. Loons on the Clearwater R. at raisedfive young in Archerin1988 (fide JP), Lethaby,Mark Lockwood,Gut & Joan Lewiston,ID, June 18 were unusual,as was a andanother pair nested in Clayin 1989(fide Luneau(G & JLu), Debra McKee (DMc), Red-neckedGrebe there June 11 (JM). The DMc). RogerMcNeill (RMc), BobMenten, John latterwere nest-building at Georgetown L. w. Muldrow (JMu), Kenneth Nanney, of Anaconda,MT, June29 (WEH). At least Contributorsand Cited Observers:(Subre- N.E.T. EO. (NortheastTexas Field Ornithol- onepair bredat HarrimanS.E nearIsland glonaleditors in boldface)Donna Alexander, ogists),Julius Nussbaum, John & Holly Park,ID (CHT), and2 pairsbred on Henrys TonyAmos, Jon Andrew (JAn), Ben Archer, O'Dell, KenOffill, Andy O'Neil, BrentOr- L. n. of there(EA). Their numberscontinued Nanett & Rich Armstrong,Mike Austin, tego, Nancy Palmer,Paul Palmer(South low at KootenaiN.W.R., BonnersFerry, ID; SharonBarrels, John Battalio,Chris Best, Texas:Dept. of History,Texas A & I Univer- onlyone pair and no youngwere seen there NancyBird, GeneBlacklock, Johnny Boer- sity,Kingsville, TX 78363),Michael Patter- (JJR).One was sighted June 11 on Clearwa- jan, Doug Booher (DoB), Dan Boone son,Dick Payne,Craig Pease, Jim Peterson, ter R. at Lewiston,ID (JM). (DaBo), David & LuanneBrotherton (D & Barbara Porthast,Frederick Pratt, RossRas- Reportsof up to fiveto 10 Double-crested LBr), Hugh Brown,Kelly Bryan,Frank mussen,Danette Ray, Jim Ray(JRa), Martin Cormorants came from the Flathead R. near Bumgardner,Christopher Burns (CBu), Jer- Reid, Richard Rickard (RRi), Peter Riesz, Kalispell,but no nestingwas noted (DC). A TeresaRisdon, Jan & Will Green-backedHeron along the SnakeR. in Risser,Phil Rostron(PRo), Blackfoot,ID, wascarrying a stickinto a RobertRothe (RRo), Craig denseshrub, strongly indicating nesting, Rudolph,S.A.A.S. (San An- which would be the first state record (LB, tonio Audubon Society), CHT). BIRD Rich Schaefer(RSc), Hart An ad. Tundra Swan on the Snake R. w. of Schwarz,Willie Sekula,Jeff Hammett,ID, June3 waseither attempting Selleck,Chuck Sexton, Ken to summeror was perhapsinjured (PL). Seyffert (Panhandle:2206 TrumpeterSwans were observed at SilverL., S. Lipscomb,Amarillo, TX HarrimanS.P. June 27, and two adultswith 79109), Cliff Shackleford fouryoung were on Swan L. s.of IslandPark (CSh), J.W. Sifford, Jane Res.the sameday (WEH). CanadaGoose SLIDESSmith, John Sproul(JSp), successwas good at KootenaiN.W.R., with Darleen Stevens, James 144goslings raised. Ducks there had gready Stewart(JSt), David Stuart reduced success,however; the cold, wet SLIDE SETS (DStu), T.A.S. (Travis springwas evidendythe reason.Principal Endangered species,Owls, Bird families AudubonSociety), T.B.R.C. nesters there were Mallards and Cinnamon Eastern warblers, Herons, Raptors, Shorebirds, Waterfowl (TexasBird RecordsCom- Teal(JjR), but on sloughs s.ofKalispell, MT, mittee TexasOrnithologi- it wasMallaMs and Corn. Goldeneyes (DC). INDIVIDUAL SLIDES cal Society);Mary Tryer, The latter specieswas the most common Richard Uzar, Allen Valen- nesterin the Fortinc, MT, area as well, but Selected from over 65,000 images and custom duplicated to suit your needs tine, Davis Weaver (DWe), LesserScaup nesting gains in recentyears HerbertWessling, Ed Wet- therewere losing out (WW). A 9 Harlequin Request our free North American catalog or send a list zel, Matt White (MWh), Duckand three young were noted at Apgar, of speciesdesired, indicating age, sex, behavior or color phase. Catalogslides are $3.00 each, non-catalog Anse Windham, David GlacierN.P., MT, July1 (WEH). A compre- slides are $4.00 each, with a minimum order of 5 slides Wolf, Barry Zimmer hensivestudy of the speciesindicates fewer Allow 4-6 weeks for delivery. {Theseslides are for non-- (Trans-Pecos:6720 Heart- than50 pairsnesting in Idaho(FC). A vocal- commercial use only and may not be duplicated,) stone Ct., E1 Paso, TX izing d' Oldsquawlingered very late on a 79924).--GREG W. sloughat Somers,MT, June8. A broodof LASLEY, 305 Loganberry HoodedMergansers on SpringCreek n. of VISUAL RESOURCES for ORNITHOLOGY Ct., Austin, TX 78745, and Kalispellwas somewhat notable (DC). CHUCK SEXTON, 101 E. Ospreysare becomingfirmly established Write: VIREO/Academy of Natural Sciences 1900 Ben Franklin Parkway Phila, PA 19103 54th Street, Austin, TX in the Three Forks,MT, area (WEH). Bald 78751. Eaglenests in n. Idahototalled 14. In that area, 3 new nestswere found, one each at

Volume 45, Number 5 ß1139 June3 (SF,PL). Three verycold winter was believed to havewiped Corn.Terns again ap- out the birds(WEH). SilverCreek, nearPik- pearedalong the Snake abo, ID, wasvisited by a N. Mockingbird R. w. of Blackfoot,ID, aboutJune 1 (JTr).Cedar Waxwings were June 7 (CHT). Black abundantin the upperFlathead Valley, MT, Tern numberspeaked similarto the situationlast year, when they at 60 at Kootenai far exceededtheir numbers of the previous6 N.W.R., then most years(DC). Theywere also abundant in the mysteriously disap- Libby,MT, area(DS). peared;no nestingwas observed, although WARBLERS TO theynormally produce FINCHES 15-30 young there SingleTennessee Warblers were in Glacier Bozeman eachyear (JJR). N.E, July 1-2 (WEH). An imm. c• Black- el-lvingsDn Two Yellow-billed throatedGray Warbler appeared 13 min. of els, ID, July22-23 (CFZ, MZ). HauserL., •-•!•::71'i.: alongCuckoos theS.wereFork callingofthe Kootenai, ID, had a singingAm. Redstart SnakeR. nearRexburg, June23, forthe only report (BM). A singing ID, at the end of June Ovenbirdapparently was on territoryat the (VS); at leastthree were mouth of the Snake R. at American Falls alongthe Snake R. be- Res.,June 30 (JD, JT, CHT). A N. Wa- tween Blackfoot and terthrushwas singing on territory in a swamp American Falls Res. s. of ColumbiaFalls, MT, June3-5 (THR). DeerF a /'GraysLake' ' aboutJuly 4 (JT). Sev- Two Wilson'sWarNers sang in maturew. •*• SnakeR AmericanJ • 5:' eral Flammulated Owls larchforest at MartinCity, MT, June1 (DC). were near the Magic A Yellow-breastedChat washeard June 25 & Mt. ski area s. of Twin 29 at Missouri Headwaters S.E, Three Falls,ID, in earlyJtme Works,MT, forthe only report (WEH). (JTr); at leastsix were An ad. c• ScadetTanager appeared along noted on Scout Mt. s. HungryHorse Res. s.e. of HungryHorse, Twin Lakes,Robinson L., and alongthe of Pocatelloin earlyJuly (CHT, JT). Theyre- MT, July16 (DC). A c• Rose-breastedGros- KootenaiR. 0Mc). Includedwere the Koote- spondedon 4 differentBBS routes in the beak visited a feederin Gardiner, MT, June nai N.W.R. nestsand the Kootenai R. nest e. Missoula, MT, area (DH). An abandoned of BonnetsFerry, each of whichfledged one nestlingfell froma nesthole s.w. of Helena young(JJR). Henrys L. hadthree imm. Bald July26 andwas cared for by the finders (B & EaglesJune 27 (WEH). Twoeaglets fledged LN). This maybe Montana'sfirst definite Solar Sipper ProductsThreel•j/d In One!BJrg at Red Rock LakesN.W.R- (KN). Four Pere- breedingrecord (GH). Oneor twoFlammu- grineFalcons, six Prairie Falcons, and three latedOwls responded to tapes in theLibby, First, it's the SOLAR $1PPli•, the cold weatherwild b«rdwaterlag de- vi•. it uses• powerof thewinter sun as w•lf asair inflationto extead Merlinswere reported. White-tailed Ptarmi- MT, areain June(MS). A N. Pygmy-Owl thetime Waler •malns liquidin fr•zlng t•mperatur•s.Second, by remov- ingthe •olar top, it's a summerwild bird waterer. 'I"alrd, ag•n withthe top ganwere viewed at LoganPass, Glacier N.P., wass. of Twin Fallsin earlyJune (JTr); one off, it's a convenientall •aaon tray feeder. in earlyJuly (WEH). A N. Bobwhiteap- wason ScoutMt. June 18 (CHT etal.). A pearedin HellsGate S.P., Lewiston, June 9 GreatGray Owl wasidentified up theYaak (EL). R. n. of Troy,MT, in June(JH, MS). The crash of Microms rodent levels last winter in CRANES MountingBracket $14.95• theFlathead Valley ofw. Montanaresulted in ß4dd $4.00 •ng TO OWLS reducednesting by Short-eared Owls (PLW). A sinle WhoopingCran spentJune-July at Red Rock LakesN.W.R., Lima, MT (KN). HUMMINOBIRDS Two or three Yellow Rails were with Soras TO WAXWINOS Happy Bird Corp. and Virginia Rails at Metcalf N.W,R-, Two 9 Broad-tailedHummingbirds came to Stevensville,MT (DTfide PLW). a Coeurd'Alene, ID, feeder(RB, fide SHS). A pairof Black-neckedStilts with a juve- Black Swifts were over the Flathead R. at nilewas sighted near Post Creek, MT, June ColumbiaFalls about July 20 (DC). The on- 30 (SAW).An UplandSandpiper with young ly Lewis'Woodpeckers were two at theNa- New. Armored,waterproof wasnear Smiths Ferry, ID, in mid-July(TE, tional BisonRange, Moiese, MT, June30 CHT). The speciesisvery rare in thestate. A (WEH). Three nestsof WilliamsonsSap- COMPACT AUDUBON Whimbrel was with Marbled Godwits at suckerwere along the Yale-Kilgore road near • In addsbento its intematmnallytameus Mud Lake M.W.A., Hamer, ID, July 18 IslandPark June 27 (WEH). Twowere tallied •j• AudubonModelbinocular,#825 Swift introduces the 'Com-

(CHT); about 25 of the latter migrated onthe Avery, ID, BBS(SHS, SW); a pairwas Rootprisms; a field of view et 420 feet at t ,000 throughRed Rock Lakes June 30 (KN).Mar- found s. of Helena, e. of the Continental Di- • I'•}•/- pactyards;Audubon'.close tocusing capability of f3 feet;5 inch height;and light weight ot 21 ouncesmake the ket Lake W.M.A., Roberts, ID, had a Stilt vide,the female carrying food to a nesthole - •, CompactAudubon anideal glass for the bird watcher--or anyoutdoor e•thuslast. Sandpiperabout July 15 (BH). A Franklins (GT fide(;H). A 9 CordilleranFlycatcher Its loutfens ocularsystem, magerlta tully coatedoplics, with m u10-coatlng on the ocular and Gull was at LewistonJune 21 (CV). CJ. wason a nestalong the Middle Fork of the • ' objecbvele•s,give ahigh resolving powerresult- Strike Res. near Bruneau, ID, hostedthree FlatheadR. e. of ColumbiaFalls June 29, for ingin an espacially bright •mage even under the mostdemanding ot lightconddions. thelatilong's first confirmed breeding record FranklinsGulls, eight Bonaparte's Gulls, and 7 x 35 CF, R.L.E 45.0 - ListPrice: $565.00- OurPrice:$316.25 35Caspian Terns June 3 (PaulLehman). The (DC). RedRock Lakes N.W.R- hada Scissor- FOR OUR CATALOG AND DISCOUNT PRICE LIST ON A COMPLETE LINE OF SPORTING OPTICS, CALL (518) 664-2011 latter were present again at Ninepipe tailedFlycatcher June 15 (K & TM etal.). OR WRITE TO: N.W.R., Chado,MT, wherethey nested suc- A CanyonWren was calling at Headwaters Optics Headquartersfor cessfullylast year (MB). An ad. ArcticTern S.P.,Three Forks,MT, July 9. The species BIRDING A Dwlslont.e,rdWatch. of Sporting Optics Inc. wascarefully identified at C.J. StrikeRes. wasregular there about 10 yearsago, but a PO Box 4405AB Haltmoon, NY 12065

1140- American Birds,Winter 1991 18 (JQ). Two or threeLazuli Buntings were ph.?(photographed butnot submitted to R.E.); at HauserL. June23 (BM). A singingc• In- MOUNTAINWEST REGION 1st Lat (firstlatilong record). digoBunting was in theCentennial Mts. n. of Kilgore,ID, June22 (SP);another ap- LOONS TO pearedat EagleCreek near Gardiner June 16 IBIS (TM, JR et al.). WesternMontana had 2 Nevadarecorded its first breeding Common sightingsof Clay-coloredSparrows in July: Six newstate breeding birds, an impressive Loons:at PyramidL. June15; six young rode onejust w. of Missoula(TT) andone at the inventoryof SnowyPlovers in Utah,and ex- on a parent'sback (CP fide JT). Loonssum- BisonRange (DH). Sixwere observed along pandedLeast Tern nesting marked a produc- meredat Delta and BlueMesa Res., CO; oth- the Gallatin R., Gallatin,MT, July 29 tive summer season. Nevada had three new er summerrecords came from Morgan, UT, (WEH). Two singingc3 Grasshopper Spar- breeders:Common Loon, Clark'sGrebe, and AnteroRes., CO, and Hasty,CO. Dexter rowswere just s. of Missoula(DH). The Indigo Bunting(male mated with female wondersif theymay soon nest in Colorado. specieswas noted as cormnonaround Lazuli).Colorado reported two new ones: Thesereservoirs have a reliablefood supply Pocatello(CHT). A LarkBunting was sight- FranklinsGull and Black-tailedGnatcatcher; (butmay lack proper nesting habitat); except ednear Townsend, MT, July4 (WEH). Four the latter was even a new Colorado bird. On- for Antero,they have hotter climates than is Baird'sSparrows were n. of Dupuyer,MT, Ju- ly circumstantialevidence supported consistentwith our stereotypeof thisloon as ly 4 (WEH). Wyoming'sone new breeder--Northern Wa- a borealbreeder. Single Red-necked Grebes House Finches are well established in terthrush. stayedat YellowstoneN.P. June 5-11 (TM) Montana'sGallatin Valley (WEH) and con- Despitea normalto wetter-than-normaland foragedat JacksonL., WY, July 24 tinueto increasein theupper Flathead Valley springand summer, the overall effects of five (•WB). The two Eared Grebe chicksat Las (DC). Oneeven got as far up the North Fork yearsof deoughtdominated breeding at the VegasJuly 13, swimming with twoadults, es- of theFlathead R. asPolebridge (DO). About Regionswildlife refuges. Stillwater and the tablisheds. Nevada'sfirst breedingrecord 50 Red Crossbillsappeared along Skyline nearbystate refuges in Nevada'sLahontan (MC). Two reservoirsnear Walden, CO, Driven. of Moscow,ID, afterbeing observed Valleynoted dismal breeding by herons, peli- eachhad 500+ Eared Grebe nests; high water all winter and springin the generalarea cans,waterfowl, and shorebirds.Diligent destroyed5 nestsat Loveland,CO. Fifteen (C.B.). The speciesseemed particularly field work around the Great Salt Lake turned non-nestingbirds summered at Cortez,CO. abundantin the Libby areaas well (DS). upimpressive numbers ofshorebirds, includ- The puzzleof Westernvs. Clark'sGrebes Common Grackles continue to increase in s. ing 1343Snowy Plovers; this inventory has continues. An adult and chick Clark's Grebe Idaho; at least 10 were around Pocatelloin no baselinefor comparison.In Colorado's July30 at OvertonW.M.A. establisheda first May andJune (CHT), andone appeared at ArkansasValley, Least Terns had 50% more breedingrecord for s. Nevada(MC) and Ketchurnaround July 17 (BS). Common neststhan last year--up to 23 thisyear--but probablythe first for thestate. Redpollslingered in the Helenaarea until thesmall colony of Snowyand Piping plovers AmericanWhite Pelicans began a 3rdCol- June8, fora newlate record (SR). Courtship declined.Passerines enjoyed a bannernesting oradonesting colony, the 2nd new colony in feedingby LesserGoldfinches was observed season,responding to a springand summer 2 years:42 pairsnested near Walden (MS). at Mink Creeks. of Pocatelloin earlyJune that producedabundant insect and plant At RiversideRes. near Ft. Morgan,the oldest (BA); one was near the entranceto Caribou food,including berries and conifer seeds. colonyproduced 800-1000 young; Antero N.E in s.e.Idaho (CHT). Onewas in Roger- Res.near Fairplay had 100 young(RR). As son, ID, July 1 (PD- An albinoEvening Abbreviations:• (writtendescription on file usual,flocks of nonbreedingpelicans cruised Grosbeakwas at LewistonOrchards June 8 withRegional editor); • (writtendescription all over e. Coloradowaters; the most was400 (CG). onfile with,and subject toapproval ofstate or at LamarJune 1; mostsurprising was a flock local recordscommittee); I.P.B.C. (Indian of 35 at Red Feather Lakes, in the mountains Observers:(subregional editors in boldface) Peaks,CO, SummerBird Count); L/LIBIL w. of Ft. Collins. The Anaho Island N.W.R., Bill Akersten,Susie Archibald-Wilson, Eric (Longmont/Lyons/Berthoud/Loveland area, NV, colonyhad 1335 nestsMay 18 but Atkinson, Richard Beeks,Linda Beidelman, CO, usingFoothills Audubon Club records);fledged a paltrynine young; the prolonged MarcyBishop, Canyon Birders (C.B.), Dan ph. (photographonfile withRegional Editor); Nevadadrought probably had negative side Casey,Frances Cassirer, Judy Davis, Terry Edwards, Shawneen Finnegan,Chadene Gaiser, Jean Habeck, Brad Hammond, W. Ed- wardHarper, Denver Holt, George Holton, Merlene Koliner, Louise La Voie, PaulLehman, Joanne Mc- Cormack (JM), Karen & Terry McEneaney,Jack MeNeel (JMc), Brian Miller, Kenneth Nietham- mer,Betsy & LarryNordell, Dan Owens,Susan Patla, Joyce Queck- borner,Jimmie J. Reynolds,Sandra Riggs,Jim Rogers,Thomas H. Rogers,Vickie Saab,Don Skaar, Brian Sturges,Shirley H. Sturts, Lund ß MargeSwanson, Gordon Thomp- son,Joel Tinsley (JT), TerryTop- Dyer Baca Co. ß pins,Dorinda Trautman, Charles H. Trost,Jack Trotter (JTr), Carole Vande Voorde, SusanWeller, Win- tonWeydemeyer, Philip L. Wright, C. Fred & Melly Zeillemaker.-- THOMAS H. ROGERS, 10820 E. Maxwell,Spokane, WA 99206.

Volume 45, Number 5 ß1141 birdsat RockyFord stayed only one week (DN). A flock of 50 Mt. Ploversat Two Buttes,CO, July 16-30 (JnlT) beliedthe concernover the statusof thisprairie nester. The nestingpopulation on the Pawnee Grasslandhas dropped alarmingly since stud- ies in the 1960s. Black-necked Stilts had a disastrous nest- ing season:only 21 chicksfrom 12 nestsin theLahontan Valley (JA; 500 nestingpairs in 1986)and almost no successful reproduction at Layton,UT, becauseof ravenand gull pre- dation.In contrast,the 500 chicks at Ogden, UT, wasan excellentnumber (PP). The small contingentof 15 pairsat Cheraw,CO, had 15 youngon July20. LabontanValley Am. Avocetssuffered similarly: 66 nests,with no chicksbecause of predators(AJ, LN, BH; 5000 nestingpairs in 1986);but theydid verywell at Ogden,with 1000chicks. East- BrownPelican (with American White Pelicans)at AnteroReservoir, Colorado, inly 9, 1991. Photo- ernColorado had successful nesting at scat- graplVChadesLoeffier. tered,small water bodies (RR, JBr). AreJune shorebirds coming or going?The effectson food supplyand predator-proof at GrandJet., CO (CD). Perhapswaiting for GreaterYellowlegs June 18 at GreatSalt L. nest sites. snowmelt,three Barrows Goldeneyes were at probablywas southbound. "Although Paton Brown Pelicans went on a Colorado Dotsero,CO, June1 (JWi); on July20, in surveyedalmost daily in June,he had no odyssey.An immaturepaused briefly on the the nearbyFlattops Wilderness, Reicheft recordsfor yellowlegs prior to June 18, giving roof of a McDonald's in Limon, 90 mi s.e.of found2 broodsin theOyster L. atlasblock. weightto theposition that these are eady fall Denver,on May 9. On June1-2, adultsap- Summer recordsof Hooded Mergansers migrants"(ES). Late June records for Lesser pearedat 4 plainsand one mountainreser- came from Yellowstone,Grand Jet., and Yellowlegscame from Ft. Collins,Casper, voirs:Union Res.near Longmont June 3-9, Denver. and Green R., WY. A few Willets nest at one then 3 Denver-area reservoirs--Chatfield NearBoulder Aug. 11, two young huddled known site in n. Colorado, so scattered s. June23, Chatfieldand BartJune 24, two at in the 3rd ColoradoTurkey Vulture nest ColoradoJune recordsseemed puzzling ChatfieldJune 26--then 75 mi westin the foundin 2 years(AW). Coloradoreported (June1-2 and 17-30). A Whimbrel sum- mountainsat AnteroRes., one July 1-9 (ph. newOsprey nests at Pueblo(MY) andRed meredat LasVegas (MC), and singlesoc- tLH, ph. tCL), then back in Denverat FeatherL. (J & AC). At Yellowstone16 pairs curredJune 4 & 7 alongGreat Salt L. (PP).A CherryCreek Res. July 22-25. If allJune ob- of BaldEagles fledged only 11 young; all nest remarkable579 Marbled Godwits graced servationsrecords involved but two birds, in failureswere weather-related (TM). SaltLake RockyFord, CO, July 3 (DN). A Ruddy 2 monthsthey ranged back and forth be- City'sPeregrine Falcons did not breed down- Turnstonein breedingplumage visited tweenreservoirs 90 mi apart,not implausible townbut movedto a nearbycliff; two young RawhideRes. July 21, nearWindsor, CO foran oceanic vagrant to thehigh country. fledgedJuly 5 (JV). In s.e.Utah, Peregrines (RR); a similarlydressed Red Knot wasat Despitethe White Pelican disaster, Anaho occupied10 aeries, 3 of themnew (DW). An Lamar,CO, July24 (DN). The 3000 W. I. had 590 nearlyfledged young Double- unbandedpair nested close to Boulderand SandpipersJuly 24 at Ogdenmade it the crestedCormorants July 31 (LN, AJ, BH). fledgedthree young; the city restricted rock most numerousmigrant shorebird(PP), Antero, Chatfield, Walden, Bart L., and climbersto protectthem. Ruffed Grouse w. thoughthe 940 Stilt Sandpipersat Rocky Riverside had about 100 nests each. Ameri- of SaltLake City in theStansbury Mts. could FordJuly 30 weremore surprising (DN). A can Bitternreports continue to drop (this representeither a spreador a transplant(lst Short-billedDowitcher was at LaJunta, CO, summeronly four birds):at FishSprings Lat,JV). July27 (MJ). Wilson'sPhalarope was the (1-2 all summer),Yellowstone, and Pawnee most numerous shorebird, with 10,000 at Grassland,CO. In 7 years,D.EO. tripshave RAILS TO OgdenJune 27 (PP). Hugenumbers mass seenonly one. The Regionreported almost as PHALAROPES annuallyalong the lakeshore after nesting manyLeast Bitterns: one each at Longmont, The BlackRail that Bridges found in May at "butgo unreported, partially because of lim- CO, June2 (B.A.S.)and Overton, NV, July2 La Juntaremained on territoryuntil June 22 itedaccess to theirstaging areas" (ES). Ord- (MC). White-facedIbis failed to nestat Still- (A.V.A.S.).At Genoa,NV, a SandhillCrane way hadone Red-neckedPhalarope June 4 waterRef., although juveniles nearby in Au- chickconfirmed the firstw. Nevadanesting (VT) and20 July20 (MJ), andYellowstone gustsuggested that some nesting occurred at in many years (RL). In Yellowstonea had2July 18 (?DSt). a nearbygun dub. WhoopingCrane summered with a Sandhill (TM). JAEGERS WATERFOWL,RAPTORS An intensivesurvey by 31 observersfound TO TERNS Ducksin SanLuis Valley, CO, dropped40% 1343Snowy Plovers in theGreat Salt L. area TwoPomarine Jaegers in anyseason is unusu- fromprevious years. Good habitat existed, (PP etal.). Patonfound 185 nests.Flooding al in the Mountain West; two in June was but productiondropped to a successrate of andRed Fox predation were responsible for amazing.One visited Stillwater N.W.R. June 29% (cf.a 20-yearaverage of 49%). Only "terrible"nest success until July. The Labon- 24 (?LN, ?AJ,?BH) (onewas reported from threeTrumpeter Swan cygnets survived at tan Valleyhas seena dramaticdrop in L. TahoeJune 20; seeMiddle PacificCoast Yellowstone;floods and bad weatherinhibit- Snowies:162 thisyear, including 23 young, Region.).Then one arrived June 29 at Bart L., ed successfulnesting. A moltingad. Snow down 57% from 1988, and down 82% from nearDenver, and was observed through July Goosewas at AnteroRes. July 9 (RR). Red- the 878 in 1980. Only 8 pairsnested at 6 for Colorado's13th record(?LHa etal.). A headsproduced five ducklings at LasVegas, a Lamar(DN). At thesame site, Piping Plovers LaughingGull visitedRocky Ford June 10 rare breedingrecord there (MC). A • madeonly 2 nestattempts. Both failed; wind (DN). Coloradoadded a 2nd gull to its GreaterScaup that arrived Apr. 30 summered andpredation were the culprits.Two other breedingbird list, whena smallgroup of

1142. American Birds, Winter 1991 AdultHeermann's Gnll at Reno,Nevada, June 3, 1991. Photograph/JaneThompson. This hummingbirdat Rye,Colorado, on July13, Franklins Gulls (5-20 pairs) nestedat Colorado locations. An Arctic Tern de- 1991, was apparentlya male Ruby-threated; Walden(MS); 300 nestedat Ogden.Utah scribedfrom Rocky Ford June 12 will under- there are no previousstate records.Photo- hadBonaparte's Gulls most of the summer, go scrutinyfor approvalas Colorados3rd graph/TomShane. with singlesat LocomotiveSprings W.M.A. record(ph.? •'•'DN). An excellent description June4 andJuly 9-10, oneat OgdenJune 9, supportsWyoming's 7th Least Tern, at dow kiPbut at Moab, Lea found live ones: and20July 3 (PP),plus one at MorganJuly HawkSprings Res., Goshen (•'FL). Least Tern onefeeding a fledglingJuly 30-31, for s.e. 28 (AS, found dead).Six in nonbreeding nestingballooned in e. Colorados23nests, Utah'sfirst breeding record. Two stayedat plumagevisited Lahontan Valley July 8 (LN, upfrom 15 last year: 19 at RockyFord, and 4 Corn Cr., Clark,NV, June13-30 (MC). Lea BH, AJ).A Heermann'sGull stayedin Reno, at Lamar.Ten pairs of LeastTerns at 2 loca- found another new s.e. Utah breeder: three NV, June343 (•'DM, ph. JT). California tionslaid 3 eggseach; last year 15 pairslaid nestlingCorn. Barn-Owls in a nestin a 12- Gullshad 2000 nests on Anaho I. July19. In 2.2 eggseach (DN). foot cementbridge abutment. They also Coloradothey fledged 1500 young at Antero nested at Chatfield S.P. near Denver (lst Res., 1000 at RiversideRes., and 100 at CUCKOOS TO Lat),and 13 youngwere banded in n.e.Col- Walden (RR). The state's4th site, new this WOODPECKERS orado(RR, JBr). Morgan,UT, reported7 yearat RockyFord, had 68 nestsby June1 Sheridanreported 5 Black-billed Cuckoo ob- pairsof FlammulatedOwls; Boulder counted (DN). NestingCaspian Terns at Anaho servations.Salt Lake City recordedits usual 15 singingin June;and Coloradoatlasers shrunkto 2 pairs.Caspians appeared at 7 typeof Yellow-billedCuckoo record--a win- found them in 7 blocks. An atlas block at Fruita,CO, held 11 pairsof W. Screech- Owls (RLv). Logan,UT, reportedits first nestingBurrowing Owls; little owlsappar- entlyhad a goodyear on the PawneeNat'l Grassland(DL) andthe Coloradoplains (10 younghuddled by a burrowin anatlas block nearFlagler, HEK). In s.w.Utah, searches foundSpotted Owls at 5 newlocations. The Coloradoteam found the state's first Spotted OWl nest at Mesa Verde N.E (where fledglingsexalted visitors to the Cliff Palace in 1988 [AB 42(3):468,372]); they also found10-15 at Cortez,Wetmore, and Crip- pleCreek. Two MagnificentHummingbirds were at Aspen,CO, July 18 and later (DD, ?JM). Supplementinga convincing description of a Ruby-throatedHummingbird July 13-14 at Rye, a dark photographshowed the red throatbut perhapsnot every other character necessaryfor identification(•'•'DS, ph. •'•'TS).Colorado has no acceptedrecords as yet.A fewCalliope and many Rufous hum- mingbirdsarrived in Coloradofrom the north;the first Calliopes arrived at SanIsabel July2, with 13others in July and the first Ru- fouson UncompahgrePlateau s. of Grand Jct.June 28. Forsome reason the first reports almostalways come from s. Colorado.Yel- lowstonerecorded its first nestingLewis' Woodpeckers,a pair taking food into a nest hole June 26-28 (•'RC). A Red-headed Woodpeckerstrayed W to Fontanelle,WY, CaliforniaGull on a nest at RockyFord, the fourthand newestcolony s*•e in Colorado,on May 22, June2-3 (JL). 1991. Phatograph/DuaneNelson.

Volume 45, Number 5-1143 FLYCATCHERS at Golden,CO, butlaid no eggs(DG etal.). whelmedobservers in e. Colorado;L/L/BIL TO PIPITS A • Townsend'sJune 8 carriednesting mate- counted1094 (611 lastyear), and D.EO. re- An E. Wood-Peweestayed on territory in the rial at Yellowstone,where it is a rare breeder ported210 (previoushigh 192). RedCross- Chatfieldatlas block near Denver June 18+ (•MGr). NorthernWaterthrushes apparently bills bred throughout Colorado and (HEK). The sameblock had oneLeast Fly- nestedsuccessfully atGrand Teton N.P., WY: V•yoming;Cedar City, UT, had100 July 5, catchernest and another singing male in the 2 partiesJuly 34 sawan adultfeeding in andeven Las Vegas reported "several" June 5 samearea, which last year had the 2nd Col- driftwoodon Jackson L. dam,repeatedly car- and one July 25. LesserGoldfinches (no oradonest. All afternoonon June 26 at Dyer, ry foodinto the same bush, and emerge with- Wyomingbreeding records) 60 mi s. of NV, a lone$ VermilionFlycatcher deposited outit; theydid not locate nest or fledglings GreenR. June29 actedat home--feeding, nestingmaterial in "nests"that werenever (•tJ & WR, •MM). Thisprovides (almost) singing,chasing--but there was no definitive completed(DAN). In the DeadmansCamp a firstWyoming breeding record, 125 mi s.of evidenceof nesting(tFL). SW atlasblock, Ash-throatedFlycatchers the dosestconfirmed breeding site, in the nestedfor the first time in theSan Luis Valley Bozeman,MT, latilong. EXOTICS (HEK, 1stLat). A Scissor-tailedFlycatcher Out-of-season warblers included an Or- Periodicreports come from Great Salt L. of wanderedto YellowstoneJune 1-7 (ttLHe, ange-crownedat Barr L. June15; a Nashville flamingos;this year it wasone July 26 at Lay- 1st Lat); Wyominghas 3-5 acceptableat Golden,CO, July 5; a surprisingthree ton. The Red-backed Buzzard returned to records.Purple Martins nested at theLogan, moreN. Parulas•LasVegas June 12, 60 mi Gtmnison,CO, for the 4th year.A Monk UT, and Meeker and McClure Pass,CO, at- s. of GreenR. (RM), WY, June29 (•FL, RS), Parakeetwas at Reno,NV, Jurie17 (•EK). lasblocks. An atlasforay found a colonyof and Chatfield S.P. June 9 (HEK)--a • Cliff Swallowsnesting above the timberline Chestnut-sidedat FontanelleJune 1 (FL); a Compilers(boldface), contributors (italics), at 12,000' near Silverton,CO (HEK, DG), Magnoliaat CrowValley campground June 1 and cited observers:J. Alberico, Keith the 3rd suchsite found by atlaswork. Be- (TCA); a GracesWarbler that spentJune Archibald (8 observers),Arkansas Valley wicks Wrens nested in a bluebird box at Rock 20-22 catchinginsects on themain street of AudubonSociety, R. & N. Armstrong,Lu Springs,WY, at the n. edgeof theirrange. Jarbidge,NV, and 10 mi from Idaho--a Bainbridge,Jay Banta, J. Barber0Br), Dean Blue-grayGnatcatchers fledged young at northerlyrecord for this species;a singing Bjerke(16), Jan & SteveBorichevsky (20), Lyons,CO, July12 (DWK). imm. c3Am. Redstartat RenoJune 28 (EK); Nelson Boschen(6), BoulderAudubon Soci- andan Ovenbird at Dyer, NV, June 26 (DAN). ety,W. Bousman,W.W. Brockher(14), R. Cocinber,Marian Cressman(4), J. & A. CARDINALS TO Cringan,D. DAggett,Denver Field Or- GOLDFINCHES nithologists,Coen Dexter (6), Keith Dixon Coloradotallied a surpisL u ne ½st 5•rd Denversported a N. CardinalJune 29 (AH). (8), HelenDowning, K. Duffy,Ruby Ebright, Whenthe Armstrs•ø, 1ootu •" [m ,•h,,kam A pair of Rose-breastedGrosbeaks visited a MargaretEwing; Foothills Audubon Club, nearCameo on J,I) -, foun•i'n•tead•ree Cheyennefeeder 3-4 timesa dayJune 1-July JewelGi•rd, M. Graves,M. Green(MGr), Black-tailed Gna•c•tchers. Col 8 (DP); Wyominghas one breeding record, D. Gulbenkian, L. Hall (LHa), Dave Hal- 'whoqocked. tothe site not only con rmed from Casper in 1983 (AB 37(6):1012). lock(17), LaurensHalsey, May Hanesworth the idenuficadonbut discoyred that the Nevada'sfirst breeding (or half-breed) record (24),A. Hay,Phil Hayes(14), SteveHedges birdgWere bree'.,,, •. At le'st 2 obseO• ' -v of IndigoBuntings surprisingly came from (4), Bill Henry,L. Heycock(LHe), Anne thefemaL building, and s. nqon • nes•tI v the n.w. corner:a • Indigoand •? Lazuli Janik,Mark Janos, B. Kaempfer,Merlin Kill- 12; u- b:rds rerøm•ed m• • feedingtwo fledglings atSheldon N.W.R. Ju- pack,C. Kneedy,EdwardKurtz, J.Larsen, G. +CD, ly 25-29;many Lazuli Buntings nested in the Lea, R. Leach,David Leatherman(13), Paul samecanyon (•B & DS). Dickcisselsin e. Lehman,R. Levad(RLv), C. Loeffler,Forrest Coloradotook advantage of thefederal Con- Luke(8), LarryMalone, R. McCarther,Terry servationReserve Program to nestin fields McEneaney (41), D. McNinch, E. Supplementingthe spring report, E. Blue- left in alfalfa;they occurred in 6 atlasblocks McWilliams,Ann Means (31), John Mer- birdsfledged young at CrowValley camp- with C.R.P.land (PO, HEK). chant(7), AnneMorkill (AMo), Martin My- groundin thePawnee Grassland (TCA, SB, Threesinging Cassin's Sparrows June 22 ers,Larry Ned, Dan Nelson(DAN), Duane BK, 1stLat). A familywas observed in the occupieda breeding colony near Torrington, Nelson,Paul Opler (13), D. Parolicki,Peter River Bend atlas block, near Limon, CO, WY (FL), where a B.B.S. found three last Pawn, B. Percival(BPe), Norma Peterson,C. June17 (PH, MG, 1stLat). A Veerystayed year.Savannah Sparrows thrived in 3 isolated Pevney,B. Prather,John & ElizabethRawins- nearDenver June 13-23 (SS).The I.EB.C. tracts:16 singing males June 4-14 at Muddy kg BertRaynes, J. Reddall,C. Reicherr,Bob June8 foundtwo singing Veeries, 21 Swain- Gap,WY, 25 July6 nearJefferson, CO, and Righter(BRi), J.C. Rigli,J. & W. Risser,Ron so•s,and 151 Hermits,along with 377Am. 17 adultsnear Boulder through the summer. Ryder,B. & D. St. George,T. Shane,Dave Robins. Atlas and B.B.S. observers found GrasshopperSparrows also burgeoned in e. Silverman (15), Arnold Smith, ELLA Am. Pipitsin subalpinemeadows below the Colorado,with high counts on B.B.S. routes, SORENSEN (Utah editor; 10 observers),S. timberlineat 3 Coloradosites; apparently atlasblocks, and RockyMountain Arsenal. Stachowiak,R. Steenberg,D. Straley(DSt), pipitsnest in similarWyoming sites. An atlastrip found over 100 Fox Sparrows on M. Szymczak,Jane Thomson(5), Janeal Stewart Peak in the La Garita Wilderness, Thompson(JnlT), D. Trousdale,Tuesday Gunnison,CO (CD). Adas blocksnear Elba Birders,Julie Van Moorhem,Alan Versaw, VIREOS TO produced1st Lat nestingrecords for both JudyWard, tim & RodeWatts, D. Wiard WARBLERS McCown'sLongspur (fledgling on June20) (DWd),A. Wichmann,D. Willey,J. Wilson Las Vegasreported a Bell'sVireo June 12 and Chestnut-collared(fledglings July 29, 0Wi), RobertaWinn (RWi), M. Yaeger,55c (MC). In s.e. Colorado,atlasers confirmed from someof 25 pairsseen June 20, HEIO. Zerbi.--HUGH E. KINGERY, 869 Mil- nestingGray Vireos for the 2nd yearnear This movesthe breedingrange of both waukee Street, Denver, CO 80206. Kim, CO, and at Farisita(tDS, 1stLat). speciessouth 50 mi fromPawnee Grassland. Twoout-of-range warblers sang on territo- Great-tailed Grackles nested in 2 new Col- ry for overa week:two Blue-wingedsin a oradolatilongs (at Fruitaand Burlington); scruboak zone at CastlewoodS.P., CO, June theynow breed in 10 of 28 latilongsand re- 4-5, andone June 6-19 (T.B.,D.EO.), anda main unrecordedin only7. In Utah Corn. N. Parulaat SheridanJune 18-28 ($HD, Gracklesnested in Morganand Logan,as $EM). A pairof Chestnut-sidedsbuik a nest wellas the older site in Roosevelt.They over-

1144- American Birds, Winter 1991 e Exceptionalwas a single Red- ß z breastedMerganser at PicachoRes. ' July24 (GM).

=- IL•PTOI• TO ARZONA Ganadoß •?;•!i;• .•, , SHOREBIRDS ..,. -:::'.•:'• eSama Fe/ Somewhatearly for southbound DavisDam =:•:; '•,'- Flags•ff "/ d•:•; • .Tucumc.' migrants(but possiblyattempting "• •?•%:.•:.. Albuquerque•:•[ ' •- Pre•. / - to summerlocally) were N. Harriers • ':::•: .:":?•:•t='...Sprin•il•. .. N• MEX CC ) at the Santa Rita Grasslands near PaCerDam •. "':.•:•:•.,:,...... a:::...c.r, .' •; ..:•:•'" • Phoenx::•'";•%-;:•)5•5•.f::.:•:• •,.•;•-•. the mouthof MaderaCanyon July 12 (C. McGaugh) and at GuadalupeCanyon July 13 (GHR, PL, SF). An ad. Broad-winged --- -- :•' . I "e• . • CarlsbadNat Park Hawk at Rustler Park, Chiricahua •- ';Tucson•'-Wdlco••dverC• La•Cruces Mrs.,July 30 (JK) providedproba- '" • .... _ • .•Po•al • •- . {• '? Patag•ia % I blythe first midsummer record and • •e e ')•Si•raVisa the 3rd for thisyear. There are still only about20 recordsof Broad- wingedHawk for thestate. American Avocet nested in the Tucsonarea for the 2nd yearin a one morein Scottsdalein earlyJuly fide row; four adultsand four juvenileswere at SOUTHWESTREGION SGa).For the 2nd summerin a row,Double- theSnyder Hill S.T.P.w.of TucsonJune 30, crested Cormorants were in the Lakeside with onejuvenile remaining until July26 Arizona area, with four there June 22 (MS); this (MS).American Avocet appears to beon the DavidStejskal and Gary H. speciesis not knownto nestin the White increaseas a nester,with manyof the new Mts. region. breedinglocales being established at sewage Rosenberg LeastBittern has been suspected of nesting treatment facilities. at PicachoRes. since at least1976; although A LesserYellowlegs at WillcoxJune 22 no nesthas been found to date,the presence (TC) mustbe consideredan exceptionally Summer1991 wascharacterized by milder of anestimated 100 birds there July 24 (GM) earlysouthbound migrant. At least25 Spot- thannormal temperatures, almost complete stronglysuggested breeding. A Tricolored ted Sandpipersat KachinaVillage s. of lackof rainfall,and an abnormalpaucity of Heronwas at GuevaviRanch near Nogales FlagstaffJuly 2 (AG, VG) wasan unusually interestingbirds. There were a fewreports of July25 into August(JK, PS,J. Petersonet high concentrationfor the speciesthis sea- someexceptional rarities, however, including al.);this species isan irregular late spring and son. Marginallyearly were two Marbled Arizona'sfirst summer record of Ruddy summervisitor. Long overdue was Arizona's Godwitsat WillcoxJune 23 (JBo)and one Ground-Dove(far to the north at Camp firstnesting record for CatdeEgret,' which thereJune 30 (PS). Two ad. Baird'sSand- Verdeno less!),a singleGroove-billed Ani in wasdramatically ,btained when at least500 piperswere at WillcoxJune 27 (KIO.A vad- Tucson, the fourth nesting record for pairswere located in a citrusorchard s. of Yu- ety of other regularshorebirds, including BeryllineHummingbird, a reasonablyreli- ma (B. Henry).This recordwas considered GreaterYellowlegs and Solitary and Western ablepair of EaredTrogons in the Chiric- overduesince thousands of CattleEgrets nest sandpipers,appeared at Willcox the first ahuas,and the fourth record for Blue-winged nearbyin thes. CalifornidsImperial Valley weekof July,somewhat earlier than usual. It Warbler.A few of thesespecies kept some (seeGarrett & Dunn,Birds of Southern Cali- is unknownwhether these represent actual Arizonabirders occupied, but we can'thelp j•rnia, 1981).A singleCattle Egret at Kayen- earlyarrivals or increasedcoverage by ob- butwonder where all of theother good birds taJuly 31 (CL)provided one ofn.e. Arizona's servers.As one might guess, in theoften op- werethat usually make for an excitingsum- few summer records. Fourteen White-faced pressiveheat of late June and earlyJuly, merseason. Mind-boggling isthe fact that we Ibisesat Willcoxwere early (or late?)July 6 shorebirdingis only undertakenby a few onlyreceived significant records for a mere (ps). hardybirders; consequently, relatively little is eightpasserine species! WoodDuck has been slowly establishing known about shorebird passage. An ad.Stilt itselfas a c. Adzonabreeder in the past5 Sandpiperat WillcoxJuly 22 (GHR, E. Abbreviations:A.B.C. (Arizona Bird Com- years,so eight iramatures at Pecldsk July31 Rosenberg)and another two at PicachoRes. mittee);B.T.A. (Boyce Thompson Arboretum); (VG) werenoteworthy. Numbers of "Mexi- July27 (G. Hummel)were the only reported L.C.R. (LowerColorado River); M.EL. (Many can"-typeMallards increased dramatically in adults.Four 9 Wilson'sPhalaropes at Will- FarmsLake); S.P.R. (San PedroRiver); S.T.P. theupper S.ER. valley this summer, presum- coxJune 19-22 (GM, TC) mostlikely repre- (Sewage7?eatment Plant); V.O.C. (Village of ably owingto the increasein low, dense sentedsouthbound migrants. Somewhat ear- Oak Creek). groundcoveralong the ripariancorridor, lywas a Red-neckedPhalarope at SnyderHill wherecattle grazing has been eliminated very S.T.EJuly 20 (RS). GREBF.S recently(fide DK). A 9 CinnamdnTeal with 1'0 DUCKS eightyoung June 2 at EmpireCienega, near D0¾E$1'0 A singleW. Grebeat Lakesidein theWhite Sohoira,provided one of onlya dozenor so KINGFISHERS Mts. June22 (MS) wasan interestingmid- breedingrecords for the s. half of the state RuddyGround-Dove records have steadily summerrecord and probably represented a (DS, GW). A Blue-wingedTeal was at Will- increasedin recentyears throughout the verylate spring migrant. This species is not coxJune 18-19 (GM); thereare veryfew southwest,but have beenconfined to the fall known to nest closerthan M.EL., in the ex- summer records from s. Arizona. Unusual for andwinter seasons. A male(with a possible tremen.e. portionof the state.Somewhat midsummer were six Canvasbacks at White female)at Camp VerdeJune 10 (ph. V. earlierthan usualwere Phoenix-area reports Mountain Res., near SunriseL., July 20 Vaughn)not only representsthe northern- of threeBrown Pelicans, presumably all ira- (TC); thesebirds probably summered locally. most Arizona record but also the first sum- matures,with one in ScottsdaleJune 20 Casualin the summerseason, a 9 Bufflehead mer record. A Groove-billed Ani at Sabino (MJ), anotherin GilbertJune 28 (SGa),and wasat BeckerL., Springerville,July 20 (TC). Canyon,Tucson, June 28-30 (D. Lazaroff,

Volume 45, Number 5 ß1145 WR et al.) providedone of few Arizona fork of the Litde Colorado R., White Mts., Stallcup,Mark Stevenson,Paul Sunby, Rick recordsin the past10 years.A N. Pygmy- June23 (MS) andanother female near Greer Taylor, Dick Todd, Carl S. Tomoff Owl above10,000 ft on theMt. BaldyTrail, addedto thegrowing number of midsummer (Prescott),Greet Warren, Jack Whetstone WhiteMts., July 21 (TC) wasat anunusual- recordsin theWhite Mts. region,where it (JWh), JanetWitzeman (JWi) (Phoenix), ly highaltitude for thisspecies. An Elf Owl surelymust breed.The pair of Green Robert Witzeman.--DAVID STEJSKAL, alongOak Cr. at CornvilleJuly 2 (D. Ors- Kingfisherson theupper S.P.R. remained in 5755 E. RiverRd., Apt. 703, Tucson,AZ borne)was possibly the same bird reported thearea of theHwy 90 bridge,but therewas 85715; GARY H. ROSENBERG, 5441 N. fromthat locality one year ago. Elf Owlsare noevidence of successfulnesting (m.ob). An- SwanRd., Apt. 313, Tucson,AZ 85718. generallysparse summer residents n. of Mari- otherGreen Kingfisher was at Kino Springs copain c. Arizona.At least2 Elf Owl pairs nearNogales July 31 (RSet al.). werealong the riparian corridor in theupper S.ER. (DK). Althoughthis species is com- FLYCATCHERS monin thenearby Huachuca and Mule Mts., TO ICTERIDS it has rarelybeen encountered along the No fewerthan six singing d' N. Beardless-New Mexico S.ER.A callingBuff-collared Nightjar was Tyrannuletswere along the upper S.P.R. be- detectedin ArivaipaCanyon July 4 (PS); tweenSt. Davidand Herefordthrough the SartorO. l•'lliamsIII andJohnP. sincethis species' discovery in FloridaWash period(DK); untilrecently, this species had Hubbard severalyears ago, few observers have bothered beenrarely reported from this area in spiteof to monitor the bird's statusin historical loca- abundantsuitable habitat along this section tions,all of whichare more difficult to access. of the upperS.P.R. Very unusual was a Gray Abbreviations:Bosque Ref. (Bosquedel No fewerthan eightWhite-eared Hum- Catbird near Tucson at the Arizona-Sonora ApacheNat'l •'ldli• Ref);L.V.N.W.R. (Las mingbirdswere reported from s.e. Arizona. DesertMuseum July 29 (T. Crabtree);there •gasNat'l •'ldli• Ref);P.O. Canyon(Post Otherthan four birds that had frequented are few summerrecords away from known OfficeCanyon, Peloncillo Mts.); T/C ( l•uthor RamseyCanyon feeders since May, addition- nestingareas in theWhite Mrs. Consequences);Zuni (Zuni IndianReserva- al birdswere sighted as follows: a female away Veryexciting was the discovery of a Blue- tion). fromfeeders along the s. fork of CaveCreek wingedWarbler, one of therarest e. vagrant CanyonJuly 14 (?PL,?SF), a maleaway warblersin the West, near the confluenceof GREBES from feedersin Cart Canyon,Huachuca the Salt and Verderivers e. of PhoenixJune TO QUAIL Mts.,July 17 (JD),a maleat Summerhaven,14 (?BD).This provided only the 4th state A substantialpopulation of EaredGrebes was SantaCatalina Mts., July19 (RS), and an- recordever and the 2nd for spring migration. at Wheeler L. near Ft. Union, Mora, where othermale away from feedersalong the s. Two d' HoodedWarblers were in thes.e. por- 139nests were counted June 26 (RP,SP); ear- forkof CaveCreek Canyon July 21 (GHR). tion of the state, which we have come to ly weretwo at EvansL., Grant,July 18 (RF) Evenmore exciting was the presence of a 5? moreor lessexpect. The first wasat the BothW. andClark's grebes remained in small BeryllineHummingbird at RamseyCanyon SouthwesternResearch Station, Chiricahua numbersat L.V.N.W.R.and BosqueRef June21 throughthe end of the period Mts.,June 28 (?DJa,et al.), and another was (v.o.);at CaballoL., over100 Aechmophorus (m.ob.).On July 16, this bird begancon- in CartCanyon, Huachuca Mts., June 30 (J. grebes,including some juveniles, were pre- structinga nest and was observed incubating O'Brien). sentJuly 6 (CS),while late were apparently eggsby the end of the period. There were un- At leastthree Varied Buntings in Gold oneof eachspecies at EvansL. June6 (RF) confirmedreports of a malehere June 21-25. Gulchnear Bisbee July 26 (JWh)represented Early returning Am. White Pelicans were two BeryllineHummingbird has been recorded a newlocation for this species. This species is at BosqueRef. July 7 (JP)and 10 at Caballo everyyear since 1982; there were only 3 other extremelylocal e. of the SonoitaCr./Santa L.July 6 (CS);by July 24-26 therewere 19 at confirmednesting attempts (2 successful)for Rita Mts. area.A verylate White-crowned MaxwellN.W.R. (PES)and 35 at Bosque thisrare Arizona hummer. Not quiteas rare, Sparrowwas found along Tonto Cr., near Ref. (RT). a singleViolet-crowned Hummingbird along RooseveltL., June 19 (H. Messing,D. "Scores" of Double-crested Cormorants thes. fork of CaveCreek Canyon was collect- Laush).Out of placewas a d' Bobolinknear werenesting at JemezCanyon L., Sandoval, lng nestingmaterial July 7 (PS).A fewre- Apache,Cochise, July 20 (?P.Super). A single June9 (JH), and28 activenests were at Santa portswere received of MagnificentHum- E. Meadowlarkon BlackMesa June 3-4 (CL) RosaL. June 12 (SOW); however,only 5 mingbirdsaway from their usualhaunts, probablyrepresents the first record n. of the nestswere active at CaballoL. July6 (CS) with onein Oak CreekCanyon June 15-22 Little ColoradoRiver valley. Utah birders Elsewhere,a few Double-crestedswere in the (AG, VG et al.), anotherthere July 12 (A. shouldnote the closeproximity to the bor- Ft.Union-Las Vegas area in lateJune and July Earnshaw), and one more at Mormon L. der. (v.o.). For the 2nd consecutiveyear, Great throughoutthe period (R. Musgrave).One Blue Herons nested at Caballo L., where to two • LuciferHummingbirds were re- •ntribulor•: (Areacompilers in boldface) therewere 6 nestsJuly 6 (CS). On June19, portedfrom the Portal area (m.ob.), and an- CharlesBabbitt, Pat Beall, Chris D. Benesh, theArtesia heron colony contained 2 Little otherbird was at MaderaCanyon July 20 in- JerryBock (JBo), Robert Bradley, Jim Burns BlueHeron nests among 78 Snowyand 54 to August(PS et al.). A late migrating• (JBu), Josh Burns (JOB), John Coons Cattle Egretnests and 7 Black-crowned Broad-tailedHummingbird flew N overthe (Flagstaff),Troy Corman,William Davis, Night-Heronnests (SOW). Noteworthy mesquitegrasslands of Empire Cienega June Bix Demaree,Jon Dunn, Rich Ferguson, were80-85 CattleEgrets at BosqueRef. July 2 (DS, GW). ShawneenFinnegan, Steve Ganley (SGa), 26-27 (DC, JP)and 21 nearCaballo L. July Onceagain, Eared Trogon made an ap- TomGatz, Virginia Gilmore, Sharon Gold- 6 (CS),plus Snowies probably nesting at Je- pearancein thes.e. corner of thestate, with a wasset(SGo), Alma Greene(Sedona), Grace mezCanyon L. June2 (JH). EarlyWhite- femalediscovered along the s. fork of Cave Gregg,Paul Hammerton,Jack Holloway facedIbises included 12 at ChamaJuly 3, CreekCanyon June 9 (]'DJaet al.).A male (Tucson),Marty Jakle,Dave Jasper (DJa), plusothers there (LS) and at Zuni(DC), Co- waswith herJune 22-July 13 but wasnot Dan Jones(DJo), Kenn Kaufman, Lynn chiti L. (PES), and L.V.N.W.R. (CR) July seenafterward (]'JWh et al.), but the female Kaufman,JeffKingery, Dave Krueper (Sierra 11-14. wasseen sporadically into earlyAugust by Vista), Chuck LaRue (Kayenta), Paul Lingeringgeese at BosqueRef. included an numerousobservers. To thedelight of many, Lehman,Gale Monson, Robert Morse (Por- ad. Greater White-fronted Goose June thesebirds were by far themost cooperative tal), RobertNorton, Jim Paton,Don Rosie, 16-July27 (JP) and one-twoSnows June EaredTrogons since the original 1977 sight- Will Russell,John Saba (JSa), John Spencer 1-16 (CS,PRS); an ad. Ross' Goose, capable lngsA pairof BeltedKingfishers along the s (JSp)(Globe), Walter & SallySpofford, Rich of strongflight, was at WagonMound July

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GALLINULES T0 TERNS AplomadoFalcon on the WhiteSands Missile Range, New Mexico, Jane 25, 1991. Thisphoto shows the narrowwhite ban on the longblack tail, the long-wingedshape, and the black ban belowthe The PurpleGallinule at BosqueRef. was last palechest. Questions were raisedabout the originsof this bird. Photograph/KevinMartin. seenJune 6 (fidePRS, ph. DC). Northerly wasa Corn.Moorhen at Zuni July14 (ph. 13 & 20 (CR, LH). CanadaGeese continued Mesilla,with two fledglings there July 25-26 DC). Two ad. SnowyPlovers with three to increasenear Ft. Union, where there were (CS, GE). Unusualin summerwere single chickswere at BosqueRef. July 19 (AW), 145in June,including juveniles (RP, SP); the ad. BaldEagles at MaxwellN.W.R. in July wherebreeding is irregular;Snowy numbers thrivingpopulation at BosqueRef. num- (W.J.Mobley) and nearFt. UnionJune 23 weredown at HollomanL. in June(fide GE), beredover 850 June15 (PIet al.), and an (RI•, SP). Out of rangewas an ad. Corn. and only six adultsand four chickswere adultwith three young was near Hondo, Lin- Black-Hawkin GuadalupeCanyon June 6 foundJuly 18 (CS);the speciesappeared to coln,June 17 (SVO. The only Wood Duck (SOW). One-two Harris' Hawks were near haveundergone a "severe decline" in theLa- wasa femaleat AlbuquerqueJuly 21 & 28 CottonCity June 13 (RF) andJuly 27 (EL); guna Grande area (fide SW). Mountain (JP.).At Zuni, 320 Redheadswere on 2 lakes in Eddy,numbers were reportedly rebound- Ploverswere reportedly scarce in Union(fide July14-15 (DC); elsewhere,there were eight ing,with somereoccupancy of vacantareas WC) butwere "widespread" near Ft. Union nearFt. Union in June(R•, SP),two-three at (fideSW). Highlyunusual was an ad. dark (RP,SP); noteworthy were six at LosLunas L.V.N.W.IL June30 (PRS),with 27 thereJu- morphpossible Broad-winged Hawk in the June15 (PIet al.) andup to 55 at Moriarty ly 14 (CR), oneat IsletaJune 14 (SVO,and JemezMts. June5 (JB,B. BlacD,while also July17 & 26 (DC, PES).Two Am. Avocets two-fiveat BosqueRef. June 1 & 14 (PB et notable was a Zone-tailed at Rattlesnake wereon nestsat LosLunas June 16 (HS). aL, PRS).Lingering at L.V.N.W.R.were up SpringsJune 4 (DC). Certainlyintriguing A GreaterYellowlegs was at ArtesiaJune to 10 Ring-neckedDucks and five Lesser wasthe repeated sighting of a singlesubadult 19 (SOW)and two Lessers atLagtma Grande ScaupJune 22 (JP)and a 9 Buffleheadand a AplomadoFalcon at a restrictedportion of June10 (SW); presumed early returnees were c• HoodedMerganser June 30 (CR, PRS). White SandsMissile Range in June-July, threeGreaters near Caballo L July6 (CS) Stragglerselsewhere included single Ring- originallydiscovered there by A. Montoya and five Lessersat WagonMound July 14 neckedsat Zuni July14 (DC), Ft. Unionin andphotographed June 25 byK. Martin(fide (CR). EarlySolitary Sandpipers were singles June(RP, SP), andBosque Ref. June 11 and D. Taylor).With thenearest natural popula- at Jornada(CS) and LasCruces (CS) July July 7 (JP), 10 LesserScaup at Maxwell tion on the savannasof coastalVeracruz, the 9-13. At least15 Long-billedCurlews were N.W.R. June22 (JP),and four Buffleheads at bird'sorigin was a mystery. presentand probablybreeding near Ft. BosqueRef. June 15 (Plet al.). Adultswith NorthernBobwhites were calling at thee. Unionin June(RP, SP); 13 e. of LasVegas threeyoung Ruddy Ducks were at ZuniJuly baseof the GuadalupeMts., Eddy,June 19 June30 (CR, PRS)was a highnumber for 14 (DC); up to 16 Ruddieswere at Wagon (SOW); on a BreedingBird Surveyin Lea, thatlocation. Somewhat early were one-two MoundJune 6 OH) andJuly 14 (CR), butno bobwhitesoutnumbered Scaled Quail 25 to MarbledGodwits at L.V.N.W.R.July 21-25 breedingwas detected. 10 (GS). (PRS,CR); most unusual were two at Bosque A pairof MississippiKites again nested at Ref.June 24 (JB, CB), wherethere was also

Volume 45, Number 5 ß1141 anad. Dunhn July 10 (AW). A possibleSem•- nestmaterial; two-three were there July 4 (JP, 17 (fideHS). Veryunusual was a BlueJay m palmatedSandpiper was with two Westerns BP). Northerly,and localfirsts, were a AlbuquerqueJuly 23-24 (BO), whilejuv at Zuni July22 (DC). A vocalShort-billed Blue-throatedHummingbird near Jemez PinyonJays were in SantaFe in July(JH) Dowitcherwas at ZuniJuly 22 (ph.DC), and SpringsJune 17 (G. McGrath)and a female, EasterlyAm. Crows were three near Grenville fivewere seen and heard with Long-billeds at possiblyof thespecies, in SixMile Canyon, June16 (KS)and singles near Laguna Huer- BosqueRef. July 31 (AW). SevenWilson's MagdalenaMts., June 1 (P. McConnell). fana,San Miguel, June 6 OH) andat Ute Cr, PhalaropesatWheeler L. June26 didnot ap- Magnificentsmade a goodshowing in the Harding,June 12 (CR); otherswere at pearto bebreeding (RP, SP); at nearbyWag- southwest,with one-three males in theMag- PleasantonJuly 29 OH),where they were •n- on Mound,up to 10 werepresent June 6 dalenaMts. June 29 (JB,CB), near Alma July frequentlyreported in recentyears. Norther- (JH), andad. maleswith at leasttwo appar- 26-28 (S. & B. Rothman),and at Signal ly ChihuahuanRavens were four w. of Sab•- entlyflightless juveniles were seen July 20 Peak,Pinos Altos Mts. (JP,RF) andat nearby nosoJune 24 (CR).Other peripheral reports (CR, LH). RobertsL. (RF).In P.O. Canyon,15-20 Lu- includedtwo fledged s. of ClaytonJune 27 Unusualwere 10 FranklinsGulls, along ciferHummingbirds, including fledged juve- (HS), sixbirds near Grenville June 16 (KS), with five Californias, at Maxwell N.W.R. niles,were present in July(RS); elsewhere in two at Albuquerque'sWest MesaJuly 28 June22 (JP). Other Californiaswere two at the PeloncilloMts., a femalewas in Clanton (HS), 10 nearLos Lunas June 2 (HS), and2 WagonMound July 14 (CR), fiveadults at CanyonJuly 5 (JP)and a pairwas in a canyon activenests near Belen June 11 (B. Willard) L.V.N.W.R.June 5 (JH), andone-two there n. of thereJune 5 (SOW).Noteworthy were Southerlywere three Black-capped Chick- July21-25 (CR, PRS).Of 5 LeastTern nests one-twoc3' Anna's at a SilverCity feederJuly adeesnear Los Lunas June 2 (HS). Notable at Bitter Lake N.W.R., three hatcheda total 9-18 (EL);another male was singing at P.O. were Red-breasted Nuthatches in the Aromas of fivechicks by June 26; apparently only one CanyonJune 11 (RS). Mts. in mid-June(JB, CB), whilePygrmes chickfledged (M. Peckinpaugh).Vagrant was Aftergoing unreported from New Mexico werepresent in unusuallylarge numbers •n a subadultat BosqueRef. July I (AW, P. for 5 years,Elegant Trogons were found at 2 theJemez Mts. in July (fide B. Lewis).One •n Mitchusson).The latest Black Terns were sitesin Hidalgo:a possiblybreeding pair in SantaFe July7 (JH) wasa localfirst and threeat L.V.N.W.R.June 5 (JH); the earliest the PeloncilloMts. June4-5 & 30 (SOW) probablya vagrant.Cactus Wrens n. of their weretwo at WagonMound (PRS) July 21 anda malein theAnimas Mts. June 24 (CB, expectedrange were one-two e. of Sabinoso and69 at MaxwellN.W.R. July 24 (PES). ph. JB). A BeltedKingfisher was carrying June24 forthe 3rd consecutive year (CR), w foodinto an apparentnest at Zuni July14 of LoganJune 12 (CR), and near Cerro DOVES TO (DC); elsewhere,a bird was near Logan June Verde,Cibola, June 9 (GF). Easterlywere WOODPECKERS 12 (CR), andthree were at Ft. SumnerJune 2 four Rock Wrens near GrenvilleJune 16 Forthe 2nd consecutive year, White-winged (SOW). At least10 Gila Woodpeckerswere (KS).The Carolina Wren present in theSan- Dovesnested northward to Albuquerque,in GuadalupeCanyon June 6 (SOW)and Ju- dia Mts. sinceApril wasstill singingthere with a pair accompanyinga stub-tailed ly 4 (JP,BP), andfour were at AnimasCr., June7 (HS).Noteworthy was an Am. Dipper youngthere July 10 (BO).Unusual were sev- Hidalgo,June 23 (JB,CB). A • Three-toed in theRio Grande Gorge July 29 (CS). eralInca Doves at Portales(fideA. Gennaro); was at JemezFalls July 13 (JP), while elsewhere there were small numbers at Socor- one-two Yellow-shafted(Northern) Flickers KINGLETS TO ro, Roswell,T/C, Las Cruces,and Carlsbad in Unionin theperiod (WC) wereunusual. TANAGERS (v.o.). Two Corn. Ground-Dovesnear Cliff Nesting Golden-crownedKinglets were June4 (RF et al.) werenoteworthy. Yellow- FLYCATCHERS "fairlycommon" in the SandiaMts. (fide billedCuckoos were more frequent than usu- TO DIPPER HS);noteworthy were one in theMagdalena al, includingsmall numbers in Union(WC), Three callingN. Beardless-Tyrannuletsin Mts. June 1 (JBet al.), where nesting is not •n the Rio GrandeValley at BosqueRef. GuadalupeCanyon July 4 (JP,BP) were typi- confirmed,and 16 nearCloudcroft June 25 (GE), Williamsburg(CS), the PecosValley calof recentyears there. Early was an Olive- (CR, LH). A possibleBlack-tailed Gnat- from Ft. Sumner (SOW) southward,the sidedFlycatcher at Ft. BayardJuly 17 (RF). catcherwas n. of LordsburgJuly 5 (JP,BP), middleand lower Gila Valley (RF, JP), and in SingleWillow Flycatchers were singing at wherethe species' status is very poorly under- GuadalupeCanyon (JP). Greater Roadrun- BosqueRef. July 7 (JP,BP) and Mangas stood.Extraordinary and a first for w. New nersare local in theeastern plains, so note- SpringsJune 5 (RF).Seven Gray Flycatchers Mexico was a pairof EasternBluebirds nest- worthywere reports from Clayton (WC) and eachwere s. of Rowe,San Miguel June 14 ingnear Cliff, where at leasttwo fledged June Floyd(WU). (CR)and in theMagdalena Mts. June 1 (JB 3-4 (RF etal.). Further evidence of theVeery A pairof WhiskeredScreech-Owls in the et al.);other singing birds were one-two in summeringin thestate was one singing w of AnimasMts. June23 (JB, CB) wasthe first the GallinasMts. June 16 (SOW), near Vadito, Taos,June 28 (JT). Two GrayCat- reportfrom that range;in the Peloncillo White Oaks June 17 (SOW), and near birdsat AlbuquerqueJuly 28 (JP)may have Mts., individualswere again in Clanton Roberts L., Grant, June 8 (RF et al.). beenearly migrants, while unusualwas a CanyonJuly 27 & 31 (PRS,DC), anda pair Northerlywas a BlackPhoebe at PecosNat'l BrownThrasher at Ft. Union June23 (RP, wasin a canyonn. of thereJune 30 (SOW). Mon. June14 (CR), whileunusual was an E. SP). NortheasterlyCurve-billed Thrashers Notablewere a N. Pygmy-Owlin thePelon- Phoebeat L.V.N.W.R.July 19 (CS). Two weretwo-three near Sabinoso June 24 (CR), cilloMts. July 4 (JP,BP) and five Long-eareds Brown-crested Flycatchers were in LoganJune 12 (CR), and FloydJune 27 znthe Magdalena Mts. July 15 (JB, CB). Un- GuadalupeCanyon June 6 (SOW)and July 4 (WU), whilea Crissalwas on the W. MesaJu- usualwere 2 CommonNighthawk nests in (JP,BP), where they were greatly outnum- ly 28 (HS).An Am. Pipitat BosqueRef. June the Gila Valleynear Cliff, eachwith 2 eggs beredby Dusky-cappedsand Ash-throateds. 14 (PRSet al.) appeared injured; late was one (fideRF). At least2 BlackSwift nests were ac- SevenE. Kingbirdswere at MaxwellN.W.R. in the MagdalenaMts. June1 (JB et al) tive at JemezFalls July 11 (G. Parkerfide June6 (JP),while one-two were at La Cueva, Northerlywere one-two Phainopeplas at So- HS); singlebirds were at JemezCanyon L. Mora,July 20 (CR, LH), WatrousJune 28 corroJune 18 (CR) andJuly 27 (JP);easterly June2 (JH) and nearJemez Springs July 7 (RP,SP), and Ft. SumnerJune 2 (SOW). Un- weretwo males near Sitting Bull Falls, Eddy, (fidePRS). Unusual were two-four Chimney usualwas a juv. Scissor-tailedFlycatcher at June14 (fideSW). Swiftsat LasVegas July 27 & 29 (CR). MoriartyJuly 26 (PES). A possibleWhite-eyed Vireo wasin the Two c3'Broad-billed Hummingbirds were A pairof Tree Swallows was at a nestcavity MagdalenaMts. June 1 (JBetal.). Northerly m GuadalupeCanyon June 5-6 (SOW) and nearLos Ojos June 27 (LS).At least12 Bank weretwo Bell's Vireos singing w. of Roswell July4 (JP,BP). Violet-crowneds had returned Swallow burrows were still active in Albu- June10 (SOW);another was at Hope(SW) to GuadalupeCanyon by June6, whena querqueJuly 13 (HS);young were likely still Highlyunusual and a localfirst was a proba- malewas singing and a femalewas collecting in themwhen they were razed by the city July bleGray Vireo at theRio Grande Gorge July

114• Amencan B•rds,W•nter 1991 29 (CS), elsewhere,there were 2 pairsin the June22 (JP),one near Abbott, Col•x, June n SandiaMts. in June(HS) and2 pairsplus 28 (HR), "fair numbers"near Clayton in ALASKAREGION three singing males in Big Canyon, June(HS, WC), andsix at L.V.N.W.R.July T. G. bish, Jr., andM. E. Isleib GuadalupeMts., June 18 (SOW). 25 (CR); in the southwest,one was near Nutt SingleVirginias Warblers were in the Pel- June12 (GS) and37 nearCloverdale June 7 oncfiloMts. June5 (SOW) andJuly 5 (JP, (SOW).Two Lincoln's Sparrows near Cloud- BO). Unusualwas a d' Northern Parula at croftJune 25 (CR) providedadditional evi- Summer1991 began slowly throughout the RoswellJune I-2 (S.Bixler etal.). Interesting denceof possiblelocal breeding there, while Regionas the widespread, unseasonably cool was a c3 Yellow Warbler with a reddish- notablewas a Songat L.V.N.W.R.July 19 & weatherof April and May continuedinto streakedhead at L.V.N.W.R.June 30 (CR, 25 (CR) and Zuni July23 (DC). Very late June.But by the secondweek of June,the PRS). Audubon'sWarblers in mid-Junein White-crownedSparrows were singlesat Aleutianlow had drifted north, making way peripheralareas included one-two in the BosqueRef. June 16 (JP) and the Animas fora prolongedsequence of verywarm high- Gallinasand Jicarilla Mts., Lincoln(SOW), ValleyJune 23 (JB,CB). At leastone juv. Yel- pressuresystems. The northwestcoast ap- and others in the Animas Mts. (JB, CB). low-eyedJunco was in the AnimasMts. in pearedto benefitthe mostfrom this weather Easterlywas a Grace'sin the TurkeyMts., mid-June(JB, CB). pattern,as a longperiod of high-precipita- Mora,June 25 (RP,SP), while 12 Red-faceds NortherlyE. Meadowlarkssinging were tion, low-pressurecycles was brokenby a in theMagdalena Mts. June I (JBetal.) was a fives. of ClaytonJune 27 (HS),two-five near month of record-breakinghigh tempera- highnumber for thearea. Western Tanagers LamyJune 4 & 11 (CR), and 22 in Cibola tures.On the Gulf of Alaskacoast, from east- in theAnimas Mts. mid-June(JB, CB) were June9 (GF). NortherlyBronzed Cowbirds ern Prince William Sound to the Alaska atthe s. edge of the breeding range, while un- were one-threeat GlenwoodJuly 28-29 Peninsula, cool weather continued to retard usualwas a Hepaticat L.V.N.W.R.July 18 OH) andT/C June-July(DM). ThreePine an alreadylate thaw and newgroundcover (CR). Grosbeaks,including asinging male, were in growth.Southeast Alaska was seemingly en- themountains w. of LasVegas July 21 (CR). casedin clouds, rain, and wind all summer CARDINALS TO Outsidethe Jemez Mts., a fewCassin's Finch- exceptfor lateJune, but thisweather likely CARDUELINES eswere present at ChamaJune 26 (LS),near bothered birders more than the nesters that A N. Cardinal was w. of RoswellJune 10 LasVegas July 13 (CR), and at Capulin were accustomed to rainforest conditions. (SOW)for the 2nd consecutive year, and two Springin theSandia Mts. allsummer (HS et It is typicallythe earlyJune weather pat- IndigoBuntings were in the PeloncilloMts. a/.). EarlyPine Siskins were a fewat lowland terns that exert the most influence on the July17 (GE).Three d' VariedBuntings were sites,such as Bosque Ref. (JP) and Pleasanton nestingsuccess of all formsthroughout the in GuadalupeCanyon June 6 (SOW); a pos- (JH) July27-30. Unusualwere single Am. mainland,so that except for the Gulf Coast, sinejuvenile was with a femalethere July 4 Goldfinchesat Deer Cr., AnimasMts., June nestingpopulations and general breeding ac- (JP,BP). At leastone Dickcissel was singing 18-19 (JB,CB) andless so at Zuni July15 tivity seemedat leastaverage, if not a little at MaxwellN.W.R. June22 (JP)and July 21 (DC); thespecies was reported through June late. The breedingseason otherwise pro- (PRS)and was another at Ft. SumnerJune 2 andJuly near Chama (LS). Red Crossbills in gresseduneventfully, and southbound shore- (SOW);but nonewas at Ft. Union(fide RP, smallermountain ranges in Juneincluded birdsappeared at traditionalsites about on SP), wherethey were presentin previous thosereported in theSandias (PES), Mag- time and in standard numbers. years. dalenas(JB et al.), Sacramentos(CR, LH), Rare specieswere well representedthis A possibleBotteri's Sparrow was flushed and Animas(JB, CB). EveningGrosbeaks summer;each subregion provided at least one from sacatongrasses in the AnimasValley werereported from the SandiaMts. (PES) very interestingrecord. Two specieswere June 7 (SOW); the species remains and the GallinasMts. nearCorona (SOW); added to the statelist, and a third was added unconfirmedin the state.Cassin's Sparrows latewas one at SantaFe June 8 (JH). to the Unsubstantiated list. Extensive cover- werewidespread and numerousin the east, ageof theHyder area in theextreme south- includingin Union,where there was a nest Cited Observers:Pat Basham,Charles Black, eastcorner of thestate produced a number of with eggsJune 27 (HS); westerlyreports of JamesBlack, David Cleary, Wes Cook, Gor- veryinteresting records and additionalnew smallto moderatenumbers in Juneincluded don Ewing,Greg Farley, Ralph Fisher, Lois informationon thisunique-to-Alaska locale Ft Union (RP,SP), Crownpoint(CS), Los Herrmann,John Hubbard, Pat Insley,Eu- Asis the case each year in lateJune, once vis- Lunas(HS), andSevilleta N.W.R. (PB etal.), geneLewis, Doris Miller, Bruce Ostyn, Ben- itingbird tours leave the state, reports from and in the southwestnear Animas (RS) and jaminParmeter, John Parmeter, Robert Pax- theBering Sea islands dropped way off. thes. Animas Valley (JB, CB). A newlocality ton, Sara Plimpton,Christopher Rustay, for the Rufous-crownedSparrow was CatherineSandell, Gregory Schmitt, Robert WATERFOWL L VN.W.R., with threeseen there July 18 Scholes, Lorraine Schulte, Hart Schwarz, The WhooperSwan that has been found in (CR). Black-chinnedSparrows were again KennethSeyffert, Patricia R. Snider,Paul E. SafetyLagoon near Nome in May wasseen presentin TrujilloCanyon, San Miguel, with Steel, RossTeuber, James Travis, William sporadicallyin the samegeneral area till at twosinging there June 6 (JH);another was in Uihlein, Steve West, Ann Whitehead, S.O. leastJune 24 (GHR). Unusualfor thes.e., es- the Gallinas Mts. near Corona June 16 Williams.--SARTOR O. WILLIAMS III peciallyin summer,was a GreaterWhite- (SOW). Unusualwere two Black-throateds and JOHN P. HUBBARD, New Mexico frontedGoose up theriver from Haines June at LamyJune 4 (CR)and eight Sages at Sevil- Departmentof Game and Fish, SantaFe, 19 (MEI, RLS, TGT). This may represent letaN.W.R. June6 (PBetal.). NM 87503. the first summer record for s.e. Alaska. Wa- Twenty-threeLark Buntingswere near terfowlproduction was down dramatically GrenvilleJune 16 (KS), but otherwiseonly fromthe long-term average in thee. interior scatteredbirds were present in June,includ- (TJD), while over I000 km to the northeast, ing singlesat MaxwellN.W.R. (JP), Ft. waterfowlproduction was reportedas well Union (RP,SP), and e. of LasVegas (CR), above averagearound KotzebueSound and12 apparentlate migrants near the Mag- (WRU). Most unusualfor the e. interiorwas dalenaMts. onJune 1 (JBetal.). SeveralSa- a drakeEur. Wigeon on theYukon R. at Ea- vannahSparrows were singing at Maxwell gleJune 22 (CS).Canvasbacks and Redheads N W.R. June22 (JP),and anotherwas near continueto breedsuccessfully in the Kotze- WagonMound July 20 (CR,LH). Grasshop- bueSound area, where broods of bothspecies perSparrows were relatively plentiful in the appearedwidespread in late June (WRU) northeast,including 25 at MaxwellN WR Redheadswere nesting along the outer coast

Volume 45, Number 5 ß1149 count,up one from lastyears sur- vey.No broodswere located. From thesesurveys, it hasbecome appar- ent that RuddyDuck is annualin the e. interiorand is not, asprevi- ously thought, presentonly in prairiedrought seasons. ßKotzeb•.• ...... -,,?i:::'?: '% RAPTORS Seward Pen, TO GULLS

Fairbanks For the 3rd consecutivesummer, thead. Steller's Sea-Eagle was easily •o•o•• ALASKAßq •.-•:•?•'•.• .:• located on the lower Taku R. (m.ob.).Given the usualassump- .•i}•?'"•nchora98::,•":{. tion that subarctic environments are lessproductive than areasfur- ther south,1991 nestdensity and productivityof GoldenEagles in s.w. Alaska's Kisaralik watershed are remarkable.Preliminary nest suc- cessin thisvery productive raptor breeding riparian corridor was 83%, while the numberof young • per nest was 1.83 (BJM). Soras madea goodshowing away from of the Yukon Delta N.W.R., where field Fishand Gamepress release announced a the StikineR. delta,where the specieshas crewsreported several instances of egg- "significantfailure of HarlequinDucks to re- bred.Single calling birds were recorded in dumpinginto nestsof otherspecies and at producein the westernSound."Production lateJune, in a marshon theupper Chilkat R. leastone nest with an incubatingfemale in wasapparently way off pre-Exxonl/aldez spill on June19 (TGT, RLS,MEI), in the e. Inte- July(fide BJM). Discouragingnews contin- numbers,but populationand nestdata re- riorat Mile 1258of theAlaska Hwy onJune uedfor Spectacled Eiders in s.w.Alaska in the mainedconfidential. Hooded Mergansers 20 (TJD+,CS), andin theupper Copper R. Yukon Delta N.W.R., where for the first successfullybred n. of traditionalnesting ar- valleyat KennyL. onJune 29 (RLS).Casual time, the refuge-widebreeding population eas.Two broodswere located, one up river at bothlocations, single Sandhill Cranes ap- estimatefell below2000 pairs(BJM). This from HainesJune 19 (MEI, ILLS,TGT) and pearedat BuldirI. June19 (the4th summer total palesin comparisonto the 1970sesti- anotherout on theCooper River Hwy e. of Aleutian record, KR et al.) and at Kodiak mateof 50,000-70,000pairs, and there is se- CordovaJuly 7 (REF).The e. interiorwater- June27 (DWS). riousconcern for the continuedviability of fowl surveyproduced a total of 23 Ruddy Killdeerwas finally confirmed as a nester thispopulation. Distressing news also came Duckson the lakesystem near Tetlin July 17 in Anchoragewhen a singlehalf-grown chick in from Prince William Sound, where a State (TJD). This tally setsa new Regionhigh wasfound with a pairon a sodfarm July 15

WhooperSwan (the standing bird that showsa largelypale bill) withTundra Swans at SafetyLagoon near Home, Naska, May31, 1991. Thisindividuai was presentuntii late June.Photograph/Kevin J, Zimmer.

1150- American Birds,Winter 1991 (TGT). Anotherbrood was at Tok •n July larand hkely breeds •n the Region, up to four acrossa broadfront Iust e. of the Coast (TJD). This plovermust become paired in n. Rough-wingedSwallows were present at Range,north to the s.w.Yukon, it remains m•grationsince few displayingindividuals HyderJune 15-18 (MEI, RLS,SH, TGT). veryrare. Following a May reportfrom the areever found anywhere in theRegion where One pair was investigatingexposed banks samearea (q.v.), at leastfour Magnolia War- •t nests;we have fewer records of nestsor ju- well inland. Casualis the w. Aleutians,a sin- blers,including a territorialpair, were located vemles.This summer produced few unusual gleBank Swallow was at BuldirJune 9-10 nearHyder June 15-17 (SH, RLS, TGT, southboundor wanderingshorebirds in the (ILJ, JW). Unseasonablypersistent cold MEI, tape). BeringSea area, the onlynotable highlight weatherin earlyJune on theNorth Gulf of beingfour Wood Sandpipers atB uldir I. June Alaska coasthit swallowshard at Cordova, 16 (GVB, et al.). AlthoughBlack Oyster- wherehundreds were dying (fide REF). Ex- SPARROWS TO catcher is a common nester on the outer Ke- tralimitalswallow reports included singles as FRINGILLIDS na•Pen. coast, there had not been a breeding overshootsat PrudhoeBay: Barn Swallow Completelyunexpected was an ad. Lark recordfor KachemakBay until this summer. June19 (RNF, the 8th North Slopereport), Sparrowat the TedinN.W.R. visitorcenter, At leastone pair nested in theBay on Cohen andTree Swallow June 20 (KK). about5 mi w. of theCanada border along the I, wherea pair with two newly hatched The HyderAmerican Crow population AlaskaHwy, July 12 (?TJD,ph.). We had youngwere found July 8 (EM). continuesto thrive;this areas summer peak consideredthis open country sparrow, which Satisfactoryphotos of an ad.Black-tailed countof juvenilesand adultsreached 30+ breedsonly as closeas s. interiorBritish Gull wereobtained from pelagicwaters off June17 (RLS, et al.). Most unusualwas a re- Columbia,as a fall possibilityin the coastal BuldirI. June19 (GVB etal., ph.).Three of portof twoNorthwestern Crows at PualeBay southeast. Alaska's 2nd Bobolink was a bril- the four Alaska Black-tailed Gull records are onthe Alaskan Pen. June 21 andJuly 24 (TB, liant maleon the Hydersedge flats June 14 photographs.Two Ring-billedGulls at Hy- JM, CB). Thisarea is on themainland across (RLS,MEI, SH, TGT, ph.,*). Brown-head- derJune 15 (MEIet al.) anda juvenileat Shelikof Strait from the n.w. corner of Kodi- ed Cowbirdsmade an onslaughtat Hyderin KetchikanJuly 26 (SH)were the season's on- ak I., where this corvid reachesits western- mid-June,where at leasteight could be seen ly reports.A juv.Ross's Gull was nicely de- mostbreeding limits. June 14-17 (MEIet al.). Thesebirds were scribed from inshore wetlands near Prudhoe displayingand copulating actively. BayJuly 25 (RNF). Ross'Gull is casual in the MUSCICAPIDS We receivedvery convincing details of a 5? e BeaufortSea area in summer.Single ex- TO WARBLERS HouseFinch July 12 from a Hainesfeeder trahmitalCaspian Terns were over an An- Most observers from s.c. to s.c. Alaska com- (?BM). We haveno previousAlaska reports chorageneighborhood July 6 (REG)and at mentedon a distinctlack of Ruby-crowned of thisspecies, which breeds in s. and e.c HomerJuly 8 (CF). The CopperR. delta Kinglets,usually one of the mostcommon British Columbia. Crossbills were populationwas noted again this year, with breedingpasserines in those areas.This widespreadin aboutaverage numbers in June flying,begging juveniles by late July (MEI). NorthGulf Coast population winters in Cal- exceptin the interior and n. SC, where ifornia,where a Decembercold snap hit this White-wingedsonly appearedin low num- CUCKOOS speciesespecially hard (see AB 45(2): 315). bers after late June (m.ob..). Crossbills •0 CORVIDS Followingthis spring'sheard-only report thinnedout in partsof thesoutheast by July Afterthe lesson of thisspring's Attu Oriental from Hyder (q.v.),a singingVeery was in Alsonew for theRegion and most unexpect- Cuckoo(see spring 1991), the cuckoo at St. denseriparian alder thickets there June 14 edwas a brightd' American Goldfinch, pho- PaulI. June12-18 (RH, LP,BS, ph. KJZ et (•'SH,?TGT, •-RLS,MEI, tape).Tape play- tographedat Ketchikanin "mid-June"(JS, al ) shallremain Cuculus sp.; both details and backbrought this bird into view and substan- ph.).This bird likely originated from coastal photoswere inconclusive. From the photos tiatedAlaska's first record. A territorialpair of BritishColumbia populations. There is one rectared,this individual was very similar to Red-throatedPipits on Nome'sAnvil Mm. previousunsubstantiated sight record from theAttu springbird, which had been iden- June12 (KJZ,VENT) wasnoteworthy since Juneau.One of very few true summerre- ufiedin thefield as a d' Commonbut keyed thisform breeds mainly well north on the Se- ports,an itinerantHawfinch was content to to a 5?Oriental in the hand. Another uniden- wardPeninsula. European Starling nested in remainat BuldirI. July9-26 (ILJet al.). ufied Cuculushung aroundAmitignak I. the Anchoragearea for the 2nd successive from"late June to early July" (EB), and a hep- year.This year's nest was found in a tail sec- •ontribulor• and Ol•rver•: E. Bailey,C auc female, identifiedas a Common (with- tionof a wreckedplane near L. Hoodin late Berkman,T. Burke,G.V. Byrd,D.E Delap, out details)remained at BuldirI. June22-Ju- June(DWS). A familygroup of sevenstar- T.J. Doyle,R.E. Fairall,C. Findora,R.N ly 7 (ILJ et al.). For the firsttime in several lingswas also seen across town July 29 (SS). Fraker,D.D. Gibson,R.E. Gill, W.E. Harp- years,we receivedno summerreports of Alaska's2nd SolitaryVireo was a singing er, S. Heinl, R. Hotham, M.E. Isleib, I.L BarredOwl. Two N. Pygmy-Owlson Mitkof cassinitypein theFish Cr. woodsnear Hyder Jones,K. Kertell,I.R. Macintosh,M. Macin- I June1 andJuly 8-24 (PJW)were notewor- June15-17 (?SH, ?TGT, ?RLS,MEI, tape). tosh,R.A. Macintosh, B. Maybank,B.J. Mc- thy summerrecords from the Alexander This bird was in the same area where two Caffery,J. McCarthy,D.W. Menke,E. Mur- Archipelago.Most surprisinglywas a Com. weresinging in June1986. Singing for one phy, L. Philemonoff,G.H. Rosenberg,K N•ghthawk,seen both perched and in-flight week in late June (June21-28) was an ex- Russell,R.L. Scher,B. Schram,S. Senner,J along the lower Noatak R. July 27-28 tralimitalWarbling Vireo in an Anchorage Silberling,D.W. Sonneborn,C. Stemler, (WEH, ph.)for a firstw. Alaska record. neighborhood(DFD, m.ob.).This vireois 'T.G. Tobish,W.R. Uhl, P.J.Walsh, M. Ward, This summer'sLeast Flycatcher records casualaway from the southeast'smainland G.C. West, J. Williams, K.J. Zimmer.--T were singlesat FairbanksJune 11-12 river corridors;there are 2 previousearly G. TOBISH, JR., 2510 ForakerDr., An- (DDG), at HyderJune 15-18 (SH, et al.), summerAnchorage records. Red-eyed Vireo chorage,AK 99517; M. E. ISLElB, 9229 and in the upperCopper R. drainagenear madea goodshowing in thesoutheast at tra- EmilyWay, Juneau, AK 99801. CopperCenter June 29 (RLS).Single West- ditionalsites. Three to four were up the ernKingbirds were at HyderJune 16 (MEI, StikineR. on territoryin Juneand July RLS& SH ph.,TGT), for the3rd successive (PJW), and one was singing on MitkofI. July year,and at SitkaJune 23 (MW?). Theseare 2 (PJW).Two Red-eyeds were picked out of theRegion's 8th and 9th records. Only one E. thicketsat Hyder June 16-17 (SH, RLS, Kingbirdturned up thissummer, at Kodiak TGT). The seasoh'sonly Tennessee Warbler July14 (RAM,MM, IRM, ph.),a 2ndisland reportcame from up the StikineR. July4 recordand one of veryfew from SC Alaska. (PJW),where this species isprobably annual. In theonly location where the species isregu- Asclose to theRegion as this warbler breeds,

Volume 45, Number 5 1151 An ad. Trum- OREGON/WASHINGTON peterSwan on Calispell L., Pend Oreille, WA, REGION Omak•:• June 17 (DC) may Bill Tweitand Jim Johnson havebeen a strayfrom WASHINGTON the Turnbull N.W.R. Spokane• ,-½:•.,.• Seattle population;they are not known to nest else- Overall,it wasa mildsummer in theRegion, :•: ßOlympia. d•enatcheewhere in the state. Six afterthe last of thecold, wet spring storms hit pairsof Trumpetersat southeasternOregon June 4. The average YakLma Malheur raised 14 temperaturein most of theRegion was a few Richlane .WallaW•la young, the most degreescooler than normal during both June cygnets raised since andJuly, but precipitation levels were about •Jmatilla• •!:?/' 1987 (RV). Small average. The Dalles numbersof summering In Washington,intensive survey work in Brant included five at Okanoganfor thebreeding bird adas, Dept. Yaquina Head, OR Bakerø of Wildliferesearch and the annual Washing- (Kathy Merrifield), seven at Tillamook tonOrnithological Society convention led to OREGON

numerousexciting discoveries, such as breed- Bend Bay,OR (HN), seven ing LesserScaup, White-tailed Ptarmigan, at O.S. (DP), and ten potentiallyterritorial Semipalmated Plover .Burns at Dungeness,WA (D andGreater Yellowlegs, potential Great Gray & SS). A few Brant Owl breeding,confirmed nests of Boreal '•heurNWR probablysummer an- Chickadee,and territorial Clay-colored Spar- nually,but theyare not rows. Medford alwaysthis widelyre- %•:-• . ß Klamath Falls H•a•Mr.Antelope Range Oregonhighlights included the first ported. The known breedingrecord of CostasHummingbird breedingranges of Am. andan interestingwave of vagrantsin early Wigeonand N. Pintail Junein Harneythat was late but high in qual- theRegion. In Oregon,single Clark's Grebes in Oregonwere extended somewhat when ity, includingthe first state recordsfor werefound at sixlocales (m.ob.), mosdy in nests were found on Ladd Marsh, Union, PhiladelphiaVireo and Scott's Oriole. the interior,and onegroup of sevenwas at duringJune (Dave Bronson). Lesser Scaup The late,heavy snowpack may have de- WickiupRes., Deschutes, July 30 (CM). arerare breeders in theRegion. A femalewas layedbreeding of manysubalpine species Three pelagictrips were ventured: two flushed from the nest at Molson L., (CCh), otherwisethe lousyspring weather fromWestport, WA, July13 & 27 (TW) and Okanogan,WA (SJ)and they were found in and cool summer were not noted to have de- oneoff the ColumbiaR. mouthJune 8 (JJ). mid-Juneon DelintmentL., Grant,OR (Ce- creasedbreeding success. There was some ad- NorthernFulmar were found on all 3 trips: cilGagnon). Bufflehead are also scarce breed- ditionalevidence of thevery delayed passer- numberswere comparable to higherlevels ers, but a brood at Turnbull N.W.R., ine springmigration that wasapparently seenprior to 1988instead of thelower num- Spokane,WA, July14 (AS)was from an area causedby the spring weather. bersof thelast 3 years.A singleFlesh-footed with several previous breeding records. Shearwateroff WestportJuly 27 wasnote- Abbreviations:Davis (DavisL, Klamathand worthy,as the species isbecoming scarcer in KITES TO Deschutescounties, OR); Fields(Fields, Har- the Region.Thirty Leach'sStorm-Petrels PHALAROPES hey Co., OR); Malheur (Malheur Nad were found 50 mi off the Columbia R. At leastone pair of Black-shoulderedKites WildliftRef, HarneyCo., OR); O.S. (Ocean mouthJune 8 (JJ); Leach's have become hard nestedat Raymond,Pacific (JeffSkriletz), the Shores,Grays Harbor Co., WA); Sauvie to findat seain thisRegion in recentyears. onlyknown breeding location in Washing- ( SauvieIsland, Columbia Co., OR); S.J.C.R. Owingto recedingwater levels on Mal- ton.There were no Oregonreports. SJ found (southjetty of theColumbia R., ClatsopCo., heurand the lackof suitablenesting sites, Swainsons Hawks at 2 locations near Mol- OR). Am. White Pelicans failed to nest in the Har- son,Okanogan, WA; theyapparently had not neyBasin this year (RV). A fewnon-breeders been recorded from the countypreviously. LOONS TO werefound at othere. Oregonlocations and, There were three summerMerlin reports. DUCKS in e. Washington,the highcounts of non- Oneat FinleyN.W.R., OR, June7 (fideME) PacificLoons were still migratingN in late breederswere 52 at SpragueL., Adams,July 7 was late, but two birds in 2 locationson the June:60 per hourwere flying past Yaquina (JA)and 30 on theColumbia R. aboveRich- westside of theOlympic Peninsula in Wash- Bay,OR, June20 (HN). CommonLoons landJune 11 (RH). Thesenumbers are much ingtonduring June (FS) were possibly breed- havealmost disappeared asbreeders in recent lowerthan those of the last2 summers;they ingbirds. A Peregrineof theanatum race was years,so an adultwith a youngbird on Lost apparentlywent elsewhere this summer.A photographedat O.S. June 13 (DP);it would L., Okanogan,WA, June22 (fideAS) anda Brown Pelkan seen flying down the seemthat the coastal pealeiiwould be a more territorialpair on L. Quinault,Grays Harbor, ColumbiaR. at PortlandJuly 21 (PO) was likelylingerer in thearea. WA (FS)were noteworthy. Summering birds unusuallyfar from the ocean. Two female and six imm. White-tailed were noted at six locationsin Oregon Ardeidnest counts in the HarneyBasin Ptarmiganatop Chopaka Mt., Okanogan,Ju- (m.ob.);it is unlikelyany of thesewere this summer included 80 Great Blue Heron, ly 25 (SJ,RF) establishthis site as the farthest breedingattempts. For the 2nd year in a row, 172Great Egret, 31 SnowyEgret, 64 Black- east breedinglocale in Washington.This no W. Grebe nests were found at Malheur or crownedNight-Heron, and 3,415 White- spring,the Nature Conservancy and the Ore- in thesurrounding Harney Basin, and only facedIbis (RV). The CattleEgrets noted dur- gonDept. of Fishand Wildlife released 33 onesmall colony of EaredGrebes nested in ingthe spring at Malheurapparently did not Sharp-tailedGrouse in the ClearLake Ridge the Basin(RV). Six pairsof Clark'sGrebe nest;they went unreported after the late May areaof Wallowa.Apparently 2 pairsattempt- werefound July 24 with one immatureat observations.The onlye. Washington colony ed to nest:one pair producedinfertile eggs SaddleMountain N.W.R., Grant,WA (RH), of GreatEgrets at PotholesRes., Grant, held andthe othernest was destroyed by coyotes addingto thefew known breeding locales in 39+ nestsin June(SJ). (Berta Youtie, The Nature Conservancy).

1152- American Birds, Winter 1991 The lastnative Sharp-taileds were observed Franklins Gulls have not been found breed- jecturethat the harshwinter may be explain in Oregonin the 1950sand this is the first ing in the Regionaway from s.e. Oregon. someof thedecrease. B.L.M. surveysof their reintroductionattempt. The earlynorthward movement of Heer- holdingson the west side of theOregon Cas- Threepairs of SandhillCrane attempted mann'sGulls observed this May was followed cades located two Barred Owls on the Santi- to breedat ConboyN.W.R., Klickitat(DP), by exceptionallylarge numbers appearing in am Resource Area and two more on the theironly regular breeding locale in Wash- Julyon the Washington coast. At O.S.on Ju- ClackamasResource Area (fideSD). U.S. ington.Two cranes still present on Sauvie on ly 26, G & WH notedthat theirnumbers ForestService staff found a probableGreat the verylate dateof June9 (JJ)may have wereimpossible to estimate,but that they Gray Owl nestsite in MalheurN.E near beenattempting to summer.The only Snowy seemed ten times as abundant as ever before. Wolf Mt., Grant(fide RV). This areais be- Ploverreports were five in theinterior at Bo- A 2nd-yearGlaucous Gull at O.S.June 14 tweenthe knownOregon Great Gray Owl raxL., Harney,OR, June 9 (TC, JG)and five (ph.M & MLD) maybe less surprising this breedingareas on the eastslope of theCas- at LeadbetterPt., Pacific,WA, July15 (NL). summer than others, aslast winter sawrecord cadesand in theWallowa Mts. In Washing- A pairof SemipalmatedPlover on BigGoose numbersof Glaucous.Black-legged Kitti- ton, two GreatGray Owl nestswere report- L., Okanogan,WA, werevery far south for at- wakeswere unreported this summer, for at edlyfound in Okanoganthis summer (fide temptedbreeding, although they have bred least the third consecutive summer. AS). There are no confirmedbreeding rarelyon the Washingtoncoast. The peak Two PotholesRes. colonies of Caspian records for the state. No Boreal Owls were re- migratorycount of SemipalmatedPlover was Ternsin e. Washingtonwere censused this ported. 800 at LeadbetterPt. July27 (MP). Black- summer:268 adults were found (SJ, RF). neckedStilts bred at Reardan,Lincoln (JA), There was no additional information on the POORWILL TO at the northeasternmostpart of theirWash- newly-formedPuget Sound colony men- THRUSHES ingtonrange. tionedthis spring. The PugetSound colony B.L.M. staff found Com. Poorwill at two Four GreaterYellowlegs on MuskratL., of Arctic Terns at Everett had at least seven siteson the westslope of the OregonCas- Okanogan,June 21 (SJ) weredescribed as birdsJuly 4 (AS).For the 2nd summerin a cadesin Linn in May (David & LynneLar- acting"agitated," indicating possible breed- row,Arctic Terns have turned up in veryun- son,Alison McCaull). Lastsummer, a few P. ingactivity. There are no breeding records for expectedplaces: one was in theinterior near n. cali•rnicuswerefound in theDouglas Cas- Washington,but a fewdays later both species Wamic, Wasco,OR, June30 (tDL) and an- cades over 100 mi to the south. The eastside ofyellowlegswere present at thelake and the otherwas on the coastat YaquinaBay, OR, race, P. n. nuttalli, is unknown asa breederon southernmigration had begun.Only two July5 (ME). On thepelagic trips, one Arctic the westslope. An imm. Anna'sHumming- SolitarySandpipers were reported, both from Ternwas noted in Juneoff the ColumbiaR. birdin SilverL., Lake,June 23 (SS)was away e. Washington(SJ). One of thosewas seen mouth(JJ) and two were seen on theJuly 13 fromtheir only regular locale in e. Oregonin June24 on RoundL., Okanogan,again rais- trip off Westport(TW). At leastseven Mar- theBend area. Costas Hummingbird has be- ingsuspicions of breeding in thearea. Only bledMurrelet were seen in the old growth comea scarcebut annualpost-breeding visi- oneUpland Sandpiper was reported from the forestat SaddleMt., Clatsop,OR, July20 tantto Oregon,but this summer a femaleat- last Washingtonbreeding location near (MP). A Xanms'Murrelet off WestportJuly temptedto nest.The nestwith twoeggs was Spokane(JA); they appear to be essentially27 (TW) isthe first Washington report since found on the s. Oregoncoast, in Harbor, extinct as breeders in the state. An ad. Red 1987. CurryJune 16 (AB,CD). Unfortunately,the Knotat Reardan,Lincoln, WA, July28 0-JA) A loneBand-tailed Pigeon was found July nextday a carantenna swiped the nestand andan ad. Sanderlingnear Rufus, Sherman, 7 at SilverL., Lake (PriscillaSummers) for a botheggs were destroyed. The nestand de- OR, July27 (CM) wererare in theinterior. veryrare e. Oregonsighting. stroyedegg were collected when the female Peaknumbers of W. Sandpiperswere 5000 waslast seen on June21 (* W.EV.Z.). A • onthe coast at Youngs Bay, Clatsop, OR, July Broad-tailedHummingbird was reported 17 (MP) and 800 in the interiorat Deschutes, fromthe SteensMts., Harney,July 27 (TL) OR, July7 (CM). Similarpeaks for Least Yellow-gilleaCuckoo status may be •hang-and others were observed at a feeder in La- Sandpiperwere 200 at SauvieJuly 18 (HN) Grande,Union, during May and June (Bill & and 100 in DeschutesJuly 11 (CM). The 'ingin theRegion, as the number of reports ChrisDowdy). Broad-taileds are uncommon has drC •ititfilly increasedthe • last two Short-billedDowitcher peak was 2000 at andlocal in Oregon. years.Prior to thesummer of 1990,d_ere A Red-napedSapsucker was unusual on LeadbetterPt. July 15 (NL) andthe Long- werebnly six mot%tn, confirrt--d re•ords in billedpeak was 350 at SauvieJuly 23 (HN). the westsideat BigFour Marsh, Snohomish, Oregonand even œewef in •7ashington.Last Noneof thesepeak counts were particularly WA, June9 (CCh) aswas a WilliamsonsSap- summerthere wer e threeOregon records, suckerin the Breitenbusharea, Marion, OR impressive,although the interiornumbers ind thissummer thier. e wfrk four more. One wererelatively better than the coast. Very low wa• in FieldsJune 9 (tJG), onewas at, Mal: (fideBB). A pairof DownyWoodpeckers on numbersof Red-neckedPhalaropes were heurJurle • 0 •'•JG•JJ)• an6thef wa s:at M• an islandin PotholesRes., Grant,WA, June foundon pelagictrips and onlya handful 9-10 (SJ)was unexpected, as they are quite were seen onshore as well. Two Red heurJune 23 t,TdeTC} andone was in •gan rarein the summerin the low partsof the valley•Grant•n earlyJhne (Jerry Sc9ville). In ColumbiaBasin. It wasa goodsummer for Phalaropesoff the ColumbiaR. mouthin e. X•,aslSington,ther• were unconfirmed re• LeastFlycatchers. In Washington, territorial June(JJ) were unanticipated, as they are not portsof oneYellow-billed Cuckoo filong the regularlyfound on spring pelagic trips. males were found at 3 locations on the east- Qkano•anK in July (fide RF). side(WW, M & MLD, JW), and onewas in GULLS SeattleJune 22 (Mark Egger).In Oregon,a T0 OWLS territorialmale on SauvieJune 2-July 4 (JJ) The S. PolarSkua seen June 8 about35 mi A migrantFlammulated Owl at Malheur wasthe first for Multnomah. Eastern Oregon off theColumbia R. mouth(JJ) was very ear- June6 (TC, PL) equalledthe previouslate had threeto four at Clyde HollidayS.P., ly, and anotherseen at S.J.C.R.July 28 datefor springmigrants on the refuge.Ac- Grantfrom lateMay into July(Grant Co. (?ME) was an unusual onshore record. cordingto staffat the SalemDistrict of Bird Club), a migrantat MalheurJune 8 Franklins Gulls bred in excellent numbers in B.L.M., SpottedOwl nestingactivity was (SheranJones), and onenear Gilchrist, K/a- the HarneyBasin this year; 550 nestswere verylow with onlyfour juveniles confirmed mathJune 7 (SkipRussell). Territorial Leasts censusedat Malheur(RV). Perhapsrelated to from their knownnesting sites, compared had beenfound at Clyde Hollidayin the thesehigh numbers were five adults at Pot- with about 30 youngproduced in 1990 past,but not for severalyears. Although at holes Res., Grant, WA, June 20 (Bill (SD). Reasonsfor thereduced nesting activi- leasttwo birdswere showing a strongpair Shelmerdine)and one at SauvieJune 7 (NL). ty arenot known, although B.L.M. staffcon- bondand defendinga territory,no nestwas

Volume 45, Number 5-1153 found.An actualnest of LeastFlycatcher has found deadin a nestbox on Ft. Lewis,Pierce Arendt),a c• CapeMay Warblerat Malheur yetto befound in Oregon. (GeorgeWalter, DP). A c• W. Bluebirdap- June 1 ('•TC, PMu, LW) for about the 6th A c•Dusky Flycatcher along the S. Fork of pearedto havebeen attending the box.A staterecord, a c• BlackpollWarbler at Fields the StillaguamishR., Snohomish,July 7-9 Veeryfound at FieldsJune 1 (PMu, LW) June 4-5 (Richard Smith), two Black-and- (CCh) furnishedone of feww. Washington couldhave been a vagrant.Varied Thrushes White Warblersat FieldsJune 145 (JG),at records.This summers records of GrayFly- on territoryon Mt. Rainierduring the third least six Am. Redstarts at Malheur and three catcherextended their breeding range anoth- weekof June were facing the same conditions near Fidds (m.ob.), an Ovenbird at Fields er50 mi to thenorth and east in Washington, described for Winter Wrens. June3-5 (JG), one nearAlvord L. June7 followingthe 30 mi extensionrecorded last (TL), and anotherat MalheurJune 5 & 10 summer.JA found them in 4 locationsin MIMIDS TO (TC, CM) and a N. Waterthrush at Fields Spokane,including the first county breeding WARBLERS June4-5 (JG). Therewere three other Black- record,in 3 Stevenslocations,and 4 new loca- GrayCatbirds were found at 2 locationson pollWarbler reports, an unusually high num- tions in Lincoln. There is still much to learn the Warm SpringsReservation, lg/hsco, OR, ber for springvagrants. In Oregon,a male aboutthe distribution of the"Western • Fly- June30 andJuly 13 (DL). Eventhough they wasat DavisJune 6 (ph.Howard Sands) and catchercomplex in ourRegion. DC reported breedsouth to Yakima on the east slope of the a malewas at CapeBlanco, Curry, June 7 thatmost of thebirds he tapedthis summer WashingtonCascades, they have not been ('•KamalIslam). The c•Blackpoll Warbler in in the interior"seem to havemarginally foundbreeding in the e. OregonCascades. Spokane May 17 ('•JA)was about the fifth for Cordilleransongs and obvious Pacific-slope The usualhandful of N. Mockingbirdre- Washingtonand was on a very early date for a calls";he found birds in Stevensand Ferry of portsincluded five from e. Oregon, one from vagrant.A Chestnut-sidedWarbler at Van- n.e.Washington. A Pacific-slopeFlycatcher w.Washington, and the most interesting was tage, Kittitas,June 17 (-•AndrewBalland) wasreported from FieldsJune 7 (TC, JG, a birdseen carrying food July 15 (AS)at the providedabout the 6th Washingtonrecord. PL);all previousrecords of"Westerns" in s.e. sameGrantlocation where the first Washing- Andfinally, an Ovenbird was in theRichland Oregonwere thought to beCordilleran. Giv- ton breedingrecord was obtained last sum- area,WA, June 4-6 (-•TonyGreager). en the preponderanceof Pacific-slope Fly- mer.A BrownThrasher, a rareOregon va- Therewere three reports of Rose-breasted catchers in areas to the north of eastern Ore- grant,appeared at FieldsJune 3•i (TC, ph. Grosbeaks,now annual vagrants in the Re- gon,it seemsunlikely that Cordilleranare JG). gion:a femaleat FieldsJune 6 (-•JG),a terri- the onlyspecies found in migrationand it Oregon•first verified Philadelphia Vireo torialmale at TurnbullN.W.R., Spokane, maybe unlikely that they are even the major- wasphotographed at FieldsJune 3 ('•JG).A WA,July 7-14 (JW,m.ob.), and the male at a ityof the "Western" migrants. A "Western"in c•Red-eyed Vireo at L. Quinault,Grays Har- feederon Tiger Mt., King,WA, June 20-July the arid Columbia Basin at Saddle Mountain bor,June 7 (FS) furnishedthe westernmost 30 (SherryMottaz, ph. DP) wasseen feeding N.W.R. June20 (RH) wasundoubtedly a Washingtonrecord. The vagrantlist from a juv. Black-headedGrosbeak in lateJuly latemigrant. Harneywasextensive: a • TennesseeWarbler (Merilyn Hatheway).There are still fewer Washingtons2nd EasternPhoebe was a at FieldsJune 345 (JG), a Chestnut-sided than15 recordsfor thisspecies in Washing- callingmale found in Okanogan(of course!) Warblerat Malheur June 9 (fideTC), a Mag- ton. Malheur had its first Black-headedGros- June22-July 3 ('•TB, Pat Knopp,m.ob.). nolia Warbler at Malheur June 1 (Dennis beaknesting records this summer, with two The adultAsh-throated Flycatchers found feedingyoung along Crab Cr., Grant,July 9 (RH) werethe firstreports of thisisolated breedingpopulation in severalyears. Addi- tionally,apair apparently nesting s.e. of We- natchee,WA, June20 (G & WH) were at least60 mi northof otherbreeding locales. Sevenpain of BankSwallows were at theonly knownwestside colony, which was discov- ereda fewyears ago 4.5 mi upthe Chetco R., Curry,OR, June6 (AB). AmericanCrows werefound nesting at two locationsin the centralColumbia Basin of Washington:in Othello,Adams (RH) and alongDodson Rd.,Grant (S J). Crows have only recently ap- pearedin theseareas. Two nests of Boreal Chickadee found in OkanoganJune 22 and 23 (BT, AS, LW, PMu)appear to bethe first actual nests found in Washington.Winter Wrens were on terri- toryat 6000ft onMt. Rainierduring the 3rd weekof June,although several feet of snow stillcompletely covered the ground(CCh). Western Bluebirds were found north of their currentbreeding range: in twolocations on the Olympic Peninsulawhere two adults withtwo immatures were at Forks,]e•rson, June24 (FS)and one male was near Blynn, Clallam (D & SS), and at one locationin northPuget Sound near Mt. Vernon,Skagit July27 (ScottAtkinson). Presumably, they oncenested in all theseareas, before they ? nearlydisappeared from w. Washington. The firstbreeding record of MountainBluebird PhiladelphiaVireo at FieMs,Oregon, June 3, 1991. Firstverified state record. from the PugetLowlands was of a female PhotograplVJeffGiiiigan.

1154. American Birds, Winter 1991 nestsfound (BM). At the oppositecorner of the Region,on the OlympicPeninsula, a maleon June1 nearSequim, Clallam (D & SS) furnishedonly the 2nd localrecord of Black-headedGrosbeak in 15 years.A c• In- TrulyUsefulSoftware digo Bunting,a rare springvagrant, was for Birdwatchers! alongVanHorn Cr. in thePueblo Mts., Har- hey,June 7 (PhilPickering). You read AMERICAN BIRDS and The firstMalheur breeding record of Ru- usequality binoculars because you fous-sidedTowhee was near Frenchglen July appreciateprofessional tools-of-the- 20 (BM). At leastthree territorial male Clay- trade. IntroducingAVI?$, quality soft- coloredSparrows were found in Okanogan ware designedfor YOU! (AS,DC, m.ob.).A LarkSparrow near Co- quille,Coos, June 29 (PO) wasvery unusual ß AVI?$creates checklists for anFwhere for coastalOregon. Despite several searches, in the 48 states• no Black-throatedSparrows were found this summerat the only known Washington ß AVESdisplays ranges, habitats, field breedinglocale, near Vantage. Grasshopper guidepage #s, & taxonomyfor eachof Sparrowsoccasionally breed in w. Oregon; 870 species,instantly. t two singingbirds were at BaskerrSlough ß AVESstores your birdingnotes for N.W.R., Polk,July 6 (fideME). One White- recall,compilations, and lists. throatedSparrow at Harbor,Curr 3 June21 Easyto use.Only $65 (AB)was very late and provides quite a con- (CA residentsadd salestax). ß AVEScompiles Christmas Count data trastto theCostas Hummingbird nest in the Indicate 51/4 or 31/e inch disk size. from mtdtipleteams. same area! A dark-lored White-crowned •R•t•oS IBM TMcompatible with 320K RAM Sparrowin FieldsJune 7 (PL, SF) wasalso 51/4"floppy drives or one3%" fiopp• ß AVI?$helps monitor wild bird popula- drive or a hard disk. IBM is a registered tic• fluctuatkms. quitelate for a migrant. trademark of International Business The spateof springrecords of Tricolored MachinesCorporatior• Blackbirdrecords in Oregonseemed not to resultin muchsuccessful breeding. The two ECOSYSTEM SOFTWARE malesat AnkenyN.W.R., Marion,remained 688 El DoradoAve., Oakland,CA 94611 throughat leastJune 9 (fideBB), but no 1-800-925-BIRD breedingwas noted. Only oneor two males were all that remainedJune 2 (DL) of the largeflock found near Wamic, l•sco, in May. Up to 13 maleswere in the marshnear Her- miston,Umatilla, June 16 (PS)where they haveoccurred for threeyears. From June4 through8, Fieldswas the oriolecapitol of Oregon,with a c• OrchardOriole (ph. JG, .,oQ9b.do-o.r 1992 IPL), a 9 ScottsOriole (ph. SF, IPL) anda BIRDING male"Baltimore" Oriole (JG) keeping com- PLANETARIUM STATION pany with several"Bullock's." The Scott's TOURS furnished the first state record and the Or- 1O024 U.S.A. chard was the fourth. Beginningin July,Red Crossbillswere (212)866-7923 NORTHINDIA moderatelycommon throughout the Wash- Rajasthan,Assam ingtonCascades and OkanoganHighlands 3-27 January (SJ, AS). The only onesidentified to Type wereII andIV notedsouth of Mt. AdamsJu- "thegreatest 25 January-12SRILANKA February ly 19-21 (DP). In Oregon,Red Crossbills operator of were scarceall summer(HN), and few were ornithological THAILAND foundin the w. Washingtonlowlands (BT, CCh, G & WH) or s.e.Washington (M & MLD). Moderatenumbers of White-winged toursArthuron //• Sp Writefor 18Luzon,January-2Mindanao February Crossbillsappeared in lateJuly in the Cas- Palawan, Cebu, Bohol cadesand Okanogan,although none were Frommer itineraries15 February-15 March noted south of Kittitas (AS, PM). Several earth"ecialists PHILIPPINES LesserGoldfinches near Chiloquin, Klamath, TORISHIMA OR, July18 (HN) werelocally unusual. An 26 Mamh-1 April adultand two fledgling Evening Grosbeaks at MALAYSIA 31 March-6 April MalheurJune 25 (RV) werethought to have Malaya/Borneo(Mt. Kinabalu) TIBET/WESTCHINA 23 July-15 August bredlocally, which would have been a first Sichuan (Szechuan) breedingrecord for therefuge and probably INDONESIA 2 Giant Panda Reserves/ indicatesdisplacement from their normal Java/Bali/Sumatra/Kalimantan Tibetan Grasslands higherelevation breeding areas. 24 July-16August 7-31 May Initialedobservers: (with subregional editors SOUTH CHINA MANCHURIA in boldface)Jim Acton, Alan Barron,Barb December/early January 28 May-27 June Bellin (Salem area), Thais Bock (Tacoma

Volume 45, Number 5 ß11S$ area),Dick Cannings, Chris Chappel (CCh), spacelimitations, we welcomeany bird TomCrabtree (e. Oregon), Mike 8: MerryL. MIDDLEPACIFIC COAST breedingnews. Denny,Colin Dillingham, Stephen Dowlan, Merlin & Elsie Eltzroth (Corvallis area), REGION Abbreviations:C.V. (Centrall&l/ey); Cyn. ShawneenFinnegan, Jeff Gilligan,Randy David G. •e, BruceE. Deuel, (Canyon);El. (SouthwestFarallon Islana•; Hill, Glen& WandaHoge, Smart Johnston, S.E (San Francisco); ph. (photo on file withRe- Paul Lehman, Nick Letbaby,Tom Love, andStephen E Bailey gionalEditors).All recordsfrom El. andPalo- Donna Lusthoff, Phil Mattocks, Craig marin shouldbe creditedto PointsReyes Miller,Marjorie Moore (Rogue valley), Brett BirdObservatory. Moyer,Pat Muller (PMu), Harry Nehls(w. Highlightingthis season were the many qual- Oregon),Paul Osburn,Mike Patterson, ity raritieson SoutheastFarallon Island and GREBES TO DennisPaulson, Tom Rogers(e. Washing- in Mono County.Vagrant warblers led the FRIGATEBIRDS ton),Fred Sharpe, Dory & StanSmith, Andy way,as they padded an impressivelist of 33 Twoseasonally rare Red-necked Grebes were Stepnewski,Paul Sullivan,Steve Summers, totalwarblers seen in theRegion. A midsum- found:at FishDocks, Pt. Reyes,July 7-19 RickVetter, Terry Wahl, Wayne Weber, Lin- merlong-distant pelagic trip began to fill the (B. Jording)and "s. of Ano Nuevo"July 8 da Weiland, Western Foundation of Verte- gapsin our knowledgeof far-offshorebirds (SGI). A mixed colony of Western and brate Zoology, Jeff Wisman.--BILL duringthese months. And sincethis is the Clark'sgrebes on L. Hennessy(RLCL, E. TWEIT, P.O. Box 1271, Olympia, WA "nesting"season, we were pleased to receivea Sabine),had 5 Clark'snests by July 20 (ph. 98507, and JIM JOHNSON, 3244 NE goodnumber of breedingrecords. Although ABtt, J. Karr). These are the first known BrazeeSt., Portland, OR 97212. onlythe highlightsare mentioned owing to Clark•nestings in Napa. Asoffshore boat trips become year-round, so do sightingsof LaysanAlbatross. There were4 summerreports, which were formerly veryrare in thesemonths. Three early Black- 1992 ventedShearwaters were offshore Monterey July27 (AB,DLSh). A Wilson'sStorm-Petrel wasdescribed far s.w. of Pt. ReyesJuly 28 (L. DRY TORTUGAS Terrill, tSBT, RN). Leach'sStorm-Petrel was the onlycommon bird on thattrip, which SHUTTLE scoutedas far as 100 mi s.w.of Pt. Reyesin Marin and San Mateo. Of the 200+ seen, at Economicalaccesstoperhaps the best spring -• leastfour wereall-dark, and threehad only birdwatchingin NorthAmerica: great seabird ß - smallovals of whitebeside the rump (SFB, spectacle,migrants, sometimes indazzling numbers, Mas•edBoo• AdW, m.ob.). Thesedark morphsdid not andfrequent rarities, allin an appealing setting. fanLewington necessarilycome from s. of the Region,as ß Nearlycontinuous three day trips in thespring D.G. Ainley(1980, Auk 97: 837-853) has of 1992from Key West, Florida on a large,fast foundall morphson El., althoughmost El. V-hulled boat. birdshave a whiterump with a medianline. April12-14 The largecolony of Double-crestedCor- April15-17 morantsnesting on the BayBridge has ex- April18-20 April21-23 pandedacross the countyline (SFB)for the April25-27 first modernnesting in San Francisco.A Apn128-30 ß Tripcost $250/person sharing a twin berth; $290/person MagnificentFrigatebird was independendy May 1-3 singleberth. Ten percent discount for groups of 10or more. reported July 21 from Angel I. (S. May4-6 Tripsbegin at 6 a.m.on Day 1 and conclude at5 p.m.on Day Michalowski)and just e. of theGolden Gate ß SootyTerns and Brown 3. Freeberths avafiable on board at 10p.m. the night before Bridge(G. Moore,N. Peterson);both locales Noddiesby the thousands; departure.Meals not included in theprice, but full galley arealong the San Francisco/Marin line. MagnificentFrigatebirds by serviceisavailable. A non-refundable deposit of $50 holds a the hundreds;Masked and space.The balance isdue 10 weeks prior to departure. BrI'rERNS BrownBoobies; Audubon's ß Itineraryincludes search for deep water pelagics on TO DUCKS Shearwater and Bridled Tern theway to the Tortugas, two mornings atFort Jeffer- Commonnowhere in the Region,a Least arelikely: White-tailed son,x4sits to Loggerhead and Middle Keys, small Bitternat Half Moon BayJune 3 (SBT) was Tropicbirdand Black Noddy boatcruises around Bush Key, and return to Key arepossible. Westvia Rebecca and Cosgrove shoal towers. onlySan Mateds 2nd. As usual,a Little Blue ß Tgo leaders,at leastone a seniorWINGS staffleader, Heronwas at theAlviso heronry, San Clara, Ma.m]ificentFrigatebird onevery trip: leaders include Paul Holt,Jeff Kingery, June 11 (MiF). The Little Blue Heron X fan Lewin.gto, WillRussell. David Sibley and Stuart Tingley. SnowyEgret hybrid also summered there. ß Extremelycalm anchorages each night. CattleEgrets have reached the nadirof ob- -, ß Greatsnorkeling ands•imming for non-birders serverinterest, with only one report, a birdin (andbirders too!). SanJose July 3 (WGB).The White-faced Ibis "invasion"seems to have receded,with no ß Transportcan be provided for campers and their gear at a cost of$100 round trip from Key West. Outbound travel for campers C.V., onecoastal, and 3 GreatBasin reports willbe on April 12, 15, 18, 21, 25, 28, May 1 and May 4. Returns totalingfewer than 30 birds.Inland Brant, willbe April 14, 17, 20, 23, 27, 30, May 3 andMay 6. Resupply unknownin summerjust 5 yearsago, in- ofwater and ice is possible every third day. For an additional volved10 birdsat CrowleyL. June 11, in- $100,campers who travel with us from Key West can have boat cluding two color-markedindividuals privilegesduring the time we're berthed at Fort Jefferson. (PJM);one there July 6 (GMcC et aL);and Forinformation. please contact singlesin theMono Basin June 15 (D. Keller) WINGS, lnc., P.O. Box31930, Tucson,AZ 85751 and June26 (D. Taylor),all Mono.Intro- Tel: 602-749-1967 Fax: 602-749-3175 ducedcoastal populations of CanadaGeese continueto expand,evidenced by newnest-

11• - American Birds, Winter 1991 ing localesin Mendocino,San Ma- LARIDS,ALCIDS teo,and Monterey. An ad.or subad.Pomarine Jaeger A c• Mallard X N. Pintail sum- * CrescentCity•¾{::• Yreka at South L. Tahoe June 20-21 meredat RodeoLagoon, Marin (•D.L. Moodey)was the Region's (CLF). Blue-wingedTeal were 3rd for the interior;both previous widelyreported, including abrood records were from Mono in mid- at the Napa sewer mitigation • .E.,o•, •t,•:.<5.•:•:•' •;'::.¾:;•{,•-:.. SeptembenThree Long-tailed pondsJune 15 (RLCL); actual Jaegersand a S. PolarSkua were . ' ":{ ' ' ?•.•5•:•' L.Almanor nestingattempts are rarely record- talliedup to 100 mi s.w. of Pt. ed. A Gadwall brood at the Stock- ,9' -Chico'•:':•;¾•? . ReyesJuly 28 (SNGH, AdW,SFB, ton sewerponds July 8 (DGY) SBT). comprisedone of very few San An ad. LaughingGull at theS. Joaquinbreeding records. The Jetty of Humboldt Bay July 31 southwardbreeding expansion of (•BBA) wasthe 3rd for Humboldt Am. Wigeoncontinued, with 2 and the north coast.Single ad. broods at Hot Creek Fish Hatch- Franklin's Gulls were at the ery, Mono, July 23 (PJM). ' Gualala R. mouth, Sonoma/Men- Poebardsmade rare summerap- docino(first for the lattercounty) pearances:three Redheads at Ft. -•ocAon'%•:•%':: June 1 (tBDP) and at BolinasLa- Dick June 17 (ADB) (2nd Del • %•'•em•e Nat;Park goon June 11 (KH). Closerto Notre),a Ring-neckedDuck at the breedingsites, four ad. Franklin's Modestosewer ponds July 29 -•antaCruz O•lley re•ges ,..:-"•'"':':'"' Gulls were at Goose L., Modoc, (HMR) (2nd or 3rd Stanislaus), -Salinas Fresno* .%::•.-,:-•.; June9 (DGY, S. Yee),and an im- anda broodat CrowleyL. July21 mature was at Lower Klamath (PJM) (first Mono nesting);a :•L. N.W.R. July 28 (NEC, RE, GreaterScaup at theStockton sew- MFRb). er pondsJune 28 (DGY) (firstSan CrowleyL., Mono,gathered an Joaquin);and a LesserScaup at the ' impressiveassortment of gullsand Hollistersewer ponds (first San terns.The 120 Bonaparte'sGulls Benito).A c• Tufted Duck sum- thereJuly 21-22 (PJM)was a large meringat the HaywardRegional number to summer e. of the Sierra. Shoreline,Alameda (tRJR) is likely the same Stiltwas expanded with thefinding of chicks A juv. HeermandsGull July27 (•JHd, ph. birdfrom the previous yean at MoonglowDairy, Monterey,July 30 •THd) furnishedthe 2nd recordfor the Re- The 9 KingEider reported from Monterey (DEG) andat Hollistersewer ponds July 19 gion'sGreat Basin district (see AB 43: 533). in springreappeared at Moss Landing June 2 (KVV), a SanBenito first. Very earlywas a An ad.Herring Gull June 11-July 22 (PJM) andremained through the period (C. John- LesserYellowlegs at BridgeportReservoir, wasseasonally rare, especially inland, but the son,tRSTh, tDR). SingleOldsquaws sum- Mono,July 6 (BS,RSTh). A WanderingTat- lake'sbest larid was the Regions first Yellow- metedat Pt. Reyes(m.ob.), Princeton Har- der in basicplumage in Montereyharbor lootedGull, a juvenileJuly 21-29 (•PJM, bor,San Mateo (m.ob.), and Ft. Bragg(DT). June17 (MP) wasfelt to be thefirst summer- PEG). Both the Heermann'sand the Yellow- Up to 20 BlackScoters at Pt. Reyeswas a ing bird in the county.A rareC.V. "fall" footedpresumably wandered N acrossthe goodsummer showing. A Barrow'sGolden- Whimbrel record was obtained when two desertand up the Owens Valley. eyeat Tule LakeN.W.R., Siskiyou,July 28 adultsappeared at theStockton sewer ponds Beleagueredterns had very good nesting (NEC, RE, MFRb) wasquite unseasonal. A July 17-19 (DGY). TwelveLong-billed seasonsat Alameda Naval Air Station. As the Corn.Merganser was at BearGulch Res., San Curlews,mostly in pairs,were in Monoin introducedRed Fox destroyed colonies else- Mateo,June 1 (fideWGB);surprisingly, there June (v.o.),where nesting is unknown.A wherearound S.E Bay,an estimated1020 areno previousMay or Junerecords for the largenumber for inland,20 MarbledGod- CaspianTern nestsat Alamedaseemed to be county.A 9 Red-breastedMerganser at witswere at MndocN.W.R. July 5 (GMcC et fledgingmost of theiryoung (SFB). The Sta- CrowleyL. July21 (PJM)was extremely rare al.). tions'scolony of LeastTerns, now with all but e. of the Sierras. SemipalmatedSandpiper records included twoof the Region'snesting pairs, fledged a adultsnear Woodland, •/o, July20 (MJL) record 131-144 young from 120 nests Pa•PTORS andHumboldt Bay July 23 (BBA),and a ju- (108-114separate pairs--LDC). An Ospreynest near LaGrange was Stanis- venileat L. Merced,S.E, July 25-27 (ASH, CrowleyL. hostedan ad.Arctic Tern July laus'sfirst, but it appearedunsuccessful (B. SFB, JMHu). Baird'sSandpiper sightings 6 (•GMcC,B.E. Daniels, NBB), the Regions Corey,HMR, SLR).A FerruginousHawk at were limited to an adult at Hollister sewer 5th truly inlandrecord (beyond S.E Bay). KillgoreHills, Siskiyou, July 24 waspossibly pondsJuly 19 (KVV) anda juvenileat the Two ad. LeastTerns, at BridgeportRes., nestingin thearea (RE). HaywardShoreline July 26 (RJR).An ad. Mono,July 4 (?RSTh)were the firstfor the PectoralSandpiper atthe Salinas sewer ponds RegionsGreat Basindistrict. Most likely QUAILTO SHOREBIRDS July21 (K. Monahan)may have been Mon- theycame from the south, although records A CaliforniaQuail at FishCamp (4500'), terey'searliest fall bird. A Dunlinin alternate fromthe MojaveDesert are very few. A mi- Mariposa,July 10 (RAE)was above normal plumagewith very worn primaries at Abbot's grantconcentration of 34 ad. BlackTerns at altitudinalrange. A ClapperRail at Redwood Lagoon,Marin, June 8 (SFB)probably sum- CrowleyL. July22 (PJM)was unprecedented ShoresJune 27 (RSTh)was one of veryfew roered,as did 5-6 birdsat the Hayward for Mono. remainingin SanMateo, while a Sofaheard s. ShorelineJune 13-July 17 (RJR). A Xantus'Murrelet 1-2 mi s.w.of EI. June of HalfMoon Bay June 30 (BS)was tantaliz- TheRegions 5th summer Ruff appeared at 21 (SBT,G. Bauer)continued a recentpat- ingsince there are no county nesting records. Pt. ReyesJuly 20-22 (S. Wight, •m.ob.). ternof May-Junesightings there. When will At the peripheryof their range, Corn. Two alternateplumage Long-billed Dow- theybe found nesting? A basic-plumaged An- Moorhensdispersed to Mendocino,Monterey, itchersnear Ft. DickJune 17 (ADB) wereDel cientMurrelet offGazos Cr. July 28 (•RSTh, and Mono, with a first confirmedNapa Norte'sfirst for June. A 9 RedPhalarope in GJS)was the firstin summerfor SanMateo. breeding. alternateplumage at MacKerrickerS.P. June The knownnesting range of Black-necked 1 (DT) wasthe only one noted on shore.

Volume 45, Number 5' 1157 DOVES TO ingtonCyn. June 29 (DR, RC) fitsa pattern ingbirds to beCordilleran Flycatchers. Read- WOODPECKERS of recentsummer sightings in suitablebreed- ersinterested in somegood counterpoints to A White-tippedDove waswell studiedoff inghabitat within the county. the "W. Flycatcher"split shouldrefer to Hwy 198 juste. of theCalifornia Aqueduct, The summerstatus of Lewis'Woodpecker Phillips(1991, KnownBirds of North and Fresno,June 4-mid July 0'RH et al.). We in w. Siskiyouis uncertain,so one alongthe MiddleAmerica,part 2). considerit a probableescapee owing to its KlamathR. June6 (HG) wasof interest.A An E. Phoebeat EI. June2 wasonly the is- longstay in unnaturalhabitat, far from its vocalizingRed-breasted Sapsucker at An- land's4th in spring.EI. islanderswere treated neotropicalrange, and withouta suitable napolis,Sonoma, July 6 (BDP) wasat the s. to royaltyJune 6-7 asboth Tropical King- patternof vagrancy.However, we welcome boundaryof the species'breeding range birdand Cassin's Kingbird paid visits (?PP); sightingsand information on the statusand alongthe coast. Meanwhile, up in theSierra the formerwas the Regions2nd in spring, captivityof potentialvagrant species. Sadly, at 10,600', a nestingpair at Hall Natural thelatter the island's first in spring.The fam- the Yellow-billedCuckoo at EI. July8-12 Area,Mono, July 27 (DDeS)probably set an ilyof W. Kingbirdsat Bridgeport,Mono, July wasonly the 2nd springcoastal record in 2 altitude record. 6 (RSTh)provided a firstconfirmed nesting years.More disturbingly,no nesting reports forthe Mono Basin. Four E. Kingbirdsat EI. havebeen received in 2 years.Is the Region FLYCATCHERS June11-July 19 andanother three along the on the vergeof losingthis species?Future TO THRASHERS c.coast June 20-July 23 madefor one of their commentson BurrowingOwl maycarry a Breedingbird atlassingfinally confirmed bestshowings away from breedinggrounds similartenor. The RedwoodCity pairJune DuskyFlycatcher breeding in Montereynear duringsummer. 27 wasspeculated to be the lastnesting pair ConePeak July 26 (DR), thoughbreeding CommonRavens established a nesting in SanMateo (PJM). A freshlydead Short- hasbeen suspected since i 969. Difficultyin firstfor the SutterButtes June 4 (WA). The earedOwl at Mono L. June 19 (D. Parker) distinguishingbetween Pacific-slope and rediscoveryof nesting Mountain Chickadees wasnoteworthy because the specieshas not CordilleranFlycatchers in areasof sympatry nearCone Peak July 26 wasconsidered Mon- bredin theMono Basin in recentmemory. waswell presentedby our neighborsto the terey'sbird "eventof the summer"(DR). A FiveLesser Nighthawks at EI. June5-July north (AB 44:1179). Suchdifficulties may smallpopulation was presents until at least 22 andanother at BodegaBay June 10 (DN) exist in the n.e. comer of California as well. 1960, but recentvisits failed to find them. It wasone of theirbest spring coastal showings Indeed, several observers commented on hadbeen speculated that thespecies was ex- ever.Single Chimney Swifts were over Pt. their confusionat hearingcall notesfrom tirpatedby the hugeMarble Cone fire of ReyesJune 3 (RS)and EI. July9. Whilethis "W. Flycatchers"that appearedto rangethe 1977.If recolonizationhas truly occurred, it speciesis veryrare, this is the 4th springin spectrumof the two"species" in theWarner is amazingconsidering that the nearestresi- thepast 5 thatthey have been detected along Mrs.,Modoc, July 5-6 (GMcC, RAE et al.). dent birds are in Santa Barbara 150 mi to the the c. coast.Vaux' Swift breedinghas not Johnson and Marten (1988 Auk 105: south, with no recordsin between(DR). A beenconfirmed in Monterey,but one at Part- 177-191) consideredall Warner Mt. breed- MountainChickadee at Pt. ReyesJune 14

TropicalKingbird on SoutheastFarallon Island, California, June 6, 1991. Secondspring record for northernCalifornia. Photograph/Peter Pyle.

1158- American Birds, Winter 1991 (G. Byron) appearedto be At Pt. Reyes,a Black-throat- Marins first since 1984; the ed GreenWarbler June 6-7 majority of this county's (AG, SMo etal.) anda Black- recordsare for June.After 2 burnianWarbler June 2 (RS) years of scrutiny,Canyon met their respectivespring Wrenwas confirmed nesting averages.Near the top of the on Mt. Diablo June 26 seasonsoutstanding warbler (tKGH, RJR•Contra Cos- list was the Regionsfirst ta's first); three fledglings Graces Warbler, a female at were observed. Deer Spring, Glass Mt., Unexpectedwere nesting Mono,June 26 (•DS). Single Varied Thrushes at Butano Bay-breastedWarblers at S.P.and Butano Cr., San Ma- Half Moon Bay June 2-3 teo,June 21, and at Cascade •. (RSTh,SBT), Pt. ReyesJune Cr., SantaCruz, July 2. Sin- I 6 (JM etal.), and El. June7 gle nestswere confirmed at i representedan above-average each locale, with territorial display. Three Blackpoll birdsat 6 otherspots in the Warblerswere along the c. formerareas June 6-July 11 •' coastJune 6-10. In addition (all DLSu fide Albatross). to eight Black-and-white Therewere formerly no nest- •i Warblersalong the c. coast ing recordss. of Humbolde, June 1-10, an impressive however,summering birds • three were in Mono: Lee Vin- weredetected just to then. of ing Cr. June10 (•ES et al.), these areas in La Honda in lowerWalker Cr. June15-Ju- 1986. Vagrantthrashers in- ly 1 (•ES), andupper Owens cluded the Regions 4th IL June18 (ES). EightAm. springGray Catbird at EI. Redstartsspanned the sum- June23, a SageThrasher at mer alongthe c. coastJune EI. June23-26, and single 6-July28. Ovenbirdswere at Brown Thrashers at Mono L. El. and Pt. Reyesin an 8:2 CountyPark June 10 (tPJM, ratio June 4-10, which are •-DS) and Newark, Alameda, expectedareas, numbers, and June23 (M. Lewis). dates. The lone maverick was at Dexter Cr., Mono,June 12 VIREOS,WARBLERS (•PJM, DS). Northern Wa- In recentyears, short visits to - terthrusheswere well repre- Glass Mt., Mono, have re- sented, with three c. coastal vealed breeding plumbeus birdsJune 1-10 to supple- SolitaryVireos, but little was ment the two from spring. known of this population. Completelyunexpected was This season, much more the Regionsfirst and the thoroughsurveys found 12+ state's5th (2nd in spring) birdsJune 13-29 (DS, PJM), Louisiana Waterthrush at leadingto the conclusion that Blue-wingedand Golden-wingedwarblers are both very rare in westernNorth El. June2-3 (ph.tPP). Aug- thebird is a widespread,fairly America,and their hybridsare evenmore so. This "Brewster's"warbler fonnd June G, mentingEI.'s early June war- numerous breeder from at 1991, on SoutheastFarallon Island, California, provided only the third state record bler frenzywere a Kentucky least 6800-8800' in the Glass of sucha hybrid.Photograph/Peter Pyle. June2-4 (•-PP),Mourning Mt. area,primarily in piny- June 7-11 (tPP), and two on-pinewoodland, and secondarilyin open thisspecies probably breeds regularly there, HoodedsJune 7 & 19. Another Hooded JeffreyPine Forest(DS). SingleRed-eyed the only suchRegional sire. A pair of N. Warblerwas in S.E June8-11 (DSg,ASH). Vireos in Pacifica,San Mateo,July 1 (S. Parulasat GazosCr., SanMateo, May 28-Ju- Our loneCanada Warbler was at Pt. Reyes Smithson),Stinson Beach, Marin, July 7 ly 2 nestedand successfullyraised young June6 (KH, JM etat). (DaS), and F.I. July21 wereexpected, but (RSTh, PJM, SBT, m.ob.). The Regions's tingingmales at LeeVining June 9 (*PJM) firstnesting record was in Montereyin 1952. TANAGERS TO FINCHES andGlass Mt. June29 (*DS) providedfirst Other nestingrecords come from Marin A SummerTanager was at El. June6. The and 2nd records for the Mono Basin. where,indeed, they seemingly nested again S.EEast Bay received ajolt whenad. (3 Scar- The Region's4th springGolden-winged as a territorialpair, with thefemale carrying let Tanagerswere at Tilden RegionalPark, Warblerat F.I. June3 (ph. *pp) wasover- food at Five BrooksJune 16-July 3 (RS, ContraCosta, June 4 (*M. Nordstrom)and shadowedby the state'sand Regions3rd DaS).The male singing in May at Olemare- Hayward,Alameda, June 30 (•-D.Hamilton). Blue-wingedx Golden-wingedwarbler at maineduntil June 25 (G. Byron). All 13 previousRegional records were along F.I. June6 (ph. tpp). The hybridwas a (3 Four Chestnut-sided Warblers were at El. the immediatecoast. A healthy16 Rose- "Brewster'stype." In additionto thefive Ten- June2-July 7, with anotherat Half Moon breastedGrosbeaks were along the c. coast nesseeWarblers at EI. June2-4, two birds BayJune 4 (BS).The state'sfirst summering Junel-July 29. IndigoBuntings were scarce, wereat Pt. ReyesJune 3 (RS,ASH), withone MagnoliaWarbler at GazosCr. June 23-July with onlyfive along the c. coastJune 2-july of themsporting a shinynew band, undoubt- 25 (BS, rmob.) surpassedsix additional 21. A Dickcisselput in a rarespring visit at edlyfrom El. theday before. On GlassMt., a coastalbirds June 7-19. Birdsin Visalia,Tu- El. July7. VagrantSpizella sparrows includ- pairof Virginia's Warblers in KeltyCyn. June lare, June 4 (RH), and lower Walker Cr., eda Clay-coloredat El. June12 and a Brew- 25 and10+ birds (with confirmed breeding) Mono,June 15 (•ES) appearedto beonly the er'sat Pt. ReyesJune 7 (JEP).The Swamp in FrazierCyn. June29 (DS) indicatedthat Regions2nd and 3rd interiorspring records. Sparrowat McGeeMeadows (8600'!), Glass

Volume 45, Number 5 ß11S9 Mt., June13 (tDS, tPJM) wasonly the Re- S.D.N.H.M.), and the otherwas flying S gion's3rd in June. SOUTHERNPACIFIC overthe Salton Sea off SaltonCity, Imperial SingleBobolinks at RiverSpring L., Mono, July13 (GMcC),this giving us 5 recordsfor June14 PJM, DS) andthe Marin headlands COASTREGION thisgeneral area. A Wilson'sStorm-Petrel 4 July3 (CLF etal.) metthe recent spring aver- GuyMcCaskie nauticalmi w. of ManhattanBeach July 30 age.Napa's breeding bird atlasserswere re- (PP)is one of avery few ever found in s.Cali- wardedwith their first nesting Yellow-headed forniawaters and the first in Orange. Blackbirds:10 pairsat American Canyon Cr. FourRed-billed Tropicbirds were seen be- June29 (C. Wilcox,BWk, RLCL, ph. ABtt). tweenJuly 25 & 29, withone 44 nauticalmt The femaleof S.E'slegendary pair of Great- s.w.of SanClemente I. July25 (PP),another tailedGrackles was still observedas of June Thisseason was somewhat uneventful, espe- 161 nauticalmi w.s.w.of SanNicolas I. July 22 (SFB).The maleappears to havepassed ciallyso compared with theexcitement of a 26 (PP),and two together 23 nauticalmt w on,not having been seen in overa year.It has yearago. Cooler-than-normal temperatures of SanClemente I. July29 (PP).What was been13 yearssince he establishedthe Re- throughoutthe period,along with some probablya Red-tailedTropicbird was seen 44 gion'sfirst record, with his faithful mate ap- heavyrains from the southin late June, nauticalmi w.n.w.of SanMiguel I. Aug 5 pearingthe following year. A Cassin'sFinch helpeddrought conditions. However, the Re- (PP).An ad.Brown Booby, a casualstraggler at SnowMountain Wilderness, Lake, July 10 gionis still crying for water. to the coastof California, wasseen to land on (B.Mcintosh) would.suggest nesting, a pos- Arch Pt. on SantaBarbara I. Aug. 8 (PP) stbilitysince the high mountain forests where Abbreviations: C.L.N.W.C. (China Lake Brown Pelican numbers on the Salton Sea theybreed in Humboldt/3ini•yremains con- Naval•apons Center,extreme n.e. Kern Co.); builtup to about950 in lateJuly (WRR), but uguouss. to aboutthis point in the Inner H.D.L. (HarperDry Lake,n.w. of Barstow, onein Chino,San Bernardino July 26 (JEP) CoastRange. San BernardinoCo.); L.A.C.N.H.M. (Los wasthe only one reported inland away from AngelesCounty Natural HistoryMuseum); theSalton Sea. Magnificent Frigatebirds were CitedContributors: (Subregional editors in N.E.S.S.(north end of theSalton Sea, River- scarce,with an immatureover La Jolla,San boldface)Brooks B. Allen, Wait Anderson, sideCo.); S.B.C.M. (San Bernardino County Diego,July 24 (J & DMcM), anotherover StephenE Bailey,Alan Baldridge, Alan D. Museum);S.C.R.E. (Santa Clara RiverEstu- MalibuJuly 13 (CB), one overPt. Mugu, Barron,Anthony Battiste (ABtt), William ary,near Ventura, Ventura Co.); S.D.N.H.M. Ventura,July 18 (DS), anothernear Ventura G. Bousman,Rita Carratello, Neal E. Clark, (San Diego Natural History Museum); Aug. 1 (HG), and what wasprobably the Laura D. Collins, David DeSante(DDeS), S.E.S.S.(south end of the Salton Sea, Imperial samebird over Carpinteria Aug. 2 (PT), and BruceE. Deuel, Ray Ekstrom,Richard A. Co.);S.EK.R. (NatureConservancy preserve, an immatureinland at N.E.S.S. July 27 Erickson,Carter L. Faust,Mike Feighner alongthe South Fork of theKern R. nearWel- (MAP)being the only five reported. (MID, DouglasE. George,Ron H. Gersten- don,Kern Co.); W. EV.Z. ( •stern Foundation berg,Albert Ghiorso, Steve Glover, Philip E. oflOrtebrateZoolog 3 Los Angeles). As virtually HERONS TO Gordon, Helen Green, Keith Hansen, Rob all s.California rarities are seen by numerous GROUSE Hansen,Jo Heindel (JHd), Tom Heindel observers,only the observer initially identify- At least six ad. Little Blue Herons were (THd), KevinG. Hinsta,Alan S. Hopkins, ingthe bird is noted.Documentation is on arounds. San Diego Bay throughoutthe SteveN. G. Howell, JoanM. Humphrey file with the California Bird Records Com- summer,with a nestcontaining three young (JMHu), Lin Jensen,Robert J. Keiffer,Dan mittee (c/o Michael A. Patten, P.O. Box readyto flyalong the Tijuana R. nearImperi- J. Keller,Robin L. C. Leong,Michael J. 8612, Riverside,CA 92515) for all rarities al BeachJune 23 (GMcC). A Little Blue Lippsmeyer,Timothy D. Manolis,Guy Mc- listedin thisreport; records submitted with- Heronsnest about 10 mi e. of Brawley,Impe- Caskie (GMcC), Peter J. Metropulos, outdocumentation are not published. riaLJuly 7 (CGE) containedtwo well-grown JosephMorlan, Scott Morrical (SMo), Dan youngJuly 5 (MAP)and is only the 2nd nest Nelson,Ron Norden,Benjamin D. Parme- LOONS TO foundaway from San Diego in s.Californta, ter,John E. Parmeter,Michael Perrone, Peter FRIGATEBIRDS a loneadult was at S.E.S.S.June 24 (WWR) Pyle,Harold M. Reeve,Sherrie L. Reeve, ACom. Loonflying N overthe N.E.S.S. An ad.Tricolored Heron, a casualstraggler to Jean M. Richmond,Robert J. Richmond, June8 (GMcC)was late for a springmigrant. theSalton Sea, was at FinneyL. nearS.E S S Michael E Robbins(MFRb), Don Rober- An alternate-plumageHorned Grebe at May 26 (R & RC), and anotherwas at son,Ruth A. Rudesill,Barry Sauppe, Debra S.E.S.S.June 28 (KLG) wasprobably sum- N.E.S.S.July 27 (GMcC)and Aug. 24 (CM- L. Shearwater(DLSh), David Shuford, meringlocally. A pairof EaredGrebes with cG). A 2nd-yearYellow-crowned Ntght- DavidSibley (DaS), DanielSinger (DSg), twoyoung in SantaBarbara Aug. 4 (PEL)es- Heron,a casualstraggler to California,was RichStallcup, Bradley M. Stovall,Gary J. tablishedthe first record for nestingin Santa alongthe TijuanaR. nearImperial Beach Strachan,Emilie Strauss, David L. Suddjian Barbara.Likewise, 2 family groups (six June16-23 (GMcC). White-facedIbis were (DLSu), Scott B. Terrill, Ronald S. Thorn chicks)of Clark's Grebeson L. Cachuma nestingnear Lancaster, Los Angeles (10-20 (RSTh),Dorothy Tobkin, Kent Van Vuren, Aug.19 (PEL)also established the first nest- pairs,KLG) at the SanJacinto Wildlife Area Bruce Walker (BWk), Adrian Wander ingrecord for SantaBarbara. near Lakeview,Riverside (two recently (AdW),Jerry R. White, DavidG. Yee,Bob Of extremeinterest, but just outsideof fledgedjuveniles seen July 27, CMcG)and at Yutzy. Many more contributorswere not NorthAmerican waters, was a Dark-rumped FinneyL. nearS.E.S.S. (at least100 parrs, specificallycited; all are appreciated.- Petrel(Pterodroma phaeopygia) 226 nautical GMcC). A pairof WoodStorks was attend- STEPHEN E BAILEY (grebesthrough mi w.s.w.of SanMiguel I. Aug.2 (PP),plac- ing a nestin a mixedcolony of GreatBlue frigatebirds,raptors, larids and alcids), De- ing yetanother seabird on the list of species Herons(10 pairs) and Great Egrets (30 parrs) partmentof Ornithologyand Mammalogy, to be looked for in California's waters. A near Escondido,San Diego,May 12-22 CaliforniaAcademy of Sciences,Golden Cook's Petrel 178 nautical mi w.s.w. of San (JO'B);a checkof the areain Julyindicated Gate Park, San Francisco, CA 94118; NicolasI. July26 (PP),eight more between that the nestingattempt was unsuccessful, BRUCE E. DEUEL (bitterns through 265 and 295 nautical mi s.w. of San Nicolas thoughthe pair was still present. Two Wood ducks,quail throughshorebirds), 18730 I. July27 (PP),and a 10th 196 nauticalmi Storksat S.E.S.S.May 29 (KLG) werethe Live Oak Rd., Red Bluff, CA 96080; w.s.w.of SanMiguel I. Aug.2 (PP)were over first found there this summer,with numbers DAVID G. YEE (dovesthrough finches), waterswhere this species undoubtedly occurs buildingup to about70 in July(WRR), an 2930 Driftwood Pl. 5?39, Stockton, CA regularly.Two Sooty Shearwaters were inland immatureat N.E.S.S.June 28-29 (GMcC) ts 95219. aroundthe Salton Sea, with onecaptured on one of a very few found away from the a roadnear Seeley, Imperial July 6 (RH * S E S S in recentyears

1160. American BLrds,W•nter 1991 RuddyTurnstone at S.E.S.S.June 8-22 (REW) givesus the first sum- mer record for the Salton Sea; one at N.E.S.S.July 27 (GMcC) was theonly fall migrant away from the coast.An ad. Red Knot pho- tographedon OwensL. July25 (T & JH) wasonly the 2nd everfound in Inyo;one near Lancaster July 20 (LS)was the only other found away fromthe Salton Sea. A Sanderling ßMorro Bay CALIFORNIA nearLancaster July 26 (KEG) was Oceano the only one reportedaway from '• '-,;.;.'- ßBakersfield ßBaker •. theSalton Sea. An ad.Semipalmat- •' ßSanta Maria :i•?•. ß ßHarper Dry !:•' / !!•';.;.:-., •'•-•...... California City Lake ßKelso":•' ed Sandpiperwas at C.L.N.W.C. July19 (DVB), andanother on Ba- • Gole[a >,'•{:;:.. -L.anca•er '•" • -•,•;•. •. Needlesß tiquitosLagoon, San Diego, July 28 (GMcC) was the first juvenile found this fall. Some 60 W. Sand- • Malibu ßM•ongo Va ey pipersat the mouthof the New R. go•Ang.•.s '•f•5-•.<.. at the S.E.S.S.throughout June (GMcC) wasa largenumber for summer.An ad. Baird'sSandpiper • • •, •.•nS.• :-" at S.E.S.S.July 5 (MAP) wasvery early,followed by at leastsix more betweenJuly 13 andthe end of the • -SanDi•o• % , - period.A PectoralSandpiper was near Cayucoson the unexpected • date of June 14 (TME), and a somewhatearly adult was near Lan- TwoBrant on KlondikeL. nearBig Pine, ed last summer,and another near L. Fulmer casterJuly 26 (KLG). A Dunlin at S.E.S.S. Inyo,June 25 (T & JH) and anothernear June22 (DRW) isone of a veryfew ever re- June22 (GMcC)was one of.very few found LostHills, Kern, July 14 (MOC) wereproba- portedin theSan Jacinto Mts. A flockof up in s.California in summer.A StiltSandpiper blylost spring migrants and the only ones re- to 34 subadultSwainsons Hawks near Big at S.E.S.S.June 29 (MAP) tied the earliest portedinland away from the SaltonSea. A PineJune 19-July 4 (T & JH) wasan unusu- date for a fall migrant;an adult pho- pairof CanadaGeese with four half-grown al concentrationfor this time of year;at least tographedon Tinnemaha Res. July 20 (T & goslingsin Cartago,Inyo, June 4 (T & JH) 2 pairsnested (one produced one chick) be- JH) wasone of veryfew found in thisarea of givesus our first record for nestingfor wild tween Edison and Caliente in the s. San California.A c• Ruffnear Lancaster July 20 birds.Three pairs of Blue-wingedTeal near JoaquinValley (SF), and at leastone, and (IS) wasat aninland locality; another in Go- Cantil, Kern, all summer (MTH) were sus- probablyas many as 3 pairs,nested near Lan- letaJuly 31 onward(SEF) was believed to be pectedof nesting.A Ring-neckedDuck, rare casterthis summer (KLG, SS), this being the thesame bird that was present here this time in summer, was in AtascaderoJune 27 firstconfirmation of breedingin theseareas lastyear. A pairof Com.Snipe was nesting in (TME), four were on L. CachumaJuly in over5 years.An imm.Peregrine Falcon at the GarnerValley in the SanJacinto Mts., 19-Aug. 19 (PEL), anotherwas at the N.E.S.S.July 20 (MAP)was the only one at Riverside,this summer (RMcK), this locality S.C.R.E.July 8-13 (SEF),two morewere on the Salton Sea this summer,an area where beingat thes. extreme of thisspecies' breed- L. Cuyamacain themountains of SanDiego birdsdispersing from nest sites in theGulf of ingrange. July4 (REW),and a groupof three were well Californiaare regular. An unidentifiedjaeger at N.E.S.S.Aug. 3 inlandnear Cantil July 4 (MTH). The two The firstreports of BlueGrouse on Mt. (MAP)was probably the ad. Pomafine Jaeger HarlequinDucks at Pt. Muguin thewinter Pinossince the 1960swas made by U.S. photographedthere Aug. 10-24 (GMcC * werestill present Aug. 4 (FH).An Oldsquaw, ForestryService personnel in July,when one S.B.C.M.)and had probably been present on veryrare in summeralong the coast, was pre- or two birds were found. the SaltonSea all summer.An ad. Long- senton Morro Bay throughoutthe period tailedJaeger 149 nautical mi w. of SanNico- (MW). TwoBlack Scoters, exceptionally rare GALLINULES lasI. Aug.1 (PP)and a subadult95 nautical in summer,remained at Pt. Mugu through- TO ALCIDS mi w.of SanMiguel I. Aug.5 (PP)were early out the period(FH), and anotherwas at Pt. A pairof Com.Moorhens accompanied by for s. California waters.Two S. Polar Skuas, Sal, SantaBarbara, July 7 (PEL). The two fouryoung near Santa Margarite L. July25 somewhatrare in s. California waters, were White-wingedScoters present at N.E.S.S. (JMcD) gaveus oneof veryfew confirmed 148nautical mi s.w.of SanNicolas 1. July 26 sinceApr. 13 continuedthrough June (GM- breedingrecords for SanLuis Obispo. (PP). Post-breedingLaughing Gulls ap- cC), with one remainingthrough June 29 An alternate-plumagedLesser (Am.) pearedon the Salton Sea in June, as expected, (MAP); a third wasat S.E.S.S.June 6 (SB).A Golden-Plover at the Santa Maria R. mouth with a maximumof 350 on June15 (GM- Com.Goldeneye on UpperNewport Bay in July6 (JSR)was an early fall migrant. Sixty- cC). A first-summerFranklins Gull wasnear Juneand July (SM) wasone of few everto two GreaterYellowlegs around San Diego LancasterJuly 13 (KLG).An ad.Heermann's have summered in s. California. A Bufflehead BayJune 15 (REW) was an exceptional num- Gull was at S.E.S.S.July 19 (KLG * at BolsaChica in Juneand July (SM) is the berfor summer. An ad.Solitary Sandpiper on S.B.C.M.),and two juveniles were together firstfound in Orangein summer;one was on TinnemahaRes. near Big Pine July 24 (T & in SaltonCity on the Salton Sea Aug. 3 (GM- BigBear L. in theSan Bernardino Mts. June JH) wasthe earliest reported this fall and was cC). A first-summerGlaucous Gull pho- 8 (SM), andanother was on L. Cuyamacain followedby six more in thee. portionof the tographedat the S.C.R.E.June 1-22 (BS) themountains of SanDiego July 21 (DKi). Regionby the endof the month.A Whim- wasone of a veryfew found in s.California in Two N. Goshawkson Mt. PinosJuly brel,scarce in then.e. portion of the Region, summer.A Sabine'sGull, probablya first- 19-20 (FS)were in thearea where a pairnest- wason Tinnemaha Res. July 24 (T &JH). A summerbird, at N.E.S.S.July 4 (SM) may

Volume 45, Number 5 - 1161 havebeen summering on th•s•nland body of calhngnear L. Fulmerin theSan Jaclnto Mts. unusualwas a pa•rof Lucy'sWarblers w•th water. June21 (DRW), thisbeing one of abouta twoyoung at the S.EK.R.July 27 (SL),th•s At least60 pairsof Gull-billedTerns suc- half-dozen localities in California where the beingwell to then.w. of thisspecies' known cessfullynested at S.E.S.S.this summer speciesundoubtedly breeds, although actual breedingrange. A (3 N. Parulain Hunnng- (KCM), and30 nestswere found around the nestingin Californiais still to bedocument- ton BeachJune 12 (SM) and anothernear s. endof SanDiego Bay in June(EC), these ed. Pala,San Diego, July 12 (ERL)were probably beingthe only 2 localitiesin Californiawhere The onlyBlack Swifts reported were up to latespring stragglers, but anotherin exten- this speciesoccurs in California.A basic- four over Forest Falls in the San Bernardino siveriparian growth near Norco, Riverside, plumageRoyal Tern at N.E.S.S.July 4 (SM) Mts.June 9-July 6 (SM, DRW), wherethey June27 (JEP)may have been summering lo- is onlythe 3rd everreported inland in Cali- undoubtedlybreed; small numbers foraging cally.A Black-and-whiteWarbler in Goleta fornia.A basic-plumagedSandwich Tern was 'over the S.EK.R. throughoutthe period June15 (RGJ)is best considered a late spring with nestingElegant Terns at BolsaChica (MTH); andone in the PiuteMts., July 21 vagrant,but anotherin San DiegoJuly June29-July 16 (BED); thiscould be the (SF).Up to 20 ChimneySwifts were around 10-11 (BHa)may have been summering lo- sameindividual seen on Malibu Lagoon May downtownLos Angeles, where small num- cally.A (3 KentuckyWarbler at Morongo 20, and eventhe samebird presentaround bers are found every summer,July 11 ValleyAug. 25-Sept.2 (MAP) may have San Diego in the 1980s. However,this throughthe end of theperiod (KLG). At least beenthe individual rumored to bepresent on speciesisrelatively common along the Pacific sixVaux's Swifts with ChimneySwifts over June26 (fideEC). A singing(3' Hooded War- Coastof CostaRica in winter,where they as- downtownLos Angeles July 12 (KLG)gives blerat MorongoValley July 11 (ERL)was sociatewith ElegantTerns, suggesting that us one of a veryfew s. Californiasummer stillpresent Sept. 2 (MAP)and is best consid- occurrenceswith ElegantTerns on thecoast records. A bird identified as a •? Broad-tailed eredto havesummered locally. of Californiaare not completely unexpected. Hummingbird was on a nestin California A pairof Summer Tanagers atScotty's Cas- Two ad. Arctic Terns, casual inland, at City May 16; this locationis w. of their tle in DeathValley National Monument •n S.E.S.S.June 22 (GMcC)were probably very knownrange, away from the mountains, and lateMay was still present Aug. 31 (BED)and late springstragglers. Three Forster's Tern only the 2nd individualever recorded in wasfeeding a fledgedjuvenile, documenting nestswere at S.E.S.S.in Junebut appeared to Kern.The nestwas found deserted May 27, nestingat thislocality; another pair near Big bedeserted by mid-July(KCM), therebeing andthe nest with twoyoung in it wasrecov- PineJune 23-July 21 (T & JH) mayhave fewdocumented records for breeding for this ered (MTH * W. EV.Z.). A (3 Williamsons nested(male seen carrying food on July 10) speciesat the SaltonSea. Three Least Terns Sapsuckerat Grassy Hollow Campground in These locations were n. of the northwestern- aroundS.E.S.S. June 2 (REW) and a first- theSan Gabriel Mts. June 17 (JAJ)is one of a most known breedinglocality at the summer-plumagebird thereJune 29 (GM- veryfew found in LosAngelesin summer. S.EK.R., where about 60 birds are beheved cC) wereinland, where considered casual. Al- A Brown-crestedFlycatcher near Big Pine to havebeen present this summer (SL); else- thoughsome 480 BlackSkimmers were pre- June4-7 (BED) was n.w. of this species' where,summer stragglers included a male sentaround S.E.S.S. this summer,only 80 knownrange but wasin suitablenesting near Lompoc, Santa Barbara,June 30 pairsattempted nesting; and mostof these habitatand appeared to bedefending a terri- (JMC), a male found dead in Halsey failed(KCM, WRR). Nestingwas also re- tory.Four pairs were present in theS.EK.R. Canyon, Los Angeles,June 19 (DKa * portedon s. San Diego Bay and at BolsaChi- in Juneand July (SL), this being the n.w. ex- L.A.C.N.H.M.), anothermale in Hunung- ca, but the number of nestsand their success tremeof thisspecies' breeding range; single ton BeachJuly 28-Aug. 22 (DP), anda 4th was not known. pairsat CushenburySprings, San Bernardino, malein SolanaBeach July 13 (RP). A (3 A PigeonGuillemot flying past Pt. Dume, June11 (RMcK)and in MorongoValley all Rose-breasted Grosbeak at China Ranch near LosAngeles, June 6 (KLG) wasalong the s. summer(MAP) were along the w. extreme of TecopaJuly 2 (T & JH), a singingmale at the coast,where very rare.Two Craveri'sMur- thisspecies' breeding range. An E. Kingbird S.EK.R. June 11 (PLW), anothermale near reletsflying N 137 nauticalmi s.w.of San nearSpring Valley, San Diego, June 15 (pu) HeartBar Campground in theSan Bernard•- NicolasI. July26 (PP), and a pair with a wasundoubtedly a late springstraggler. A no Mts. June16 (GR), anda 4th malein La youngbird still showing down 132 nautical Scissor-tailedFlycatcher, a very rare to casual JollaJune 29-30 (JN) weresummer strag- mi w.s.w.of SanNicolas I. July28 (PP)were stragglerto California,was at L. Cuyamacain glers.A (3 IndigoBunting initially near L fartheroffshore than previously recorded. the mountainsof SanDiego June 25-29 Cuyamacain the mountainsof SanD•ego (DDG), andanother was near Lakeview July May22 (RF)was found again July 3 (CGE), GUCKOOS TO 7 (SM). matedwith a LazuliBunting and feeding a DIPPERS A juv.Am. Dipperin IcehouseCanyon of recentlyfledged young. Other reports of In- Yellow-billedCuckoos were reported to have theSan Gabriel Mts. July14 (KR) wasun- digo Buntingsincluded a territorialmale hadtheir best breeding season in recentyears doubtedlyhatched locally. A HermitThrush nearTinnemaha Res. in the OwensValley znthe S.EK.R., with 11-13 pairsproducing in the CuyamacaMts. of SanDiego July 4 June19-July 31 (T & JH), a femalenear B•g 20-30 young(SL). In addition,one was near (REW) was outside the species'known Pine June 20 (T & JH), a male at China LonePine, Inyo, June 15 (AK & JW), 3 or 4 breedingrange. Ranchnear Tecopa July 4 (T & JH), andan- pairswere presentnear Big Pine June 22 other territorial male on the S.EK.R. all sum- throughthe end of theperiod (EG, T & JH), VIREOS TO mer (SL); in addition,what was considered a oneor twowere at ChinaRanch near Tecopa, FINCHES (3 IndigoX LazuliBunting was near Morro Inyo,July 1-3 (T & JH), one was at the A Gray Vireo in the Inyoportion of the BayJune 22 (JSR). SaucitoRanch on the CarrizoPlain July GrapevineMts. June10 (T & JH) givesus A Green-tailed Towhee in suitable breed- 30-Aug. 1 (JK), and one wasin Granada thefirst reliable record of thisspecies in this ing habitaton Big PineMt. June27 (JEL) Hills in the San FernandoValley July 10 areaof Californiain manyyears. A pair of was the first ever in Santa Barbara in summer (DM). Thisis most encouraging news about PlumbeousSolitary Vireos (55reo solitarius A CaliforniaTowhee photographed at Sage this decliningspecies. Two Flammulatedplumbeus) near Big Bear L. in the San Flat 5 mi s. of OlanchiaJune 16 (T & JH) Owls,a poorlyknown species, were on Big BernardinoMts. July 6 (DRW)were in habi- wasprobably of therace kernensis, and •fso, PineMt., SantaBarbara, June 25 (SEF),21 tat moresuitable for cassinii.Three Red-eyed extendsthe rangeof that raceeastward •nto callingbirds were in the San Bernardino Vireoswere in then.e. portion of theRegion, Inyo.A Brewer'sSparrow feeding two recent- Mts., and 2 or 3 more were locatedon Black with oneat ChinaRanch near Tecopa July 3 ly fledgedjuveniles in an areaof coastalsage Mt. in theSan Jacinto Mts. duringthe season (T & JH), a singingmale near Independence, scrub near Yucaipa, San Bernardino, June 25 (RMcK), with most of the vocalization Inyo,July 3-6 (JW),and another male near (CMcG) and anotherpair feedingyoung recordedin May.Two Whip-poor-wills were Big PineJune 29-July 15 (T & JH). Most nearHighland, San Bernardino, June 2 (RM-

1162. American Birds, Winter 1991 cK) weres.w. of th•sspecies' known Cahfor- Robert McKernan (Rtverstde),Jerl & Don nlabreeding range. Two Large-billed [Savan- McMahon (J & DMcM), StevenMlodinow, HAWAIIANISLANDS nah]Sparrows (Ammodramus 13andwichensis] Kathy C. Molina,Randy J. More,Joan Ne- rostratus)at Pt. Mugu June20-29 (RJM) mick, John O'Brian, Michael A. Patten, REGION weresomewhat eady. Up to 15 GrasshopperRobert Patton, James E. Pike, Dick Purvis, RobertL. Pyle Sparrowsin theSan Joaquin Hills near Irvine Peter Pyle, Kurt Radamaker,William R. •n Juneand July (RAE) was an encouragingRadke, Geoff Rogers, Jim S. Royer,Florence number for the s. coast. Sanchez,Larry Sansone, Dale Schafer, Brad A c• Bobolinkon VandenbergA.EB. June Sillasen,Sherman Suter, Patty Tunnicliffe, 12 (BHi) wasa latespring vagrant. A Yellow- PhilipUnitt, Richard E. Webster,Judy Wick- Rainfallwas near or slightly below normal at headedBlackbird, rare alongthe coastin man, PamelaL. Williams, DouglasR. most Hawaiian stations for the short summer summer,was in GoletaJune 25 (PEL);two Willick (Orange),Mark Wymer.An addi- periodduring the normally dry season. Post- morewere at Pt.Mugu July 20 (RJM).Small tional 50 + observerswho could not be indi- breedingactivity was quiet, and no interest- numbers of Great-tailed Grackles were scat- viduallyacknowledged also submitted re- ing fall migrantshad beenreported by the teredthroughout the OwensValley n. to portsthis season.--GUY McCASKIE, San endof July. Bishop(T & JH); at leastfive were around Diego Natural History Museum,Balboa C L N.W.C. (DVB); a minimumof 15 pairs Park, P.O. Box 1390, San Diego, CA Abbreviations:H. (Hawai'iL); J.C.N.W.R werein CaliforniaCity (MOC); andup to six 92112. (JamesCampbell Nat? Wildli• Refuge, 0.); K werenear Lancaster throughout the summer (Kaua5L); K.P.N.W.R. (KilaueaPoint Nat'l (KLG). Theselocalities mark the n.w. limit Wildli• Refuge,O.); M. (MauiL); O. (O•hu of thisspecies' current breeding range in Cal- L); P.H.N.W.R.(Pearl Harbor Nat'l Wildli• ifornia.In addition,single birds were along Refuge,0.). thecoast and north of anyknown breeding locations,including one in VenturaJune 5 ALBATROSSESTO (RJM)and another near Santa Paula July 28 SHEARWATERS (MAH). At leastfive Bronzed Cowbirds were LaysanAlbatross nested successfully on •n Brawleythe westernmost locality of regu- Kaua'ithis year. Of the23 chickshatched last lar summer occurrence,with the first seen winterat K.P.N.W.R.,16 fledgedbetween Apr 21 (REW) anda juvenilebeing fed by a Brewer'sBlackbird June 21-22 (KLG). A pairof RedCrossbills accompanied by a streakedjuvenile at Yucca Valley, San Bernardino,June 8 (MAP) weresuspected to havenested at thishigh desert locality; up to 40 in a dayin theMt. Pinos/Mt.Able area in Juneand July (RJM, JEL), 8 on PineMt. June 8 (JEL), 12 at Fish Cr. in the San BernardinoMts. June8 (SM), andtwo more at nearbyBluffL July6 andanother near L. Fulmer in the San JacintoMts. June 22 "A wonderful book (DRW) werein moresuitable nesting habi- ...willbe enjoyedby anyonewith interestin either tat, andone in LosOsos June 14 (JSR)was birdsor the impactthat humanityis havingon its on the immediatecoast. An EveningGros- fellow travelerson spaceshipEarth." beakon Mt. Able, Ventura,June 8 (RJM) was --Paul R. Ehrlich unexpectedfor the time of year. Gorrigendnm:The "PhiladelphiaVireo" col- "A fascinatingstory, well told. lectedat H.D.L. Sept.30, 1990(AB 45:152) This commendablebook tellsthe storyof the hasbeen reidentitled asa Warbling Vireo. declineof the red-cockadedwoodpecker...and also expertlydescribes [their biology] and life history." CitedContributors: (County coordinators in --Library Journal boldface)Stephen Bernal, David V. Blue, Chuck Bush, EugeneA. Cardiff (San Bernardino),Jamie M. Chavez,Mark O. Chichester(Kern), Rita & Rob Colwell (R & RC),Elizabeth Copper (San Diego), Brian E. A Stillness in Daniels,Tom M. Edell (SanLuis Obispo), Claud G. Edwards, Richard A. Erickson, ShawneenE. Finnegan,San Fitton, Rose- the Pines maryFord, Earl Gann, Kimball L. Garrett (LosAngeles),Daphne D. Gemmill,Harland The Ecologyof theRed-Cockaded Woodpecker Goldwater, Bill Haas (BHa), Fred Heath, BY ROBERT W. MCFARLANE Matt T. Heindel,Tom & Jo Heindel(Inyo), RogerHigson, Brad Hines (BHi), MarkA. "BobMcFarlane knows his woodpeckers and the ecological Holmgrem,Richard G. Jeffers,Jerry A. John- implicationshe drawsfrom his field experienceare son,Dan Kahane (DKa), John Karges, Dave excellent."--EugeneP. Odum, Universityof Georgia King (DKi), AndrewKirk, SteveLaymon, Now at bookstores or order toll-free 1-800-233-4830 Paul E. Lehman (SantaBarbara & •ntura), JoanA. Lentz, Eric L. Lichtwardt,Doug NSiNorton 500Fifth Ave, New York, NY 10110 Martin,John McDonald, Chet McGaugh,

Volume 45, Number 5 ß1163 on the other hand, which breedlat- erthan Sooties, had many eggs and Kilauea Pornt NWR youngchicks July 13 thisyear (JE), asthey did lastyear. HAWAII CROWS TO NIIHAUI. KAUA'II. GRACKLES An 'Oma'onest with a largechick wasat Hakalau N.W.R., H., June 24; later in the day the chickwas Honolulu----' MOLOKA I I. gone,possibly fledged (JL). Single juv.Puaiohi (critically Endangered) wereseen July 5 at 2 spotsone mile aparton the trail westwardfrom Koaie Stream cabin in the Alaka'i areaof Kaua'i('•ph. JD). "Lots" of Yellow-faced Grass- Li•a3skJ I. e• L•ysanI quitswere seen well along Manana • M•r o R•ef Trail,O., byAudubon trip partici- Gardner Pmnacleso pantsJuly 28 (PD). Thisis the trail ••. .a•apaPo.dwherethe bird were originally dis- French Fri•a• Shoals% •'•Mauna Kea '%) F,aikJ•Kona• Hiloe'• covered in 1974 and is still where theymay be foundmost depend- ably.The (3 Great-tailedGrackle PACIFIC OCEAN wasseen regularly at SandIsland .. I • /HAWAlii. Parkin Honoluluin Juneand July (LL, PB) and wasvocalizing ener- geticallyon severaloccasions be- ginningJune 4 (notJuly 14, as mis- statedin lastseasons AB report). June 30 and July 31, with one more late tie pondalong Keanakolu Road on the s.e. hatchlingabout ready to go(KF). This com- slopeof MaunaKea (JL). Common (Hawai- paresto 14fledged last year and none the year ian)Moorhens (Endangered) were nesting in before.In 1989,allchicks were lost to preda- greaternumbers than the usuallymore nu- $.A. tors.This year only one chick vanished, pos- merousAm. (Hawaiian)Coots (Endangered) For the captiveflock of HawaiianCrow siblyto a predator;the othercasualties were at Hanalei N.W.R., K., this summer(KF). (Shlala,critically Endangered) at OlindaEn- deadbut unharmedin their nests(KF). A groupof 40 LesserGolden-Plovers at dangeredSpecies Facility, M., this year's An experiencedpdagic observer aboard a SandIsland Park, O., June4, and another breeding•eason had both encouraging and research vessel in the n.w. Hawaiian islands flockof 17 at BellowsField, O., July5 were discourigingaspects. For the first time ever, reportedthree interesting procdlarids June probablyover-summering (PB). About half allfour ad. pairs went through courtship and 15, about 30 mi s.e. of Pearl and Hermes of eachflock were in partial(half or more) completedtheir nests for laying. Three of the Reef.He identifiedthese as a Stcjncger'sPe- breedingplumage. A flockof 10at Honouli- fourfemales actually laid eggs,another first trel (oneprior record for Hawaii),a Black- uli Unit, P.H.N.W.R.July 16 mayhave been forthe captive breeding program. Altogether, wingedPetrel (the most frequendy reported earlyreturnees (PD). With theseplovers on 9 eggswere laid in Mayand June, including 2 nonbreedingPterodroma), and a Short-tailed thesame dates were 50 RuddyTurnstones at clutchesby one female from •o males. Un- Shearwater(probably regular in migration SandI. and 187 Ruddiesat Bellows,the latter fortunately,5 of the9 eggs Wlre abn0•l in but scarcerthan Sooty) ('UM). Hawaiian an extremelyhigh mid-summer count (PB). size,shape, or structure.Six of theeggs were breederswere the only other species reported Thirty Ruddieswere at CoconutI. in Hilo, infertile,and the 7th wasbroken by the male duringthe trip. H., July16 (KI). Migratorystatus of these withinminutes of laying. One fertile egg died At K.P.N.W.R., the first Wedge-tailed earlysummer turnstones is opento conjec- within48 hours;the other fertile egg devel- Shearwaterchick was found June30 (KF); ture. Seventyfull-grown Hawaiian (Black- opedto full term,but the chickdied before hatchingwill continueinto August. Fourteen necked)Stilts (Endangered) and 4 chickswere startingto pip the eggshell(FD). Asa final ad. Newell'sShearwaters (Threatened) were countedat KanahaPond, M., July7, and6 disappointmenb 'the • Mana, champion pickedup along the coastal highway between chickswere notedthere July 13 (JO). At producerof abnormaleggs, died July 28 of Kapaaand Kilauea, K., fromApr. 9 through KealiaPond, M., nochicks were seen during yolkperitonitis. July28. Thirteenwere dead; the live one was frequentsummer visits, despite counts of 75 Theabnormal, infertile eggs, and behavior banded and released(KF). NewelIs in the and131 full-grown birds June 27 July 3 (JO). abnormalitiesalmost certainly result from ex- "springfallout" are adults who collidewith Followingthe minor springinflux of tremeinbreeding. The sevenadults and three autosor utilitywires at nightwhile en route FranklinsGulls (see AB springreport), one youngerbirds are almost all related as siblings to their nestingburrows in the interior latebird in breedingplumage was at LaysanI. orpayents. If this captive brfeding program is mountains. The "fall fallout" is much more on June3 only (JM). On a visitto Manana to sUCceed,sonic added g•tic diversi•is extensiveand almostentirely involves juve- isletoff O'ahuJuly 13, JE foundthousands desperatelyneeded. But thiscan come only nilesdeparting their burrows at nightwho of adult SootyTerns but saw no dark- fromwild birds, which number perhaps bare- becomeconfused by coastal lights. Almost all plumagedyoung birds, which are normally ly morethan the 10 in thecaptive flock. State arehealthy, banded, and released. therein thehundreds after a successfulspring andfederal agencies and the ownerof the breeding.A similarcomplete absence of ranchland where almost all the wild birds re- DOC#$TO youngsooties was reported last year at Man- sidemust agree Soon on a managementstrat- TER• ana(AB 44:1190), now giving added concern egyif thisunique species ism besaved from Fiveducks, almost entirely Koloa (Hawaiian thatsome factor may be seriously impacting earlyextinction. Duck,Endangered), were seen June 4 in a cat- SootyTerns breeding there. Brown Noddies,

11•4-American Birds, Winter 1991 ESTRILDIDS were seenat Salt Pond, St. Croix, Mar. 28, At least 10 Red-cheeked Cordon-bleus were WESTINDIES REGION anda LaughingGull at St.Thomas Mar. 30 foundJuly 14 (DP) at a newsite not far from (SPRING 1991 REPORT) was slightlyearly for the Virgin Islands the Pu'uanahuluarea, where they have been Robert L. Norton (DM). seenin onesand twosfor manyyears. Five Lee, Buden,Clark, and Franzconducted a LavenderWaxbills were observed around pri- fairlyexhaustive field study of thebreeding vateresidences adjoining Pu'uhonua Nat'l. seabirdsof theExuma chain from May 22 to HistoricalPark, H., July 10 (DP), a south- June1. Chiefamong the reports were records ward extension from their current and ex- of breedingRoseate Terns, listed as threat- pandingrange. Two Orange-cheekedWax- Precipitationfor thespring period was 21% ened in the West Indies. Roseateswere noted billswere located July 4 at Ho'omaluhiaPark, belowthe 100-yearaverage as measured at nearMarion Cay and near Sandy Cay (about O. (KI), oneof a veryfew local spots known Cruz Bay,St. John,in the U.S. Virgin Is- 20 pairs)May 25, and two pairs were on eggs for this species.The scarcestwaxbill in lands.March was -5%, April +21%, and May May 29 at LightningRock, where 4 pairsof Hawaii, the Black-rumped,was reported -50%. This springperiod precipitation fol- SandwichTerns were also on eggs. The tim- againin thePu'uanahulu area of HawaiiI. An lowslast springs below-average balance. It ingof breedingactivities in thePuerto Rico / estimated12 wereseen July 11 at the Pu'ua- hasbeen suggested that this dry period corre- VirginIslands colonies, the largest in theRe- nahuluhillside site; two were at nearbyPu'u lateswith a breakin thedrought in theSahel gion,is generallythe samealthough peak LaniEstates subdivision July 15 (DP). regionof westernAfrica; climatic conditions egg-layingoccurs during the firstweek of Common Waxbills, the "commonest" in thatarea may affect disturbances through- June.A Common Tern seenMar. 10 at St. waxbillson O'ahu, are least common in the out the North Atlantic. Thomas(DG) furnishedone of fewspring s.e.portion of the island.Thus, a flockof Duringthe last decade of thedrought, the reportsfor the Region. 10-15, includingsome juveniles at Ho'oma- severityof cyclonicdisturbances emanating luhiaPark in Kane'oheis interesting.A few fromthe Guinea Coast may have contributed waxbills,probably Common, were included to the increasingnumber of New World in a largemixed flock of 40+ RedAvadavats sightingsof Old Worldardeids: Gray Heron, PIGEONS TO and40+ ChestnutMannikins, found July 2 Little Egret, and WesternReef-Heron. E SPARROWS onthe Waianae coast at thebeginning of the WilliamSmith and Susan Smith have point- White-crownedPigeons were found nesting trail to KaenaPt. (TC). The numbersofava- ed out, for example,that 279 GrayHerons at severalout-islands off Exuma,including davats and mannikins are remarkable for this were discoveredin Iceland from 1979 to LittleBell's Cay on May 28 (DL, MC). Ten arid locality.Finally, a flockof 40-50 Nut- 1985.This period is consistent with drought speciesof columbidswere seen in the Z.N.E megMannikins foraging in grassyweeds on year(1970-1987) storms that sweptnorth Mar. 24-29, includingsix Gray-headed Mananaislet off O'ahuJuly 13 (JE)was sig- throughthe tropical North Atlantic. Quail-Dovesand three Blue-headed Quail- nificantin thatthis landbird species has been North Americansbirding Cuba have Doves(RW). Barnand Burrowing owls were reportedrarely if at all on O'ahu'soffshore shared much with American Birds readers notedat Exumaduring late May (DL etal.). islets. since1988 about this intriguing island (see Chuck-will's-widowswere heard frequently AB 42:327; 43:542; 44:336). Ro Wauer'sre- May 25-30 at Exuma(DL); thedate and the Contributors:Eddie Andrade,Phil Bruner, portthis season was garnished with many tid- vocalizations are both rare for the West In- TheresaCabrera, Paul Chang, Jim Denny, bitsof local Cuban knowledge too lengthy to dies,suggesting that the speciesis resident PeterDonaldson, Fern Duvall, John Eng- includehere, but his list of 158species in six there.Antillean Nighthawk was also found bring, KathleenFruth, KamalIslam, Jaan daysin thevicinity of ZapataNational Park nestingat Exuma,on May 23 (DL). Lepson,Lynne Lewis, Jeff Marks, Steve attests to the richness of that area. Montgomery,Jerry Oldnettel, Doug Pratt, Tom Telfer.--ROBERT L. PYLE, 741 N. Abbreviations:Z.N.P. (Zapata National KalaheoAve., Kailua, HI 96734. Park, Cuba).

SHEARWATERS TO TERNS Eggsand young Audubon's Shearwaters were foundMay 29 (DL,MC) in a largecolony at LongCay, Exuma, Bahamas, where Lee esti- mated 2000-3000 pairs. At least three GreaterFlamingos and 66 RoseateSpoon- bills were seenMar. 26 at Salinas,Z.N.P. (RW etal.). Four escaped Greater Flamingos from Guana Island nature reserve have de- lightedthe West End residents and visitors to BelmontPond, Tortola, British Virgin Is- lands,since late last year.Belmont Pond shouldbe consideredfor protection,as it is oneof the few remaining wetlands capable of supportingunique waterfowl: migrant, resi- dent, or introduced. Six West Indian Whistling-Duckswere seenMar. 27 at Los Chuzos,Z.N.P. (RW et al.). The rareGundlach's Hawk was seen (AK et al.) at Los Canales,Z.N.E, Mar. 26. A Merlinat ExumaMay 22 (DL) provideda latedate for the Bahamas and the Region. A PeregrineFalcon was noted Mar. 31 at 2 loca- SwainsonsWarbler, rarely reported from tionson St. Thomas(WW). Two Whimbrels this Region,was notedMar. 25 at Los

Volume45, Number5 - 1165 • 24 at GraceBay, Providenciales, ap- pearedto be of the white-breasted form E s. sparveroidesof the s. Ba- hamasand Cuba or, less likely, E s. dominicensisfrom Hispaniola. Somemigratory shorebirds were • apparentlyoversummering, asevi- dencedby Black-belliedPlovers: "a few at Mally Pondand a few at Providencialesin nonbreeding plumage"(PWS, SS) on June 24, as • well as Ruddy Turnstonesat ' Flamingo Pond, North Caicos. Ruddy Turnstonewas also seen JuneI at StanialCay Town, Andros (DL, MC). A pair of Willets and i one chickwere seen at a roadside t pondnear Whitby, North Caicos, for the firstconfirmed breeding in the T & C (PWS, SS).Other Wil- letswere seen at FlamingoPond, andapparently territorial birds were seen at Juba Pt., Providenciales, June24 (PWS, SS).

Cenotes,Z.N.P. (RW et al.). Migrantwar- The Smiths contributed observations that GULLS TO biersseen on St. John, Virgin Islands, includ- confirmedbreeding for some commonly seen SPARROWS ed Yellow-rumpedWarbler Mar. 11 (DG) species.They alsoraised hopes that the na- Laridswere fairly common in theT & C June and N. Parulaand N. WaterthrushApr. 4 tional bird of the Turks and Caicos, Greater 23-24 with residentLaughing Gulls com- (WW). At Los Canales,Z.N.P., RW discov- Flamingo,will not abandonits namesake monand widespread at GraceBay, Providen- ered Cubes 3rd recorded Yellow-breasted pondadjacent to the airport(which the "old ciales;Gull-billed Terns at CottagePond, a Chat on Mar. 26. An invasion of Blue Gros- people"say was responsible for itsdisappear- very deep freshwatersinkhole on North beaks(four males,eight 5?-plumaged)was ancesome years ago). Palmers report indi- Caicos;Royal Terns along the coastlines; notedat Caneel Bay, St. John, Mar. 29 (DM). cates that nature tourism flourishes in some SandwichTerns at GraceBay; Roseate Terns Birdersvisiting Cuba reportedseeing two out-of-the-wayspots with greatresults; and from Leeward,Providenciales, along the eachof ZapataWren and ZapataSparrow, Leeet al. providedsome early season morsds coast;and only a fewLeast Terns at Flamingo two of the rarestspecies of the Region,on that had to wait until now. Pond,North Caicos(PWS, SS).A pair of Mar. 27 (CM etal.). Least Terns was also noted at Great Guana Abbreviations:T & C ( Turksand Caicos). Cay,Abaco, June 24-25 (TP). A SootyTern Contributors:Donald Buden, Mary Clark, and hundredsof nestingBrown Noddies Ken Dodd, NelsonGarcia, Rogelio Garcia, SHEARWATERS werenoted June 1 on two islandsin the har- Daphne Gemmill, Arturo Kirkconnell, TO SHOREBIRDS borofStanial Cay Town, Andros (DL, MC). David Lee, Chino Martinez, Don Messer- From a cruiseship west of AbacoJune 26, A Eur. Collared-Doveseen June 25 at Man smith, Ro Wauer, Warren Whaley.-- small groups(six or more) of Audubon's of War Cay,Abaco, suggested to Palmer that ROBERT L. NORTON, 3408 N.W. 27th Shearwaters were noted in late afternoon thesebirds are spreadingeverywhere. A Terrace, Gaineville, FL 32605. (TP);these may have included fledged chicks Cuban Crow near Leeward, Providenciales, from breedingcays of the Little Bahamas June24 (PWS, SS)furnished one of few re- Bank or farther to the south. These flocks al- portsfrom that island.Fledgling Blue-gray so included two Brown Boobies, north of Gnatcatchersattended by adukswere seen theirnormal breeding range. Multiple pairs June25 at GreatGuana Cay, Abaco (TP). of White-tailedTropicbirds wheeled about Five Bahama Swallows were seen at Andros cliffsof WaterCay, Providenciales, T & C, Islandairport June I (DL, MC). WESTINDIESREGION andone pair entered a creviceat PineCay on In the T & C in lateJune, Yellow Warblers Robert L. Norton June24, suggestinga pre-fledging chick there were common near wet areas on Providen- (vws, ss). ciales,but apparentlyvery uncommon on A concentration of about 1500 Greater North Caicos(PWS, SS).The bird of the sea- Flamingosseen June 24 at FlamingoPond, son was a Boat-tailed Grackle seen at the air- North Caicos,included only one juvenile. port on AndrosIsland June I (DL, MC). That afternoon,eight flamingos (including This representsthe firstrecord for the Ba- Little birdwatchingactivity was reported to at leastone juvenile) were seen feeding along hamasand for the West Indies Region. thiseditor during the summer period. Excep- the beachat Dellis Cay betweenNorth HouseSparrows, including juveniles, were tionswere reports, all fromthe Bahamas and Caicosand Providenciales(PWS, SS). West seenJune 25 around the touristareas on the Turks and Caicos, from Bill and Susan Indian Whistling-Duckswere not seenat GreatGuana Cay, Abaco (TP). Smith,who visitedduring a seasonwhen MallyPond or SawgrassPond, North Caicos, tourists are rarer than birds; from Tom whereNorton and Clarke had sen large fami- Co.tributors:Mary Clark,David Lee, Tom Palmer,who visited Great Guana Cay, Aba- ly groupsin 1989.However, White-cheeked Palmer, P. William Smith, SusanSmith.- co, Bahamas; and from Dave Lee, whose Pintailswere noted at Mally PondJune 24 ROBERT L. NORTON, 3408 N.W. 27th springreport on nestingseabirds of theExu- and otherswere seen occasionally elsewhere Terrace, Galneville, FL 32605. ma caysincluded some June I observations on North Caicosand Providenciales(PWS, from Andros. SS).Three nestling Am. Kestrelsnoted June

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