backofe. Honolulu(EV, VS). An Elepaio somequalitative comparisons, found the nest,found there in lateMay, was visited currentpine forest structure logged since severaltimes before two youngfledged WestIndies 1970.And SandySprunt 1V of theNational successfullyin July (VS). This isby farthe AudubonSociety conducted seabird surveys largestnumber of Elepaioreported from in thenorth Bahamas, complimenting his one location on O'ahu in recent decades. Region Statesand Conservation ofSeabirds ofthe Ba- JapaneseBush-Warblers, White-rumped hamas(1984). We are grateful for these con- Shamas, and Red-billed Leiothrix were all tributors'peregrinations. vocaland activeJune 12 on Manoa Cliffs The governmentof the Bahamashas trail back of Honolulu (LT). Several createda new nationalpark, the Pelican Hwamei observednear picnic areasin ROBERT L. NORTON CaysLand and SeaPark (20,500 acres) on KalopaPark, H., July23 (LG) confirm Theopening of thehurricane season coin- GreatAbaco, to be managedby the Ba- that location is still one of the more reli- cideswith this reportingperiod, yet the hamasNational Trust primarilyfor the able placesto find this alien speciesin PuertoRico Bank-•experiencing ayear-long benefit of the Bahama Parrot. The Trust Hawaii. drought--hadsome of itsdriest weather in hasa newornithology group coordinated HawaiiCreeper (Endangered) apparently decades.Rainfall at St.John, United States byCarolyn Wardle. had a very successfulnesting season at VirginIslands (approximately midpoint of HakalauN.W.R., H. Mostadult pairs seen themarine platform) measured well below Abbreviations:Ba (Bahamas);Bd (Barba- thissummer were with one-two fledglings, theseason 100-year average. It was down 76 dos);B.N.T. (BahamasNational 7•ust); and andin someflocks of mixedspecies they percent(-88 percent in June and -65 percent Gu(Guadeloupe). outnumberedthe usuallymore numerous in July).No namedstorms (requiring mini- Hawaii Akepa (Endangered)(EV). On mumwinds of 39 milesper hour) occurred Pelicans to Terns Maui, in a long-lasringmonitoring pro- in the WestIndies in Juneor July,which Eithera vagrantor residentBrown Pelican gramgetting started in the Hanawiarea, wouldhave provided much needed moisture wasobserved July 27 at SandyPoint, Great federalbiologists netted and color-banded tosundry insular ecosystems. Abaco, Ba (AWW, SS, HK, WH, BNT), nineAkohekohe (Endangered) in June, in- Severalobservers duting a usually"dry" re- where Bahamiansclaim they breedin cludingtwo juveniles. Maui Parrotbills(En- portingperiod covered many areas of theBa- nearbycays. Local nesting would represent dangered)came near the nets but nonehas hamas:Grand Bahama,Andros, Abaco, and a newbreeding station of Pelecanusocciden- yet been captured(TP). No Poouli or New Providence. Also covered were Barba- talis carolinensisin the West Indies since the Nukupuu(both critically Endangered) has dosand Guadeloupe in theLesser Antilles destructionof the Bimini colony.Forty yet been found despitesome intensive duringlate July, including two classic study NeotropicCormorants, 12 of whichhad searches. areas.The Smiths and Robertsons briefly vis- breedingplumes, were noted again July 29 EightOrange-cheeked Waxbills, includ- itedJon Barlows last recorded (1973) site of at ParadiseIsland golf course, New Provi- ing somejuveniles, were seen repeatedly the"Guadeloupe" House Wren (30glodytes dence,Ba (AWW etal.). A LittleEgret was duringJune and July at the inlandedge of aedonguadeloupensis) andJohn Terborg's photographedamong a sextetof Snowy N.EW.M.A., some4 km from the only Guadeloupestudy site, where they experi- Egretsin a smallimpoundment near Sam knownsite where this very local has enceda muchreduced dry forest habitat. Lee Lord'sCastle in the s. of BarbadosJuly 8 beenregularly found. Two Black-rumped Jones,who reconnoiteredJohn Emlen's (DFA). Yet anotheradult in breeding Waxbillswere reported June 24 at Pu'ua- Grand Bahamapine foreststudy area for plumagewas seen at Dugommier,Gu July nahulu,H. (EV),the only remaining local- itywhere this very scarce alien species isstill occasionallyseen.

Contributors: Paul Baker, Marlee Breese, PhilBrunet, Jim Denny, Evelyn Giddings, LauraGorman, Cathlees Hodges, Marie Morin, Mike Ord, Dick Perrine, Thane Pratt, VaughnSherwood, Mike Silber- nagel,Tom Snetsinger, Lance Tanino, Tom Telfer, Gerald Tolman, Eric VanderWerf, Kathleen Viernes. --RobertL. Pyle,741 N. KalaheoAve., Kailua, HI96734.

99z FIELD NOTES WINTER I994 30 (PWS, SAS,WBR, BR). Who will be An early LouisianaWaterthrush was Baltz,Wendy Hale, H. LeeJones, Herbert thefirst to photographa nest of LittleEgret notedJuly 17 at GrandBahama (HLJ). Six W. KaleII, WilliamS. & BettyRobertson, P. or WesternReef-Heron in thishemisphere Bahama Yellowthroats(Endemic) were William & SusanA. Smith,Sandy Sprunt before 19997 notedat GrandBahama July 15 in Lucaya IV, CarolynWardie, Anthony W. White. An imm.Roseate Spoonbill noted at Sta- 2nd-growthpine forest (HLJ), and a resi- RobertL. Norton,3408 NW27th 7brrace, mardCr., N. Andros,Ba in lateJuly (MB) dent pair of BahamaYellowthroats was Gainesville,FL 32605. waslikely a rarevagrant from s. Florida or n. notedat StaniardCr., N. AndrosJuly 13-30 CamagueyProvince, , ratherthan (MEB). An Am. Redstartseen at Staniard froma distantbreeding station at GreatIn- Cr.,July 27 (MEB)was very early (Aug. 3; agua,Ba. Bahamas National Trust wardens Brudenell-Bruce,1975). ShinyCowbirds, atGreat Inagua, site of recentmilitary ma- includingtwo males and three juveniles or neuvers,report that a practiceinvasion did females,were seen several times July 13-30 not disturbthe nesting colony of Greater at $taniardCr. (MEB), suggestingthat (Am.) Flamingos(fideAWW), nowesti- breeding(and host selection) isthreatening matedat a population of 60,000. the Bahamian avifauna. A Wilson's Plover noted at Grande Sali- nas,Pointe-de-Chateaux, GuJuly 31 (PWS Corrigenda etal.) provided an island record (Benito-Es- The entryon CollaredPlover in NASFN plnal 1990;Evans 1993). Two juv. Gull- 48:253 should read "Collared Plover... billedTerns being fed by adults at Arawak at Arch Pond,St. Lucie (Barbados),"not City,New Providence, Ba, July 31 (AWW) St. Lucia. suggestedbreeding at someyet unknown sitein the n. islands.A colonyof Roseate Contributors: David E Abbott, Michael E. Ternswas noted July 26 off PelicanCays Land and SeaPark, GreatAbaco, Ba (SS), whereBridled Terns were nesting (AWW et al). At GouldingCay, offw. New Provi- dence,Ba, Sprunt estimated I000 pairsof nestingterns: 75% SootyTerns and 25% Bndled Terns and Brown Noddies. FourteenBahama (Cuban) Parrots were seenin thenew Pelican Cays Land and Seas Parkat Abaco,Ba July 27 (AWW et al.). Two Great Lizard Cuckoos were heard (AWW etal.) in remnantmature forest July 28 at New Providence,Ba. Smooth-billed Ams, apparentlyscarce on Guadeloupe, wereobserved at Dugommierand Goyave, 5000 SPECIES BasseTerre July 30 (WPSet al.). A singing SLIDESfrom all over the world Chuck-will's-widowwas heard at Lucaya, GrandBahamas July 18 (HLJ),suggesting it wason territory. As yet this species isnot a SLIDE SETS confirmedbreeder in theBahamas, in spite Endangered species, Owls, Bird families, of annualspring concerts. Red-bellied Eastern warblers, Herons, Raptors, (WestIndian) Woodpeckers are experienc- Shorebirds, Waterfowl inga declinein theirn. Bahamadistribu- tion.White recordedthem in Julyin some INDIVIDUAL SLIDES numbersin Abaco,which he suggestsis Selected from over 65,000 images and theirlast stronghold in theBahamas. Three custom duplicated to suit your needs previouslycommon species (Bahama Wood- star,Loggerhead , and Brown- Request our free North American catalog or send a list headedNuthatch) were not locatedby of species desired, indicating age, sex, behavior or Jonesfrom July 17-19 atJohn Emlen's sites color phase. Catalog slides are $3.00 each, non-catalog (Landbird communities of Grand Bahama slides are $4.00 each, with a minimum order of 5 slides Island:the structure and dynamics ofan avi- Allow 4-6 weeks for delivery. (Theseslides are for non-- fauna[1977]). Sykes, however, did find a commercial use only and may not be duplicated.) pairof Brown-headedNuthatches near Lu- cayain May 1993(AB 47: 457).The dis- tinctLesser Antillian Pewee, currently syn- VISUAL RESOURCES for ORNITHOLOGY onymouswith thePuerto Rican form, was observed near Domaine Duclos, Basse Write: VIREO/Academy of Natural Sciences Terre,Gu July 28 (WPSet al.). More details 1900 Ben Franklin Parkway Phila, PA 19103 onthe of thisspecies are expected elsewhere.Stay tuned.

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