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The "Sapsuckers"birding teton from the renownCornell Universily Lab of Ornithnh,•, Ithaca, < www. birds.cornell.edu > knows optics.Optics define theirbirding and wildlife obse•ations.They evenpublish evaluationstudies covering binoculars or spottingscopes in the lab'smagazine "Living ". They considerall goodoptics. Some are , • veD'good; othel• are even bettel: Fortheir pex•)naland professional I 0X50MM SLC t use,they use Swarovski HD s•,tfing scopes BINOCULAR aml 10X50 SLC binoculars.According to team X ST-80SPOTTINGHDSCOPE member•."The brilliant resolution, image • * contrast,brightness,rugged waterproof integrityand overall performance tff Swarovski opticsare generall} superior to anyother brands we have tested. Also, the 5warovski Optik Limited•fetime •arranty* and speedy repairse•'ice is the ver) best.Check it out." .• Nowdon't just accept the"Sapsuckers' .'• Delight"as gospel truth. .-- ' .• • :• •isitSwm'ovskiyournearestOptik dealer ' • .•, • andseeforyourselfor ß•,'., • aSwaro•ski spotting O P T I K 1 sco•orbinoculanCall 949 1 999 800-426-3089 or visi• With The Eyes of a LAB'SMASCOT •*•.swarovskioptik.eom

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THE REGIONAL REPORTS 480 Idaho-Western Montana 411 Editors • Notebook DAVID TROCHLELL 430 Atlantic Provinces BRUCE MACTAVISH 412 The Magnificent 482 Mountain West VAN A. TRUAN 432 Quebec in Western and BRANDON K. PERCIVAL PIERREBANNON, YVESAUBRY, 485 Arizona and NORMAND DAVID STEVEN G. MLODINOW CHRIS D. BENESH and GARY H. ROSENBERG 434 New England 424 ChangingSeasons: 487 New WAYNE R. PETERSEN The NestingSeason STEPHEN J. STEDMAN SARTORO. WlLLIArvlsIII 438 Hudson-Delaware 490 Alaska ROBERTO. PAXTON 513 Broad-billedSandpiper THEDE G. TOBISH JR. WILLIAM J. BOYLEJR. WILLIAFvlL. BENNER and DAVID A. CUTLER 508 1998index:Field 493 British Columbia- Yukon 442 Middle Atlantic Coast Notes,Volume 52 Fv11CHAELG. SHEPARD MARSHALLJ. ILIFF 512 Market Place 446 Southern Atlantic Coast 517 PictorialHighlights 495 Oregon-Washington RICKY DAVIS BILLTWEIT and BILLTICE 448 Florida 498 Middle Pacific Coast RICHARDT. PAUL DON ROBERSON, and ANN F. SCHNAPF 468 Prairie Provinces STEPHENR BAILEY, RUDOLF F. KOES and DANIEL S. SINGER 451 Ontario and PETERTAYLOR RON RIDOUT 502 Southern Pacific Coast 470 Northern Great Plains GUY rvl½CASKIE 453 Appalachian RON E. MARTIN GEORGEA. HALL 505 Hawaiian Islands 472 Southern Great Plains ROBERTL. PYLE 456 Western Great Lakes JOSEPHA. GRZYBOWSKI 507 West Indies DARYL D. TESSEN 475 Texas ROBERTL. NORTON 461 Middlewestern Prairie GREGW. LASLEY,CHUCK SEXTON, KENNETHJ. BROCK MARKLOCKWOOD, 464 Central Southern and CLIFFSHACKELFORD ROBERT D. PURRINGTON

ON THE COVER Birdersare only and are thus creatures of habit,tending to repeatedlyvisit favorite hot-spots. Exploration, however, has its rewards. Byway of example,atlas and other summer survey efforts continue to expandknowledge of the breedingranges of evensome of ourmost familiarand widespread . This male Pileated , feeding nestlings nearly at thepoint of fiedoingon June 14, 1998, wasat thefirst nest of thisspecies located in SantaClara County, California. Santa Clara is onthe east slope of theCoast Range at the southernedge of the Pileated'srange. This woodpecker is expanding its rangewithin and at the edgesof the SantaCruz Mountains. Photograph/AlanD. Walther field notes is publishedby the AmericanBirding Association in alliance with American Birding Association the NationalAudubon Society. National e- Audubon Society The missionof the journalis to provide

PRESIDENT a completeoverview of the changingpanorama Allan R. Keith of North America's birdlife, CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD VICE-PRESIDENT includingoutstanding records, range extensions Donal C. O'Brien Jr. and contractions,population dynamics, WayneR. Petersen and changesin migrationpatterns PRESIDENT or seasonal occurrence. SECRETARY John Flicker

BlakeMaybank PUBLISHER VICE-CHAIRPERSONS

TREASURER ABA/ GeorgeG. Daniels John B. Beinecke Gerald J. Ziarno GUEST EDITORS Ruth O. Russell WalterG. Ellisonand Nancy L. Martin BOARD OF DIRECTORS MANAGEMENT TEAM EXECUTIVE EDITOR MANAGING EDITOR Daniel P. Beard MargaretBain CarolS. Lawson NancyL. Martin P.A. Bucldey JamesA. Cunningham CONTRIBUTING EDITORS GeorgeG. Daniels Eric Draper Jun Dunn and Kenn Kaufman Jun Dunn Frank B. Gill DaphneD. Gemmill EDITORIAL CONSULTANT CarolAnn May Thomas J. Gilmore SusanRoney Drennan Glenn Olson Dennis H. Lacoss FIELD EDITORS BOARD OF DIRECTORS GregW. Lasley StephenE Bailey,Pierre Bannon, Oakes Ames StanleyR. Lincoln ChrisD. Benesh,Jack Bowling, Michael Ord William I. BoyleJr., Kenneth J. Brock, John B. Beinecke RichardH. Payne StevenW. Cardiff, David A. Cutler, John Bellrnon Ann Stone NormandDavid, Ricky Davis, Gerard A. Bertrand William R. Stott Jr. WalterG. Ellison,left Gilligan, CharlesG. BraggJr. Henry Turner JimGranlund, Joseph A. Grzybowski, Howard E Brokaw GeorgeA. Hall, PainD. Hunt, Harriet S. Bullitt ACTING EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MarshallJ. Iliff, GregD. Jackson, Donald A. Carr Paul Green RudolfE Koes,Greg W. Lasley, Leslie Dach FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION Gerard Lillie, BruceMactavish, JackDempsey Lynn Yeager NancyL. Martin, Run E. Martin, LynnDolnick CONSERVATION AND EDUCATION BlakeMaybank, Guy McCaskie, David D. Dominick Ian A. McLaren, Robert L. Norton, Paul Green HelenM. Engle Rich Paul, Robert O. Paxton, DEVELOPMENT HardyW. Eshbaugh Brandon K. Percival,Simon Perkins, JohnW. Fitzpatrick SharonDeCray WayneR. Petersen,Bill Pranty, ChristopherHarte CONVENTIONS AND CONFERENCES RobertD. Purrington,Robert L. Pyle, Patricia H. Heidenreich Run Ridout, Don Roberson, KenHollinõa Marian S. Heiskell GaryH. Rosenberg,Ann E Schnapf, GENERAL COUNSEL ChuckSexton, Daniel S. Singer, ReidB. Hughes Daniel T. Williams Jr. StephenJ. Stedman, Dan Svingen, SusanHughes PeterTaylor, Daryl D. Tessen,Bill Tice, Vivian Johnson PAST PRESIDENTS T.G. TobishJr., David Trochlell, RalphOdell Daniel T. Williams Jr. (1993-1997) Van A. Truan, Bill Tweit, BenjaminOlewine IV Allan R. Keith (1989-1993) Richard L. West, Sartor O. Williams III David H. Pardoe Ruth O. Russell LawrenceG. Balch (1983-1989) PRODUCTION EDITOR JosephW. Taylor(1979-1983) Susanna v.R. Lawson WalterC. Sedgwick Amy Skilbred Arnold Small (1976-1979) PRODUCTION ASSISTANTS Robert H. Socolow G. Stuart Keith (1973-1976) ConstanceJ. Eldridge and Julie D. Reid LucyR. Waletzky G. StuartKeith (1970 pro tem) CIRCULATION John L. Whitmire Kim Bentz,Manager JoyceA. Wolf Mary Carr andTherese Ford Bernard J.Yokel

FieldNotes (ISSN 1078-5477) (USPS 872-200) is published quarterly by the American Birding Association, Inc., 720 West Monument Street, Colorado Springs, CO 80904-3624.Periodicals postage paid at ColoradoSprings, Colorado, and additional mailing offices. POSTMASTER: return postage guaranteed; sendaddress changes and POD forms 3579 to FieldNotes, PO Box 6599, Colorado Springs, Colorado, 80934-6599. Subscription prices: $20/year (US) and US$25/year(Canada). Copyright ¸ 1999by the American Birding Association, Inc., all rights reserved. Printed by Publishers Printing, Shepherdsville, Kentucky. Theviews and opinions expressed in this magazine are those of eachcontributing writer and do not necessarily represent the views and opinions of theAmerican Birding Association or its management. ABA is not responsible for thequality of productsor servicesadvertised in Field Notes, unlessthe products or servicesare being offered directly by theAssociation. GST Registration No. R135943454.

410 FIELD NOTES BRIAN E. SHALL ABA-SPONSORED BIRDING TOURS If you are interested in an AGA-sponsored tour listed here, please contact the tour company directly for information AHD reservations. IDEHTIFY YOURSELF AS AH AGA MEMGER. AGA sponsors these tours because many factors suggest a particularly fine birding experience and because the tour operators have agreed to return to AGA a percentage of the tour's cost for participating AGA members.

Caribbean, Mexico, Central Contact:Contact Doug Trent,Focus Tours Inc., 103Maya Road, Santa FE, NM 87505; and (505) 466-4688.

COSTA RICA Hawaii, South Pacific, MonteverdeInstitute. Tropical bird ecologyfor and Australasia birders.Birding at BrauilloCarillo N.P., La Selva, CararaBiological Preserve, Tarcoles River, HAWAII AND MIDWAY ISLAND MonteverdeSan Gerardo Biological Station, and Completecoverage of endemicand introduced Cerrode la Muerte.Lectures by renowned United States and Canada specieson all majorHawaiian Islands plus an scientistsand localexperts covering habitat extensionto recentlyopened Midway Island. ABA AREA conservation,tropical bird families,neotropical LeaderDoug Pratt, author of Birdsof Hawaii migrants,altitudal migration, breeding behav- ALASKA andthe TropicalPacific. October 18-November ior,territoriality, diversity and GreenMacaw 7,1999. Code A* I. Pribiloflslands.Expect Red-legged conservation.Limited to 15 participants. Kittiwake, Least and Crested Auklet; Red-faced Contact:Dave Blanton, Voyagers, P.O. Box LeaderChristine Hansen. April 13-•6 and Cormorantand ten or moreAsiatic . 915, Ithaca, NY 14851. (800) 633-0299. May •o-•7, x999.Code A* August•ept•mber 6,1999.Code R/A* [email protected] II. Nome and the Seward Peninsula. Contact:Sharon DeCray at ABA, ExpectBristle-Thighed , Bluethroat P.O.Box 6599, Colorado Springs, CO 80934; and Gyrfalconamong 90-100 species. (800)835-2473. IRELAND Four trips ill x9•9:May 29-June4, June7-13, •4-zo andJuly 6-xz. Code R/A* MEXICO Countrywide,including Connemara, Dublin, Sonora: Sierra Madras for Lilac-crowned III. Barrowand High Arctic ExpectCommon, Kilkenny,and Ring of Kerry.Expect 130 species includingCorn Crakeand Red-billed Chough. King,Spectacled and Stellers Eiders, ;Mountain Trogon, Black-throated Yellow-billedLoon and SnowyOwl. Magpie-Ja)gPurplish-backed Jay, Happy Wren. Ledby MichaelCarmod)c May •9,-•5,1999. COdeR* June4--6 and June13-15,1999. Code R/A* Ledby ForrestDavis. September 18-•5,1999. Code R/A* Combinationspossible. Contact:Susan Carmody, Legacy Tours, All threeAlaska tours led by ForrestDavis. Contact:Forrest Davis at High Lonesome P.O.Box 12540,Olympia, WA 98508. Ecotours, 5705 Litfie Bear Trail, Tollfreephone/fax 888-754-6186. Contact:Forrest Davis at High Lonesome SierraVista, AZ 85635; (520) 458-9446; Ecotours, 5705 Little Bear Trail, [email protected] SierraVista, AZ 85635; (520) 458-9446; FINLAND and NORWAY [email protected] Lapland,Europe's largest remaining wilderness. Sonora:Sea of Cortez, Sierra Madras and IncludesOulu, Limika Bay, Kuusamo, Ivalo, and ColonialAlamos.Expect 250+ speciesinclud- VarangerFjord. Leader ABA member,Jarl FLORIDA-DRY TORTUGAS ingRed-billed Tropicbird, Blue-looted , Peltomaki.May :•'3-June5,19•9. Code Aboardthe YankeeFreedom prime breeding Lilac-crownedParrot, Purplish-backed Jays, Contact: Lauren Woodhouse, Siemer & seasonfor terns,frigate birds and ;peak HappyWren, White-striped Woodcreeper, Hand Travel,750 BatteryStreet, Suite 300, Springland .Five three-day trips Black-throatedMagpie-Jay. Led by Forrest San Francisco,CA 94111. (800) 451-4321. available.April 28-May1, Mayx-4, and May Davis.October 5-16,1999. Code PdA • 8-•, 1999. Can combinewith Grand Bahama Contact:Forrest Davis at High Lonesome andAbaco tours. (See Caribbean) Led byWes Ecotours, 5705 Little Bear Trail, CANARY ISLANDS Biggs.Code R* SierraVista, AZ 85635; (520) 458-9446; Four-to seven-daytours, including pelagics and [email protected] Contact:Wes Biggs, Florida Nature Tours, owling.Target species include Eleanoras and EO. Box 618572, Orlando, Florida 32861- BarbaryFalcons, Hubara Bustard and White- 8572; (407) 363-1360;fax (407) 363-1887. facedStorm-petrel. Nine endemicspecies plus Fourmajor regions, including Tropical Lowland twelveendemic sub-species. Led by Eduardo Rainforest,Pampas, , and Tierra del MONTANA,IDAHO & YELLOWSTONE Garciadel Ray.Code PdI Fuego. 360 speciespossible. Leader Michael IncludesWorld Center for Birdsof Prey,Snake Carmody. September 19-October 2, 1999. Contact:Eduardo Garcia del Ray,Aves RiverCanyon, McCall, Pocatello area, Market CodeA* Ecotours,c/Fdo. Barajas Vilchez 9, 38004s/c LakeWMA, YellowstoneNP, BeartoothCountry, de Tenerife,Spain 011-34-922-27-99-58. andCraters of the Moon,NM. ExpectRed- Contact:Susan Carmody, Legacy Tours, fax 011-34-922-22-16-69. napedSapsucker, Trumpeter , and Black EO. Box12540, Olympia, WA 98508. RosyFinch. Three-toed Woodpecker and Pine Tollfreephone/fax 888-754-6186 email: [email protected] Grosbeakpossible. Leader Ed Harper. *Tour Codes and **Cruise Codes: BRAZIL June10-19,1999. Code R* are abbreviationsfor the following: Contact:Ed Harper, Journeys, Amazon,Pantanal, Carredo and IguassuFalls. R = Relaxed 4855 Cameron Ranch Drive, Sacramento,CA Harpy Eagleprobable. Expect 350-500 species. A = IMvanced 95841-4315. (916) 971-3311. LeaderMiguel Castefino. September I = Intensive 15-October•, 1999.Code R/A* GB = GeneralBirding

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