THE NESTING SEASON June1-July 31, 1990

Rarities were few but included AtlanticProvinces Region 1107 ATLANllC Prince Edward lsland's first Bruce Mactavish American Avocet and Eastern QuebecRegion 1110 PROVINCES Screech-Owl, New Brunswiclds RichardYank, Yves Aubr 3 first LouisianaWaterthrush, and and Michel Gossetin REGION St.Pierre et Miquelon's first Rose- NewEngland 1112 ate Tern. Bruce Mactavish lY•yneR. Petersen Abbreviations: S.EM. (Saint Hudson-DelawareRegion 1116 RobertO. Paxton,William]. Boyle Jr., Pierreet Miquelon). and David A. Cutler Seasonabletemperatures re- turnedto mostof theRegion in LOONS TO MiddleAtlantic Coast Region 1120 earlyJune after the long,cold, WATERFOWL HenryT. Armistead wet May. Newfoundlandre- Common Loon is unknown in SouthernAtlantic Coast Region 1124 mainedcool through June. July recent yearsas a breederin (Sprin 1990Report) weather was generallyvery PrinceEdward Island so a pairat HarryE. LeGrandJr. pleasantacross the Region. DeRoche Pond and one at OntarioRegion 1127 Rainfall was close to or a little O'Keefe'sL. were interesting Ron D. lY&ir (RC). A Red-neckedGrebe at belownormal through the pe- AppalachianRegion 1132 riod.The onlydetectable effects DeRochePond, PEI, July 23-30 GeorgeA. Hall of thelate spring cold spell were wasa raremid-summer sighting a seriousdrop in thenumber of mademore interesting by being WesternGreat LakesRegion 1135 PurpleMartins at nestboxes at an inland location (TD). DarylD. •ssen andlate, possibly reduced num- The usual masses of shear- MiddlewesternPrairie Region 1138 bersof nestingTree Swallows. waters,Greaters outnumbering BruceG. Pete•ohn Thelast year of thesuccessful Sooties ten to one, assembledoff CentralSouthern Region 1143 MaritimeBreeding Bird Atlas s.e. Newfoundland and St. RobertD. Purrington Pierreet Miquelonto feedon projectbrought no realsurprises PrairieProvinces Region 1148 but added much invaluable in- spawningcapelin in Juneand RudolfE Koesand Peter •ylor formationon breedingranges, July.All-encompassing counts includinga fewslight range ex- from any given area were NorthernGreat Plains Region 1150 tensions. difficultto obtain,leaving ob- GordonBerkey SouthernGreat Plains Region 1152 JosephA. Grzybowski TexasRegion 1154 GregW. Lasley and Chuck Sexton Mabo-WesternMontana Region 1159 ThomasH. Rogers MountainWest Region 1161 HughE. IOngery SouthwestRegion 1164 Arizona DavidStejskal and Gary H. Rosenberg New Mexico•Sartor O. Williams III andJohn P. Hubbard AlaskaRegion 1170 T.G. •bish Jr. andM. E. Isleib BritishColumbia/Ynkon Region 1173 Chris Siddle Oregon/WashingtonRegion 1177 Bill Tweit,Jim ]ohmon, and PhilipW. Mattocks Jr. MiddlePacific Coast Region 1181 BRUNSWICK StephenE Bailey, David G. Sackville.eAmherst and Bruce E. Dud Fred?cton SouthernPacific Coast Region 1184 GuyMcCaskie .intJohn. HawaiianIslands Region 1189 RobertL. Pyle WestIndies Region 1191 Robert L. Norton

Volume 44, Number 5' 1107 serversto resortto phraseslike firstfound breeding there by at- (RB) and RameaI. June 11 JAEGERSTO "tensof thousands"and "clouds" lassersin 1986 (fideJWi). Lesser (RN); and sevenfrom the re- •R$1S of shearwaters.A high count of Scaupsouth of their known mainingprovincial stronghold ManxShearwater was of 80July breedingrange were a maleJune ' nearBurgeo in mid-June(JB). 27 off the BurinPen., NF 2 atDeer Lake, NF (KK),a pair Noteworthywas a firstPiping A tantalizingglimpse. of the (BMt).This species is still ac- June9 at St.John's, NF (CBr), Plovernesting from Miquelon, jaeger numbers unseen by bird- tivelyprospecting Colombier I., anda femaleJune 23 at Mira, S.EM.A nestwith 4 eggsJune watchersofl• s.e. Newfotmdland S.P.M.,where a pair was found NS (fideBD). Significant con- 21produced three young by July duringthe June and July capelin insidean artificial burrow and centrationsof non-breeding6, but three adults and no young spawningseason was obtaine. d manywere heard calling on the scoterswere of 12Surfs July 28 wereseen July 23 (RE). ona rareclear and absolutely nightof July30 (AD et al.). at GrandManan I., NB (CG), calmJuly7 dayat Placentia Bay, About2000 Leach's Storm-Pet- 175 Surfs and 25 White-wingeds Fromvarious points along the relswere seen from the North July4 at PinwareR., Labrador PrinceEdward Island's first easternshore ofthe bay, atotal of Sydney,NS, to Argentia,NF, (WAM), and 560 White- AmericanAvocet was at Brack-2 hours'observation produced ferry,mostly between Cabot wingedsJune 29 at BiscayBay, leyBeach July 12 (Raymond100 jaegers.Identification to Straitand St. Pierre Bank, on NF (BMt). Cooket aL). A pairof Solitaryspecies was made difficult by July27 (BMt).Small numbers Sandpiperswas again found longdistancLs and subadult of Wilson'sStorm-Petrels were nestingin New Brunswick, this plumages.Pomafine Jaegers out- reportedfrom the same ferry •lvl'O• TO timeat CainsRiver, 2.5 km numberedParasitlcs byat least crossingbyvarious observers in $HORIrI•IRD$ from1988's sensational first twoto one. No Long-tailed Jae- lateJune and July. TurkeyVultures continued tobe nestdiscovery (DC). Willets gerswere identified. More jaegers A callingLeast Bittern in late regularduring the summer in eastof their breeding range were --25 Pomafine,eight Parasitic, June at Eddy Marsh near southernparts of the Region; oneJune 8-10 at Miquelon, and30 unidentified--wereseen Amherst,NS, indicated that the this summerone wandered S.EM.,and one July 22-24 at at themouth of PlacentiaBay speciesisstill present atits only northeastto Inverness,Cape Renews,NF (KKet al.). Whim- froma ferryon July 27 (BMt). knownbreeding site in the BretonI., NS,in lateJuly (fide brelsarrive in the Region south- Jaegernumbers ofthis rnagni• province(FL). No egret reports BD). Atlassing revealed more boundfrom breeding grounds rude are being reported more probablymeans just that, not a than15 active Bald Eagle nests starting inthe first week of July, frequentlyin June and July as completeabsence of egrets. A onPrince Edward Island (fide but 80 July6 at Miquelon, moretravelling birders:use the Green-backedHeron in suitable BD). A recentlyfledged Red- S.P.M.,seemed high for early in N. Sydney,NS, to Argentha, NF, breedinghabitat at Northport,shouldered Hawk accompanied the month (RE). By July 31, ferry,which travels deep into NS,July 5 intriguedlocal breed- byone parent July 3 at Hamp- numbersreached 200 at Mi- PlacentiaBay, and Newfound- ingbird atlassers asthe species is stead,NB (RW),furnished the quelon(RE) and 185 at St. landbirders become aware of notknown to breedin Nova onlyconfirmed breeding record Paul's Inlet, NF (BMt). P.xciting the good seabird watching avail- Scotia(JT). A secondbreeding out of the 20 reportsof the wasthe discovery of"Eurasian" able from land on the southern colonyof Black-crownedNight- speciesduring the 5-year Mari- WhimbrelJune 13 & 14 on AvalonPen. Heronsin n.e.New Brunswick time Breeding Bird Atlas proj- GullI., WitlessBay, NF OWe). ß'Although ho Long-tailed wasfound on Lemeque I. (fide ect.An unseasonable Rough- Eight of the 11 records ofthis Jaegerswere reporred in 1990, HC).A vagrantYellow-crowned legged Hawk June 12 was in n.e. distinctivesubspecies known to daytotals have reached double Night-HeronJune 10 was a rar- NewBrunswick at Culligan thewriter in thisRegion have digitfigures in recentyears. ity at Miquelon,S.P.M. (fide (BD).Introduced Peregrine Fal- occurredin Mayor June.An Consistenteach year is the RE).A GlossyIbis June 10-16 conswere breeding at 3 sites UplandSandpiper straying to subadultage class' of thevast atSt. Paul's Inlet, NF, furnished along the Bay of Fundy in New Pt.Aconi, NS, was well east of majority,if not all; of the thefirst provincial sighting since Brunswick.Interesting was an theknown breeding sites in the jaegers.Brown:bellied, heavily 1983(HD, RB). adultPeregrine ofunknown ori- Region,all in NewBrunswick barred birds are prbbably one NorthernShoveler and Gad- ginJuly 14 at French Lake, Cape andPrince Edward Island (PM). year-olds.Most are dark- wallcontinued a slow breeding Breton Island N.E (P & LP). Avery early Baird's Sandpiper capp•:d,. white-bellied, with rangeexpansion in Atlantic VirginiaRails were heard in July19 was at Conrad'sBeach, barred underwing and uppertall Canada.Sewage lagoons were NewBrunswick north of known NS (BMt).Early Dunlins, both coverts,and short central tail responsiblefortwo of the three breedingsites at Newcasde and ingood breeding plumage indi- leathiefprojections. These are firstbreeding records ofGadwall Le Goulet(BD). Wandering cating they were adults and not presumab!ybirds two years old andthe first breeding record of Am.Coots were one June 2 at firstyear non-breeding birds andolder. The plumage charac- N. Shovelerin n.e. New Musgravetown,NF (DP), one thatfailed to completethe teristicsof each.year class of Brunswick(BD). In Newfound-June 8-12 at St.John's, NF northwardmigration, were one subadultjaegers, and even the land,where neither species isyet (CBu),and one July14 at Black July12 at GrandBarachois, number of yearsit takesto at- knowntobreed, there was apair R.,NB (BD).This summer's S.P.M. (AD), and one July31 at tatinadult plumage, arestill (!) of N. ShovelersJune 2 (JWeet SandhillCranes were singles St.Paul's Inlet, NF (BMt).Five poorlyunderstood. al.)and a lonefemale July 16 June2-9 at Burton, NB (JWi et StiltSandpipers July28 at Con- Thesummer range of (BMt)at a pondin the Codroy aL), and May to July31 at rad'sBeach, NS, and an excep- adult jaegers is also poorly Valley,and another male at Deer Miquelon,S.P.M. (RE et al.). tional14 on July 31 at Kouchi- known.Some remain on thelr's. LakeJune 2 (KK).A pairof A Wilson'sPlover June 16 at bouguacN.P., NB, heralded Ariantic wintering grounds. The Gadwallat St.John's, NF, June Pt.Aconi, Cape Breton I., NS, a goodfall for thisscarce mi- concentrationoff s.c.New- 2-4 furnishedonly the 2nd 1o- providedabout the 10th provin- grant (BMy). Four juv. Wilson's foundland inJune and July ap- ca]record (RB et al.). cia]record aswell as the north- Phalaropesaccompanied byan pearstobe larger than any other Onepositive result from the easternmost(PM). No newsis ad.male at theSackville, NB, knownfrom the n. Atlantic, Just MaritimeBreeding Bird Atlas probablygood news when it sewagelagoon July 31 repre- anotherplayer inthe vast preda- hasbeen the purchase ofGrassy concerns Piping Plover in the senteda firstlocal breeding tot rs. capetin game played an- I. in theSaint John R., NB, Maritimes.In Newfoundland(BMy). A juv.Wilson's Phala- nuallyin earlysummer around whichensures the protection of therewere sightings of singlesrope July 23 atConrad's Beach, Newfotmdland. the30 pairsof GreaterScaup fromnew areas, Searston June 9 NS,was a migrant(BMt) ......

American Birds,Winter 1990 Skuasightings were all from Pewees northeast of their breed- VIREOS TO Rufous-sidedTowhee July 2 at PlacentiaBay, NF, with a South ing rangewere one June 2 at St. FINCHES BelyeaCove, NB, wasa poten- Polarand two unidentifieds July John's,NF (fideRB), one June 9 The WarblingVireo breeding tial breeder (RW), but a male 9 off St. Bride's(PL, JWe) and a atWoodville, NF (RB),one June population in the Region is June 3 at Main Brook in n probableSouth Polar July 27 9 at Ramea I. (RN), and one gainingstrength. It is now a Newfoundlandwas a way off from the ferry while off the June2 on S.EM. (RE). Bird at- scarcebut widespread breeder in course(HH). A reportof breed- Burin Pen. (BMt). lassingturned up firstbreeding New Brunswick. In Nova Sco- ing Am. TreeSparrows on the As is often the case, New- recordsfor Willow Flycatcher tia, fledgedyoung at Margaree Cape BretonPlateau, NS, is to foundlandhad a monopolyon andGreat Crested Flycatcher in Center(probably representing a be reviewedby the Maritimes LaughingGulls this summer, Prince Edward Island, both firstprovincial breeding), an ag- Breeding Bird Atlas records with all fourof them:a surpris- slightrange extensions from e. itated adult near Cheticamp, committee. If accepted th•s ing threeJune 8 at St. John's NewBrunswick (fide BD). andsingle birds singing through- would be a significantsouth- (KK, BMt) and oneJuly 1 at TheMaritimes Purple Martin out the summer at Wolfville and wardbreeding range extension Main Brook (HH). Good num- breedingpopulation appears to Yarmouthshow that Warbling Rarein theRegion anytime, but bersof first-summerBonaparte's have suffered a severe setback Vireo now hasplans for that a potentialbreeder, a singing Gullsin theBay of Chaleurin n. owingto the prolongedcold, province(BD et al.). Knowl- Clay-coloredSparrow at Grand New Brunswickwere 80 June wetweather of lateMay. Some edgableatlassers found Phila- Digue, NB, June 25-July 5 11 at Beresfordand 100June 18 New Brunswick martin houses delphiaVireo nesting in Prince seemedto be alone (JT et at MiscouLight (BD). The only lostup to 75 birds.The arrival Edward Island for the first time An unmistakable"Ipswich" Sa- Lesser Black-backed Gull was a of first-yearbirds in mid-June (SM, DS), but it is oddlymiss- vannah Sparrow July 6 on third-summerbird June 29 at meant that most colonies had a ing asa breederin NovaScotia. Miquelon, S.P.M., provideda CapeRace, NF (KK, BMt). A few nestingbirds (BD). Tree The CodroyValley in s.w. first local record and an unsea- bird identified as a first-summer Swallows also were felt to be in Newfoundland is like a touch of sonableone at that (RE). hybridGlaucous x.Herring Gull lower numbersand nesting2 Nova Scotia. A birding blitz Therewas a scatteringof Red was at St. John's,NF, June 11 weeksbehind schedule(BD et hereJune 2 & 3 producedtwo Crossbills in the 3 Maritime (BMt). al.).Typical dates and locations N. Parula, sevenCape May, provincesstarting in June. By A suspectedCaspian Tern for extraliminal Cliff Swallows threeBlackburnian, eight Bay- mid-Julya fewflocks of up to 25 colonynear Howley, NF, was wereone June 2 at CodroyVal- breasted,and three Canadawar- were seen in e. Newfoundland, confirmed as a first inland and ley,NF (JWe),and one June 10 blers,all raritieselsewhere in the wherethey had been almost ab- 4th overallbreeding colony for at St. Pierre, S.P.M. (GB). At- province (JWe et al.). Over- sentfor a year.White-winged Newfoundland and Labrador, lassers found White-breasted shootingspring migrant war- Crossbillswere present but very andthe Region(fide BMt). St. Nuthatches to be common in blerson St. Pierreet Miquelon, scarceeverywhere. Two separate Pierre et Miquelon's first suitablebreeding habitat on all within the firstten daysof sightingsof Com. Redpollin RoseateTern was among a tern Prince Edward Island and dis- June,were: two N. Parulas,one late July on the Cape Breton colonyon MiquelonJune 12 & covereda smallpocket of them Chestnut-sided,one Cape May, Plateau, NS, raised the distinct 13 (RE). Its occurrencewas not in n.e.Cape Breton I., NS (fide and two Blackburnians (RE et possibilityof breedingat th•s a completesurprise as it breeds, BD). Forty singing Marsh al.).The breedingrange of Pine southernlocality (FL). House albeitin tiny numbers,as far Wrens at Eddy Marsh near Warbler was extended north to Finches continued their march north and east as the Madeleine Amherst, NS, makes this the near Fredericton with the dis- throughthe Maritimeswith a Is., PQ, and the easternshore of largestcolony in the Region coveryof a nestwith young (fide firstbreeding for PrinceEdward NovaScotia. A strayBlack Tern (FL). Anothersinging June 12 BD). A singingd' Blackpoll Island at Charlottetown and visitedMiquelon, S.P.M., on at SavageHarbour, PEI, wasa WarblerJuly 14 at Pt. Prim, new sightingsas far north as July12 (AD, BE). provincialrarity (D. Griffin). PEI, furnisheda firstbreeding- near Newcastle,NB, and as far Eastern Bluebirds continue to seasonrecord from the province east as Antigonish, NS (fide DOVES TO increase in New Brunswick and (BMy).Absurd if it werenot for BD). STARUNG s. Nova Scotia without the aid recent discoveries of territorial A report of a White-winged of "nestbox trails," which surely birds in Maine, a Louisiana Observers:(subregional edi- Dove in s.w. Nova Scotia in would be beneficial at this time Waterthrushsinging in suitable tors in boldface)--Gilles earlyJuly came with no details. (m.ob.). A Gray-cheeked breedinghabitat July 3 near Barthe,Joe Brazil, Chris Brown, An Eastern Screech-Owl was ThrushJuly 11 at North Cape, Hampstead, NB, was a new RogerBurrows, Clarence Burry, heardcalling in a maturehard- PEI, furnishedthe firstprovin- speciesfor theprovince (RW). Hilaire Chiasson, David wood standnear St. Peter's,PEI, cial summerrecord (BMy). A ScarletTanager is thoughtto Christie, RosemaryCurley, •n lateMay for a firstprovincial highlyprobable Fieldfare was be expandingin the Maritimes, Brian Dalzell, Alain Desbrosse, record(SM). Up to fourChim- glimpsedand heard calling sev- with the first singing males Tom Duffy,Roger Etcheberry, neySwifts present through June eraltimes June 4 at St.Anthony recorded in Prince Edward Is- Clive Goodwin,Holly Hogan, andJuly in downtownSt. John's, (HD). NorthernMockingbirds land at StrathgartneyJune 30 Don Kimball, Ken Knowles, NF, raisedthe distinct possi- arewidespread, though scarce, (DK) and FoxleyRiver July 1 Fulton Lavender, Bruno Letour- bility of a firstprovincial nest- breeders in the three Maritime (DS).A d' ScarletTanager June nel, Paul Linegar,Peter Mac- mg (JWe et al.). A Ruby- provinces;but are best classed as 3 at St. Pierre, S.P.M., was a Leod, Bruce Mactavish (BMt), throatedHummingbird June 2 regularvagrants to Newfound- stray(RE et al.). There was a Scott Makepeace,Blake May- at CheesemanP.P., NF, was an land,where there was one June Juneinflux of IndigoBuntings bank, William A. Monteveccfu, annualwanderer to theprovince 5 at RockyHarbour (HD) and in NewBrunswick with singing Richard Northcott, Linda & (Jp). A Three-toed Wood- oneJuly 11 at Flatrock(WAM). birds as far northeast as the PeterPayzant, Doug Phelan, peckernest at Summerside,PEI, BrownThrashers away from the mouth of the Miramichi R., JohnPratt, Dwayne Sabine, Bey a first provincial breeding s. New Brunswickbreeding wherefledged young July 28 Sarty,Jim Taylor, Stuart Tingley, record,was unexpected since it zone were one July 12 at Le constituteda first local breeding Ron Weir, John Wells (JWe), is rarein adjacentparts of New Goulet, n. New Brunswick(M. record (BD). An unseasonable Jim Wilson (JWi).--BRUCE Brunswick and Nova Scotia David), and one singing ad. d' Dickcisselsang for one MACTAVISH, 37 Waterford (BarryMartin). throughJune at Dartmouth,NS day only, June 14, at Saint BridgeRoad, St. John's,NF Typicalearly June E Wood- (fideFL) Marie, NB (ST) A singing AlE lC5

Volume 44, Number 5 ß REGION " RichardI&nk, ' MichelQUEBECYvesAubry,Gossdinand •'-Eastma,n QUEBEC t'• ß Blanc-Sablon

Havre-St-Pierre Sept-lies ß Theweather thissummer was eMatagamieChibougamau Onlynotablemodest forits lackdepartures ofextremes. from ' - a.-••,Matane• Gasp• andlong-termfew severe meansstormswere occurred.recorded eRouyn .Amos • Chicoutimi• ' ' eRimouski cipitationInJune, temperatureslevelswere generallyand pre- =..l•5o•5•ff•a(• QuebecCity River: becand below average in the Lmrier north.above averageMilder thaninsouthern normal Que-tem- Oø•øn"-ß ;•,•hierville peratureswere recorded across HullMontreal mostof the province inJuly, ex- ""- Sherbrooke--. ceptfor portioo•5of the Gasp• ' ' Peninsula and the North Shore. ' ..... ß.... Duringthat month, rainfall was nearor belownormal except in 1.00N$T0 tuq Pt. (54o11' N, 79ø23'W) waslocated on an islet$.e. of the northernone-third of the •TFRF0•L Aug.3-4 (ARe,YA, RB, GM) KakassituqPt.June 27 (AReet provinceand the extreme south, TheRed-throated Loon is a lo- furnishedthe first breeding a/.).Single broods were seen on wheretotal precipitation was calbreeder e.of James and Hud- recordfor the e. shoreof James the Rupert R. July 5 (AMaetal.) higherthan normal. son Bays.Several pairs-- Bay.An ad. Canada Goose was andCambrian L.Aug. 2 (FMet includingone evidently territo- discoveredsitting on a nestat a/.);five more were subsequently • rial--werenoted near Rupert- Rigaudin April(YG), while a foundon inland lakes e. of Ka- Fieldworkin central Quebec House July 12 (AMaet aL). hybridCanada x domestic kassituqPt. Aug. 4-5 (AMaet andalong the James Bay coast Unexpectedin s. Quebecin GreylagGoose accompanied a aL). These represented thefirst ]providedmuch new infor- summer,single Red-throated flock of wild Canada and Snow confirmedbreeding records for mationon thedistribution of Loonsappeared atAylmer June geeseat KamouraskaJune 9 theprovince. Twenty-three Bar- manybreeding birds. This in- 11(JPA) and Victoriaville July (CM,RCa et aL). A 9 Wood row'sGoldeneyes were counted formationfalls into two broad 10-15(MGr, RL). Slightly n. of Duckin broken-wing display on i inland betweenBaie-Comeau categories:new record• from itsusual range was a Red-neckedI. del'Est July 11 (ARi, YR) sug- andMingan in lateMay (DB), previouslyunsurveyed areas, and Grebeat L. SoscumicaJune 30 gestedbreeding on theMag- while6 pairswere also well $. of rimgeextensions• Themajority (AMa et aL). Up to seven Manx dalenIs., while another female their known breeding range at of therecords fall into the first Shearwaterswere present off the onthe Romaine R. June 29 (SP) L. Chauvin,n. of Sacr•-Coeur, group,::since only a handfulof Sainte-MarieIs.July 26-Aug. 3 wasalso out of range. Extending Saguena3 June 12 (PO)and a localitiesoutside the southern (CN et aL),and a periodof then. limit of the species' range lonemale was unexpected on one-thirdof theprovince have strongNE windsbrought a wasa 9 Blue-wingedTealwith theRimouski R. July13 (JLr). everbeen adequately surveyed. Leach's Storm-Petrel to Quebec three young at KakassituqPt. Thereis mounting evidence that NorthernQuebec; c6mprises a Cityon June 19 (PC), where the Aug.4 (AReet aL). Two c• N. thespecies may breed on inland multitudeof differentwetland species ismore typically afall va- Shovelerswere 50 km w. of lakesalong the North Shore. andupland microhabitats. grant.A totallyout-of-place ad. Manic-5dam in May(DB), an- Twobroods of Buffleheadswere Genuinebreeding range ex- N. Gannetwas no doubt a $ur- othermale was observed in Ru- alsodiscovered atKakassituq Pt. tensionsoffer striking examples prising sight as it flewover the pertBay (JLD, date?), and an Aug.4 (AReet. aL), thereby in- ofhow some new Jandscape ele- Katevalemarsh June 8 (PBo), adultwas present atKakassituq creasing our understanding of mentshave enabled birds to butno less unexpected wasa va- Pt. Aug.3 (AReet al.).Two thisducks breeding distribution moveinto what was pttwiously grant American White Pelican northerlyGadwalls were also at inw. Quebec. unsuitablehabitat, New airports photographedoff Contrecoeur the latter site the same day, and in themuskeg delineate new June28 (RD). Slightly n.of its anest was uncovered onNue I., DIURnaL•PTOR• T0 breedingtocalities forthe Vesper known range was a Green- in theMingan Archipelago, Sparrow.Roadside weeds have backedHeron at Mont-Laurier June 16-20 (AG, SP). Note- A 2nd-yearBald Eagle studied apparentlyhelped Mourning June 3 (RLD).Vagrant egrets worthy was a 9 Eur.Wigeon ac- at Pointe-au-PlatonJuly2 (LR, Dovesinvade previously unoc- includeda Great Egret at Port- companiedbya c• Am. Wigeon ADs) carried a yellow patagial cupledterritory, Ame•cican neuf June 16 (FD) andan ad. atSaint-Pascal July 6 (CA).De- bandand a transmitter,indicat- Kestrels,Barn Swallows, and SnowyEgret at CacounaJune spitethe regular presence ofEur. ingthat the bird originated from EuropeanSta•lings find nest 6-13(JFR, m.ob.). On July 7, Wigeonon this continent, rel- oneof theU.S. release pro- sitesin newly-built brid•es and anotherSnowy graced I. aux ativelyfew hybrids have been grams.Also with yellow patagial buildings(see also AB 3•,958); Fermiers,where a Cattle Egret identifiedofdate. Farther north bandswere lone eagles atDozois everihelicopters arenow assailed could also be seen from July 7 thanusual were 9 Am. Wi- Res.May 5 (YA et aL) and onlanding byTree Swallows in intoAugust (GZ et al.). geonswith broods atKakassituq Baskatong Res. in mid-July searchofnest holet Twoad. Tundra Swans with Pt.Aug. 2 & 4 (YA,ARe et al.). (RM).A Red-shoulderedHawk ...... fivedowny young near Kakassi- ] A White-wingedScorer nest at Saint-Fabien-sur-MerJune 1110 ßAmerican Birds,Winter 1990 24-25 (DL, PFg et al) indi- June9-Aug 7, andon June 26 July 17 (FB) Two old reports for this area A Carohna Wren catedpossible local breeding. A singleswere seen at Harricana existfor the Region,at Quebec that calledat Pointe-ClaireJune pairof Am. Kestrelswas investi- R. and CabbageWillows Bay City pre-1906 and I. aux 10-July22 (MM) was appar- gatingan abandoned building at (FM, SB et aL). Two Upland PommesSept. 2, 1935,but both entlya.n unpaired male. Eastern LG-4 dam in lateJuly (MSI et Sandpipersat La BaieJune 16 lacksupporting details. Bluebirds occurred at no fewer al). An ad.d' tundriusPeregrine (CC, GS) suggesteda new A Black-billed Cuckoo heard than5 siteson the Gasp4Pen, wasidentified at RimouskiJuly breedinglocale at then. limitof at Havre-aux-MaisonsJuly 2 with evidenceof breedingat 28 (JLr);Lariv•e noted that this the species'range. The Mag- (FS)was a rarelocal occurrence. Grande-ValiSe(JCC) and Port- n subspecieshas typically been dalen Is. hosted several notable A graymorph E. Screech-Owl Daniel (DS). Rare alongthe encountered at the peak of shorebirds,including a W. with downy feathersstill at- North Shore were a N. Mock- shorebirdmigration in the St. SandpiperJuly 18 (PFd, FS) and tachedwas at Saint-IsidoreJune ingbirdon the Sainte-MarieIs LawrenceEstuary. Gyrfalcons a moultingd' RuffJuly 17-28 24 (EP, FL); this site is at the July7 (CN et al.) anda Brown werefound to be nestingwell s. (LV,JLc). The lastobservers also edgeof the species'breeding Thrasherat Sept-IlesJune 8 of their known range,along sawand heardan ad. Long- range.At the n. edgeof their (SLn). An ad. Brown Thrasher coastalHudson Bay (JLD), and billed Dowitcher at Saint-Vallier rangewere two BarredOwls e. wasfeeding a fledglingat Alma sw. of UngavaBay in c. Quebec July29. of RupertBay at N•miscauL. July13 (NT, LT) to establisha (FM)'. Sandhill Cranes sum- June1 andKitchigama R. Aug. first L. Saint-Jeanbreeding mered near Barraute(SG). East JAEGERSTO 8 (AMa et aL), while the Great record. The first Cedar Wax- of RupertBay, where 25 cranes OWLS Gray Owl now seemsestab- wing nestto be discoveredon werereported June 11 (JLD), a An inlandad. ParasiticJaeger lished as a resident breeder in the MagdalenIs. contained5 downyyoung was found June wasearly at BouchervilleJuly 18 w.c.Quebec. A pairoccupied an eggsat Fatimain June(ARi). A 28 (AMaet al.). Another downy (MM, GZ). The most interest- oldOsprey nest n. ofJoutel June subad. N. Shrike was notewor- youngwas discovered s.e. of ingof the LaughingGull sight- 2, and 5 other sites were sus- thy on the Sainte-MarieIs. July James Bay (at 50ø45'N, ingssubmitted this season was pectedof harboringnesting 17(CN etal.);however, Logger- 78ø47'W),July 12 (FM etal.). of an adulton I. du Cap-aux- pairs(FM). Seldomobserved on head Shrikes have almost dis- Farthernorth, a juv. Sandhill Meules,Magdalen Is., June10 anyof theMagdalen Is., a Long- appearedfrom the Region.An Cranewas photographed July 3 (PFd). Lone ad. LesserBlack- eared Owl was a first for Brion I. extensivesearch effort covering at KakassituqPt. (GM), where backedGulls were reported at July2 (FSet al.). approximately13,000 km2 of 16 craneswere talliedJune 28 AylmerJune 23 (fideRLD) and suitablehabitat across s. Quebec (AReet al.). Single Yellow Rails Pointe-au-PLreJuly 5 (JLr).The WOODPECKERS TO thissummer produced but a sin- were discoveredat Cap-Tour- mostremarkable breeding rec- SHRIKES gle nestingpair, nearQuebec mente June 28-30 (JLc, LV, ordof theseason was of a pairof Extralimital Red-headed Wood- City (ADm, MR). This pair ACo), DundeeJuly 14 (RS), Bonaparte'sGulls found nesting peckersinvolved one that fre- did,however, succeed in raising and Pointe-LebelJuly 21-31 amongstthe colonyof Com. quented a Saint-Apollinaire young. (GC), but none was found at Black-headed Gulls at Havre- feederfor about one month, un- theirtraditional Saint-Fulgence aux-Basques, Magdalen Is.; the til founddead July 4 (DMc), WARBLERS TO stronghold(fide GS). This secre- nestwas located on theground, andanother at Saint-IsidoreJuly FINCHES uve specieshad beenreported which is not typical for this 19 (PLb,FL). On June17, a Yel- Sightingsof "Brewster's"War- sporadicallyfrom Dundee in the species,and contained one chick low-belliedFlycatcher was again bler are nearlyas numerousas pastand was presentat Cap- June26-July 1 (PFdetal.). This locatedin a pinerynear Covey- thoseof Blue-wingedWarbler in Tourmente for several consecu- representedby farthe most east- Hill (DD), where first discov- this Region;one wasseen at tiveyears during the mid 1970s. erlybreeding record for North eredlast year, to providefurther HuntingdonJune 2 (PBa)and An extralimital Com. Moorhen America.A Ring-billedGull, evidenceof possiblenesting in the bird reportedat ArgileL wasseen at EvansL. (50ø55'N, farther north than usual at LG-4 the St. Lawrence lowlands. One thisspring remained all summer 77ø00'W)June 28 (AMa etal.). dam in late June (MSI et al.), alongthe GrandeBaleine R. (JH). Addingto the few rec- In earlyJuly, Killdeer were waslikely a vagrant,while Great July5 (MSI et aL)was n. of its ords from the Laurentians, two confirmednesting at Poste-de- Black-backed Gulls were found knownrange in w. Quebec.The Golden-wingedWarblers sang la-Baleine (MSI et aL). Fol- nestingalong the coast of James spreadof Willow Flycatchers at PiedmontJune 9 (DMu et lowingan exceptionalspring Bayfor the firsttime, with 2 ontothe GaspdPen. continued al.), while a d' Pine Warbler at showing,another American Av- nestsand a pair of adultswith with one at Saint-Eus•beJune NorbertvilleJune 8, and three ocet appearedat Bergeronnesone chick near KakassituqPt. 10 (MB) andthree heard calling more at Saint-Louis-de-Blan- June25-July 14 (AB).A pairof Aug.3 (ARe,YA etal.). The re- at Pointe • BourdeauJune 8 ford2 dayslater,øadded to the LesserYellowlegs at LG-1 dam centlyestablished Black-legged (PBa). Good finds for theNorth fewsummer sightings from the June 26 (YA) was worthy of Kittiwakecolony off Rivi•re-du- Shorewere an E. Kingbirdon Appalachians(ACo). A first- mention,as our knowledgeof Loup is expanding with a QuarryI. June16 (SP) and a year d' Summer Tanager thebreeding distribution of this smallercolony of about50 pairs BlueJay visiting a feederin reachedthe MagdalenIs. at speciese. of JamesBay is still nowpresent at Bic(JB). Caspian Longue-Pointe-de-MinganJune Pointeaux Loups June 2 (CH), sketchy.Lone Lesser Yellowlegs Terns often seem to wander 11-17 (CK). No longerunex- asdid a brightd' ScadetTan- were also found at L. Bienville aboutin pairs,and this summer pectedwas a BankSwallow at L. ager at Lavernilre June 5-7 July1, as well as Grande Baleinc twoadults passed by an observer Elizabeth(55ø36'N, 75ø28'W), (RCy,SC). R. andMollet L. July7 (MSI et at La Pocati•reJuly 11 (CA). A July8 (MSI etal.). While the N. Cardinal has al.).A XVilletseen from May 16 BlackTern wasexceptional at Good numbers of Am. Crows becomemore regular as a winter until at leastJune 9 (CA, m.ob.) Havre-aux-BasquesJuly 14 (JC, were encountered n. of their visitorn. of QuebecCity, sum- at La Pocati•rewas possibly the RCo). A Forster'sTern in non- rangeat LG-1 dam June 25-July mer recordsremain extremely sameindividual returning for breedingplumage was observed 4 and KakassituqPt. June27- rare;a femaleat RimouskiJuly the 3rd consecutiveyear. Mar- at BouchervilleJuly 18 (GZ, Aug. 6 (YA, v.o.). A pair of 12 (JM) wastherefore notewor- bled Godwitsare most likely MM), whilethe bestfind of the White-breasted Nuthatches was thy. Outsidetheir usualrange breedingon theQuebec side of seasonwas an ad. Least Tern de- feedingthree fledged young at were three Rufous-sided s JamesBay. Up to four birds scribedas it fed alongthe St. Saint-Euslbe June 30 (MB), Towheessinging at Saint-Sau- werereported at CachechuPt. Lawrence R. at the same site providinga first breeding record veurJuly 1 (MA), a Clay-col-

Volume 44, Number 5 1111 ored Sparrowat Bergeronnes while even more unexpected Bordage, A. Bouchard, S. tosh, L. Messely,A. Miousse June17 (AB),and a FieldSpar- weresingle birds at M•tis July Brodeur, R. Carswell (RCa), E (AMi), J. Mongrain, F. row on territory at Saint-Hon- 25 (ADa) and B•cancourJuly Chagnon,C. Cormier,J. Cou- Morneau, G. Morrissette, D. or• July11-31 (CG, MSv etal.). 29 (ACo). A Yellow-headed 1ombe,R. Coulombe (RCo), A- Mulholland (DMu), C. Mur- Exceptionallyfar northwas a Blackbird appeared at Lav- C6tff (ACo), J.C. C6t•, A. Cyr phy,C. Nadeau,E Otis,S. Par- VesperSparrow and nest uncov- ernitre, Magdalen Is., July 7 (ACy), G. Cyr, L. Cyr, R. Cyr adis, G. Pelletier,E. Plante, P. eredat theLG-4 damairport on (LC, SLp),while slightly n. of (RCy),S. Cyr,A. Daigle(ADa), Poulin,J.E Rail, A. Reed(ARe), theupper La GrandeR. June30 its usual range was an Am. D. Daigneault, A. Demers A. Richard (ARi), Y. Richard, (MSI, PLf, GP). Le Conte's Goldfinch on the Sainte-Marie (ADm), R. Deschines,J.L. Des- M. Robert,L. Roy,M. Salath• Sparrowshave a tendencyto Is. June29 (CN et al.). Granges,A_ Desrochers(ADs), (MSI), G. Savard, M. Savard turn up at unexpectedlocales E Dion, R.L Dubois, 1. Ferrier, (MSv),R. S•guin,E Shaffer,D. eachsummer; this year, one ap- Exotics:An Egyptian Goose P. Fradette(PFd), E Fragnier Smith,L. Tremblay,N. Trem- pearedat WottonJune 4-July 7 (Alopochenaegyptiacus) showed (PFg),S. Gagnon,Y. Garant,C. blay, L. Vinette, G. Zenaitis. (DL et al.). The summerrange up at Granby May 12 (IF), Girard,M. Gr•goire(MGr), A- --RICHARD YANK, 566 of SwampSparrows evidently whilean escapedChukar visited Grenier, J. Harris, C. H•bert, Chester Road, Beaconsfield extendsbeyond the 55th paral- feedersat Cap-aux-MeulesJuly D. Jauvin, C. Kavanagh,P. PQ, H9W 3K1; YVES AUBRY, lel, as birdswere found at L. 3-7 (AMi, ACy). Labont• (PLb), R. Lacerte, J. Canadian Wildlife Service,EO. enville June 30, Manitounuk Lachance(JLc), E Lafontaine Box 10100, Sainte-Foy PQ, StraitJuly 7, and L. Elizabeth Contributors and Observers: (PLf), E Landry, S. Landry G1V 4H5; and MICHEL July 8 (MSI et al.). Well s. of M. Ainley, J.P. Artigau, C. (SLn),S. Lapierre(SLp), J. Lar- GOSSELIN,Ornithology Sec- theirnormal summer range were Auchu, P. Bannon (PBa), M. iv•e (JLr),D. Lepage,R. Ma- tion, Canadian Museum of Na- four White-crownedSparrows Beaulieu,J. B•dard,R. Benoit, jeau, A. Maurier (AMa), D. ture, EO. Box 3443, Station D, at L. Chauvin June 12 (PO), F. Blouin, E Boily (PBo), D. McCutcheon(DMc), M. McIn- Ottawa, ON, KIP 6P4.

tailed Flycatcher.Regrettably, NEWENGLAND this editor cannot responsi- bly providea plausibleexplana- REGION tionfor thepresence of mostof •yne R. Petersen theseout-of-range species. Per- hapswhen the national picture is •- • Baxter pulledtogether, patterns will •'}rs •State emergethat may help explain Weatherin New Englanddur- thisstriking assortment. ing the nesting seasonwas As far as breedingactivities undistinguishedin character. were concerned,continued suc- ,• MAINE GrandIsle Bangorß Junewas particularly dry and on cesseswere notedamong col- LCharn.•ak• Machias,•a• the the cool side, with Massa- onial ciconiformes,several fal- eDeadCreek chusettsrecording the least pre- coniformes,and sternids,while WMA cipitation sinceJanuary 1989, severalpasserine species were eBurlingtøn NH and temperaturesaveraging notedin apparentlyincreased 66.6degrees, only slightly below numbers,including a first Re- VT )'• Concordß normal.July followed with fluc- gionalnesting record for Yellow- portsmouthß tuatingbut near normal temper- throated Warbler. Ouabbin atures,frequent cloudy skies, Res.• NewburyportBoston and a marginal1.4 inchesof Abbreviations: B.O. (Bird MA rainfall abovethe norm. Overall, Observer);C.D.E.P. (Connecticut HartfordeCT Plymouth- observersthroughout the Re- Dept. of EnvironmentalProtec- gionsuggested that the seasons tion); M.B.O. (Manornet Bird weatherhad a negligibleimpact Observatory); P.R.N.W.R. onnesting activity and early mi- (ParkerRiver NatI Wildli• Re2Q; gratory movement. V.I.N.S. (l&rrnontInstitute of In spiteof anynormalcy in the Natural Science); W.C.B.C. weather, the abundance of ( •stern ConnecticutBird Club). In Massachusetts,6 pairs of S.P.,CT, July13 (J. Kaplan,fide anomaliesprovided by a stag- loons bred on 4 lakes and BK), that wasfar outshinedby geringarray of Regionalvagrants, LOONS TO fledgedseven chicks (fide BB), an Eared Grebe in breeding themajority of which occurred in FRIGATEBIRD• whilein Vermont,14 pairssuc- plumageat Gloucester,MA, Massachusetts,made the period In typicalfashion, a scattering of cessfullyraised 16 youlag(CR). June20-July 31 (C. Leahyet seemanything but lackluster. summeringRed-throated Loons Loon census results for New al.) whichrepresented only the The followingpotpourri plainly occurred in Massachusetts,the Hampshireproduced a mini- third summer record for Massa- suggestsa multidirectional arrival latestbeing one at MashneeI., mum totalof 72 chicksby July chusetts.Slightly less spectacular patternto this munificenceof Bourne,July 22, (J. Lyons,fide 21 (fideDD). were six out of season Red- rarities:Eared Grebe, Magnif- B.O.). Figuresfor nestingCom- The onlyconfirmed breeding neckedGrebes, at Rockport, icent Frigatebird,White-faced monLoons Regionwide showed of Pied-billed Grebe in s. New Knox, ME, June 16 (W. & B. Ibis, Sandhill Crane, Black- reasonablestability, although Englandwas at Stratford,CT, Summer) and another at Scar- neckedStilt, Spotted Redshank, high water conditions were July 8 (C. Barnardet al., fide borough,Cumberland, July 15 Terek Sandpiper,Bar-tailed thoughtto beslightly disruptive BK).This species isalmost gone (W. Summer,fide JD). Godwit, Little Stint, Curlew to breedingin both Massa- as a s. New Englandbreeder. Procellariid numbers offMas-. Sandpiper,Gull-billed Tern, chusettsand New Hampshire Notable in mid-summer was a sachusettsbuilt up quicklyin Sandwich Tern, and Scissor- for the second summer in a row. Horned Grebe at Hammonasset lateJune and earlyJuly, but di-

1112' American Birds, Winter 1990 minishedrapidly by mid-Jul)• so Black-crownedNight-Herons, July15 (R. Donovan,fideB.O.). July3 (K. Collins,fideB.O.). In that observers aboard whale- and 18 Glossy Ibises. At S. An imm. maleHarlequin Duck w. Massachusetts,Seth Kellogg watchingtrips to Stellwagen Monomoy I., Cape Cod, 85 at Tiverton, RI, July 11-31 noted that reportsof Sharp- Bank were often frustratedby pairsof SnowyEgrets were nest- (DE) furnishedonly the second shinned Hawks from twelve minimal seabirdactivity. Per- ing among250 pairsof Black- summer record for that state, locations were the most in a dec- hapsmost notable in thisearly crownedNight-Herons, June 21 while unusual in summer in s.e. ade, and an adult with three summer flush of tubenose activ- (DavidHoughton, fide BN). A Massachusetts was a Corn. Mer- fledglingsat Goshen,CT, July ity werecounts of 17 N. Ful- countof ten activeCattle Egret gansetat S. Carverthroughout 26 (D. Rosgen,fide BK) was mars, 43 Cory's Shearwaters, nestsat Young I., L. Champlain, July(KSA), as were three Ruddy noteworth)•Slowl)• this elusive and 1440 SootyShearwaters at VT, June21 (CR) maycurrently Ducksat S. MonomoyI., June litdehawk may be reclaiming its Nantucket,MA, July3 (SAP). representthe largestcolony in 13 (D. Houghton,fide B.O.) formerbreeding range. The pic- Double-crested Cormorants New England. Undoubtedly, ture may be lessoptimistic for continue to prosper in New the most noteworthy long- RAFI0• the Am. Kestrel,as noted by England and new nesting leggedwader of the periodwas Evenallowing for thecontinued Frank Mantlik, who claimsthat colonieswere positivelydocu- an adult White-faced Ibis that consolidationof the Turkey Vul- the speciesis seriouslydeclining mented in Vermont (CR) and as a breeder statewide in Con- Connecticut (FM), where the necticut, and Seth Kellogg, speciesactually displaced a gull whosereports from only 16 lo- colonyat GooseI., Guildford.A cations in w. Massachusetts were frigatebirdseen soaring over bdow average,despite more in- Falkner'sI., Guildford,CT, July tensivesearching and reporting. 18 (J.Spendelow etal.,fideFM) AvailablePeregrine Falcon data wasthought to bea Magnificent showedthat New Hampshire's Frigatebird,which would be a sevennests fledged 11 young fourthstate record if accepted (fideDD); Vermont'ssix nests by the ConnecticutRecords fledgedsix young (fide CR); and Committee. Massachusetts'two nests fledged fiveyoung (fide TF). HERONS TO WATERFOWL RAILS TO Bitternsof bothspecies were re- SHOREBIRDS portedin modestnumbers from A pair of ClapperRails with 10 widelyscattered traditional chicksat Milford Pt., CT, July calities. A nest count of herons AdultWhite-faced Ibis at Topsfield,Massachusetts, on June24, 1990. 14 (JulioDela Torre,Jeff Fen- and ibisesin NarragansettBa)• Secoudrecord for New England.Photograph/Simon Perkins gler,fide FM) is alwaysa note- ILl, showedthat this season,sto- worthyevent in New England, tal 1051 nestscompares favor- first appearedat P.R.N.W.R. ture'sbreeding range in New anda callingmale King Rail at ably with the previous June10 (V. Saporito,E Burrill, England,the discovery of a nest Pittsfield,MA, June7-July 31 maximum of 148 nests in 1979 I. Lynch,S. Duncan,fide B.O.), containingtwo eggs at Marthas (EricMarcum, fide SIO wasthe (R. Ferren,fide DE). Shiftsin and later at nearbyTopsfield, Vineyard,MA, June3 (Adrian first Berkshire summer record the speciesratios in thesecol- June 24, where it was iden- Higgins,fide SW) wasmost sur- since1953. The rapidlydeclin- oniesshow that GlossyIbises tiffablyphotographed (SAP). prisingfor thatinsular location. ingCorn. Moorhen was only re- (455 nests)have replaced Black- Amazingly,another (or the Ospreyscontinue to flourishRe- portednesting at S. Egremont, crownedNight-Herons (346 same?)individual was discov- gionwide,as suggestedby the MA (fideSK), and Coventry, nests)as the dominantspecies eredand meticulouslydescribed followingfigures: New Hamp- VT, where sevenadults and two thisyear. The onlyother specks at Holden, MA, July 25-27 shire,22 nestsfledged 21 young or three immarures were seen to increaseover the periodwas (BB). Together,these represent (fideDD); Massachusetts,190 July 29 (WE, NM). At least Great Egret, with 23 nestsin the second and third records for nestsfledged 260 young(fide threeSandhill Cranes appeared 1977 to 97 nests in 1990. theRegion of thishighly itiner- BB); Rhode Island, 31 nests in Massachusetts--two in early SnowyEgret, Litde Blue Heron, antPlegadis ibis. fledged43 young (fide DE); June at Nawhawena I. (R. Cattle Egret, and Black- A Snow Goose at ER.N.W.R. Connecticut,53 nestsfledged Knott, fide JH) and one seen crowned Night-Heron all June29-July 30 (RH etaL) was 92 young:(fide C.D.E.E). All of irregularlyfrom June6-July showeddeclines of varyingmag- without precedentin Massa- these data reflect increases over 31 between Ipswich and nitudes.Richard Ferren (fide chusetts,as was a lingering 1989 data at both levels. Last P.R.N.W.R.(fide B.O.) DE) expressedthe concernthat Brant inland at Gill, Franklin, seasonsnew BaldEagle nest at The numbersand varietyof theremay be big troubleahead June15 (fideSK). A seasonallyL. Umbagogthis year success- shorebirdsreported during the on Litde Gould I. from cor- outof rangeRing-necked Duck fully fledgedtwo young (fide periodsuggest that for breeding morant guano killing heron lingereduntil at leastJune 2 at DD), while in Massachusetts, speciesand migrants alike, New nestingtrees. Milford Pt., CT (LB), and at four eagleswere fledged from Englandwas bountifully blessed Two nests of Great Blue Green I., Boston Harbor, five threenests (fide TF), thusgiving in 1990. A LesserGolden-Plover Heronsat Peabody,MA, June youngCorn. Eiders attended by furtherpromise to the fruition at N. MonomoyI. July 7 (K. 30 (HW) were the first everfor threefemales June 2 apparently of theeagle hacking program of Jones,fide BN) undoubtedlyrep- Essex,as well as possiblythe representedthe secondcon- thepast decade. resenteda non-breeding individ- mosteasterly nesting location in firmed Massachusettsnesting For the third season in a row a ual, but a maximum of 200 the state. Elsewhere in Massa- record outside BuzzardsBay pair of Sharp-shinnedHawks SemipalmatedPlovers there July chusetts,a pair count of nesting (JB).At leastthree tardy King nestedat S. Wellfleet,MA (John 29 (BN) weredearly southward waderson KetdeI., Magnolia, Eiders were found between Green,fide RP), while elsewhere migrating adults. Piping Plovers June16 (SAP, TM) included:25 Massachusetts and Rhode Is- on CapeCod, the first Barnsta- continue to hold their own in the GreatEgrets, 200 SnowyEgrets, land, the latest being an ad. blebreeding record for N. Gos- faceof adversity,as shownby 12 Little Blue Herons, 250 male at Calf I., BostonHarbor, hawktook place at Centerville modestincreases in breeding

Volume 44, Number 5 ' 1113 pairsin Massachusetts(139, fide year!)goes to the TerekSand- JAEGERSTO entlydue to humandisturbance SH), Connecticut (43, fide piper that made an all too ALCIDS and night-herondepredation C.D.E.E), andRhode Island (13, ephemeralvisit to severalsalt Jaegerswere practically nonexis- offdeC.D.E.P.), while in Mas- fide DE). Ever mindful of pannesat ER.N.W.R. June 23 tent in Massachusetts waters sachusetts,a colony of 884pairs fledglingsuccess, plover workers (DS, Jim Moore, Ida Giriunas, throughoutthe period, but a to- of LeastTerns at NausetBeach, continueto expressconcern over MarshaPaine, fide DS). Immac- tal of 1073Laughing Gull pairs Orleans,may be the largest ever theplight of juvenilesonce they ulatelydescribed by Stempie, at two colonies in that state was on recordin the RegionOffde abandonthe security provided by who hasprevious experience consideredstable offdeBB). SH). NewEngland• only breed- the widelyused exclosure fences withthe species in Australia,the Amongfive Regional reports of ingBlack Skimmers were 2 pairs beingplaced around plover nests. birdwas apparently in alternate Little Gulls, the maximum was at New I., OrleansOffde SH), An Am. Oystercatcherpair nest- plumageand all diagnosticfea- threeat Revere,MA, June3 (J. andone pair at N. MonomoyI. ing at Boston'sLogan Airport tureswere plainly noted by all Quigley,fide B.O.), while the (BN). Two Black Guillemotsin June15-30 (N. Smith,fide B.O.) the observers. Seen both on the New Englandtotal for Corn. breedingplumage at KettleI., was a first for that location. groundand in flight,the species' Black-headedGulls was six sepa- Manchester,June 16 (SAP,TM) At least two, and possibly very distinctivetwo-note call rateindividuals. The onlyLesser providedcontinued optimism three, Black-necked Stilts oc- was heard and described as fur- Black-backedGull reportedwas for an eventual Massachusetts curredin the Regionthis sea- ther verificationof the report's an immature at Gloucester,MA, nestingattempt. son. The first appearedat veracity.There appear to be only July14 (JanSmith, fide B.O.). ER.N.W.R. June13 & 21 (Bo- two prior unequivocalNorth The nearlyannual early sum- CUCKOOSTO hdan Zaremba,J. Hoye,fide American records outside Alaska mer appearanceof Gull-billed SHRIKES B.O.),while concurrently, a bird --July-August,1987 in British Ternsin the Regionwas con- Cuckooswere Regionallyde- at Scarborough,Cumberland, Columbia,and August-Septem- tinued this year with one at scribedas being present in aver- ME, June15-29 (JD, ph. Peter ber, 1988 in California. ER.N.W.R.June 30 (M. Lynch ageto belowaverage numbers. A Vickery,fide JD) constituteda Thats. New England Upland etal., fide B.O.). A scatteringof record late Massachusetts date third state record. Elsewhere in Sandpiperstrongholds continue CaspianTern reports was high- wasset by a SnowyOwl thattar- Massachusetts,at Acoaxet and to beat airportswas further sup- lightedby a pair seemingly riedat Boston'sLogan Airport S. Dartmouth,a birdseen July 2 portedthis year when 6 pairs engagedin "head-bobbing untilJuly 7 (NS). Remarkably, (R. Bowen,fide B.O.) andJuly 8 with four chickswere discovered courtship"at Milford Pt., CT, another(or the same?)Snowy (M. Boucheret al., fide B.O.) at Boston'sLogan Airport June June24 OffdeFM). A northward Owl wasphotographed at Ply- may havebeen the samebird 17 (N. Smith,fide B.O.). wanderingRoyal Tern appeared mouth, NH, July 8 (Susan that representedRhode Islands The nocturnal communal at Scarborough,ME, July 15 Fogleman,fide DD). A juv.N. fourthstate record at Briggs roostingof migrantWhimbrels OffdeJD) andthe onlyreported Saw-whetOwl at Brookline, MarshJuly 3 (JenniferLingel- at N. MonomoyI. hasbecome Sandwich Tern was at N. Mon- MA, July 12-14 (J. Hepburn, bach,fide DE). The premiere anincreasingly spectacular event omoyI. July4 (BN, KJ). The fide B.O.), wassuggestive of tringid of the seasonwas a in recentyears. This season,an total of RoseateTern pairs possiblenesting very close to ur- crowd-pleasingalternate plu- all-time maximum count of 750 breedingin Massachusettswas ban Boston. Continued summer magedSpotted Redshank that wasmade on the evening of July 1585, with Bird I. in Buzzards Whip-poor-willcensuses in the • - 28 (W. Harringtonet al., fide Baycontinuing to be thesingle MylesStandish S.E, Plymouth, B.O.). This aggregationfar ex- largestcolony with 1547pairs MA, produceda seasonalhigh ceedsany in NewEngland since OffdeSB), followed by 150pairs count of 51 birdsJune 5 (G. the pre-marketgunning era of at Falkner'sI., Guildford, CT D'Entremont,R. Campbell,fide thelast century. A peakseasonal (FM). Common Tern pairs B.O.), while in w. Mas- count of 40 Hudsonian God- in Massachusetts numbered sachusetts,27 at MontagueJune witsat N. Monomoy1., July 29 10,188 0ffdeSH), while New 15 (SK) wasnotable. Of the Re- (BN), wasovershadowed by a Hampshirehad 82 pairsoffde gion's scatteredRed-headed Bar-tailedGodwit (race lappon- DD) and Vermont's Lake Woodpeckerreports, breeding ica) June 10-July 21 (BN, Champlaincolony had 55-60 was confirmedonly at Hol- m.ob.). Most notableamong pairs (CR). Despitestable or brook,MA, July15 (E Fitzger- otherwise normal numbers of slightlyincreased numbers for ald,fide B.O.), whiletwo adults migrantcalidrids were a well-de- thesebirds, researcherscontinue and an immature almost cer- scribed adult Little Stint at to expressconcern over setbacks tainlyhad nested at Ferrisburg, Squantum, MA, July 28 (R. causedby gullscompeting for VT, July26 & 27 (J. Dye,M. Abrams,T. Cameron,fide B.O.) nestingspace and predation Dye,fide V.I.N.S.). A breeding and CudewSandpipers at Bid- from a host of sources. pair of Red-belliedWoodpeck- defordPool, ME, June2 (RH, An unnatural mid-summer ersat WoodsHole, MA, June3 Helene Balkin), P.R.N.W.R. inland occurrence of Forster's (E Smith,fide BIN),was a first Adult Spotted Redshauk(in the July6-22 (S.Spangenberg etal., Ternwas an adultat Agawam, confirmednesting in Barnstable. remainsof alternateplumage) at fideB.O.), and N. MonomoyI. MA, July 17 (S. Sumer, R. A hefty total of l l Yellow- Wellfleet,Massachusetts, Aug, st July21 (S.Fried et al., fide BN). Bieda,fide SK), but morein- belliedFlycatchers was banded 12, 1990. Secondstate record. The Regionsonly Ruff wasat triguing was an apparently at Mahomet, MA, June 1 Photograph/Fra.kW. Ma.tlik. N. MonomoyJuly 4 (KJ, BN), matedpair of Forster'sTerns and (MBO staff),while in Savoy,a where the peak Short-billed possiblya mixedForster's/Com- first Berkshirebreeding record first appearedat S. Wellfleet, Dowitchercount was 2500 July mon Tern pair at ER.N.W.R., for AcadianFlycatcher was es- MA, July 31 (MichaelSmith, 27 (BN). Twelve Wilson'sPha- June 24 (RH, SAP). This is a tablishedJune 29 (Ron Ran- PhilKaufman, ph. m.ob.,fide laropesat ER.N.W.R.June 24 speciesto beclosely watched for catti,fide SK). An impressive B.O.), and whichrepresented (RH) wasabove average for the futurebreeding in the Region. tallyof 33 AlderFlycatchers was only the secondstate and third Region,while three Red-necked Despitean increaseof 61 pairs madeduring a 4-milewalking Regionalrecord. Phalaropesat Provincetown, overlast year, Connecticut's 827 surveyat Littleton,NH, June8 Without question,the "Bird MA, June 2 (RH) can best be LeastTern pairshad signifi- (B. Bradley,fide DD), and 14 at of the SeasonAward" (if not the describedastardy. cantlylower productivity, appar- Ipswich,MA, June 16 (RH),

1114 ßAmerican Birds,Winter 1990 wasonly slightly less impressive. pand (fide BK). Inexplicable Laubach,Christopher Leahy, Jen- The seasonsmost noteworthy weresingle male Prothonotary niferLingelbach, C. Ludington, flycatcherwas apparently Con- Warblers at Holderness, NH, Ian Lynch,Mark Lynch,James necticut's fourth recorded Scis- June 30 (BM) and Wayland, Lyons,Brian Malcore, •m Mal- sor-tailedFlycatcher, first seen MA, June2 (RAF),just as were one3 ManometBird Observator 3 at WindsorLocks July 7 (Paul KentuckyWarblers at W. Brat- Frank Mantlik, Eric Marcum, Carrier,fide FM), andlater re- tleboro,VT, June 13 (JC) and NancyMartin, Jim Moore, Blair portedby variousobservers at Worcester,MA, June 11 (N. Nikula, MarshaPaine, Simon A. Granbyand Farmington July 25 Lynch,fide B.O.). In thehills of Perkins, Robert Prescott, Fred •fideFM). n.w. Massachusetts,53 Mourn- Purnell, Ron Rancatti, John Fourteen confirmed Com. ingWarblers were found in po- Quigley,Christopher Rimmer, Raven nests in w. Massachusetts tentiallysuitable nesdng habitat Dave Rosgen,V. Saporito,G. (fideTF) and 7 nestsin Con- in Juneand early July (fide SK), Shriver,E Smith, Jan Smith, necticut(fide BK) providedevi- clearlyindicating the existence Michael Smith, Norman Smith, dence of the species'range of a farmore significant popula- S. Spangenberg,J. Spendelow, J. consolidationin s. New Eng- tion than previouslythought. Stanley,David Stemple, W. & B. land. Similarly,throughout s. Apparentlya major flight of mi- Summer, Scott Surner,M. Szan- New England the Carolina grantMourning Warblers oc- tyr, RussTitus, VermontInsti- Wren populationcontinues to Scissor.tailedFlycatcher at curredon June1, when11 and tute of Natural Science, Peter swell.The only nestingSedge Granby,Connecticut, July 7, 1990. 13 were banded at Manomet, Vickery, WesternConnecticut Wrensin the Regionwere 3 Fourthstate record. Photograph/ MA (M.B.O. staff)and Apple- Bird Club,Susan Whiting, Bo- pairsattending young through Frank W. Mantlik. dore I., Isles of Shoals, ME hdan Zaremba. WAYNE R. July22 (fromMay) at Goshen, (DH), respectively. PETERSEN, Conservation De- CT (v.ob., fide BK). Other velopment(SK). As "wing"war- A Lincoln'sSparrow banded partment,Massachusetts Au- reportsincluded one at North- blerscontinue to competewith at Lenox, MA, July 2 (Rene dubon Society,Lincoln, MA ampton,MA, June28 (T. Gag- oneanother, it is worthnoting Laubach,fide SK) wasintrigu- 01773. non,fide SK) and anotherat that only three breedingcon- ing,while a notablylate White- Milford, Penobscot,ME, June firmations were submitted Re- crownedSparrow at Concord, 22-30 (G. Shrivcret al., fide gionwidefor Golden-winged VT, June 12 (CR), could not JD). Warbler:W. Haven,VT, June26 be foundagain on a latervisit. A canoecensus of theIpswich (WE, NM); Groveland, MA, Wandering Yellow-headed tL in the Topsfieldarea, Essex, June23 (fideB.O.); Kent,CT, Blackbirds.includedtingle males MA, June16 (RH) produceda July1 (JerryStanley, fide FM). A at Errol,NH, JuneI (S. Bogert, significantconcentration of 22 clue as to the final outcome of fideDD), Morrisville,VT, June Blue-grayGnatcatchers. The thiscompetition is suggestedby 9 (C. Ludington,fide V.I.N.S.), continued resurgenceof E. the fact that the Connecticut andWestford, MA, June25 (B. Bluebirds in Connecticut was bird waspaired with a "Brew- Bedell,fide B.O.). TwoWhite- thisyear demonstrated bya rec- ster's • Warbler and that the wingedCrossbills at Washing- ord count of 126 individuals in W.C.B.C. annual census in ton, MA, in June(fide SK) con- the Woodburyarea during the Woodburyrecorded a record 242 stitutedthe firstJune record for thirteenth annual summer cen- Blue-wingedWarblers, 43 higher Berkshire. sus,June 3 (W.C.B.C.,fideBK). than the previousmaximum, As concernover the plight of and no Golden-wingedWar- SubregionalEditors (boldface), neotropical wintering birds blers.Two Yellow-rumpedWar- Contributors (italics),and Ob- gainsmomentum, the Gray- blers at Plymouth June 10 servers: Robert Abrams, Kath- cheeked Thrush is a candidate (WRP), and one at Middleboro leenS. Anderson,Helene Balkin, whoseNew England status bears July26 (R.Titus, fide B.O.), add C. Barnard, B. Bedell, LouisBe- careful monitoring.The Re- continued credence to the exis- vier, Bob Bieda, Bird Observer, gionalbreeding race, bicknelli, tenceof a regularbreeding pop- BradBlodget, S. Bogert,Richard maybe quickly slipping away as ulation in s.e. Massachusetts. Bowen,B. Bradley,E Burrill, habitat destruction on its His- Withoutquestion, the war- Tom Cameron,Robert Camp- paniolanwintering grounds bler event of the seasonwas the bell, PaulCarrier, Jeremy Cole- continues.However, too few re- first Regionalbreeding of Yel- man, K. Collins, Connecticut ports are availableto confirm low-throated Warbler at Kent, Departmentof Environmental this. In this spirit,a notethat CT (JeffKirk, M. Szantyr,D. Protection,Diane DeLuca, Glen Ron Rancatti and Bob Good- Rosgenet al., fide BK). Two D'Entremont, Jody Despres, richfound "numerous pairs" on birds,originally discovered in Ron Donoran, S. Duncan, J. HaystackMt., VT, July7 (fide May carryingnesting material in Dye, N. Dye, WalterEllison, SK) is encouraging.The only the vicinityof largestreamside David Emerson,Richard Ferren, LoggerheadShrike of theseason sycamores,were eventually Paul Fitzgerald,Susan Fogle- was curiouslyout of placeat foundattending young June 2 man, Richard A. Forster, •m Machiasport,Washington, ME, & 28, andfledglings were noted French,Tom Gagnon, Ida Giriu- June10 (LB,Fred Purnell). July15 (fide BK andFM). nas,John Green,Winty Har- Forthe secondyear in a row, rington, JeremyHatch, Scott VIREOS TO Cerulean Warblers were con- Hecker,J. Hepburn, Adrian FINCHES firmed as breeders in c. Massa- Higgins,David Holmes, David Residentpairs of White-eyed chusetts at Ware and Petersham Houghton,John Hoye, Robert Vireosat Southwickand Ludlow, (fideSK), whilein the Housa- Humphrey,Kyle Jones, J. Kaplan, MA, for thesecond year in a row tonicR. Valley,CT, the species Phil Kaufman,Jeff Kirk, Betty are still considered a recent de- iscontinuing to increaseand ex- Kleiner, R. Knot, Rene

Volume 44, Number 5 ' 1115 (WD'A) and at Merrill Creek HUDSON- Res. (GHa), and five at Keuka Lake, Steuben-I•tes,NY (RGS). • Robealvl•se, DELAWARE Pelagictrips had uniformly mediocre counts of tub,noses. REGION The mostsurprising result was Robert O. Paxton, the nearabsence of the usually IY,qlliarn J. Boyle,Jr., abundant Wilson's Storm-Petrels and David A. Cutler on whale-watchingtrips e. of Montauk Pt., L.I. (RJKet al.). NEWYORK Albany. Off New Jersey,too, the bestof Rochester - MontezumaNWR poorcounts off BarnegatLight Buffalo Followinga very wet spring, wasa mere50 July16 (RDi). ß Ithaca temperatureand rainfall were The errant American White closeto averagein Juneand July. Pelicanreported in spring(or Naturalconditions were mostly one like it) turnedup oneday favorablefor nesting,except for onlyat LongPond, Monroe, NY, someflood tides that damaged June23 (R. Corts,fide RGS), •cetc beach-nesters. The villain of this and another was at H.M.E.C. seasons column is human abuse July26 (fideRKa), but there was ';.•,.' Philadelphia. of nature:oil spills,intensive nothinglike last summer's mini- beach recreation, heedlessdevel- invasion. Fewer Brown Pelicans wanderednorth again,making .Gre•.LaneRes. opment, the hypertrophicin- creaseof certain speciesthat the big summerinvasions of '_t?enlopen•t thrive on mankind'sleavings. 1983-1988 look more like a ' DE' For rarities there were two fine blip than a trend. The main shorebirds:Mongolian Plover groupof 25 to 40 rangedbe- and Rufous-neckedStint, both tweenBarn,gat Light and Here- satisfyinglydocumented with ford Inlet, NJ, in early July droppingsprogressively kill the 4). The Manomet Bird Obser- photographs. (DW, PG), while the peak in vegetation.The OneidaL. col- vatory continuedits study of Delawarewas a mereeight at ony increasedby abouta third theseheronties this summer,but Abbreviations:Bombay Hook BurtonI. July23 (APE).Farther to 47 (BMi). There is a clamor a gagorder prohibits release of (BombayHook Nat'l Wildlij• north,a good26 wereat Sandy from fishermenfor reducing anydata which may be usedin Ref.,near Smyrna, DE); Brad- Hook NJ, July26 (m.ob.),but thesecolonies, but theydestroy lawsuitspending against Exxon dockBay (Braddock Bay WM.A. only three made it acrossthe fewer nestsnowadays (BMi). by the statesof New Yorkand and vicinity,Rochester, NY); mouth of New York Harbor to More cormorantssummer away New Jersey.In any event, the Brig(Brigantine Unit, Edward P. BreezyPt. July14 (M. Goldin). fromthe colonies,not onlyon full effectof thesespills can be ForsytheNat• Wildlij•R•., At- The northernlimit wasa single the GreatLakes shore but along judgedonly several years hence, lantic,NJ); BreezyPt. (Breezy at JonesBeach, L.I., July 8 (S. river systemslike the lower whenthe chicksraised this year Pt. unit of GatewayN. RA., on Walter). Susquehanna(RMS). will reachbreeding age (KP). theNew Yorkside of theentrance Single Great Cormorants About 30•i0 Least Bitterns, to New l•rk Harbor); G.G.I. werefound as far southas Cape HERONS TO including12 at one time,were (GreatGull L, offthe tip ofLong Henlop,n, DE (T. White, D. WATERFOWL 2-3 times normal in the marsh- Island);H.M.E.C. (Hackensack Gardner,WWF). After yearsof A seriesof oil spillsin thewater- esaround Delaware City, Kent, Marshes Environmental Center, expectancy, Double-crested waysbetween Staten I. andNew DE (J. Janowski).A breeding Lyndhurst,Bergen, NJ); Jamaica Cormorantsare now breeding in Jerseyposed a threatto impor- pair at the Goethals Bridge Bay (Jamaica Bay Wildlife NewJersey. About 30 nestswere tant h,routes that have devel- Pondson StatenI. (NYRBA) re- Refuge,New l•rk City); Little on abandonedpiers on theJer- oped on 3 small abandoned confirmedthat breedingarea. Creek (Little CreekWildlij• seyside of Shooter'sI., off Sta- islandsthere, Prall'sI., Shooters Theyalso apparently did wellin Area, Kent, near Dover, DE); ten 1., after usingabandoned I., and Isle of Meadows, since the Hudson R. marshes in Al- Little Galloo (Little GallooL, in bargesnearby for the2 previous New YorkHarbor began to be banyand P&shington,NY (KA). e. LakeOntario, off Hendersonyears (KP). At the otherend of cleanedup in themid-1970s. By A newGreat Blue Heron colony Harbor, Jefferson, NY); Port the state, 3 nestswere on chan- 1989, theseheronries (nearly of 7 nestsraised 10 young in the Mahou (marshesand bayshore nel markers in the Delaware R. 1000 pairsof eight speciesin OleyValley, constituting a first eastof Little Creek,Kent, DE); e. of SlaughterBeach, Sussex, 1989) accounted for about a Berks, PA, record (RKe). A SBC (Summer Bird Count); DE--apparentlyin New Jersey third of the total LongIsland- dozenGreat Egrets summered at S.C.M.M. (South CapeMay waters (APE). The 7 known NYC heronpopulations (RDo). IroquoisN.W.R., Genesee-Or- Meadows,Cape Ma 3 NJ ). Place colonies in New York continued On Jan.2, 1990,the ruptureof leans,NY (RGS), and it is into names in italics are counties. to swell,especially upstate, pos- an Exxonpipeline spilled about strangethat breedingis stillun- siblyas reduced contaminants in 580,000 gallonsof No. 2 oil known in upstateNew York LOONS TO the water supplyincrease fish into Arthur Kill. On June7 the (PDeB). Great Egretsare in CORMORANTS populations(BMi). The colony tanker BT Nautilus released dangerin Pennsylvaniawhere The Red-throated Loon at Mer- on Four Brothers I. in L. Cham- 260,000gallons of No. 6 crude one of the 3 known sites,Rook- rill CreekRes., V•rren, NJ, men- plain increased50% to 404 oil into the Kill Van Kull. Com- ery Island, near Washington tioned in the spring season (JMCP),and the great colony at binedwith othersmaller spills, Boro, Lancaster,continued to- columnremained until July 6 Little Galloo I., in e. L. Ontario, overone million gallons of pet- tally abandonedfor the 2nd (GHa).Summering Com. Loons increased15% to 4027, near the rochemicalproducts have been year.The suddenand mysteri- in basicplumage on the coast capacityof that 43-acreisland. dischargedinto thesewaters ousabandonment of Rookery and inland included largish An increasingproportion of the sincethe beginningof 1990 Islandlast year also means that countsof four at NiagaraFalls nestsare on the ground,as their (City Sierran,summer 1990, p. CattleEgrets no longerbreed in

1116 ßAmerican Birds,Winter 1990 Pennsylvania,although more (CC). On LongIsland, there assessmentof Red-shouldered even later White-rumped was at prospectorswere around this wasa "modestincrease" to a Hawksin the threecounties. BombayHook June 8 (NH). summerthan last (RMS). documented190 nests,and a Thirty-onepairs were present, Southboundconcentrations At leastin somelocalities, big leapin productivityto 234 and17 activenests were discoy- werepoor at theEast Pond of Ja- Black-crownedNight-Herons youngfledged, some 30% better ered.This populationsuffered maicaBay in July becausea hada difficulttime. The species than last year when rains at fromGreat Horned Owl preda- drainageproblem kept the mud wasmissed for the first time fledgingtime werebelieved to tion,and is under pressure from flatscovered. Brig continues to since1977 on the s. Lancaster,have cut success(MS). The Ja- realestate development and off- be managedexclusively for wa- PA,SBC (RMS). Nests on Little maicaBay pair finallyfledged road vehicleactivity (TBo). terfowl.The hot spots this time, GallooI. in LakeOntario de- youngthis year in sightof the ' Elsewherewe havescattered re- therefore,were Bombay Hook dinedfrom 26 to 23 becauseof towersof Manhattan(DR), in portsof nestsof thisdeclining and the nearbyPort Mahon pressurefrom the burgeoning whatseems to be an expansionspecies from Delaware(two) flats,the Line Islands in LongIs- Double-crestedCormorant col- beyondhistoric range. In the andSaratoga and Rensselaer, NY. land'sGreat South Bay, and-- ony,whose guano is killingthe lowerbays area of Delaware, The reintroducedPeregrine for thesecond year in a row-- shrubber)•Some Black-crowned where 37 activenests produced Falconpopulation is expanding rainpoolsat the dunelineex- Night-Heronsthere successfully 45 young in an incomplete in New Yorkstate, where last tendingwest of CedarBeach, nestedonly inches from the cor- count,the populationis stable year's15 nestsincreased to 19. L.I. The Tonowanda-Iroquois morants,however (BMi). A or increasingslightly (LG-I). The bestnews was that 9 of areasin Genesee-Orleans,NY, White-facedIbis wasat Brig Hackingprojects are still active these--anincreasing propor- were good,with about 1000 July22-25 (T. Baileyetal.). inland.In upstateNew York, tion-•occupiednatural sites in shorebirdsJuly 31 (RGS),and The first successfulMute wherehacking began in 1985, the Adirondacks.These pro- the H.M.E.C. had over2750 Swannest at BraddockBay-- Ospreysare still increasing, even ducedfive young, and the 10 shorebirdsJuly 23 (RKa). thesecond site on thes. shore of in the Adirondacks.Fifty4wo downstatenests produced four A briefvideo sequence taken L. Ontario, in additionto a Adirondacksites were checked, (PN). In New Jersey,however, by HarteRule of thealternate- long-establishedgroup at Bur- revealing38 activenests, of activepairs slipped for the3rd plumagedgolden-plover at falo--was not goodnews to which20 produced43 young consecutiveyear to 10 (onefew- BombayHook July 23-27, birdersthere (RGS). Among a (BL). In e. Pennsylvania,39 er thanlast year) including 7 1989,which caused much com- verywide selection of summer- younghave been produced by neststhat produced14 young mentlast season, has now been ing extralimitalwaterfowl, we hackedbirds since 1986. This (CC).All theNew Jersey nests widelyscrutinized. Kenn Kauf- notea subadultc• KingEider at yearthere were 3 nestson the are on man-madestructures, manand Bruce Mactavish have CapeMay June 9 (A. Keith),a lowerSusquehanna, 2 of which andwe have commented before submittedwritten studies sup- c• Oldsquawin basicplumage producedyoung (one blew on thepoor success rates of the portingidentification asGreater at CapeHenlopen, DE, June 25 down),and 7 nestsfarther east greatbridges. All the Delaware Golden-Plover.Kaufman notes (NH), and a few of all three produced11 young (L. Rymon). R. bridgeshave pairs, but the the"heavy body, thick neck, and scotersin s. New Jerseyand YoungBald Eagleswere all onlysuccessful nest in e. Penn- blockyshape of the head...the Delaware,including one White- overthe place,as far afieldas sylvaniawas on a SchuylkillR. lackof anyblack at all on the winged,commonest in winter G.G.I. (HH), andmore are on bridgein N. Philadelphia,where undertailcoverts...the pattern andrarest in summer,at Cape the way.In New York(where theyoung were transferred into of thewhite on theflanks," but Henlopen(WWF). Two re- the hacking program has a boxwhere they would have notesthat this distant and hazy centlyfledged Hooded Mer- ended),there are now 14 breed- roomto exercisefor flightand VCR"is not good for seeing de- ganserswere at theWalkill area, ingpairs (a 40% increaseover innoculatedagainst the pigeon- tailslike the precise length of the Sussex,NJ, June 9 (PBa).A Red- lastyear), of which9 producedi spreadtripanosome disease that bill,wingtip, and exposed tibia." breastedMerganser with three 16 young(P. Nye). New Jersey hascaused much mortality (S. The majorityopinion now is youngJuly 7 indicatedprobable had 3 successfulnests, as re- Lipschutz,E. Fingerhood,JH). breedingin RehobothBay, DE portedin our springcolumn, (B.Fintel, WWF). the first year sincethe crash BOBWHITETO The mostsensational find in withmore than one productive SHOREBIRDS many::years was another ploven •PTODS nestin the state.Five young In a statewidegrasslands sur- The firstMongolian Plover for Theexpansion of Black Vulture wereproduced. Three addi- veyinitiated this year by the the Atlanticcoast of North numbersin n.w.New Jersey was tionalpairs are also established Pennsylvania State Game Com- Americawalked into Seager's vividlyillustrated by a post- in New Jersey,two of which mission,46 routeseach contain- binocularfield July 13 as he was breedingroost of 70 BlackVul- havereached nest-building stage ing30 three-minute stops found checkinga seldom-visited salt-,. turesand 50 Turkey Vultures at (LN).Delaware's eagle nests in- only20 N. Bobwhites(includ- marsh flat at N, Wildwoød, FoulRift, Warren, June 24 creasedfrom 5 to6, and seven ingtertitorywest ofourSusque- Cape May, NJ (ph. K. Seaget, (GHa).Two young fledged at eagletswere banded (LG-I). hannaR. border).Bobwhites PH). It wasrediscovered the FrenchCreek S.P., Berks, for the Thefirst year of a raptorsur- hadtheir third lowest count in •me eveningat the nextlow secondyear (R. Bonnett),near vey in Sussex-Passaic-Morris,the 14 yearsof thes. Lancastertide (CS), but neverfound theknown northern limit in NJ,turned up 2 Cooper'sHawk SBC(RMS). i•gain.A regularsrra3g•er to w. Pennsylvania.New York breed- nests,and no Sharp-shinned Northboundshorebird mi- Alaska,this species has occurred ingremains unproven, although Hawknests (TBo), historically gration stretched unusually late only11 timesbefore elsewhere explorersreached Iona I., Rock- theless common breeder of the intoJune. The final aerial survey in NorthAmerica. Only four of land,June 9 (P. Keim) and, twoin NewJersey. We know of onJune 5 of theDelaware Bay theseoccurred away from the moreremarkably, then. edge of twomore Cooper's Hawk nests concentration revealed 40,000 PadficCoaSt: twice in Louisiana theCatskills atMedusa, Albany, elsewhere inn. New Jersey, and birdsstill there, about four times : a• onceeach in Ontarioand June30 (B. Budlinger eta/.). of morein Berks,PA, one of normalfor that date (CC). A Alberta,All ihcPackfie Coast The Ospreypopulation con- which(unsuccessful) wasin the SemipalmatedPlover was record records,like this years New Jer- tinuesto recover.An aerialsur- cityof Reading(B. Pounder,R. lateJune 9 at Bath,Northamp- sey bird, have been in latesum- veyin NewJersey counted 141 Bonnett,M. Spence).The New ton,PA, and a White-rumpedmet or earlyfall, half of them nests,a slightincrease over the Jerseysurvey was intended ptin- Sandpiperwas record late at the inJul Z. lastsurveys in 1987 and 1988 cipallyto establisha base-line sameplace June 3 (DDeR).An ....

Volume 44, Number 5 ' 1117 that th•s consmutes the first Regionfor HudsomanGodw•t, mageat IroqumsN WR, NY, one or two •mmatures at the documented United States rec- whichbuilt to 21 thereJuly 21 July30-31 (WD'A,?B. Keelan, CedarBeach ponds, L.I., June ord for Greater Golden-Plover. (NYRBA). ?D. Sherony,?M.A. Sunderlin, 16 through July 24 (RJK, Mactavish had fully docu- UplandSandpiper is on the ]'AnneClarridge). This appears m.ob.); an adult wasalso there mentedthis old world species in vergeof ceasing to breedin New to beonly the 2nd upstate New July 1 (JJR).The greatRing- the Canadian Maritime Prov- Jersey;the only site where nest- York record. billedGull colony at LittleGal- incesin severalrecent springs ingwas probable was in Hunter- StiltSandpipers arrived at the loo had 84,230 nests(BMi). A (AB 42:408). don(GHa). The Pennsylvaniaend of Juneat BombayHook second-summer Iceland Gull PipingPlovers responded well grasslandssurvey found only andpeaked there at an extraor- wasa goodfind July 23 at Dun- to activeprotection measures. In fivein 46 routesof 30 stopseach dinary600 July 21, Holgerson'skirk Harbor (TDM). Great Delaware,where no chicksat all (JH), and the biggestgroup largestcount there ever. Only Black-backed Gulls reached s•x were raised in 1988, an "inten- known to us in upstateNew one Buff-breastedSandpiper pairson Little Galloo,where sivemanagement strategy" per- York was of six at Minaville, wasreported, at BombayHook theyhave nested for several years mittedseven to fledgelast year Montgomery,June 26 (B.Brehm, July25 (PH). Holgersonesti- (BMi). and 12 this year.Measures in- K. Beale).The onlybright spot mates at least two ruffs and four The Region'sonly Caspian cludedthe closureof partsof in thisdismal picture is JFK air- reevesat BombayHook during Terncolony, on LittleGalloo I, CapeHenlopen S.E, fencing, port, wherean estimated20 the season(NH). Elsewhere, nearlydoubled, from 340 to and patrolling(LG-I). About pairsremain, but no exact count there was at least one Reeve at 640 nests and from 120 to 240 124-127pairs of PipingHovers is possible(S. Chevalier).JFK S.C.M.M., off and on June 29 chicksestimated (BMi). Several were censusedin New Jersey, may well containthe biggest to July21 (D. Ward, V. Ella, RoyalTerns were copulating m closeto lastyear, but production Upland Sandpiperbreeding PH), and a black Ruff at the HerefordInlet, NJ, June10 (M was much lower,despite com- populationin thenortheast. CedarBeach pools June 30-July Smith,D. Githens),and 2 or 3 pleteclosure of theHolgate sec- It wasan "incredible year" for 1 (AJL, ABa). Short-billed pairswere on LongIsland m tion of Brig. Somenests were WesternSandpipers in Dela- Dowitcherspeaked on the Line June,but therewas no proofof floodedout, pushingbreeding ware,according to Ednie,who Islands,LI, July14 at a pre-war breedinganywhere in the Re- forwardinto high beach season, estimated that Westerns com- level of 1750 (AJL), and at gion.A SandwichTern loitered andpredators--foxes, gulls, gra- poseda quarterof all peepat H.M.E.C. on July23 with 450, in the Com. Tern colony at ckles,rats, dogs--took many. BombayHook on July 1. He the largestcount there in some BreezyPt., well north of the Only 112-115 were fledged found half Westerns and half time (RKa, H. Wallum). Wil- usualsummering lingerers m (DJ). BreezyPt. wasclosed for Semipalmatedsby the end of softsPhalaropes were abundant NewJersey. the 2nd summer for Piping July,a ratiousually reached only at Bombay Hook, peaking EndangeredRoseate Terns Ploverprotection, and though in October(APE). One at Dun- at about 30 there in late July inchedahead on LongIsland to the total numberwas slightly kirk Harbor July 14 (T. Ma- (APE, NH, MO'B). Therewas 1434 pairs, distributedin 5 downfrom lastyear, fledging honey)and many at theCedar hardlya weekwithout a report colonies,plus another pair at rate was 3 times what it had Beach,L.I., rain poolsJuly 22 somewhere(e.g., two, June15, BreezyPt. without firm ev•- beenbefore protection (DR; J. (NYRBA)may reflect the same BombayHook, W.J.Wayne, S. dunceof breeding(MS, RDo) Holloway).The overallLong Is- movement, but since we have & E. Speck),but thesemid- One colony,however--G.G.I, landpopulation is slightly up to no information about whether Junebirds showed no signsof which increasedto an estimated 197pairs (RDo). adults or juvenileswere in- breeding. 1300 breedingpairs this sum- Black-necked Stilts have volved,this may meana poor mer (HH)---containsalmost all shiftedtheir one nesting site in nestingseason. An adult Ru- 6tll.l.• 1'0 of thisRegions Roseate Terns theRegion from Little Creek to fous-necked Stint in alternate G.G.I. and Bird I., in Buzzard's BombayHook overthe past2 plumagewas on the Port Mahon LaughingGulls reestablished Bay, MA, togetheraccount for years.A closestudy by Holger- Road, e. of Little Creek, DE themselvesas breeders on Long 92% of the northeasternNorth son revealslow productivity; July29 (B. Cooper,ph. B. Au- Islandin 1978 afteran 80-year Americanpopulation (MS) only5 of 23 nestslast year were gustine,?MO'B, G.Hess, BL et absence,and in 1979 a colony Such concentration makes th•s successful,the othersbeing lost al.). Rufous-neckedStint has beganin JoCo Marsh, at the end speciesvulnerable. It was a gen- to predationor Juneflooding. been found in 4 of the last 7 of runway4-Left 22-Rightat erallygood year for Com. Terns Five of 13 nestsstudied at Bom- Julysin thissame area since the JFK airport.The dangerto air- onLong Island where the popu- bayHook this year are known to firstRegional record in 1984; craftfrom this rapidly expand- lation is believedto be steady havefledged chicks (NH). One the onlyother Regional record ingcolony has alarmed the Port overall(RDo). The BreezyPt at Freeport,L.I., June1 (E Mar- wasalso in lateJuly, at Jamaica Authority.A studyby the Na- colony, under protection, tin) wasremarkably far afield. Bay(1985). tional Park Service revealed an- swelledto 500 pairs(DR), and AmericanAvocet got no farther A Dunlin was remarkably otherleap upward to 7600pairs 8000 nests were marked in the north this summer than the earlyJuly 1 at BombayHook (B (PAB). The Port Authority G.G.I. colony (JDiC). Th•s poolsat Cedar Beach,L.I., & NM, E. Speck,C. Campbell, wishesto forcethe colonyto re- fullymarked population, stud- where one was observedJuly BL). Followinga goodspring locate,and this season many of ied overmany years, may well 8-24 (NYRBA). At Bombay for Curlew Sandpipers,they the eggswere suffocated with now be the largestCom. Tern Hook some seem never to have werefound widely again on the mineraloil (N.Y. Times,May 1, colonyin the world.The up- left Delaware, since at least 35 returnjourney. One or twowere 1990).A numberof adultshave stateNew York population con- werepresent throughout June, at PortMahon and at thenearby beenmarked on the bellywith tinuesto be monitoredclosely, before the late summer flock LoganTract of Ted Harvey redor yellowdye. In anyevent, for althoughadult numbers built to 249 at the end of July W.M.A. from July 18 on (P. new colonies farther east on remainrelatively stable, produc- (NH). Willets peakedat the Weirich,J.E Swertinski,MO'B, LongIsland have been expected tivity is low.Most of the tern- Line Is., L.I., at an unprece- C. Campbell,E. Short,et al.)., for sometime, and this summer eries have been forced onto dented850 July 8, curiously and one on the Line Is., L.I., a coupleof pairs nestedin man-madestructures by Ring- early,since other Willets were July15 (AJL,ABa). One at Brig HempsteadTwp., L.I., near billedGull pressure,and there stillbreeding in thesurrounding June 15 (RDi) waseither very where the first L.I. nest was theysuffer from flooding and saltmarshes(AJD. The Line Is. earlyor verylate. Most unusual found in 1978 (JZ). The only predation,especially from Great werealso the bestplace in the wasone in brightalternate plu- LittleGulls reported to uswere Horned Owls.This year 550

1118. AmericanBirds, Winter 1990 paxrswere found along the St "nearlyexurpated" as breeding NY (P Connor)Four nestlings worthnoung A KentuckyWar- Lawerence R., 468 nests on birds around Rochester(RGS) June5 nearLowville, Lewis, NY blerat Wyalusing,Bradj•ra• PA Oneida L., and 741 on the Nia- and Syracuse(PDeB). DeBene- (D. Crumb), establishedbreed- June8 wasvery unusual so far garaR. and in BuffaloHarbor. dictis attributes the decline to ing nearthe edgeof Tug Hill. north (WR). A HoodedWarbler The experimentalmonofila- buildingsbeing reroofed without Followinglast winter's invasion carryingfood at HiberniaPark mentgrids to keepRing-billed gravel,and suggests that installa- andnumerous spring holdovers, providedthe first Chester,PA, Gulls out of the terneries,which tionof gravelboxes on flatroofs Red-breasted Nuthatches were breedingrecord (PH). we described last summer, mightprovide nesting sites. En- still around in midsummer at A pair of SummerTanagers worked well on Oneida. L., but couragingWhip-poor-will re- such unexpected places as feedinga juvenileat Brookhaven not on the Niagara frontier portscame from Carbon,PA, Brookhaven National Labora- NationalLaboratory, Suj•lk, •n wheregulls are so numerous however,where 13 werecalling tory,L.I., June16 (JJR),Berks, June(J. Clinton)gives us at last that the ternswould not ap- at Penn Forest,June 2 (DDeR) PA, June30 (RKe), and Somer- the long-expectedfirst breeding proachthe clearedareas (BMi). and 2 new locations were found set,NJ (S. Sobocinski).Sedge recordfor LongIsland, and for LeastTerns are still holding at Little Gap July 22 (R. Wrenshad a "smallexplosion" New York State. Dickcissels were aroundthe 3000-pairmark on Wiltraut). Red-headedWood- (DAC) in Delawarewhere they againfound singing in Junein 2 Long Island (RDo), while in peckersare increasing along the werefound at BombayHook, sitesin s.w.New Jersey. One site, New Jerseythere were only lowerSusquehanna R., where Little Creek, and Pickering near Richwood, Gloucester,was about 901 nests in 19 colonies. theyhave now beenfound for Beach,mostly in July(P. Van- mowed; at the other, near Glass- Productivitythere was an alarm- fiveyears straight on thes. Lan- derhorst,APE). Farther north, boro, the birds could not be •ngly low 388 young,despite casterSBC (RMS). A pair at one was at Moore's Beach, Cum- foundlater (JKM). The Pennsyl- fencingand the closure of Hol- Harmony,Warren, NJ, fledged at berland, NJ, June 11 (J. Pa- vaniagrassland survey turned up gate,because of pedatorsand leastone young (GHa). lumbo),one in Oswegatchie,St. four Dickcissels in 46 routes floodtides (JB). Some large col- We haveno seriousfigures, Lawerence,NY, July6 (B.Ong), (someno doubtwest of our bor- onieswere present in Delaware, but severalconverging reports and a good colonyof six on der). That survey'ssparrow such as 824 adults at 3R's Road, indicatethat Olive-sidedFly- BlackCreek Rd., Oswego,NY, countsare worth recording: 402 Delaware Seashore S.P., and catchersare becoming scarce in fromJuly 6 into lateAugust (D. FieldSparrows; 116 Vesper Spar- productionwas believed good upstate New York (RGS, Crumb, GHu). rows;182 SavannahSparrows, (LG-I). The now annualadult JMCP). A W. Kingbird,ordi- Belatedlywe publisha de- and249 GrasshopperSparrows White-wingedTern was at Lit- naryenough along the coastin tailedreport of MountainBlue- The survey's34 Henslow'sSpar- tle Creek,DE, July22-29 (M. fall, was astonishing at bird April 20 at Philippse rowswere remarkable(the area L•ttle, S. Dyke). BlackTerns S.C.M.M. June 12-15 (L. Za- Manor, Westchester,NY (?B. surveyedcovers more than our continueto "declinecatastroph- maitis,D. Flood,D. Freiday). Lewis).A Gray-cheekedThrush part of Pennsylvania).Breeding ically"as breedersin upstate Morenormal in timingwere two on July7 in Delawarewould was provenin Auburn Twp, New York (G. Smith). Scissor-tailedFlycatchers, one at be unbelievable had the win- Susquehanna,PA (WR). We Black Skimmers did well on S.C.M.M. June24 (L. Zamaitis, dow-killedspecimen not been havereports from a half dozens Long Islandin 1989, contrary J. Huf), andanother July 7 near broughtto the DelawareMu- sitesin c. and w. New York, in- to the information we had at Forked R. along the Garden seumof Natural History (E. cluding"pretty good numbers" presstime then (Skimmersre- StateTurnpike, Ocean, NJ (fide Portafke,fide APE). The only at the SaratogaBattlefield and nest later than terns), and in RKa). TreeSwallows may need LoggerheadShrike reported was KnoxTwp., in Albany(KA) and summer 1990 2 additional watching.A nest-boxprogram at Geneseo,Livingston, NY, June adultswith youngin Clarence, breedingsites were established, on the southshore of LongIs- 22 (G. Hartenstein,fide RGS). Erie (Watson, Galas). The •ncludingthe now-protected land,following 3 yearsof good The bird could not be relocated GalesvilleAirport, Ulster, colony Breezy Point Com. Ternery productioncut shortby crow thenext day. is now inaccessible(JPT), and (RDo). In NewJersey, however, and raccoonpredation, had al- we do not believe Henslow's although1935 individualswere most no customersthis year. WARBLERS TO Sparrowsbreed any longer south presentin 9 colonies,most "just Only one out of 60 boxesin FINCHES of thatpoint. stoodaround." There were only CardinerS.P. and adjacentNa- News about Golden-winged The Pennsylvaniagrassland 382 nests,late, which produced tureConservancy property were Warblerswas mostlynegative, surveyalso found 205 Bob- a verypoor 144 young. The rea- occupied,and only one in 12 at but a few were at a reclaimed olinks,and a surprisinglygood sonsfor this disastrousnesting BayardCutting Arboretum, all mine siteat Nanticoke,PA (M. 528 Eastern Meadowlarks. In seasonare unknown, but in ad- in Suf/blk,NY (J.Foehrenbach). Blauer). A Lawrence'sWarbler manyareas, however, E. Mead- &tionto flooding,some kind of We need more information to was at Tonawanda Indian Res. owlarks are in trouble. None foodshortage is suspected(JB). knowwhether this is only a local in June (WD'A, B. Potter, C. werefound in thirty stopsin Largegroups of loafingadults crash, but it is certain that the Cass). A N. Parula nest in a goodhabitat in s. Montgomery, werealso present in Delaware, greatcoastal flocks have been short-leafedpine was the first in PA,June 16 (N. Thorpe).A Yel- the largestbeing 150 at Little smaller in recent falls. After tak- s.w.New Jersey since the 1930s low-headedBlackbird reported Creek(APE), but theywere not ingto majorbridges in NewJer- (WD). This speciesseems to be at BombayHook in Juneand believed to have nested at all in seyin the 1970s,Cliff Swallows graduallybuilding up in New July turned out to be a bald the state(LG-I). are usingnew buildingsin up- Jersey,though populations are Red-wingedBlackbird (APE). A stateNew York.Examples this still below the levels of the female Boat-tailed Grackle feed- OWLS TO seasonare about 20 nests on a K- 1930s.Sites are along the Dela- ing youngat CedarBeach ma- SHRIKES Mart Plaza, Hornell, Steuben wareR. (RKa),Jakes Landing, rina, L.I. (AJL),suggests that A nestbox projectat Jamaica (EB), and about35 nestson the CapeMay, NJ (H. Thompson, their frontier is still inching Bayhas been producing about pumphouse of BasicCreek Res., M. McNally),and Aliaire S.P. northeastwardon Long Island 50 BarnOwl fledglingsper year Albany(KA). (B. Fetz).Cerulean Warblers are After the late winter invasion, (DR). We do not believethat ExpandingCom. Ravenshad sospottily distributed, mostly in winter fincheshung around Short-eared Owl nested at all in youngagain in WardTwp., Alle- riparianforest, that a countof Siskinswere reportedin early thisRegion this year. gany,NY, werestill presentin 13 on June 16 in the Doodle- Juneand even into July from the Common Nighthawk and adjacentAlfred Twp. (EB), and town section of Bear Mountain Great Lakes to Delaware, and Whip-poor-willcontinue to be were increasingin Rensselaer,S.P., Rockland,NY (RJK), was bred at least in upstateNew

Volume 44, Number 5 1119 York (KA). Both crossbillsre- (s.w. NJ: 29 Ark Road, Med- Huggins(GHu) (OneidaLake RD 1, Elizabethtown, NY mainedin n.w. New Jerseyinto ford, NJ 08055), PaulDeBene- Basin, NY: 1065 Westmoreland 12932), Vivian Pitzrick, Wil- earlyJune, without evidence of dicds, Dave DeReamus, Peter Ave., Syracuse,NY 13210), liam Reid (n.e. PA: 73 W. Ross breeding(GHu, DF, m.ob.).A Deryen (PDe) (Rockland,NY: PhyllisHutlock, Dave Jenkins St., Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702), White-wingedCrossbill was in 70 Third Ave., Nyack, NY (NJ Dept. of Fish,Game, and Don Riepe(Jamaica Bay W.R.). WardTwp., NY, June10 (EB), 10960), Joe DiCostanzo Wildlife), Rich Kane (RKa), J.J.Ruscica, Mike Scheibel(NY and some around Albany in (JDiC), RichDitch (RDi), Ran- RudyKeller (RKe), R.J. Durtz, Dept. of Env. Conserv.),Sy mid-Junemay havebred, but, dall Downer (RDo) (Seatuck Laurie Larsen (n.c. NJ: 90 N. Schiff(Long Island: 603 Mead curiously,there were few in the ResearchProject), Sam Dyke, Stanworth Dr., Princeton NJ Terrace, S. Hempstead, NY Adirondacks(KA). S.W. Eaton (NiagaraFrontier, 08540), Bruce Lantz, A.J. 11550), R.M. Schutsky,Keith NY:Ten Mile Rd.,Allegany, NY Lauro, Barbara Loucks (NY Seaget, Jerry Smith (St. Observers(Subregional com- 14706), A.P. Ednie (New Castle Dept. of Env.Conserr.), Helen LawrenceRegion, NY: Box498, pilersin boldface):Ken Able and Kent, DE: 21 N. Wells Ave., Manson(Lower Hudson Valley, Mexico,NY 13114).,R.G. Spahn (Hudson-MohawkRegion, NY: Glenolden, PA 19036), Ken NY: Moores Mill, RD 4, Pleas- (GeneseeOrnithological Soci- Dept. of Biology,SUNY, Al- Feustel, W.W. Frech (Sussex, antValley, INn/12569), Amanda ety),Pat Sutton (Cape May Bird bany,NY 12222),Janet Ander- DE: Cart. Rt. 3, Box 1144, McColpin,C.K.. Melin (Finger Observatory),J.E Swertinski, son, Robert Andtie, Peter Lewes,DE 19958), G.L. Freed, LakesRegion, NY: 449 Irish Neal Thrope,J.P. Tramontano Bacinski(PBa) (coastal NJ: 260 David Freeland, Lisa Gelvin- Settlement Rd., Freeville, NY (Orangeand Sullivan,NY: Or- Page Ave., Lyndhurst, NJ Innvaer (DE Div'n. of Fish and 13068),J.K. Meritt, BobMiller angeCo. CommunityCollege, 07071), Andy Baldelli(ABa), Wildlife), Mike Gochfeld,Lau- (NY Dept. of Env. Conserv.), Middletown, NY 10940), Dave Irving Black (n.e. NJ: Eagle rie Goodrich (Hawk Moun- B.L. Morris (e. PA: 825 Muh- Wiedner,A1 Wollin (LongIs- RockVillage, Bldg. 26, Apt. 8B, tain), Paul Githens, K.C. lenberg St., Allentown, PA land: 4 Meadow Lane, Rockville Budd Lake, NJ 07828), Tom Griffith (GeneseeRegion, NY: 18104), T.D. Mosher, Bill & Center, NY 11570), John Bosakowski (TBo), Elizabeth 61 Grandview Lane, Rochester, NaomiMurphy, Larry Niles (NJ Zarudsk)•--ROBERTO. PAX- Brooks, T.W. Burke (NY Rare NY 14612), Greg Hanisek Dept.of Fish,Game and Wild- TON, 460 Riverside Drive, BirdAlert), Joanna Burger, K.L (GHa) (n.w.NJ: 4 Marnel Rd., life), PeterNye (NY Dept. of Apt. 72, NewYork, NY 10027, Crowell (St. Lawrenceregion, Phillipsburg,NJ 08865),Dor- Env. Conserr.), Michael O'Bri- WILLIAM J. BOYLE, Jr., 12 NY: RD 4, Box 97, Canton, NY othyHartmann, Jerry Hassinger en, Kathy Parsons(Manomet GlenwoodRoad, Denville, NJ 13617),Cathy Clark (NJ Dept. (PA StateGame Comrn'n), He- Bird Observatory),J.M.C. Pe- 07834, and DAVID A. CUT- of Fish, Game, and Wildlife), len Hays,Norman Holgerson, terson(Adirondack-Champlain LER, 1110 Rock Creek Dr., William D'Anna, Ward Dasey PaulHolt, Ed Horning,Gene Region, NY: DiscoveryFarm, Wyncote,PA 19095.

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It was a somewhat warm sum- mer.Rainfall averaged out about normalbut waswidely variable dependingon specificlocation, as often happensin summer. The success of colonial water- birdsin theRegion continued to declinefor mostspecies, with low numbers of adults often combinedwith poorreproduc- five successas well. Exceptions were Brown Pelicans and Dou- Nof101k ble-crested Cormorants. Both ß Martinsville bred in both states in record KerrRes. numbersfor this Region.Bald Eaglescondnue to rebound.Re- portingof mostwaterbirds was Higher than normal winds Bay(Chesapeake Bay); C.B.B.T. H.M.C.P. (Huntley Meadows good,most landbirds poor, as is plaguedmany during the Breed- (ChesapeakeBay Bridge & Tun- CountyPark, Fairfax, VA); Hart usual here in the summer. A new ing Bird Surveyweeks. This nel, VA); Chinc. ( Chincoteague(Hart & Millerklands in theBay nighttimemarshbird survey in summer,as often happens, very Natl WildlipReft, VA); Craney e.of Baltimore, MD). Marylandrevealed several sur- high tidesand damagingrain ( CraneyIsland Disposal Area, prises,some good, some bad. stormswere very harmful to Portsmouth,VA); Deal I. (Deal LOONS TO Deviation from normal of tem- manybeach nesting species. Island Wildlife Management IBISES perature:June +I.IøE; July Area, MD); E.S. (EasternShore, Asusual, stray Com. Loons were +1.8ø; of precipitation:June Abbreviations:Back Bay (Back MD or VA); Fish.I. (Fisherman} seen in at least 7 localities this -0.9 inches;July +0.6 inches. BayNatl Wildlij•Reft, VA); the IslandNatl Wildlij•R•., VA); summer,and a bird in apparent

1120 - American Birds, Winter 1990 migrationwas at the SevernR. foundat a new sitein lateJuly nearAnnapolis June 10 (MO). (DS), theseall in Virginia.At An adultand young Pied-billed Fish.I. 535 wereseen July 16 Grebe were at H.M.C.P. dur- (SRn, TO). ingJune (VBK, KH), the only Herons did not do sowell, es- breedingreport, although six peciallyon theE.S. of Virginia, were at Deal I., the Regional in spiteof the apparentlypris- strongholdin summer,July 19 tineconditions there, with large (MO). Pelagicreporting was mixed colonies on the barrier is- slight,although Reiger saw an lands only at Chimney Pole Audubon'sand 25 Cory'sshear- (nearHog I.), Wreckand Fish. waters 15-22 mi off Wacha- Is. (BW et al.). All time low preague, VA, June 29 on a counts(number of adultsseen) fishingtrip. A SootyShearwater were 30 Little Blue, 169 Black- was seen over the surf at Smith crownedNight-Herons, and 17 I., VA, June18 (BM, JV). Wil- Yellow-crownedNight-Herons. so•s Storm-Petrelsagain wan- Four ad. White Ibises were at deredup the Bayas well as close the Fish.I. colony,which had to the Virginiabarrier islands. thehighest totals for sixof the Three were seen from C.B.B.T. nineother heron spedes seen on July 4 (MO), and 20 e. of this June survey,which has Mathews,VA, June 17 (JBB) & been conducted since 1975. All 30 (MP), while five were on the specieswere in lownumbers. In York R. June 10 (PB). On the Baltimorea large colony of E.S.of Virginia,23 werefound 300+ pairsof Black-crowned in theShip Shoal I. areaJune 11 Night-Heronswas near the n. (BT), one at Hog I. June 12 baseof theKey Bridge (DBr). (SRn),and oneon the landward The much heralded nest site sideof CobbI. June13 andJuly of Am. Bitternat H.M.C.E pro- 2 (SRn).There was an unprece- duced three young which dentednumber of sightingsof fledgedin mid-July(KH, VBK, imm. N. Gannets,with singles EPW, RAA). LeastBitterns were at BackBay June 14 (PB), Hog waydown here with no nests be- AdultYellow-crowned Night-Heron at HuntleyMeadows County Pail{, I. June18 (BVO,and Metomkin ing foundthis summer, vs. four Virginia,luue 30, 1990. Up to nine individualswere at this s'Rein June. I. June 19 (BVO, theseall on in 1988 and five in 1989 Photograph/KenHoward. the VirginiaE.S. A singlead. (COH, EPW), althoughfive Am. White Pelican was also at birds were seenthere June 24 one June 12 at Hog I. on the ing (SRn,RB). Evenmore rare MetomkinI. June19 (BW). (JMA, RAA). Interestingwas VirginiaE.S. (SRn), a barrieris- was a Harlequin Duck at In Virginia,Brown Pelicans land.Near a colonyof 450 pairs Portsmouth,VA, July31 (SRn, nested for the 3rd time out of of Great Blue Herons on Po- TO), although the bird was the past 4 summerswith a tomacCreek in StaJ•rd,VA, flightless.Scoters summer in record97 nests,all on private several of these birds were seen smallnumbers each year, but to property at Fish. I., where to landin deepwater 10-15 sec- seeall threespecies in oneday is Williams et al. recorded this onds to maneuver fish into their perhapsunprecedented. Reese breakdown of nest contents bills (MAB, JBB). A Cattle foundtwo White-wingeds,two June 17: one egg, 18 nests;2 Egretnear Lucketts June 2 was Surfs, and one Black scoreron eggs,36 nests;3 eggs,22 nests; unusual for this Piedmont loca- the Choptank R. near Cam- 6 nestswithout eggs; 11 nests tion (VBK). Up to nineYellow- bridge,MD, June21. Extremely with two chicks; and 4 nests crownedNight-Herons were at rare as a breeder, two Hooded with three chicks.A followup H.M.C.P. in mid-June (KH, Merganserswere at McKee- visitJuly 21 found 124 chicks EPW). The only strayWhite BeshersW..M.A. in Marylandn. andone three-egg nest (BVO. In Ibis wasone at Hog I., Surry, of D.C. June 3 (DC). Red- Marylandthey nested extremely VA, in mid-July(fide BTa). breastedMergansers were seen late with 4 nests s. of Ocean at 6 localities this summer. City,the first egg not beinglaid WATERFOWL TO An Ospreynest above Cono- until July24, and with young CRANES wingoDam, Cecil,on the Sus- predictedto fledgeas late as Two Brantwere present in the quehannaR. maybe the only November ! (DBr). Elsewhere Cobb I. areaJune 28-July 18 Piedmont breeding area in 90 were seen at Cobb I., VA, (SRn). Two very early Green- Maryland(RMS). Unique was a July 2 (SRn, TO). Double- wingedTeal were at the Easton, MississippiKite on the E.S. of crested Cormorants nested for MD, sewagelagoons July 16 Virginiaat EastvilleJune 7, seen the firsttime in Marylandwith (JE).At BloodsworthI. a female byGablet. 200 at PoplarI. July20, 55 of and eight downyyoung Gad- Northern Harriers continue theseon nests(DM, RFR). Up- wallswere seen June 29 on the to summerwidely in mostof the wardsof 100pairs nested on the Downy-headedyoung Amedcau centralBay in Maryland,the Region'slarger tidal marshes, r•terns at HuntleyMeadows with a nestwith twoyoung and JamesR. near Hopewellin a Countypark, Virgiuia,June 18, youngbeing attacked by a hun- spotwhere they have bred since 1990. This is oue of the few known gry Laughing Gull (HTA, one egg at Cobb I. June28 1978 (MAB, JWD), andfarther breedings'Res in the middle GLA). Two pairsof N. Shovel- (SRn) and the first nest in 45 downthe James where the route Atlanticstates. Photograph/ ers were at Chine. June 7, a yearsin Mathewsunder dose 17bridge crosses it, 4 nestswere Ken Howard. most unusualsummer sight- observationMay 26-July22, at

Volume 44, Number 5 ß whichpoint threeyoung had groupswere seen(KH, EPW, sateagueNewsletter, July 1990, p. good shorebirdsJuly 28:25 fledged(JBB, TK, MP). Sharp- VBK, JF,RAA, JMA), somethe- 3). Good numberswere found SemipalmatedPlovers, 400 shinned Hawks are rare here in orizingthat otter predation may on the VirginiaE.S. barrieris- LesserYellowlegs, a Ruddy Turn- summer.This yearsingles were be the cause of their decline. land survey (AssawomanI. stone,seven Sanderlings, 200 at Denton,MD, July6 (RBF), Threeyoung Com. Moorhens southto Fish.I.) by Williamset Semipalmated,100 Western,50 Dulles airport, VA, June 28 were seen at McKee-Beshers aL duringJune: 136, plus 57 Least, 100 Pectoral,and 16 Stilt (DFA), and WilliamsburgJuly W.M.A. nearD.C. July 22-29 Wilson's Plovers. As usual sandpipers,plus 50 Short-billed 19, an ad. maletaking a House (JF,RH). The onlyAm. Coot MetomkinI. hadthe best popu- Dowitchers and a Wilson's Finchat a feeder(BW). Coop- report was of threeJune 6 at lationsof bothwith 60 Piping Phalampe(RFR, EB etal.). er'sHawks are commoner but 5 DealI., wherethey occasionally and 25 Wilson'splovers. Wil- sightingsstill made a goodtotal breed (MO). The Sandhill son's were found on 6 islands JAEGERSTO (v.o.). An excellenttotal of 250 Crane that has been at andPipings on 9 islands.Amer- SKIMMERS youngAm. Kestrelswas banded Poolesville,MD, forover 2 years icanOystercatchers were in very One of the highlightsof the in 50+ boxesin Prince William, wasstill present Aug. 1 (MO). poornumbers here, 789 being summerwas a PomafineJaeger VA, mostlyin the Nokesville the second-lowest count since area(MC, fide KHB). An ex- SHOREBIRDS 1979. These barrier survey tremelylate Merlin was seen at A count of 126 Black-bellied numbers are all those of adults Winter Harbor, VA, May 26 Ploversin the Hog-Cobb Is. seen,not pairsor nests. (JBB). Ring-neckedPheasants area June 27-28 was-excellent Somewhatn. of theusual Bay bredon Hog I. off the E.S. of for summer (SRn). On As- rangewas an oystercatcherw. Virginia,obviously there owing sateagueI., MD/VA, 41 pairsof of Cambridge,MD, at Castle to paststocking (SRn). PipingPlovers were found but Haven June 21 (JGR). Three The famousKing Rails of with lowerproduction than in Black-necked Stilts were at Deal H.M.C.P. werenot asconspicu- someyears owing to tides,rains, I., MD, July 19 (MO), where ous as in the past few years, foxes,Fish Crows,and ghost theysometimes breed of late.At althoughperhaps three family crabs (Committee to PreserveAs- CraneyJuly 20 were24 Am. Av- ocets,six Wilson'sPhalaropes, and two Wilson'sPlovers (SRn, JF). Rottenbornreported very a• :the ecologicalproblems poorWillet productionon the BaldEagles continue to have whichalready exist here, one VirginiaE.S. but did see190 Very rare inland,this adult Poma- verygood breeding success in wondershow much longer. the June27-28 in the Hog-Cobb fine Jaegerwas over the Potomac the Bay area.In Virginia, 99 goodeagle news will connnue Is. area.The bestUpland Sand- Riverat Seneca,Maryland, on July nestsof knownoutcome pro- to play. pipertotal wasof 13 at Oland 8, 1990. Photograph/Dave duced142 youfig, or 1.89young Rd. and Rt. 85, Frederick,MD, Czaplak. pernest. This is the best number July21 (LMD). Latemigrants ..ofactive nests since the surveys An intensiveseries of regular were three Whimbrels, unusual at the mouth of Seneca Creek beganin 1977,compared with nightsurveys of'rails in marshes far inland,at Lynchburg,VA, on the Potomac R. north of 92 nestsin 1989 and33 in1977! throughoutthe Bay area of June2 (D & CP), and early D.C. July8-9 (PO, DC, ph.)in 76% of the nestswere produc- Marylandrevealed much of in- fall birds were seven at Wacha- Montgomery,MD. Alsounusual five,-the third best after 84% in terest(EB, MO, :'I21LW). Black preagueJuly 1 (GR). The only was a Com. Black-headed Gull 1987 and 80% in 1988 and Rails were found to be much MarbledGodwit report was one at Chinc.July 16 into August contrastedwith•39% in 1977. morewidespread than previ- at Cobb I. June13 (SRn). Late (SRn, TO). A Lesser Black- Productionwas best along the ouslysuspected with c. 88 heard birds included 11 Red Knots backedGull at SandyPoint S.P., York,Pamunkey, and Mattaponi in 42 sites, almost all on the and nine Whimbrels at Smith I., MD, July15 was the only report rivers, and 13 nests were in 1ower:E.S•,'with:34at 11 sitesat VA, June 18 (BA, JB). of this species(LMD). The Westmoreland(MAB et aL). Elliottt., theclassic setting for Schwab'sbeach patrol at Back summerhigh report of Great Marylandalso had excellent them. This still leaves54 birds at Bay/FalseCape S.P., VA, care- Black-backedGulls was of 125 successwith 123 occupied nests, 31 otherlocation• Perhaps even fullycounted 1689 Sanderlings at Hart July 28 (RFR). Rains 92 successful,producing 164 moreSUrprising wasthe prei•nce and 293 RuddyTurnstones June and tides wreaked havoc with young,all recordtotals since the of 24 Sorasat c. 13 listening 6, 55 SanderlingsJune 13, and nestinggulls, terns, and skim- start of the surveysin t977 sites.Previously little-explored 7713Sanderlings July 31. Some mers this summer. Their num- (GDT et at,). Production of areasof theChoptank R. were 401Sanderlings were still at Hog bers were low as was their 1.78young per nest was a defor foundto havevery rich. marshes I. on theVirginia E.S. June 12, breedingsuccess. Severe wash- thethird best. Compare some of withfine numbers of KingILaiks butonly 50 or sooversummered outs occurred May 22, 23, 29, these totals with 27 nests in and Corn. Moothens. That's the (SRn). A Dunlin at the Easton and 30, and thunderstorms in 1977producing 45 young(actu- goodnews, The bad newswas sewageponds July 9-24 wasan Junewere damaging (BW). The allya pretty good production to- low numbers of Least Bitterns anomaly(JE). Unique was a VirginiaE.S. barrierisland sur- tal bu{from a disturbing}ylow throughout,as well as a very Curlew Sandpiperalong the vey of June 17-20 recorded numberof nests)As usualDor- poormarsh bird presence in the Chinc.causeway July 14 (DFA, these numbers of adult birds: chesterhad far.and awaythe countiesnorth of theAnnapoli• KHB). Also notable was a Ruff Herring Gull 2545 (sevenis- most successfulnests, with 22 Kent L bridge,some of which at CraneyJuly 7-12 (BA, TO, lands),Laughing Gull 8431 (all productivenests fledging 49 have had historically rich SRn). Good summerdowitcher on Wreck I.), Great Black- young, Charleswas another marshes documented back into counts were of 128 Short-billeds backedGull 213 (sevenislands), goodeagle county with 12nests theearly part of thecentury. Of June13 and 103 on June28 at Gull-billed Tern 214 (five is- produring20 young,In viewof 40 suchsites surveyed at least CobbI. (SRn).Via wassurprised lands;91% declinesince 1975), the alarmingdemographic pro- twice, about 20 had no rallids to find three Am. Woodcock on Corn.Tern 2375 (sevenislands), jectionsfor theBay area, as well or bitterns. sandyFish. I. June17. The im- LeastTern 515 (eightislands; poundmentsat Hart on the up- lowestsince 1979), Royal Tern perBay in Marylandheld some 4140, Sandwich Tern 32,

1199 ßAmerican Birds, Winter 1990 CaspianTern six (three islands), OWLS TO sinceit wasprobably not a late upperChoptank R., Dorchester, Forster's Tern 54, and Black SHRIKES migrant,was a Black-throatedMD, July 11 (MO) and 30 at Skimmer2594 (sixislands; low- Basscontinues to havegreat suc- BlueWarbler at Lynchburg,VA, Fair Hill WM.A., Cecil, MD, est ever). cess with a Barn Owl nest box June2 (fideMM). Goodmaxi- July 29 (LMD, EB, RFR, Weske et al. banded terns on program,expanding from 19 malcounts of breedingwarblers HLW). Several were seen at the VirginiaE.S. as hasbeen boxesin 1989 to 34 this year were 35 Prairies in Greensville, Keysville,Carroll MD, June16, doneevery year since 1972, tag- andbanding 154 young and six VA, June4 (SRn,JD), 20 Ken- includinga bird carryingvan- ging4240 Royaland 90 Sand- adults in the Nokesville, VA, tuckysand 25 Hoodedsat Po- ouslyfood and a fecalsack, in&- wich tern chicks on Fish. I., area this summer. He also saw tomac and Accokeke Creeks caringbreeding in thisarea near mostof theseon June25. This a Short-earedOwl hereJune 2. areaofs.e. StafJOrd, VA, June24 the Pennsylvaniaborder (RFR) wasthe only Royalcolony in Many observersreported low (JBB, JF), plus 14 Louisiana Virginia but they nestedat 3 numbers of Ruby-throated Waterthrushesat Williamsburg Observers: D.F. Abbott, Bill placesin Maryland,and as often Hummingbirds.Yellow-bellied June 2 (SRn). A pair of nest- Akers,J.M. Anderson,R.A. An- happenswith smallcolonies at Flycatchersdisplayed extreme buildingSummer Tanagers at derson, G.L. Armistead, Tom the limitsof theirrange here, 2 migratorybehavior with a very Nokesville,VA, June 1 wasno- Armour,K.H. Bass,J.B. Bazuin, of thesefailed. A third, at Ocean late bird at Tolchester Beach, tablefor the n. VirginiaPied- Ruth Beck, Debbie Bennett, City, wassuccessful with 16 MD, June9, and an extremely mont (KHB). JohnBjerke, Eirik Blom,H.L bandedhere Aug. 6, severaloth- earlyone July 31, bothbanded On the Lynchburg, VA, Bohn,J.E. Boone,J.K. Boone, ersescaping capture as they were (J & PG). Willow Flycatchers"Christmas Bird Count in David Brinker (DBr), Ned largeenough to fly (DBr,JSW). continueto bemore widespread June," on June2, 24 BlueGros- Brinkley,Patrick Brisse, M.A Elsewherein Marylandthe only thanthey were historically, with beaksand 256 IndigoBuntings Byrd, Danny Bystrak(DBy), LaughingGull nestfor the en- two (possiblelate migrants, weretallied, illustrating the rela- Mark Causey,Patty Craig, tirestate was the Memorial Day though)at PatuxentNaval Air tivescarcity of thegrosbeaks this David Czaplak (D.C. area), weekendone in the centralBay StationJune 2 (RFR)and one in far into the Piedmont towards Thelma Dalmas, L.M. David- at BarrenI. (HTA, GLA). They Caroline,MD, July 11 (JGR, the startof the mountains(MM son,J.W Dillard,Jamie Doyle, did not nest on the coast. The WR), aswell asvarious others in etal.); 76 IndigoBuntings were S.H. Dyke,Stephen Eccles, Jeff hugeForster's/Common Tern- theD.C. area.A veryearly Least countedin Mecklenberg,VA, Effiger,Ethel Engle, Jane Farrell eryat BarrenI. didnot material- Flycatcher was at Patuxent June 3 (SRn, JD). Dickcissels (FJ1),A.J. Fletcher (Caroline, lze thisyear but relocatedten WildlifeResearch Center Aug. 1 were back to their more usual MD), R.B. Fletcher,John Frary milesn. nearJames I. Herring (DBy). numbers this summer with three (JFy), Jesse Fulton, Hans Gulls did not have much nest- PurpleMartins had a gener- at Greensboro,MD, June 30 Gabler, Inez Glime, J.S lng successanywhere in Mary- ally poor breeding season (MN, DB, JGR), one in Kent, Gottschalk,Jim & PatriciaGru- land although there was a (MKK). Veryout of placewas a MD, June24 (J & PG) at Airy ber,T.M. Gwynn,C.O. Hand- colonyof 3004- pairsat Spar- singleBank Swallow at CobbI. Hill Rd.,one at MapleDam Rd. ley, Robert Hilton, Ken rows Pt. near Baltimore. Black June18 andJuly 18 (BW). An nearCambridge through mid- Howard, Marshall Iliff, Teta Skimmers, which have nested unusualsummer stray was a June (MO, HLW), one at De- Kain, Kerrie Kirkpatrick,V.B for severalyears in theBarren I. Red-breasted Nuthatch at Den- tour June3 & 16 (RFR), plus Kitchens, M.K. Klimkiewicz, area,relocated this yeara few ton, MD, July 5 & 16 (MN). two at MasseyJune 10 (JGR), BobLamdy, Nancy Magnusson, milesn. to Tar Bay but were BrownCreepers nested again at theseall in Maryland.In Vir- Don Meritt, Doug Miller washedout. This Marylandin- H.M.C.P.where they were seen giniaup to fivesingers were in (DMr), Dorothy Mitchell formation is all courtesyof carryingnesting material in Campbell May 7 into July (DMI), MyriamMoore, Mari- Brinker. earlyJune (EPW, KK). Theonly (TD). Hilton did more exten- ana Nuttie, Michael O'Brien, At Hart 200 CaspianTerns SedgeWren recordwas of two sivework in s.c.Virginia near Paul O'Brien, Tim O'Connell, wereseen July 28 (RFR) and singngat 12:45a.m. at DealI., the North Carolinaboundary EL. Parks,E.L. Pitney(lower E Schwabfound six at BackBay MD, July 20 (MO). At Wil- andlocated Bachman's Sparrows Shore, MD), Dan & Claudia June6. At inlandStump Lake in liamsburg16 Blue-grayGnat- in 3 countiesthere during the Puckette,Mary Pulley, Kyle w. VirginiaBeach, three Royal catchersJune 2 madea good period,totalling at leastseven or Rambo, J.G. Reese (Talbot, Terns were odd on July 8 total for the Virginia coastal eightbirds. Because of abuseof MD), GeorgeReiger, Sue Ric- (PWS). One hundred Com. plain in summer(SRn). Late someof theseindividuals by ob- ciardi, R.E Ringler (Hart), Ternsat Hart July28, including thrushes included a Gray- serversin previousyears, the lo- Wilbur Rittenhouse,Stephen locallyhatched juveniles, repre- cheeked and a Swainson's at cationsof thesespots will be Rottenborn(SRn), R.M. Schut- sentedthe first local nesting BlackHills Res.in Montgomery,kept confidential.For shame sky, Don Schwab,Jo Solem record(RFR), and 850 Forster's MD, June 2 (DC) and two that this must be done! (Howard),P.W. Sykes,Brian Terns were also in the area. Least Swainson'sat Pasadena, MD, A SavannahSparrow was at Taber (BTa), Hank Taliaferro, Terns continue to nest on school May 31 (SR).Cedar Waxwings Keysville,Carroll MD, June16 G.D. Therres, Barry Truitt, roofs on the central E.S. of weremore widespread than nor- in an area where small numbers Jerry Via, E.P. Weigel Maryland,frequenting rooftops mal with severalcoastal plain of them breed(RFR). Two small (H.M.C.P), H.L. Wierenga m Cambridge,Easton, and St. breedingrecords (v.o.). The only populationsof Regionallyrare (MD railsurvey), Bill Williams Michaelsthis year (JGR, JE). In LoggerheadShrike reports were (practicallygone) Henslow's (VA barrier island survey), Virginia, 450 were found at of singlesat Reston,VA, July26 Sparrowsincluded six singers at E.M. Wilson (D.C. area), WinterHarbor July 4 (JBB)but (DFA) and in Greensville,VA, NokesvilleJune 16 (KHB) and CharlesZiegenfus.--HENRY rainswere hard on this species near the North Carolina line up to eightsingers in s.Virginia T. ARMISTEAD, 523 E. also,although 100 were banded June22 (RH). nearJerusalem July 7-15 (RH, Durham St., Philadelphia,PA at Grandview June 9 (BTa). TD). Extremelylate, one sup- 19119. BlackTerns were reported from WARBLERS TO poses, were three White- justsix localities, with only 15 at FINCHES throatedSparrows at Lynchburg Chine. July 14-15 (DFA, An extremelyearly migrant was June2, plustwo Purple Finches KHB). A Black Skimmer was an imm. CapeMay Warblerat (in addition to 218 House seenup theJames R. at Hog I., Gloucester,VA, July 29 (TK). A Finches)(MM et aL). Early &trry,June 17 (JF). little east of the mountains, Bobolinks included two on the

Volume 44, Number 5 ' 1113 SOUTHERN ATLANTICCOAST REGION (SPRING 1990 REPORT) 'G..... 1lie HarryE. LeGrand,Jr......

Spring 1990 was somewhat warmer than normal. The warm Januaryand Februarycarried overinto spring, and there were GEORGIA a greatnumber of earlyreports of nestingand migrant species. .con Somespecies seldom seen as earlyas March, suchas Com- monNighthawk, were found in that month. Savannah• Becauseof theglobal decline in passerinemigrants as a result of habitatloss both in thetrop- icsand on thebreeding grounds in North America, the former fair to moderatespring migra- tion throughthis Regioncan nowbe downgradedto poorto had alreadydeparted that area Gulf Stream.On this May 26 Locallyunusual in the Char- fair. Most observers mentioned bylate September, so that physi- tripout of OregonInlet, NC, an lotte, NC, area were several a lacklusterpasserine season, es- cal loss to the individual birds impressivediversity of pelagic LeastBitterns in s.Mecklenbur G peciallythose in the Atlanta, was minimized. Of course,the birdswas noted, including eight May 5 (DW, HW). Continuing Georgia,area. As Atlantahas a permanentresidents, particu- tubenoses;good tubenose totals the bizarrestring of inlandre- high concentrationof birders larly the Red-cockadedWood- included38 SootyShearwaters portsof whitephase Great Blue andlies closer to themain flight pecker,had not only a major and six Leach's Storm-Petrels, Herons was one that was studied pathof theTrans-Gulf migrants habitatloss but a directphysical along with a Band-rumped at Conyers,GA, May 13-27 than do cities elsewhere in the loss in indMduals as a result of Storm-Petrel and two Black- (FM et al.). The SnowyEgret Region,reports from this area Hugo. A numberof artificial cappedPetrels with darknapes hasnot yet been reported to nest on the springflight carry great cavities have been drilled, and and rumps(HL et al.). One of at the heronry in far inland weight. Terry Moore com- nestboxes erected (i.e., placed the earliest ever White-tailed Boykin,SC; however, eight in a mented on low numbers of war- into a cut-outportion of the Tropicbirdsfor thatstate was an pasturepond near there Apr. 30 biers and thrushes from that boleof a pinein order.to blend immature or subadult seen on (LG) and one seen at the part of the Region.Of course, in with the trunk),to helpthis thistrip (HL, BP eta/.). A bird heronrypond May 10 (LG) are the farthereast one goes,the federallyEndangered species. believedto bea Cory'sShearwa- strongindicators that the species fewerthe migrantsin spring,so However,the almostcomplete ter wasseen from shore at Cape maywell be nestingthere this that birders in the Coastal Plain destruction of habitat at Francis Hatterason the veryearly date year.Other inland Snowies, pre- nowadaysare truly starvedfor Marion National Forest, which of Mar. 19 (RB, WF). sumablymigrants, were five in migrantsongbirds. hadthe largest population of the Fussell noted a Great Cor- •yne, NC, Apr. 28 (ED), and South Carolina birders have woodpeckerin the country,is morant at Little R. Inlet, SC, a singlesMar. 31 in Gwinnett,GA nowhad time to surveythe rem- theworst of theproblems to the new site for this increasing OH) andApr. 28 in Greene,GA nantforests devastated by Hur- naturalenvironment caused by species,Mar. 2. Thiscormorant (PS, PY, BW). Well inland Tri- ricane Hugo last September. the hurricane. isnow found in surprisingnum- colored Herons were restricted Gone are the forest warblers, berswell into the spring, as this season to e.c. North Car- andin theirplace are birds such LOONS THROUGH Grant notedas many as seven olina,with one on Apr. 2 and25 as Orchard Oriole, which was ANHINGAS May 1-31+ at New R. Inlet, in Pitt(JW) and one to twoApr. reportedto be quitenumerous A CommonLoon was quite late NC; he found a dead individual 28 and May 3 in •yne (ED, in some of the remnants. North- at L. Spivey,GA, May 27 (PB, there June 1. Double-crested GH). A Green-backed Heron ern Bobwhites have moved into TMi). Seldomreported breed- Cormorants have been a conti- Mar. 11 in n. Coweta,GA (D & these"woods", and other species ing nearthe Fall Line, an ad. nentalsuccess story in the last PM) wassurprisingly early. The suchas Indigo Bunting are also Pied-billed Grebe was with four decade, and numbers of mi- pre-nestingheron roost at Au- assumed to benefit. But for for- chickson May 31 at a pasture grantsinland have zoomed. For gusta,GA, containedsix species est-interiorspecies already on pondat Lugoff,SC (LG). The example,at inlandsites in Geor- of wadersApr. 13, dominated the decline, such as Wood onlyEared Grebe for theseason giawere 256 at L. OconeeApr. by the 473 Catde Egrets;two Thrush,Kentucky Warbler, and wasa likelycarry-over from the 28 (PY, PS, BW), 142 at Au- eachof SnowyEgret and Tricol- SwainsonsWarbler, the partial winter-- an individualat Cape gustaMar. 26 (AW,VW), and ored Heron were notable (AW, to neartotal lossof breeding Hatteras point, NC, Mar. 5 66 in Gilmer Apr. 29 (CR). VW). SingleGlossy Ibises were habitatover a 5- to 10-county (GJ). There were only a few Rarelyreported from the Pied- found well inland in North Car- areais a devastatingblow. The pelagic trip results for the mont,an overshootingmigrant olina near GreenvilleApr. 14 onlyconsolation is thatmost of spring,and apparently just one Anhingaappeared in n. York, (RT, VP), nearMorrisville Apr. thesetropical-wintering spedes went to the deepwater of the SC, Apr.22 (KH). 17 (RH), andat GoldsboroMay

1124' American Birds,Winter 1990 16 (ED). Although a post- garbageand dead farm ani- b•rd •nvolve nocturnal colhs•ons mostfamous s•te, but EagleIs- breedingWood Stork in Julyor mals;however, a flock of 140 in with towersor skyscrapers;few landnear Wilmington, NC, has Augustwould not be unusual Greene,GA, May 5 (PY)was im- livebirds are reported. The best had its share of rarities, includ- nearthe Fall Line, an adultMay pressive.(The reader should not sightingof SandhillCrane, regu- ing twothis season. Nance and 10 at a heronryat Boykin,SC inferthat this county has sanita- larin migrationonly in Georgia, Massey found a breeding- (LG) wasa surprise. tionproblems!) Normally, there wasone soaring with gullsover plumagedCurlew Sandpiper areseveral reports of overshoot- Cape Hatteras point Apr. 9 there May 9, and Nance et al WATERFOWL ing Am. Swallow-tailedKites, (AV). noteda Ruff,a malein breeding A white-phaseSnow Goose butonly one such report was re- plumage,there May 16-19 musthave been sick or injured ceivedthis spring -- onebird SHOREBIRDS The Ruffwas joined by another to be foundMay 25-29 on L. near Sanderling,NC, May 7 Again this spring, Lesser on May 18 (JFP). Unlike in Lanier,GA (JP).After the big (JL).No datawere provided on Golden-Plovers avoided detec- states to the North, such as winter-season invasion of Brants the fate of the largebreeding tionin NorthCarolina, yet were Delawareand New Jersey, Ruffs to the Carolinas, it was not sur- populationin FrancisMarion againfound in the othertwo do not normallytarry long at prisingthat therewere more N.E, SC, and there is concernof states. An excellent seven were at sitesin this Region,and the springseason reports than usual, habitat loss as a result of Hurri- Roger'sBridge, GA, Mar. 24 4-dayspan of datesat EagleIs- includingsix at MountPleasant, cane Hugo last fall. Out-of- (HG, PB), andone was at Beau- land wasa "long"sojourn. A SC, Mar. 17 (DF). Therewere a range MississippiKites were fort, SC, Apr. 29 (ST,Re). An Long-billedDowitcher at Bear handfulof verylate puddle duck notedin North CarolinaMay 5 earlyWilson's Plover was found I., SC,Apr. 28 (LG) wasproba- reports: May 27 recordsof near Castle Hayne (ED) and at Masonboro I., NC, Mar. 5 bly not rare,but the speciesis Green-wingedTeal at PeaI., May 11 nearSwanquarter (SC). (JF);and notable Semipalmated not often reportedin spring, NC (HL) and N. Pintail in Breedingrecords of Sharp- Ploverreports were one very possiblybeing overlooked. Wil- Clayton,GA (PB,TMi), andN. shinnedHawks in the Region earlyinland Mar. 17 at RumCr. son'sPhalaropes sometimes go Shovelersat Clayton,GA, May havebeen in shortsupply lately. W.M.A., GA (TJ) and 25+ on unreportedin spring,but this 20-21 (CR, PB). Fussellfound Doesa reportof an immature May 21 at Goldsboro, NC yearthere were three sightings: fourpairs of Gadwallsin Mayat that built a nest in March and (ED). One of the rarestshore- two at the Savannahspoil area, CedarI., NC, apparentlyat the Aprilin Atkins'yard in Decatur, birdsinland is theAm. Oyster- SC, Apr. 28 (HL, RD et al.), s terminus of the breeding GA, "qualify"?Quite early was a catcher;yet, one was seenin oneat GoldsboroMay 18 (ED), range.Several inland Greater Broad-wingedHawk heard call- flightat Greenville,NC, May 16 and one at HuntingtonBeach Scaupswere reported from both ing nearTable Rock S.P., SC, (RT) for one of the few inland S.P.,SO, May 26 (KH). A few Augusta(CZ, CB, AW) and Mar. 9 (LG); anotherwas more records for that state. As the Red-neckedPhalaropes were SanteeN.W.R., SC (LG, RM), respectablyearly Mar. 21 in Black-necked Stilt is about as seenon the Oregon Inlet pelagic whereasa LesserScaup was Rockdale,GA (PR). A detailed rareinland as the oystercatcher,trip May 26, butthe best record quitelate May 30 at BearI., SC descriptionof a Red-tailed it mightbe suggestedthat single wasone found injured on a road (LG, EDa, MS). A Harlequin (Harlan's)Hawk wassubmitted, reportsof the stiltat two loca- alongthe coastat EmeraldIsle, Duckwas a goodfind Mar. 19 apparentlythe firstsight record tions near GoldsboroMay 3 NC, May 13 (JF). The second at CapeHatteras (RB, WF), as for this racefor Georgia.The (GH, ED) and May 23- 24 Atlanta area record for Red wasan inland Oldsquaw present bird was observed near Athens (ED) relate to the samebird. Phalaropewas established when fromFebruary to Mar. 15 at L. Mar. 4 (CH, PG, JS,CL). There UplandSandpipers were widely one was seenat the Clayton Murray,SC (LG, RM). Another werejust two inlandreports of reported,with the most spectac- Water Treatment Plant Mar. 3 holdover from the winter was Merlins, both on the somewhat ularcount being 17 at the Au- (CH, PG). the Surf Scoterat L. Spivey, earlydate of Mar. 31 -- at Lu- gustaairport Apr. 5 (AW,VW). Clayton,GA; it wasseen repeat- goff,SC (LG) andin Greene,GA Theonly Long-billed Curlew re- IA!•GE• THROUGH edlyto Apr.22 (PB,CR etal.). (PY). On the otherhand, there portwas of the usualwintering TERI• Still another holdover, the werealso two inlandreports of bird at Ft. Fisher, NC, noted The bestjaeger counts for the White-wingedScorer at Sweet- migratingPeregrine Falcons, Mar. 4 (JF). seasonwere made on the May 26 water Cr. S.P., GA, was last eachon May 5. Singleswere Dean'snearly daily coverage pelagictrip off OregonInlet, noted Mar. 4 (PS). A Common noted near Greenville,NC (RT) of the Goldsboro Water Treat- with eight Pomafineand five Goldeneyeat Pineville,NC, and Augusta(PB, HG, TM). mentPlant ponds yielded many Parasiticjaegers tallied (HL). Apr. 4 (HW, HWh) wasa late Alongthe coast, a Peregrinewas notablepeep records. He found Unfortunately,the hopedfor bird,as few reports are received rather late May 20 near the a SanderlingMay 21-24, and Long-tailedJaeger and S. Polar after March. The Hooded Mer- CedarI., NC, ferryterminal (JF, excellentcounts of 90+Semipal- Skuaon thistrip werenowhere gansetnests sporadically in the DS).I alwaysfind reports of Yel- matedSandpipers May 23 and to be seen;these are two of the Region;thus, of interestwas a low Rails of greatinterest, as 100+ LeastSandpipers May 3. mostelusive of the regularpela-, femalewith four downyyoung most of them involve birds seen White-rumpedSandpipers were gicspecies on theAdantic coast. at SavannahN.W.R., SC, Apr. by accident,sometimes in out- oftenreported inland, of course A truly remarkablephenom- 28 (PW). There were three re- of-the-wayplaces. People like all in May. However,Dean's enonoccurred on Apr. 28 in the portsof CommonMerganser, me,who spend hours in marshes tallyof 17 on May 21 at Golds- inlandportion of the Region, alwaysa goodfind in theSouth: andwet fieldsspecifically look- borowas the only count of more apparentlyrelated to a strong four in Dekalb, GA, Mar. 17 ingfor the birds, always come up thana singlebird away from the stormfrom the west.Laughing (GS), two at RoanokeRapids empty.However, one birder who coast. Inland Dunlins were Gulls, and to a lesser extent L., NC, whereregular in winter, waswalking along a boardwalk noted at GoldsboroApr. 8 - othergulls, were dumped from Mar. 18 (RD), and one at L. overthe marshyedge of Single- May 24 (ED) andat L. Crabtree the skyonto lakes that day.Of Oconee,GA, Mar. 3 (PY). taryL., NC, Apr.20, waslucky nearMorrisville, NC, Apr.7-11 course,this species is primarily enoughto seea YellowRail flush (RH). Despitetheir seemingly coastal, though spring inland re- VULTURES THROUGH nearher (HT). Hart hada good sterile(and ugly) appearance, portsare not unusual. But seem- CRANES lookat a ClapperRail, both on dredgespoil ponds often host inglyanyone who visited a lake BlackVultures are decreasing in the groundand in flight, at largenumbers of shorebirds. on Apr.28 commentedon the partsof the l•egion as a result of Lillington,NC, Apr. 17. Most The pond in SouthCarolina species.On thisdate, 17 birds, bettersanitation and disposal of inland records for this coastal nearSavannah is the Region's alongwith a shocking29 Her-

Volume 44, Number 5 ' 1125 ring Gulls, were found at L. CUCKOOS THROUGH were ,n the vicinity (PSa). numbers in the Coastal Plain, Oconee, GA (PS, PY, BW). LARKS Saraceni had 25 Bank Swallows slipsaway from the Region qu,- Eight Laughingswere seen at The elusive Black-billed Cuckoo May 30 at JordanL., where etly in March and April; the Goldsborothat day (ED), as wasreported only twice, both in banksseveral feet high are pres- peakthis springwas Apr. 14, werethree in flightover Atlanta Georgia.Several Short-eareds ent, but the birds were not whenBrisse had four in Clayton, (PB) and one near Greenville, wintered near Athens, GA, and foundin Juneand the banks do GA, Hilton banded one at York, NC (JW). One the nextday at were last noted Mar. 4 (fide not seemhigh enough for nest- SC, andThompson saw one at L. Wylie, !Ork,SC (KH) was TM). ACom. Nighthawkseen ing by the species.Sad to say, ChimneyRock Park,NC. As alsoa falloutvictim. It wasspec- and heard Mar. 31 at Mount therehas not been any reported with PhiladelphiaVireo, the ulated that these were birds Pleasant,SC (RM) was one of nestingby Banksin the Region Nashville Warbler migrates from the Gulf Coast rather than the few reportsever for that in nearlya decade,but asthere aroundthe Regionin spring, the Atlantic. One must wonder month. Also about two weeks are a handful of colonies in Vir- andthis seasons only report was if all theLaughings that winter early were Whip-poor-wills ginia,they ought to bebreeding one in Forsyth,GA, May 11 on the Gulf Coast also breed heard Mar. 12 at both Raven somewhere in North Carolina. (JG). A N. Parulawas quite there, or do some of them mi- RockS.E, NC (PH) andin Polk, The out-of-rangeCliff Swallow early Mar. 23 at Charlotte grateoverland to the northeast NC (ST). Belatedlyreported colonyat Oriental,NC, was (HW), and several Black- to breed on the northern coast wasa • Selasphorushumming- againactive this spring, as four burnian Warblers in Pitt, NC, of the United States?If the latter bird Nov. 16-22 at a feeder in or five birds were noted at the May 4-5 (JW) werevery rare istrue, then such a falloutmight Tryon, NC (ST). Birds of bridgeMay 16 (JF).One of the thisfar to theeast. Certainly the not be completelyunexpected. thisgenus, all Rufousso far, are big, and perhapsunpleasant, passerineof the springwas a Whatever the case, the fallout showingup regularlyin the stories of the last two decades singingd' Kirtland'sWarbler wasunprecedented for thisspe- Region,and not a fallor winter has been the inland advance of seenby Glover,as dose as three ciesin theRegion. passeswithout one to several Fish Crows. This season, one feet(!), May 1 nearLugoff. Sur- A Lesser Black-backed Gull reports. wasnoted at Tryon,NC, at the prisingas it mayseem, South was a goodfind at TybeeI., Oneof theRegions most dif- footof the mountains,on Apr. Carolinahas nine previous ac- GA, Mar. 25-Apr. 1 (PS,JSy). ficultto findmigrants -- Olive- 20 (ST), and several records ceptablereports, but thisis the In North Carolina, where sidedFlycatcher -- eludedall camefrom n. Georgia,indud- first for the state since 1967 hardly an item any longer, observersin the Carolinas,with inga landfillin Hall (fideTM). (Post and Gauthreaux, 1989, Fussellhad four sightingsof the threeGeorgia reports being The very heavysnow of De- Statusand Distribution of South Lesser Black-backeds from the of singlesApr. 29 in Gilmer cember23-24 alongthe North CarolinaBirds), clearly reflecting coastMar. 1-11 andMay 4, the (CR), May 5 alongthe Chatta- Carolinacoast devastated pop- the sharpdecline in the glo- last being at a landfill near hoocheeR. near Atlanta (PR), ulations of small insectivores, bal populationof the Kirt- Newport.Glaucous Gull, also and May 26 at Eufaula and Fussell noted that Marsh land'sin the pastseveral dec- no longera rarityin NorthCar- N.W.R.(JG et al.). One of last Wrens were much scarcer than ades. Thompson had three olina in midwinter, was noted summer'smost exciting discov- usualin theearly nesting season singingd' CeruleanWarblers at three times in that state: at erieswas the colonyof Willow in the brackish marshes at Cedar Tryon,NC, in Ma)• mostor all BeaufortMar. 24 (DW, TP), at Flycatchersin Greene, GA. This I., North R., and Hobucken.A territorial birds. There were four CedarI., May 7 (JF,JK), and at spring,one bird had returned to callingWood Thrush was ex- reportsof Swainson'sWarbler New R. Inlet Apr. 22 - May thenesting area by May 5 (PY). tremely early Mar. 13 at fromn. Georgia,some of which 31+ (GG etal.). One of the bet- A rarenester along the Fall Line Mayesville,SC (LG). As has werelikely breeders. The breed- ter finds of the season was a of SouthCarolina and Georgia, beenmentioned frequently in ingdistribution of thisspecies in Sabine'sGull off OregonInlet E. Phoebeswere found nesting these Regionalreports, the the Region'sPiedmont is very May 26 (HL et al.); thereare undera bridgeMay 6 in N. Au- globalpopulation of Catharus sketchyand needsmuch more only severalprevious spring gusta,SC (AW, VW). Glover thrushes has declined dramati- stud5A LouisianaWaterthrush recordsfor the state.Despite also found nests in that state call5and again this spring there wassinging on territoryin the the stunningfallout of Laugh- May 29 nearthe Fall Line at werevery few notable sightings GreenSwamp, Brunswick, NC, ing Gullson Apr.28, therewas Westvilleand at LittleLynches of thesespecies. Among the late May 17 (JN); thissite is some- no fallout of terns on inland R. underthe SC 42 bridge.As lingeringspecies were an Am. what southeast of the usual lakes,though a few Forster's oneor two pairsof GrayKing- PipitMay 13 in Forsyth,GA (JP, breedingrange, which comes to Terns were seen on that date, birdsbreed each year along the JC) and 20 CedarWaxwings within 20-25 miles of the as well as a Black Tern at L. Georgiacoast, the two seen near nearAtlantic, NC, May 31 (JF). North Carolina coast. The nar- Lanier, GA (JP). The rarest the lighthouseat St. SimonsI., Waxwings were actually rowspring migration corridor of terns were Arctic Terns in Geor- May 19 (PR) mightwell have widespreadlate in May in North the Connecticut Warbler takes gia and North Carolina.One beena matedpair. The warm Carolina, and next seasonsre- the birdsthrough Georgia and seenon the beachat JekyllI., latewinter and early spring al- port detailsa numberof nest- thew. portionof theCarolinas, May 5 (PB, HG, TM) was lowedfor advanced breeding by ingsin that state.Philadelphia. with a peakin mid-May.Not Georgia'ssecond onshore rec- HornedLarks, as evidenced by a Vireosskirt the Region in spring surprisingly,the two reportsfit ord. One was seen off Beau- juvenileseen Apr. 4 andseveral -- I'm stilllooking for my first this pattern:singing birds in fort Inlet, NC, May 19 (HL, family groupsApr. 6 in the at that season -- but one was GeorgiaMay 12-13 at Conyers RD); a flock of six other terns Mayesville,SC, area (EDa, LG). seenalong the NeuseR. eastof (PR) and May 13 in Dawson not far awaywere also believed RaleighMay 8 (RD). (JP,JC). No reportswere re- to havebeen Arctics. Paget had SWALLOWS THROUGH ceivedof MourningWarbler, an excellent inland spring VIREOS WARBLERS andthere were just four of Wil- count of 20+ Black Terns at JordanL., the onlynon-moun- Charlotte,NC, is roughlythe sons Warbler. L. LanierMay 21. The vague tain site in the Carolinas where s.e. limit of the Tennessee War- referenceto a dead noddy Tree Swallows are believed to blermigration route in spring, FINCHES, foundin Georgia(AB 44:76) nest,again this spring had sus- and Walker had several in her ICTERIDS was confirmed as a Brown pectednesting birds. A female yard there Apr. 23-24. The PaintedBuntings, rather poorly Noddy;the specimenwas seen wasnoted entering a treecavity Orange-crowned Warbler, knownas breeders in the c. part byWalsh (fide BD). May 28, andseveral other birds which winters in moderate of Georgia,were a majorpres-

1126' American B•rds,W•nter 1990 ence in the Macon area this Aboutpar for the seasonwere spring,and three remained at T. nings,Bill HiltonJr., Joel Hitt, spring. An imm. male was four reportsof Lincoln'sSpar- Moore's feeder in Woodstock, GeneHowe, Chuck Hunter, Ty singingMay 12, and another row: bandedon Apr. 24 near GA, throughthe end of May. Ivey,Terry Johnson, Greg Jus- greenbird wasnearby (JA). York, SC (BH); and seenApr. On the other hand, Evening tice,Jeannie Kraus, Carol Lam- Over the nexttwo weeks,Ivey 29-30 in n. Mecklenburg,NC Grosbeaks were rather scarce, bert, Joe Lassiter, Harry founda pair,including a mature (DW et al.), May 6 in Dawson, withthe last reported at Lngoff, LeGrand,Merrill Lynch, Robert male. If a nest is found, this GA (JP),and May 12 in Gilmer, SC,May 9 (LG). Manns (RMa), Greg Massey, mightbe theclosest to theFall GA (CR). Dennie& PamMcClure, Roger Linefor the state, except for the The Townville,SC, areaagain Corrigendum:The second-hand McNeill,Francis Michael, Terry well knownpopulation along producedmigrant Brewer's reportof BrownBooby speci- Miller (TMi), SueMoore, Terry the Savannah R. as far north as Blackbirds,with two thereApr. men(AB 44:74)from Georgia Moore,Adrienne Myles, Jeremy Augusta.The only indication of 10 (LG, KC). A presumedpair shouldbe deleted.Correspon- Nance, John Paget,Veronica potentialDickcissel nesting this of N. Orioleswas again present dencefrom Dunningindicates Pantelidis,J.F. Parnell, Brian springwas of a maleand female out-of-rangeat Greenville,NC, thatthe badly decomposed spec- Patteson,Taylor Piephoff, Ann 50 miles east of Atlanta [near duringthe latterpart of May imenwas actually that of a do- Pollard,Paul Raney,Christo- what town?-- R.E.] May 545, (JW). This speciessparingly mesticgoose, as identifiedby pher Rustay, Paul Saraceni with a male still thereMay 20 nestsin the Region,mainly in FredSibley at YaleUniversity. (PSa), Georgann Schmalz, (RMa,AM). Clay-coloredSpar- the w. Piedmont of North Car- Thus, Brown Booby remains MargeSchwenck, Jeff Sewell, rowsare very rare in spring,and olina. House Finches were re- Provisionalin Georgia,based on Deb Squires, Peter Stangel the solereport this seasonwas portednesting at Aiken, SC, anoffshore sight record. (PSt), JoanSykes (JSy), Paul one studiedat a feedern•ar thisspring (PSt); this locale is Sykes,Helene Tetrault, Simon Fuquay-Varina,NC, mid- nearthe s.e.edge of the breed- Observers:Jerry Amerson, An- Thompson,Russ Tyndall, Allan March-Apr. 20 (J & SB). A ingrange, at leastfor thetime selmAtkins, ClarenceBelger, Vogt, Heathy Walker, Joan HenslowsSparrow was singing being!Several years ago, there RichBoyd, Patrick Brisse, John Walsh(JWa), Anne Waters, Ver- in the GreenSwamp, NC, in a wasthe shockingreport of a & SusanBumgarner, Kevin Cal- nonWaters, Bryan Watts, Har- brushyfield Apr. 28 (GM etal); Com.Redpoll along the North boon, Derb Carter, Robin Car- riett Whitsett (HWh), Peter the speciesis knownto breed Carolina coast well into the ter,Jack Carusos, Sam Cooper, Worthington,David Wright, (presumably)in this general spring.After a winterof nored- EvelynDabbs (EDa), Ricky John Wright, Peter Yaukey, area.ALe Conte'sSparrow was poll reports(with details),it Davis,Eric Dean, BarnyDun- Calvin Zippler.-- HARRY E. noted Mar. 3 and 17 in Greene, came as another shock that a ning, DennisForsythe, Clay LeGRAND, JR., N.C. Natural GA (PY);this was perhaps a bird CommonRedpoll spent May Fulcher, Wade Fuller, John Heritage Program,P.O. Box that wintered in the area. A Fox 5-14 at a feeder on the coast Fussell,Peg Gallagher, Hugh 27687,Raleigh, NC 27611. Sparrowlast noted in Winston- at Core Banks, NC (CF, DC; Garrett, Lex Glover, Gilbert Salem,NC, May 5 (AP,SM et ph. ML). Pine Siskinswere in Grant, Joe Greenberg,Robert al.) was about a month late. moderatenumbers during the Hader, Paul Hart, Kevin Hen-

ONTARIO ßwawa ..,..'--' Winiskß REGION Ron D. l•ir Moosoneeß • :=: * Kenora Mostof theprovince experienced •?•ultSt.Marie .: ß • Cochraneß ,:, unusuallywet andcold condi- I• ßSudbury .... ThunderBay ,, Marathon ß tionsduring June followed by morenormal weather throughout • ß,,,• •.•,,.: , •Wawa '•' July.The adverseeffects of the extremecold during the third weekof May wereevident on martins and swallows as their numberswere sharply decreased •• Par•Sound• ':.•.,-,.--...... •, overwidespread areas. An assess- ment of these effectson other in- sect-eatingbirds is more difficult to make. In addition, rain af- fectedmany weekend days dur- ingJune, which are the only days • Pet•orough•ng•o• whenmost observers can get into the field, so that cautionshould beexercised when interpreting an '. • Wet•1oo* Torontoß Presqu'ile Prov.Pa• apparentscarcity of onespecies Hamilton. or another. The resuksof Breed- i ß Sarnia ß London ingBird Surveys are required in order to make definitive state- ments,and theseresuks are not availableat thetime of preparing thefollowing account. Volume 44, Number 5 ß 1127 Alongthe James and Hudson June 30-July 1 (SVA), and June 12-14 was a first occur- (AW,DHY etal.). The onlyre- Bay coastswithin the Hudson Toronto'se. HeadlandJuly 7-9 rencefor theHudson Bay Low- portsof GoldenEagle were of BayLowlands, a Wildlife Hab- (fideMPW). Noteworthysight- lands(DGC et a•). the lone adult and immature itat AssessmentProject was ingsin the w. wereof at least The male Canvasback at migrating W and E past L carriedout by staff from the fourbirds along L. NipigonJune Cannington June 3 was late ShagamuR. June5 andJuly 10 Moosoneeoffice of theMinistry 5-July 17 (NGE) and six in (BH, RJP).The femaleRedhead (DJA et al.; AW et al.) respec- of Natural Resources. The field QueticoP.E June 12 (fideSFP). with nine young at Alfred, tively.In the south,Peregrine stations were at the mouth of Single Great Blue Herons Prescott,July 8 constituteda first Falcons included two adults the Little ShagamuRiver (ab- were well n. of range at L. countynesting (BMD). Other roosting on a Government breviatedL. ShagamuR. below) ShagamuR. July 11 (RHC, oversummeringbirds were at buildingin OttawaJuly 1-31 located northwest of Winisk on CEP) and EkwanPt. July 29 Presqu'ile,where up to seven (BMD et al.), an adult at Hudson Bay, and at Ekwan (CEJ et al.). Five nestsof Great were found (SML), Wolfe I., GoldenLake, Ren•ew, June 2 Point 250 km northwest of Egretscontaining 20 youngnear Amherstview, Port Perry, (CM), and an immature at Moosoneeon JamesBay. The SouthamptonJune 28 provided Guelph, Damascus, and Huntingford,OxJ3rd, July 10 findingsare very interesting as thefirst breeding for thisspecies Mountsberg.A pair of Greater (RSk).One graymorph Gyrfal- we learn more about waterfowl in Bruce(DVW). The strong Scaupat Rockland,Russell, July con was at EkwanPt. along and gull movementsalong this springshowing by CattleEgret, 8 showedno evidenceof fledged JamesBay July 31 (DS,JKC). remotecoast as well as range ex- includinga previouslyunre- young(BMD). Othersout of Farthern., at L. ShagamuR., tensionsfor breeding passerines. ported bird at YoungsPoint, rangewere five males in Thun- Willow Ptarmiganwere com- One of the excitingfinds was Peterborough,May 17-20(DG), derBay July 5 (NGE) anda lone mon duringthe period(AW) theRock Ptarmigan. Outstand- spilledover into summer. Three maleat BeavertonJuly 29 (BH). However,Rock Ptarmigan, ing raritiesfarther south in the adultslingered at KingstonJune Some14 Oldsquawslingered in knownin Ontarioonly during settledparts of the provincein- 25-July 1 (WAM et al.). and L. Ontario off Whitby June winterwhen the speciesirrupts cludedSpotted Redshank and lonebirds were in Shrewsbury29-July 31 (BH, KH), part of intothe far north, surprised ob- CurlewSandpiper. June 9 (TRS et al.) and the small number that over- serversat L. ShagamuR. Five Greensvillenear Dundas July 10 summer annually along the (threemales, two females)were Abbreviations:Pelee (PointPelee (NC). The Green-backed lower Great Lakes. The 81 Surf foundJune 28 on dry coastal Nat'l Parkand vicinity);Algo- Heronin AlgonquinJuly 9 was Scotersat Ekwan Pt. June 21 ridges (ph. AW, CSc et aL) nquin,Presqu'ile, and Rondeau a goodfind (GF) andthe lone (DGC) werenoteworthy, as the whereseven appeared July 15. A are Provincial Parks. Place Black-crownedNight-Heron at speciesis unknownas a breeder minimum of seven birds, but names in italics denote counties. Wildwood L., OxJ3rd,July 7 alongthe James Bay coast. Late probably 11 differentbirds, providedthe first mid-summer Buffleheadswere single males at were there. The only Yellow LOONS TO countyrecord (JMH). Presqu'ileJune 9 (SML) and Railsfound at L. ShagamuR HERONS KingstonJune 15 (RWo).The weresingles June 5 & 27-28, The 400 Red-throated Loons at WATERFOWL TO only confirmed nesting of but at EkwanPt., the species Ekwan Pt. June 14 are an im- CRANES RuddyDuck came from Alfred, wascommon (fideAW). Farther pressivenumber (AW, DGC, Late Tundra Swans were two Prescott,where a pair wasseen south,a lonebird at RoblinJune DHY) and the mostreported. immaturesat Long Pt. June9 with sixyoung July 1 (BMD). 9 (RDW) wasthought to have Out of season Horned Grebes (JMH et al.) and three at Hur- A 4th-yearBald Eagle was in beena migrant. Oxford55th weretwo at Presqu'ileJune 10 (J kett to June23 (S & MB). The Algonquin June 1-July 31 King Rail was in the Black & EC) and one at BronteJuly adultalong Toronto's lakeshore where very rare (RGT), andsin- Creek swampJuly 26 (JMH, 15 (KAM). Observersof the July 31 had oversummered gleimmatures flew at PeleeJune JSk).The only SandhillCrane adultin breedingfeather at L. (EAJ). The unmarked ad. 11 (JNF et al.), Presqu'ileJuly reportin thesouth was of a sin- ShagamuR. June28 wereuncer- TrumpeterSwan at Long Pt. 15-23 (TM), and Amherst I. gleat PeleeJune 5 (STP). tain whether local nesting July26 mayhave been the same Aug. 4 (JHE, RDW). Nesting occurred (AW et al.). Non- bird noted there Mar. 10 by N. Harrierswas reported in SHOREBIRDS breedingRed-necked Grebes lin- (JMH). The last of the Ross' several locations. One pair Northwardpassage continued geringin L. Ontariowere nine Geeseto passL. ShagamuR. on raisedtwo young near Ingersoll, well into Juneover areas along and four at Burlinton and HudsonBay were three June 5 the first therein severalyears thelower Great Lakes all the way OakvilleJune 16 & 24 respec- and one June 8 (AW, NHK). (DNB), andanother fledged six northto the HudsonBay coast tively (KAM), and singlesat A noteworthyconcentration of youngat NewmarketJune 28 SingleBlack-bellied Plovers were Whitby June 17 and July 10 post-breedingGreen-winged (MF). Ten left two nestsat the e. lastseen at Port PerryJune 16 (MJB, BH) andToronto July 8 Tealwere 350 at LongPt. July endof AmherstI. in earlyJuly (MJB)and Thunder Bay June 17 (RY). Another was inland at 26 (JMH). Furtherevidence of (RDW) and pairswere at six (NGE, SVP). The onlyLesser the Luthermarsh, !gOllington, the geneticinvasion of Am. sitesin Oxfbrd(JMH). Oxj•rd} Goldens noted were 600 at L June 16 (BKW, VEW), where BlackDucks by Mallardswas 2nd and3rd confirmednestings ShagamuR. June4 (AWet al.) on thesame day an EaredGrebe the ad. female Black x Mallard by Sharp-shinnedHawks were Three ad. Am. Avocets at In breedingplumage furnished hybridwith six young in Algon- at BigOtter CreekJune 16 and StrathroyJune 4 (DSG) re- only the 3rd county record quinJuly 22 (RGT). The Park LastConcession June 24 (JMH, mainedfor onlya shorttime but (MDC, RWe). The eightAm. hastraditionally been a barrier DSG). The lone bird at Ekwan anotherat Port Perrylingered White Pelicans well e. of their to Mallard incursion. Gadwall Pt. June 19 (AW) wasn. of the June8-10 (M. Kingetal.). Late breedingareas were the most of numbers continue to increase, establishedbreeding range. The Whimbrels included two at thelast decade and were perhaps led by the 100 at theAmherst- ad. Broad-wingedHawk at Presqu'ileJune 13 (SVP,WSC) displacedbydrought conditions. view sewageponds June 24 MoosoneeJuly 21 was one of Thestrong spring flight of Mar- Three were near Owen Sound (RDW) and70 at Presqu'ileJuly a few occurrences at this far bled Godwits continued with June10 (fideTRM) andsingles 5 (TFMB). The femalewith 13 northerlysite. Red-tailed Hawk singlesat PortPerry June 1-15 appearedat WhitbyJune 9-11 youngat TavistockJune 12 pro- breedsonly sporadicallyalong (fideMJB, DCS) and at Whitby's (KN et al.), Iroquois,Dundas, videdonly the 2nd confirmed the HudsonBay Lowlands,so Cranberrymarsh June 9 (MJB) June20 (ph. CS), WalpoleI. nestingfor Oxj•rd(JMH). The the occupiednest at EkwanPt. Eight ad. Red Knots at L June 26-27 (AHR), London c5'Eur Wigeonat EkwanPt this summerwas noteworthy ShagamuR June25 werevery

112g American Birds,Winter 1990 and three females(KAM, JP et a/.).The resplendentblack male June 23 was a record early southbound arrival in Ontario. The 17 Short-billed Dowitchers at EkwanPt. June 15 (AW et wereearly, and othersreached St. IsadoreJune 25 (BMD) and Hamilton June 26 (RHC). EightRed-necked Phalaropes in the southwere the mostof any summerperiod and portend an- other strongautumn flight. Three and one were at Amherst- view July 21 & July 28-29 (RDW) respectively.Singles wereat PortPerry July 13 (MJB, BH), LakefieldJuly 24 (PB), RichmondJuly 28 (JRH et aL). andHamilton July 30 (RZD).

JAEGERSTO TERNS Two light morph Parasitic Jaegerswere at Hurkett,n.e. of Thunder Bay,July 15 (ERA) and an adult was found dead thereJuly 30 (NGE). Farthern. Oneof sevenor moreRock Ptarmigan at the mouthof the LittleShagamu River ou HudsonBay, Ontario, at L. ShagamuR., ad. Long- June28, 1990.The species was previously known only as a wintervisitor iu the province. Photograph/Nan tailedswere seen June 4, 5 & 27 Wormingtou. (DJA et aL). LaughingGull sightingshave numbered 10 late(CSc et aL). In thesouth, the sell,July 19-24 (ph. BMD, TS (RJP, BH), typical seasonal duringthe past8 summersso last Sandealingsand Semipal- et at). It is regrettablethat the numbersfor this rare species. thethree this season represented matedSandpipers were at Pres- name of rhe birder who discov- EarlyLeasts included 50 at Pelee a three-fold increase. The adult qu'ileand Amherstview June 7 ered this 3rd ever occurrence in June30 (KAM, WL) andnine at Port Rowan May ll and (SML) & 13 (RWo)respectively Ontariowas not suppliedwith at TavistockJuly 2 (JMH). The LongPt. June 5 wasthought to TardyWhite-rumpeds were 10 at therecord. A loneSolitary Sand- firstof a moderateearly flight of have been the samebird (RVT, PortPerry June 8 (MJB)and one pipermigrated S overEkwan Pt. Baird'sSandpipers appeared at AB, IR). The others were at at Tavistock the same day June18 (AW),a veryearly date, PortPerry July 15 (MJB).Early ErieauJune 9 (TRS et at) and (JMH). The Baird'sSandpiper in andby June25 otherswere re- Pectoralswere singles at Ekwan WhitbyJune 22-23 (JF et at). Whitby'sCranberry marsh June portedin the extremesouth. Pt. June15 (AW, DGC, DHY), The onlyFranklins Gull was an 21 (BH, KH) was the only SingleWillets, alwaysrare in PeleeJune 30 (KAM, WL), and adultat FortErie July 25 (DC). recordfor the springpassage, Ontario, were in e. Hamilton TavistockJuly 8 (JMH). The The 17 Little Gulls in the south- duringwhich time the species is BayJuly 15-18 (fideKAM) and 2nd Eurasian wader of this sea- west made a normal number, extremdyrare in Ontario.Five at Ottawa Beach July 29 son was the ad. Curlew Sand- andone adult at L. ShagamuR. Red-neckedPhalaropes tarried in (TFMB etal.). The first migrant piper at Whitby'sCranberry July10 (AW etal.) was the only the Port Perry LagoonsJune Whimbrel passedEkwan Pt. marshJuly 21-23 (BH et at), report away from the usual 1-12 (fideMJB) and another June15 (AW etat), but thespe- Ontario's 5th since 1987. The areas.Noteworthy Bonaparte's was at TavistockJune 5 (JMH) cieswas not noted farther south intenselevel of birdingactivity Gulls were the 2000 in the Bea- asa continuationof that species' until July 16 when 11 passed in Ontario sincethe 1970s,with vertonponds June 12 (GMB). strongspring flight. overAlgonquin P.E for the4th the high qualityof observers, Ring-billedGull neststo- Southbound littorals were ever Park record (MK). Other suggeststhat this increase isreal. talled 38,000 in e. Hamilton bothearly and numerous.Five groupsincluded 12 in Presqu'ileThe 32 Stilt Sandpipersat L. Bay(MG) andan active Herring Black-bellied Plovers along July20 (DSh)and 22 at Alfred ShagamuR. June24 wereveUr Gullnest at Peleewas placed 15 WildwoodL. July24 were Ox- July22 (JRH etat). Hudsonian early and presageda strong m up in a cottonwoodtree •brd}eadiest by 10days (JMH). Godwits,staging on the Hud- flightfarther south (AW et at). (DGC), usuallya responseto SemipalmatedPlovers appeared sonBay coast, totalled 250 & Some 47 were in e. Hamilton disturbanceby humans.The at Prequ'ileJuly 13 (SML)and 400 birdsat L. ShagamuR. July BayJuly 23 (BS),and well east four Lesser Black-backed Gulls ad. GreaterYellowlegs returned 12 & 29 respectively(AW et were 10 at St. Isadore, Prescott, in OxJbra•Durham, and Ottawa at St. IsadoreJune 25 (BMD). July30 (BMD etat). andseven June23-July 31 suggesta sta- The 15 LesserYellowlegs at Ek- Three ad. Red Knots reap- at AmherstviewJuy 21 (RDW). bilization of their summer num- wan Pt., JamesBay, June 15 pearedat L. ShagamuR. July15 Three Buff-breastedSandpipers bers. Immature Great Black- were extremelyearly migrants on their way S (RHC, CEP), at L. ShagainuR. July 17 were backedswere singles well n. at (AW et al.) and the spedeswas onlythree weeks after the last very early migrants (AW). the Moosoneedump July 7 widespreadin the southafter northboundmigrants were seen Spring1990 was the first year in (RHC, AW) andEkwan Pt. July June25. The littoralof the sea- there. SingleWestern Sand- 10+ that Ruffs were not re- 28 (DS).Also along the n. coast sonwas the SpottedRedshank piperswere in sewageponds at ported in Ontario. However, werethe singlead. Sabinesat in wornbreeding plumage at the AmherstviewJuly 21 (RDW) five appearedin e. Hamilton MoosoneeJune 10 (DGC, AW Casselmansewage lagoon, Rus- and CanningtonJuly 28-30 BayJune 23-July 13, two males et al.), a firstfor that area,and Volume44, Number5 ' 1129 23 adultsmigrating past L. TuftedTitmouse was of a group Brown-headed Cowbird in Wa- wingedWarblers continue to in- Shagamu R. June 7 (AW, of sevenon NavyI. in theNia- terlooMay 21 (EM) wasa rare creasein the southwest at the ex- NHK). One adult wasstill there gara R. June 10 (RHC, JO, occurrence, as female robins penseof the Golden-winged. July12 (RHC, CEP). Threead. MEF). normallythrow out eggsintro- Some 15 new sites were found CaspianTems werenear Hur- Winter Wren has become a ducedby this broodparasite. alongBig Otter Creek,OxJ•rd kettJuly 30, oneof whichwas fairlycommon breeder in hem- NorthernMockingbird num- (JMH). The speciesoccurred in carryingfood (NGE). Nesting is lock ravinesalong Big Otter bersincreased again in areas 23 of 81 censusplots in the so far unknown from the n. Creek, Oxford,where other awayfrom the traditional south- GrandValley forest in l•terloo shoreof L. Superior.Seven morenortherly nesters have also west.Nests were reported in Ot- and Brant, where it outnum- northboundArctic Terns passed movedin (JMH). One was at tawa, where5 pairsfledged beredthe Golden-wingedby OttawaJune 1-13 (BMD etal.). then. edgeof thespecies' range young(BMD et al.), Pickeringtwo to one (TC). The "Brew- at EkwanPt. July 28-30 (JKC). (KH, BH), and Trent River ster's"hybrid in theLong Sault DOVES TO The male Blue-gray Gnat- (RH). Birdswere alsoin Beach- Conservation Area, Durham, SHRIKES catcherfarther n. atL. Shagamu burg,RenJ•ew, June 1-23 (BW), July3 wasthe 2ndever for that MourningDove continuesits R. June 2 (AW, NHK) was PeterboroughJune 8-10 (DG), county (LM). One Orange- rangeextension. One was well probablya spring overshoot and Whitbyand Oshawa July 22-25 crownedWarbler in Presqu'ile n. at EkwanPt. June14 (DGC, the mostnortherly occurrence (WB,DVR), Thunder Bay June June 1 (DSh) was late, and a AW}. The finding of a juv. of thespecies in NorthAmerica. 2 (NGE, SVP), and Marathon Nashvilleat k ShagamuR. June Long-earedOwl in BlackCreek Forthe 2nd consecutive year, E. to July31 (SVP).Loggerhead 8 (DJA)was at then. edgeof its swampJuly 26 furnishedone of Bluebirdnesting was reported to Shrikesnested successfully at range,where breeding was not fewconfirmed breeding records be strongthroughout many Evansville (DEB) and other confirmedduring the Adas pe- for Ox2•rd(JMH, JSk). It is counties.Two werefledged at pairssummered near Westport riod. The male N. Parula in difficultto answerthe question Taquanyah,Haldimand, June (NLB), Kingston(PG), and RondeauJune 10 wasthe Parks posedby some reporters with re- 19 (JBM)for the firstnesting Durham(MJB). firstever in June(TRS, KJB et spectto theapparent scarcity of therein manyyears, and four al.),and a MagnoliaWarbler in Corn.Nighthawks. They were raised in a nest box within VIREOS TO Gait June9 waslate (TC). The noted to be few in Oxford Toronto'sHigh Parkwere the FINCHES Cape May Warbler at L. (JMH} and Peterboroughcity firstconfirmed for that city since A pairof SolitaryVireos nested Shagamu R. June 2 (AW, (AGC), common in the Ma- 1929 (RY, LS). From the nest duringthe periodat Komoka NHK), likethe Mourning there tachewan(LT) and Kingston re- boxstudy in Matachcwan,157 for thesecond ever breeding in June 5 (DJA), wasa spring gions(RDW), andnot reported eggsled to 64 fledglingblue- Middlesex(PAR), and an un- overshoot n. of the established on in many other areas.Red- birds (LT). The Swainson's matedmale sang at Sweaburgrange. bellledWoodpeckers prospered Thrush at TavistockJune 8 was StationJune 11-July 31 (JMH) The onlyProthonotary War- in the southwest. Two nest sites recordlate by 6 days(JMH), forthe first ever in OxJ3rddur- blerreported was a malein the were noted in Oxj•rd (JMH) and two Hermit Thrushes in the ingsummer. A WarblingVireo Dundasmarsh July 3 (MG). alongwith 10+territorial pairs Long SaultConservation Au- on territory in ThunderBay Furtherstudy along Big Otter in the GrandValley forest be- thority,Durham, during June July1 wasunusual (NGE), and Creekhas revealed 30+ pairsof tweenCambridge and Paris weretypical of rangeextensions a Philadelphia Vireo at L. Louisiana Waterthrushes nest- (TC). Two pairswith young to the s. whenpockets of suit- ShagainuR. June5 (DJA)was a ing,which represent the species' wereon NavyI. in theNiagara ablehabitat exist (LM). The ad. spring overshootwell north. strongholdin Ox2•rd(JMH). R. June10 (RHC, JO, MEF). Am. Robinseen feeding a juv. Numbersof nestingBlue- The nestingpair of Hooded SummeringAcadian Fly- catcherswere at Pelee,Rondeau, andat sites in OxJ3ra•Middlesex, Brant,and Niagara. Early south- boundLeast Flycatchers were twoadults at PeleeJuly 4, which increasedto 20 byJuly 21 (AW, DGC). SingleW. Kingbirds werewell e. of rangeat LongPt. June4 (AB, SJ) and Marathon June14 (SVP,WSC). TreeSwal- low numberswere reported lower in Oxford(DNB) and Atikokan(SFD, probablya re- suit of the cold conditions dur- ing lateMay. At Matachewan, coldrain during the third week of Juneaffected swallow num- bersthere. From a nestbox pro- gramme,256 fledglingTree Swallowsresulted from 558 eggs (LT). The 8000 Bank Swallows at Long Pt. July 26 werealso fewerthan usual (JMH). The 51 Cliff Swallownests under a sin- gle bridgeat EmbroJune 19 werenoteworthy, as the species is scarceand localin Ox2•rd Conflictbetween two male House Finches at Forest,Ontario, Jnly, 1990. In Ontario, as in other parts of eastern (JMH). The only report of NorthAmerica, this species continues to expandits range.Photograph/A.H. Rider.

1130' AmericanBirds, Winter 1990 Warblersalso along Big Otter (DS), R. Skevington(RSk), B. CreekJuly 21 wasOx•rd• 3rd Smith,C. Smith(CS), L. Smith, ever (JMH), and a nest with L. Taman,J.E. Thompson,W. youngwas located in theDun- Thompson,R.G. Tozer, R.V. dasValley, Niagara (RZD). A Twest, R.D. Weir, D.V. We- lateWilson's Warbler appeared seloh, R. Westerhoff (RWe), in Presqu'ileJune 10 (J & EC). M.P. Whelan, S. Williams, A. Recordearly southbound mi- Wormington, R. Worona grantswere a TennesseeWarbler (RWo),B. Wright,B.K. Wyatt, in LondonJuly 9 (JC) and N. V.E. Wyatt,D.H. Young,R. Yu- Waterthrash in Beachville,Ox- kich.--RON D. WEIR, 294 fi3ra•July 25 (JMH). ElmwoodSt., Kingston,ON A territorial Dickcissel was at K7M 2Y8. Ferndale,Bruce, June 29-July 15 withoutevidence of nesting (MJP).Two malesand a female summered near Evansville, ManitoulinI., June5-July 10 (DEB, DEF et al.), but a nest could not be located. The Am. TreeSparrow at MarathonJune 20 waslate in departingfor the north (SVP). A loneClay-col- oredSparrow at L. ShagamuR. June 5 was noteworthy(AW, NHK), as this speciesis dis- tributed in widely spaced patchesthrough the north. The province's16th and 17th Lark Buntingswere singles at Tilbury duringthe week of June 12 (fide MPW) and near Greenbank June23 (SW) for Durham}3rd The erratic RedCrossbill was quite scarce in Ontariothis season,but this ever.The only HenslowsSpar- femaleappeared in EssexCo, nty in late June.Photograph/Anne Barbour. row reportedwas a malenear Selby June 9 (RDW). Late July26 (JMH) wereprobably A.G. Carpentier,J. Cartwright White-crownedswere singles at dispersingafter nesting.The (JC),D.G. Cecile,N. Chappie, a Smiths Falls feeder June 2 species'amazing adaptability T. Cheskey,J. & E. Christie, (RB) and Thunder Bay June was responsiblefor one pair W.S. Climie, H.G. Currie, R.H. 3 (IM). Alsolate were a single nestingin a factoryfan duct in a Curry, M.P. Davis, M.W. LaplandLongspur at EkwanPt. treeless industrial estate within Delorey,B.M. DiLabio, R.Z. June 14 (AW) and 13 Snow Oxj•rd(JMH). Red Crossbills Dobos,T. Dyke, J.H. Ellis, Buntingsat L. ShagamuR. June wereextremely scarce, but one N.G. Escott,D.E. Ferguson,J. 8 (AW, NHK). femaleappeared at a feederin Floegel,J.N. Flynn,M.E. Foley, Awayfrom the extreme w. of Cottam,Essex; June 22-26 (ph. G. Forbes,E Foster,M. Foster the province,W. Meadowlark TH, ABa). White-winged (MF), M. Gebouer,L. Gollert, sightingscontinue to decline. Crossbillsdeparted Algonquin P. Good, D.S. Graham, D. Singleswere reported near Lions by earlyJune (RGT) and the Greene,J.R. Harris, M. Hen- Head, Bruce,June 27 (.IBM), onlyothers were one in Thun- drick, B. Henshaw, K. Hen- Kemptville,Grenville, July 2-11 derBay June 4 (NGE) andten shaw, R. Herrington, J.M. (RAB),and Wiarton, Grey, July in MatchewanJuly 29 (LT). Holdsworth, T. Hurst, C.E. 23 (PM). A $ Brown-headed Fourfledgling Pine Siskins ap- Jane, E.A. Jefferson,S. Jones, Cowbirdwas well n. of rangeat pearedat a St.Catharines feeder N.H. Khairallah, M. Kubisz, L. ShagamuR. June 5 (DJA, June6 (LG), in a rare nesting S.M. LaForest,W. Lamond, I. AW). Two nestsof OrchardOri- fromNiagara. Macdonald, W.A. Martin, T. olesin Toronto'sHigh Parkre- McCormick, E.R. McDonald, sultedin threeand two young SubregionalEditors (boldface), K. McKeever,ICA. McLaughlin, fledgedduring early July, in the Contributors(italics), and Cited E. Meisner, C. Michener, P. 7th consecutive summer there Observers Middleton, J.B. Miles, L. (MWD, MPW). Anotherpair R.F. Andrle, D.J. Argo, S.V. Munro,T.R. Murray,K. Norris, was thoughtto havenested Arkel, E.R. Armstrong,D.E. North Leeds Birdwatchers successfullyat Whitby (DB). Bailey,M.J. Bain,A. Barbour (N.L.B.), J. Olmsted, M.J. Ox•rd5 firstconfirmed nesting (ABa),D. Barry,T. EM. Beck, Parker,S.E Pertmiak,S.V. Phip- by PurpleFinches occurred at G.M. Bennett, A. Bose (AB), pen,S.T. Pike,R.J. Pittaway, J. Wildwood Lake during June J.M. Bouvier,R•. Bracken,W. Poklen, C.E. Potter, P.A. Read, (JMH). The spreadby House Brailsford,H. Bremner,S. & M. I. Richards, P.W. Richter, A.H. Finches from urban centres to Bryan,D.N. Bucknell,T. Bun- Rider,D.V. Ruch, T. Sabo,D.C. rural areasis occurringover berry,K.J. Burk, P. Burke,R. Sadler, H. Saunders,T.R. Scov- most ofs. Ontario. The 20 mov- Burtch, M.D. Cadman, D. ell, C. Schaefer (CSc), D. ingtowards the tip of LongPt. Campbell, J.K. Cappelman, Shanahan(DSh), D. Shepherd Volume 44, Number 5 ' 1131 grationhad started rather slowly APPALACHIAN but onlya few otherearly mi- REGION grantshad appeared. GeorgeA. Hall Abbreviations:B.E.S.P. (Bald EagleState Park, CentreCo., '•' PA :'-Sta(e ( PA); C.EH. (M.E. Clark Fish Hatcher3Rowan County, KY); It was a normal summer. Most G.W.M.A. (GreenbottomWild- Powdermill of the Atlasprojects in theRe- 109Management Area, Cabell gionhave been completed and County, WV); G.S.M.N.P. many observerstook the sum- (GreatSmoky Mountains Nat'l mer off so ratherfew reports Park, TN); K.S.P.(Kingston . VIRGINIA.:;= .• came in. The TennesseeAtlas is SteamPlant, RoaneCounty, stillin progressand so a dispro- TN); K.C.P.P. (Kyger Creek portionatenumber of records PowerPlant, Gallia County, came from there. OH); EN.R. (PowdermillNature At Pittsburgh June was Reserve,l•stmoreland Co., PA); slightly warmer than usual, P.I.S.E(Presque Isle State Park, while July wasa little cooler. Erie Co., PA). Place names in Therewere no periodsof very italics are counties. hot weather. Both months were much wetter than normal with a LOONS TO total of 10.83 inches of rain. At IBISES - NESSEE ..-" •:;?• .... Erie Junewas cool and wet and A Corn.Loon apparently sum- July dry and warm, while in mered at Cave Run L., Rowan, eastern Tennessee rainfall was KY (FB). Other summerrecords 0.95 inchesbelow average and camefrom the Allegheny Reser- temperatureswere normal. This voir, Warren,PA, June30 0KC), all boils down to an uneventful and S. Hoiston Res.,TN, from season, but one for which the midJuly to endof period(BC). Black-crownedNight-Heron nestingconditions were good. An Eared Grebe (ph.) wasat colony at Watts Bar L., TN, There were unusual numbers The neotropicalmigrants K.C.EP.July 29-30 (WA). The June22-26 (R & All, RC). The of stragglerwaterfowl in theRe- that haveengendered so much Double-crested Cormorant con- only other recordscame from gion.At PymatuningL., PA,N. discussionrecently seemed to be tinuesits expansionin our Re- Union,TN, June2 and July2 Shoveler,Am. Wigeon, and mostly in normal numbers. gion. A group of about 50 (S & RSa). The Yellow-crowned LesserScaup were all seenin late Normal,that is, for recentyears, summeredon Meander L., OH, Night-Heron nestedagain at Juneor earlyJuly (RFL, RCD. and in most cases much less but there was no evidence of Elizabethton,TN (GW), andan A Green-wingedTeal was at than a coupleof decadesago. nesting(DH, NB). Six wereat immature was seen at Jones- P.I.S.P.July 5 (JM) and a Gad- On the other hand, numerous L. Somerset,PA, June 6 (AM), borough,TN, July9 (JB). wallthere July 31 furnishedthe observersreported such things fivewere seen flying over Moun- An unusual number of imm. first summer record for that sta- as Gray Catbirds,Rufous-sided tain City, GA, June 2 (PR, WhiteIbises were reported from tion(JM). Single Greater Scaup Towhees,and other "common" DW), and two adults and an e. Tennessee:one in CockeJuly 9 were reported from P.I.S.P. speciesto be in lowerthan nor- immature were seen on the (JBO),three in BlountJuly17, throughJuly 25 (JM) andmost mal numbers. OhioR. nearParkersburg,, WV, and twoin UnionJuly 17 (S & remarkablyfrom Cumberland, The rangeexpansions that June 17 (PM). Other records RSa).Two immatures (ph.) were MD, June 13-July 17 (MT). have been a feature of recent camefrom ELS.E,one on July seenat CaveRun L., KY, July HoodedMergansers occasion- yearscontinue without letup. 24 (JM); Ft. Loudon L., TN, 13-19 (SB). Four imm. Wood allynest in the Regionso sum- White-eyed Vireo, Yellow- June4 (BS);Tellleo L., TN, July Storks(ph.) were seen in Mont- mer recordsof femalesat 12.N.R. throated Warbler, and Blue 15 (All); and K.S.P.,TN, July gomery,VA, July 9-15 (NW, June 6 (RCL), Markleton, PA, Grosbeakare still actively mov- 15 (AH, K & LD). fideCK), andone was seen near June10 (AM), andPymanming ing north.But the real newsis With theexception of twore- Crawley,Greenbrier, WV, July L., PA, June 17 (RFD werenot the movement of "northern" portsfrom P.I.S.E,June 2 (BG) 17 (fideDP). Thesetwo locali- unexpected.A Red-breasted speciessouthward. If the climate and June30-July 9 (JM, EIQ, ties are only about 50 airline Merganserwas at P.I.S.P.from is gettingwarmer, these major all reportsof GreatEgrets came milesapart. July 14 to the end of period shiftsin rangeare unexplainable from the south. Nine at K.S.P., (JM, EK). (by me at least).Readers should July17 (All, K & LD) wasthe WATERFOWL, Forty or more TurkeyVul- note particularlythe swallows, highestcount. Other reports RAPTORS tures at an Erie, PA, landfill thethrushes, some of thespar- camefrom Cove Lake S.E, TN, Two Tundra Swanslingered June3 madean "unprecedent- rows, as well as the Northern July 9 (RK), Union,TN, June near StateCollege, PA, until ed" numberfor that date (JiS). Goshawk,that havejoined the 24 (S & RSa),Montgomery, VA, June 10 (RHa, EZ). Canada The Ospreyseems to be doing movement along with the July 9-10 (SV), Pulaski,VA, Goose continues its increase well. From e. Tennessee came flycatchersand warblers. July19-20 (CK),and Highlana• with recordnumbers reported the reportthat 19 of 23 active There were fair numbers of VA,July 17 (LT). Twoad. Little on BreedingBird Surveysin nestsat Watts Bar L. fledged late northboundmigrants still Blue Herons and one immature Greene,PA (RB), and Preston, young, one of three nestsat comingthrough in earlyJune wereat K.S.E, July 17 & 29 WV (GAH). Numerous com- MeltonHill L. fledgedyoung• and in particulara numberof (RK). A TricoloredHeron was plaintsand even lawsuitsare and there was an unsuccessful waterfowl remained in the Re- reportedfrom Riner,VA, July croppingup aboutthe geese, nestat TellicoL. (firstattempt gion throughJune. By the end 10 (SV).Eight or 9 pairsof Cat- and in Somerset,PA, 117 were there)(fide CN). Therewas a of the periodthe shorebirdmi- tie Egretswere nestingin a live-trappedand deported (fide possiblenesting in Somerset,PA

1132' American Birds, Winter 1990 (AW), and there were several andwhat may have been another RH) and •shington,TN (BC), sightingseast of Eriewhere nest- onewas there June 15-17 (JM). High•na•VA (LT), 2 locations ingformerly occurred (JM). A Bonaparte'sGull at B.E.S.E in TrumbulL OH (DH), and The twoWest Virginia Bald July 21 was an early arrival Centre,PA (SG).The oncefairly Eaglenests fledged five young (MW). A Ring-billedGull at commonYellow-bellied Sap- (CS) and the Bath,VA, nestap- AustinSprings, TN, June3 wasa suckeris now seldomreported parentlyfledged two (LT). In latemigrant (RK) and a Herring from the mountain region in Ohio the nestat MosquitoL. Gull at DeepCreek Lake, MD, summer,so a reportof fiveon fledgedone (CB, DH), whilea July29 furnisheda noteworthy Allegheny Mt., High•na•VA, newnesting in l?umbullfledged summerrecord (RIG). July10 (LT)was noteworthy. one(DH, EB). Othersightings Four Caspian Terns at Olive-sidedFlycatchers were camefrom LakeCity, PA, June B.E.S.P.June 23 (MW) were locatedat 2 placesin theCheat 13 (JBa),EI.S.E July21 (LM, unusual in summer as was one Mts. in earlyJune (GAH). A DS), and G.W.M.A., June 10 at Parkersburg,WV, June 19 late Yellow-belliedFlycatcher and July 12 (MG). Northern (JE). More expectedCaspians was banded at EN.R. June 11 Harrierswere at MosquitoL., wereat K.S.EJuly 15 (AH, K & (RCL, RM). Six singingmale OH, throughthe period(CB, LD) andat PymatuningL., PA, AlderFlycatchers were on Roan DH), and werereported from July 24 (RCL). Six Forster's Mt., TN, one of the southern- PymatuningL., PA, July 14 Ternswere seen at P.I.S.P.June 2 most stationsfor the species, (RFL) andSomerset, PA, July 31 (JM) and two wereseen there and a male was found at 2800 ft (AM). July23 (DS).One was reported in Johnson,TN (RK). The Wil- Both Cooper'sHawks and fromCumberland, MD, July13 low Flycatchercontinues to in- Sharp-shinnedHawks were re- (MT). The LeastTern reported creasein the south, with several porteddoing well in mostof the in the springaccount from new locationsfound by Ten- In early 1990, a pair of Peregrine EI.S.E remained at least until nesseeAtlas workers, and six Region.Two nestings of Sharp- Falconstook up residencein shinneds in the Knoxville, TN, lune 4 (Je & JiS). There were birds were found at 5 locations downtownPittsburgh for the first more than the usual number of near Mountain City, GA, in areawere noteworthy (fide CN). time in manyyears. This bird was A N. Goshawk nest was found photographedon the 44th floorof springreports of BlackTerns June(PR, DW). An interesting behavioralnote came from Rad- in CanaanValley, Tucker, WV the USXTower on August21, and a few remained at 2 loca- (EM), andanother was found in 1990. Photograph/StevenT. tions in Crawj•rd,PA, until ford, VA, where three aduk E. the Cheat Mts., WV (DM). At Branca. June 19 (RFL). A pair nested Kingbirdswere observed feeding another Cheat Mts. location successfullyat ELS.E, the first onebrood of youngbirds (CK). two adults and two immatures wardmigration started as usual successfulnesting in Erie since Suchhelping behavior (if that's wereseen on Aug. 1 (CS).Are about July 10-15. The late theearly 1960s (JM etal.). what it was) is not knownfor theremany more goshawks in stragglersincluded eight White- this species.A Scissor-tailed thespruce belt than anyone real- rumpedSandpipers June 4 at CUCKOOS TO Flycatcherwas found in Greene, izes?A careful surveydeter- C.F.H. (FB) and a White- FLYCATCHERS TN, June2 (RK). mined that there were a rumpedSandpiper at P.I.S.P. At State College, PA, both minimumof 40 pairsin theAl- June2 (JM). Exceptat ELS.P, speciesof cuckoowere in low LARKS TO leghenyN.E of n. Pennsylvaniavery few of the moreunusual numbersdespite the gypsy moth THRUSHES (fideWH). Red-shoulderedand specieswere reported among the outbreak there (JP), and a Horned Larks nested in Knox, Red-tailedhawks were doing Julymigrants. A Willet wasat timilar situationprevailed in TN, for the first time in many wellthis summer at mostplaces EI.S.EJuly 30 (JM). Migrating Shenandoah,VA (DD). A Black- years(A & RH). Othersummer but Broad-wingedHawks were UplandSandpipers were at Py- billed Cuckoo was found near records from e. Tennessee, in almostunreported. matuning L., PA, July 19 Baxter,GA, June 9 (JG) and Cumber•nd (CN) and Greene In Warren,PA, 39 of 40 boxes (RCL), at Clarksville,PA, July one was found at an elevation (RK), werenoteworthy. Reports wereoccupied by Am. Kestrels, 23 (RB), and at EI.S.E July26 of 1650 ft in Claiborne, TN of PurpleMartin nestingswere but 41% of the eggsfailed to (JM). Up to sevenWhimbrels (R & AH). mixed.They were absent from hatch and 110 young were wereat EI.S.EJuly 14 to July31 The onlynesting report of Waynesboro,VA (RS),but there fledged,the lowestproduction (EK, JM, DS). A flock of 70 Barn Owls came from Stuart's were over 200 nestsin the Ona, peroccupied box since the pro- Sanderlingsat EI.S.P.July 23 Draft, VA (MH), and a previ- WV, area (LW). Tree Swallow jectstarted (B & DWa).A wild (DS) wasthe mostever recorded ously known nestingsite in continues to consolidate its pairof Peregrinesappeared at a there.Sandealings were also re- Rockingham,VA, wasdestroyed southern advance. For the sec- hack site in Pendleton,WV, and portedfrom Cumberland, MD, in a church renovation (KF). ondyear they nested in Macon, the youngbirds intended for July15 (MT). A WesternSand- BarnOwl pelletswere found in NC (JS),and there were 4 nest- that site were added to the birds piper wasat P.I.S.P.July 23 a barnat Lewisburg,WV, but ing sitesin the Elizabethton, (a total of 11) hackedin the (DS). Up to four Stilt Sand- no nestingwas known to occur TN, area,all establishedin the New River Gorge,WV (CS). piperswere at EI.S.EJuly 15-29 (CH). A N. Saw-whetOwl was last 5 years(RK). There were Anotherpair wasseen on the (JM) and two wereseen at Py- heard in the Cheat Mts. of West also new locations in Cumber- Virginia-WestVirginia border matuning L., PA, July 27 Virginiain earlyJune (DM). •nd (CN) and Grainger(CN), (CS) and a pair engagedin (RCL). Short-billedDowitchers Severalreporters commented on TN. There are now two Bank courtshipflight in G.S.M.N.E werereported from Pymatuning the scarcityof Corn. Night- Swallow colonies in zinc-mine at thesite where nesting last oc- L., PA, July 14 & 21 (RFL, hawks,and the Whip-poor-will tailingsin e. Tennessee,the old curredin the 1940s(RK). RCL) and from Cumberland, continuesto decline.The only site with 175 nests and a new MD, July11-22 (MT, RIG). reportof Chuck-will's-widowone with 200 nests(fide CN). SHOREBIRDSTO A jaeger(sp.?--probably Po- came from Lyndhurst, VA, Eastern Tennessee is also the TERNS marine)was seen for severaldays wherethey were present until sceneof rapidlyexpanding Cliff Therewere a few straynorth- in lateJuly at DeepCreek Lake, mid-July(LP}. Swallowpopulations (RK, CN), bound shorebirds still in the Garrett,MD (FP). A Laughing Red-headedWoodpeckers and the relativelynew popula- areain earlyJune and the south- Gull wasat P.I.S.P.June 3 (JHo), werereported from Knox (A & tion in Beech Fork S.P., WV, Volume 44, Number 5 ' 1133 continuesto increase(WA). On rangeexpansions southward and feeder in Carter, TN, at least July 26 an estimated 6000+ to lower elevations continue. throughJune (TMc). BarnSwallows were roosting in ElevenGolden-winged Warblers the cattailsat ConneautMarsh, bandedat EN.R. madea high Contributors:Richard Almy, PA (RFL, RCL). total for recent years (RM, Wendell Argabrite, Carole A Red-breasted Nuthatch in RCL), but the3 or 4 pairson Babyak,Jim Baxter (JBa), Ralph postjuvenalmolt wasbanded at Roan Mt., TN, are the only Bell, Sharon Blackwelder, StateCollege, where the species onesin thatpart of e. Tennessee DorothyBordner, George Brei- hasnot beenknown to nest,on (RK).Two territorial male Mag- ding,Jim Brooks(JB), Brooks July 5 (MW). The Carolina nolia Warblersat Edinboro,PA, BirdClub Foray (B.B.C.E), Ed- Wren continues to do well and to theend of June(MT) wereat wardBrucker, Nancy Brundage, therewere 2 pairsnear Warren, an unusuallylow elevation loca- Fred Busroe, Jean Clark, PA (fide WH), north of the tion, as was the one at EN.R. Richard Clark, Keith Confer, usualrange. A MarshWren was throughoutthe season(RM, Brian Cross, David Davis, Har- presentat Mosquito L., OH, RCL).The Yellow-rumped War- riett DiGioia, Ken Dubke, Lil fromJune 11 to July30 (DH). bler continues to be found in Dubke,Jeanette Esker, Kathleen In s. Pocahontas, WV, newplaces in WestVirginia and Finnegan,Elwood Fisher, Tom Golden-crownedKinglets were should be looked for farther Fox, Dot Freeman, Bonnie Gin- foundin the valleysin white south.At the otherextreme, the ader,Steven Grado, Joe Green- pinegroves, while they were ab- Yellow-throated Warbler contin- burg, Mike Griffith, Charles sentfrom the high ridges which uesits rapid expansionnorth- Handley, Randy Harrison were covered with hardwoods ward. ProthonotaryWarblers (RHa),John Heninger, Mozelle (TF). At Waynesboro,VA, 36 are uncommonin this Region, Henkel,William Highhouse, nestsof E. Bluebirdproduced sothe reportthat they have in- David Hochadel, Judy 226eggs and fledged 164 young creasedatone of the few nesting Hochadel(JH), AudreyHoff, birds (RS). The Swainson's sitesin WoocLWV (GB),is good RonHoff (RH), JoyceHoffman Thrushis thought to bedeclin- news.There was a nestingat a (JHo),Clyde Kessler, Ray Kiddy ing in its northernbreeding new Woodsite (JE) anda pair (RKi), RickKnight (RK), Dave range,but theextreme southern was seen in Conneaut Marsh, Krueger,Ed Kwater,Robert C. populationsin the CheatMts., PA, July 15 (RFL, RCL). A Leberman,Ronald E Leberman, WV, seemto be doing well singingmale Swainsons Warbler AnthonyMarich, Tom McNeil (GAH). Onewas heard singing wasfound for the second year in (TMc), Jerry McWilliams, in Linn Run S.E,PA (JW). This Fayette,PA, well north of its Male Dickcisselfrom the colony Linda McWilliams, Edward station is far removed from the usualrange, but no evidenceof foundin BelmontCounty, Ohio, Michael,Donna Mitchell, Terry nearestknown breeding areas to nestingwas obtained(DK). In June22, 1990. Photograph/Maw Moore, Robert Mulvihill, Pat. thenorth in Pennsylvaniaand to Nicholas, WV, three to four Gustafson. Murphy, CharlesNicholson, the south in the Cheat Mts. A maleswere found compared LindaPatrick, John Peplinski, singingmale Hermit Thrushat with the one or two in recent apparentterritorial male White- DanielPerry, Fran Pope, Paul 5900 ft in G.S.M.N.E on June years(GB), andseveral new sites throatedSparrow was found in a Raney, Rebecca Satterfield 6 was a Park first (RK). This were reported from the bog high in the Cheat Mts., (RSa), Steve Satterfield (SSa), specieshas moved steadily south Knoxville (CN) and Elizabeth- WV, in June (DM), and a BoydSharp, John Sill (JS), Mike andbreeding at thislocation can ton (RK), TN, regions. A singingmale was at StateCol- Smith,Don Snyder,Ruth Sny- be expectedsoon. Numerous MourningWarbler at an eleva- lege,PA, June26 (DB). Unex- der,Anne Stamm, Craig Stihler, observers commented on re- tion of 900 ft in Anderson,TN, plainable was a singing JeanStull (JeS),Jim Stull (JiS), duced numbers of Wood fromJune 9-16 (songrecorded) Dark-eyed Junco in Parkers- Marian Terwilliger, Leonard Thrushes,and a quantitative (RH) mayhave represented a pi- burg, WV, July 1 (JCl). On Teuber,Mary Twigg,Steve Via, study in Shenandoah N.P. oneeringattempt at rangeex- BreedingBird Surveyroutes in JoelVolpi, JudyWard, Gary showed a 50-60% decline in pansion.For the first time in Jacksor•V4W, the OrchardOri- Wallace,Beth Watts,Don Watts twostudy plots over 4 years(EF, many yearsno Yellow-breasted ole outnumbered the Northern (DWa), Dick Williams, Leon MS). Chats were to be found on a 46 to 20 (B.B.C.E). Wilson, Merrill Wood, Norman farmat Lewisburg,WV (CH). The malePurple Finch (ph.) Woods, EugeneZielinski.-- PIPITS TO At Ona, WV, N. Cardinals at Mountain City, GA, June2 GEORGE A. HALL, P.O. Box FINGHES were reportedto be at an all- (PR,DW) wasmost interesting. 6045,West Virginia University, An Am. Pipit at EI.S.E July timehigh (LW). The 17 Rose- Thespecies isnot known to nest Morgantown, WV 26506- 4-10 (JM) wasa most unusual breasted Grosbeaks banded at southof WestVirginia. Is it, 6O45. straggler.Loggerhead Shrike EN.R. duringthe periodmade too, joiningthe southwardpa- nestswere reported from High- an unusuallyhigh number rade? Red Crossbill records lana• VA (LT), Anderson,TN (RCL, RM). Blue Grosbeakhas camefrom near Blairsville,GA, (RH), andLoudon, TN (RC). In beenextending its rangein the July11 (JG,JV), fromthe Chat- the Elizabethton,TN, area the lowlands,but one at theparking tahoocheeN.E (HD), Roan Atlassets turned up 8-10 lot atopRoan Mt., TN, June9 Mt., TN (RK), and Highland recordsin 4 counties(RK). War- wasmost remarkable (BC). The VA (LT). Pine Siskinsremained blingVireo is a rarebird in e. only Dickcisselreport came as late as June20 at Ona, WV,, Tennessee but it was found at 6 fromAugusta, VA, July19 (RS, Parkersburg,WV, UnionCity, sitesnear Elizabethton (RK). MH). VesperSparrows at 3 sites PA (JM), and Trumbull(DH), Most of the low elevation in Johnson,TN, and on the butthe only evidence of nesting warblerswere in goodnumbers RoanMt. "balds"(RK) wereun- wasthe bandingof severalwith and,with a fewexceptions, the usual so far south, as were the broodpatches at StateCollege high country warblers also SavannahSparrows at Lynd- during June (DB). A female showedno further declines.The hurst,VA, July 18 (RS). An EveningGrosbeak remained at a

11a4- American Birds,Winter 1990 WESTERNGREAT LAKESREGION DarylD. ssen ß AgassizNWR

TheRegion has been waiting for ß ßItasca StateParkDuluth a summerlike this for years. The • •uperior•'Ashl?d SeneyNWR• ?'•' • two-threeyear drought was dra- maticallybroken as all three •CrexMeadows• .MICHIG•• statesreceived adequate rainfall. ß - N In fact it often went to the other • WISCONSIN• .• • ' extreme,too much rain, but it Minnea•lisß eSt. Paul [[ J ( ßTraverse Ci• • • was generallymost welcome. The Regionwas green for the entireseason, a pleasant contrast e •ue MoundsS.E .•chester•...... •* LaC ..... eU •mF • • Midlande•.... •t to the preceding summers. • •. HoriconNWR . Musk[gon._ ..P• H•.• Accompanyingthis ample mois- [ MadisonßMilwaukee ß eGrand R•ids • turewas a bountifulinsect pop- ulation!Mosquitoes and deer fliesin particularwere unbdiev- ableat times.Temperatures were pleasantlycool for themajority of the periodwith verylimited periodsof hot, humidweather. Unfortunately,the addition of thispleasant seasonal weather neckedGrebes on L. Superior and two were at Pt. Mouillee foundJuly 7 at the Erie Gun to the late springproduced a includedone June 3 at Superior July26-28 (m.ob.).Single Tri- Club, Monroe, MI (KO, PC, very quiet,even dull, ornitho- (RJ)and oneJune 7 at W.P.B.O. colored Herons were found in TW). EightCanvasbacks spent logicalshow. This summer was (staff).Eared Grebes summered Michigan July 22 at Nayan- partof the summerperiod at 4 noted for an absenceof rarities in two states.In Michigantwo quing Pt. (MW, RW) and in Wisconsinlocales and one ap- plusonly limited unusual sight- werepresent until June25 on Minnesotaduring late July in pearedin lateJuly at Pt.'Mouillee ings,numbers, and dates.For the Dow Ponds,Midland (RW, Carver(m.ob.). Cattle Egrets S.G.A.Out of rangewas a Ring- example,only twelveshorebird MW). For Wisconsinthree were were found at singlesites in neckedDuck in Dane,WI, June speciesextended their spring discoveredby Ziebellon Rush Minnesota--Carver with 20+, 24-July 1 (EH). Unusualwere migrationinto June,half the L., Winnebago,June 25, remain- and Wisconsin--Green Bay singleGreater Scaup at Mani- numberof precedingsummers. ingfor theduration of thepe- with 15+, nesting.Michigan towocJune 8 (DT) and for the There was no fall warbler move- riod. Ziebell added a state had2 sightings,with onebird periodin Door(R & CL).About ment duringJuly which had nestingrecord with the discov- at Niles and three at Pt. Mouil- 30 LesserScaup spent part or beenso characteristic of the pre- ery of WesternGrebes also on lee. The only Yellow-crowned all of the summer in Wisconsin. cedingsummers. Therefore the RushL. Ten adultsspent the Night-Heronreported was an Latewere an OldsquawJune 1, followingreport contains few summerwith twopairs nesting. immaturein MilwaukeeJuly 25 a SurfScoter June 7, and seven surprises,few reasons for birders A totalof fiveyoung were raised. (JB). Three White-facedIbises White-wingedScoters June 2-6 to becomeupset about missing After the fine springa few were found June 9 in Martin, at W.P.B.O. A Surf was found a particularspecies. Instead this Am. White Pelicans were still MN (DNR staff), with one June10 in Cook,MN. Unusual was a summerto enjoy the wanderingin the easterntwo- June 19-21 at NayanquingPt., was a Bufflehead in Dunn, WI, weatherand the greenland- thirdsof theRegion. Wisconsin MI (DY, CF, JL, RWi etal.). June 13 (JP). Out of range scape,and to savorthe typical had a total of four birds at Rush nesting waterfowl included bird fare. L., Rice L., and Superior/Wis- SWANS TO RuddyDucks at Pt. Mouillee consinPt. All occurredduring RAILS S.G.A. (DB). Abbreviations:W. EB.O. (White- the lasthalf of July.Michigan Wisconsin had five Tundra The Turkey Vulture is ex- fish Point Bird Observatory, had a total of two at Shiawasee Swanslingering into June with pandingits range in partsof the MI); placenames in italicsare N.W.R. and Arcadia L., both tworemaining until late June in Regionas evidenced by breeding counties. duringJune. A BrownPelican Bayfield(DV) and mid-July in Rock,MN. Likewise,range wasseen intermittently between in Portage(MB). A pairof Trum- expansionis occurringfor Os- LOONS TO June24-July 27 in Berrien,MI peterSwans in Wisconsin'sre- prey and Bald Eagle as evi- IBISES (RWi, MK, RS). All threestates establishmentprogram hatched dencedby breedingsouth of The eightRed-throated Loons sawa returnto the poorsouth- five cygnetson OakridgeL., theirnormal range. A surprising betweenJune 2-5 at W.P.B.O. ernheron pattern that hastypi- threestill survivingat the pe- late hawk migration was (staff)represented late migrants. fiedthis Region for years.The riod's conclusion (JS, BB). A watchedby RussellJune 1 in Out of rangeCommon Loons onlySnowy Egrets included the Greater White-fronted Goose Wisconsin's Rock Island S.R includedone during the period nestingpair at GreenBay (maxi- wasseen in Duluth June9 (BS). wheneight species totaling 123 at Fish L., Dane (BI), and two mum of three adults), and two Alsorepresenting a tardy migrant birdswere tabulated, including July 28 on one of Madison's July 26-28 at Pt. Mouillee was a Snow Goose in Columbia, 110Broad-wingeds, one Red- lakes(PA), bothWisconsin. Un- S.G.A. The only Little Blue WI, on June4 (PA). However,a shouldered,one Rough-legged, usual were two Horned Grebes Herons were also in Wisconsin flock of about 12 individuals and one Merlin. Other late mi- in Door,WI, throughJuly 2 (R and Michigan.In the former summered in Redwood, MN grating Rough-leggedswere & CL). Late migratingRed- onewas at RushL. July26 (DT) (m.ob.).A EurasianWigeon was foundin Michiganduring early

Volume 44, Number 5' 1135 June (four birds). Hard to ex- gle MarbledGodwits July 4 at found in Wisconsin at Mil- W.P.B.O. staffJune 5. An im- plain was a Swainson'sHawk GrandMere (RSc, IG) andJuly waukeeintermittently from late matureArctic Tern was carefully found on the Oconto Falls,V42, 18 at Warren Dunes (RS). For Juneto mid-July(v.o.) and July studied July 15-28 at Pt. BreedingBird countJune 10 Wisconsinthe bestsightings 15 in Kenosha(BR). Wisconsin Mouillee S.G.A. (PS, RP, PC, (DT). The PeregrineFalcon included two Am. Avocets at had a total of 20 Franklins Gulls Jg). reestablishmentprogram con- MadisonJuly 9 (EH et al.) and reportedfrom four siteswhile Mostunusual was an appar- tinues to be successful with onein WinnebagoJuly 23 0B), Michigan had two from one ently healthy Snowy Owl breedingoccurring in all three and five Buff-breasted Sand- site.Wisconsin and Michigan presentat theNew Holstein air- states. pipersJuly 29 in Eau Claire each had four Little Gulls, at port,W1, June 30-July 8 (PSet Yellow Rails were found in 0P). Manitowocand St. Joseph/New aL). Minnesota'sBurrowing the northernpart of all three Buffalorespectively. Wisconsin's Owl returned to nest in the states. Dozens were heard call- JAEGERSTO best bird of the season was a sameRock pasture as lastyear. ing at Michigan'sSeney N.W.R. FLYCATCHERS Common Black-headed Gull GreatGray Owls made news in (DE); a nest was discoveredin A Long-tailed Jaeger was discoveredby Sontagat Mani- the Region,especially Wiscon- Airkin, MN, with the eight watchedby the W.P.B.O.staff towocJune 21 and 23. A 2hal- sin.An injuredmale was discov- young successfullyfledged June5. A LaughingGull was yearLesser Black-backed Gull eredJune 28 alonga Douglas (WN); the Crex Meadowssite, observedintermittently June 2- wasat GrandMere, MI, June21 road. It was rehabilitated and re- WI, still had birdson June26 July 10 (RS,JG, PC, VJ, TW) (KM). An adult Black-legged leasedJuly 21 (LS). Only the (FL). KingRails were found in in Berrien,MI. Singlebirds were Kittiwakewas watched by the secondnesting for the stateoc- severalWisconsin and Michigan curred this summer with the sites. Minnesota had two out-of- fiedgingof threeyoung from rangeSandhill Cranes, June 7 in theirStockton Is. nest (//de DV). Murray(DNR) andJuly 15 in For Minnesotagood numbers Redwood(KE et al.). were found in the traditional St. Louis site, with one s.w. of SHOREBIRDS its normal rangeat Tamarac Only 12species continued their N.W.R. (m.ob.).On the nega- springmigration into June. Un- tive side, none could be found at usuallytardy were single Lesser the traditional Airkin site. The Golden-PloversJune 18 in Dane Chuck-will's-widow in Polk, (BR) and until June20 at Ash- W1,was present for a partof the land/Bayfidd(Dr, RH), both summerOH). Wisconsin. Manitowoe had Western Kingbirds were suchinteresting finds as Whim- found in all three states. The brels until June 8, and 650 speciesreturned to its usual RuddyTurnstones June 1 with Isabellasite in Michigan(CF, the last reportedJuly 5 (CS). JSo). One was seenJune 15 in Late migratingAm. Avocets Winnebago,WI (DT). In Min- werefound in Michiganwith nesota,numbers were down, es- one June 3 at New Buffalo(DP, peciallyin thes.w. corner of the JG), andthree Juhe 15 & 21 at state. A Scissor-tailed Fly- NayanquingPt. (RW) andSagi- catcherwas found July 21 in nawBay (CF), respectively. Also Rock,MN (JPa). in Michiganwere four Whim- brelsJune 4-6 at W.P.B.O.and SWALLOWS TO a Marbled Godwit June 19-21 SHRIKES at NayanquingPt. (RW, CF et Minnesotahad only its second al.). Unusuallyfar eastwas an Violet-greenSwallow record Am. Avocet nest with two (first in 1942) when one was youngin Clearwater,MN (AB). found at ClaremontJuly 9-11 Aslast year, the fall migration (n &7 SEet aL). Black-billed commencedJune 24. However, Magpiescontinue to breedeast thisyear it wasnot asgood as of their normal rangeas evi- preceding summers,with a dencedby recordsfrom Airkin numberof birdersindicating a and St. Louis, MN. ACom. paucityof shorebirds--numbers Ravennest with four youngin and variety. Often this was Isanti was south of its normal caused by too much rain. Minnesotarange OHo). Also (When was the last time this unusuallyfar southwere Red- statement was made?) Interest- breastedNuthatches present ing fall migrantsfor Michigan duringthe summer in Appleton includedsingle Am. Avocets (DT), Milwaukee (WW), and July 1-4 at Dow Ponds(RW, Madison (EH, PA), with three MW, EK), July13 at Shiawassee youngfledged from a nestin the N.W.R. (DPe), andJuly 27 at latter location. Carolina Wrens Grand Mere (WB); an above- were reported in Michigan averagenumber of Willetsdur- (four) and Wisconsin (two). A ing July in Berrien(DPe, JG, The GreatGray Owl, found injured iu DouglasCounty, Wisconsin, in late Bewick'sWren June 6-29 in RS,RSc et al.); a WhimbrelJuly June1990, was rehabilitatedand was photographedon its releaseJuly Sherburne,MN, wasa goodfind 16 at St.Joseph (KM); andsin- 21. Photograph/Lar• Semo. (BBret al.). There are only a few

1136 ' AmericanBirds, Winter 1990 reports Regionallyin recent EagleHarbor, MI (LB), and a GrosbeakJune 9 m Newaygo nearbyfarm. yearsfor this increasinglyrare BlackpollWarbler June 11 at (GW,ES, J & KN) wouldrepre- species.The Blue-grayGnat- PortAustin, MI (ME). Southof sentMichigan's first recordif Contributors:Ray Adams,Jim catcher continues to extend its its normalrange was a Yellow- acceptedby their committee. Anderson, Philip Ashman, rangeinto n. andw. Minnesota. rumpedWarbler in Stevens Againthis summera malewas BruceBacon, Jeff Baughman, Also in Minnesota no fewer Pointuntil July 6 (MB). Yellow- foundalong the MinnesotaR. Murray Berner,Laurie Binford, than four Mountain Bluebirds throated Warblers were found at in Renville(m.ob.). Dickcissels Dave Blockstein (DBI), AI werefound. The highlight was a the usuals. Michiganand s. werepresent in normalto below Bolduc,Walter Booth, Bryon breedingpair (both Mountains) Wisconsin sites. The Kirdand's normal numbers this summer. Bratlie (BBr), Don Brooks, near Holt. A hybrid pair (c• Warblerproved exciting again Out of rangesparrow sightings David Cedarstrom, Phil Chu, Mountain and • Eastern)bred this summer.Michigan tallied includeda Clay-coloredat Port Scott Diehi, Louis Dom- in Polk(DJ) with a singlemale 265 singingmales, a 25% in- Huron S.G.A. (KO) and a Field browski, Kim Eckert (Min- nearItasca S.P. during June (fide creaseover 1989 and the highest at BrockwayMt. (LB), both nesota), Bob & Steve Ekblad, DBI). An injuredGray-cheeked count since 1961. One male was Michigan.Grasshopper Sparrow Monica Essenmacher, David Thrushwas brought to a Mil- found in Wisconsin'sJackson numbers were down in both Evers(Michigan), David Ewert waukee rehabilitation center June10 by Lesher,Polk, et al. It Minnesota and Wisconsin. A (DEw), LawrenceFilter, Chip June5 (SD). was bandedJune 11 and seen Sharp-tailedSparrow was pres- Francke,Darlene Friedman, Ilse A pair of N. Mockingbirds againJune 14, with excellent ent June 9 at WE B.O. (staff, Gebhard, James Granlund, successfullyraised three young photographstaken. This was the LD, TL) while birds were still EllenHansen, Randy Hoffman, in Marquette,MI (NI). An indi- third straightyear the statehas present at Wisconsin'sCrex JamesHowitz OHo), Joe Hu- vidualwas briefly seen June 9 in recordedKirtland's, although Meadows W.A. June 26 (FL) dick, Nick Ilnicky,Becky Isen- Door, WI (R & CL). Late were the numbers have decreased [possiblebreeding?]. Again this ring,Vic Janson,Robert Janssen four Am. PipitsJune 1-7 at eachyear: 1988-eight, 1989- summerWhite-crowned Spar- (RJa),Doug Johnson, Robbye W.P.B.O.(staff). Two displaying two, and now one. rowswere found in theRegion. Johnson,Eugene Kenaga, Mike male Sprague'sPipits were The only Prairie Warbler Two werefound in Michigan: Koch-Weser, David Lauten, watchedin. a Roseau,MN, hay- sightingscame from Michigan June 7-13 and July 2 at Fred Lesher,Tony Leukering, fieldJuly 28 (MO). Loggerheadand includedJune 24 at Good W.P.B.O.(staff) and July 12-13 JaneaLittle, William Longley, Shrikenestings in Wisconsin HopeBay (RP, JG), July 5-6 at at PresqueIsle Harbor (DEw). Roy & Charlotte Lukes, Tom andMichigan have become very WP.B.O. (staff),and July 7 at In Minnesota one was at Min- Mears,Steve Millard, Kip Mill- localized. In Wisconsin all nests SangataukDunes S.P. (RS, IG). neopaS.P. July 3 (LF). Even er, MinnesotaDNR staff,James were found in 2 counties,with 3 Certainlysuggesting the possi- harderto explainwas a Harris' & KathyNay, WarrenNelson, of 4 nestssuccessful in St. Croix, bility of nestingwere the 35 Sparrowfound June 3 andJuly Mark Otnes, Karl Overman, and the one in Pierce also suc- PalmWarblers counted by Hoff- 20 at Minnesota's Flandrau S.P. JoannaPals (JPa), Janine Polk, cessful(JS, BB). In Michigan2 man June24 in Lincolnand six (JSp).The HouseFinch contin- David Powell (Michigan), nestswere successfial in Allegan byLauten July 1 in Sawyer,both uesits northwardexpansion in RobertPutman, John Robinson, (TM). In Minnesota, several Wisconsin. All three states had all three states. Red Crossbills Bob Russell,Russ Schipper, nests were found in a number of abnormallylate Bay-breasted were appearingin moderate LarrySemo, Paula Settle (PSe), locales,but successwas not re- Warblersightings. Wisconsin's numbers in the northernparts Ellen Slater,Jerry Smith, Roy ported.Non-nesting sightings occurredin BayfieldJune 19 of all threestates, a suggestionSmith, Joe Soehnel (JSo), includedWisconsin (three) and (RH) Minnesota's in Anoka of a possiblefall/winter move- CharlesSontag, Jack Sprenger Michigan(one). June30 (WL), and Michigan's ment. After last winter's White- (JSp),Bill Stjern,Paul Sykes, on IsleRoyale July 12 (RA). A winged Crossbill invasion, Daryl Tessen(Wisconsin), Dick VIREOS, ProthonotaryWarbler in n.w. individuals were recorded in Verch, Ron Weeks, Tex Wells, WARBLERS Otter Tail MN, during the scattered northern counties of George Wickstrom, Melvin The only White-eyed Vireos summerwas north of its range all threestates, e.g., 47 in Ash- Wierzbicki (MWi), Myles found were in Wisconsin at (SM). Worm-eatingWarblers /an• WI (DV). However,most Willard, Roxanne Winkel WyalusingS.P. (JR) and in Mil- werenesting at two Sauk,WI, reportswere of considerably (RWi), Winnie Woodmansee, waukee(v.o.). The Bell'sVireo sites,while one wasfound in Ot- smaller numbers. Pine Siskins W.P.B.O. staff, Dave Young, picturewas mixedin the Re- tawa, MI. KentuckyWarblers lingeredin severalsouthern lo- Tom ZiebelI.--DARYL D. gion. Good numberswere re- were found in 5 Wisconsin and cales,e.g., Madison, WI (DC), TESSEN, 2 Pioneer Park Place, portedin Minnesota(mainly in oneMichigan counties. Hooded suggestingpossible nesting but Elgin,IL 60123. the s.e. section), they were Warblers were recorded from 6 none was confirmed. Minnes- slightlydecreased in Wisconsin, Wisconsincounties. The only ota recorded a first state record while only one was found in Yellow-breasted Chats were whena EurasianTree Sparrow Michigan.Late wasa Solitary singingmales in Brown(MWi) appearedduring late June at an Vireo in Outagamie,WI, until and Rock (DT), both Wiscon- Eagenfeeder (RJa et aL). June 2 (JA). A nesting pair sin. In sharpcontrast to a few of PhiladelphiaVireos was yearsago there was no fall war- Addendum: Too late for the watchedJune 27 nearHubbell, bler migrationduring the last springarticle was a reportof an MI (LB). Intriguing was a half of July.Undoubtedly this impressive1500+ Red-necked courtingpair in RockIsland S.P. wasowing in part to the late GrebesApril 27 on Whitefish watchedby Russellon June3. spring,and thusa latenesting Bay,Chippewa, MI (DF et al.). Wisconsinhas no breeding season. A MississippiKite was found at recordsfor this species. TroutL., Madeinav,MI, May 4 Tardy were Tennesseeand TANAGERS TO (DEw). Wilson'swarblers in DoorJune 3 FINCHES (R & CL) and a Tennesseein The N. Cardinal continues its Corrigendum:Delete the Black- DaneJune 6 (SR), bothWiscon- northwardexpansion, as evi- belliedWhistling-Duck seen last sin. Likewisetardy was a Bay- dencedby onein Bemidji,MN, Julyin Minnesota.It provedto breastedWarbler June 5 near June28 (fideDJ). A femaleBlue be an escapedbird from a

Volume44, Number 5 1137 MIDDLEWESTERN PRAIRIEREGION BruceG. Pete•ohn

IOWA Chicagoß Toledo ß A wetspring was followed by an Davenpo• Michigan OUawa evenwetter summer. June's del- ßSaylorville Res ß City Ft.ß NWR ßDeSoto ßDes Moines Wayne ugeserased all memoriesof the NWR ILLINOIS OHIO previousdrought, producing ß Peoria INDIANA Columbus ß monthly rainfall totals of 6.1 ß Squaw Creek NWR inchesat Louisville,7.85 inches ß Dayton acrossIowa, and 11.8 inches at I•dianapohs S•NanLakeNWR ßSpnngfield Muscatatuckß ß Cincinnati ' Kilbourne,Illinois. Flooding was KansasCity NWR a widespreadproblem. Precipita- St. Louis tion wasgenerally less prodi- RendL[• Evansville ßLouisville ß Lexingtonß giousduring July, akhough local Crab Orchard MISSOURI NWR downpoursproduced above- KENTUCKY normal totals in most states. "'Ballard Temperaturesaveraged near nor- MingoNWR. WMA L Curnberland•.... malduring both months as read- ingsseldom exceeded 90øF for morethan a fewdays. Thiscool wet weather appar- entlyimpaired the breeding suc- cessof manybirds during June. July'srenesting attempts were somewhatmore successful,and across the n. states and a maxi- W.M.A. (MMH), Ted Shanks L. July8 (fideJHa), and Poca- many passefineswere still rais- mum of five on L. Michigan. W.M.A. (JW), and in Carroll hontasJuly 12 (BE). ing youngas the seasonended. Casual summer visitors to Ken- (FY). Casual summervisitors to It wasanother good summer Breedingbird atlases continued tucky,two loonson Dale Hol- Iowa, two Eared Grebes were fornonbreeding Am. White Pel- to providevaluable data on bird low L. throughJune 30 (RHa) detectedin PaloAlto during icans,although they were re- distributionpatterns, reinforc- and one at TompkinsvilleJuly earlyJune (fide JD), threeon ducedfrom last year'srecord ing trendsthat havebeen evi- 12(BD werenoteworthy. Heavy Litde Wall L. June6 (BD, and totals. There were 9 reports dentfor the past few years. rainsproduced excellent condi- one at U.S.W.R.June 13 (MK). from Iowa with a maximum of Last December'sextremely tionsfor nestingmarsh birds in Whilecourting individuals were 77 at RivertonW.M.A. July25 coldweather noticeably reduced n.w. Missouri where a remark- notedat thefirst 2 lakes,nesting (SD), while 14-30 summeredat the numbersof somespecies able 65 Pied-billed Grebe nests was not confirmed. Western 3 Missourilocations. Two peli- with sizablewintering popula- were countedat S.C.R. (RB et Grebesare becomingrare but cansat BeverlyShores, IN, June tions in the southeastern United aL). Elsewhere in Missouri, regularsummer visitors to Iowa 3 (PC et aO and one at O.W.1L States.For example,decreased wherethey are rare nesters, these where singleswere noted at beginningJuly 21 (BM, m.ob.) numbers of Eastern Phoebes, grebesbred at Schell-Osage U.S.W.R. June 13 (MK), Clear were casual summer visitors to House Wrens, Brown Thrash- ers, Chipping Sparrows,and FieldSparrows were evident in many locations.However, not all specieswere adverselyaf- fectedby theseweather condi- tions, and the winter of 1989- 1990 apparendydid not have thelasting effects on birdpopu- lations as the severe winters of the late 1970s.

Abbreviations: U.S.W.R. (Union SloughNat'l Wildlij• Ref.,IA); S.C.R.(Squaw Creek NatI Wildli• Ref.,MO); O.•R. (Ottawa Nat'l Wildlife Ref., OH); Spfld.(Springfield, IL.) Place names in italics are counties.

LOONS TO iBISES NonbreedingCom. Loonsap- pearedin abovenormal num- BrownPelican at Portof Indianaon Jnae 8, 1990.This bird, which spent the summer on Lake Michigan, pro- bers with 13 records scattered videdIndiana's fourth record. Photograph/Kenaeth Brock.

1138' American Birds,Winter 1990 those states. This spring's Catde Egretshave declined in tageof thesuitable habitats else- 24 (WM). An Oldsquawat Rice BrownPelican spent the sum- s.e. Missouri with 1000 nests at where.Extralimital nesting at- L. July29 (SD) furnishedthe mer on L. Michiganwhere it Charlestonand only 120 at tempts by N. Pintails were firstsummering record for Iowa was periodicallyobserved at Caruthersville. At least one reportedfrom Holt, MO (DE), and the Region.Iowa hosted scattered locations between colonyremains on w. LakeErie, near Smithville, MO (MMH), otherlingering ducks with sin- Waukegan,IL, and Michigan while12 pairsnested at L. Ren- and Dayton, OH (NG, CB). gle Corn. Goldeneyes at City, IN (m.ob.,ph.). It fur- wick, IL (JM). Increasednum- BreedingBlue-winged Teal were U.S.W.R.through June 13 (MK) nished Indiana's 4th record. The bers of nonbreeders were morewidespread than normal in and Cardinal Marsh through expandingDouble-crested Cor- apparentfor the first time in n. Missouriand portions of Illi- June 20 (DC, MH), and a morant established 2 colonies in severalyears, producing 24+ re- nois, and nestedsouth to Butler, Buffleheadat W. LakeOkoboji Iowawith 250+pairs near Clin- portswith maximaof 21 at OH. NestingGadwall were dis- throughJune 10 (DIO. The only ton (PP) and 5 nestsat Coral- Cora/villeRes., IA, July4 (TKn) coveredat S.C.R. (RB) and in summeringCorn. Mergansers ville Res.(TKn). In Illinois, the and 16 in Knox, IN, June 4 Wabash,IL (LH); there are few detectedwere in the Chicago-- L. Renwickcolony increased to (RHr). Black-crownedNight- confirmedbreeding records in Jolietarea. Nonbreeding Ruddy 109nests (JM), while other large Heronspresented a mixed pic- eitherstate. Hooded Mergansers Duckswere unusuallynumer- coloniesare presentalong the ture.Their largestcolonies on appearedat new locationsas ousin Illinoiswith 11+reports MississippiR. Smallcolonies bothGreat Lakes may be declin- their numbersslowly increase. southto l•shington. werealso reported from Fulton, ing, while their numberselse- Broodsand/or summering indi- Mason,Cook, and Carlyle L. whereappear to bestable. A new viduals were encountered in ev- HAWKS TO The decliningAm. Bittern colonywas discovered in Ham- ery state.Ruddy Ducks nested CRANES wasrepresented byreports from ilton, OH (PW), and other re- at 2 locations in Cook, IL SummeringOspreys are becom- 2 Ohio, 3 Iowa, and 3 Missouri cently discoveredcolonies in (WM), wherethey are casual ingmore plentiful. Nonbreeders locations.Breeding was con- Kentucky,Ohio, and Missouri breeders. were encountered at 21+ loca- firmed only at Ted Shanks continued to thrive. A small Nonbreedingwaterfowl were tions, while there were 3 suc- W.M.A., MO (PC). Four Least movement of White Ibises de- plentifulfor the 3rdconsecutive cessful pairs in w. Kentuckyat Bitternsin CarlisleJune 27 (CP) velopedduring July, producing summer,particularly in n.w. L. Barldeyand Livingston (WB, providedone of fewrecent sum- Ohio's2nd re.cord at SpringVal- Missouri and n. Iowa. A total of BP)and an unsuccessfulnesting merrecords from Kentucky. The IeyW.M.A. July 14 (tJR), n. Illi- 23 specieswas reportedfrom attemptat BrookvilleRes., IN annual surveyof Missouri's nois'first sighting at k Calumet acrossthe Region.Some indi- (BB, JCo). The newsconcern- herontiestallied nearly 200 July 8 (•FS), and two in viduals remained for the entire ingBald Eagles continued to be GreatBlue Heron colonies (JW), Wabash,IL, July24-29 (•LH). season,while others appearing encouraging.Ohio's breeding an indication of their continued duringearly June or late July populationcurrently stands at expansion.A similarsurvey in WATERFOWL mayhave been migrants. The 16 pairs(all but one alongw. Indianayielded 56 colonieswith The wet weather improved most unusual records included Lake Erie). There were 11 occu- the averagenumber of nestsper breedingconditions for water- two Am. Black Ducks in Holt, piedterritories in Missouri,but colonyincreasing nearly 25% fowl. While the marshes in n.c. MO, June25 (DE), threeRing- only 4 pairs fledgedyoung. since1987 (fide JC). The largest Iowa and alongw. Lake Erie neckedDucks in Muhlenberg, Sevenpairs in Iowa fledged13 colonies in Illinois totaled 911 hostedtheir usual array of nest- KY,July 2 (RHe),and a Greater young,3 pairsin w. Kentucky nestsin Mason(RBj) and 321 ingducks, few pairs took advan- Scaupin Cook,IL, throughJune were also successful,s. Illinois nestsat L. Renwick(JM). Breed- ingGreat Egrets are faring well. Illinois' largestcolonies were composedof 244 nestsin Mason and 233 at L. Renwick. In Mis- souri,they remained plentiful in the s.e. counties with 50-300 nestsin 4 heronties,but only one smallcolony exists elsewhere. SnowyEgrets increased to 20-33 pairsat the2 largemixed beton- ties in s.e.Missouri (fide JW), whilethe smallcolony on West SisterI., OH, was successfulthis summer. The s.e. Missouri heronties at Caruthersville and Charleston supported500 and 1000 pairs of Little Blue Herons,respec- tively,normal totals for recent years.Several pairs continued to breed on West Sister I., OH, and produced at least one young.Kentucky's 2nd Tricol- oredHeron paid a briefvisit to LouisvilleJune 19 (tLRa). The onlyother Tricolured noted was in Erie,OH, beginningJuly 29 (BPj, MG, m.ob.);this species usually appearssomewhere alongw. Lake Erie each summen TricoloredHeronin Erie County, Ohio,July 29, 1990. Photog•i•Mary Gustarson.

Volume 44, Number 5 ß 1129 hosted3 nestingpairs, and one males (SSi). Missouri'sGreater or 2 pairswere unsuccessful in Prairie-Chickensremain stable, Indiana. Northern Harriers have bolsteredby the discoveryof 2 stageda remarkablecomeback. remnant flocks in Carroll. At- Summeringharriers were re- temptsto reestablishthem in portedfrom 20+ locationsin Iowa achieved some success as both Missouri and Illinois. Mis- measuredby a successfulnest at souri observers found a total of RinggoldW.M.A. (fideJD). 13 nestsin lOrnon,Barton (GM, Northern Bobwhitesexperi- KD), St. Clair (TT), Harrison enceda goodseason, as indi- (MMN), DeKalb (KK), and catedby increases of 20-29% in Cedar(EJ). In Illinois,7 pairs s. Indiana. nestedin Jasperand Marion Breedingrails elicited few (SSi,RW), whilebreeding was commentsdespite improved also confirmedin Saline (TF), conditions within most wet- lOrmilion(MC), and at Victoria lands.King Rails were limited to (MB). Summeringharriers were 2 nestsin Jasper,IL (SSi,RW et discovered at 4-6 localities in al.),and summering individuals theother states, including nests at one Ohio and 2 Illinois loca- in Spencer,1N (JT), andHamil- tions.Sora nests at SpringValley ton,IA (SD),as well as probable W.M.A., OH (SU, LG), and in breedersin Kentuckyat Hart Butler,OH (PW), were near the (KC) and McLean (Rile). For s.edge of itsrange. Single Corn. comparison,the summerof Moorhenswere reported from 19{•7 produced2 confirmed Carlisle,KY, June27 (CP), L. nests,2 probablenests, and 17 Springfield, MO (EE), and summeringreports. S.C.R.(RB), where they are rare A surveyof woodlandraptors summer residents. Water levels in s. Indianaproduced totals of at S.C.R. were conducive for two Sharp-shinned,47 Coop- breedingAm. Coots,and an im- er's, 86 Red-shouldered,and 78 pressive76 nestswere tallied Broad-wingedhawks (fide JC), (RB). Extralimital summer an accurate reflection of their records included 20+ coots in AdultLaughing Gull at HeadlandsBeach State Park, Ohio, on July1, summer status in that area. a 1990. Morethan the usualhumher appeared in the upperMidwest this Butler,OH (m.ob.), and one at season.Photograph/Larry Rosche. Broad-wingedHawk at Wau- ReelfootN.W.R., KY, June 13 bonsieS.P. July 22 was sus- (BP). Up to three Sandhill years.Missouri's first breeding summeredat O.W.R., a fairly pectedof nesting(TBr etal.), an Cranessummered in •yne, Black-necked Stilts were discov- regularevent along w. LakeErie. unusual event for s.w. Iowa. It OH, but did not successfullyered at 3 widelydistributed lo- The onlyCorn. Snipe nest dis- wasa goodsummer for Swain- breed.A pairof cranesremained cations in s. Stoddard. Active covered was in Lucas, OH son's Hawks in the w. states. into June near Rittman, OH nests were found on levies bor- (GD). Missouri'sfirst summer- Three nests were located near (JWe et al.), wheresecond-hand deringrice fields. Two nests ap- ing snipewas noted in Sullivan Springfield,MO (BJ,JW), and reportsindicated they may have parentlyproduced young (BJ). throughJuly 15 (SY); despite summeringindividuals were nestedin previousyears. Else- Giventheir expanding popula- observationsof courtship behav- noted at 5 other locations. In where,a pairof courtingcranes tions,their appearancein s.e. ior, no nest was found. A Corn. Iowa,they were noted at 10sites was observed in Kane, IL, Missouriwas not completely Snipeat Burnham,IL, June9 in 7 counties,including 2 nests throughJune 16 (EW), while unexpected.An Am. Avocetat (WM) and one in Hardin, KY, in CerroGordo (CN). Twopairs singlenonbreeders were dis- Waukegan,IL, June19 (RK) June 3 (KC, AW) were late or also returned to the traditional covered in Iowa near Prince- mayhave been a veryearly fall summering.Pairs of Wilson's breedinglocation in Kane,IL ton June 11 and at Riverton migrant.A mediocreflight de- Phalaropesin Iowa at Cerro (JM). NumerousPeregrine Fal- W.M.A.June 12 (fideJD). velopedlater with 4 othersight- Gordo(fide JD) andColo (HZ) cons were hacked into the Re- ingsfrom the n. statesand a weresuggestive of breeding, but gion this year, althoughthe SHOREBIRDS maximum of 10 at Red Rock no nests were discovered. Small only summeringpairs were at This summer's abundant rainfall Res.,IA, July16-22 (AJ). numbersof migrantswere scat- Cleveland, Toledo, OH, and E. andsubsequent flooding created BreedingUpland Sandpipers tered across the n. statesbegin- Chicago,IN. substantial habitats for return- werewell reportedfrom Iowa ningJune 23 at Chicago.A late Last December's harsh ing migrants.These migrants andMissouri and an impressiveRed-necked Phalarope appeared weatherapparently had litde ef- were apparentlywidely dis- 70 were tallied near Joliet, IL at Spfld.June 7 (DB). fecton gallinaceousbirds. Gray persedamong the flooded fields, (BG et al.). The largestJuly Partridgesincreased in s.w. Iowa sincetheir southwardpassage flock totalled 15 in n.w. Indiana. GULLS,TERNS with nestsin Mills and Page failed to produceany sizable Migrant Whimbrels were LaughingGulls appearedin (BW).They are poised to invade concentrations. In w. Iowa, a recorded at 3 Great Lakes loca- above-averagenumbers, produc- n. Missouri, where one was re- pair of PipingPlovers success- tions July 14-26. Sincethey are ing oneL. Erie and 4 L. Mich- ported from AtchisonJune 18 fullyproduced young at theIPL casualinland, two at BigIsland iganreports and inland singles at (DE). Ring-neckedPheasants ponds(B & LP etal.), while the W.M.A., OH, July 14 (MG) Alton, MO-IL, June 2 (BEs), exhibited an 18% increase in successof 4 territorialpairs in were noteworthy.Easily the LouisvilleJune 28 (LRa), and Illinois.Unfortunately, their ex- Siouxwasnot determined(BH). most unusual shorebird this Fulton,IL, July22 (RCh).A few pandingnumbers cause serious Migrant Piping Ploversap- summer,a Long-billedCurlew LitdeGulls were detected along problemsfor the remnantflock pearedat singlesites in Iowa, at the IPL pondsJuly 4 (tRS, both Great Lakes. Two different of Greater Prairie-Chickens, Illinois,and Ohio July 17-29, tTBr) furnished Iowa's first individuals were noted at Head- whichwas reduced to only37 normal numbers for recent record since 1932. Two Dunlin landsS.P., OH, July3 andJuly

1140. American Birds,Winter 1990 17-22(TL eta,()and two graced meringBlack-billeds near Mar- the n. edgeof the Region.One werealready flying well, they the Wilmette-Waukegan,IL, ion, KY (BP), Springfield,KY summeringat Spring Valley werenot necessarily raised in the lakefrontJuly 16-17 (EW). As (RHe), and Charleston, IL W.M.A., OH (LG), wass. of its area,although the extensive pine expected,migrant Bonaparte's (BHu), were noteworthynear normalrange. Scissor-tailed Fly- plantationscertainly seem suit- Gullsaccumulated along both the s. edge of their range. catcherspossibly declined in able for them. Ohio does not GreatLakes during late July and GreaterRoadrunners persist in Missouri,and the only extralim- have a confirmedbreeding a few strayedinland. Small s.w. Missouri where there were 6 ital individual wandered to War- recordfor thesekinglets. Blue- numbers of Great Black-backed reportsfrom 7•ney(PM, JHy) ren, IN, June6 (+Haw et al.). gray Gnatcatchersincreased Gulls summeredalong both andsingle sightings in McDon- Purple Martins received alongthe n. edgeof theRegion Great Lakes with a maximum of ald (BS) and Stone(DBI). Barn mixedreports, but the coolwet with reportsnorth to Kosuth,Ilk seven at Cleveland and one re- Owls remained stable in Ohio at weathercaused poor breeding (MK). Nesting successof E port from L. Michigan. An 13-14 pairs(JH, fide MG). In successin mostareas. An adapt- Bluebirds was reduced in some lmm. Great Black-backed Gull Missouri,they were "numerous" ablepair of N. Rough-wingedlocalities by the wet weather summeredat L. Barkley,KY in the s.e. counties and there Swallows nested in the wall of a Veeriesremain widespread along (BP,LRa, ph.), furnishingone were isolated records from 3 barnin Russell,KY (MS). July theRegion's n. margin,but their of very few summerrecords othercounties (fide JW). Else- peaksof BankSwallows totalled numbershave apparentlyde- fromthe interior of theRegion. where,nesting pairs were dis- 1000-2000 in Indiana and Illi- clinedin somestates. A Gray- CaspianTerns were encoun- covered at 4 counties in Indiana nois. Cliff Swallows colonized cheekedThrush in Ft. Wayne tered in small numbers with the and 2 Illinois sites.The only new locationsand expandedat June22 (+Haw)furnished a first largestJuly flock totalling 33 on nestingLong-eared Owls pro- existingcolonies, and are no mid-summer record for Indiana L. Michigan.The newson nest- duced young in Noble, IN longerrare in mostareas. A mi- HermitThrushes are increasing lng Com. Ternsalong L. Erie (TH). BreedingShort-eared grant flock of 500 Cliffs at in s.e. Ohio with 14 males wassomewhat encouraging. Ap- Owls found habitats to their lik- Brookville Res., IN, June 2 countedin Hockingthis summer proximately60 pairs in Erie, ingin Illinoisand Missouri. Illi- (NK) waslocally unusual. (LG). The plightof the Wood OH, produced30+ young, nois observers discovered an Thrush merits attention; this whiletwo young were raised at incredible 13 nests in the NUTHATCHES TO speciesis decliningvery rapidly O.W.R. The colony at Jasper/Marionarea (SSi, RW et WARBLERS in manyareas. Northern Mock- Waukegan,IL, wasalso active, al.), 2 nestsin lOrmilion(MC), The only Red-breastedNut- ingbirdsfared well in moststates but its success was not deter- and one nest in McLean(RSz). hatch noted was in Lucas,OH, with declinesevident only in mined. SummeringForster's Missouri'sfirst breeding records June15 (TK). A BrownCreeper Iowa. LoggerheadShrikes re- Ternswere widespread in Iowa, since1972 were provided by 2 in OrangeJune 25 (TLa) was main stablein Kentucky,Mis- but the only nestsdiscovered nestsin Putnam(CW etal.) and unexpectedin s. Indiana.Car- souri, and s. Illinois. Reports wereat HottesL. (SD).July mi- singlenests at TabervillePrairie olina Wrensquickly recovered from 19 Iowa counties and 19 grantsalong the GreatLakes and Cedar Creek Natural His- from any lossesof last winter locations in n. and c. Illinms peakedat 110-123.High water toryArea (KD). Breedingwas andwere thriving in moststates. wereencouraging, but only 2 levelson the MississippiR. de- alsosuspected in Barton(GM) Improvednumbers along the n. sightingsand one nest from layedthe nestingattempts of andShelby (JJ), while there were edgeof the Regionincluded Ohio indicatedthey are on the LeastTerns. Some pairs tried to summer records from 2 other scatteredwrens north to Algona, vergeof disappearingfrom the nestin sandyfarm fields,but counties.The only othersum- IA (MK). The newswas some- state. were not successful. After the meringShort-eared appeared in what encouragingfor the be- Bell's Vireos declined in s floodssubsided in late June, •n Buren,IA, June16 (AJ). leaguered Bewick's Wren, Missouri, but similar trends 550-600pairs nested along the Chuck-will's-widows were particularlyin Kentucky,where were not evident elsewhere river in s.e. Missouri and an- generallynoted at traditional smallbreeding populations were They werefound in 11 Iowa other170 pairsin Fulton,KY breedinglocations, although 2 discoveredin Triggand Lyon counties north to O•rien and (RR). Threepairs also returned nestsin Muscatine(fide PP) were (BP) and isolated nests were Butler (JLH), while other rec- to L. Gibson,IN (JC), produc- unexpectedin e. Iowa.An im- found in Pendleton(LM), Mar- ords at the marginsof their ing scatteredsightings in adja- pressive169 pairs of Whip-poo?- shall,and Caldwell(BP). They rangeincluded a nestin Critten- centIllinois. They apparently wills were tallied at Sand River werealso reported from Owen, den,KY (BP),the regular pair at did notnest in w. Iowathis year. S.F.,IL (RBj).The combination Marion,and •shington,where Buck Creek S.P., OH (DO), ExtralimitalLeasts were singles of severe winter weather and nestingwas suspected.They and one in the Indiana Dunes at Little Wall L., IA, June 6 highwater levels during summer exhibiteda preferencefor rural June 24 (DP). Two Solitary (BE), Colo, IA, June 13 (HZ), have decimated Belted farmlands,especially recently Vireossummering in w. Ken- and Dearborn,IN, July 20 Kingfishersin Ohio.Red-head- clear-cut hillsides where the tucky at PennyrileS.F. (BP) (PW), and threeat LizardL., IA, edWoodpeckers may be declin- deadfallswere placed in numer- were far removed from their July12 (BE).At least3 pairsof ing along the e. edgeof the ous piles. In s.w. Missouri, normalbreeding range. Black Terns nested in LaPorte Region.Rare but regularsum- where Bewick's Wrens are still Two Blue-wingedWarblers (JC), furnishingn.w. Indiana's mer residentsin n. Iowa, Yellow- fairly widespread,there were in Stone S.P. (BH) furnished firstconfirmed breeding record bellied Sapsuckersnested at records of 16 wrens in Dallas one of few summer records in severalyears. There were very Allamakee(JLH) and Effigy and sevenin 7•ney(JHy, PM). from n.w. Iowa. SingleTen- few summerreports elsewhere, Mounds (DC), and summered A singleBewick's Wren wan- nessee Warblers in Summit, an ominoussign for thisbelea- nearAlgona (MK). A sapsuckerdered north to Lee, IA, June OH, June 15-20 (LR) and Lu- gueredspecies. Migrant Black at ChicagoJune 21 (KH) was 11-21 (?RC, m.ob.).Breeding cas,OH, June27 (TK) were ca- Ternsappeared in lateJuly, peak- probablya nonbreeder. Winter Wrens were restricted sual nonbreeding summer •ngat 23-30 in then. states. An Olive-sidedFlycatcher to ne. Ohio with reportsfrom visitors. A Chestnut-sided War- nearMilan, MO, June21 (JHi) establishedsites and a pair in blernest in Pope(TF) furnished CUCKOOS TO wasa nonbreeder.Acadian Fly- SummitJune 17 (LR). one of few breedingrecords SWALLOWS catchernests in Winnebago A family group of five from s. Illinois, but was not too Both cuckooswre generally (DW) werenoteworthy for n. Golden-crownedKinglets was surprisinggiven the population scarce, a trend that has been Illinois.As expected, a few Least foundin Lucas,OH, beginning breedingin s. Indiana.A Mag- apparentfor severalyears Sum- Flycatcherswere scattered across July6 (TK) Sincethe young nolia Warbler at Evanston,IL,

Volume 44, Number 5 ß 1141 June 27 (EW) was a non- lastweek of May and firstweek fromLakin Slough, IA, during Jacobs,J. Jefferson,A. Johnson, breeder. Black-throated Blue of June(•'CQ, ph.). The news May (JD, SD), but none was E. Johnson,K. Keesaman,N Warblerswere represented by a concerningBachman's Sparrows foundin the stateduring June Keller,T. Kemp,M. Kenne,T latemigrant at McKinneysburg,was not good. Only a singlebird andJuly. Kent (TKn), R. Kerwin,Vernon KY, June9 (LM) and an early could be found in s.w. Missouri. A 57Purple Finch with young Kleen (Illinois), J. Koch, D migrantat WaubonsieS.P., IA, Rare summer residents in n. Illi- in Hocking(JF) providedthe Koenig,T. Langscheid(TLa), S July26 (BW). Othernonbreed- noisand Iowa, two Clay-colored firstindication of nestingin s.e. Laub,B. Leliaert,T. LePage,P ingwarblers included up to two Sparrowswere noted at Rock- Ohio. Nonbreeding Purple Mahnkey,W. Marcisz,B. Mas- Yellow-rumpedsat Chicago ton, IL, July1 (DW), onesum- Finches were casual visitors to ter, L. McClure (LMC), M throughJune 30 (KH etal.)and mered in Will, IL (EW, JM), ChicagoJune 21 and July 6 McHugh (MMH), G. McKee, singleBlackburnians at Canton, andone appeared in Kossuth,IA, (HR) andIowa City, IA, July10 L. McNeely(LM), M. McNeely OH, June 16 (BBa) and June21-24 (MK). The statusof (SS). House Fincheshave con- (MMN), J. Milosevich,S. Mun- ChicagoJune 23 (JP). Casual breedingVesper Sparrows in n. queredthe w. statesas evidenced ginser,C. Nelson,D. Overacker, breedersin s.e. Ohio, Blackbur- Missourihas been recently clar- by 900+ reportsfrom Missouri B. & L. Padelford,B. Palmer- nrunsnested at oneHocking lo- ified.They are presentlycom- (fideJW)and an estimated pop- Ball (BP), Bruce Peterjohn cation (WR, fide LG) and mon northof a line extending ulationof 2000 in Davenport, (BPj) (Ohio), P. Petersen,C probablynested at another(ES, betweenShelby and Smithville IA (PP). A few Red Crossbills Peterson,D. Plank, J. Purcell, BPj). Expandingwithin the n. asexemplified by 50+ sightings appearedduring July, beginning C. Quinn,J. Ramsey,W. Ran- states,Yellow-throated Warblers from Harrison(RF). Raresum- July 1 at IllinoisBeach S.P., IL die,L. Rauth(LRa), R. Renken, werefound in Winnebago,IL mer residentsin Kentucky,a (fideEW). Other singleswere K. Richmond, L. Rosche, D (DW), and Lake,OH (BPj), pairof LarkSparrows nesting in noted at Rippey,IA, July 16 Rose,H. Rylaarsdam,S. Schirck and the first n.e. Illinois nest Monroe (BP) furnished that (SL), Carroll, IA, July 29-31 (SSc),E. Schlabach,R. Silcock, wasconfirmed in Grundy(JM). state'sfirst confirmed breeding (SSc), and Salem, MO, July S. Simpson(SSi), B. Skinner,J NestingPrairie Warblers in Ver- recordin a numberof years, 16-17 (LMC), while threeap- Sower,S. Spieker,Anne Stamm milion(MC) were unexpected while there were also reports pearedat Algona,IA, July7-9 (Kentucky),M. Stinson,R. Sza- in c. Illinois. Cerulean Warblers from Muhlenberg,Washington (MK). Hopefully,these summer foni (RSz),J. Thompson,T werereported in reducednum- (RHe),and Calloway(BP). The recordsindicate a largerflight Toney,S. Utterback,J. & P bers in several states. grasslandsparrows generally will followduring autumn. Af- Voltz,E. Walters,J. Wert (JWe), Territorial Black-and-white faredwell. SavannahSparrows ter last winter's invasion, Pine R. Westemeier,P. Wharton, D Warblers were noted at unex- summeredsouth to Fayette,KY Siskins bred at Danville, IL Williams, A.Wilson, B. Wilson, pectedlocations in w. Iowa,c. (J & MF1), andLivingston, KY (MC), Ames,IA (JD, SD), and C. Wilson, Jim Wilson (Mis- Illinois, and w. Ohio, but nest- (BP). Henslow'sSparrows were Sioux City, IA (SM), while souri),E Young,S. Young,H lngwas not established at any of numerous in n. Missouri, but flying young in Seneca,OH Zalatel.In addition,many per- theseareas. Prothonotary War- their numbersmay havebeen (TB), and Louisville(BP) may sonswho could not be individu- biersnear Algona (MK) and in reduced elsewhere. There were not havebeen produced locally. ally acknowledgedsubmitted Mills (DR) wereoutside of their reportsfrom 4 Kentuckycoun- Summeringsiskins were de- notesto thevarious subregional normalrange in Iowa.Summer- ties, 2 sites in n. Illinois, and tected in Ohio, Iowa, Illinois, reports--BRUCE G. PETER- lng Worm-eatingWarblers in one s.e. Iowa county, while andMissouri, primarily as non- JOHN, 105-K E. Ticonderoga Knox,IL (MB), and Lake,OH fewer than normal were detected breedingsingles. These records Dr., Westerville, OH 43081. (BPj),were north of their nor- in Ohio and Indiana. A late extended south to Cincinnati mal range. Northern Water- White-throatedSparrow lin- (fideNK) andSpringfield, MO thrushes are rare residents in n.e. geredat Chicagountil June 17 (DD). Ohio, where two were found (EW). A nonbreedingindivid- in Portage(LR). Summering ual remainedat HeadlandsS.P., Contributors:(Subregional edi- MourningWarblers returned to OH, June 24-July 14 (BPj, torsin boldface.)B. Ball (BBa), Portage,OH (LR), whileone in MG, m.ob.). The latestWhite- T. Bartlett, M. Baum, R. Bell, Fulton,OH, June11 (TK) may crownedSparrow appeared in C. Berry,R. Bjorklund(RBj), havebeen a late migrantor a St. Joseph,MO, Jun.e2 (J & D. Blevins(DBI), D. Bohlen,T. summer resident. PV). NestingDark-eyed Juncos Bray (TBr), W. Brines,Alan were found in Ashtabula, OH Brunet (Indiana), B. Buskirk, TANAGERS TO (WD). One in Marshall, IN, M. Campbell,D. Carter,J. Cas- FINCHES June29 (BL) was probablya trale, R. Cecil, R. Chapel SummerTanagers were reported nonbreeder. (RCh), K. Clay,J. Cope (JCo), only from establishedlocations SingleW. Meadowlarksin P.Covington, K. Dalrymple,W. at the n. edgeof their range. Erie June 19, Medina July 8 Davis, G. Denny,James Dins- The rapidly expandingBlue (TB),and summering in Portage more (Iowa), S. Dinsmore, D. Grosbeak returned to traditional (LR) were unusualin n.c. and Dyer, D. Easterla,E. Eastland, locationsat the n. edgeof their n.e. Ohio. They werealso de- B. Ehresman,B. Estill (BEs),T. rangeincluding O'Brien,IA tected at 4 sites in n.e. Indiana. Fink,R. Fisher,J. & M. Flynn(J (JLH), Will IL 0M), 3 sitesin Yellow-headed Blackbirds were & MFI), J. Fry, L. Gara, B. n Indiana, and Lucas, OH unusuallyplentiful in Iowaand Glass,N. Groves,P. Grube, M. (TK). Dickcisselswere plentiful n. Missouri,reflecting the suit- Gustafson,R. Hannan (RHa), J. in Illinoisas illustrated by 600+ ablehabitats widely available in Hansen(JHa), J.L. Hansen,R. estimatedin Masonduring June both states. Great-tailed Grack- Harrell (RHr), L. Harrison,M. (KR). FiftyDickcissels summer- leshad a goodyear in Missouri Hartogh, J. Haw (Haw), J. lng in Ohiofurnished a sizable where 100+ nested at S.C.R. Hayes(,JHy), R. Healy (RHe), totalfor Kentucky (KC). (m.ob.)and there were scattered T. Heemstra, J. Henry, J. Iowa's 2nd Green-tailed reportseast to Harrison(MMN) Hilsabeck(JHi), K. Hirabyishi, Towheewas belatedly reported and southto Barryand Jasper R. Hughes (RHu), B. Hunt fromw DesMoines during the (JS,JK) A nestwas reported (BHu), B Huser (BH), B

1142 AmericanBirds, Winter 1990 CENTRAL .-,• • ßCross Creeks NWR ß ß Nashville SOUTHERN ß Fayetteville ßReelfoot L.). Duck R. Unit i REGION TENNESSEE ßMemphis '•; Ft.Smith ARKANSAS

ß Little Rock Wheeler•r•r•--•/" rr•-.•,/,'NV• ß Sardis L. It is with pleasureand anticipa- tion thatI begina summaryof 7 L.Millwood White River NWR MISSISSIPPI the breedingseason, after 22 ß Birmingham yearsof editingthe fall report. • --"' NoxubeeNVVR- And whileI will rarelyindulge myselfby writing in the first person,I do wantto makesev- eral comments,and to propose '-'•Shreveport'! •% ßMonroe ]/ J••Jackson ALABAMA somechanges in direction.But I should be remiss if I failed to offer, in the name of birders in theRegion, our thanksto Jerry Jacksonfor his 12 years of •Moblle•., FLORDI serviceas the RegionalEditor for theBreeding Season. Somehave thought me of un- soundmind for moving from the • CameronPar. • ••t• mostexciting season of all, the Newor,a .-' fall, to the substantiallymore predictablebreeding season, but I answerthem by notingthat in addition to the non-breeding pelagics,post-breeding wander- I hopethis epistle will betak- ideason how thisall mightbe breedingrecords represent fewer ers, earlymigrants, opportuni- en asa call to arms, in a sense,to implementedto contactone of than half of those submitted. tiesfor vagrants,and so on, the providemore meaningful quan- the RegionalEditors. Data in Asa finalcomment, or appeal "breedingseason" is biologicallytitative breedingdata, espe- machine-readableform, at least for forbearance, allow me the the mostsignificant of the sea- ciallythrough censuses of sev- for the present,should supple- observation that the distribution sons,and the one whichhas the eral sorts,that will fill gapsin ment, ratherthan replace,the of migrants,or, for example, greatestpotential for providing our knowledgeof the breeding rime-honored 3x5 cards. winterresidents, Regionwide, is informationwhich may shed birds of the Region. Anyone Eventhough identification much more uniform than the light on populationchanges, who continuesbirding through problemsdo not playas large a breedingpopulations, especially rangeexpansion, etc. It alsoof- our oppressivesummers knows rolein thebreeding season as in in a Regionwhich includes the fers,at leastin principle,the best that while the conditionsmay someothers, they are mostas- Arkansas Ozarks and the coastal opporttmityfor beingquantita- be far from ideal, there are re- suredlypresent, and the efforts barrierislands. This puts a much tivein discussingthese phenom- wards,and that almost every to encourageaccurate iden- greaterburden on theRegional enaby takingadvantage of state trip afieldyields some interest- tificationand detailed reporting Editorin hisattempts to evalu- breedingbird atlas projects, ing data.As muchas is known shouldcontinue. Anyone who atebreeding season records. The BreedingBird Survey data, Nest aboutthe breedingbirds of the has been involved with this solution is for the observers and RecordCard information,and so Region,there is that much more processas long as I knowshow thesub-regional editors to sup- on. It will not be trivial to make to be learned. muchhigher are the standards ply the neededbackground in- useof thesedata in writingthis Althoughwe do not yet know of identificationand reportage formation. report sincethe observersin- whatform our gradualconver- than they oncewere. Everyone As is so often the case in this volvedare not normallyused to sionto useof computersin the benefits from this and we should somewhatsprawling Region, submittingsuch data to Ameri- accumulation of bird data will all, expertand neophyte, gladly weatherconditions varied, espe- can Birds, unlessvarifies are in- finallytake, all of usshould be providedetailed reports on all cially from north to south. volved.Over the next few years I thinkingabout the possibilitiesimportant records. Extra- Alongthe Gulf Coast it washot hope to encouragestate BBS for moreefficiently accumulat- ordinaryrecords without thor- anddry, with shorebird localities compilers,bird atlascoordina- ing,summarizing, and transmit- oughdocumentation cannot be in the PascagoulaRiver Marsh tors, and otherswith suchdata, tingbird records. Already many published. totallydry, while in Arkansasit to make at least summaries avail- of usare using BASIC programs I thoughtit mightbe interest- wasalso hot, but precipitation ablein time for the writingof or spreadsheetsor database pro- ingto separatebreeding records was above normal. this report.Interpreting these gramsto helporganize our ob- from the others which fall into Richard Martin of the Louisi- data will be another matter. But I servations. More will be heard thistime period; whether such a ana Natural Heritage Foun- stronglyurge those within hear- aboutthis in futurereports, but division will be well-received, I dation conducted a census of ing whoare generating or have observersshould be encouraged cannotguess, and I mayonly at- waterbird colonies in Louisiana, access to data on the availabil- to submitrecords on floppydisk temptit this one time, but it tallyinga totalof 359,223nest- ity of wildfood crops, the effects (in ASCII form), and sub- doesdramatically illustrate the ingpairs; the details are given in of low or highwater levels, in- regionaleditors will be encour- factthat we needto bedevoting Table 1. cludingstorm tides, to share aged to do the same. We more time to the studyof the them with me. encourageanyone with creative breedingbirds of the Region;

Volume 44, Number 5 ß 1143 singleadult Black-crowned MB, MP). Small numbers of Table 1. Summaryof 1990 Louisiauawaterbird fiesting colony survey. En- Night-Heron in Washington, Blue-wingedTeal remained to tries are numbersof pairs.Source: Richard Martin, LouisianaDepartmeat breed in the coastal marsh of of Wildlife and Fisheries. AR,July 6 (JCN)raised the pos- sibility of nesting; nesting s.w.Louisiana; two femaleswith records of Yellow-crowned broodsof fourand eight chicks Brown Pelican 2,196 were seen near Cameron June Olivaceous Cormorant 2,755 Night-Heronsincluded a care- fully watchedpair in Panola, 24 (SWC, DLD). Threerecords Anhinga 245 MS, from May 29 to July 14, werereceived of singleHooded GreatEgret 43,194 whichfledged three young on Merganserswhich might or SnowyEgret 18,992 the latter date (WMD); and an might not suggestnesting: a Little Blue Heron 23,220 adultand immatureJuly 22 & maleJune 4 & 26 in Benton,AR Tricolored Heron 22,907 29 in Putnam,TN (SJS).Al- (MMI), an immature in Put- ReddishEgret (7 colonies) 34 thoughWhite Ibiseswere pre- nam,TN, on June8 & 10 (SJS), CattleEgret 30,154 sentduring the first2 weeksof andanother in lgftshington,AR, Black-crownedNight-Heron 5,993 Juneat L. Millwood,AR (CM, July15-22 (MMI). Yellow-crownedNight-Heron 136 m.ob.),peaking at 102 on June Althoughit ultimatelyfailed White Ibis 73,775 10, no evidenceof nestingwas (apparently),an Ospreynest m Plegadissp. 6,255 obtained. Helen and Max Lafayette,MS, observedfrom RoseateSpoonbill 1,119 Parkerspeculated that nesting June22 to Aug.3 (WMD), was LaughingGull 29,025 the firstknown nesting in that Gull-billed Tern 163 apparentlyoccurred, and added thatnumbers during the nesting areato have progressed tohatch- CaspianTern 670 seasonwere the greatestever. ing.There were several breeding RoyalTern 30,025 seasonrecords during precisely Sandwich Tern 46,560 Thereare no confirmednesting thesame period on BeaverL. in Forster'sTern 3,625 recordsfor Arkansas. The sight- ing of a singleimmature in Benton,AR (JCN, MGP). A Least Tern 2,230 Lauderdale,AL, July 25-29 pairsuccessfully nested at Black SootyTern 20 (DCP, PDK, DEK) was unex- L., Natchitoches,LA, wherethey Black Skimmer 5,410 pectedfor theTennessee Valley, haveapparently bred the last Total 359,223 pairs and 11 immatures at Noxubee severalyears, fledging one young N.W.R.,MS, July26, following (CV); one at the Bonnet Carre breedingelsewhere, were no- Spillwayon July28 (RJS)may NestingRecords, or nests, and an early storm tablebecause of thespecies' scar- have been breedinglocally RecordsSuggesting broughthigh tides which inter- city this summer.Two Tenn- Whatone was doing on an oil rupted nestingon the main esseerecords, July 2 in Lake rig in the Gulf about98 miles Nesting breedingisland, Queen Bess I. (WGC) andJuly 10 in Putnam southof MorganCity, LA, June Brown Pelicans nested for the (SJS),were unusual. 1 (RM) is anyone'sguess. Up- first time on Grand Cosier I. in stagingother records of Am GREBES •0 the Chandeleurs,which wasone WATERFOWL, Swallow-tailed Kite, from IBISES of 3 new colonies, and were Louisianaand Mississippi, were The status of Pied-billed Grebe nestingon North Is. and on Up to seven Black-bellied 32 nearMarengo, AL, July2 asa breedingbird in theRegion Timbalier I. as well. The 6 Whistling-Ducksat Lacassine (RRS), including 27 at one pointsup an interestingissue Louisiana colonies contained PoolJune 2 & 20 (AWK, KVR, time, and 19 in the same area a which arises in the case of some- 2196 pairsaccording to Martin. JH) werein an areawhere they weeklater. The previousmax•- what rare and local breeding At L. Millwood, AR, where appearto havebecome estab- mum for the state had been birds.This summer one juvenile Double-crested Cormorants lished(fide SWC, DLD). Per- eight. wasreported July 15 & 19 from havebeen recently found breed- haps not belongingin the Reportsof MississippiKites Lauderdale,AL (PDK, DEK), ing, 8 nestswith incubating breedingsection of this report includedone in Arkadelpfua, evidently the result of local birds were counted June 10 was a Greater White-fronted AL, well eastof the center of its breeding,and a pair was re- (CM). There were5 reportsof Goose in Benton, AR, June distribution(TAI, BHJ), and 14 portedfrom Marion,AL, July GreatEgrets from Washington4-July 25, whicharrived in the in Pulaski,AR, July15 (WMS, 22 (GDJ, DGJ); the species and Chicot,AR, betweenJune 7 springand "becamesocialized MW). Duringa 17-daysurvey breedsrarely in Alabama.On andJuly 8, dominatedby 60 on with the resident flock of in Juneand July of theTombig- theother hand, a July23 report 2 stopsof a BBSroute in Chicot domesticgeese" there--the first bee River bottoms from Itawam- of one in Putnam, TN (SJS), (DRS,CS), plusone from Cal- summer record for the state. bato the Alabamaborder, only wasconsidered an earlyfall ar- houn,MS, June24 (WMD), for Nestingreports of ducksin- threeMississippi Kites were seen rival; and no specificreports the firstJune record there. Nine- cludeda maleBlue-winged Teal (TS): June 15 and July 18 in were received from coastal teenSnowy Egrets were seen on possiblypaired with a Wood Lowndesand June 27 in Monroe Louisiana,although I canattest the same Chicot,AR, BBS route Duck at L. Millwood,AR, July Schieferhad one other record,in thatat leastlocally (Orleans and mentioned above (DRS, CS). 8 (CM), goodWood Duck nest- Calhoun,MS. Of a half-dozen LaJ•urche)Pied-billed Grebes Another at Noxubee N.W.R. ing successfrom Grenada,MS reportsof accipitersreceived, 4 experiencedgood breeding suc- July 15 (TS) was considered (WMD), and40-50 adultsand werefrom Arkansas: a Cooper's cess.Do we receivereports only "early,"evidently post-breeding. young Wood Ducks associated Hawk in WashingtonJuly 6, a fromthe marginal areas? Proba- Two Little Blue Herons were with 19 nest boxes at the Wave- Sharp-shinnedHawk in Scott bly so. BrownPelicans received reportedas arriving July 15 at land Lagoonin Hancock,MS July24 (DJ), and unidentified considerable media attention in Noxubee N.W.R. (TS), in an (JAT).Although only a localin- accipitersin NewtonJuly 1 and Louisiana this season as fisher- areawhere they have previously dicationof breedingsuccess, in WashingtonJuly 5 (JCN, mendestroyed one nestingat- nested. Of Tricolored Heron Mottled Ducks seemed to have MGP).An adultCooper's Hawk tempt at the mouth of the therewas one inland report, of a done well in freshwater habitat was seen in Purrtam, TN, on 5 MississippiR. by removingdoz- "rare summer visitor" at Mem- in Hancock, MS, based on 30 occasionsbetween June 23 and ensof eggsfrom the pelican phis,TN, July 11 (MGW). A seenthere July 19 (JAT, JRP, July29 (SJS)and a femalewas

1144' AmericanBirds, Winter 1990 seen5 timesthroughout the pe- pairsof SandwichTerns in his the result of the first known northernmost record for north- riodat Reserve,St. John the Bap- censuses. O'Mealie estimated nestingfor thecounty. eastMississippi. The specieshas ttst (RJS). Althoughsummer about 20-25,000 individualsof apparentlyspread up the Tom- recordsof Swainson'sHawk have eachspecies on CurlewI. Mar- FLYCATCHERSTO bigbeeRiver. While a Bewick's been increasingin n.w. Ar- tin found 20 pairs of Sooty WAXWINGS Wren noted(seen and heard)on kansas,according to Neal, the Terns on S. Cosier I., and others AlthoughWillow Flycatcher the EmbryBBS route, l•bster, sightingsJuly 18 in l•shington recordedabout 10 nests,includ- breedssouth to Tennessee,it is a MS, June2 (TS, MC) evidently (JCN) and July 1 in Benton ing six chicks,and approxi- rare breeder in middle Tennes- furnished the first summer sea- (MMI) werenotable. mately70 adultson CurlewI. In see;one singing in DekalbJune son record for the state in a recentyears, free of batteringby 7 was notable. Four adult Scis- number of years, at least 11 GALLINULES TO tropicalstorms, Curlew Island sor-tailed Flycatcherswhich House Wrens were noted in OWLS hasgrown to over6 milesin fledgedthree or fouryoung near Cookeville,TN, betweenJune The onlyreports of PurpleGal- length.A concomitanteffect has Florence,Lauderdale, AL (DCP, 16 andJuly 23 (SJS).The 2 re- hnule submitted were from beenthe lushgrowth of woody DHP, PDK, DEK, GNP, m.ob.) portsof SedgeWren, July 21 in NoxubeeN.WR., betweenJune vegetation(especially Baccharis) represented the state's first nest- Washington,AR (MMI), and 10 and 23 (TS, GW)--there whichprovides excellent cover ing.The PurpleMartin roost at July 22-31 in Putnam, TN wasapparently only one previ- and nestingsites for Laughing the south end of the L. Pon- (SJS)could have been of early ous recordfor n.e. Mississippi; Gulls, whosenumbers have ex- tchartraincauseway in Metairie, fall migrants[although late- and from near-coastalKiln, MS, plodedon Curlew(it shouldbe LA, has become a local tourist summerbreeding is knownin July 19 (JAT, JRP,MP, MB). noted,however, that although attraction,featuring benches someregions]. Gray Catbirds Common Moorhens were re- there were an estimated40,000 andgrandstands, and drawing as again summered,and appar- portedfrom the breeding season on Curlew this season,Martin's many as 2000 spectatorson a entlybred, on GrandIsle, Jeer- from L. Millwood, AR, June 10 total of 29,025 pairsis essen- summerevening, complete with son,LA, for the fifth year;four (CM, DH) and from Chicot, tially the same as Portnoy's picnicparaphernalia. The birds wereseen, including two juve- AR, June24 (DRS, DU); their 28,043pairs obtained in 1976). roost on the sides and under- nilesthat seemed to belongto 2 nestingin easternNew Orleans' Perhapsbecause of Laughing sidesof the causewaystructure, separatenests, on Aug. 12 (DM, wasapparently quite successful. Gull predation,or becauseof and number between 25,000 RDP). Although there have In spiteof humaninterference, habitat lost to encroachingvege- and 100,000individuals during beenrecent nesting season sight- Wdson's Plovers seemed to have tation,large new colonieshave July.By lateJune, Purple Mar- ings, a catbird seencarrying hadgood nesting success along becomeestablished on nearby tinshad begun staging in coastal nestingmaterial on July 7 in FourchonBeach, LaaOurche, LA, GrandCosier I. Approximately Cameron;300+ were observed Jackson,MS (RK), represented asevidenced by over100 there 6000pairs of LeastTerns nested headingsouthwest out overthe the only recent evidenceof July8 (DM, RDP). Two at the in the Gulfport,MS, sanctuary Gulf near dusk June 23-24 likelynesting. Ten reportsof BonnetCarre Spillway on July (JAT),and by Julyhundreds of (DLD, SWC). Reportsof Tree CedarWaxwings were received, 15 (RJS,MW) wouldhave been adults and young could be Swallows included the first nest- includingthe first and second unusualat anyseason at thisin- found on Fourchon Beach, LA, ing recordfor Putnam,TN, breedingrecords of CedarWax- landlocation, and especially so havingsomehow nested in spite June2-July 19 (SJS,ph.). Ap- wing for Mississippi,obtained in the breedingseason. Perhaps of thedevastation caused by off- proximately12 juveniles fledged duringatlas work from different the resultof increasedbreeding road vehicles; inland, one was in Baxter,AR, July4 (JG), hav- localities in Oktibbeha (TS). populationsof Black-necked seen in Benton, AR, June 4 ing been raised in bluebird The evidence included nest Stiltsalong the coastwere in- (MMI) and four werein Chicot, boxes at Gaston's White River buildingat onesite and an adult land records which included the AR, July17, at mile 509 in the Resort,and at leastfive juveniles feedingrecently fledged young first Mississippinesting away MississippiRiver (DRS). While wereseen in Carroll,AR, July14 at theother. A nestwith eggin from the coast, in Bolivar from thereis usuallya largecolony (MMI), suggestinglocal nesting. Henderson,TN, June27 during June14 to July27 (JCH, NH, nestingthere, according to Si- The nestingof Cliff Swallows atlasing(CHB, DPB) repre- TM--12, eggsand fledged mons,the highriver level made underthe Highway82 bridge sented the second western Ten- young),and on July17 in Chi- thatimpossible. overLuxapalila Cr., Columbus, nesseenesting. Other records cot, AR, where four adults The Eur. Collared-Doves MS (six adults, 8 nests),noted suggestiveof nestingincluded exhibitingterritorial behavior whichhave been present at Ft. July 18 (TS), representedthe two in Colbert,AL, June11 and were seen(DRS). Pike, St. 7•mmany,LA, since first areanesting; migrants to a total of three in Lauderdale, Gull-billed Terns nested for the summer of 1988 continue NoxubeeN.WR. seenJuly 23 AL, June14 andJuly 15 (PDK, the secondyear on the roofof to thrive, but the LBRC has (TS) werethe earliestever there DEK), two in Shelby,AL, June the UNO lakefront arena in votednot to add the speciesto by 3 days.Thirty to 40 pairs 19 (TAI),a pairin Cherokee,AL, New Orleans(AS, CS), and this the state list because of doubts werenesting at 6 sitesin Natchi- July5 (BS),and oneJuly 8 in yearseveral pairs nested on a abouttheir origin. Ron Stein toches,LA (CV), wherebreeding l•shington,AR (MMI). shoppingcenter roof-top in andMelvin Weber report that hasbeen known since 1986, and nearbyMetairie (CS, AS, RDP); Corn. Ground-Doves, which nestingalong US 90 eastof New VIREOS TO these are the first known roof- hadpreviously bred regularly in Orleanscontinued to expand, FINCHES nestingsof Gull-billedTerns. small numbers in the Reserve with at least 600 nests counted At leastthree Warbling Vireos, An articlein theforthcoming is- area,LA, areno longerpresent. July 1 (DM, NN). The actual includingan adult feedinga sueof the Journalof Louisiana It wasspeculated that the severe numberof breedingpairs is not fledgling,were seen in Hardin, Ornithologywill describethe Christmasfreeze of 1989might known, but must have been at TN, June 15 (TMH, JG). Al- 1989 nestingand a concurrent providean explanation.Two re- least200. Althoughthere were thoughthere have been tantaliz- Texasrooftop nesting. Martin ports of GreaterRoadrunner severaltantalizing "scares," no ingsuggestions of the nesting of found 163 pairs nesting in were received from Louisiana: a definitive evidence of Cave Black-whiskered Vireos in s.e. coastal Louisiana in his censuses pair near Oakdaleon June4 Swallows was found. Louisianaduring th e past20 of waterbirdnesting colonies; at (JMB, KVR) and a singlebird A singleFish Crow nearthe years,perhaps the strongest evi- least20-25 pairswere on Cur- in SabineJune 23 (GO). Three TombigbeeR. in Monroe,MS, dence was obtained this season, lew I. Martin recorded30,025 BarnOwl nestlingsbanded in June27 (TS) representedthe based on the observation of one pairsof RoyalTerns and 45,560 Perry,AR, July 13 (KW) were first county record and the July8 (DM, GC, RDP), oneor

Volume 44, Number 5 ' 1145 twoJuly 15 (NN, RDP) exh,b,t- Lauderdale,July 25 (PDK). thoughperhaps we shouldnot especiallynot ,n extremen w lng behaviorthat suggested One doesnot report with forgethow theygot here!Al- Arkansas.Nearest breeding Is feedingof youngor bringing much enthusiasm3 new records thoughthey nest commonly probablyin Colorado. food to an adult on a nest, and of ShinyCowbird for Louisiana: only 75 milesto the southwest Thefirst southbound Spotted two at the same location on June2-July 14 at Reserve(RJS, of Hancock,MS, in the Missis- Sandpipersreached the Region Aug. 12 (DM, RDP). A single MW), July15 in St. Tammany, sippiRiver delta of Louisiana,a by July 4 (Washington,AR-- Chestnut-sided Warbler in Mar- involvinga singingadult male singlePlegadis ibis there on July MMI), andthe coast by July 15 ion, AL, June 9 (PDK, WJR) and a female (DM, GC), and 20 (JAT)furnished only the sec- (Hancock,MS--JAT). Whim- and3 recordsof singleCerulean July2 (MM) in easternOrleans, ond local summer record. Re- brels,which are rather rare mi- Warblers in Howard and Clark, also an adult male. There are portsof post-breedingWood grantsthrough the RegionIn AR, betweenJune 2 & 8 (HP, now6 Louisianarecords. Single Storkswere highlightedby a fall,were seen in Memphis,TN, MP) were submittedwithout adult <3 N. Orioles seen in Put- veryearly adult in Hempstead,where one was presentJuly comment. This writer does not nam,•'lliamson, and Cof•e be- AR, June 8 (CM), and 125 21-31 (BBC, MG, JW), and knowwhether these were pos- tweenJune 2 andJuly 31 werein (90% juveniles)in St. Martin, there were seven in Cameron, siblenestings, but then quite areas of middle Tennessee where LA, June9 (MJM). LA, July 28-29 (SWC, DLD) possiblythe observersdid not nestingis rare.The onlyreports A 5• Black Scoter at Ruther- and five on CurlewI. July 31 either.Still, a certainamount of this seasonof House Finch were ford Beach,Cameron, LA, June (RM). On the samedate, and explanatoryor interpretivede- of a malenear the LSU campus 23 wasprobably the bird also on Curlew,I., werefour Long- tail wouldbe helpful. Two nests June 20 (DCM, KVR, JMB, seenthere July 28-29 (SWC, billedCurlews (RM); theyhad of Worm-eatingWarbler were TSS, AWK), the third summer DLD); this was the first been seen a month earlier as reportedfrom Franklin, AR: one recordfor thestate (and sugges- Louisianarecord between May well.In s.e.Louisiana, this spe- foundMay 22 (PFL) fledged tive of nesting),and another and October. A 5• SurfScoter at ciesis onlyfound in summer,n fouryoung by the 28th or 29th, maleat GulfportJuly 6 (OP,fide the samelocation June 23-24 the Chandeleur Is., and then and another found May 29 JAT),the secondnesting season (SWC, DLD) wasperhaps the onlyoccasionally. A few Sander- (PFL) fledgedfive young.Al- record there without evidence of third "summering"for Louisi- lingssummered, as usual, on the though Swainson'sWarblers breeding. ana, and one near Cat Island, beachesof coastal Louisiana, breedregularly in the coastal MS, July8 & 15 (JB) wasthe with numbersrising to 116 ,n plainof Louisiana,Mississippi, Non-breeding Records 2nd in summer for coastal Mis- CameronJuly 24 (SWC,DLD) and Alabama,and asfar north as sissippi;three Red-breasted All individualsseen by Card,ff the Ozarks of northwest Arkan- Merganserswere in SantaRosa and Dittmann on June23-24 sas,reports from Garlandin July20 (DM). were oil-stained; one near west-centralArkansas June 3 LOONS TO Maurice, •rmilion, LA, June 1 (HP, MP) and from Carroll WATERFOWL SHOREBIRDS (KVR, AWK) wasin an unusual In the n.w.part of thestate be- Therewere 2 reportsof sum- Basic-plumagedLesser Golden- inlandlocation. A singleSand- tween June 2 and July 14 meringCorn. Loons:Baldwin, Ploversin ]ef•rsonDavis, LA, erlingstill in alternateplumage (MMI) were notable. One in AL, June 10 (GDJ, DGJ) and June 19-July 1 (KVR) and in on July21 (MM1) in •shtng- Lauderdale in extreme n.e. Al- Ft. Pickens,Santa Rosa, FL, July CameronJuly 28 (DLD, SWC) ton,AR, wasearly and notable abamaJune 10 (PDK, GNP) 20-21 (DM). Reportsof sum- were far outside their normal for n.w. Arkansas. wasthe firstthere in 75 years. meringN. Gannetsincluded 27 migrationperiod and evidently Recordsof Semipalmated Also suggestingnesting was a at Ft. Morgan, AL, June 9 summeredlocally. While single Sandpipersin •shington,AR, "pair"of Ovenbirdsseen and (GDJ, DGJ), mostly second- SemipalmatedPlovers were early July8 (MMI) andat Starkville, heardin Tallapoosa,AL, June1 summer birds, one in Santa in Benton,AR, and at Noxubee MS, July 17 (TS) were both (BS), the second consecutive Rosa,FL, July21 (DM), andat N.W.R., MS, on July 23 (TS), early,as were sightings of a Least "summer" record at this locale. leastnine injured birds brought thelatter being earliest ever by 7 Sandpiperin Putnam,TN, July An adult <3Scarlet Tanager to the Audubon Zoo bird days,three Piping Plovers in 2 (SJS),in •shington,AR, July wasseen in Grenada,MS, July rehabilitation center in New Or- Garland,AR, July21 (BL, PL) 4 (MMI), earliestever for the 28 (RR),perhaps the firstsum- leans,apparently from Missi- joinedonly a handfulof pre- state,at Starkvilleon July 9 mer record for the county. ssippi Sound. A live first- vious records for the Ouach- (TS), theearliest for that area by Singingc• PaintedBuntings in summer bird was seen in Cam- ita Mtns.Among "midsummer" 8 days;and a W. Sandpiperwas Lowndesand Oktibbeha,MS, in eron,LA, July 29 (SWC,DLD). coastalLouisiana reports were there on July 17 (TS). Late earlyJune (MFH, TS) werein Singleimm. MaskedBoobies oneat CameronJuly 15 (KVR) , springmigrant White-rumped areaswhere nesting is localand werereported between July 19 one inland at the Bonnet Carre Sandpiperswere seen at Stark- sporadic.Reports of Bachman's & 21 near Ft. Pickens, FL Spillway July 20-21 (RJS, villeJune 3 (TS) andin Benton, Sparrowincluded 21 on theLa- (DM). AmericanWhite Pelicans MW), and32 on CurlewI. July AR, June14 (MMI). Individuals timerBBS route in Jackson,MS, were seen in Garland, Pulaski, 31 (RM). GreaterYellowlegs in JeersonDavis, June 19-July June 9 (JAT,JRP), considered and Chicot,AR, betweenJune 2 reached middle Tennessee and 19 (KVR) providedthe first low numbersin what is prime and July 3 (WMS, AP, JB, northernand coastal Mississippi conclusive evidence of summer- habitat;new breedingsites in DRS),and summering numbers betweenJuly 15 & 20; Lesser ingin Louisiana,although Ros- Webster and Oktibbeha in n. in coastalLaj3urche, LA, during Yellowlegswere about a week enberghad birdsin the same Mississippi(TS, MC); and a Juneand July were in the hun- earlier,reaching Starkville, MS, arealast year on July 2 & 9, and new sitein Jeerson,in n. Ala- dreds,exemplified by 600 there byJuly 7 (TS), by 3 daysearliest there were five on Curlew I. on bama(TAI), where the species is July8 (GC, DM, RDP). ever,and coastalWaveland, MS, July8, 1989 (RDP),which d,d rare.The 2 reportsof Rufous- An Am. Bittern in Little July 15 (JAT). In Washington,not reach print. By over 2 weeks crownedSparrow were from the River, in extremes.w. Arkansas, AR, two SolitarySandpipers the earliest in fall for n.w. Ar- classicMt. Magazinesite in Lo- June 17 (PL, BL, CM) was evi- were early on July 8 (MMI). kansas was an adult Baird's gan,AR, withtwo reported May dentlyonly a remarkablylate Most unusualwere approxi- Sandpiperin •shingtonon July 27 (JCN)and a singlebird June migrant.Also remarkable were mately20 Willetsin Benton,AR, 29 (MMI); alsoearly was a Pec- 25 (KM). Very rarefor n. Al- sevenCattle Egretsover the June 21 (JCN); Willets would toralSandpiper in BentonJul• abamawas a LarkSparrow at the Gulf 98 milessouth of Morgan notbe expected inland anywhere 11 (MMI), but thespecies had Seven Mile Island WM A , City, LA, June 1 (RM), al- in the Regionin mid-June,but reached the Gulf Coast in Han-

114•' American Birds,Winter 1990 cock,MS, by July19 (JRP,MP, nesungof HerringGull ,n Lou- July6 to 23 (SB,DB, DJ, RC, McGee, Charles Mills, Mike JAT,MB). Dunlin rarelylinger isiana,whatever the full parent- m.ob). Documentation was Mlodinow,David C. Moyer, alongthe coastand so are not agemay have been. thoroughand diagnostic, ruling TrippMurray, Michael J. Muse- seenbetween June and Septem- CaspianTerns were seenin out all otherspecies. Latest ever meche,David Muth, Mac My- ber;this year up to sixwere seen Popeand Hempstead,AR, in in springfor Louisianawas a ers,Joe C. Neal, Norton Nelkin, in JeffbrsonDavis between June earlyJune (CM), and small Yellow-belliedFlycatcher in Larry O'Mealie, Glen Ousset, 19 and the end of July(KVR), numbersin Benton,AR, June21 CameronJune 4 (DLD, SWC). Owen Palmer,Mitzi G. Pardew, thefirst real summering in Lou- (,JCN)and at NoxubeeN.W.R., EarlyBank Swallows were seen Helen & Max Parker (Ar- isiana,and six were reported MS, 2 dayslater (TS) werecon- migratingin Noxubee,MS, July kansas),Dee C. Patterson,Don- from Curlew I. on July 31 sideredsouthbound migrants. 22 (TS)and in l•shington,AR, aid H. Patterson,JoRee Penell, (RM). A Stilt Sandpiperin Non-breedingCommon Terns July25 (MMI). Oneof themost AI Phillipy, Glenn N. Piper, CameronJuly 1 (RS,MW) was seemto besummering in coastal remarkablereports was a de- Martha Powell, Robert D theearliest fall migrantfor Lou- Louisianain increasingnum- taileddescription of a Yellow- Purrington,Randall Roberts, isiana.An adult c5'Ruff, molt- bers;in Camerontotals were 116 greenVireo seen well at Willow WilliamJ. Rogers,Kenneth V inginto basic plumage, was seen June 10-11, 369 on June I., Cameron,LA, June3 (DLD). Rosenberg,Robert R. Sargent, at Vincent Refuge,Jef•rson 23-24, and 1014 on July 29 This would be a first state record Terry Schieffer,William M Davis,LA, July 19 (KVR); a (SWC, DLD). Numbers on if acceptedby the LRBC. Two Shepherd,T ScottSillett, Don sightingllA milesaway on July FourchonBeach grew to at least Black-and-white Warblers at R. Simons, Cassie E Simons, 29 waspresumed to be of the 200 at the end of the period GrandIsle July 8 (RDP, DM) Gwen Smalley,AI Smalley, same bird. (DM, NN, RDP, DC). Arctic were the earliest ever for s.e. StevenJ. Stedman(Middle Ten- Ternswere again recorded in Louisiana. nessee),Ronald J. Stein, Bill JAEGERS TO Cameron,LA, in earlysummer, If anyone needsto be re- Summerour,Judith A. Toups TERNS evidently representinglate mindedthat birdscan fly and (coastalMississippi), Dana UI- A first-summerPomarine Jaeger springmigrants "that have be- mayturn up anywhere,consider mer, Charlie Viers, Martha G foundat Cameron,LA, July15 come trapped in the Gulf" the Dark-eyed(Gray-headed) Waldron, Gordon Warrick, (CAM, KVR, JMB, TSS) was (SWC, DLD). One immature Juncofound by MargaretFloyd Melvin Weber, Mel White sullthere July 28 (SWC,DLD). was found June 10 and two at her feederin Crowley,LA, (MWh), Jeff Wilson, Erika M The first summeringrecord of adults were there June 23 July3, andseen by her husband Wilson, Karen Yaich.--ROB- LaughingGull for the Lauder- (DLD, SWC, ph.), for the 3rd Martythe next day! There is one ERT D. PURRINGTON, De- dale,AL, areawas established by and 4th state and Regional Louisianaspecimen, collected partment of Physics,Tulane one thereJuly 15-25 (DCP, records. An Arctic Tern was also by HoraceJeter over 30 years University, New Orleans, LA PDK, DEK); three Franklin's reportedfrom the Mississippi R. ago,but of courseno previous 70118. Gullswere seen in Pope,AR, on in Lake,TN, nearTiptonville summer record! A Pine Siskin at the latedate of June1 (CM). As (WGC). Documentation I a feederin Covington,LA, June manyas 11 Ring-billedGulls managedto seesuggested Arctic 3 & 7 (JFH, JH) wasthe latest "summered" near Sardis Dam, Tern, but did not include obser- for Louisianaby nearly3 weeks. Panola,MS, June5 to July21 vationof the underwingpat- Therewere 2 reportsof linger- (WMD), the secondsuch oc- tern. The recordis presently ing Am. Goldfinches:A female currencein 25 years.A first- beingconsidered by the Ten- at Biloxi, MS, June 15 (MB), summerHerring Gull at Beaver nesseerare bird committee. This the latestever, and a male with a Lake Dam S.P., AR, June 2 would be a first Tennessee rec- deformed bill at feeders in Lake (MML) providedthe firstsum- ord.Inland records of migrating Chicot S.P., AR, "all summer" mer record for n.w. Arkansas. A Forster's Tern included one in (DRS, CFS). subad. Lesser Black-backed Gull Pope,AR, June 1 (CM) andfour was seen on Fourchon Beach, in Benton,AR, June26 (MMI); Contributors(sub-regional edi- Lafourche,July 8 (GC, DM, and therewere sightings from tors in boldface): Mickey RDP), the firstJuly record for Chicot,AR (DRS), Starkville, Baker,John M. Bates,Dianne P. s e. Louisiana and the 3rd or 4th MS (TS), and Putnam, TN Bean,John Bridgham, Carolyn "summer" record for Louisiana. (SJS),between July 17 & 24, H. Bullock,Sue Burlingame, A "mated"pair of black-backed,all adults,apparently migrants. Dan Burlingame,Steven W. yellow-lootedgulls seenand Black Terns in Benton and l•sh- Cardiff (Louisiana),Ben B. Cof- photographedin coastalLoui- ington,AR (MMI), and Ok- fey, MargaretCopeland, Ro- siana in 1989 (LO'M, RDP) tibbeh•MS (TS),July 11 & 12 berta Crabtree, Gay Craft, and this year on June22-24 were early southboundmi- William G. Criswell,W. Marvin (LO'M, JG), may have been grants;whether two at L. Mill- Davis, Donna L. Dittmann KelpGulls (Larus dominicanus). wood, AR, on June 1-2 (CM) (Louisiana),Margaret Floyd, They had massivebills, red or- were northboundis anyone's MartyFloyd, Paul H. Franklin, bltalring, and very black man- guess.Six in BentonJune 21 MurrayGardler, J. Garner,Jim ties.It shouldgo without saying (JCN)might have been early fall Gaston,John P. Gee, T.M. Hag- that the identification is ten- migrants. gerty,J.C. Herbert,Nona Her- tativeat bestand subject to re- bert, MalcomE Hodges,Jim viewby expertsand the LBRC. CUCKOOS TO Holmes,Jim F. Holmes,Thom- It wasthis writer's opinion that FINCHES asA. Imhof, Greg D. Jackson in 1989 there had been three A Black-billed Cuckoo at Ft. (Alabama),Debra G. Jackson, birds,and indeed,this year a Morgan June 2 (EMW) was BettyeH. James,Doug James, similar-lookingblack-backed latest ever for the Gulf Coast of Paul D. Kittle, Donna E. Kittle, gull apparentlymated with a Alabama.Arkansas, improbably RayKnight, Andrew W. Kratter, Herring Gull and produceda enough,now has3 recordsof Ping-Fun Li, Bill Lisowsky, single offspring, which was Green Violet-ear! This summer Paula Lisowsky, Curtis A. photographed•It was the first a malewas presentin Newton Marantz, Rich Martin, Karen

Volume 44, Number 5 ß 1141 PRAIRIE PROVINCES REGION RudolphE Koesand Peter•ylor WoodBuffaloNatP• L.Athabasca • mCid, Churchill Ft.McMurray,, Extensive rainfall acrossmost of ßGrande Pra•ne the Regionin Junereplenished -Thompson soilmoisture levels and provided ALBERTA/ forluxuriant growth, a welcome / .LaRonge / MANITOBA changefrom the drought of the .•?'•'J•per.atPark /SASKATCHEWAN/ last severalyears. Flooding in Edmonton.'BeaverJilL. Albertadestroyed many water- fowl nests,but there was much renesting.Only southeastern Al- berta and southwestern Saskatchewan continued to be ::• LastMo•ta• L RidingThePas•at.Park dry.As a resultof therains, the L•bridgeSwift Cu[rent numberof Julyponds across the Prairieswas up 39% over1989, ;• •_ Old•ves L. •e•urn Br•on Winnipeg althoughstill 17% belowthe 1961-1989 average(C.W.S., U.S.EW.S.).Breeding numbers of Green-wingedTeal, Northern Shoveler,Gadwall, and Canvas- SpruceSiding May 29 (GS,FS), Saskatchewan,capping the found in Saskatchewan,Alber- back showed marked increases singlesat OakHammock June 4 "worst four-year production tRs4th SnowyPlover (second overlast year, but only Green- (RK) and July 21 (GG), and (1987-1990) in 19 years"ac- confirmed)was at ChappiceL. wingedTeal and Gadwall were two at Birds Hill P.E June 12 cordingto StuartHouston (192 nearMedicine Hat June6 (WS, abovelong-term averages. Blue- (RIO. Up to sevenCattle Egrets youngfrom 113 nestsin 1990). ph.). Mountain Ploverswere winged Teal and Less- were at Oak Hammock from WayneHarris described it asa found near Wild Horse, AB, er Scaupcontinued to decline July 19 into August(RP, BB, disastrousyear, with only 137 from June 19 to July 1 (HM, (C.W.S., U.S.EW.S.). GG et al.). While three Green- youngfiedging from 325 nests MAC). Other rarities included SwainsonsHawks had very backed Herons in Manitoba hechecked. Ferruginous Hawks six Black-necked Stiks near Fox low productivityin Saskatch- werenot unexpected(PH, L & fared better, with Harris and Valley, SK, June 17 (JE, fide ewan,and there is greatconcern JH, AC, LL), an aduk Green- Houstonrecording 225 young TH) and one near Tilley, AB, aboutthe CommonNighthawk backed Heron at Weaselhead raised at 122 nests, and 157 at July 13 (WS), a partialalbino in the Region. The familiar NaturalArea, Calgary,July 4 58 nests,respectively. In Mani- Stilt Sandpiperat DawsonL., "peenting"soundson a summer providedAlberta's 2nd con- toba,only 28 of 56 nestingFer- AB,July 10 OS,FW), andsingle eveningare becoming a thing of firmedrecord (AS, m.ob.). ruginous Hawk pairs were Red Phalaropesat Oak Ham- the past in many cities.On a Breedingof CinnamonTeal successful,with 78 young mockJune 7 (MBa et al.) and more optimisticnote, Logger- in Saskatchewan was confirmed bandedand a few missed(MiC, LittleQuill L. July18-22 (TH, headShrike and BairdS Sparrow July 29 when a female with KDS). Merlinshad their poorest BK, BL). The last-namedbird appearedto havea reasonablyseven young was seen at Nicolle successin 5 yearsin the Saska- was Saskatchewan'ssixth. goodyear, and the Manitoban Flats, near MooseJaw; a pair toonarea (SH), butaverage suc- The onlynoteworthy gull re- warbler record-book was rear- had beenseen there June 7 (BL, cessin the Raymore-Cudworthports came from Manitoba: four rangedby David Hatch and BK). Rare ducks included a area of Saskatchewan (WH). CaliforniaGulls at a Winnipeg Martin Siepman. EurasianWigeon at Beaverhill Merlinproductivity was not de- dumpJune 22 (PT, DF), a sec- L., AB, June18 (JT) anda King terminedin Winnipeg,but 10 ond-yearIceland Gull in Win- Abbreviations: C.W.S. (Cana- Eider at Churchill, MB, from nests indicated a well-estab- nipegJune 8 (RK, SC), up to dian Wildlife Service);Oak June 12 to July 6 (DH, RK, lishedpopulation now (MBo, three Iceland Gulls at Churchill Hammock (Oak Hammock m.ob.).Outside their breeding NG, RIO. Twoyoung Peregrine in earlyJuly (DK, RK, m.ob.), Marsh Wildlij• Management rangeswere 200+ Buffieheadat Falconsfrom a Calgary nest and a Glaucous Gull in Win- Area, MB); P.P. (Provincial Cowold L. near Medicine Hat, were killed in collision with nipegJune 3 (RP). A Caspian Park);U.S.EW.S. (UnitedStates AB,June 30 andJuly 15 (DBa), high-rises,and the third disap- Ternnear Hanley, SK, provided Fishand Wildli• Service). threeCorn. Mergansersat Bea- peared(fide RD). PrairieFalcons the firstlocal June record (BG). verhill L. June 11 (JT), and a gavecause for concernin Sas- Between May and July a GREB• 10 Red-breastedMerganser near katchewan,with only one nest record585 juv. GreatHorned Lac La Biche,AB, June 9 (JT). alongthe S. SaskatchewanR. Owls from 233 nestswere band- Threepairs of ClarlesGrebes, CoopersHawks may be in- from SaskatchewanLanding to ed in s. Saskatchewan(SH). Af- eachwith smallyoung, at the creasingin s. Manitoba,with 3 Beechy(SH). ternesting of N. HawkOwl was ValeportMarsh July 29 pro- nestsin Winnipegand several first documented in Churchill vided Saskatchewan'sfirst breed- othersightings (m.ob.); a nest SHOREBIRDSTO lastyear, 3 nestswere rumoured ing record (BL, BK). Least was also found in Medicine Hat SWIFTS thisyear as well as a GreatGray Bitternswere prominent in s.e. May 27 (M & DS). Swainsons While for the first time since Owl nest (m.ob.). Unfortu- Manitoba, with two birds near Hawks fared poorly in s. 1986 no SnowyPlovers were nately,no detailswere received;

11• ßAmerican Birds, Winter 1990 lackof documentationon sight- 3rd Sprague'sPipit July 5 (MA Lake, SK, July 31 (MG, BG), ings in the area continuesto et al.). and14 nestsas late as August in frustrate the Manitoba Bird LoggerheadShrike surveys s.w. Manitoba (MiC, KDS). RecordCommittee. Burrowing were undertaken in all three Wayne Harris has noted no Owls continue to decline;in the provinces.Doug Collister band- changein 15 yearsin s. Sas- Regina,SK, study area 40 pairs, ed 29 adultsand 277 juveniles karchewan,while John Steeves half the number presentin at 61 nests n.w. of Medicine Hat reported"a populationexplo- 1987, experienced50% nest (whiteband on rightle• leftleg sion"on his routes near Calgary. failure(PJ). Only 19 nestswere in 1989).Wayne Harris located Numerousother reports also in- foundin Manitoba,but produc- 241 nests in s.w. Saskatchewan dicatethat Baird'sSparrow is tivity was goodwith 17 suc- and the Last Mountain L. area; holdingits own. cessesand 94 juvenilesbanded with 879 young,productivity Southof theknown breeding (MiC, KDS). Four adults and wasabove average. In s.w.Mani- rangewere two Sharp-tailed 48 youngfrom vulnerable nest- toba,542 young were banded at Sparrowsnear Strathmore, AB, sites in Saskatchewan were re- 153 nests;these numberswere July21 (JS,FW). Totallyout- leasednear Broomhill, MB. down a bit (MiC, KDS). of-placewas a FoxSparrow at Long-timebirders believe the Yellow-throated Vireos were Buffalo Pound Lake near Moose Corn.Nighthawk is in trouble foundfeeding at least one young Jaw July 14 (SW). In the in the Calgaryarea Oqde RD); in MooseMountain ParkJune foothillsw. of Calgarythis spe- the specieswas "down some- 25-26, anda fledglingwas seen cies was found at lower elevation what" in Medicine Hat (DBa) July5, providingSaskatchewan's thanexpected July 9 (SW). In andis increasinglyrare in Win- firstbreeding record (BE, BK). the foothillsw. of Calgarythis nipeg(m.ob.). A citysurvey in A c• Yellow-throated Vireo was specieswas found at lowereleva- Saskatoonturned up 26 territo- noteworthyat WoodMountain tion thanexpected July 9 (JS, rial malescompared with 48 in P.P.,SK, July 3 (WH), as were FW). Saskatchewan'swestern- a smaller area in 1971 (JW, PhiladephiaVireo pairsat Di- Yellow-throated Warbler at Oak most Orchard Oriole nest was S.N.H.S.). A Whip-poor-will nosaurP.E, AB, June 6 (BM) Lake, Manitoba,June 23, 1990. foundat SpringValley July 29 and a ChimneySwift at Tobin andMoose Mountain Park June Secondprovincial record. Photo- (FB), and a countof 11 birdsin graph/GordonGrieef. L., northof CarrotR., SK,June 25 (BE). theTyvan-Francis area, June 16, 9 wereboth locally rare (SS). A Golden-wingedWarbler at washigh (BD. WARBLERS TO Duck MountainEP. June 30 was WOODPECKERS TO ORIOLES Saskatchewan'sninth (TH); Ten- Observers:(subregional com- VIREOS nesseeWarblers, normally com- pilersin boldface)Michael An- A Red-headedWoodpecker mon in that park, were not dersen, Brian Ball, Dennis showedup at InglewoodBird foundin 3 daysof observationin Baresco(DBa), Michael Bastian Sanctuary,Calgary, July 11 (KC Southeastern warblers made June(TH). A c• Black-throated (MBa), Debra Belmonte(DBe), et al.). andpairs were observed headlines in M•tøba, O• June BlueWarbler was found near Tu- Flossie Bogdan, Maureen near Govenlock, SK, June 30 20, David:Ha[Ch •d:: Martin labi Falls,Nopiming EE, MB, Bouchart (MBo), Dick Can- (WH) and for the 4th consecu- Siepmanfound the province's June29 (CR) andJuly 14 (RP); nings, SteveCharlton, Mary tiveyear near Estuary, SK (BC). 2nd Yellow-throated Warble• the first Manitoban nesting Collins (MAC), Mike Conrad "Western"Flycatchers caused singingin an oak\din Wood at record is overdue! A nest-build- (MiC), Kathleen Cook, Fred confusion in the foothills west OakLake. Noisy mowersand ingpair of Yellow-rumpedWar- Cooke,Andy Courcelles,Barry of Calgaryby producing calls of intermittentsinging notwith- blers was outside the normal Cox, Ken De Smet (KDS), Ross Pacific-slopeFlycatcher rather standing,several more observers range at OakLake, MB, June 20 Dickson, Kim Eckert, Jim thanthe expectedCordilleran sawit up to June23 (ph.GG). (DH, MS). Alsowell outsidethe Elliot,Dennis Fast, Nancy Geh- Flycatchercalls (DC et aL). Twoweeks later, July 3, David breedingrange was a c• Bay- len, BernieGollop, Mike Gol- Good numbersof Violet-green found the Prairie Provinces' first breastedWarbler singing at Writ- lop, Gordon Grieef, Wayne Swallowswere reported at Medi- Prairie Warbler(home at lasfi) ing-on-StoneEP., AB, June29 Harris, David Hatch, Trevor cine Hat, with severalnew nest- at Whirlpool Lake, Riding (MAC).Rarely reported nesting Herriot,George Holland, Len ingsites discovered (DBa). Mountain N,E This rather con= inAlberta, a pairof Canada War- & JoyceHolmes, Phil Horch, After at least 7 unconfirmed tidingbird occupied a small area biersfed two recent fledglings at Stuart Houston, Paul James, or poodydescribed sightings of of second-growthwithin a large LesserSlave Lake June 29 (DBe, StefanJungkind, Pat Kern, N. Wheatears at Churchill since burn,and wasseen by several fid• SJ).Yellow-breasted Chats RudolphKoes, Bob Kreba, Lew 1968, a bird was well docu- 'moreobservers (ph, PT, GG, werereported from Medicine Layman,Bob Luterbach,Hue mentedon June9 (KE et al.). RK). On at leasttwo datesit was Hat (DBa) andMoose Jaw (PK), MacKenzie,Blake Maybank, NorthernMockingbirds nested hearduttering a soft Black• and an amazingsix malesand Mike O'Shea, Robert Parsons, at Cavendish,a desertedAlberta throatedGreen Warbler song as one pairwere at NicolleFlats, Craig Roberts,Mark & Dan oil-town near Bindloss (MO, well astypical Prairie Warbler SK (BL). Schiebelbein, Stan Shadick, m.ob.);one fledglingwas seen songs(PT, RK). Whenlast re- An Indigo Buntingfound MartinSiepman, Andrew Slater, Aug. 4 (MO). Another pair portedJuly I0, it spentsome dead at La P•rouseBay near Wayne Smith, Saskatchewan shared the Red-headed' Wood- timein dosecompany with a 9 Churchillin mid-Junewas 1000 Natural History Society,John peckers'shelter-belt near Gov- Black-throated Green Warbler km out of range (fide FC). Steeves,Fred Swaine, Peter Tay- enlock June 30 (WH). Also (RK), The last'headliner was While no Dickcissels were re- lor,Jonathan Thompson, Merril nearBindloss, a singing c• Sage Manitoba's2nd Prothonotary ported,Lark Buntingsshowed Wershler, Sheena Wait, Frank Thrasherwas a goodfind June Warbler,which Martin Sieprnan littlesign of retreatingwith the Walker, Jim Wedgwood.-- 16 & 19 (MO), and the Medi- observeddosely at BirchPoint, recedingdrought. Concerted ef- RUDOLPH E KOES, 135 cineHat breedingsite was occu- Lakeof theWoods, July 31. Lkss fortsto tallyBaird's Sparrows re- RossmereCres., Winnipeg, pied for the 3rd consecutiveobliging than the othets,it was sulted in counts of 50 birds at MB R2K 0G1, and PETER year (WS, MW). Another not seenagain, Manyberries,AB (DBa), 50 in TAYLOR, Box 597, Pinawa, Churchillrarity was the areœs 19 km of shoreline at Luck MB ROE 1L0.

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ß Shelby MedicineLake NWR UpperSouris •'[ REGION ß• I',NVR• % •lyerNWR ß Bowdoln GordonBerkey NORTH GrandForks , ß FortPeckR• • ArrOwwood = Temperaturesaveraged near nor- mal, a relief from the extreme I • ) TewaukonNWR = heatof the pasttwo summers. %:'"-"'•re" F:11s' LewistMøwOnNTANA Precipitationwas also improved c WaubayNWRe• but spotty.Even though some .=..,• .-- •Mdes areashad recordsmall-grain ''- i. '. • BillingsI •L Oahe =. yields,this was owing to good topsoil moistureduring the growingseason; subsoil mois- [--".... SOUTH • % ture,and consequently wetlands, t -,.•RapidCi• DAKOTA • sio•F•,,..w werevery low compared to long ßLacreek NWR • Yan•o• . term averages.Given the very ...... •..• .. dry springconditions, many wetland speciesapparently pushedfarther north. There was, however, evidence that certain dabblingducks and rails waited until water conditions im- June20 wasa treat,and 15nests 12 (DOL) werevery unusual for May,when they would normally proved,then nested later than were found in the Turtle Mts. summer. Interesting South arrive,or continuesearching un- normally.An analysisof eight June28 (GB). An albinoAech- Dakotamerganser observations til a suitable area was located? NorthDakota breeding bird sur- mophorusgrebe was seen July 7 includedHoodeds near Spear- While there was less hard evi- veys(GB, RM) stretchingfrom at L. Bowdoin,MT; the pale fish, at Newell L., and in Rob- dence,it is probablethat Yellow Stanley to Braddockdocu- yellowishbill wouldseem to in- erts,and Commonsnear Spear- Railsdisplayed the same adapta- menteda widespreadreduction dicateWestern (KS). Adult with fish, at Rapid City, and a re- tionto drought.The first year of of birds associatedwith wetlands youngClark's Grebes were seen ported juvenile in Yankton a statewidestatus survey of Yel- and moistareas. The following at FreezeoutL., MT (MTS), in low Railsyielded 25 territories listgives the percentagedecline LI6 and on Rattlesnake L. near The six Ospreysightings in in Kidderand nine in McHenry, for 1990compared to the aver- Billings(WR). the DakotasJune 2-29 again ND (GB). HeavyJune precipi- agefor the 1980s:grebes 56%, The Great Blue Heron nest raisedhope that nesting will be- tation in Kidder contributed, dabblingducks 37%, diving with youngfound at Larimore comea realityin thenear future. while the McHenrysites have ducks 81%, coot 89%, Killdeer DamJune 25 (DV) wasonly the An adultBald Eagle at Wanbay perhapsthe mostreliable water 47%, snipe58%, BlackTern 2nd for e. North Dakota. Cattle N.W.R.July 29 (DS) wasalso an supplyin the state.Several for- 75%, Common Yellowthroat Egretis still rare in Montana,so encouragingsign. The pairnear mer Yellow Rails sites were too 21%, SavannahSparrow 24%, the two at Bowdoin N.W.R. Stanton, ND, was successfulfor drythis summer. andRed-winged Blackbird 23%. June22 throughJuly 6 andthe the 3rd straightyear, fledging Summerrains may haveim- In addidonto declines,prema- apparentimmature at Freezeout one young.The kettle of 30 proved water conditionsfor ture flockingand birdsout of L. July1 wereof interest. SwainsonsHawks in Faulk, SD, rails,but theycaused problems nestinghabitat were noted by SingleGreater Whire-fronred June23 (PS)was quite unusual for PipingPlovers. A birdwith a severalobservers. An unusually Geese,unusual in summer, were for summer.A Ferruginous distinctive breastband which largeassortment of species unex- in Stutsman,ND, June 24 (RJ) Hawk was e. of the normal had been at Nelson Res., MT, pectedin summerincluded Po- and at BowdoinJuly 2 (DP), rangein Codington,SD, July 24 moved to nearby Bowdoin mafine Jaeger,Winter Wren, but the 30 on June10 in Kings- (BH), andthere were strong in- N.W.R. and nestedsuccessfully severalwarblers, Dark-eyed bury,SD (DB), werealmost be- dications of an increase in both afterrising water levels flooded Junco,and EveningGrosbeak. yond belief.A very late Ross' Montana and North Dakota. A its original nestingterritory SouthDakota Breeding Bird At- Goosewas at FreezeoutL. June PeregrineFalcon was at Benton (DP). Widespreadreports from las Projectworkers found the 4. Duck reproduction was LakeN.W.R., MT, June11 (JP). North Dakota observers indi- first state confirmation of nest- mixed,with habitatseverely re- catedthat UplandSandpipers ing for Cassin'sKingbird and duced in most areas. Large I•.ILS TO had an excellentreproductive Eastern Meadowlark. numberssummering at J. Clark TERNS year.Willets, Marbled Godwits, SalyerN.W.R. producedvery What do wetland birds do when CommonSnipe, and Wilson's LOONS TO few broods, and the Missouri theyarrive in the nestingrange Phalaropedid not do so well; HAWKS Coteau had little water. On the in the spring and find con- the astounding670 godwitsin A NorthDakota status survey of other hand,Arrowwood N.W.R. ditions too dry?While many one flockon June20 in Kidder Corn.Loon turnedup at least recordedabove average brood speciesapparently moved on, (GB) and the 2000 Wilson's 43 adultsin the Turtle Mts., and numbers,and partsof e. South Sofadisplayed unusual persis- Phalaropess. of Westby,MT, twosmall young were seen June Dakota and s.w. North Dakota tence,becoming territorial at June 10 (TN) were indicative 28. A half-grownloon at Nelson had fair numbers of late broods frequentlybirded Ward, ND, of the magnitudeof drought- Res.,MT (DP), wasa firstnest- afterJune rains filled potholes. sitesin earlyJuly after June rains relatednesting failures. ing for latilongL9. An albino Two Corn. Goldeneyesat the raisedwater levels (RM). Did As usual,migrating shore- Red-necked Grebe in Kidder GrandForks, ND, lagoonsJuly they remainin the areafrom birdsprovided many of themost

1150 ßAmerican Birds,Winter 1990 interesting "nestlng"-season in FallRtver,SD, andfive young in a cottonwood tree in the from the 1980s average Le observationsfor the Region. werebanded July 15 (NW). Al- campgroundat the N. Unit of Conte'sSparrows were absent Recordlate northbound(?) mi- thoughE. Screech-Owlis fairly Theodore RooseveltN.P., ND, from many former breeding grantsfor North Dakotawere common in North Dakota, the June25 (SD) wasthe state'ssec- sites in North Dakota. Two SemipalmatedSandpiper June six nestingsreported from Bis- ond; at leastthree young were singing Swamp Sparrowsat 26, LeastSandpiper June 15, marck, Arrowwood N.W.R., presentJuly 12. The firstnest, in StoneL. near Gettysburg,SD andRed-necked Phalarope June and Hettingerwere unusually 1989, was in a cliff w. of the (PS), were w. of the known 18, all in Grand Forks, and high.Burrowing Owls did well campground.A singingWinter range.A Dark-eyedJunco in Dunlin July 19 at Minnewau- in theWestby and Chester, MT, Wren in Lawrence,SD, June26 Spink,SD, July27 (JS)was very kan; recordearly fall migrants areas. The 25 Short-eared Owls indicatedpossible breeding in unusual in summer. includedStilt Sandpiper June 23 at Freezout Lake W.M.A., MT, the n. BlackHills (RP). Sedge House Fincheswere present and Semipalm,ated Sandpiper the eveningof June16 (WEH) Wrens were down 88% from the throughoutthe seasonat Grand July 2 in Grand Forksand madean encouragingnumber; 1980s averageon the eight Forks(DOL, EF) andBismarck, Ruddy TurnstoneJuly 18 at they remainednearly absent North DakotaB.B.S. analyzed, ND (RR), and at Fargo,where Minnewaukan (EF)•. A Lesser overtheir formerrange in the while Marsh Wrens were up the speciesis well established Yellowlegsin WardJune 6 was Dakotas. The six territorial 51%. Studyof a Sprague'sPipit An Eastern Meadowlark nest difficult to categorize.Stilt Corn. Poorwills and one nest in nestin GrandForks placed the May 24 in Shannon,SD (RP), Sandpiperswere particularly theSalyer refuge sandhills (GB) previouslyunknown time from furnished the first confirmation abundant in c. North Dakota, wereinteresting for tworeasons. hatchingto fiedgingat 13 to 14 of nestingfor the state.Yellow- and the 3000 in !•lls and Kid- The locationrepresents a n.e. days (DOL). A Bell's Vireo headed Blackbirds were often derjuly30 doubledthe previous rangeextension of 120 miles, singingat LostwoodN.W.R., seenout of rangeof suitable fall peak. Very early South and the deciduous habitat is ND, June25 (DW) provideda wetlandnesting habitat. Are N Dakotafall migrantswere Soli- very different from the pon- firstrefuge record and one of the Orioles,neotropical migrants, tarySandpiper in LawrenceJune derosapines and cedarswhere mostnortherly for thestate. showingthe effectsof tropical 29 andStilt Sandpiper in Clark thespecies isfound in theNorth deforestation,or are they being July 1 (BR, PV), and Long- Dakota badlands.A calling WARBLERS TO displacedby OrchardOrioles> billedDowitcher in Sully,June Whip-poor-will in McHenry, FINCHES The eightNorth DakotaB.B.S 21 (PS). Two White-rumped ND, June24 wasnot heardon South Dakota had several un- routesanalyzed show a steady Sandpipersat Westby, MT later visits. Documentation was usual summer warbler records. decline for the Northern to 36% (TN), representedthe 11 th state submittedfor a possibleBroad- The Tennessee Warbler at belowthe 1980saverage, while observation. tailed Hummingbirdin Pen- WaubayJune 12 was a latespring the Orchard was 28% above The prizeddisplaced species nington,SD, June8-13 (VG); migrant,while the two banded Red Crossbills to the east at for this summer was Pomarine the speciesmay be a veryrare in DayJuly 21 (DS) wereearly Hope, ND, June29 (DK), in Jaeger.One at Yankton,SD, summer resident in the Black fallmigrants. A singing Nashville HancLSD, July1 (BR,PV), and June30 (MS) will establishthe Hills. The 2nd confirmed nest- Warbler, accidentalin summer, in Robertsand Deuel, SD, in 2ndstate record if accepted,and ingof PileatedWoodpecker for wasin CusterJune 29 (BR, PV). mid-July(BH) mayindicate an one at Halfbreed N.W.R., MT, NorthDakota and Fargo was of A Yellow-rumpedWarbler at impendinginvasion. The Even- July 28-31 (DL, VR) would anadult feeding afledgling July WaubayJune 27 wasconsidered ing Grosbeak photographed at a furnish a 3rd state record;both 14 (RO). the latest spring migrant. A New Town, ND, feeder in late were photographed and in At leasttwo singingAlder singingCerulean Warbler appar- June(RS) was completely out of breedingplumage. This unusual Flycatcherswere taped June 20 ently on territorywas present placeat thatdate. coincidenceinvited speculation at Pine Butte Swamp near June19 through July 2 in Roberts that a singlebird madeits way Choteau,MT (BRi), well south (BH); most previousrecords Contributors:(Area compilers up the Missouriand Yellow- of the knownbreeding range; havebeen in May.An Ovenbird in boldface). MONTANA-- stoneRivers, passing through this was only the 2nd state near Choteau,MT (MTS), was Charles Carlson, W. Edward North Dakota, which has no record.More JuneAlders than w.of theusual range and the first Harper,Doug Laye, Ted Nord- records,on the way.Up to 12 normal were observed in Grand for L16. hagen,Jim Phelps, Dwain Prell- California Gulls visited the Forks,ND; oneJuly 4 (DOL) Rose-breasted Grosbeaks at witz, Bob Righter (BRi), Fargo, ND, lagoonsJune 30 seemed much too late for a Medora June 3 and Bowman- William Roney,Vicki Roth, throughJuly 15 (D & DW); springmigrant. An adultSay's Hal•y Res. July 1 in North Michael T. Schwitters, Karen late June observationsin asso- Phoebefeeding a fledglingin Dakota (D & CG) were unex- Stutsman. NORTH DAKOTA ciationwith Ring-billedGull Cass,ND, July 21 (GN) pro- pectedw. of the Missouri.Lark --Gordon Berkey,Stu Dechka, coloniesin Day and Roberts videda firstcounty nesting and Buntingsmay have been re- EveFreeberg, David & Carolyn (BR) indicatedpossible breed- the easternmost for the state. A duced somewhatin c. Montana, Griffiths, Robert Jophnson, lug in n.e. South Dakota. Great Crested Flycatcherat but increased in c. and e. North Donald Kubischta, David O CaspianTerns included a pairat BelleFourche, SD, June5 wasat Dakota. An observation near Lambeth, Ron Martin, Gary Bowdoin, MT, five separate the w. limit of the range;this Hope was the first since the Nielson, Robert O'Connor, stghtingsin NorthDakota, and specieswas more numerous early 1970s(DK). The 2000+ Robert Randall, Rita Satermo, one at Yankton, SD. Does the than usual in the Souris R. Val- LarkBuntings, including many DougVought, Diane & Dennis absenceof Junesightings indi- ley in n.w. North Dakotathis fledglings,July 30 in Kidder Wiesenborn, Daniel Williams catethat birds were simply wan- summer.Following the presence showedgood reproductionl SOUTH DAKOTA--Dan dering through?Least Terns of severalCassin's Kingbirds likely correlatedwith high Brady,Willis Hall, BruceHar- againattempted nesting on is- June 1, the nestin Bennett,SD, grasshopperpopulations. While ris, Richard Peterson,Bob Rus- landsin Ft. PeckRes., MT, but June15 (RP) providedthe first the 16 Baird'sSparrows in 2 sell, Mark Schubert, Denms the2 nestswere destroyed by 75 nestingconfirmation for the milesat OrdwayPrairie in n.e. Skadsen,Paul Springer,Jerry mphwinds July 7 (CC). state. SouthDakota (BR, PV) madea Stanford, Peter Vankevich, Two Clark's Nutcrackers, ir- goodnumber, the speciesmay Nathaniel Whitney.--GOR- OWLS TO regularin the BlackHills, were be on a long-termdecline in DON B. BERKEY, Division of VIREOS seenin PenningtonJune 20 (PS). North Dakota;the eight B.B.S. Science, Minot State Univer- A Barn Owl nest was a rare find The Violet-greenSwallow nest averagein 1990was down 46% sity,Minot, ND 58701.

Volume44, Number 5 1151 Buntingnumbers seemed low in SOUTHERN the Tulsaarea this year. Newell -Chadton and myselfexpressed concern ß Valentine NWR GREATPLAINS for Northern Orioles in central NEBRASKA and western Oklahoma, as well ß Crescent Lake NWR Lake McConaughy REGION asIndigo Buntings, though the North Platte ,• randIsland Indigosseemed to bemore com- •i' Lpncolnß monthis year in someareas of east-central Oklahoma. The icteridproblems broad- Thisseason appeared to haveav- en.A ShinyCowbird appeared erageweather, but in a normally in Oklahoma for the first time, : Hws.KANSAS .Topeka unaverageway. June was much andmay sound the invasionof hotterthan average over much this nestparasite. If it invades, of the Region,and July was however,its competitionwith cooler.Precipitation patterns Brown-headedCowbirds may werenot as consistent, although provemore interesting than the it wasa mosdydryer than aver- potentiallyalarming incremen- -. NWR Tulsa ageJune and a wetter July. It was tal increasein damageto popu- probablydriest in westernand lationsof hostspecies. Newell central Kansas and northeastern commented on another situa- Oklahoma. In Nebraska, the tion-that the increase in rainsstarted in June,earlier than Great-tailed Grackles over the in therest of theRegion. years,and consequentpossible With a better water situation, increasein nestpredation, may somepopulations of marshand be havingserious local impacts waterbirds showed signs of re- on somemarsh-nesting species of the 2 former "W. Grebes" in throughoutthe summerin n.w. turningor havingreturned to such as Least Bitterns. the Region,was identifiedat Nebraska.However, the only "normal."(This turnsout to be closerange in Cherry,NE, July youngobserved were four in a trick word, but probably Abbreviations: Fontenelle For- 12 (RCR). Grant (RCR, DJR). Lingering meansthat someexpectations est(Fontenelle Forest, Sarpy Co., About 20 acdve nestsof Dou- were a Greater White-fronted from past observatonswere hE); Salt Plains (Great Salt ble-crested Cormorants were Goose and one or two Snow met.) Someof this may have PlainsNatl Wildli• Ref.,AI•I• noted July 12 in Coffey,KS GeeseJuly 27 in Keith, NE been an "oasis" effect concen- Co., OK); Quivira (Quivira (LM), wherethe speciesbreeds (RCR, DJR), andJune 30-July tratingbirds in regularlyvisited Nat• Wildlij•Ref., Staf•rd Co., uncommonly.An Olivaceous 15 in Linn, KS (GP, LM), areas.Except for the "coot facto- KS); Wichita Mts. (Wichita Cormorant was observed in respectively. ries"reported by the Rosches, MountainsNatl Wildlij• Ref., Linn, KS, June30 (GP). Veryfew records of breeding however, no one was over- Comanche Co., OK). Place Individualopinions on the Cinnamon Teal exist for the Re- whelmed by abundancesof names in italics are counties. abundance of Least Bitterns gion.Thus, a broodwith four birds. show broad variance in the Re- youngfound in Morrill, NE, Migratoryshorebirds gener- LOONS THROUGH gion.The birdseems to bea lo- July26 (RCR, DJR)was excep- atedlittle excitementthis July. WATERFOWL cally abundantto uncommon tional. Other adults were noted Fewarrived early, and few im- SummeringCorn. Loonswere breeder across most of cen. and June9 in Hitchcock,NE (RCR, pressivenumbers were reported, noted in Lincoln,NE, June 22 e. Kansasand Oklahoma, but is DJR), June 16 in Gardenand althoughno one commented (MB), and Keith, NE (RCR, rare in Nebraska.While Boyd Sheridan,NE (BH), and June abouta poorshowing. DJR).Two birdsfound July 20 indicates that numbers of Least 16 in Beaver, OK (DV, JM, Mostlygood news came on in Dawes,hE, werethought to Bitterns were near normal at PC), morethan are normally re- nestingsuccess, although few be very early migrants(RCR, Quivira,Newell describestheir portedduring the summer. peoplemake sufficient study to D JR). decline and current absence at A Canvasback brood with comment. Nonetheless, some EaredGrebes appeared to be the Lake Overholser marsh in eightdowny young observed keyspecies, such as Pied-billed recoveringsomewhat from the Oklahoma. Newell credits the July 6 in Garden,NE (RCR, Grebes, coots, and Upland populationcollapse of recent declineto potentialnest preda- DJR)is amongonly a trickleof Sandpipersin Nebraska,Least yearsin n.w.Nebraska. Rosches tion by the now high numbers breedingrecords in the past40 Terns in Kansas, and Black- were aware of 186 nests in Gar- of Great-tailed Grackles in the yearsfor the Region.Other ex- cappedVireos in Oklahomaap- denand Cherry during early July. area.A singlebird was observed tralimitalsummering ducks in- pearedto do well.Some of the A lingeringEared Grebe at in Arthur, NE, on June 15 cludeda maleLesser Scaup in moresoutherly ranging species Quiviramet an unfortunatefate (RCR, DJR). TulsaJuly 8 (JL,PS), and an ad. againappeared in southeasternin earlyJune (RLB). A Tricolored Heron, a rare male Bufflehead June 16 in Nebraska. Marbled Godwit was On the other hand, the summer wanderer into the Re- Cherry,NE (RCR). documented for the first time Roschessuspect that the unusu- gion,was noted July 14 & 29 at nestingin theRegion. ally high count of 250 W. the Salt Plains (DV, MG). RAPTORS THROUGH Concernswere again voiced Grebeson LakeMcConaughy, SnowyEgrets appeared north to CI•NB for a number of passerine Keith, NE, were of non-breed- Keith,NE, July27 (DJR).Yel- Unusual was an Osprey ob- specieswhose populations ap- ing individuals. Only two low-crownedNight-Herons and servedin Jef•rson, KS, July pearto bedeclining, at leastlo- downyyoung were observed, Little Blue Herons were ob- 13-14 (RR). Well north for the cally.These include Bell's Vireo those in Garden,NE, July 7 served west to Beaver, OK species,an imm. Mississippi and Orchard Oriole in eastern (RCR, DJR). TwoW. Grebesat (RLB). An ad. Little BlueHeron Kite was studied in Dawes,NE, Kansas,Tulsa, and centralOkla- Quiviraduring June (RLB) were was also noted north to July 26 (RCR, DJR). For the homa. Loyd commentedthat well southof breedingareas. A FontenelleForest June I (BP). secondyear, Bald Eagles nested Blue Grosbeak and Painted Clark'sGrebe, clearly the rarer TrumpeterSwans occurred at Clinton Res., Douglas,KS.

1152' American Birds,Winter 1990 Threeyoung fledged (LM). A Baird'sSandpipers were counted peradult this season (RLB). At fewareas in the Regionwhere secondnest in Hodgeman,KS, at LakeMcConaughy, Keith, least 35 LeastTern chicks breedingoccurs. fledgeda singleyoung (fide NE, July27 (RCR).The only fledgedon theArkansas R. in Bell'sVireo continues to get LM). late springmigrant worthy of Tulsa(FP). poor reviewson its status. Two ad. Broad-winged mention,however, was a Stilt Newellcould locate only three Hawksdetected together in the SandpiperJune 2 at the Salt DO¾I••IiROUGH malesin Canadian,OK, a local- WichitaMts. duringlate June Plains(MG, DV). Ten Corn- ¾1RIr0$ ity wherethey were common (VF, EM) werethe first ever monSnipe in Cherry,NE, June Althoughformerly more corn- only five yearago. Hoffman, reportedthere during the sum- 15were unusual (RCR, DJR). mon,a BurrowingOwl at the however,indiates that it canstill mer. An immatureobserved CaliforniaGulls are likely in- SaltPlains June 2 (MG, DV) bereadily found in a numberof thereJuly 17 (JAG)implicates creasing in theRegion. Sixteen furnishedone of few recent n.e.Oklahoma counties. thatthey may have nested. Most werecounted in Keith,NE, July records.A rustybrown hum- Trappingof cowbirdsappears of manySwainsons Hawk nests 28 (RCR, DJR). A Caspian mingbird,probably a Rufous, to beenhancing the recovery of in n.w.Nebraska fledged two to Ternwas noted June 9 in Adair, wasnoted in Sedgwick,KS, July Black-cappedVireo populations threeyoung (RCR, DJR). Al- OK (MM1),possibly a summer 10-17(fide DK). in Oklahoma.Traps operated by waysnoteworthy during sum- vagrantor late migrant. Another Withthe expectation that the theOklahoma Nature Conser- mer,a Merlinwas observed in wasreported June 29 in Hall, Red-cockadedWoodpecker has vancyprotected six pairs of Sioux,NE, June18 (BH). NE (GL).One observed July 18 disappearedfrom all but the vireosin Blaine,OK, whichpro- Railsof severalspecies were in Dawes,NE (RCR)is surpris- McCurtainCounty Wilderness duced almost 20 young(JAG). reportedthis season in theRe- inglythe first for theNebraska Area in s.e.Oklahoma, news of A segmentof thenow over 200 gionwith mixed, but generally panhandle, though the species is birdsnesting in Pushmataha,adults observed in theWichita poor,comment. King Rails, rare alsorare in w. Kansasand less OK (JN,JM), was a littleheart- Mts. producedat least 150 to uncommmon,were noted commonlyreported in w. Ok- ening.Only occasionalin w. young(VF, JAG, EM). June16 at the SaltPlains (DV, lahoma.Forster's Terns nested Oklahoma,a pair of Pileated Apparentlyrare, a Warbling JM, PC),and Oklahoma (MO). i at Quivira(RLB), wherethe Woodpeckerswas observed in Vireosummered in Comanche, Youngwere observed in Cana-i speciesbreeds sporadically. the WichitaMts. June 13-15 OK (JM,LMc). Male Red-eyed dian, OK (EW). Black Rails More unusual,two Com. Terns (CC, JMa et al.). Vireoswere heard in Hitchcock werestill presentat Quivira werepresent at QuiviraJune 23, A W. Wood-Peweewas heard June9 andKeith, NE, July27, (LM).However, the populations but not later (RLB). singingin Hitchcock,NE, June somewhatwest in the Region of Soras,and King and Virginia WhileLeast Terns generally 9, eastof its expectedrange forthis species (RCR, DJR). railsat Quivira(RLB) and in e. producesubstantially fewer than (RCR, DJR). An AcadianFly- Kansas(LM) were believed oneyoung per adult,manage- catcherin Douglas,NE, wasper- WARBIœRSTHROIJGH downin numbers.On theother ment effortsat Quivirahave hapsthe first recorded since the FINCHES hand,nesting American Coots raisedthat to overone young 1960sfor thisarea (AW, IW). A maleBlue-winged Warbler did extremelywell in n.w.Ne- Workby J.C. Hoffmanin ex- observedin Linn,KS, July 22 braska,fledging thousands of • ...... tremen.e. Oklahoma indicates may have summered or beena young(RCR). ; thata significant breeding popu- migrant(LM, MM). Yellow- : • lationof Willow Flycatchers throatedWarblers again ap- SHOREBIRDS • mayoccur there. Details of his pearedin FontenelleForest THROUGHTERNS i work havebeen prepared for (BP).Less frequently reported, a PipingPlovers away from breed- publication.A Willow Fly- CeruleanWarbler was noted ingsites were documented from' ' i catcherwasalso noted inChero- singing July 21 in Douglas, NE TulsaJuly 21 (PS,JL), and • ! kee,OK, June 24 (DVa). (BP,LP). lgOodward,OKJuly 23 (RLB). • Ash-throatedFlycatchers NestingPiping Plovers endured • againnested in Meade,KS someheavy OTR vehicular use ! (RLB),apparently atthe north- andrains in Nance,NE, to pro- i easternedge of their range in the • duceafew young (WM). Region.Tree Swallows appear to J.C.Hoffman reports that the Earlymigrants included a := haveextended their range south- distributionof nestingWorm- WilletJune 16 in Harper,OK ward.This season, they were re- eatingWarblers in n,e.Oklaho- (DV, JM, PC), anda Spotted portednesting in Linn, KS rna,from Ottawato Sequoyah, SandpiperJuly 7 in Adair,OK ! (LM,MM). appearsto bemore extensive (MM1).Also passing through CarolinaWrens were present than previouily reported. He early,and generally rare in the : northto Otoe,NE (BP,LP). located25 birdsduring:t989 fall,was aMarbled Godwit July ; BreedingHouse Wrens fade in and1990. They all occurred in 9 in Oklahoma(MO). .. abundanceas one approachesheavily-wooded steep-sided UplandSandpipers may be a • thesouthern boundary of the ravinesbf moreextensive oak- topicfor some time. Rosche re- Region.Young out of thenest hickoryforests in thehilly ter- portedlower numbers ofbreed- ß : observedin Comanche,OK, raineast of theNeosho River. ingbirds than in previousyears -• June20 (JMc,LMc) werethe Thishabitat is widespread,but in n.w. Nebraska,but better * firstreported from this county wasonly partially sampled, nestingsucess. Long-billed Cur- .. andamong few for the southern :Singingapparently ends by lewsalso fared well this year. An • portionofthe Region. June20. Hoffmancomments observationof an ad. Marbled • A Swainson'sThrush in the thatbecause four :other spedes Godwitrigorously defending i WichitaMts. June 8 (VF) was regularlyofcurring here have two downyyoung in Dawes, i late.A WoodThrush in theWi- similarsongs,: Worm-eating NE, providedthe first nesting : chitaMts. June 6 wasthe first Warblersmay easily be over- recordfor the Region. MarbledGodwit atLake Hefner, reportedfor theRefuge (DE, looked. A SanderlingJuy 28 in Tulsa OklahomaCRy, on July 9, 1990. EM). CedarWaxwings nested in (PS,JL) was earl)• Over 2600 (!) Phot0graph/MitchellOliphant. Douglas,NE (BP), oneof the

Volume 44, Number 5 ' 1153 Anotherspecies fading from (DV, JMs PC), whereit seldom numbers of House Finches and Cited Observers (area editors some areas in cen. Oklahoma is summers. observationsof young are boldfaced):KANSAS--Roger the IndigoBunting. Newell re- alreadybecoming mundane. L. Boyd, Dan Kilby, Mike portsfewer in the Oklahoma Hiatt feels that House Finches McHugh,Lloyd Moore, Galen City area,and for thefirst year are becomingso commonin Pittman, Richard Rucker. NE- in thepast five, they were absent Surprising:and exciting, but •odward, OK, that they may BRASKA•Mark Brogie,Bill from regularlyvisited sites in distressing,wasthe first:record be outcompetingHouse Spar- Huser,Marge Kelley, Gary Lin- Blaine,OK (JAG). of:Shiny ::Cowbird for: Okli rows,perhaps an indication that gle, WayneMohlhoff, Babs A Rufous-sided Towbee was homa.::Afirst-• male:wascap-: one prettier species will simply Padelford, Loren Padelford, singingin Adair,OK, June9 tured June 12 in the Wichita substitute for what some con- DorothyJ. Rosche,Richard C. (MMI). There are almost no Mts•in trapsprotectihg Black- sider "flying rats."At leastit Rosche, AI Werthman, Ione other summer records for n.e. cappedVireo pOpu14tionl frb:m is a native. Werthman,Rick Wright. OKLA- Oklahoma. Cassin'sSparrows cowbirdnes5 parasitism 0AG•: RedCrossbills appear to have HOMA--Pat Chancey, C. were noted in Butte,NE, June VF, DE),:D•tails are being pre:: summeredin Omaha, NE (RW, Clemons,Lyn & JohnDicker- 29 (RCR). Severalsinging Sa- Fredfor publication: MK). Pine Siskinswere last re- son,David Ely, Vic Fazio,Mike vannah.Sparrows were observed portedJune 14 in Cherokee,OK Gray, Randy Hiatt, JamesC. duringlate Junein Butteand (DVa), and Tulsa(L & JD). A Hoffman,Jo Loyd,J. Malinow- Sheridan,NE, wherethe species The populationgrowth curve pairof EveningGrosbeaks again ski (JMa), JanetMcGee (JMc), is rare and local (RCR, DJR) for HouseFinches appears to be summered in Dawes, NE. Un- Louis McGee (LMc), Jeri Me- duringsummer. on the acceleratedupslope in like 1989, no youngwere ob- Mahou, Mike Mlodinow (MMI), McCown's Longspursap- the Region.Among the notes served(RCR, DJR). Erik Munson,John G. Newell, pearedto havea goodnesting and news for this seasoncomes a Jimmie Norman, Mitchell Oli- seasonin Souix, NE, where an first reportednesting in Sedg- Corrigenda: The Swainson's phant,Fred Pianalto, Pat Sdbert, estimated 380 individuals were wick,KS, during early June (fide Thrush reportedJune 6 from Don Varner (DVa), Don Verser, presenton July19 (RCR).Yel- DK). For others,particularly in Delaware, OK (Am. Birds Ernie Wilson.--JOSEPH A. low-headed Blackbirds were the eastern and western thirds 43:1336)was actually observed GRZYBOWSKI, 1701 Lenox, noted June 16 in Texas,OK of the Region,the increasing in Adair, OK. Norman, OK 73069.

TEXAS

ß Amarillo REGION ß Buffalo Lake GregW. Lasley and NWR Chuck Sexton *MuleshoeNWR •Nichita'• HagermanNWR** ßLubbock Falls Foil Worth In a sense,June and Julywere ß ß Dallas reversedthis year. June was the % ßAbilene \ hotter of the two months, and :=ß Ei Paso ßMidland • was brutally hot and dry statewide.Many localitiessuf- feredthrough record stretches of •. TEXAS 100ø+F weather, with Beeville toppingout on June 22 at 114øE • '•ø •Au•,•• Midland had its driestJune ever (0.01 inchesof rain). Rainfall wasabsent even from normally wetter eastTexas areas. Early Julyappeared as if it wouldcon- tinuethe patternbut therewas statewiderelief beginning about July 12-13. Thereafterheavy rainsdeluged most of thestate. Kickapoo received 15 to 18 inches of rain in the next ten days. Trails and roadswere washedout in Big Bend.Even Manyobservers admitted em- pectedand exciting new discov- CooperativeWildli• Collection, someareas of deepsouth Texas barrassment at their minimal ef- eriesfrom the upperslopes of Texas A&M University); got heavyrains, but Palmerre- fortsduring the heat of June and the Davis Mountains. T.EW.D. (7}xas Parks & Wildli• minded us that most of the July;coverage was rather sparse Department);U.T.C. (Upper heavyrains fell north of the in manyareas. Not sofor folks Abbreviations: G.M.N.P. TexasCoast). The followingare Nueces River. With the odd like Ken Seyffert,Joann and ( GuadalupeMountains Nat'l shortenednames for the respec- summer, some counties in inte- Don Merritt, Andrew O'Neill, Park;) L.R.G.V. (Lower Rio tive county,state, or national rior southTexas actually quali- andother Breeding Bird Atlasers Grant• Valley);Norias (Norias parks,refuges, etc.: Anahuac, fied for disaster relief for both who continuedto make good Division of the King Ranch); Anzalduas,Bentsen, Big Bend, droughtandflooding damage to findsin unexploredcorners of T.B.R.C. (TexasBird Records Brazoria,Devil's River, Hager- cropsand property! the state. There were also unex- Committee); T.C.W.C. (Texas man,Kerr, Kickapoo, L. Mineral

1154 - American Birds,Winter 1990 Wells,Laguna Atascosa, Lost ...... dragonflies,a staple in thediet Maples,Santa Ana. ofthe kites (DB, fide TE). The - • speciespresumably nested again LOONS10 . nearHamshire but was reported STORKS • •.."_ onlyperiodically through the CommonLoons away from the •--% season.Mississippi Kites nested coastlingered atL. Tawakoni to • - forthe first time in •rrant (HA, June27 (RK,MWh) with an- RDC,TG, WP), andrepeated otherat L. ForkJune 23 i "•• • '•- nestingefforts in Johnsonand (N.E.T.EO.). An Audubon's Walker.Twenty-nine active Bald Shearwaterwas found alive at Eaglenests in Texasfledged a PortAransas, Nueces, July 23 -- record29 youngthis year (fideTA); the bird died several • •"- (T.P.W.D.).The status ofCoop- dayslater (*to T.C.W.C.). It will er'sHawk as a breedingspecies representthe 9th documented , is cloudedby itssecretive na- staterecord. A pairof Pied- - • ture.Reports of confirmedor billedGrebes managed tofledge Audubon'sSheanvater found washed upin Port Aransas, Texas, onJuly probablebreeding came from e. youngn. of VernonJune 19 23,1•0. Ninthfl•eume•ed •te r,e0nl.Pholograph/Gr•g •sley. andn. Texasalong with the (KO,MP) fora firstMontague moreexpected records in s. nestingrecord. A subad. Masked group(WS). An Anhingaat rookeryat thelatter locality, Texasand the Hill Country. Boobyfound injured at Rock- HubbardCreek L. June 2 White-facedIbises established a More noteworthy were one or portJuly 23 (JohnHowell, ph. provideda first Stephens record newnesting record with the dis- moreSharp-shinned Hawks that BradSteiner) furnished the only (KN). Anhingasnested at the coveryof a nestMay 13 (JP). summeredin theKenedy area, report.There was an encourag- Southside Sewage Treatment Thirty-five Wood Storks over althoughno nests were found ingreport that the breeding Plant in Dallas,providing the KarnesJuly 18 (WS)provided (AO,PP). A Corn.Black-Hawk colonyof Am.White Pelicans 2nd known county nesting (first thefirst record there in several: was noted again in Junenear onS. Bird I., Kleberg,may be re- in 1963;fide WP). Single Amer- years. Baker'sCrossing in Vall•rde coveringfrom the setbacks suf- icanand Least bitterns were seen wherethe species nested 2 years fetedin recent years as a resultof in suitablenesting habitat June WATERFOWL, ago(fideJE). heavyparasite infestations (SB). 26e. of St. Joe, both first records •l•l'01• A pairof Gray Hawks raised A groupof 157 Am. White Peli- for Montague(KO). A Least A FulvousWhistling-Duck at twoyoung in June-Julyat Rio cansat L. TawakoniJune 6-27 heardnear Weinert, Throckmor- Hornsby Bend provided a first GrandeVillage in BigBend un- wasa surprisinglylarge concen- ton, June 17 provideda 2nd Julyrecord for Austin. Black- derthe watchful eye ofstaffand tration(N.E.T. EO.). Another recordthere (KN); Feather L. in belliedWhistling-Ducks seemed visiting birders. For the first groupof 250over Dewitt July EIPasohosted Leasts forthe 2nd tohave a fairnesting season lo- timein recentmemory, Red- 20was also out of place (DMu). yearin a row(JSp). Three here- callyin s. Texas. A pair of Black- shoulderedHawks nested at toforeunreported Great Blue belliedsin NacogdochesJuly SantaAna (fideJE). There were Heronrookeries were found in 5-6 representeda first county noticeablyfewer reports of Lipscomb,Hartley, and Roberts record of unquestionablywild Broad-wingedHawks in n.c. (KS).Nesting of thisspecies in birds(D & MW). SummeringTexas this year, although a pair :Wewould have to nominate thePanhandle can easily go un- non-breedingwaterfowl were didfrequent last year• nest site theBrown Pelican as the come- detected,as such nest sites often widelyscattered in all regions; in MontagueJune 9 (MP,GK). backbl}d of the year. One could consistof only2 or3 nestslo- collectively,these included most Swainson'sHawks nested near notdrive along the U.T.C. with- cateda longdistance from wa- ofour common ducks. Records Rice University in Houston for outseeing hundreds pfthi• spe- ter.Two Tricolored Herons seen ofbreeding waterfowl were like- the11 th straightyear (DM). ciesin the nearshorewaters. flyingfrom a rookeryJuly 21 in wisescattered, although none Uzardiscovered another pair in Eubanksestimated that at least s.e.Dallas were suspected of bredin Midlandowing to low Jefj•rsonJune 17 & 30 and 2000summered between the nestingthere (JP). Foraging waterlevels. The more interest- Graber noted a singleadult at :Sabineand Brazos rivers. Less groupsofReddish Egrets on the ingbreeding records included Beaumont July 1, a very unusual than10 years ago, one Brown lowerTexas coast can be stun- WoodDucks in Randall,Mot- sightingfor the e. edgeof the Pelicanalong the U.T.C. would ning;in June a groupof about tiedDuck at L. Tawakoni and in state.A group of 114 Swainson's havebeen very reportable Oeu/e 800 was seen near Horse I. on Dallas,and Blue-winged Tealat June27 in •lsonwas a remark- TE)! Downthe coast, approxi- LagunaAtascosa (MFe). About Commerce(with other territo- ablylarge and early migrant mately20 Browns spent June in 5000pairs of CattleEgrets es- rialbirds in n.c.Texas) and at congregation(WS). A Zone- W.Nu eces Bay for:the first time tablisheda rookery in a wood- Anahuacand Brazoria (m.ob.). tailedHawk began patrolling a ina quarter century (SB)• : landin Bryan,a newBrazos A MaskedDuck in nuptialplu- birdfeeder in Realduring July, breedingrecord (KA). A magewas reported on a pond whereit wasseen to take several fledglingGreen-backed Heron nearBentsen June 24 (J& WR). Brown-headedCowbirds (BA)! in HemphillJuly 29 provided An Ospreyphotographed at Anad. Ferruginous Hawk June Amongthe five reports of anothernew county breeding Ft. Hancock Hudspeth, June 29 25 in Ochiltreeprovided a very OlivaceousCormorant in n. record(KS). Four nests of Yel- providedonly the 2nd summer raresummer sighting (CA). Re- Texaswas the discovery ofa nest low-crownedNight-Herons recordfor the area (BZ). Biolo- searcherslocated a surprising at L. ForkJune 23 (iRK,GH, werefound at L. MineralWells, gistsfrom T. EW.D. observed 15 numberof Am.Kestrel nesting JN, MWh), a 2nd nesting Parker,June 17, pushing the w. to 17Am. Swallow-tailed Kites sitesin woodede. Texas(RiS, recordfor Raines. Eight Oliva- edgeof theirregular breeding (both adults and young) this CR, RB).Wolf commented: ceouswereinHudspethJune29,rangein Texas a bit farther west. summernear Newton City "Thisspecies may be a more wherethe spi:cies continues to A smallnumber ofWhite Ibises alongthe SabineRiver. The widespreadbreeding bird in our increase(BZ); 128 at San Anto- wanderedinland, the most specificsite is onprivate prop- regionthan we haverealized, nio•Braunig L. July6 madea northerlyin s.e.Dallas July ertythat contains fish farms preferringsparse longleaf pine partic•arlylarge non-breeding 19-28 (JP, BS). At thelarge whichattract large numbers of forest.Like other e. Texasrap- Volume 44, Number 5 ' 11SS tors, kestrels retreat from the four youngin s. Brooks(AO) opencountry into the wood- TABLE1. A sampleof earlyar•val datesin Texas,Summer 1990. Graber continued to note the landsto nest,and becomerather absenceof Com.Nighthawk as Species Location Date inconspicuousat this season." a breeder in the s.e. corner of the state. Several e. Texas observers One Aplomado Falcon was Shorebirds sightedJuly 15 on LagunaAtas- LesserYellowlegs (500+) El Paso July5 havenoted the annual"disap- cosa(fide MFe), but no newre- Willet E1Paso July5 pearance"of this speciesafter leasesof the specieswere made UplandSandpiper Austin June19* earlyJune from the Pineywoods thissummer. An ad.Peregrine at UplandSandpiper Victoria June26* andhave questioned the status of the bird as a breederthere; Is LagunaAtascosa July 18 was an- MarbledGodwit E1Paso July5 otherinteresting sighting (fide MarbledGodwit Austin July19' itsrange shrinking? Two pairs of MFe). StiltSandpiper E1Paso July12 ChimneySwifts were present Buff-breastedSandpiper (75+) Falfurrias July19 throughoutthe summerin Al- PRAIRIE-CHICKENS TO OtherSpecies pine, with nestingsuspected SKIMMERS Ring-billedGull E1Paso July5 (ML). The speciesisnot known Attwater's Greater Prairie- to nest in the Trans-Pecos. A Ring-billedGull Lubbock July30* Chicken continued its decline small handful of Buff-bellied Forster'sTern (13) E1Paso July5* towardoblivion. The Spring CalliopeHummingbird Midland July19 Hummingbirdsspent all or 1990 count of adultswas revised RufousHummingbird Midland June22* portionsof thesummer at scat- downward to 470 birds. Brood tered localities n. of the L.R.G.V TreeSwallow E1Paso July1 countsat AttwaterN.W.R. June N. Waterthrush Midland July25* but onceagain there was no evi- 27 to July10 weredisappoint- LouisianaWaterthrush Dallas July15 denceof nesting.A nestof Blue- lng,with an adult:young ratio of throated Hummingbirdsin lust 1:0.33in spiteof manage- *Newearly date j•r speciesand area. McKittrickCanyon in G.M.N P ment effortsto improvebrood June2 providedan unusualrec- production(fide SL). Despite ord (MF). the droughtconditions, Wild peciallyin Haskell),but nesting DOVES TO Severalpairs of N. Beardless- Turkeysseemed to enjoya sur- was not confirmed. Solitary KINGBIRDS Tyrannuletswere observed on prisinglygood hatch in s.Texas Sandpipersmoved through e. All regularnesting dove species Noriasin earlyJune (RW, VE, (AO).A pairof KingRails dis- Ft. Worth in recordbreaking seemedto havea goodseason PP,LS), and a fledglingbegging coveredin suitablenesting habi- numbers,peaking at an incredi- despitethe early heat. Stray froman adultwas reported at tat e. of St. JoeJune 26 (KO) ble 120 birdsJuly 28 (JC); the doveswell n. of their nesting Bentsenin lateJune 0 & WR) provideda firstMontague rec- speciesnormally peaks in mid- rangeincluded White-wingeds An Olive-sidedFlycatcher, seven ord.A juv.Virginia Rail was ob- August.Nine Whimbrels at Port in MasonJuly 5 (BoF)and at L. W. Wood-Pewees, and one E served in the Sanford Dam O'ConnorJuly 29 representeda Marvin,Hemphill, July 17 (HS), Wood-Peweein HartleyJune 2 marshesat L. Meredith, Hutch- larger-than-normalsummering as well as Com. Ground-Doves wereall latemigrants (KS); the inson,July 11, for the firstcon- (or earlymigrant) group (RU). at WacoJune 13 (Nada Ware- latter furnisheda new county firmednesting in thePanhandle An ad. Franklin's Gull lin- ham,fide LMB) andin Nacog- record. Numbers of Acadian (KS).An ad.Virginia furnished geredat MitchellL. in SanAn- doches July 21 (DW). A Flycatcherswere up in Van a newcounty record in Swisher tonioJune 1-22 (WS); eight Red-crowned Parrot at Sai•ta Zandt at the w. limit of their July10 (N & EE,CB). A pairof more Franklin's that summered MargaritaRanch June 23 was rangein n.c. Texas.Very exot- Am. Cootswith fledgedyoung at the Ft. Blisssewage ponds awayfrom usualurban haunts ing, andtotally unprecedented in MontagueJune 19 provided werevery unusual (BZ et al.).A in the L.R.G.V. (fide MA). wasthe reportof four to five anotherfirst recordthere (KO). dozenRing-billed Gulls sum- Threespecies of psittacidsmade singingGray Flycatchersnear Forsome reason, many shore- meredat L. Tawakoni,as did an surpriseappearances in Falfur- thetop of Mt. Livermorein the birds arrived earlier than normal unusually large number of riasin lateJuly: six Red-crowned Davis Mms. (SHo, SOW). One overthe entirestate, with many Forster'sTerns--an unprece- Parrots,two Yellow-headedPar- bird wasobserved putting the speciesestablishing new early dented119 werethere July 11 rots, and six Green Parakeets finishingtouches on a small datesin lateJune and earlyJuly andthey built up to 300 by the (AO). We receiveda belatedre- cup-shapednest in an oak.The (seeTable 1). The July rains pro- end of the month (RK). Sum- portof a Black-billedCuckoo at nearestdocumented nesting of videdbetter than average habitat meringCom. Terns peaked on JunctionMay 11 for a first/O'm- thespecies issome 200 mi away for thesemigrants in many the U.T.C. July 4 with 200 ble record(K. Rylander,fide in NewMexico. A pairof nest- areas.Several pairs of Snowy (RU). Many non-breedersap- NJ). Groove-billedAnis appar- ing E. Phoebeswas found m Ploverswere accompanied by parentlyspend the summerat entlywere quite numerous and ArmstrongJuly 1 (JH, TJ), not newlyhatched young at SanAn- the n. edgeof theirtraditional had good nestingsuccess in only a first countyrecord but geloby late May (T. Maxwell, winterrange here. These birds muchof their s. Texasrange. oneof veryfew confirmed nest- fideDT). Twopairs of Snowies vacatethe U.T.C. in earlyAu- Oneor possibly two pairs of anis ingsin the Panhandle.Brown- wereat a playalake just n. of gust,most likely returningto nested in Bexar for the first time crestedFlycatchers, rare vagrants Weinert,Haskell, June 16, and the south for their 2nd winter. (TF, DMu, WS); another ani in Big Bend,were in Cotton- another Snowy July 29 at Thespecies is then absent from wasat Big BendJuly 18 (JG) wood CampgroundJuly 18 Hagermanwas especially note- theU.T.C. untilmigrant breed- wherethe species israre. (JG). The pairof Thick-billed worthy(BG, RR). Two hundred ers returnin late Augustand FerruginousPygmy-Owls Kingbirdsat that,locality de- Black-necked Stilts near Lub- earlySeptember (TE). Black werefound at FalconDam (J & lightedbirders throughout the bockJuly 28 (CSt)made a high Ternson a stockpond near WR), and continuedto be not- summer,successfully raising countfor that area(fide DS), BracketrvilleJuly 24 werea first ed on Noriasat multiplelocali- threeyoung; the birds were last while two families of stilts in s.e. forKinney (OC). A BlackSkim- ties (PP,VE, LS). CallingElf notedAug. 4 (BigBend files) Dallasprovided a 2nd nesting mer at L. TawakoniJuly 8 was Owls,not on LagunaAtascosa's Another Thick-billed was pho- recordthere (JP et al.). Amer- the onlyinland vagrant of this check-list,surprised visitors to tographedatRio Grande Village ican avocetscontinue to give speciesreported for the season the refugeJuly 27 (LA, PG). A July4 (BZ et al.)--perhapsone signsof nestingin n.c.Texas (es- (N.E.T.EO.). pairof BurrowingOwls reared of lastyear's young? A Couch's

1156 American Birds,Winter 1990 Ktngb•rdat Iraan(Pecos?) ,n late s•blyrepresented a nesung pmr •nd•catedvery good nesung suc- Warblerwas found s•ng•ng •n May waswell out of range(J & (MP,KO); thereare only histor- cess.Kickapoo Black-cappeds Hendersonnear Cedar Cr., June DMe,fide FW). icalbreeding records for that re- had low cowbird parasitism 16 (GK), while lastsummer's d' gion.Notable Carolina Wrens (7%) wherecowbird trapping Yellow-throated in Dallas re- SWALLOWS TO werein Dickens(ML), Hemphill was done, but at Devil's River, turnedand spentthe summer SHRIKES (KS), and Midland (J & DMe, studied as a control site without without findinga mate (JP) A pair of N. Rough-winged fide FW). A CarolinaWren at trapping,parasitism was a signi- Pine Warblers were confirmed Swallowswith sixfledglings July Kerrneady became a preyitem ficant48%. At the3 parks,a to- breedingin lgOodJune17 (RK), 15 provideda first Hemphill in theweb of a largeorb weaver tal of 288 youngBlack-cappeds marking the w. edgeof their nestingrecord (KS). Rough- spiderbut finally escaped, leav- was raised in 190 observednest- range in n. Texas. Six more wingedsand Barn Swallows ingbehind two primaries (JGr)! ing attemptsfor a fecundityof Pineswere countedin nearby bothsuffered poor nesting suc- Effortson the TexasBreeding 1.52fledglings per nest attempt Van Zandt on the same date cessin n. Texasowing to the Bird Atlas have established the (KB, DStu). The suspected (RK). After a first Big Bend heavyrains and flood waters House Wren as a common nest- nestingby a pair of Hutton's recordin the spring,a 2nd (AVet al.). Two Bank Swallows er in the e. Panhandle, as in Vireosin Realreported in the Prairie Warbler was studied at June3 in w. Culbersonmay have Hartleythis year (KS), far w. of Springwas confirmed by Gee the Sam Nail Ranch June 15 beenlate migrants(SW). An itspreviously known range. Also when he observed the adults (RMa et al.). A Black-and-white adultand juv. Bank at SanAnto- in HartleyJune 2 wasa nesting feedingnewly fledged young on Warblerin Parkerin earlyJuly reoJune 10 indicatedprobable pairof E. Bluebirds(KS), a new June13, a remarkablerange ex- exhibited territorial behavior nearbynesting (WS). Cliff Swal- countyrecord and westward ex- tension of some 200 miles. A (CH, TR), while at the same lows, heretoforeunconfirmed as tensionof its breedingrange. WarblingVireo wasobserved time non-breedingbirds were breedersin the Pineywoods, An E. Bluebird at Cottonwood nest-buildingin LipscombJune showingup out of range in werefound nesting in 4 e. Texas Campgroundin Big BendJuly 10 (newcounty record; KS) and CorpusChristi and elsewhere counties•qdeDW). The battles 18 provideda raresummer rec- two singingin ArmstrongJuly 1 Two Am. Redstart• near Kar- between Cliff and Cave swal- ord for the park (OC, KB). (JH, TJ) were unexpected.A nackJune 23 wereprobably lo- lowsfor nestingculverts in s. Payne remarked that Wood pairof Red-eyedVireos success- cal breeders(N.E.T. EO.). Texasappear to be quite dy- Thrushesnested abundantly in fully nestedat Kickapoo(KB) namicand worthyof moreex- Walker,perhaps owing to im- and another was seen at L. Mar- TANAGERS TO tensivestudy (AO, PP). provedfood supplies from the vin, Hemphill,July 17 (HS), last FINCHES A GreenJay that appeared at heavyrains of spring.A lone reportedat the latterlocality in Wolf discovered a Scarlet Tan- a feederat AransasPass July 17 Clay-coloredRobin was singing 1977. The Yellow-greenVireos agernear Nacogdoches June 1, wasa bit outof range(E & HA). at AnzalduasJune 22 and later at LagunaAtascosa appeared exceptionallylate for a migrant One pair of MexicanCrows re- (J & WR, m.ob.). American to have fledgedone of their He speculatesthat the species mained into early June in Robinsnesting in urbanareas ownyoung as well as a cowbird may nest rarelyin the Piney- Brownsville;they were seen car- were noteworthy in Tarrant, (m.ob.). woods; it has been found in tyingnesting material June 3-6 •ctoria, andJej•rson. Brown There were remarkable war- summer in previousyears in (MFa, BM) but no nestwas ever Thrashers nested in Dickens in bier observations in the Davis Montgomery(fide TE). A pairof located.Wolf founda pair of June(ML), a new countyrec- Mtns: One Orange-crowned, IndigoBuntings with a fledgling territorial Fish Crows on Toledo ord. Curve-billeds were at the twoto threeVirginia's, three Yel- wereseen in HemphillJuly 29 BendRes. in SabineJune 1, con- fringeof theirrange in Victoria 1ow-rumpeds,and two Grace's (KS) for a newcounty record. A s•derablyfarther up the Sabine (RM). The southernmostnest- were observed on Mt. Livermore singingc• Indigoat TornilloL., R systemthan they had been ing LoggerheadShrikes were in June 19, all speciesknown to E1 Paso,July 11 was unusual found previously.Carolina Hidalgo(HW) with other no- breed in Texas only in the (BZ, SoW), as was a 52 Varied Chickadeeswere found along tablenesting attempts in Kings- GuadalupeMtns. The latter carefullystudied at Balmorhea PotaBianca Creek, Hartley, June ville and s.w. Nueces(PP, SB). threespecies were in full song, L., June12 (RMa et al.). Eight 2 to July 5 (KS), the farthest The breedingpopulations of and two c• Yellow-rumpeds to nine Green-tailed Towhees known westward extension in Loggerheadsin Collin and Fan- wereengaged in a territorialdis- on Mr. LivermoreJune 19 were the Panhandleand only about nin in n.c. Texas have shown a pute(SHo, SOW). Restricted ac- yet anotherunexpected breed- 25 mi from the New Mexico significantdrop over the last few cessto theuppermost portion of ing speciesfor the area(SHo, hne. Healthynumbers of Ver- years(AV etal.). thisrange for many years has left SoW). Botteri'sSparrows were d•ns were recorded on the e. much to be discoveredby or- reportedas "uncommon," rather fnngeof the species'range in VIREOS, nithologists.Lucy's Warblers more numerous than antici- Haskell,Shackle•rd, Throckmor- WARBLERS were at Cottonwood Camp- pated,on Noriasin earlyJune ton, and Youngduring June Bell'sVireos, rare but regularin groundjune14 (RMa etal.)and (RW). FieldSparrow is a fairly (KN). Pettingellreported the e. Texas, were found in Smith July2 (BZ) buthad departed by common resident in the e. Pan- 2nd summer record of White• June 17 and in HarrisonJuly mid-July.A singingc• N. Parula handle but had never been breasted Nuthatches for Smith 6-29 (N.E.T. EO.). A Bell'sfre- was found on the W. Nueces R. confirmedas nestinguntil this July 1 at Palestine.More re- quentedmarginal habitat all in s. EdwardsJune 3, w. of the year.Adults feeding young were markable were two adult and summer in w. Ft. Worth but was known breedingrange (KB, seenin Hemphill(KS) May 29 two fledglingBrown-headed apparentlynot mated(JWS); DStu).Multiple pairs of Tropi- andAug. 12, andon May 24 a NuthatchesMay 26 in s.w. Van the specieswas common there calParulas were present and pre- nestwith 3 eggswas found at L Zandt (RK), providing the 25 yearsago. Coverage of the sumednesting on Noriasearly McClellan, Gray (HS). The northwesternmost Texas breed- Black-cappedVireo breeding in the season(RW). specieswas also confirmed nest- •ng recordand a first for n.c. rangewas irregular: No nesting Most interestingwas a sing- ingat L. MineralWells for a first Texas. wasnoted in the ConchoValley ing c• YellowWarbler in Amar- Parkerrecord (CH, TR). Three A singingCactus Wren at Ft. but "that'sprobably because no illo June20 (KS), the samedate singingFields near Victoria June Hood,Coryell, July 20 wasa bit one really looked" (DT). onewas found nearby last year. 17were unexpected and far out- n e. of its regularrange (KM). Intensemonitoring efforts in A late Black-throated Green was sidethe breedingrange (RM) Two Rock Wrens June 19 near 3avis, Kerr, and at Kickapoo, nettedin Driftwood,Hays, June Also unexpectedwas a Lark the RedRiver in Wilbargerpos- Devil'sRiver, and Lost Maples 17 (DC). A Yellow-throated Bunting at Laguna Atascosa

Volume 44, Number 5 ß 1157 June29 (fideMFe). Grasshop- Hooded Orioles seemed to do publishedelsewhere. ney, Ruthie Melton, Joann& perSparrows were locally abun- well at several s. Texas localities Don Merritt (J & DMe), Angel dant and successful nesters in (PP, SWe, RW). At their north- Contributors aud Cited Ob- Montoya,Kenneth Moore, Jim Brooks, Karnes, and DeWitt ern limit, Hoodeds were rare servers:(Subregional editors in Morgan,Ernest & KayMueller, (AO, DMu). A well-described findsin BexarJuly 4 (WS) and boldface)--Lynne Aldrich, Derek Muschalek(DMu), Ken- singingLe Conte'sSparrow in HaysJune 28 (LauraKichline, CharlesAlexander, Helene Alt- neth Nanney,Northeast Texas OchihreeJune 25 was remark- fideTM). holz, Tony Amos,Beyrl Arm- Field Ornithologists,Julius able (CA). The speciesnests A Cassin'sFinch lingered in strong,Eddy & Nina Arnold, Nussbaum,Ken Offill, Andy nowhere near Texas. Dog Canyon(G.M.N.P.) until Keith Arnold, Mike Austin, O'Neil, Nancy& Paul Palmer One carefulobserver again June 25 (RRe). A •? House Sharon Bartels,Robert Benson, (SouthTexas: Dept. of History, called attention to a steady Finchfrequented Crowley, Tar- PeterBillingham, Gene Black- TexasA&I University,Kings- decline in numbers of E. Mead- rant, June 7-12 (MRa). Lesser lock, Lou Bliss,Dan Boone,Bill ville, TX 78363), Mike Patter- owlarks in some s. Texas coun- Goldfincheswere particularly & Sarah Bourbon, Carolyn son,Dick Payne,Jim Peterson, ties (including Klebergand plentifulin the oak motresof Boyd, Dave Bradford(DBr), Noel Pettingell(NPe), Brian Nueces),perhaps correlating Brooksand Kenedy (AO, PP).At LillianM. Brown,Kelly Bryan, Pruitt, JoannPruitt (JPr),War- with farming and'highway theopposite end of thestate, the Harold Burgess,Oscar Car- renPulich Sr., Midge Randolph right-of-waymaintenance prac- speciesnested at L. Tanglewood, mona,Jeremy Clark (JC1), R.D. (MRa), Ross Rasmussen,Mar- tices(SB). In contrast,the spe- Randall(TJ), whereit is found Coggeshall,Sherry & Tom tin Reid, RogerReisch (RRe), cies had excellent success in s. only intermittentlyin summer. Collins, Don Connell, Jane BarbaraRibble, Pat Rice, Teresa Brooks,and Midland got its first SignificantAm. Goldfinchrec- Cureming,Carolyn Cuthbert- Rison, Jan & Will Risser, confirmednesting of Easterns ordsalso spanned the state:A son (CCu), Betty Rae Davis, RobertRothe (RRo), Craig Ru- June21 (J & DMe, fide FW). singingad. male was in Aransas CharlesEasley, John Econo- dolph, SanAntonio Audubon One pair of Westernsagain PassJuly 1 (E & NA); another midy,Nancy & Ed Elliott,Vic- Society,Rick Schaefer(RiS), nesteds.w. of Falfurrias(AO). wasin AustinJuly 6 (firstJuly tor Emanuel,Pansy Espy, Ted Hart Schwarz, Willie Sekula, Fifty or morepairs of Yellow- record);and mostnotably, the EubanksJr. (East Texas:2701 Ken Seyffert(Panhandle: 2206 headed Blackbirds were nest- specieswas found nesting near Amherst,Houston, TX 77005), S. Lipscomb,Amarillo, TX building near Kress,Swisher, Canadian,Hemphill (KS). In Mike Farmer (MFa), Tom & 79109), ChuckSexton, J.W. S•f- June 19 (N & EE, CB), for a the latter area, adultswere ob- Carol Fawcett,Marie Fernandez ford, Chris Snook(CSn), John newcounty record and only the servedat 2 sitesand a fledgling (MFe),Mark Flippo,Phyllis & Sproul(JSp), Sara St. Clair, Brad 3rd reportednesting locality for was foundAug. 12 for a first Tony Frank, Bobbye Frazier Steiner, Darleen Stevens,Leo- thePanhandle (fide KS). A flock confirmedPanhandle nesting. (BoF), BrushFreeman, Randy nardStiles (LSt), Cliff Stogner of 50 Yellow-headeds15 min. Fugate,John Gee, BrianGib- (CSt), Bob Stone, Dave Stuart of BrackettvilleJune 28 wasout C0rrigenda: The Red-throated bons, James Godwin (JGo), (DStu), Jimmy Swartz(JSw), of place (OC). Great-tailed Loonrecord from the spring re- Tim Gollob,Peter Gottschling, Delbert Tarter, Mary Tryer, Grackles were said to have port shouldhave been Mar. 17 William GraberIII, Joe Grzy- Richard Uzar, Allen Valentine, "overrun" wetlands in Midland instead of Mar. 19. The Man- bowski (JGr), Mary Ann RoWauer, Sophie Webb (SOW), sincetheir first arrival in 1977, groveWarbler in the samere- Guschke,James Hamous (JHa), Sally Weeks (SWe), Herbert displacirigRed-winged Black- portwas last seen Apr. 14 (JGo). George Harmon, Steve Wessling,Steve West, Matt birds (FW). BronzedCowbirds A recordof a SootyShearwa- Hawkins,Carl Haynie (North White (MWh), PaulWhitefield, continuedtheir discouraging ex- ter in GalvestonApr. 27, 1986 Central Texas: 737 Meadow- Egon& SueWiedenfeld, Burr pansionwith singlebirds at (AB 40:495) was recently re- creste,Azle, TX 76020), John & FrancesWilliams, Scott Wil- G.M.N.P. June 1 (first park jectedby theT.B.R.C. when in- Howell, Steve Howell (SHo), son (ScW), David & Mimi record;MF) and in Hudspeth hand photos were finally Nick Jackson,Tom Johnson, Wolf, Barry Zimmer (Trans- June9 & 29 andJuly 1 (SW,BZ submitted.The photographsre- Greg Keiran,Richard Kinney, Pecos:6720 HeartstoneCt., E1 et al.). Orchard Orioles were vealthat the birdwas acutally a Ed Kutac,Steve Labuda, Greg Paso, TX 79924).--GREG W found nestingin westernmost White-chinned Petrel (Procel- Lasley,Fran Lenski, Mark Lock- LASLEY,305 LoganberryCt., HudspethJuly 11 (BZ, ScW)at laria aequinoctialis)and rep- wood, RobertMachover (RMa), Austin, TX78745, and the extreme limit of their breed- resents the first record for the Curtis Marantz, David Matson, CHUCK SEXTON, 101 E. lng range in the Southwest. United States. Details will be Tom McCuller, Brad McKin- 54th Street, Austin, TX 78751

11•' American Btrds,Winter 1990 of Rexburg,ID, July31 foran e. IDAHO-WESTERNrange extension (MC, FK). A flock of 10 Cattle Egretswas MONTANA seen n. of Idaho Falls, ID, in earlyJune (JSh) and one was s. REGION of Rexburg,ID, July31 (Me, ThomasH. Rogers FK). Bothsightings were report- edly e. range extensions.A Green-backedHeron appeared alongthe SnakeR. nearits en- Althoughaverage temperatures trance into American Falls Res. in the Regionappeared to be June 30 0T). Black-crowned onlya little on the warmside, Night-Herons,mostly imma- the summer was characterized tures, numbered 110 at Crow I. by long hot, dry spellsinter- in theSnake [L n. of Nyssa,OR, •Livingston raptedby a veryfew briefcool July10 (SD). rainyspells. June rains, generally deficientin total,came nearly all WATERFOWL TO in the firsthaig July rains, more TURKEY or lessnormal in amount, came A pair of TrumpeterSwans at mostlynear the end.Vegetative GraysLake N.W.R., ID, hatched :ilDAHO growthappeared to begood. fivecygnets, three of whichwere aliveat thelast sighting. The fe- LOONS TO malewas transplanted from Red NWR NWR .' HERONS Rock Lakes N.W.R., MT, in DeerFiat", S.ake P. A"/•,';7"..•,t• 3rays 0 CommonLoons raised young at 1989.This wasthe species'first Pocatello Murphy L. near Fortine,MT nestingat GraysLake since (WW). Two of the specieswere 1972. Trumpetershave been sightedat Mann L., Lewiston, transplantedto therefor thelast ID, June 2 (C.B.). No Pied- 3 years(RD). The specieshad billed Grebes were noted at the goodsuccess at RedRock Lakes was the Corn. Goldeneye Hawk was on a nest 6 mi s.w. of usualnesting sites around For- N.W.1L, Monida, MT, with 131 (WW). A • HoodedMerganser Bruneau, ID, June 4 (SD). tine. Five Red-necked Grebes cygnetsin 33 broodsas of June with sixyoung on theSnake R. ThreeMerlin sightings and nine were countedJune 10 on the 27 (JB).Canada Goose produc- belowBlackfoot July 4 appar- (four were of released birds) B.B.S.at HaydenL., ID (SHS). tion at Kootenai N.W..R., Bon- entlyproduced e. Idaho'sfirst PeregrineFalcon sightings were They againnested successfully ners Ferry, ID, was 155,about breedingrecord (CHT). reported.A flockof 15-20Wild at HarrimanS.E andon Henrys twicelast year's (LDN). Wood SingleTurkey Vultures, un- Turkeyswas sighted near Fernan L. in s.e.Idaho (CHT). Thirty Duckswere suspected of nesting commonin the FlatheadValley, L., Coeurd'Alene (FA). W. Grebe nests were located at alongthe Snake 1L near Ameri- MT, wereseen near Bigfork and DentonSlough, Pend Oreille L., can FallsRes. (CHT). Notewor- w. of Kalispell(where they ap- RAILS TO ID (PS).Mann L. hadeight to thy weretwo in PonderosaS.E, parentlynest) (DC). Ospreys TERNS 10birds June 2 (C.B.).A partial McCall, ID, aswere 3 pairsof were "verynumerous" at Cas- Two VirginiaRails near Don- albinowas photographed on the Ring-neckedDucks and three cadeRes. the week of July8-15 ndly, ID, July 10-11 wereap- Snake R., w. of Blackfoot, ID ducklingsthere July 10 (DJ).At (DJ). Four active nestswere parentlyladlong firsts, and two (JT). C.J. SttikeRes., Bruneau, Fortine the only duck species foundalong Hwy 12e. of Lewis- ad. Soras with one young ID, had232 grebesidentified as presentin expectednumbers ton, ID (CV, HV). Nesting confirmedbreeding there (DJ). Clark's GrebesJune 24 (SD). numberswere increasing at L. A CommonMoorhen was pho- Idaho had one in FremontJune Koocanusa on the Columbia R. tographed at Market Lake 11& 26, andNinepipe N.W.R., in n.w. Montana (WW). In the W.M.A., Roberts,ID, July2 for Chafio, MT, had four June 13 Helenaarea the birds had a good supposedlythe 4th staterecord & 28 (WEH). nestingyear (GH). Tennestling (DB). Two SandhillCranes ap- Thirty-oneAm. White Peli- Ospreyswere transferred from pearednear Donnelly, ID, July can nests out of about 100 at- the Coeur d'Alene, ID, water- 10 (DJ) and onewas at Winton temptson CanyonFerry Res. e. shed for release in Colorado. Weydemeyer'sranch near For- of Helena, MT, had 35-40 FiveBald Eagle nests checked in fine June2. smallyoung July 27, forthe first Boundaryand Bonner counties, documentedsuccess there (DR, ID, were all successful(LDN). TC). C.J.Strike Res. hosted 220 Two nests on Poison Cr. w. of adultsJune 10 (SD) and Cas- Cascade Res. each contained WhoopingCranes numbered cade Res., Cascade,ID, had 30 young(DJ). Three of 4 historic 13 in the RockyMountain re- on July 10 (DJ). A Double- nestsand both newly discovered gion,the same as counted since crested Cormorant was seen Bald Eaglenests in the Kali- April 1989.Eight were at Grays nearSalmon, ID, July14 (HR). spellarea produced 11 fledglings Lake N.W.R.; two in Subtette,' At least 100 were at Ninepipe (DC), and Metcalf N.W.R., WY; two in Yellowstone N.E N.W.R. June 13 (WEH). A Stevensville,MT, fledgedat least (RD), and one believedto be t3 Great Egret was recordedat one young (DH). Red-tailed yearsold, at Red Rock Lakes Deer Flat N.W.R.,Nampa, ID, An albinistic Western Grebe on the Hawkswcrc the only hawksin N.W.R., that stayedthroughout July1, andfour wereat Nyssa, SnakeRiver west of Blackfoot, the Fortincvicinity that wcrcin the summerin associationwith. ID, July9 (SD). One wasseen Idaho, on June15, 1990. Photo- numbers usual for the last sev- two Sandhills0B). nearSt. Anthony, ID, andsix s. graph/Joel11nsley. eralyears (WW). A Ferruginous

Volume 44, Number 5 ß 1159 Two SnowyPlovers were ob- A lone Rock Dove at Red Rock Phoebe was seen near Salmon, marsh s. of Swan L., Flathead, servedat lengthat C.J. Strike LakesN.W.R. made only the 2nd ID, June29 (HR). Ash-throated MT (EJ, DC). The specieswas Res.June 10 (SD). ThreeSemi- sightingthere in thelast 4 years Flycatchersnested in a bluebird alsopresent at McGeeMeadows, palmatedPlovers were seen at (JB). Two Band-tailedPigeons box near Pocatello,ID (CW), Glacier N.P., in late June MannL. July28 (CV). A Lesser werephotographed during June and another bird was found w. (WEH).A lonec3 Bobolink sang Yellowlegswas sighted along the at Boise River W.M.A.e. of of thatcity (CHT). A latebrood for several hours at Red Rock SnakeR. n. ofMarsing,ID, June Boise,ID (fideDJ). ThreeYel- of Violet-greenSwallows was LakesN.W.R. June5 butwas not 21 (SD) and threewere found at low-billed Cuckoos were found still in a nest box July 31 at notedagain. The speciesis rare MannL. July28 (CV).A Solitary alongthe Snake R. belowBlack- Somers,MT (DC). there (JB). Unusualalso were Sandpiperwas at MannL. July footJune 30 (JT) andat leasttwo A Bewick's Wren was found threec3 Bobolinks e.of Kalispell, 29 (CV) and anotherwas near wereheard in thesame area July nearthe top of CoyoteGrade s. MT; theyare erratic breeders m Leadore,ID, July 26 (HR). 4 (CHT). A Barred Owl was of Genesee,ID, June2 (C.B.), theFlathead Valley (DC). Several Leadorealso had a WilletJune 23 heard at Coeur d'AleneL. (CS) andone singing in a canyonarea Bobolinkswere seennear Baker, (HR). Eightseparate sightings of and one was heard and seen the w. of Hammett,ID, all during ID, June6 (HR). JuvenileCom UplandSandpipers were made in nightof July 11 at PonderosaS.P., Junewas suspectedof nesting Grackleswere sighted at Dixon, the Island Park, ID, area (MC, McCall, ID (DJ et al.) A Great (SG). This is aboutthe 3rd state MT (DT). The speciescontin- FK). Thesemay have been a re- GrayOwl wasseen in a dearcut record (CHT). Four or five ued to be found in s.e. Idaho: an suitof severalmiles of solar-pow- near Spotted Bear, Hungry Veeries were heard in Cotton- adultwas feeding a nestlingm eredelectric fence placed along Horse,MT, July26 (DC). One wood CanyonJuly 8 (C.B.). SodaSprings June 20 (CHT), the river near Harriman S.P. to withat least one nestling was ob- CedarWaxwings were far more onewas in anIdaho Falls yard m keepcattle away from the river servednear Kilgore, ID, in June abundantin the Kalispell,MT, lateJune (KS), and they were re- bank, leavinga 50 meter un- (WEH). About 20 Short-eared areathan theywere during the portedin Aberdeen(DB). grazedstrip on eachside of the Owls were counted at Blasdel last6 summers(DC). Several Lesser Goldfinches river(CHT). A flockof 56 Mar- Waterfowl Production Area near were found in Junenear Poca- bledGodwits was seen June 26 Somers,MT (RW). WARBLERS TO tello (CHT, CW) and one was onlyat RedRock Lakes (JB), and Most remarkable was the oc- FINCHES reportedup Mink Cr. n.e. of 32 showedup at C.J.Strike Res. currenceof a Whip-poor-will Several singing c3 Orange- Preston,ID (JSh). July8 (SD).Mann L. wasvisited nearLibby Dam in n.w. Mon- crowned Warblers were seen by eightWestern, six Least, and tanaJune 27 to at leastJuly 4 for alongLittle Morgan Cr. nearEl- Addendum: An Ancient Mur- threeBaird's sandpipers, four the state'sfirst record. Although lis,ID, July6 (HR). A Nashville reletwas picked up andphoto- Dunlin,and 12 Long-billedDo- not seen, the bird's call was Warbler at L. Waha s.e. of graphednear Osburn, ID, Jan witchersJuly 28, and a Solitary heardby several observers famil- Lewistonwas unusual (CV, LP). 29, 1990, aftera stormyperiod Sandpiperthe next day (CV). iar with thisspecies; the birdre- A few Am. Redstarts were in the of highwinds and heavy snow- Two Baird'swere sighted at C.J. spondedto tapesof the species' Troy,MT, vicinity(KB), and at fall (SW, GW, LB). StrikeRes. July 30 (SD).A Red- call (DS, DC, HC, BC, KC, least six were observed in Gla- neckedPhalarope visited Mann MS, MH, JH). cier N.P. (WEH). An Ovenbird Observerscited: (subregional L. June 2 (C.B.) and six were A flock of 50-100 Black Swifts wascalling on Kirk Hill s. of editorsin boldface)--Frank An- thereJuly 28 (WHa);one at For- over Somers,MT, was most un- Bozeman,MT, June9 (WEH), drews,Janissa Balcomb, Lorraine une July 25 wasexceptionally usual (DC). Black-chinned anda singingmale was found in Blumberg, Karna Boarders early(WW). Hummingbirdsoutnumbered Missoula'sGreenough Park for 4 (KBo), Arnold Bolle, Debora One or two Franklin's Gulls otherspecies at Fortine(WW). days in mid-June (AB). One Buetler,Kay Burk, Dave Burrup, wereseen at LewistonJune 4-5 Hummingbirdnumbers were nearPlains, MT, June13, appar- CanyonBirders, Helen & Tom (WH, MK) and11 were sighted down at Coeur d'Alene,[D, and entlyin suitablenesting habitat, Carlson,Dan Casey,Bob & Kay at C.J. StrikeRes. June 30 (SD). Helenaand Troy, MT. wasnot found there in mid-July Casperson,Lynn Clark, Dan An immatureof thisspecies was (DT). A N. Waterthrush was Cohan (DCo), Pat Cole, Mark alongthe FlatheadR. nearKal- WOODPECKERS TO found near Island Park Dam, Collie,Stephen Dinsmore, Rod lspell,MT, with unusuallylarge WAXWINGS ID, June19-20 (MC, FK). Mis- Drewien, Marjorie Engdahl, numbers of adult and imm. A Red-headedWoodpecker ap- souri Headwaters S.P. near JohnFisher, Scott Grothe, Jean Ring-billedand California gulls pearedon BearTrack WM.A. Three Forks, MT, had a Yellow- Habeck,Warren Hall (WHa), W July 21 (DC). A first-summer s.e.of Carey,ID, June25 (PC). breastedChat June 27 (WEH). EdwardHarper, Winnie Hep- Bonaparte'sGull was on the Two nests of Three-toed Wood- A well-described Summer burn,Denver Holt, GeorgeHol- SnakeR. nearMarsing, ID, June peckerswere discoveredin Tanagerappeared in a Pocatello ton,Mary Hunnicut,Tom Jack- 19-21 (SD). CaspianTerns were GlacierN.P., MT, in late June yardJuly 10, for probablythe son,Don Johnson(DJo), Dean seenall summerin thevicinity of (fideWEH). CoyoteGulch s. of state'sfirst record (DB). Rose- Jones,Elly Jones, Florence Knoll, NinepipesN.WR., Charlo,MT, Genesee,ID, had an Olive-sided breastedGrosbeaks, rare in the Merlene Koliner, BlakeMay- anda nestwas photographed on FlycatcherJune 2 (C.B.). Least Helenaarea, appeared 5 mi w. of bank,Larry D. Napier,Lou Pot- the refugefor a new latilong Flycatcherswere reported in sev- the city May 29 (a pair--JS) ter, Deborah Richie, Hadley breedingrecord (LC). One bird eralareas in the FlatheadValley, and 20 mi n.w. of the city (a Roberts,Larry Russell, Charles wassighted at Coeurd'Alene L. n.w. Montana(DT). A singing male--ME). A Green-tailed Schwartz,John Shipley (JSh), in lateJune and July (DJo) and Gray Flycatcherwas found in Towhee was seen near Baker, Paul Sieracki,Don Skaar,Jean one at Island Park Res.,s.e. Id- Lolo N.E w. of Missoula,MT, ID, June11 (HR). Smith,Kit Struthers,Shirley H aho,June 11 (WEH). Severalob- June 14 (BM). A Cordilleran A LarkSparrow was sighted s. Sturts, Marge Swanson,Joel servations were made of Com- Flycatchernest was located near of Cottonwood, ID, July 8 Tinsley,Dave Trochlell, Charles mon Terns at C.J. Strike Res. Inkom, ID, June 20 (CW, (C.B.) and one was seen near H. Trost, Carole& Hank Vande June30 (SD). A Forster'sTern CHT) and a pair nestedin a BakerJune 6 (HR). At leasteight Voorde, R. Washtak,Cheryl and a Black Tern were at Mann Missoulayard (AB). A "West- GrasshopperSparrows were Webb, Susan& Greg Weller, L. June12 (CV). ern" (Cordiller.an?) Flycatcher singingat the National Bison WintonWeydemeyer, Philip L wasfeeding nestlings in Cotton- Range,Moiese, MT, June 28 Wright.--THOMAS H. ROG- DOVES TO wood Canyon s. of Cotton- (WEH). Singing Le Conte's ERS, E. 10820 Maxwell, HUMMINGBIRDS wood,ID, July8 (C B ) A Say's Sparrowswere found in the Spokane,WA 99206

160. American B•rds,Winter 1990 MOUNTAINWEST REGION ;• •C• Sundance

The Regionrecorded two new statebreeding species (Snowy Ploverin Wyoming,Field Spar- Loganß rowin Colorado),despite a hot, •-•ea••er -•oc•sends .??•yen[•e dry seasonthat extendedthe ½' SaltLake.¾•;•? •ernal drynessof lastsummer. Low wa- c• COLORADO terand a resultantland bridge at RubyLa•e NWR Pathfinder National Wildlife n NEVADA Refuge,Wyoming, caused a ' •Lahontan Luridß completefailure of thecolony of .Valley American White Pelicans,Dou- -•. ble-crested Cormorants, Great ß Dyor Durang•Valley %,• B•aCo.- Blue Herons, California Gulls, Park • ...... andCaspian Terns (LN). A sim- ß LasVegas ilarland bridge led to thesame resultsat a newcolony of Cali- fornia Gulls near Walden, Col- orado(WH). Drynessalso may have ac- counted for the results of 3 BreedingBird Surveys in eastern Coloradothat showedbig de- not speakand that theymust longitude,and measures about 50 American White Pelicans had dinesfrom lastyear for Ring- walk singlefile. The nesttree by70 miles);? (Writtendescrip- 4000 nests at Anaho N.W.R., necked Pheasant (down from stoodat oneend of a clearingin tionon file withRegional Editor); NV, on PyramidL., but they 131 to 48), Mourning Dove whichthey arrayedthemselves ?? (Writtendescription on file fledgedonly 329, similar to last (from 392 to 289), Lark silently,in rowslike pewsin a with,and subject to approvalof, year,possibly owing to &creas- Bunting(from 472 to 312),and cathedralof sprucespires. A stateor local record•committee). ingwetland habitat and lack of Western Meadowlark (519 to leaderscratched on the tree; the food(LN). Theynested at a new 364), but no particularchanges femaleowl poppedout. She LOONS TO Colorado site•Antero Res., in for WesternKingbird, Horned puffedup her head (the better to IBISES a highmountain park near Fair- Lark, and Cassin'sSparrow frightenthe scratchingpreda- Could three Pacific Loons sum- play;enough of the 100 sum- (CEB). tor), peeredat the assemblagemer inland in the Mountain mering pelicans nested to In contrast, Stillwater Na- for 80 seconds, then retired. West?Observers reported them tionalWildlife Refuge, Nevada, The congregationsilently filed from PyramidL., NV, June27 enjoyedan unprecedented event backto the buses,and proved (?SB), YellowstonePark, June whena waterrights purchase by thatwith foresightand consid- 7-July10 (BSc,TM), and St. Nature Conservancyand the eration, mobs of bird watchers George,UT, July9-30 (??NS, Nevada Wildlife Association de- canenjoy their hobbywithout ph.). A smatteringof Corn. liveredfresh water to the refuge damageto the objectsof their Loonsin Junestopped at Fish on June2. It did not createan concern. SpringsN.W.R., Sheridan, WY, instantfix, but asa firststep it By Julythe nestcontained and Grand, CO, and two ar- bodeswell for this very impor- threejuveniles, and the path left rivedJuly 30 in a fishlesspond tantrefuge (LN). by 400 humanfeet had largely near Fallon, NV. Yellowstonere- grown over. ported11 nesting pairs of Com. ETHICS AND BIRDERS This leadershipinitiative re- Loons,but with poorproduc- The impactof birderson birds suitedin lessimpact than the tion. Eared Grebes had 450 createsethical problems that we likely alternative:the bird was nests at San Luis L near Ala- all needto consider.During the disturbed once for 2 minutes mosa,CO (C.B.O.) and 124 at AmericanBirding Association (for the benefitof 200 people) StillwaterN.W.R., NV. A hand- convention (in Ft. Collins, ratherthan dozensof timesby ful nestedat Cody,WY, and CO), leadersfound a Boreal separategroups on independent L\L\B\L. Western Grebes nested Owl in a nestbox on Cameron forays. for thefirst time at Cody,and a Pass.After serious consideration few nestedat Cheyenne,WY, theydecided to showit to all Abbreviations:B.B.S. (Breeding andSaguache, CO. Non-breed- who wanted to seeit-- and con- BirdSurvey sponsored bythe U.S. erssummered throughout the ducteda remarkablelogistical Fish & Wildlij9 Service); Region,and L\L\B\L recorded and ethical feat. L\L\B\L (Longmont\Lyons\ 782 observationscf.81 lastyear On June22, busestook 200+ Berthoud\Lovelandarea, CO, us- --perhapsunsuccessful breeders A.B.A. membersto the pass. ing FoothillsAudubon club from other places. Clark's The birders had strict instruc- records);1st Lat First latilong Grebesalso bred at Saguache, Pacific Loonsummering near St. tions that from the moment record(a latilongis outlinedby and L\L\B\Us observations also George,Utah, July9, 1990. Photo- theyleft the busesthey could onedegree each of latitudeand increased from one to 50. graph/W. Neal Stephens.

Volume 44, Number 5 ' 1161 produceeight or nine young in the FlattopsWilderness e. of Loganreported 35-45 nest- nestedin LahontanValley3 mi- (DP, C.D.O.W.). Yellowstones MeekerJuly 6. Rightersaw a ing pairsof SandhillCranes, grantsappeared eady--23 at Las 522 nests produced 572 broodof Buffleheadsnear Big with 13young by June10, plus VegasJune 22 and50 at Arapaho fledglings(TM). Antero also SpringL. nearthe Mount Zirkel 100-135 non-mated birds. The N.W.R.July 8. held 50 Double-crested Cor- WildernessAug. 1, addingdata greaterapproachability of the Northbound shorebirds in- morant nests (RR, C.D.O.W.), on a breedingpopulation dis- nestingbirds led to fearsabout duded51 White-rumpedSand- AnahoN.W.R. had 2240 young covered 4 years ago (AB survival of the territorial birds pipersJune 3 at Rawhideand 20 from 865 nests(LN), and Yel- 43:1346). The •? Com. Mer- during the controversialfall at RockyFord, a day later but lowstoneproduced 23 fledglings gansetwith five young e. of Og- huntingseason (AL, VG). 200 mi s. of Rawhide. Present at from 107 nests(TM). A count denJune 22 gaveUtah its 4th odddates were a White-rumped of 110gathered at Arapaho breedingsite (AS, 1st Lat). SHOREBIRDS TO at Ft. Collins June 23 ('•PL), N.W.R., Walden,CO, July28. Ospreysnested at a number DOVES andlate June Greater Yellowlegs In each sizeable stand of cat- of sites:an eyriein Lahontan at Yellowstoneand Arapaho tails in 2 wetland areas in the Valley had three young near N.W.R., LesserYellowlegs June SanLuis Valley, CO, C.B.O. re- flightstage July 27; extremeheat S.A. 25 at Saguacheand July 1 at ported one pair of Am. Bit- droppedbreeding success of the The evaporationpond at L\L\BkL, and 35 Marbled God- terns•theonly-cheerful news of colony at Flaming Gorge Bridgetpower plant near Rock wits near BrighamCity, UT, thatspecies. Nesting Great Blue N.R.A., UT; and Grand, CO, Springsgave Wyoming. its first June 21 (ES). Problematical Herons diminished at Chatfield hadabout 25 nests(DJ). Yellow- breeding record of Snowy mid-June recordswere of a as the treesin the heronryfell stonehad 67 nestingpairs, 77 Ploverwhen a youngchick fol- LesserYellowlegs June 12 at Fish down; the heronsdeclined to ac- fledglings(TM). New Osprey lowedan adultaround on July Springsand GreaterYellowlegs cept a nearby site to which sitesincluded one at TropicRes. 31, anda nearlyfull-grown one June15 at LocomotiveSprings, C.D.O.W. tried to lure them in n.e. Utah, and 2 hack sitesat wasseen Aug. 15 (FL).A proba- UT, and June 16-25 at Sag- withdecoys. Herons nested in a Ft. Collins that fledgednine ble nest site near Laramie, WY, uache, CO. LkLkBkLcounted new site across the mountains in color-markedbirds. Stray Mis- had two Snowiesin earlyJune 126 LesserYellowlegs this July GranbyRes., on an islandcov- sissippiKites visited Ft. Collins (WEH). Paton found evidence comparedwith 80 lastJuly. By ered with lodgepolepines. June18 (AC) and PawneeNat'l of a successfulSnowy season in July9, LocomotiveSprings had Nevada'sLahontan Valley had Grassland June 20 (A.B.A., Utah: 132 nests around Great 2200 peeps,90-95% Westerns, 310 nesting pairs of Snowy '•SB). Ten Colorado pairsof Salt L. He also found 208 adult the rest Leasts, and Carson L. Egrets,Anaho I. had 10 nests BaldEagles produced 13 young SnowiesJuly 25 at Locomotive had1000 Westerns on July 18. A andthe San Luis Valley sites had (16 last year); two in Utah SpringsW.M.A. and254 birds Red-neckedPhalarope at Ogden a similarnumber, but few nested hatchedfour but fledgedonly at OgdenJuly 30, 85% juve- June6 wascrippled (AS0, but elsewhere. Little Blue Herons two. In Yellowstone14 pairs niles. Last year a U.D.W.R. two at ArapahoN.W.R. June 22 did not nest again at Monte nested,but producedonly 12 counted 849 adults around the hadretumed (probably) on an Vista N.W.R., CO. eaglets;weather induced failure lake in June. In Colorado, 4 early date (DJ). A 9 Red Full details described a re- in 5 nests(TM). At a site s. of pairswere at CherawJuly 21 Phalaropein breedingplumage portedGlossy Ibis from Walsen- Mesa Verde N.P. a N. Goshawk (A.V.A.S.),and theyalso nested at RockyFord June 4 furnished burg, CO, July 4 (ttDS); brooded in the same nest in use n. of Lamar at Nee Noshe the 2nd Regionalspring record Coloradonow has3 springre- 2 yearsago (HEK). Res.(C.B.O.). They apparendy (*tMJ, DN). portsplus this one, all subject to Across e. Colorado, Swain- did not nest at their 3rd Col- Another coastalstray spent C.EO. review. White-faced sons'Hawks nested widely, and orado site, Antero Res. in the July 17-21 at Fish Springs Ibisesproduced an encouragingin Grandwere20-25 nests(DJ). mountains. N.W.tL: Utah's4th Long-tailed 2500young in LahontanValley; At leastone, possiblynesting, NeeNoshe also hosted 8 pairs Jaegershowed off to a legionof 20-30 nested in the San Luis stayednear the Flattops Wilder- of Piping Plovers, which observersas it repeatedlyha- Valley.By lateJuly, flocks of 75 nessJune 11-July 5 at a highd- fledged12 young (C.B.O.). Last rassedForster's Terns ('•'•JE). or moregathered at Ordway, evation--10,000 feet--but in yearone pair had four chicks AnahoN.W. tL reportedanother Montrose, and Cortez, CO typicalgrassland habitat (-•JM, there--the first Colorado nest- Heermann's Gull July 12, (A.V.A.S.,JRG, LB). HEK). Biologistsin Sheldon ing record in 50 years. Nee Nevada's3rd in a year(FT). Cal- N.W.R. in n.w. Nevada found Nosheis apparentlythe only ifornia Gulls had 1680 nests at WATERFOWL TO the refuge'sfirst 2 Fermginous placewhere Piping and Snowy Anaho,and producedat least CRANES Hawk nests(B & DS), while s. ploversnest together (JS). 460 young(LN), and 157nests LasVegas had a strayTundra Utah reportedpoor reproduc- at Yellowstone had 295 Swanin earlyJune (MC). Tram- tion.Of 34 GoldenEagle terri- fledglings(TM). peterSwans produced only 12 tories in s.e. Utah, the 20 active For the 2nd year, Black- CaspianTerns flooded Col- cygnetsin the Jackson,WY, onesfledged 32 young (BB). neckedStilts fared poorly at orado, with recordsfrom 9 sites area. The 40 adults in Yellow- Utah claims100 activepairs of LahontanValley, Cody, and in 5 latilongs,but no one re- stonemade 8 nestingattempts, PeregrineFalcons (U.D.W.R.) Monte Vista N.W.R.They did portednesting. In Yellowstone, but only two cygnetswere ex- and Colorado has 44. Col- produce six young at Rock 28 ternlets fledgedfrom 28 pectedto fledge,from one pair. orado'sfledged 55 young;in Springs,WY (FL), andnine at nests.Anaho produced only one A Ross' Goose found at Ft. 1978 Colorado had 4 known LasVegas (VM). On the other young from 6 nests.No re- Collinson June23 had,accord- breedingpairs (JC). The Salt hand, 2700 Am. Avocetsat La- portersmentioned nesting Black ingto a localfarmer, been pres- LakeCity hotelpair fledged two hontanValley had excellent nest- Terns, and Forster'sTerns have ent sinceearly spring, flying thisyear; they have produced 10 ing success;8400 avocets declinedsubstantially as Re- amongseveral nearby ponds in 5 years.In Yellowstone6 pairs gatheredat CarsonL. July 18 glonalbreeders. Colorado had a (A.B.A., '•PL). Another, 30 fledgedeight birds; at leastone (LN). Avocetsnested at Rock record15 pairsof nestingLeast miles n., was at Rawhide Res. of eachpair is banded,indicat- Springs(25 withyoung July 18) Terns,10 at RockyFord and 5 at June3. Hill confirmedthe cen- ingthat the nationwide hacking and Cody (six on June 1). A Nee Noshe (C.B.O.). A Whire- tury's2nd breedingrecord of programhelped to bringPere- breedingbird adas trip found 30 wingedDove stayed at a Denver Barrow'sGoldeneye in Col- grines back to Yellowstone Long-billedCudews near Pritch- feederJune 4-9, for Colorado's orado, when she found a brood (TM). ett, CO, June3 (JM), and nine 12threcord ('HC, ph.).

1162 ' American Birds, Winter 1990 Alder Flycatchersang 22 times Parulasthat stayedto June2 & in 10minutes, but it quitbefore 7, respectively,at Fontenelle and the observer, committed to a Rock Springs(FL), a Black- timed bird census,could look throated Blue at Weldona, CO for it--as if seeingit wouldhave (?WH), one or two Blackpolls aided the identification (WH). at Fontenelle(?RS), a lingering Atlasers confirmed Ash-throated Black-and-white at Fontenelle Flycatchernesting at Rifle,CO to June 6 (FL), the Swainsons (VZ 1st Lat) and linked the Warbler at Ft. Collins last seen breedingterritory around Eagle June8, and a MourningWar- and McCoy with GrandJunc- bler at Kit Carson,CO, June 1 tion. Howeenlarged the South (?BR, ?HEK, lstLat). PlatteR. breedingrange of the Chestnut-sidedWarblers sang GreatCrested Flycatcher with 3 at Manila, UT, June30-July 8 nestingpairs at Julesburgand (?FL), ArapahoN.W.R., CO, another at Ovid. To the south, a July7 (?WH), andDenver June Great Crestedexploring a nest 12-14 (BSp);Utah lacks breed- hole near Kit Carson did not ing recordsand Coloradohas stayto nest(BRi, DP, HEK). At- onlya handfulalong the Front lasinglocated nesting Purple Range.In RockyMountain N.P. Martinsin 5 aspengroves in 3 two Townsend'sWarblers sang blocks n. of Paonia, CO, none on territory June 19-21 near water. The new sites ex- (A.B.A.); Colorado has no tended west from a traditional breedingrecords. A N. Water- site, unoccupiedthis year,on thrush had a territory in the McClure Pass(HEK). Colorado Gardiner, MT, section of Yel- White-wingedDove at Denver,Colorado, June 6, 1990. Aboutthe twelfth atlaswork filled in a gapin the lowstone;a secondone sang in state record.Photograph/irwin H. Cohen. rangeof Bewick'sWren; 1st Lat the Wyomingpart on July 13. breedingrecords at Rifle and Several observers think Wilson's CUCKOOS TO RockyMt. Arsenal which, Maybell(VZ, HEK) link with Warblersare declining--e.g., WOODPECKERS despitecalamitous water and thebreeding population in Rock 109on theJune 16 Indian Peaks Utah had two Yellow-billed land pollutionproblems, con- Springs,where 35 onJuly 28 in- Bird Count, down from the Cuckoos,at Cedar City June tains undisturbedprairie and cludedseveral juveniles (FL). prior counts like the 303 in 16-July 15 (SH) and Fish woodlandswithin sight of The Blue-grayGnatcatcher in 1988. SpringsJune 29 (JE)--but the downtown Denver--censused YellowstoneJune 1-3 pushedits Salt LakeCity hotel Peregrine 22 BurrowingOwl neststhat rangeto a n.w.limit (?•'GA,1st TANAGERS TO eyriedid not, for the firsttime, produced109 young. Lat). FINCHES containany remainsof Utah's A MagnificentHummingbird Atlas and U.S.F.&W. work For a 2nd year, Ohio birders elusive cuckoos. stoppedin Rocky Mountain solidified the w. limits of breed- foundHepatic Tanagers at the N.P.July 7-12 (f?DJ). The 27 ing E. Bluebirds--young at RoyalGorge near Cation City, CalliopeHummingbirds seen in Brush,CO, June 4 (WH, 1st CO; one of the pair this year Coloradoin July representeda Lat) and 3 nestsat Kit Carson carriedan apparentfecal sac The Forest Service mounted a majorincrease; 10 throngeda June 1-28 (HEK). A Wood (?NW), which would confirm majorsearch for Spotted Owls foothills feeder near Denver Thrushstopped at Balzac,Mor- breeding135 mi n.w. of its (Mexican race) in Colorado, (RW, PH). The Calliope at gan,CO, June4 (?WH),and on known Colorado ranges. of Utah, ahdNevada. They found CortezJuly 15 furnisheda 1st June2 a VariedThrush stopped Kim, CO. Near Kim observers none in Nevada,6 sitesin c. Lat (AV). The 295 Broad-taileds at Fontenelle,WY (?FL). Gray foundHepatics in 2 newsites, a Utah, 2 in theMesa Verde N.E counted on the I.EB.C. made a Catbirdsnested at Cody and nestin typicalponderosa pine, area, and no others in s. Col- typicalnumber. The first Re- Jackson,and one stopped at Yel- and 2 territorialpairs in pition orad0, buta surprising2 territo- gionalRufous Hummingbird lowstoneJune 9-10 (JZ). pine(VT, HEK). riesat oppositeends of theWet arrivedin SpringdaleJune 24 Atlaswork discovered 2 pairs On June28, after a 60-day Mts. w. of Pueblo(IV). (JG), followedby oneJune 30 of Gray Vireosbuilding nests absence,a N. Cardinal returned The surveyshad a bogusof nearMorgan, UT, andearly July June34 eastof Kim, CO (RL, to a Georgetown,CO, feeder Flammulated Owls, found at 3 birds at Penrose,Evergreen, HEK, 1st Lat). This extended (MG); a femalewas at a more sitesin the CarsonRange near West Elks Wilderness, and the breedingrange 200 mi east likely breedingspot at Holly, Reno and 12 sites in c. Utah. Cortez, CO. Utah recorded 10 acrossthe Continental Divide, CO, June15 (PL). The 7 Blue TheUtah:group also found sev-: Lewis'Woodpeckers at Ouray althoughthey probably nest at Grosbeakreports in n. Utahin- eral N. Pygmy-Owlsand N• N.W.R. At Heber, UT, on June Canon City, 125 mi N.W. of cludeda possiblepair nestingat Saw-whets,and the Nevadans 24 a Red-headedWoodpecker Kim. A Yellow-throated Vireo Clarkston(KA). The Lingle, found one Saw-whet in the Pine fedon fence posts and telephone stayedon territoryat Chatfield WY, B.B.S. turned up 11 on Nut Range.At Morgan,UT, in poles and foraged like a S.R.A. throughJune, but no June 28. Spring'sscarcity of hispersonal survey, Smith found flycatcher(•'RC). Yellowstone breedingconfirmation material- Lazuli Buntingscontinued at 13 nestingFlammulated OwlS, reported18 observationsof ized(D.EO., VZ); anothersang Killpack'sbanding station in includingsome using nest holes Three-toed and 19 of Black- at CrowValley Campground in Ogden,with only two banded occupiedlast year. One best was backedwoodpeckers, more than the PawneeGrassland June 20 in Juneand July cf. 34 in 1989. .foundnear Golden,CO (DG, beforethe fires 0Z, TM). (A_B.A.,?SB). Early June war- Indigo Buntingssang at Delta AH), and Flammulatedswere biers included a Tennessee at and Loveland, CO, without seen at Pueblo and Ft. Collins. FLYCATCHERSTO RockyMountain N.P. (BR), N. showingnests, but onecarrying WARBLERS Parulasat Kit Carsonand Long- foodfor youngat Ryeprovided On June 1 at Ovid, CO, an mont (?HEK, BR, ?KB), May the Colorado atlas with its first

Volume 44, Number 5 ' 1163 scribedconfirmationfrom (DS).Fish SpringsOne was Julyde- CONTRIBUTORSCOMPILERS (inboldface),(in italics), SOUTHWEST wasstandingthe imm. vagrantsRed-billed of the seasonTrop- rowsII (MT).on theThreeLingle Cassin'sB.B.S. Spar-gave a.dG. Allison, CITED OBSERVERSAmerican Birding REGION Tucsonicbirdfoundin a small onthepond outskirts in lateof Wyoming^singing itssecond Clay-colored record Association,observers, KeithArchibald (7 A•i June.Thebird was captured for SparrowJuly$-7 provided the AudubonSociety, S.Bailey, œu DavidStejskal and graphedJune29 (ph., fide JH); firstYellowstone record, a n.w. Bainbridge,B. Bates,Deane amazingly,this represents the extensionofthe range (•'G& Bjerke(2•),D. Boardman, Nel-G•Fy H.Rosenberg •th record ofthis highly pelagic LM,ph.). Prather found nesting son Bosehen (•), C.E.Braun, speciesinArizona, but only the Field Sparrowsat Crook-- W.W. Brockher(18), Diane secondsince 1927. Coinciding finallyproving that they nest Brown,S. Carlyle,I. Cohen, Theavian event of thesummer with the first invasion inyears of in Colorado.At Sheldon ColoradoBird Observatory,in Arizona was undoubtedly the thisspecies to the Salton Sea in N.W.R.,NV, bandingcon- ColoradoDivision of Wildlife, widespreadmovement of Pele- southernCalifornia, a single firreednesting White-crowned Colorado Field Ornithologists, caniformes into the state, pre- BrownBooby, the first in Ari- Sparrows,forthe first time (B & tL Cox,J. Craig, M. Cressman,• sumably from the Gulf of zonasince 1977, was reported DS).Reports ofBobolinks came A. Cringan,Denver Field Or- California.While Brown Peli- alongan irrigationcanal s. of from 3 Utah sites, 3 in nithologists,Keith Dixon (7), canswere reported in thesouth- YumaJuly 15 (Bill Grossi). Wyomingincluding the 2nd JoeEngler, Margaret Ewing• Elva westernhalf of the state in Anotheror thesame was found nestingat Jackson (BR), and 3 Fox,Matt Fraker,D. George, unprecedentednumbers, caus- belowImperial Dam, on the sitesin Colorado.In lY•/dJuneJewel Girard, M. Godoy,V. ingquite a stir among local bird- Californiaside of theColorado 27-July29, observerschecked Grant, D. Griffiths(DGr), J.R. ers(as well as the media), it was River,July 25 (fideSG). A small out an E. Meadowlark(DL, Guadagno,David Hallock (1•), theoccurrence ofsingle individ- concentrationof 13 Am. White D.EO.). Great-tailedGrackles W.E. Harper,A. Hay, Phil ualsof MagnificentFrigatebird, Pelicans July 22-26 (CL), earlier nestedat Cortez,Mancos, and Hayes(11), Steve Hedges ($), BrownBooby, and amazingly, than usual, was at ManyFarms Durango,CO, andsummered E. Hill, WilliamHowe, D. • E. Red-billedTropicbird, that shed Lake. atSaguache, and set a 1stLat at Hudson,Mark Janos,David lighton the actual scope of this Maybell,CO (JW).The Denver Jasper,Ursula Kepler (23), Mer- invasion(see also the Southern BronzedCowbird found in lin Killpack,Ann l•ng, Craig Californiareport to getan idea $.•L springstayed toJuly 15. Kneedy,Ed Kurtz, David of justhow large this invasion The most intriguing phenom- Observetsfound juvenile Leatherman,FredLebsack (FLe), was). enon of the summerwas the Brown-headedCowbirds in the PaulLehman, R. Lentz, A. Lin- Perhapsthe biggestnews widespreadinvasion of:tmprece- custodyof Olive-sidedFly- dahl, ForrestLuke (4), J. overallfor theseason was the dentednumbers of Brown'Peli- catcher,W. Wood-Pewee,Yel- Maguire,G. & L.Maisel, Terry above-averagerainfall through- cans into the Region beginning lowWarbler, Fox Sparrow, and, McEneaney(21), Ann Means out muchof the stateafter inearly July. No fewer than fifty sortof, House Sparrow. For the (15),John Merchant (4), Anne almostfive years of drought individualswere found virtually' latter,"a female House Sparrow Morkill(AMo), Vince Mowbray conditions. Although the effects statewide, with one wandering poundedon the head of an (3), LarryNeel (7), DuaneNel- of such a wet summerwere asfar northeastas ShøW Low in imm.cowbird for a fewmin- son,J.Nelson, B.O'Connor, Pe- immediatelyevident (i.e., the theWhite: Mt. region.At least utes;I thought she was going to terPaton, Norma Peterson, D. highbreeding success ofseveral t 5 individualswere rounded up killit butit perkedup and acted Pratt,Bert Raynes (8), Bob sparrowspecies in southeastern byArizona Game and Fish per- normallywhen she left" (LB). Righter(BRi), J.C. Rigli, Ron Arizona),it is thelong-term sonnel, whil• another nine wm-e Ryder,Terry $adler (8), Bill impactof such awet year on the brough••o SeaWorld in San Schreier(BSc), Beth & D. St. avifaunaofArizona that we are Diegoby the Adobe Mt. Reha- S.A. George,J. Sidle, David Silver- cautiouslyanticipating. Not bilitarionCenter, west of Phoe- TheLingle B,B.S. turned up man(12), Arnold Smith, B. onlywill the food crop for win- nix•With few exceptions, heady: 16Orchard Orioles at 12stops Spencer (BSp), R. Steenberg, A. tering sparrows beincredibly every larger:: body of waterin June28 (WH). Red Crossbills Stewart(ASt), Ella Sorensen-- abundantthis winter,but lush southern Arizonfi hosted an cameback; counts included 40 UtahEditor (11), M. Takara, conditionsin Arizonaand imp. Brown:Pelicari"at some *t Yellowstone,25 June 7 at N. Stevens,E Todd, Utah Divi- northernMexico this year, with t•e duringJuly or August. This Story,WY, 10-18/dayat Buf- sionof Wildlife Resources, Alan thesubsequent high breeding movement of Browri Pelicans falo•WY, 300 in BoulderMt., l•rsaw,N. Walker,Bob Walters success formany species, may intothe state coincided.with a UT, I01 onthe Indian Peaks (4), Jim & RosieWatts, S. resultin a betterthan average huge influx into the Salton Sea BirdCount, a nestat George- Wheeler,B. Whitney, R. Wood- yearin 1991in Arizona for both region:oir southernCalifornia. town,:CO,and good counts ward,Joe Zarki (10), Vic breedingbirds and for wander- Interestingly, south of thebor- throughotl•the Colorado Rock- Zerbi.--HUGH E. KINGERY, ersfrom Mexico. der at PuertoPefiasco on the ies. The reportsincluded no 869 MilwaukeeStreet, Denver, Gulfof California,an estimated White-wingedCrossbills. Lesser CO 80206. Abbreviations:A.B.C. (Arizona 600-1000 pelicans were picked Goldfinches,rarein Wyoming, BirdCommittee); B.T.A. (Boyce up dead along :beaches and 'in wereseen in Rock:Springs and ThompsonArboretum); L.C.R. town,and were reported tohave Guernsey.The singing Lesser at (LowerColorado River); S.ER. beenincinerated. ArapahoN.W.R. JUne 17 was a (SanPedro River); S.T.P. (Sewage ist Lat (WH). In CedarCity, ' 7•eatmentPlanO; V.O.C. (•I- UT, fledgling::Evening Gros- lageof Oak Creek). Veryunusual for the White beaksarrived ai feedersJuly i5, Mrs.were eight Double-crested but theyabsented:: themselves GREBESTO CormorantsatLakeside June 12 fromthe 1987-1988 nesting site WATERFOWL (GM, T. HueIs),and another atLogan (although onewas seen Outof place during this season nine at LunaL., nearAlpine, July8 a mileaway--KD). wasa WesternGrebe at Pecks L. June13 (RBr); there are no nest- July20 (VG). Oneof theout- ingrecords of thisspecies for the

1:164. American Birds,Winter 1990 late dates of June 23-24 (S. Mlodinow,ph. JH); mostspring migrationrecords for the West occurduring the first half of June. A Stilt Sandpiper at KayentaJuly 21, and another A Ganadoß thereJuly 29 (CL), probably Davis.Dam ,:•-•-''•-Fagstaff • ¾•, ( -Tucumc. representedthe earliest"south- •';:- .•;•:;-]':•:?%. Albuquerque/ bound"migrantsseen in north- r-- ParkerDam •; ".:•'.Z•-•:,:•-.-.,:::-• ernArizona. Common Snipe is a rareand sporadic breeder in the Springervilleregion, so four seen andheard displaying there June 9-10 (PL, SF) werenoteworthy. •ntedRock•m•';:,• It is sdll unclear whether or not -'-'--. ':;Tuson•';Wi•co{•ilverCi•LaseOuces Cadsb?N•Pa•.... Wilson's Phalarope nests in the .... •-•'•atag.•ia•:'. I Springervillearea; three were • ..•, e .•ierraVisa seenthere again this summer (includinga pair in suitable breedinghabitat) on June 9 (PL, SF), but to dateno evidenceof .3 nestinghas been found. A single individualobserved at Kayenta White Mountains. One at Wil- Arizona (DK). three imm. birds at Nogales June 8 (CL) was probablya low Tank, southeastof Portal, Surveysof the endangered June25 (B. Machover)repre- migrant,although suitable nest- July 10, and two found shot subspeciesof Clapper Rail, R./. senteddefinite nesting. ing habitatalso exists occasion- thereJuly 18 (RM), wereat an yumanensis,have revealedat In recentyears, Am. Avocet ally in the Kayentaarea. Except odd locality for southeastern least2 new localitiesalong the hasbeen found nesting at sev- whena nestor youngare found, Arizona.An imm. Magnificent Gila Riverdrainage, where this eral new locations within the Junerecords of this speciesare Frigatebirdwas found on Lake specieshas nested sporadically state; one seen apparently sitting probablybest regarded as non- Havasu, south of Lake Havasu in the past; four were e. of on eggsin Tucsonalong the breeders. City,July 22 (ph. RW,JW, S & P.R.D.in CitrusValley and two SantaCruz R. May 28 (S. Levy) A lateBonaparte's Gull wasat L. Burge);this speciesoccurs werealong the Sisson Rd. Wash probablyrepresented the first TucsonJune 7 (C. Williamson); aboutevery other year in the May 22 (DT). Up to 11 Clap- nestingrecord of thisspecies for there are several scattered sum- state. Unusual in southeastern perswere found again along the PirnaCounty. An ad. Semipal- mer records of this species Arizona at any season(away Gila R. w. of Phoenix in the matedSandpiper at SierraVista throughoutthe state.Although from PicachoReservoir) was a ArlingtonValley between May 9 S.T.P.from July 18 to theend of Heermann'sGull is a nearly Least Bittern at Pena Bianca L. & 23 (DT et al.). VirginiaRail theperiod (J. Dunn, GHR et annual visitor to the state,one at July3 (N. Brinkley).Very late is only an occasionalsummer representedone of only a few TucsonJune 24-28 (S. Dolan, werea singleWhite-faced Ibis visitor to most of southern Ari- reportsever of an adukseen in JH) apparentlyrepresented only anda singleBlue-winged Teal at zona, and while an individual Arizona.Representing only a 3rd the 2nd summer record. WillcoxJune 11 (PL, SF). A c3 heardalong the Salt R. near Arizona record, a breeding Twenty-fiveimm. California LesserScaup at BasinL., White BluePoint May 25 (DT) may plumagedWhite-rumped Sand- Gulls at Mormon L. June 12 Mts., June12 (GM) wasunex- haverepresented a late migrant, piperwas at Willcoxon thevery (PL, SF) madean exceptionally pectedas thisspecies does not nest within the state. Also out of placewas a pair of Lessersat SierraVista S.T.P.throughout July; this speciesonly infre- quentlysummers in the south- ernportion of thestate.

RAPTORS TO TERNS Althoughinitiation of breeding was about 3 weeks later than usualon the upperSan Pedro River,the Gray Hawk popula- tion theresuccessfully fledged 20 individuals, the highest count since detailed surveys have been conducted in the area (DK). A SwainsonsHawk s. of MaricopaJune 4 (TG etal.) rep- resentedone of onlya fewJune recordsfor MaricopaCounty. An ad. Zone-tailed Hawk 4 mi s. of St. Davidalong the S.ER. June13 wasaway from known ImmatureRed-billed Tropicbird found in Tucson,Arizona, in late Jnne1990. Fourthstate record. nestinglocalities in southeasternPhotograph/Jack Holloway.

Volume 44, Number 5 ' 1165 upper S.P.R.drainage proper this specieson the S.ER. be- (DIO. tween St. David and the Mexi- A pair of k•nite-earcdHum- can border,this is the only mingbirdsreturned to Ramsey knownbreeding locality for this Canyonand apparendynested section of the river. One of the for the 2nd straightyear. The outstandingfinds of the sea- adult female was the same son was an Eastern Wood- femalebanded in 1989, and the Peweesinging its complete song two juvenilespresent through alongthe Little Colorado River the periodwere first reported nearSouth Fork June 10 (•PL, July6. Furthersuggestion that •SF); pendingacceptance by MagnificentHummingbird may the A.B.C., this representsthe nestlocally along the Mogollon firstspring record, and only the Rim was obtained when a male 4th or 5th recordoverall, for the wasseen in lateJune at Christo- state.Observers should keep in pher Creek (B. Crummen).A mind thatseparation of Eastern Plain-cappedStarthroat was from Western Wood-Pewee in reportedoff and on at Patagonia the field by plumagecharac- throughoutthe period(m.ob.); teristicsalone is virtually impos- consideringhow many observers sible,and thatonly individuals saw this individual, we find it singingcomplete songs will be dishearteningthat no one sub- acceptable.A wandering imm. mitted details to document Black Phoebe on Black Mesa thesesightings. A CostasHum- June27 (CL) representeda first mingbirdat theVillage of Oak localrecord; this species is vir- CreekJuly 5 (A. Thornbutg) ruallyunknown away fom the wasat an unexpectedlocality. Little Colorado River drain- Two pairs of Belted agein n.e.Arizona. For the 3rd Kingfishersat South Fork in the year in a row, Dusky-capped White Mrs. June9-10 (PL, SF) Flycatcherwas found breeding further suggestedthat this alongthe upper S.ER. south of speciesnests in this area.A sin- St. David(DK); it is perplex- SubadultBrown Pelican at theSnyder Hill ponds, Tucson, Arizona, July gle c• GreenKingfisher contin- ing why this speciesis sucha 1990. Unprecedentednumbers of the speciesreached Arizona this sea- uedto be sightedinfrequently rare breeder on the S.ER. Two son. Photograph/Gar•H. Rosenberg. throughoutthe period along the EasternKingbirds were found upperS.P.R. (DK), but no evi- in southeasternArizona, one in high countfor summer;addi- non-breeding wanderer. At dence of nesting has been lowerPinery Canyon July 19 tionally,three at WillcoxJune least two Elf Owls summered obtainedin 2 years. (D. Fisher,B. Woodruff) and 11 (PL, SF),up to fiveat Sierra 3 mi s. of Charleston,upper For the 2nd yearin a row, anotherin Patagoniain late Vistathrough the period,and S.P.R.;although this species is a breedingwas confirmed for N. July(R. Stallcup).This species two at Tucsonthrough July commonbreeder in canyons Beardless-Tyrannuleton the continues to be a rare late (m.ob)were all thoughtto be drainingthe eastside of the upper S.P.R. near St. David summermigrant throughour unusual for the summer HuachucaMrs., there are appar- June 20 (DK); despite the the state. months.Three Caspian Terns at entlyno nestingrecords for the presenceof suitablehabitat for At least one Marsh Wren in Mormon L. June9 (PL, SF) fur- marshyhabitat along the Little nished one of the few records of Colorado River n.w. of Came- this speciesfor northernAri- ron throughoutthe period(P. zona. Hot on the heels of the Ryan)probably represented the May Tucsonrecord, another first summer record for north- Elegant Tern, this time a ern Arizona.The only known subadult,was w. of TucsonJuly breedinglocalities in the state 7-9 (m.ob., ph. GHR); there are alongthe lowerColorado are now three Arizona records River, and the Gila and Salt (allsince 1988) of thisnormally River valleysin the Phoenix very coastalspecies. Two ad. region. A SwainsodsThrush Forster's Terns at Sunrise L., alongthe upperS.ER. June 6 White Mts., June12 (GM) were (DK) was about as late as this verylate for migrantsin north- specieshas been recorded as a ern Arizona. spring migrant in the state. A Gray Catbird,a sparsemi- DOVES TO grantin Arizonaaway from its THRASHERS highlylocalized nesting grounds Eastof its usualrange in Ari- in the White Mts., was at a zona was a Common Ground- feeder in Portal June 5 (T. Doveat PortalJune 6 (T. Gates). Gates).A Brown Thrasher,nor- A Yellow-billed Cuckoo netted reallya veryrare fall and win- in the lower Little Colorado R. ter visitorto the state,was found GorgeJuly 18 (E Ryan)was far in a yardin BisbeeJune 9 (C. from knownnesting areas in ImmatureMagnificent Frigatebird over Lake Havasu, Arizona, July 22, Gottlund),representing one of Arizona and probablywas a 1990. Photograph/RobertA. Witzeman. onlya handfulof springrecords

1166' American Birds,Winter 1990 for Arizona. vidual.A pairof OliveWarblers individualsof certain riparian Mound (WagonMound State feedingyoung in thePinal Mts., obligates;numbers of Song WildliJ•Area); Zuni (Zuni In- WARBLERS TO nearGlobe, June 21 (R. Heffer- Sparrows,for example,have dian Reservation);Guadalupe FINCHES non)appeared to furnisha first probablytripled there since Canyonrefers only to theNM A 9 Golden-wingedWarbler local nestingrecord; lack of grazinghas been eliminated portion of the canyon.place wasfound in SycamoreCan- breedingevidence from this (DK). A White-crownedSpar- names in ita•cs are counties. yon,June 6 (?J.& C. BlacD; localityin thepast is most likely rowat PortalJuly 18 (T. Gates) normallyan extremerarity in a resultof the infrequentvisita- providedone of the few mid- LOONS THROUGH western North America, tion of these mountains. summer records for s.e. Arizona. RAPTORS Golden-wingedshave been Two Rose-breasted Gros- At least3 pairsof Great-tailed Highly unusualwas a Pacific recorded5 timesin the past3 beaks,about average for this sea- Grackles nested at Kayenta Loonat BosqueRefuge June 2 yearsin Arizona. Yellow Warbler, son,were reported this summer, Reservoir(CL), establishingyet (ph.BS), while also notable were formerlya widespreadbreeder with one at Canelo Hills another nesting locality in singlepresumed Commons at on the L.C.R., was virtually CienegaJuly I (R. Haaseth), northeastern Arizona for this Heron L. July 13 (CB) and extirpatedasa nestingbird there and another at Summerhaven rapidlyexpanding species. A 9 WeatherlyL., Union,July 16 with the destructionof itsripar- July 14 (WR). A d' Indigo Cassin'sFinch spent the summer (WC). An estimated 2500- ian habitatduring the pastcen- at a feederin Portal(SSp), at an 3000+ Eared Grebe nestsat Bur- tury.One south of LagunaDam unusuallylow elevation and far ford (Stinking)L. hatched in seven-year-oldreplanted Fre- southfor thisspecies. /oungin earlyJuly (DS). About mont's Cottonwoods June 6 30 Earedssummered at Wagon (MJ, J. Rorabaugh)offered Contributors:(Area compilers Mound OH, JV) andover 40 at encouragementthat this species, in boldface)--Charles Babbitt, L.V.N.W.R.(GS), but dry condi- alongwith otherriparian obli- PatBeall, Chris D. Benesh,Jerry tionsat Zuni resultedin onlysix gates,may yet become re-estab- Bock, Robert Bradley, John birdsand no nestsbeing present lishedin revegetatedareas along Coons(Flagstaff), Troy Cot- in June (DC). A broodof W. the L.C.R. Unprecedentedfor man, William Davis, Bix Dema- Grebeswas at La JaraL., RioAr- the Southwestwas the reported tee, Rich Ferguson,Shawneen riba,June 25 (DS), whileup to nestingof Black-and-white Finnegan,Steve Ganley, Tom eightWesterns and 16 Clark's Warblerw. of Prescottalong the Gatz,Virginia Gillmore, Sharon wereamong about 40 Aech- SantaMaria River drainage.A Goldwasser, Alma Greene mophorusgrebes summering at pairwas seen feeding two downy (Sedona),Grace Gregg, Kathy L.V.N.W.R.(GS). SingleWest- goungJune 9 & 14, with the Groschupf,Jack Holloway, ernswere at StorrieL. (LG, TH) adult male still present un- (Tucson), John Spencer and BluewaterL. (DC), plusa til at leastJune 28 (-•B. Houser (Globe), Marty Jakle, Dan Clark'sat Bitter Lake(RM) and et al.). Jones,Kenn Kaufman, Lynn another--witha probableWest- The onlyAmerican Redstart Kaufman,Jeff Kingery,Dave ern--at WagonMound (JH, reportedduring the season was a Krueper(Sierra Vista), Chuck JV) in theperiod. Unusual were malein Tempeon thelate date LaRue(Kayenta), Paul Lehman, 22 late Am. White Pelicans at of June14 (KG). A Prothono- Ann McLucky,Gale Monson, CaballoL. June17 (CS), while taryWarbler at Nogales, July 20 Robert Morse (Portal), Jim earlywere 35 at BosqueRefuge throughthe endof the period Paton,Will Russall,John Saba, July 29 (SW). A few Dou- (DS, B. Millett, m.ob.) fur- Walter& SallySpofford, Rick ble-crested Cormorants were at nishedthe firstJuly record for Taylor, Dick Todd, Carl S. WeatherlyL. July15 (WC) and the state. An Ovenbird at Tomoff (Prescott),Greet War- L.V.N.W.R.June 28 (GS),while Madera Canyon June 9 (R. ren, Jack Whetstone,Bob & 80 nests of this or the Oliva- Freeman)was the 5th individual JanetWitzeman (Phoenix).-- ceouswere at ElephantButte L. of thisspecies to befound in the GARY H. ROSENBERG, 5441 (C. Painter)and 60 at CaballoL. statethis year.A d' Common N. SwanRd., Apt. 313, Tuc- (CS) in June. Yellowthroat on Black Mesa son, AZ 85718; DAVID STE- Up to 15 GreatBlue Herons Iune25-July 15 (CL) provided JSKAL,5755 E. RiverRd., Apt. (two apparentlyon nests)and a first local summer record; this White-rumpedSandpiper at Will- 703, Tucson, AZ 85715. four Great Egrets(one appar- cox,Arizona, June 23, 1990. Third entlynesting) were at Caballo L. speciesisnot known as a breeder state record,and surprisinglylate in n.e.Arizona away from the June17 (CS). Up to 92 Snowies in the spring.Photograph/Jack were at Bitter Lake June 14 Little ColoradoRiver drainage. Holloway. Two more Hooded Warblers NewMexic0 (SOW), plusa vagrantat Zuni werefound during the summer, June 11 (DC); in Eddy,the one male at Summerhaven, Buntingon Black MesaJune Sartor O. Williams III specieswas rare, and the heron- SantaCatalina Mts., July 14 26-27 (CL) providedanother andJohnP. Hubbard ry nearLoving may have failed (WR), and anothermale at Gar- local first for that area. A (SW). Notableat BosqueRef- den Canyon,Huachuca Mts., PaintedBunting, proving to be ugewere three imm. Little Blue July20 (KK, LIO, bringingthe an annual wanderer to s.e. Ari- HeronsJuly 14 (CS) and 25 year'stotal to six.The statusof zonaduring late summerand Abbreviations:Bitter Lake (Bit- CattleEgrets July 29 (SW),with Hooded Warbler has evolved earlyfall, wasfound at Portal ter LakeNat'l Wildlij• Refuge); a Tricoloredat Bitter LakeJune frombeing a casualvagrant to July 4 (A. Farnsworth,V. BosqueRefuge (Bosquedel 18 (RM). About 50 Green- beingone of the most frequendy Emanuel). One of the many ApacheNat'l Wildlij•Refuge); backed Herons and a nest with reported"eastern" warblers in benefits of the removal of cattle L.V.N.W.R. (Las VegasNat'l eggswere along the Pecos R. be- Arizona. A Wilson's Warbler at grazingfrom along the ttpper Wildli• Refuge);P.O. Canyon low LovingJune 19-20 (SW et PortalJune 25 (RM) waseither S.ER. in the San Pedro National (PostOffice Canyon, Peloncillo al.). Highlyunusual was an ad. a very late springmigrant or a RiparianArea has been the dra- Mts); S.P. (State Park); T/C Yellow-crownedNight-Heron wandering,non-breeding indi- matic increasein the number of (7?uthor Consequences);Wagon at MesillaJune 27 (CS,EW). A Volume 44, Number 5 ß 11{? few Black-crowned Night- whiteseast of SabinosoJune 20 N.W.R. June27 (LG, TH) and mez R. June24 (R. Butlerfide Herons nested at Burford L. (SOW); reportselsewhere in- Wagon Mound June 8 (JH, BL),adults entering a cave at Je- (DS), whlea stragglerwas near cluded small numbers near Fort RD), plusone at StorrieL. June mez Fallsin mid-July•qde P CaprockJune 18 (RM). White- Sumner (SOW), Caprock 26 (LG, TH). Notablewere sin- Snider),and four or five active facedIbises again nested at Bur- (SOW), and Eunice (GS) in gleCaspian Terns at MorganL., nestsconfirmed there July 25 (P ford,with 35 birdspresent and a mid-June,plus south of Loving SanJuan, July 6 (CB, ph. JB) Johnson). A few Chimney nestlingbanded July 15 (DS).A July20 (SW).Virginia Rail re- and Storrie L. June 26 (LG, Swifts summeredin Clayton few non-breedingibises were portsincluded a'nest with nine TH), plusa few Forster'sTerns (WC), while easterlyWhite- presentin June at Maxwell eggsat BurfordL. June9 (GS), at Ute L. (SOW), Bitter Lake throateds included two near N.W.R. (LH), L.V.N.W.R.-- fiveadults and 10 juvenilesat (RM), and Holl0manL. (SOW) MosqueroJune 20 (SOW). plus29 on July6 (GS), Bosque Zuni July1 (DC), at leastsix at in mid-June.Three pairs of At least three male Broad- Refuge(RT, PB), and Radium MangasSprings in June-July Least Terns nested near Bitter billedHummingbirds were m Springs(CS, EW), with early (RF),and two calling near both Lake,but onlyone of four-five Guadalupe Canyon June 4 migrantsat MangasSprings July Mayhill(with a Sora)and Sacra- chicks fledged(M. Peckin- (SOW,DC), withpossible juve- 19-28 (RF). mentoL. June21 (SW,MM). A paugh).Three Black Terns were niles there July 29-30 (CB) TwoSnow Geese lingered at mid-June survey for Snowy at L.V.N.W.R. in mid-June One-two male Violet-crowneds BosqueRefuge until June 1 (CS). Ploversyielded 228 adults(plus (GS), plus singlesat Bosque appearedin GuadalupeCanyon CanadaGeese again summered nestsand broods)at BitterLake, Refuge(RM) andHolloman L. June 5 (SOW, DC), with none in the Chama area, with five 16 at Bottomless Lakes S.P., (SOW). seenthe previous two days (fide thereJune 13 (L & JS). Up to 32 at Holloman L., but only Egsgshatched in a White- v.o.). Notable were two Blue- five Wood Ducks were at L.V. threeat LagunaGrande, Eddy wingedDove nest in northAl- throatedHummingbirds at L N.W.R. through the period (SOW). Mountain Ploverswere buquerqueJuly 2, with young Roberts,Grant, in JuneOffde RF) (GS). A male Mexican Duck "difficultto find"in theClayton fledgedJuly 16 (BO); one-two alongwith up to threeMag- was on the Mimbres R. with a area,with a pairand two young adults remained in the south nificents(RF, PL); otherMag- possibleMallard July 6 (RF), thereJuly 3 (WC); unusualwere partof townthrough July (AS). nificents included one-two at and two Cinnamon Teal were in threebirds at the Lordsburg White-wingedsoutnumbered SignalPeak in the PinosAltos the Peloncillo Mts. June 3 PlayaJune 7 (DC). Up to 18 MourningDoves at T/C, with Mts. (LG, RF) and Clanton (DC). Divingducks summering Black-necked Stilts summered at fledglingsof theformer as early CanyonJune 3 (DC). An esu- at L.V.N.W.R. included maxima Holloman L. (SOW), with a asJune 11 (DM). Notablewere mated 10 Lucifers were in P.O of six Canvasbacks, 74 Red- nestand four eggs there June 5 two White-wingedsin Silver Canyonduring the period (RS) heads,three Ring-neckeds, nine (GE).Breeding Am. Avocets in- City duringthe period(D & A stragglingAcorn Woodpecker LesserScaup. and threeBurfie- cluded nests or broods at Bur- MZ), plus"good numbers" in wasat BosqueRefuge June 14 heads(GS)--plus up to four ford L. (GS), near Clayton Carlsbad (SW). Three Incas (RT,PB), while a pairat Mangas Canvasbacks and 30 Redheads (WC), BitterLake (SOW), and wereat T/C on July 12 (DM). Springswas the first breed- at WagonMound in June(JH, Holloman L. (SOW) in June. Small numbers of Yellow-billed ing therein severalyears (RF) JV). Stragglersincluded a Can- Alsopresumably nesting were Cuckooswere at Clayton(WC), Singlenests of Williamson's Sap- vasbacknear Clayton June 14 10-15 at WagonMound (JH) Albuquerque (AS), Bosque suckersand DownyWoodpeck- (WC) and a Buffiehead at andeight at theLordsburg Playa Refuge (PB. RT), west of ers were at RedondoCamp- BosqueRefuge June 19 (RM). (SOW) in June. Roswell(SOW), the lower San groundin theZuni Mts. June Unusualwere up to threeOs- Early LesserYellowlegs in- FranciscoValley (RF, JH), Man- 26 & July3 (SI,DC). A Downy preysat CochitiL. June4 (T. cludedsingles at WagonMound gasSprings (RF), Mesilla (CS), in the MagdalenaMts. June2 Johnson)and one at Bosque June 24 (JH, JV) and Carlsbad,and Loving (SW (JB eta/.) was unusual,while RefugeJune 2 (RT,PB). A Miss- L.V.N.W.R.June 20 (GS). Rarer eta/.). alsonotable was a pairfeeding issippiKite wasalong the Dry shorebirdsincluded a single nestlingsin thePinos Altos Mts Cimmaron R., Union,June 17 Whimbrelat HollomanL. June OWLS THROUGH June 12 (RF). (DC), whilesingle nests were at 16 (SOW) and a Hudsonian DIPPER Two-three territorial N Albuquerque(E Elliston)and Godwit at L.V.N.W.R.July 6 SixteenBarn Owls were roosting Beardless-Tyrannuletswere in Mesilla (CS, GE). Unusualwere (GS).Long-billed Curlews were in saltcedars along the Pecos R. GuadalupeCanyon June 4-5 an imm. Bald Eagle in the widelyreported in thenortheast, nearLoving July 19-20 (SW et (SOW, DC) with one still call- Chama area June 20 (L & JS) including18 at FolsomJune 17 at.). Nine Flammulated Owls ing there July 29-30 (CB) andan adult summering at Max- (DC), "morethan usual"in the were in the MagdalenaMts. One-two Willow Flycatchers well N.W.R. (W. Moberly). Claytonarea (WC), anda brood June 2 (JB et at.). Whiskered wereat ZuniJune 27 andJuly 1 Earlywas a N. Harriernear Las nearLas Vegas June 21 (D. Mac- Screech-Owls remained in the (DC). One or two Hammond's CrucesJuly 2 (GS).A juv.Corn. farlane,R. Salter).Southerly PeloncilloMts. throughthe pe- and Duskiesreported at Re- Black-Hawkat BosqueRefuge werefour nearFt. SumnerJune riodwith three apparent pairs in dondo CampgroundJuly 3 June 2 (ph. BS) probably 13 (SOW),while presumed late ClantonCanyon (DC, SOW) (DC) werein a newsummering fledgedfrom a nestin thearea. migrantswere one at Bosque and another in Cottonwood localityfor thesespecies in the Harris'Hawks persisted in the RefugeJune 1 (CS)and up to Canyon--wherea presumed ju- Zuni Mts. Southerlywas a Gray Luna area (fide RF), while nine at HollomanL. June5-16 venile was heard with an adult Flycatcherand seven Empidonax numbersremained low in Eddy (GE, SOW). Breedingwas sus- July28 (JB,BC). A N. Pygmy- sp.in theMagdalena Mts. June (SW). A Zone-tailedHawk was pectedbut notconfirmed in the Owl was calling in Clanton 2 (JBet at.);a probablePacific- in the MibresValley June 12 30-50 Wilson'sPhalaropes at CanyonJuly 6 (DC), alongwith slopewas calling in Guadalupe (PL,RF), where rarely reported. WagonMound June 8 & 24 up to threeElf Owls July 3-6 Canyon June 5 (SOW, DC) SingleFerruginous Hawk nests (JH, JV); 23 werealso at Bitter (DC, SOW). Three Whip- Westerlywas an EasternPhoebe were observedin Co/faxand LakeJune 14 (SOW). poor-willswere in the Mag- nearFolsom June 17 (ph. DC), Union(HS) in mid-June. SingleFranklin's Gulls were at dalenaMts. June2 (JB et while one-twoEastern King- BurfordL. (DS etal.) and Hol- New Mexico's first actual nests birdswere in the Claytonarea QUAILSTHROUGH loman L. (GE, SOW) June of the Black Swift were discov- (WC) and nearLas Vegas (PL) CUCKOOS 5-16. Southeasterlywere four- ered in the JemezMts., with in June.Three pairs of Thick- Northerly were two N Bob- five California Gulls at Maxwell four adultson the EastFork Je- billedKingbirds had presumed

1168 American Birds, W•nter 1990 juvenilesin GuadalupeCanyon and in the Lower San Francisco near Laguna,Ctbola, June 23 Albuquerque(BO), whileother by July 29-30 (CB). Nineteen Valleyin mid-July(JH); the 60 (GF), FenceLake June 9 (DC), birdswere near Los Lunas (HS), Scissor-tailedFlycatchers were or so in GuadalupeCanyon and Los Lunas June 3 (HS). BosqueRefuge (RT, PB), and nearEunice June 22 (GS), but June5 (SOW, DC) weregone Noteworthywere 25 Brewer's Carlsbad(SW) in the period onlytwo were reported in E&/y byJuly 29-30 (CB). Sparrowson a 10-miletransect Easterlywere a few Bronzed (SW). A new area for Bell's Vireos in the SanAugustin Plains June Cowbirds at T/C (DM), Las Up to 20 BankSwallows were wasalong the R. Felixdrainage 13 (JS). Black-chinnedSpar- Cruces where a N. Oriole nest enteringholes along the Chama west of Roswell, with two there rowswere again in TrujilloCan- wasparasitized (CS), and Ratde- R below El Vado June 16 (K. June16 (SOW); a few werein yon, with at leastthree there snake Springs (SW); other Copelandet al.),where not pre- GuadalupeCanyon (SOW) and June7 (JH, RD); one wasalso records included Mangas viously reported nesting. A nonein mostareas of regularoc- in the Gallinas Mts. near Cor- Springs(RF) and San Simon Steller'sJay in SantaFe July 8 & currencein Eakty(SW). Notable dnaJune 18 (SOW). Cienega(DC, SOW). Orchard 29 (SOW) may have been a was'a GrayVireo in the Sandia SoutherlyVesper Sparrows Oriole nestlingswere at Black stragglerfrom last winter's inva- Mts. nearHackas June 24 where includedup to 14 on the San River Village June 6 (SW), sion.Southerly Pinyon Jays were an adult was feedinga young AgustinPlains (JS) and in the while noteworthywas a male nearSilver City June19 (RM); Brown-headedCowbird July 24 Gallinas (SOW) and Jicarilla Baltimore(N.) Orioleat Clay- others included 127 near White (HS); two-threebirds were also mts. (SOW) in mid-June. ton July 28 (WC, B. Cook) OaksJune 17 (SOW), 40 near at Zuni June27 (DC). Easterly Amongthe few summering Lark Three Pine Grosbeaks were near CapitanJuly 29 (SW),and juve- SolitaryVireos were in Trujillo Buntingsin the northeastwere HopewellL., RioArriba , July nilesin SantaFe from mid-June Canyon,San Miguel and Mills two near Farley June 3 (K. 13 (CB). One-two Cassin's throughJuly (JH). Two possible Canyon,Harding, June 7 (JH, Mitchell) and sevennear Gren- Finches were in the Sandi Mts Chihuahuan Ravens in Albu- RD). One or more Hutton's ville June 17 (KS); a straggler at CapulinSprings June 8 (PS) querqueJune 6 (HS) wereat a Vireoswere in the Mogollon wasat BosqueRefuge June 14 and July 12 (HS). Highly un- new northlerlylocale for the Mts. alongMineral and Sheri- (RT, PB). GrasshopperSparrows usualwere two EveningGros- speciesin theRio Grande Valley. dancreeks July 16-17 (JH). Va- occurredwidely in the northeast beaksat SilverCity June17-20 Well north of the usualrange grant warblers included a in June, with at least 13 at and seventhere July 22 (D & was a Cactus Wren east of SaN- Black-and-white at Mangas MaxwellN.W.R. (LG, TH) and MZ). nosoJune 20 (SOW),for the sec- SpringsJuly 4 (RF),single male upto fiveat Grenville(KS), west ond localrecord in threeyears. Kentuckiesat EspafiolaJune 16 of Kenton, OK (PL), and near Initialied Observers: Pat Bash- Notablewas an Am. Dipperin (M. Williamsfide BL) and in Clayton (HS)--plus a few at am, CharlesBlack, James Black, theBlack Range along nearly-dry the MagdalenaMrs. June 2 L.V.N.W.R. throughJuly 20 David Cleary, Wes Cook, AnimasCr. June16 (GE). (BO, JB), two Am. Redstartsin (GS). In the extremesouthwest, Robert Dickerman, Gordon the OrganMts. June23 (CS et 30 were near CloverdaleJune 4 Ewing, Greg Farley, Ralph KINGLETS THROUGH a/.), and a N. Waterthrushnear (SOW). A local first were two Fisher,Larry Gorbet, Lois Herr- FINCHES CaprockJune 18 (RM). Song Sparrowssummering at mann, John Hubbard, Tyler Golden-crownedKinglets in- A N. Cardinal west of Ros- L.V.N.W.R. (GS), while very Huning, StephenIngraham, dudedbirds presumably nesting well June 16 (SOW) was at a latewere single White-crowneds Paul Lehman, Burton Lewis, m theSandias (HS) anda fewin new locality for the species, nearGallup June 26 (SI) andat Robert Machover, Mike the Zunis July 3 (DC), Mag- while alsonoteworthy were up Zuni June30 (DC). Medrano, Doris Miller, Bruce dalenasJune 2 (JB et al.), and to sixnear Loving July 20 (SW Four Eastern Meadowlarks Ostyn,Catherine Sandell, Gre- near CloudcroftJune 21 (SW, et al.). One-two IndigoBunt- reportednear Clayton June 22 gorySchmitt, Robert Scholes, MM). A SwainsonsThrush was ingswere near Cloudcroft June were well north of the usual Lorraine& John Schulte,Hart singingin theChama area July 21 (SW) andat AguirreSprings range(HS). Over 500Yellow- Schwarz,Kenneth Seyffert, Bob 11 (JB). SeveralAm. Robins June 30-July 22 (GE, R. headed Blackbirds summered at Shepperd,John Shipman, Dale bred successfullyin Clayton, Ketchum). Only one Varied L.V.N.W.R. (GS), with nests Stahlecker, Paul Steel, Alan where nesting is "irregular" Buntingwas found in Guad- therein earlyJune (JH, RD); a Swain, Ross Teuber, James (WC). A late andwesterly Gray alupeCanyon June 5 (SOW, vagrantwas at MesillaJune 8 Vaught,Steve West, S.O. Wil- Catbird was at San Simon DC), increasingto two-four (GE). Up to 10 Great-tailed lia ms Ill, Eleanor Wootten, &enegaJune 6 (DC, SOW). malesby July 29-30 (CB). Two Grackleswere near Clayton, Dale & Marian Zimmerman.-- Curve-billedThrashers again pairsof Abert'sTowhees were at wherenesting was recorded ap- SARTOR O. WILLIAMS III nestedin the SandiaMts., where San Simon Cienega June 6 parendyfor the firsttime •de and JOHN P. HUBBARD, the speciesmay be increasing (SOW, DC). Northerlyand/or WC). Peripheralwere one near New Mexico Department of (HS). NortherlyPhainopeplas westerlyCassin's Sparrows in- GallupJune 2-3 (SI) andfive at Game and Fish, Santa Fe, NM were at Sevilleta N.W.R. and cludedup to 12 at Zuni June Zuni June 13 (DC). Seven 87503. BosqueRefuge (RT, PB) in June 27-July4 (DC), plusone-two Common Grackles nestswere in

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K(JO.ebue ' :::-'•;•:5:•:::...... Summer 1990 followed in the "•q.,--:(:i-.%.: .. moldof the previoustwo sum- mers. Mainland Alaska was SewardPen. againdominated by above-aver- Fairbanks agetemperatures and below-av- erageprecipitation. Virtually the entire mainland was dominated by highpressure after late Ma)• The Aleutian Low was weaker thanaverage and led to positive anomalies that translated to lots of fog and few stormsthrough mostof the periodin theAleu- tian/BeringSea areas.North Slopeobservers noted some of the warmest, driest weather in yearsat PrudhoeBay, where nestingshorebird numbers were wayup. Swans and geese on the CopperRiver Delta enjoyed the and trip summariesfrom the broodrearing in the e. Interior southside ofBtistol Ba• Specta- bestbreeding success in many various bird tours this season,a approachedrecord numbers cled Eider breeds on the coastal years,directly attributable to fair trendwe hopecontinues. We (TJD). Although fires com- tundra lowlands at the Kuskok- encourageall visitorsto submit pletelyburned many Trumpeter wim and Yukon R. deltas, well As is true in most warmer trip summariesand field de- Swan territories in the Tanana north of the UgashikR. Un- summerseasons, the Regions scriptionsof all sightingsof Valley,production was up 100% usualmid-summer reports of Interiorwas essentially without specieslisted as casualor acci- from 1989 (TJD). Fiveitinerant Steller's Eiders came from precipitationin most of June dental on the Alaska checklist. Brantappeared at Anchorage, Enackwik Inlet June 23 and andearly July and lightning ig- Visitingbirders' contributions wherethe species is casual,June ShoopBay July 20 wheresingle nited over 200 fires.By early are vital to our knowledge of 8-9 (RLS, TGT); apparently maleswere identified(LB). We Augustover 2.5 millionacres of Alaska bird distribution. thesame group remained in the knowof fewprevious mid-sum- mostlyBlack Spruce woodlands areathrough June 29 (DWS). mer records from the Gulf Coast had been consumedin fire, the GREBES TO Mostlyimmature Brant can be east of Kodiak I. A 9 Com. third worst fire season since WATERFOWL foundin migrationthroughout Goldeneyeat BarrowJune 23 statehood. The effect of these Walsh's counts of Western w. Alaska north to the Beaufort (DW, KL, DG, DJS) wasmost firesand associated hazy smoke Grebes at the traditional sum- Seacoast into earlyJul)• It was unusual;this taiga breeder is ca- on nestingbirds was, as usual, meringsites in SumnerStraits apparentlynot a droughtdis- sual on the North Slope. A difficult to assess. southof Mitkof I. rangedfrom placementyear for Prairiedab- drakeRuddy Duck wasfound To most resident observers it twoJune 9 to an above-averageblers in the Regionalthough N. June 18 (MEI) on the same wasa quietsummer. Bird song 25 July28 (PJW).Single Red- Pintailsnested in unusuallyhigh pond in Northwaywhere the andnesting activity seemed di- necked Grebes in salt water off numbersat PrudhoeBay, where speciesbred in 1987.Twenty-two minishedearlier in June than MitkofI. June2 & 9 wereprob- 12 nestswere located (fide KK), Ruddy Ducks, the Region's normal.Although there are few ably unusuallylate migrants anda gatheringof c• N. Shovel- highestcount ever, were tallied breedingbird surveys conducted (PJW); there are no Southeast ersat Anchoragegrew to 75+ by July 16 betweenDathlalmund and thusfew datato compare Alaskabreeding records. Deep June15 (DWS). This summers and Gasoline Lakes near Tetlin populationseach year, most re- water records of Mottled Petrels Garganeyreports (both without in the e. Interior (TJD). This porterswrote of the widespread were about averagein the e. details) came from Buldir I. Prairiebreeder is a sporadicvisi- low numbersof manypassefine BeringSea-North Pacific inter- June15-27 (ILJ) andthe Nome tor and casual nester in the e. In- species,especially Swainson's phase,where maximum was at areasWoolley Lagoon July 4 terior (Kesseland Springer Thrush and White-crowned least six between Unalaska I. (TL, first local mid-summer 1966, Condor68: 186-187; AB Sparrow. and southof the PribilofsJuly record). One of very few in 41: 1476). Owingto litigationcomplica- 19 (RAM). A "pumping"Am. summer, a drake Cinnamon tions, resource studies con- Bitterncould be heardcalling Teal was located at Barnes L. on HAWKS TO nected to the March 1989 froma cattailmarsh just west of theStikine R. June23 (PJW). SHOREBIRDS ExxonValdez oil spillhave been Mile 25 on the Haines Hwy Two c• SpectacledEiders The now famous Taku R. heldin a shroudof secrecy.Few June 17 (MEI, RJG). This werewith a summeringflock of StellerSSea-Eagle was reported biologistshave been allowed to marshis nearly 400 km northof King and Steller'seiders at the regularlyfrom the Taku Gla- sharedata and it will be years the StikineR. sloughs,the only UgashikR. mouthon thenorth cier Inlet throughthe season before we hear of the full and areawhere the speciesis found sideof theAlaska Pen. July 17 (m.ob.). This bird associates longerterm impacts to birdlife regularlyin Alaska. (MEI). This was most interest- with an ad.Bald Eagle, and we in Prince William Sound. Despiteconstant fire condi- ing sincewe knowof no other expect that it can be found We received excellent details tionsthroughout July, waterfowl mid-summer records from the alongthis stretchof river be-

1170' American Birds,Winter 1990 tweenmid-May and October. chorageJune 8-9 (DW, KL et seasonwith a projectednest ported as individuals or in Two Swainsons Hawks at Delta al., sixth local record), Hudso- densityof nearly13 per square groupsof up to four between June18-19 (MEI) wereslightly nian Godwit at BarrowJune 20 km (fideCH). Summercarrying June 7 and July 30 from north of knownhigher-eleva- (•KJZ) wherethis form is cas- capacityof theseArctic nesting Ketchikan(J'SH) to Nuka Bay tion nestingareas, no doubtat- ual, Rufous-necked Stint at shorebirdsis apparentlydy- in the s. Kenai Pen. (J'DW). tracted by a spectacular Nome, two June11 (KJZ, RS), namic,and may reach whatever A weak Common Cuckoo grasshopperinvasion to the threeJune 14 (BRZ,ph.) and at levels the food and weather con- diedfollowing capture at Buldir Deltaagricukure fields. A family PrudhoeBay June 28 (fideKK), ditionscan support. I. June16 (ILJ*) and a second groupof Am.Kestrels (with five and a 9 Wilson'sPhalarope at cuckoo with bold ventral bar- young)was found at treelineup the Copper R. Delta'sEgg I. GULLS TO ring wasseen far to the eastat the EagleRiver valley July 19 June23 (PGM). The laterrepre- 0•LS BigKoniuji I. in the Shumagin (TW). This falconnests in the sented,surprisingly, only Prince Summer Com. Black-headed Is. July 15 (EPB).Snowy Owls Talkeetna Mts. to the north, but William Sound's 2nd record. Gull reportswere more than av- went unrecorded this summer at we havevery few summer Cook Surfbirdspeaked at 3400July erage.Birds were found at the PrudhoeBay after two previous Inlet Basinreports. A pair of 8 (GCW) at Homer, wherecer- Pribilofs(at leastthree adults at summers of abundance (EB), Sandhill Cranes seemed to be tainlya largepercentage of the St. Paul I. June 8-11, VENT, bhtthey were judged to be com- defendinga territoryin open entirepopulation stages in July. FIELD GUIDES, J'BRZ), in mon to the west at Barrow, muskegon KruzofI. June 11-23 Southboundpeep numbers were Anchorage(one adult June 8, whereup to 25 per day were (MW). Althoughwe haveno unspectacularat sites where mi- RLS), at BuldirI. June12 (ILJ), found June 18-20 (KJZ). substantiatednest reports from grationis regularlymonitored, andat SafetySound near Nome BarredOwls continue to expand SoutheastAlaska, there are simi- e.g.Anchorage, where the first (two adults June 19, FIELD into Southeast Alaska, where lar recordsof pairedbirds in migrantswere noted on time GUIDES). A bleached-out, eachsummer seems to bring suitable habitat south of the June22 (TGT), and at Homer molting,first-summer gull at new sightings.This season's species'nesting range limits in (GCW). PectoralSandpipers theoutlet of SafetyLagoon near records included a bird that was Cook Inlet. nestedin greaternumbers than NomeJune 19 wasfek by the found dead north of Juneau A pairof Sorasmay well have in anyof thepast 13 summers at observers to be a Black-tailed June14 (fideMS), onecalling nested in Mitkof I.'s Blind PrudhoeBay. Nest densities Gull (FIELD GUIDES, DJS, near Gustavus June 18 & 29 Slough,where Walsh had two therereached over 25 persquare •DM, ph.) Photosof this in- (BBP), one heardin the Haines callingbirds through July 13 km (fide CH). Buff-breasted triguingbird havebeen circu- areain "earlysummer" (MHP), (PJW).Another pair was heard Sandpipersnested in similarly latedfor opinion.If confirmed, and a nestwith two younglo- up the StikineR. at BarnesL. highnumbers at Prudhoethis this would be the 2nd substanti- cated along Skagway'slower June23 (PJW).A callingSora in atedrecord from the Region and Chilkoot Trail July 11 (MH). the e. Interior at Dathlalmund the 2nd in the BeringSea zone. The Skagwaynest was the Re- L. July16 (TJD) wasin an area An adult and two juv. Ring- gion'ssecond. These reports where this rail is casual in sum- billedGulls from Ketchikan July constitutedthe Regionsnorth- mer (Kesseland Springer 1966, 30-31 (•SH) furnishedthe Re- ernmost. That these birds con- Condor68:185-195). A total of gion'sonly mid-summer report. tinue to reach into Southeast 27 Am. Coots from Dathlal- Thereare no priorrecords of ju- Alaska still seems remarkable, mundand GasolineLakes July veniles. At least three California giventhe barrierspresented by 16 (TJD) representeda new Gullsat AnchorageJune 9 (JLD, harsh winter weather and lim- Alaskahigh count.Coots had TGT, WINGS, RLS) and two ited habitat across the bred once before in this lake re- thefollowing day provided only formidableCoast Range massif gionof the east-centralInterior a 2ndlocal spring record. Prud- that separatesAlaska from (see Trapp et aL, AB 35: hoe Bay observersfound an known British Columbia nest- 901-902). Elsewhere,one coot adukgull that they identified as ing areas.The North Slope's summered at Sitka's Swan L. for a LesserBlack-backed Gull July third CommonNighthawk ap- the 2nd year in a row (MW, 18-30 (RF,JL et al.). Excellent pearedat PrudhoeBay June KH). photosof thisbird are being cir- 17-21 (JW, KK). Of specialinterest to summer culatedto Europeangull experts birdingis the phenomenon that for confirmation.A previous HUMMINGBIRDS TO manyfirst-year (or nonbreed- sightingof a possibleLesser THRUSHES ing) Arcticnesting shorebirds Black-backed Gull from Prud- Reportsof a "green-backed" make abbreviatedmigrations hoeBay (AB 53: 970) could not adult (3 hummingbirdamong a and/or wander at latitudes short be confirmed,as expertscould groupof 30 RufonsHumming- of nestingareas into mid-sum- not rule out one of the yellow- birds at a feeder drew birders to mer.Most noteworthy shorebird leggedraces of HerringGull. A Hainesin earlyJune. Thought sightingsin. the summer column brilliantpink Ross' Gull dazzled to beeither an Allen's or a green- are representatigveof this birdersat St. Paul I. June8-11 backedRufous Hummingbird pehnomenon,and an absence of (BRZ, VENT, WINGS, MT, (of whichAlaska had no prior patternsis thenorm. This years ph.).There is only one previous reports),the bird wascollected shorebirdhighlights included: a late spring report from the July17. The specimen was com- singleKilldeer at Barrow(where Pribilofs. paredto seriesof Allen's and Ru- rare)JUne 23 (DG), onesouth- Caspian Terns were once fonshummingbird skins from bound Wood Sandpiper at againpresent, albeit in smaller California and it was confirmed Gray-tailedTatter at Nome, BnldirI. July 16-18 (ILJ, SR, numbers, at the Copper R. as a Rufons(MEI*, RJG,fide Alaska,June 11, 1990. Gooddis- DDG). The centralKenai Pen. MH), oneGray-tailed Tattler at Unctionsf•om WanderingTattler Delta wherethis speciesis ap- NomeJune 11 (KJZ,BRZ, ph.) in this view are the extens'wely parentlyexpanding its nesting Three-toedWoodpecker popu- and two southbound birds at white lower underpartsand the range(RF). The species made its lationcontinues to expandwith Buldir I. July 24-31 (ILJ, SR, longwhite supercilium.Photo- mostwidespread showing ever the spreadof the SpruceBark MH), TerekSandpiper at An- graph/KevinJ. Zimmer. in theRegion and was widely re- Beetle, which is wiping out

Volume 44, Number 5 ' 1111 White Spruceforests. Three- Steller'sJays were unusually cheeked Thrush is a rare nester toedsare locallyabundant be- abundantin the Glacier Bay in mainland Southeast Alaska. tweenCooper Landing and the areathis summer(BBP). At An- city of Kenai. Interestingly, chorage,Steller's Jay continues MOTJ•ILLID$ TO Hairy Woodpecker has dis- to expandin newareas where it FINCHES placedThree-toed as the domi- is now a permanentresident The presenceof severalYellow nantwoodpecker in the Glacier (TGT, m.ob.). The Hyderpop- Wagtailsin suitablehabitat near Bay areasince an outbreakof ulation of American Crows was Pilot Point on the north side of SpruceBark Beedesbegan 10 similarto lastyear's lower num- the Alaska Pen. July 10-16 yearsago (BBP). bers.This summer's high count (MEI) wassuggestive. The near- For the 2nd successiveyear, wasof 15 birdsJune 22 (JCH). est known nestingareas are to the Hyder area produced a A singingLocustella warbler at the north on the north shore of singingYellow-bellied Fly- BuldirI. June27 wasidentified BristolBay. Extralimital Black- catcher,on June24-25 (JCH, by the observersas a Midden- backedWagtail reports came tMO), Alaskœs4th report.Least dorff's Grasshopper-Warbler fromHomer, where a malehung Flycatchersappeared at Hyder (•ILJ, ph., SR). This was the aroundJune 14-30 (RO, •NL, June 26 (tMS) and in Mc- Region'sfourth mid-summer GCW), and from the Alaska CarthyJuly 1-2 (TL). Nonewas observation of this form. At least Hwy nearNorthway June 27-28 foundfarther out in theCopper two family groupsof Golden- (•ASW). The former was R. drainage,where this form has crownedKinglets near Chitina Southcoastal's2nd report,while been annual recently. Ham- June23 (RLS,TGT) werenorth the latter was Alaska's eastern- mond'sFlycatchers were discov- of the species'normal nesting most. The tenuous Alaska nest- ered at two unusual sites, south range,which is mostlysouth of ing rangeof Red-throatedPipit of the AlaskaRange, where the theChugach Mts. was extended inland and to the speciesis casual.Singing birds Bluethroat was the 5th most eastwhen a pairwas found on werelocated at CopperCenter in commonpassefine on a 17 km territory at Mile 32.5 Taylor theCopper R. drainageJune 24 breedingbird surveyup the Hwy eastof NomeJune 16 (JM (TGT, RLS) and to the westin KougarukRd. n.e. of Nome etal.). Thesebirds were feeding Denall State Park, south of the (fide REG). This palearctic young July 1 (RB ph.) & 3 AlaskaRange along the Parks thrush has increasedsteadily (REG). This pipit is knownto Hwy July25 (MEI). Most sur- overthe past 10 years in thecen- nestin the Regionin the high- prisingwas Alaska's first Eastern tral parts of the SewardPen. lands on St. Lawrence I. and Phoebe,which sang on territory Far out of ra.ge, this Eastern (HKS, fide REG). A Catharus on the coastalhighland fringe from an old buildingwest of Kingbirdbasked in the midnight thrushsong from the hillside between Wales and Cape Barter1. at CamdenBay June sun at Nome, Alaska, June9, thickets near Hyder was Lisburne. 29-July6 (PDM, •MDH, tape 1990. Photograph/KevinJ. identifiedby the observer as that The seasonsonly Tennessee to Cornell Lab.). This form Zimmer. of a VeeryJune 22 (tJCH). The Warblerreport came from the breeds north and west in both nearericand pale-bellied birdwas never glimpsed. This is Copper[L valleywillow thickets Canada to central-western palearcticraces. Another wan- a first Alaskareport. Interest- near Lower Tonsina June 23 MacKenzie. Also for the 2nd deringBarn Swallowswas re- ingly, a Gray-cheekedThrush (RLS, TGT). This warbler re- successive summer, a Western ported from Togiak on the was seen and heard singing mains casualaway from the Kingbird,the Regions7th, was Bristol Bay coast July 19 abouta milefrom the Veery site Southeast Alaska mainland river at HyderJune 27 (•MS). East- (DHR). at HyderJune 28 (MS). Gray- systems.Quite unexpectedwere ern Kingbirdwas well repre- sented in Southeast Alaska, whereit is annual.Singles were sJg seenat JuneauJune 16 (GV), In lightof bothplumage simi- HyderJune 22 (JCH, MO), and laritiesand taxonomic questions Mitkof I. July 1 (PjW). Most betweentwo obviouslydosely unusualwas an EasternKing- relatedspecies,.a House Martin bird at Nome,June 9-10 (KJZ at BuldirI. june I3 (*ILJ, EM) ph., BH ph., VENT). The mustbe dealt with at thegenus scene,with brightsun at mid- level.According to mostau- night and a Semipalmated thors, Asian House Martin Sandpiperdisplaying from the (Delichondasypus) breeds in rue. samewillow as the kingbird, Asia to the s. Kurile Is., while musthave been as strange to the Common House Martin (D. ur-' bird as it was to the observers. bicalagopoda) breeds north of EasternKingbird is casualin Kamchatkaacross to Chukotka. early summer in Northwest AlthoughAlaska's only speci- Alaska. men, from Nome, is clearly Extralimitalswallow reports CommonHouse Martin (fide includedsingle overshoots to DDG), undl the taxonomicand the North Slope:Tree Swallow identification questionsare at DemarcationBay June 13-17 sortedout, k remainsprudent to (PD), Bank Swallowat Prudhoe beconservative. At this stage we BayJune 21 (fideKK), and Barn are treatingall Alaskarecords SwallowJune 21 (DMT, NT). that are not •pecimens as Nest of Blnethroatnorth of Nome,Alaska, June 12, 1990. This species The latterwas the Arctic Slopes "HouseMartin (sp.)." apparently has been increasingas a breeder on the Seward Peninsula. 7th record, which includes Photograph/RickBowers.

1172 ' American Birds,Winter 1990 two ed. Common Yellowthroats wherea juvenilewas described hasbecome a bird trap.We en- Pozzo, S. Richardson, D.H. feedingtwo youngout of the July 19 (tRF). Among the couragelocal birders to check Rosenberg,R.L. Scher, D. nestat Homer'sBeluga L. July storm-depositedbirds at Buldir this site often. Schmuckal, M. Schwan, D.W. 21 (EPB, DC, WP). There are I. June 13 was a e3 Yellow- Sonneborn,H.K. Springer,D.J. no breedingrecords in the Re- breastedBunting (•ILJ, EM), Contributors and observers: Stejskal,R. Sundstrom,M. Tay- gionwest and north of Glacier Alaska's(and North America's) E.P.Bailey, L. Barnes,R. Behr- lor, D.M. Troy,G. Van Vieit, Bay,and this represented South- second. stock,G.V. Byrd,D. Cline,T.J. Victor Emanuel Nature Tours coastal's 2nd summer and 4th Clearlyan overshootwas the Doyle,J.L. Dunn, P.Dunne, R. (B.R. Zimmer, K.J. Zimmer, R. ever record. A e3 Black-headed 9 Red-wingedBlackbird on the Fairall, FIELD GUIDES, Inc. Sundstrom,D. Wolf et al.), P.J. Grosbeak was well described beachat DemarcationPoint June (D.J.Stejskal, D. McRaeet al.), Walsh, D. Ward, M. Ward, A.S. from Mitkof I. July3 (pPJW). 13-17 (PD). This blackbird4s R. Fraker, D.D. Gibson, R.E. Weaver,G.C, West,J. Wickliffe, Thiswas Alaska's 2nd single-ob- casualnorth of the localnesting Gill, D. Goodward,R.J. Gor- T. Will, D. Wolf, B.R. Zimmer, serversighting and first summer sites in the e. Interior. White- don, J.C. Hainey,B. Hallett, K.J. Zimmer. All details(•), record.At leastfour aduk Chip- wingedCrossbills continued M.D. Hanneman, K. Hansen, photographs(ph), and speci- pingSparrows gathering food in theirhiatus in the Region;only S. Heinl, M. Hipfner,C. Ho- mens(*) referencedhere are on aspenwoods just south of Men- a fewsedentary flocks were scat- henberger, M. Hopey, I.L. file at Universityof AlaskaMu- tastaJune 24 (TGT, RLS) were tered acrossthe southern half of Jones,K. Kertell,IC Lefkowitz, seum.--T.G. TOBISH, JR., in an area where this Interior the stae. Mainland Alaska's first J. Leifester,N. Lethaby,T. Love, 2510 Foraker Drive, Anchor- nesterhad not been reported Hawfinch appeared at the tLA. Macintosh,ED. Martin, J. age,AK 99517; M. E. ISLEIB, previously.Chipping Sparrows SikusuilaqSpring fish hatchery Mason,E. Maycock,D. McRae, 9229 Emily Way, Juneau,AK normallynest on thenorth slope up theNoatak R., 48 km north P.G. Mickelson, M. Oberle, R. 99801. of theAlaska Range. The species of Kotzebue,June 15-20 (DS, O'Brien,B.B. Paige,K. Persons, may have bred at Cordova, KP, •PJR, ph.). This hatchery M.H. Piggott,W. Pomeroy,E.

Several threatened or endan- BRITISH geredspecies were surveyed by contractorsworking for the COLUMBIA/ Ministryof Environment.Some interestingresults from field YUKON work 51 CanyonWrens were found from Naramata to the REGION U.S. border from May 15 to Chris Siddle July11 (AGP);51 singingGray Flycatcherswere found, 44 of them in the Summerland area, in late May and June (AGP, RJC); and only eight singing Exceptfor the QueenCharlotte GrasshopperSparrows were Islands,June was very rainy. discoveredin the Okanagan Vancouver had the fourth (AGP). wettestJune on recordwith A few late reportsfrom the rainfall totalling more than springare included as are some twice the long-termaverage, records from the Northwest while Kelownareported four Territories,which, at present, times the normal amount of are not part of any particular rain. June temperatureswere Region. slightlyhigher than normal ex- cept in northern British Abbreviations:Q.C.I. (Queen Columbia, where it was cold. CharlotteIslands); Van. ( l•ncou- Julybegan wet but after the first ver);W.S. (Ig•ldli• Sanctuary). weekturned clear and verydry for the month's remainder LOONS TO throughoutthe province.The WATERFOWL cold, wet stormsof earlyJune Up to fourRed-throated Loons broughtan impressiveshowing wereoff the Iona I. WestJetty Pink-footed Shearwaters were terior, continuedto appearat of rarities to the Vancouver June1-5 (•DMP, WCW, RT et seenoff Cape BealeJuly 22 Tranquille, Karoloops.Four area,including Sabine's Gulls, al.), with one alsoseen July 25 (RWB, PJS, Ian McLaren). werepresent June 2, fiveon June Stilt Sandpiper,and Lapland (RT). Thisspecies is probablya Somewhatmore unexpected 5, andone on July 28 (SR).Fifty Longspur. rare but regularsummer resi- were small numbers of storm- Brandt's Cormorants made Summeron theQueen Char- dent around Vancouver. The petrelsseen close to land.One an unusual concentration off lotteswas warm and very dry. QueenCharlottes Islands had Fork-tailed Storm-Petrel was off SecheltJune 2 (TG). Accordingto Margo Hearne, theirfirst confirmed breeding of Victoria Harbour June 23 A breedingbird survey north "Many...songbirdshad fledged Pied-billed Grebes at Delkatla (RWB), and another was off of Prince Georgefound two young by June 15 and were W.S. when two adults were seen EastSooke Park June 25 (pJs). Am. Bitterns, rarely reported startingto nestagain. Town- feeding four chicksJuly 28 A Leach's Storm-Petrel was that far north, calling at sendsWarblers, Song Sparrows, (MH). A Clark'sGrebe was at about6 km s. of JordontL on McLeodLake June 29 (CA, HA, and Varied Thrushes were still Duck L., Creston,June 7 with July7 (RWB). Double-crestedJB, DR). Anotherbittern was at singingquietly on August11." 120 Westerns (•WCW). Four Cormorants,stragglers in the in- Bowron River camp, Bowron

Volume 44, Number 5 ß 1173 LakesP.P., July 6 (SGC). species•s qmte regular•n sum- nfieJuly 2 (BGS,MA). Grove,Delta, July 25 (GAP).A TrumpeierSwans normally merboth farther e. in theUpper Short-billed Dowitcher wa/seen occurin the Okanaganonly as FraserValley at Chilliwack,and AVOCET TO at Swan L., Yukon, June 9-10 rare transients or winterers. One farther n. around Madeira Park. ALCIDS (HG). Thisspecies is rarein the adult-typeat EllisonL., n. of A new Ospreynest site was re- One Am. Avocet was at Iona I. Yukon. Up to 15 Wilson's Kelowna,July 4 waswell out of ported at MaplewoodsFlats, June 1-3 (RT, BRG, m.ob.).A Phalaropeswere at SwanL. June season(GD, CS). Anotherout- North Vancouver, June 28 Willet, perhapsthe samebird 9-10 (HG). This speciesseems of-seasonTrumpeter was at (DTy, RTy). A Black-shoul- thatstayed at BlackieSpit, Sur- to be slowlyincreasing in the CourtlandFlats, Saanich, June deredKite wasseen along River resfifrom August 1989 to April Yukon, s. of Whitehorse. 11 (BW, DM). Revelstokeusu- Rd.,Delta, June 5 ('•RT).It may 1990,was at the Spiton July 15 Franklins Gulls used to occur allyhas a residentpopulation of havebeen the same bird that ap- (JL).A WanderingTattler fre- in BritishColumbia mostly as 1500 Canada Geese, but this pearedat ReifelI. April 26 for quentedthe Iona I. WestJetty immaturevagrants in summer summer only one could be Canada's first record for this July 25-30. On July 27, two andfall, except for a localpopu- found (DP)! The causefor the species.However, another kite werepresent (RT, Andy Stewart, lation of non-breedingsub- decline is unknown. Records of watched for an hour at Pitt m.ob.).A Long-billedCurlew adults in the Peace R. area. Since Brant in the interior of the MeadowsJune 7 showedsome was at BlackieSpit July 8-31 the mid-1980sthis pattern has Yukonare very-uncommon.A signsof immaturity and was (DTy, m.ob.). One wasalso at changed.Adult or near-adult hght-belliedBrant was seen on clearly a different individual Iona I. June 17 (RT). Twenty Franklin'sare beginningto ap- Lake LabergeJune 5 (SGC, (?DTy, JL, ChristineHanra- MarbledGodwits, an unusually pear throughoutthe province BGS). Gadwallsare rare in the han).These sightings furnished high number for coastalBritish in June and July. An adult Queen Charlotte Is.; two at the 2nd and 3rd recordsfor the Columbia, were at Delkatla Franklin's Gull was at Iona I Agate BeachMay 19 were of nation. W.S., Q.C.I., May 11 (MH, June 4 (?DMP), for the first note (KM). Two sightingsof BaldEagle nests with young PH, TR, SD). One was at Junerecord for Van. and oneof Am. WigeonsWith young were were reportedfrom e. and s. BlackieSpit June 18-30, one veryfew springrecords for the submitted for the Van. area, VancouverI. with twoyoung in wasat BeachGrove July 1-3, s.w. coast. Two ad. Franklin's which has'l•w•r th•m 10 breed- a nest on Saturna I. (Lorraine and two were at BlackieSpit wereat RevelstokeJune 4, for a •ng records.Both camefrom Fontaine),two youngin a nest fromJuly 8 to period'send (Jack firstlocal record (DP, HG, JW, Reifel I. WaterfowlRefuge, off MacDonald Rd. in Comox E. Williams, GAP, m.ob.). Two AC, ph.). More usualwere two wherea femaleand seven young (RLT), oneyoung in a nestat HudsonJanGodwits lingering at imm. Franklin's seen at Kam- anda femaleand three young UnionBay, and two young at a theNorth Sewage Lagoons, Fort loopsJuly 28-29 (SR, RH). An wereseen June 26 andJuly 24 nest near Little R., Comox St. John, were seenMay 30 adult Little Gull was at Clover respectively(JI). (DVM). Cooper'sHawks are (BGS). Point,Victoria, July l, 19, & 22 Redheadsare very uncom- beingreported much more fre- Definite proof that Upland (KT, David Pierce, BD). An mon in the Yukon; a pair at quentlyfrom the Prince George Sandpipersbreed in British adultBlack-legged Kittiwake off Tthe Ndu LakeJune 5 was of areanow. This probablyreflects Columbiahas yet to emerge. the IonaI. JettyJune 3 & 4 was note (SGC). RuddyDucks are better coveragemore than it However, for about the fifth rare,though expected, as there •s alsounusual in the Yukon.Up doesa rangeexpansion. An year in a row, Upland Sand- a patternof lateMay andearly to three males and four females adultwas 10 km s. of townJune piperswere found along229 Junereports (?DMP). A flockof were at Swan L., 20 km s. of 20, whilean unagedbird was at Rd. eastof Fort St. John,where 56 ad. Sabine's Gulls 1 km off Whitehorse,June 9 & 10 (HG). the Shelleysewage lagoons July WD, TD, and MW found two theIona I. Jettywas harrassed by Even rarer were two basic 26 (JB). Only 11 sightingsof pairsJuly 3. PrinceGeorge bird- one or more ParasiticJaegers plumagedmales at Kilometre Cooper'sHawks (all single ers have discovered a shorebird June3 (?DMP, m.ob.).This is a 616 of the Dempster Hwy, birds)were received from Victo- hotspot, the ShelleySludge veryhigh numberfor the Van NWT, on a sloughimmediately ria.No nestswere reported there ponds.Small numbers of both area,where singles are usually n. of the Mackenzie River cross- (fideDFF). Vancouverhad only yellowlegs,all threepeep, Long- spotted.Twelve were seen June •ng(TG). Thiswas a firstrecord 5 sightings,4 of theseprobably billed Dowitchers, a Semi- 4 (RT). An adult was seen for the Dempster.Two Black of thesame bird at ReifelI. June palmated Plover, Wilson's closelyat BlackieSpit, Surrey, Scoterswere reportedat Van- 24-30 (JI). A Rough-legged Phalaropes,and two Red- duringthe eveningof July31 couver, where now considered Hawk was seenon Sea I., Van., neckedPhalaropes were found (?HMc, ?JMc). very rare in summer.One was June 1, for Vancouver'sfirst July26-31 (JB).Eight Sander- CaspianTerns continue to •n- off the IonaI. WestJetty June 1 summerrecord ('•DMP). Pere- lings,rare but regularmigrants crease,especially along the & 13 (DMP, RT), and the other grineFalcons may be breeding in the Peace River area with over coast. In the interior where the was off Point Grey June 18 in the greaterVictoria area. A 30 recordsin the pastdecade, speciesis still scarce,single (Larry Neily). Another Black malewas seen hunting around were at Charlie L. June 12-13 Caspiansshowed up at Fletcher Scorer was reported from CowichanBay and flying to- (RWC, CS). Up to 20 Least L. (nearWilliams L.) July 24 CowichanBay June 28 (Victoria ward Mr. Tzouhalemon June Sandpipernests were estimated (JW),and at SummerlandJuly 5 Bird Alert). Five Red-breasted 19 andJuly 19 (DVM). for the DelkatlaW.S. in Q.C.I. (CS, GD). On the coast,Van- Mergansers,very rare in sum- A Sora,rare in the Yukon, was duringMay and June(MH). couver had counts of 75 on the meralong the s.w. coast, were at recordedat TeslinMay 27 (Patty Western Sandpipernumbers Iona I. causewayJune 5 (MA) Iona I. June2 (WCW). Dennison). An Am. Coot, also peakedJuly 1 with 5000 at Iona and 130 off the Roberts Bank rare in the Yukon, was seen at I. (DMP). Amongthe Westerns JettyJuly 28 (BGS).A larger VULTURES TO Swan L., 20 km s. of White- at Van.this summer were many numberthan usual was reported CRANES horse, June 9 & 10 (HG). A SemipalmatedSandpipers. A from Vancouver I. with 6 re- ThirteenTurkey Vultures were Sandhill Crane nest was moni- high countof 39 wasreported ports from the Victoria area alongthe PuntledgeR., Court- tored in the Port Clementsarea, from Iona I. July 23 (DMP, (highof sixat EsquimaltLagoon ney,a goodspot for thisspecies, Q.C.I. The nesthad 2 eggsMay MW). A StiltSandpiper at Iona onJuly 5--RS) andfour reports June 6 (DVM). There were 11, onlyone egg on June 9, and I. June2-3 furnishedonly the from fartherup Van. I. (high more sightings(7) than usual no eggs(or young detected) July 3rdspring record for Vancouver countof eightat MiracleBeach thissummer for the Turkey Vul- 7 (MH). At Pitt Meadowstwo (WCW, m.ob.). An early fall P.EJuly 8--DS). Fourat Sechelt ture in the Van area This adultswere seen with onejuve- Stilt Sandpiperwas at Beach June2 (TG) and one at Sand-

1174' American B•rds,Wtnter 1990 spit, Q.C.I., June 21 & 23 (LL) was consideredcasual for Recordsof Hammond'salong HarbourJuly 20 (JG,R. Evans) (MH, SH) were unusual. MH the area, as was one at Gibsons the coastare infrequent. Three An unusuallylarge Bank Swal- notesthat this species is becom- June14 (RyanLewis). were at Thetis Lake Park, Victo- low colonyof an estimated300 ing an almostregular visitor to Barn Owls are casual in the ria, June19 (JG), and two were pairswas found in a road-cut the Q.C.I. Black Ternswere OkanaganValley. However, in the Upper CarmanahValley n.e. of WardnerJuly 13 (GD, presentin smallnumbers at in- sincethe first was reportedin July 7-8 (BB). "Western"Fly- CS). BankSwallows, normally terior marshes: four at Cran- 1972, reportshave slowly in- catchers were found in the inte- casual in summer in the Van berryMarsh, Valemount, June creased.On June5 a BarnOwl rior at Vaseux L.; Twin Lakes area,lingered into Junefrom a 18 (JB);only four adultsat a wasreported roosting in a barn Golf Course, s. of Penticton; lateMay invasion.One was seen small lake 75 km s.w. of Prince along Road 22, s. of Oliver RockCreek; Midway; Christina enteringa cavityat a smallN Georgewhere 20 usedto be (Brian Gibson).Breeding was L.; Vernon;Little ShuswapL.; Rough-wingedSwallow colony present(LL); a big colonyof confirmed, for the first time in Radium Hot Springs; and on SeaI., andbreeding was sus- 100-200 pairsat BoundaryL., the interior,when two downy Bowton LakesP.P. (RJC, SGC, pectedbut not proven(WCW, e of Fort St. John, June 15 youngwere discovered July 4 GD, CS).Sonogram analysis by RT). (RWC, CS).. Another large (GD, ph. CS). Four Flammu- RJC revealedmost birds'vocal- Once againa tour to Rein- colonyor two existsat Creston lated Owl nests were under ob- izationsclosely resembled those deer Station in the Mackenzie with 100 at Duck L. June7 and servationn. of Kamloopsand givenfor the Pacific-slopeFly- River delta, NWT, turnedup 50 nearthe VisitorsCentre June accordingto RH all did well.A catcher.Willow Flycatchersoc- SiberianTits, oneAug. 16 and 8 (WCW). Flam nest at Penticton had 4 cur about as far north as anotherAug. 18 (DMF, m.ob.) A surveyof UpperCarmanah eggsJune 5 (RJC).A Burrowing Quesnel.One wasat WellsJuly A Marsh Wren was carefully Creek in the controversial Car- Owl wasseen fleetingly n. of 29 (CA, JB), one was at Bab- watched at Parker L., Fort Nel- manahValley, Vancouver I., re- Kamloopson 4 occasionsdur- cock'Creek, Bowron Lakes P.P., son,June 18. Although n. of its suited in 65 Marbled Murrelets ingJune and July. Whether this July 6 (SGC), and one was mappedrange, the MarshWren seen or heard from 2 locations was a banded bird from either singingin the sameclearing as has been seen at Parker L. twice about.6 km apartearly on one the Cache Creek reintroduction an Alder Flycatcherat McLeese before:July 1, 1986, and July morning(BB). Suchnumbers attemptor the Oliver colony L. June 17 (CS). A LeastFly- 17, 1987 (JB,CS etal.). North- mightindicate substantial num- was not determined (RH). catcher,s.w. of itsnormal range, ern Wheatearsare very locally bersof murreletsare breeding in RWC flusheda GreatGray Owl at Pitt LakeJune 23 remained distributedalong the Dempster oldgrowth areas. A failerwork- from the side of the Alaska on territory for at leastthree Hwy in theYukon. Of notewas lng nearFairy L., VancouverI., Highway54 km n. of Fort St. weeks (W. Douglas Kragh, the observation of two adults described a bird that fell from a JohnJune 14. GreatGrays prob- WCW, GA, SA). Other single withyoung in thenest at Wright tree to DFF who felt the bird ablybreed in the area.A pair of Leastssouth of theirusual range Pass in the Richardson Moun- was"almost certainly a notquite Long-earedOwls, rare outside werenear Nakusp June 3 (GD) tains June 11 (SGC). Western fledgedMarbled Murrelet." In the Okanagan,nested on Ma- and SummerlandJune 6 (RJC). Bluebirds continue to occur in the Q.C.I., MH reportsthat chetteI., Revelstoke(DP). Two weresinging near Brisco the s.e. Vancouver I. area with "many"Marbled Murrelets were An insect hatch at dusk over June17 (RJC). two on GalianoI. June9 (H seenflying and callingin old the turbulent waters of the A Say'sPhoebe at NorthVan- Pollock), two adults with four growthforests on GrahamIs- OkanaganRiver at the Okana- couverJune 3 & 4 furnishedthe nestlingson Mt. Tuam, Salt- land the morning of July !5 ganFalls Prov. Campground at- first breedingseason record for springI., June10 (JG, C. Pal- (MH, PH). Two Marbled Mur- tracted over 500 Common the Van. area (C. Giovanella, mateer),and one adultfeeding reletswere also reported from NighthawksJuly 6 (GD, CS). RT). WesternKingbirds were youngon GalianoJuly 23 (Aziza EastcapCreek Valley in the This is probablythe province's reportedmore frequently than Cooper).Mountain Bluebirds Capilanowatershed on June 20, highestsingle count for this ever before in s.w. British nestingin boxesaround Grand but no other detailswere sup- speciesever. A high count for Columbiawith two at Colony Forkshad to contendwith c0ol, plied(DTy). Victoria was of 50+ at Kinsmen Farm,Port Coquitlam, June 11 very wet weatherin June that Cassin's Auklets are rare Park July 10 (JG). The high & 13 (TH, CH), and three in resultedin somenests being around Victoria in summer. Vancouver count was of 15 over North VancouverJune 5 (DTy, abandoned. Black Bears also de- One was seen from the M.V. HorsehoeBay July 21 (Cathy JL), amongother sightings. An stroyeda few boxes.However, Coho July 8 (ChrisSandham). Aitchison). Black-backed EasternKingbird, a vagranton secondnestings were quite suc- One to three Rhinoceros Auk- Woodpeckersare local in thein- the coast,was seenon the Acous cessful(DH). lets were seen off Iona I. West terior.A femaleand two young Peninsula,just s. of the Brooks SingleN. Mockingbirdswere JettyJune 1 & 13 andJuly 25 were at Kettle River Re•:. Area, Peninsula,Vancouver I., June13 at Tranquille,Kamloops, June (RT). Perhapsthis bird is be- nearRock Creek, July 10 (GD, (Nadine Adams, fide Mike 24 (SR),and at RevelstokeJune cominga rarebut regularsum- CS). Two adult Three-toed Force). 9-10, the first for that area mer visitor to the Vancouver Woodpeckerswith a fledgedju- (GD, DP, O. Gordon,AC, ph.) area.Reports of TuftedPuffins venilein CypressPark, the first SKYLARK TO Sage.Thrasher numbers fluctu- were numerous at Victoria. breedingevidence for the Van- WARBLERS ateeach year within the Okana- Birds were most often seen near couverarea, were seen July 15, As the Springreport indicated, gan. This summernone ap- Race Rocks and Chain Islands. 16, & 20 (WCW, m.ob.). A Victoria'sEurasian Skylark pop- pearedat Chopakauntil July 4 Nestingmay be takingplace in Three-toedwas seen June 24 on ulationhas dwindled alarmingly when two wereseen (AGP). By bothplaces (RWB, KS, DFF). Mt. Arrowsmith, Van. I., where in the face of habitat destruc- July30, five werepresent. An- the speciesis rare and local tion. One bright note--a other SageThrasher, well east PIGEONS TO (BRG). One in NakuspJuly 31 singingbird was at the Cassidy of usualrange, was at DuckL., FLYCATCHERS wasusually far from the deep Airport,Nanaimo, June 20-July Creston, a local first, June 7 SeventeenBand-tailed Pigeons woods(GD). 25 (KT, BRG). Therewere only (tWCW). 15 km s. of Merritt on July3 A Hammond'sFlycatcher, a three reportsof the very local For the second summer in a wasa veryhigh number for the rare host, was seenfeeding a PurpleMartin from Vancouver row, a PhiladelphiaVireo, rare interior, where the Band-tail is a juv. Brown-headedCowbird in I.: two at LadysmithHarbour in n.e. British Columbia, was re- vagrant(WCW). A Mourning Johnstone Creek P.P., near July 9 (DS), three July 18 portedfrom BeattonP.E where Doveat PrinceGeorge June 13 Bridesville,July 10 (GD, CS). (MMc), and six at Esquimalt this speciesmay breed(WD,

Volume 44, Number 5 ' 1175 TD, MW). Red-eyedV•reos are Connecucutwas heard dunng a nearestknown breeding locah- CharlotteC•ty June 2 (SH,fide •ncreasingon s. VancouverI. BBS route east of Cecil L. on ties are in Garibaldi and Man- MH). Fourteensinging birds were June14, alsoat a traditionalsite ningparks. countedbetween Cowichan Bay (CS,Joan Johnston). Definitelyout-of-season was Corrigenda:The Anna'sHum- andthe Duncan Sewage Lagoon an adult 9-LaplandLongspur mingbird at Hotspring I, on June 27 (DVM). In the BUNTINGS TO on the IonaI. Jetty,Van., June Q.C.I., May 29 furnishedthe Yukon,vireos are normallylist- FINCHES 1-2 (•'DMP, •'WCW, m.ob.), a secondQ.C.I. record,not the ed asvery rare if theyare listed A c• Indigox LazuliBunting first summer record for the Van. first. For the first record see AB at all. This summer HG found hybrid,paired with a 2 Lazuli, area.A Smith'sLongspur was 44:148. In the Winter Report Warbling Vireos regularly wasfound near Nakusp July 23 seenat CornwallCreek along (AB 44:313), two TurkeyVul- around Whitehorse, Porter (?GD). The bird defendedits the DempsterHwy June 10 tureswere reported as seenon Creek, Swan L., and areasnear territory againstLazuli males (SGC). January20, 1990 in the Saan- Rancheria, where he recorded and in early Augustwas seen Singlec3 Bobolinks, local in ich,V.I., areaby Vic Goodwill eighton June 23. In additionhe feedinga juvenile.The hybrid s. British Columbia, were seen This is incorrect. Mr. Goodwill first heard(June 17) and then resembledan Indigoexcept that at Swan L., Vernon, in early reportsthat he did not seeany saw(June 23) a SolitaryVireo, the blue of its upperpartswas June(CS), in RichterPass July 7 TurkeyVultures on that date accidental in the Yukon, near much closerto that of a Lazuli, (GD, CS), and at Rock Creek The record should be deleted. Rancheria. whileits lowerbreast and belly July9 (GD, CS). Nakusphad a TennesseeWarblers, with a werelight slate-gray, flecked by breedingpopulation of 16 birds Initialed Observers: (subre- populationthat fluctuatesfrom darkblue spoti. It hadno wing (GD). Courtenay,Vancouver I., gional editorsin boldface)- year to year,were reportedas bars. hosteda pair of Bobolinksfirst MorleyAdelman, Gerry Ansell, common or abundant from Fort A Vesper Sparrow seen at discoveredJuly 15 (LoisShop- StephenAnsell, Cathy Antom- Nelson, Fort St. John, and Jerico Park June 11 (]'GA, land)that remained throughout azzi, Helen Antoniazzi, RoNn Mount RobsonPark (WD, CS, m.ob.)provided about the 20th the period. There have been W. Baird, BarbaraBegg, Jack JB). More than usualwere seen sightingfor Vancouver.A small fewer than 10 records for Van- Bowling(Prince George and the in the south too with two n. of colonyof VesperSparrows was couverI., mostin thefall. A pair north), R. Wayne Campbell, PrinceGeorge June 29 (CA, discoveredat Cassidy Airport, s. of Yellow-headed Blackbirds, RichardJ. Cannings(South HA, JB, DR), nine in Bowron of Nanaimo,with six present casualin thePrince George area, Okanagan),Sydney G. Can- LakesP.P. June 29-30 (SGC), June20 (KT). Two juveniles wereat EagletL. on June17 nings,Arne Chaddock Sr., Gary and two at Scotch Creek, wereseen in July(fide BRG). Le (HA). RustyBlackbirds were re- Davidson(West Kootenays), Shuswap(SR). A Chestnut- Conte'sSparrows were widely portedat notablesoutherly loca- LyndisA. Davis,Brent Diakow, sidedWarbler was nicely docu- reported.In the Peaceregion ti6ns: one at Bowron River Thor Diakow,Wayne Diakow, mentedat StanleyPark July 27 wherethey are local but regular campin BowronLake P.P. July 7 DennisM. Forsythe,David F for one of very few coastal breeders,CS found two males (SGC),and a pairwith at least Fraser (Victoria and Vancouver records(?Margaret Benson). For singingin damp short grass twoyoung at LakeOyama July Island), Bryan R. Gates,Jeff the secondyear in a row,a male marginsto grain fields,a new 25 (David Aidcroft).A Brown- Gaskin,Tony Greenfield(Sun- Black-throated Green Warbler habitat for the area, at Cecil L.; headed Cowbird, rare on the shineCoast), Helmut Griinberg was found on Mount Revelstoke RWC and CS found a male in Q.C.I., wasat QueenCharlotte (the Yukon), Peter Hamel, June9, 5 milesfrom the 1989 the wet sedgeverge of Black City aboutJuly 30 (KH). Very StevenHamel, Daphne Hamal- location(DP, PMc). This species Spruce-Tamarackmuskeg be- unusualwas a pair of Northern ton, Christine Hanrahan, Tom mayprove to bea rarebut regu- tweenFort St. John and Hudson Orioles described as "more like Hanrahan, Margo Hearne lar summervisitor, from the Al- Hope; and TG sawa singing Baltimore" than Bullock's, at (QueenCharlotte Islands), R•ck bertapopulation on theeast side malein longgrass at the south Quick, s. of Telkwa, June 15 Howie (Kamloops),John Ire- of the Rockies. Two Black- sewagelagoons, Fort St. John. and Aug. 1 (ML). Whichever land, Marcel La Vigne, Laird throated Greens were at Mober- Elsewherethe small"colony" of subspecies,this is the firstrecord Law,John Luce, Hue Macken- ley LakeP.P., May 29, whereit Le Conte's at Revelstoke was ac- of N. Oriole for the Smithers- zie, Joann Mackenzie, Diane mayprove to be regular(BGS). tive again with two birds Houston area, well n.w. of the Maloff, Derrick V. Marvin, Other Black-throated Greens throughoutJune and early July oriole'susual range. Birders are Mike McGrenere, Priscilla were in their usual locales at (E. Trembley,DP, H. Gordon, urgedto submitdetailed notes McPherson,Ken Morgan, Mary Taylorand Kiskatinaw P.P. (CS). GD). South of Revelstoke,a Le on orioles that occur there in the Morris, David Pierce, Doug A male Black-and-white War- Conte's was singing beside future.It will be interestingto Powell,G. AllanPoynter, Al G blerwas seen in PrinceGeorge Highway6, onekm from the seeif theyare Bullock's from the Preston,D. MichaelPrice, Syd on July 15 (Eileen Campbell, Edgewoodturnoff, and another s. central interior or Baltimore's Roberts, Dave Robinson, Ron RWC). This is the first recordof wasn. of the New Denvergolf fromthe Peace River country. Satterfield,Brain G. Self, Karen this species for the Prince courseJune 17 (GD). Theseare Eight Pine Grosbeakswere Sherman,Chris Siddle,Pam J Georgearea, and one of 6 or the first and second records of seenat Quick,s. of Telkwa,July Stacey,David Stirling, Keith fewerfor the provincewest of Le Conte'sSparrow for theWest 10 & 15 (ML), locallyan un- Taylor,Robert L. Thompson, the Rockies. The Connecticut Kootenaychecklist. Sharp-tailed usual lowland summer record. Rick Toochin, Danny Tyson Warbleris the rarest of theregu- Sparrowis, arguably,the most In the West Kootenays,Red (DTy), Rick Tyson (RTy), larly occurring"eastern" war- local passerinespecies in the Crossbills,absent during winter Wayne C. Weber (Vancouver biers in the Peace River area, province.One c• Sharp-tailed and spring,returned in large and area),Bruce Whittington, BC. The discoveryof twopairs wasstudied at BoundaryL., its numbers (GD). The only JohnWoods, Mark Wynja.-- was noteworthy, although usualspot, July 8 (WD, MW), White-wingedCrossbill report CHRIS SIDDLE, Site 10, within one of the species' while another was found at the of note was of several at Sand- Comp.56, R.R. 8, Vernon,BC known sites of occurrence. s. end of Swan L., s. of Dawson spit,Q.C.I., wherethis species is V1T 8L6. These birds were on territories Creek,in June(Pat McAllister). rare,June 10 (MM). FiveHoary at Tupper,near SwanL., s. of For the secondsummer in a row, Redpollswere noted at Tuktoy- PouceCoupe on June30 (GA) Fox Sparrowswere found in aktuk, NWT, June 12 (SGC). andwere seen by otherbirders CypressP.P. Four maleswere An Am. Goldfinch, casualin the earlyin July.A singingmale presentJuly 15 (WCW). The Q.C.I., was seen in Queen

1176 American B•rds, W•nter 1990 LOONS THROUGH OREGON/ DUCKS The largestsummering flock of WASHINGTON PacificLoons reported was 150 at S.J.C.R.(MP). Until recently, REGION Com.Loons were thought to no Bill Tweit, longerbreed in Washington. Three pairs of Com. Loons JimJohnson, and nested on Chester Morse Res., ,•enatcheeSpokan• PhilipW. Mattocks, Jr. l•'ng,this summer (EH) andan- otherpair nested unsuccessfully on Hozomeen L., Whatcom (BK). Only one colonyof 75 A cool,damp May continued nestsof Eared Grebes was found into a cool, dampJune. Snow on Malheur this summer (GI). fell in the Cascades,Olympics, WesternGrebes had a goodyear and Okanoganhighlands June at Davis (LM), but none were 10 and 11. After mid-month, found nestingin the Harney Bakerß the weather dried and warmed. Basin(GI) wherethey normally OREGON Julywas warmer than average, are abundant breeders. The with someheavy precipitation summeringW Grebeflock on ßBums in the interior late in the month. BellinghamBay, WA, numbered .-5:- The fewindications of breeding 500 (TW), probablynormal successwe receivedwere not en- numbersfor there.Only a few '•heurNWR.• couraging.There was a marked Clark'swere present at Malheur Medford. drop in nestingnumbers of this summer (GI), but there ...'..' .... .i•-•'• 'KlamathFalls grebes,herons, and pelicansat were five sightingsof Clark's Malheur. Nesting successof Grebe from westernOregon, Western Bluebirds was below where they are unknownas average,certainly attributable to breeders.Possibly they were dis- (GI). Non-breedersfrom Mal- arevery rare breeders in western theinclement spring. placedfrom the interior. heur, and possiblyother col- Oregon.There was also a spring An unusuallystrong north- The summer'sthree pelagic onies,were spread throughout breedingrecord for Gadwallin ward movement of Brown Peli- trips includedtwo from West- easternWashington. Over 1000 westernOregon this year.The cans, Heermann's Gulls, and port,WA, July 14 and31 (TW) non-breedingpelicans were re- speciescould undertakethe ElegantTerns may havebeen and one from Charleston, OR, portedfrom there (m.ob.) with samepopulation explosion there correlated with elevated sea sur- June27 (TomStaudt). A Laysan a peakcount of 722 on an aerial that it hasshown in the Puget facetemperatures. Coastal up- Albatross was seen June 23 surveyof theColumbia R. (Lisa Soundregion since the 1970s. wellingwas below average, but about 12 mi w. of Tillamook Fitznerfide Ron Friesz).They The Bufflehead broods at Dia- the effectswere not apparent Head, OR (TerryThompson). also summered in western Ore- mond L. in the southern Ore- until fall. Northern Fulmars were found gonon HowardPrairie L., Jack- gon Cascades(DFi), Turnbull First breedingrecords in- on all threepelagic trips; the sonwhere the peakcount of 50 N.WR., Spokane,WA, June10 cludedWashington's first ob- countsranged from eight off wasJuly 8 (MM). Followingthe (G & WH), and Big Meadow served Marbled Murrelet nests, Oregonto 166 July 31. Both unusuallyearly spring arrival of L., Pend Oreille,WA, June 28 and the first records of Acorn Pink-footedand Sooty shearwa- Brown Pelicans,excellent num- (ASt) and the LesserScaup Woodpecker and Northern terswere seen on all threetrips, berssummered along the south- broodat SidleyL., Okanogan, Mockingbird,and Oregon's first with countsincreasing from the ernWashington coast. The peak WA, July 20 (DC) are scarce confirmed record of Black- smallnumbers seen off Oregon count was 500 at O.S. June 18 breedersin anypart of the Re- chinnedSparrows. in Juneto 109 Pink-footsand (g & WH). gion.Unusual summering ducks The above averagespring 7000 Sooriesat the endof July. Nestingnumbers of all spe- includeda femaleOldsquaw in flightof easternvagrants contin- Small numbers of Fork-tailed ciesof heronsin the Harney breedingplumage on Yaquina ued into earlyJune, with most Storm-Petrels were seen on all Basin were much lower than the Bay,Lincoln, OR, June3 (KM), recordscoming from Harney threetrips, with a peakof 28, record levelsof recentyears anotherfemale at O.S. July20 Countyin southeasternOregon. and only one Leach'sStorm- (GI). The nestcounts included (G & WH), and a maleKing The highlightsincluded Yellow- Petrel was seen July 14 off 164 Great Blue Herons, 125 Eiderat LaPush,]e•rson, WA, billed Cuckoo,eastern Veery, Westport.Leach's forage farther Great Egrets,30 SnowyEgrets, until June4 (RM). and Blackburnian, Black- offshore and have become in- and 105 Black-crownedNight- throatedGreen, and Kentucky creasinglydifficult to find on Herons.In easternWashington, KITES THROUGH warblers.Washington got its pelagictrips in recentyears, up to 20 GreatEgrets were seen PHALAROPES firstPiping Plover record. eventhough they are the more at the recently established The two Black-shouldered Kite abundantbreeder in theRegion. colony near Moses L. One nestsfound nearMedford, Jack- About 940 pairs of Am. SnowyEgret, a rarevisitant, was son,OR, thisspring were appar- Abbreviations: Davis (Davis L., White Pelicans,fewer than aver- thereJuly 8 and Aug. 18 (JW, entlyunproductive (fide MM). Klamath and Deschutes, OR); age,nested on Malheur,and MauriceVail). White-facedIbis There wereno reportsof kites Fields (Fields,Harney, OR); only75 youngwere produced. numbers were also down at Mal- outsidethe Roguevalley this Malheur(Malheur Nat'l •'ldli• Laboratoryanalysis of the 250 heur, where only 2860 nests summer. A Red-shouldered Ref.,Harney, OR); O.S. (Ocean pelicansfound dead in theMal- werefound (GI). Hawk nestwas found July 4 Shores,Grays Harbor, WA); heurarea in lateMay failedto Both the N. Pintail brood at near Sumner, Coos,OR (Geoff Sauvie (Sauvie L, Columbia, identifyany diseaseproblems. Nehalem, Tillamook,July 23 Keller);this is the only known OR); S.J.C.R.(south jet{y of the Pesticidepoisoning from the (HN) and the Gadwallbrood at Oregonnest in recenthistory. ColumbiaR., Clatsop,OR). winteringgrounds is suspectedSmith L., Clatsop,July 1 (HN) An adult Red-shouldered at

Volume 44, Number 5 ' 1177 PageSprings, Malheur, July I in largenumbers. By theend of realized.A Flammulatedheard 19-22 (WCa) wasan eastern June300 wereat GraysHarbor callingat the southernbase of Oregonrarity. A Merlin nest (DPa)and 900 werethere July DreadAnd Terror Ridge, Doug- discoveredin the SkagitR. 31 (TW). Most of the June las,July 16 (DFi) is the first drainagein thenorth Cascades birdswere adults, and by the westsiderecord n. of theRogue (BudAnderson) is apparently . endof Julyfair numbers of im- valleysince a pairsummered at the thirdnest found in Wash- maturesappeared. There were PerryButte, Douglas, in 1985. ington.A Merlinwas also found no reportsof summeringBlack- Reportsof BarredOwls con- July7 in thesouthern Washing- leggedKittiwakes. Caspian tinue to increase,both in the tonCascades (ASt). Ternsappeared again in large PugetTrough (TW) andin Ore- As manyas 60 Black-bellied. numbersin PugetSound, with gon,where a pairand a juvenile Ploversummered onGrays Har- 300seen near Anacortes July 14 in theColumbia R. gorgeJune bor,WA (DPa). The first Lesser i (M & MLD)and iramatures at 24 (JJ)provided the first Mult- Golden-Plovers,subspecies not BellinghamJuly 28 (TW), but nomahbreeding record, a pair identified,were at Bandon, thereare still no signsof breed- anda juvenilenear Diamond L., Coos,OR, July18 (LT)and the inganywhere on PugetSound. Douglas,provided the first only other report was three ElegantTerns came north into breedingrecord for that area adultfulvaat O.S.July 29 (BL). . ourRegion again; the only pre- (DFi), andan adultwith three SnowyPlover reports included . vious yearswith significant juveniles was at Klamath two pairsat Bayocean,Tilla- : movementswere 1983 and Agency,Klamath, July 8 (NL). mook,OR,June 30(m.ob.) andi [ 1987.About 30were atthe Theonly Great Gray Owl report twoadults and three immatures ! RogueR.mouth, OR, in mid- wasofone at Klamath Agency, a at O.S. July4 (BW). An adult [ July(fide JJ) and numbers were traditionalarea, June 7 (HN) malePiping Plover at Reardan, at Yachatsand Waldport, Lin- andthe only Boreal Owl report Lincoln,July 13-16 (?RM, coln,July 22 (fideDFa). The wasof onecalling June 31 at m.ob.,photos) fiarnished an un- smallArctic Tern colony at Ev- RogersL., Okanogar•WA (BT, expected first Washington crett,WA, produced at leastone BL),which may also be a tradi- record.At least30 Semipal- := youngthis year (ASt). Two Arc- tionalarea. matedPlovers summered on ticswere a verysurprising find GraysHarbor, WA (DPa).The inlandat SauvieJuly 19 (NL); • peaknumber of migrantswas mid-summerrecords are rare Two hybridsbetween Spotted 450 at ClatsopBeach, Clatsop, evenon theouter coast. and Barred Owl, called OR,July 26 (HN). ThePiping Plover •l Reardanin TwoMarbled Murrelet nests "Sparred"Owl, werefound in Therewere six reports of Soli- easternWashington onJuly 15, withchicks were located in the the Regionthis summer (TH, tarySandpiper from the interior 1990,provided a first state StillaguamishR. drainageof EricForsmanL One adult male andone from the coast. Wash- record.Ph0t0grap#/James F. westernWashington by WA was:described as"looking su- ingto•sremnant population of Acton. Dept.of Wildlife research crews perficially like a paleSported UplandSandpipers numbered interior 300 at Boardman, (TH, AnnEissinger). The nests Owl, but is larger(700 grams) twothis year (JA). It is hardto Umatilla,OR, July4 (CC).The wereon horizontalbranches in than a normalmale Spotted. imaginethat this population peakcount of 800 LeastSand- olderconifers and were moni- Hasbarring on back of nape and will survivemuch longer. The pipersat TillamookBay on July toredusing video cameras. The head like a BarredOwl. The highestcount of summering 23 (HN) wasquite large. Baird's singlechick from one of the roundspots on topof thehead Whimbrelduring June on Grays Sandpipernumbers were aver- nestsfledged by flyingover 20 arereplaced by rectangular bars. Harbor,WA, was17 (DPa)and age.An adultStilt Sandpiper at milesdirectly to PugetSound! The breastlooks sort of like a thepeak count of migrantswas S.J.C.R.July 22-23 (MP) and Band-tailedPigeons showed a Spotted,but has larger white ar- 200 at Tokeland,Pacific, WA, twoat theW. WR.D. July20 slightincrease in northwest- eas,and a morebarred appea r- July15 (RM). MigrantLong- (KK) werethe onlyreports of ernWashington this season; no an•e::across the throat,and a billedCurlew flocks included 76 thisscarce migrant. There were commentswere receivedon largebuff patchon the upper westof Boardman,Umatilla, twoRuff reports: an adult Reeve theirstatus in Oregon.There breast.Facial disks are paler than OR (CC) and32 at Tokeland at S.J.C.R.July 25 (MP) andan werean outstanding number of a $p6tted, but darker than July 15 (RM). A RuddyTurn- adult male at SauvieJuly 26 Yellow-billedCuckoos on the Barred.The tail barsare farther stoneat MalheurJune 2 (Verne (NL,JJ). At least50 Short-billed eastsidein June.In Oregon, ap•rt thanin a Spotted.His call Marr) wasa late and raremi- Dowitcherssummered on Grays wherethere were six previous isintermediate between a Barred grantin theinterior. Fall arrival Harbor,WA (DPa). The first modernconfirmed records, and a SpottedOwl, It goes datesfor therock shorebirds in- coastalmigrants were noted therewere three records: one Hoo--hoo-hoo-hoooawww! cludedRuddy Turnstone July June25 at Warrenton,Clatsop, westof LaGmnde,Union, June The callends with a downward 11 at Bandon(LT), Black Turn- OR (MP).Interior Short-billeds 23 (CC),one at therefuge HQ inflection,much like ihe last stoneJuly 14 nearAnacortes, includedtwo at Reardan,Lin- at Malheur June 23-28 (L. note of the BarredOwl call." WA (M & MLD), and 110 coin,WA, July 16 (EH, PM, Hammond),and one window Thisbird was paired with a fe- Surfl0irdsJuly 8 at Yachats,Lin- DPa)and 13 at McKayCreek kill at BendJune 18 (fideTC). maleBarred for the last two sea- colrgOR (KM). The firstSemi- N.W.R., Umatilla,OR (PSu). Oneseen just north of thestate sonsnear Mr. Baker,WA. It is palmated Sandpiperswere Red-neckedPhalaropes were borderalong the Milton-Free- unknownwhether they have pro- reportedJune 30 at CrockettL., quitescarce both on the ocean waterHwy, WallaWalla, June 5 ducedany young. The otherre- Island,WA (M & MLD) and andon Puget Sound (TW). (?MLD)was the first Washing- portedhybrid was found Aug. 1 July2 at Warrenton,Clatsop, tonrecord in overten years. southof ButteFalls, Jackson, OR. OR (MP). Largenumbers of W. GULLSTNR01/•H A FlammulatedOwl was Sandpiperswere reported early: OWLS heardat EaglePoint, Jackson 500 at O.S. June 28 (DPa), Up to four Bonaparte'sGulls , JuneI (MM et al.);this species NIGHTNAWKTNROUGH 1300 at Bayocean,•Gllamook, summeredat Malheur (GI). is probablymore commonin TNRUSHE$ OR,June 30 (JJ,JG) and in the Heerman•sGulls moved north theRogue valley than currently Common Nighthawkswere

1178-/XanericanBirds, Winter 1990 faidy commonthis summeron nasCampground, l•kima, June Fort Lewis,WA (GW), and ap- 15-July 5 (Merrill Petersonet Sdg parendyhad good breeding suc- al.), along Umtanum Cr., The recognitionof Padtic-slopein Whitman and Columbia cess.Nighthawks have become l•kima, June27 (MO), southof and Cordilleranflycatchers as seemed to be intermediate scarcebreeders in the Puget Nighthawk,Okanogan, July 6 distinct speciesposes special (EH). Soundlowlands. What appears (WW), at Oroville,Okanogan, problemsfor PacificNorthwest Johnsondescribes a "North- to be a small population of July20 (DC), and at Metalline observers.Johnson's 1980 mon- westVolcanic Region" subpop- Corn. Poorwills was discovered Falls, Pend Oreillle, June 19 ographon the WesternFly- ulation of the Cordilleran in the Douglassouthern Oregon (DC). A pairof GrayFlycatch- catchercomplex (Univ. Califi Flycatcher,including birds from cascadesabout 12 mi west of the ers at Bachelor Prairie, Lincoln, Publ. Zoo. 112:1-15t) incor- n.e. California north to s.e. Cascade Crest. Four birds, July16 (DPa,BSu) extended the rectlyimplies that a broadgap Washington.According to soundinglike P. n. cali•rnicus knownrange of GrayFlycatcher where neither•pecies nests Johnson,several features of the of the Roguevalley instead of in Washington30 mi east.Wan- separatesPacific-slope and Cor- advertisingsongs in this sub- the eastslopeP. n. nuttalli,were deringAsh-throated Flycatchers dilleran ticarchers in e. Wash- population"fall neatlybetween callingfrom DreadAnd Terror includedtwo on the Oregon ington. No such gap exists. the coastal series and...far inte- Ridgeat about4000' July 16 coast,at Yaquina Bay June 3 Western Flycatchers nest rior samples"(1980:67) while & 17 (DFi). At least 3000 (KM) and at North BendJune 4 throughoute. Washiffgtonin malesof thissubpopulation may White-throated Swifts were (BG),and one just north of their suitable habitat between 2000 give either type of positionnote. massedalong the escarpments at limited Washingtonrange at and 3500 feet.Singing territo- Thus, a feature consideredthe Ephrata,Grant, WA, June 12 HardyCanyon, l•kima, June 2 rial males recorded this summer best distinction between the two (Ben Feltned,which seemslike (Rob Thorne). Washington's alongthe easternbase of the speciesappears to be of no use more than the entire number third Scissor-tailedFlycatcher Cascadesin Kittitas(EH), in:the in e. Washington.FUrthermore, known from all colonies in the wascaptured on boarda fishing Okanoganvalley along the nestinghabitat which Johnson state!Up to 100 Black-chinned boat 10 mi n.w. of GraysHar- Canadian border (DC, EH), considerstypical of thisRubpop- Hummingbirdsin FieldsJune borJuly 15 (PhilAnderson fide andalong the eastern boundary ulationhosts both spedes in e, 2-3 (JG) is alsoan impressive TW,,*Univ. Puget Sound). oœthe state in Pend Oreille Washington,although the number for this uncommon Adult HornedLarks feeding (RM), Spokane(JA), and lY/b//a:singing Cordilleran type ::Fly- breeder. Two male CostœsHum- beggingfledglings near Cath- Walla(JW), all gavetypical :catchers in Whitmanwere on mingbirds,now annual in Ore- lamet, Wahkiakum,July 29 PacifiL-slopevocalizations, steepwooded hillsides, rather gon, werefound in the Rogue (Alan Richards)were probably Many of these were tape ihanin theriparian corridors valley:one at AshlandMay 7 to of the œ.a. strigatarace, which recorded.Hbwever,:::two territo- apparemlypreferred :by Pacific- June20 (fideMM) andanother rialmale xW.Flycatchers tape slopes. at PhoenixJune 14 (fideMM). recordedJune 23 in Whitmanin It is dear that identification A Broad-tailedHummingbird, s.e.Washington exhibited a per- 6f thesetwo speciesin our Re- uncommon and local in Ore- plexing mix of vocalizations gion is not simple, and that gon,was at StukelMt. nearKla- (EH). Their fi•L1song was like somesinging males may cur- math Falls July 16 (Mike Cordillerans,'butthey gave both rently be unidentiflable.Ob- Robbins). coastaland interiormale posi- serversshould watch for:further Washington'sfirst nesting tionnotes, freely alternating be- evidenceof sympatry:orcontact Acorn Woodpeckersat Lyle, .t•een them,and incorporating between:: the two species in s.e. Klickitat,were present through bothtypes of notesin the first Washingtonand probably along thesummer (PM, WC, photos). song position. Additional the eastslope of the Oregon, A Red-napedSapsucker, casual singingmales in s,e.Washington Cascades as well, on the westside,was a window kill in LakeOswego, Clackareas, OR, July21 (fideHN). Three- toedWoodpeckers are scarce in seemsto be reduced to a few iso- dampMay andJune. An appar- the OregonCascades. A pair lated populationsin the low- enteastern Veery (resembling C. was found near Gold L., Lane, lax•dsof westernWashington. A f. fuscescens)wasin FieldsJune 2 June17 (JJ)in the centralCas- flock of 3000+ Bank Swallows (JG, m.ob.)and anotherVeery cades.Another pair foundnear in Irrigon, Umatilla,OR, July wasat Pike Creek,OR, June4 HowardPrairie L., Jackson(June 28 (CC) wasa largeconcentra- (GI). The isolatedpopulation of Babcock),was extremelyfar tion for the region.Scrub Jays Veeries in the Ochoco Mts., South. continueto inexorablyexpand OR, wasmuch scarcer than past WillowFlycatchers seemed to their range north and west. years(TC), but theyseemed to be more numerous than a Threefound at Westport,Clat- be in greaternumbers than pre- decadeago in northwestern sop,OR, June25 (MP) were25 viouslyin the Blue Mts. near Washington (TW). Vagrant mi east of the mouth of the Walla Walla (M & MLD). LeastFlycatchers included one Columbia R. To the north, at FieldsJune 3•i (JG) and an- ScrubJays have become abun- MIMIDS THROUGH otherat MalheurJune 4 (PP).In dant in Chehalis, Lewis, and at FINCHES Washington,a pair of Leasts leastthree pairs bred successfully A vagrantGray Catbirdwas at nested on the westside near in theOlympia area (BT). West- MalheurJune 6 (JG). The first Monroe,Snohomish (Bill Boyes, ern Bluebirds suffered the worst breedingrecord of Northern m.ob.), June 15 to July 16, An adult female Acorn Wood- yearsince 1985 on theCorvallis Mockingbirdfor Washington when the nestwas apparently pecker peeringfrom the first BluebirdTrail (ME) and breed- wasfurnished by a pairwest of destroyedby a predator.In e. knownWashington uest of the ing successwas lower than the MosesLake, Grant,seen carry- Washington,there were an un- speciesat Lyle, KlickitatCounty, previousfour yearson Fort ing food July 6 (DPa, BSu). precedentednumber of records. on May 3, 1990. Photograph/ Lewis, WA (GW), which was Three youngwere seenthere Singlesinging males were at We- WilsonCady. mostlyattributable to the cold, July 17 (JA, WarrenHall). In

Volume 44, Number 5 ß 1170 Oregon, there were three male Black-and-white ¾(/arbler Red Crossbills were noted at recordsfrom Harneyin early at FieldsJune 6 (PP), a male Kamiak Butte, Whitman, WA, June(,JG, BTi, Roy Gerig),one Am. Redstartat Malheur June June23 (EH) andType IV June record on the outer coast at Ne- 5-12 (m.ob.), Ovenbirds at 24 in the Blue Mountains of tarts, Tillamook,July 17 (Craig Malheur June 3-4 (T & AM, Washington (EH). White- Roberts), and one remnant of TC, m.ob.) and FieldsJune 4 wingedCrossbillIs were scarce, the pair this springnear Med- (JG) and a Kentucky¾qarbler with reportsof 15 in the Lane ford (Howard Sands). (second Oregon record) at Cascadesof centralOregon June The Harneylist of springva- FrenchglenJune 8 (?SS,Jim 11 (PSu) and small numbersin grantwarblers indudes 12 indi- Carlson, m.ob.). There were no the Okanoganhighlands of vidualsof sevenspecies from the vagrantsreported elsewhere. northernWashington in mid- springreport and another 15 in- More attentionis beingpaid July(WW, ASt). dividualsof ten speciesin early to hybridizationbetween Town- June.They included a N. Parula send's and Hermit warblers. Exotica: Up to three White at FrenchglenJune 5 (PP), two Three hybrids were seen at Storks were seen in southern Chestnut-sided Warblers at DavisJune 13-17 (LM) in the King,WA, throughoutthe sum- MalheurJune 3 (BTi, JG) and centralOregon Cascades at the mer (m.ob.).They had appar- onein FrenchglenJune 4 (JG),a southernedge of Townsend's ently escapedfrom a local maleand female Magnolia War- breedingrange. In the southern privatecollection. BG now has bler at Malheur June 3 (TC, WashingtonCascades at the young of the year Eur. Tree m.ob.) and another male there northernedge of the Hermit's Sparrowscoming to her feeder June 5 (JJ), a male Black- breedingrange, hybrids were in North Bend, OR. throated Blue Warbler at Mal- seenat CedarFalls, IOng, June 9 heur June 20 (GI, DBy), a (EH) and in the Potato Hill Initialed Observers,wi• subre- Black-throated Green Warbler area, Yakima,June 17 a•nd24 gionaleditors in boldface:Jim (ASt,BT). An apparentlypure Acton, Barb Bellin (Salemarea), maleHermit Warbler singing on Thais Bock (Tacoma area), SumasMt., Whatcom,June 2 Danny Bystrak,Wilson Cady, (,JimDuemmel) was only 20 mi Dick Cannings,Craig Corder, south of the Canadian border Tom Crabtree (e. Oregon), and far north of their usual Mike & Merry L. Denny,Mer- range.Hermits are accidental in lin & Elsie Eltzroth (Corvallis BritishColumbia. A singingN. The exceptionalMay push of east- area), Darrell Faxon, Dave Fix, Waterthrush at Lost L., Linn, ern strays into the interior of the Jeff Gilligan, BarbaraGriffin, June19-July 3 (PP,Dave Irons) West continued into June. This Tom Hamer, Glen & Wanda is the first indication that nest- Blackburnia.Warbler, the fourth Hoge,Eugene Hunn, GaryIvey, ing may occurin Oregonaway for Oregon,was at Page Springs Ken Knittie, Rick & Jan from theirlimited range in the on June2. Photograph/Stephen Krabbe, Bob Kuntz, Bruce Salt Cr. and Little Deschutes R. P. King. Labar,Nick Lethaby,Larry Me- drainages. Queen,Kathy Merrifield, Tom Rose-breasted Grosbeak Campground,Deschutes, June & Allison Mickel, Marjorie records included a territorial 19 (?DBy)was very late. White- Moore (Roguevalley), Roger male at Coppei Cr., Walla crownedSparrows of thecoastal Muskat,Harry Nehls (w. Ore- Walla, June 10-17 (•'M & race,Z. l. pugetensis,are contin- gon), Mark Oberle,Mike Pat- MLD, photos), about the uing to expandtheir breeding terson, Dennis Paulson(DPa), eleventhfor Washington,and a rangeinto Washington'sinte- Phil Pickering,Tom Rogers(e. maleat LakeOswego, Clacka- rior. Several territorial males Washington),Andy Stepnewski, mas,OR, June7 (fideHN). A were in the Potato Hill area, Paul Sullivan, Steve Summers, maleIndigo Bunting at Grants along the CascadeCrest in Bob Sundstrom,Larry Thorn- PassJune 10-30 (m.ob.) pro- Yakimathis summer(ASt, BT). burgh,Bill Tice, Terry Wahl, vided only the fifth or sixth TricoloredBlackbird popula- GeorgeWalter, Wayne Weber, westernOregon record. At least tionsin Oregonseem heakhy. Jeff Wisman,Bob Woodley.-- three Green-tailed Towhees The Portlandcolony was occu- BILL TWEIT, EO. Box 1271, were at Lewis Peak, Walla Walla piedthroughout the period (JJ), Olympia, WA 98507, JIM (KK, m.ob.), one of only two despitedevelopment adjacent to JOHNSON, 3244 NE Brazee knownlocations for thisspecies it. Therewas a good-sizedcol- St., Portland, OR 97212, and in Washington.A breedingfam- onyat theMedford airport (fide PHILIP W. MATTOCKS, JR., ily of Black-chinnedSparrows HN). In eastern Oregon, a 915 E Third Ave.,Ellensburg, Black-threated Green Warbler at on Stukel Mr., s.w. of Klamath colony with eight maleswas WA 98926. Malheur NationalWildlife Refuge Falls,found July 17 (SS, TC) reportedfrom the John Day headquarters,Oregon, June 5, furnishedthe first breeding drainagenear Clarno, Wheeler 1990. Sixth state record. Photo- recordfor Oregonand only the graph/Jim Johnson. (ChuckTrost). The springin- seventh state record. At least one cursionof TypeIII RedCross- pairof Black-throatedSparrows bills into the western lowlands (sixthOregon record) at Mal- bredsuccessfully at the Vantage, from Portland north continued heurJune 4-5 (JG,JJ, TC, pho- Kittitas, location (EH, ASt) into late June (JJ, EH, TW). tos), a male Blackburnian where the first Washington Small numbers of unknown Warbler(fourth Oregon record) breeding station was docu- typeRed Crossbills were on the at PageSprings June 2 (BTi, mented in 1987. A Golden- Washingtoncoast (Evelyn Peas- •'RobbinsKing, photos),a re- crownedSparrow at IndianFord lee, GeorgiaRamsey). Type II

11•0. American Birds, Winter 1990 SantaCruz and Monterey(RT, MIDDLE DLm, DLSh). Last year'snew colony of ßYreka • • D '2..: PACIFIC Double-crested Cormorants on Klamath Basin refuges towers beside the San Mateo COAST Bridge,San Mateo, swelled to 100 nestsfrom about 12 in 1989 REGION (PJM). Three PelagicCormo- David G. I3e, rantsat CoyotePt., SanMateo, ' 'Redding•:L.%• Almanor i BruceE. DeueL and June7 (HRC) wereboth unsea- sonaland far enoughinto the '.%•'L -Chico•::{:•':•:3k. I StephenF. Bailey bayto bevery rare at anyseason. • QSacramento Despitebeing separated by 170 milesbut only oneday, single Seabird nesting successwas imm. MagnificentFrigatebirds poor,because of foodshortages at Ano Nuevo Pt., San Mateo, and an unseasonal storm on July28 (M. Casey)and at Men- •":•a.•,o*a• .....,0 '•:•E,•g•;•:•&• '•' May28 thatflooded many nests docino Headlands, Mendocino, (PointReyes Bird Observatory,July 29 (J.Curry) may have rep- Alan Baldridge).The drought resented the same individual of continuedto havenegative ef- thishighly mobile and conspic- fects. Lowered water levels at uousspecies. HartsonReservoir near Honey Lake allowedcoyotes to reach HERONS THROUGH the heronry there, resulting DUCKS in total destructionof thirty A totalof fourGreat Egrets was SnowyEgret and two hundred reportedfrom three Mono loca- forty Black-crownedNight- tions,where always unusual, on Heron nests.Already imperiled June29 (ES). The first Snowy speciessuch as BankSwallow Egretnesting attempt in Del .••ard havealso been impacted. Breed- Norte was successful as evi- ing bird atlassingprojects con- dencedby twoadults with three tinued to producesignificant iramaturesat Smith R. estuary Lake W.M.A., Lassen,June 24 48 HarlequinDucks was found nestinginformation. The spring July 21 (ADB). Santa Clara's (DS, DB); and Mono L. June at Pt. SaintGeorge, Del Norte, vagrantseason among landbirds long-timeresident Snowy Egret 16-July26 (DKe, RAE,AME). June 20 (ADB), but equally wasrather modest except for a x Little Blue Heron was still Still uncommonbut possibly noteworthywas one on the N. handful of standouts. presentJuly 14 (PJMet al.), but increasingin n.e.California, up Fork of the StanislausR., Cala- We are gratefulto Phyllis no other Little Blues were re- to 19 Wood Ducks,including veras/Tuolumne,July 22 (RJR). Baileyfor compilingthe land- ported.A recordof 200 Cattle sevenyoung, were seen in Sierra Doesnesting still occurin the birdreports for Yee's analysis. Egretsbetween Firebaugh and Valley, Plumas and Sierra, Sierras?Four coastal Oldsquaws DosPalos, Fresno, july 13 (DES) throughJune (DS, LJ, KL), and were recorded this summer. A Abbreviations: C.V. (Central wasthe largest Regional number three were at Whitehorse Flat BlackScoter at Pt. ReyesJune Valley);Cyn. (Canyon); El. (S.E. in recentyeats, while a flockof Res.,Modoc, June 8 (BED).A • 16-July2 (GFi, JM, RJR) was FarallonL); M.B.O.S.E (Monte 350 White-facedIbis, including Green-wingedTeal with five theonly one reported. BelloOpen Space Preserve, Santa manyimmatures, in SierraVal- youngat theTracy sewer ponds Clara);S.E (SanFrancisco); ph. ley, Plumas,July 21 (LJ) was July 11 was SanJoaquin5 first RAPTORS (photoon file withRegional Edi- this summershighest number nestingrecord (DGY). Hum- Ospreysnesting on a piledriver tors). All records from F.I. reported. boldt'sfirst nestingrecord of in the Napa R. by Vallejo, should be credited to Point Severalsummering Tundra Gadwall was obtained when a Solano,were apparently the first ReyesBird Observatory.Place Swansand arcticnesting geese hen and brood of five were seen knownto nestby greaterS.E names in italics are counties. werereported: two swansand a at ArcataMarsh July 28 (BED). Baytidewaters (HRC, RbL, V. Greater White-fronted Goose in Smallnumbers of Am. Wigcon Coburn). Fifteen Ospreysat GREBES THROUGH the Klamath Basin, June 9; a nest in n.e. California every BolinasLagoon, Marin, July 31 FRIGATEBIRDS swanon GooseL., Modoc,July year,and their range may be ex- (JMR, m.ob.)was a largenum- A late Red-neckedGrebe June 28; and two Snow Geese with panding southward. Eight ber for that site. Two Bald 15-17 was at Fish Docks, Pt. a Ross'Goose at Big L., Shasta, broodstotalling 47 chickswere Eaglesfledged near Blue L. Reyes(RMrr, m.ob.), where July28 (all SFB).Though sum- at CrowIcyL., Mono,July 25 (L. Dillard, M. Fahr,M. Morals) others have lingered in past mer reports often note the (PJM),only a yearafter the first representedthe first coastal years.A LaysanAlbatross 3.5 mi healthyappearance of the birds nestingrecord there. Nesting Humboldt nesting. Sharp- n.w.of Pt. Pinos,Monterq, June involved,it is highlylikely that also was noted at Bridgeport shinned Hawks were discovered 16 (RT) was rare in summer. somephysical impairment pre- Res.,Mono, July 23 (PJM). for the first time breedingon Throughoutsummer N. Ful- ventedthem from migrating. SanMateds first summering Mt. Diablo, Contra Costa mars were common offshore, SummerBrant sightings tallied Redheadswere a pairseen at L. (KGH, G. Beeman)and in the e.g.35 off MontereyJuly 1 (AB, 54 birds from coastallocalities, Lucerne June 17 (RSTh). A Diablo Range at Henry Coe DLSh, MJL). An early Flesh- includinga light-bellied individ- TuftedDuck presentalong the S.P.,Santa Clara (JY, AL). Addi- looted Shearwater was 7.5 mi s. ual at Princeton Harbor, San HaywardRegional Shoreline, tionally, four Sharp-shinned of Santa Cruz Pt., Santa Cru• Mateo,May 23-June4 0'PJM). Alameda,from July 4 on 0'RJR) Hawks were unusual in summer July 1 (DLSh, m.ob.). Several Much rarer inland, Brant were furnishedonly the secondsum- in lowland San Mateo (PJM) earlyBlack Storm-Petrels con- seen at Tule Lake N.W.R., Sis- merrecord of the speciesin the and one was at Livermore, tinued throughthe Periodoff kiyou,June 9 (SFB); Honey Region.An incredibletotal of Alameda,July 28 (ALE). Stray

Volume 44, Number 5 ß 1181 Red-shouldered Hawks visited pondsJuly 5 (BIG) establishedimmature still showingpatches This establishes at least three Hat L., LassenN.E, Shasta,June the firstNapa breeding record of nataldown July 31 at Point knownpairs in the state;it Is 24 (D. Ward,DPM) andMono (fideRbL). Very rare inland dur- St. George,Del Norte(ADB), only a matter of time before LakeC.E July26 (AME). The ing fall,a Whimbrelwas at the defiedprecedent. The nearest nestingwill beconfirmed. Con- formerwas the first park record. Stocktonsewer ponds July 6 knownbreeding grounds are on firmationof nestingLong-eared Anotherspecies was added to (WRH). Two Long-billed VancouverI., nearly500 mi to Owl sometimei is as difficult the list of Californiabreeding Curlews and five Marbled God- the north.Was this bird merely withinthe Region. Two birds at birdswith the latereport of a wits, both consideredcasual in a precociousfall migrant, or was the M.B.O.S.P.June 9 (MRo, J pairof FerruginousHawks nest- the TahoeBasin, were reported it fledgedin the westernstates? Carliss)and threeat SierraVal- ing successfullyin 1988 and from Rowland Marsh, El Do- Amongrare summer gulls were ley,Plumas, into mid-June (LJ et 1989 on the Madeline Plain rado,July 16 (MBG, NB). A a Mew Gull at BolinasLagoon, a/.) appearedto be in newlo- near Termo, Lassen(fide P. Ruddy Turnstoneat Tule L., Marin,through July 3 anda sec- calesfor thespecies but showed Roushfide WDS). Adultswere Siskiyou,June 9 (SFB) and a ondyear Herring Gull there July no signsof nesting.However, a alsoreported in 1990,and one Sanderlingnear Lemoore, IGngs, 1 (bothPP, KH), plusa sickad. pair with a fledglingn. of L was seenthere June 3 (TDM, June22 (DS, T. Poole)were our Herring Gull at Sunnyvale BerryessaJune 19-29 (G. Gam- AM), sonesting was again likely. onlyinland sightings. sewageponds, Santa Clara, June ble, '['BIG, '['RbL,BDP et al) An adult FerruginousHawk Three SemipalmatedSand- 20 (PJM). appearedto bea Napafirst. documentedfrom SierraValley; pipersincluded a juvenile at Ft. ElegantTern countsin n.w. White-throated Swifts are ex- Plumas,June 17-24 (LJ, KL, Dick, DdNorte,July 21 (ADB), Californiapeaked at 400July 17 tremelyrare in the montanear- '['WDS, '['GFi,MPl) was in an- an inland adult at the Lodi at HumboldtBay (FJB).Two easn. of Plumas,so two birdsw otherarea of potentialnesting. sewerponds July 26 (DGY), Corn.Terns at HaywardShore- of Fall R. Mills, Shasta,June 24 and another adult on Alameda line, Alameda,June 9 (JMR) (TDM, AM) wereof note.The QUAILTHROUGH Cr., Alameda,July 29 (RJR). wereunusual in that mostearly 2nd Regionalnesting of Broad- SHOREBIRDS The first Baird'sSandpiper of summerstragglers are on the tailedHummingbird was docu- A CaliforniaQuail at Manzanita the seasonwas an adult, as ex- outer coast.A singlenest of mentedn.e. of CrowleyL. In L. in Lassen Volcanic N.P., pected,at Abbott'sLagoon July LeastTern at HaywardShore- WildroseCanyon, Mono, June Shasta,June 24-28 appearedto 14 (SFB).The remainingfive line (RJR, JMR) addeda new 11 (PJM, WDS). Lundy be a first summer record for the reports,all coastal, were of juve- breedingsite. The majorcolony Canyonto the n. ofMono L is park(DPM). A SandhillCrane niles, beginningwith one in at Alameda Naval Air Station wherethe other family has been flyingover the Pt. Reyeslight- CrescentCity HarborJuly 23 gatheredbetween 87 and 101 raised. Usually confinedto houseJune 3 (MCM) musthave (ADB). Summerperiod Dun- pairsand fledged about one bird Mod•c,two c3Red-naped Sap- beena startlingsight. A Virginia linsare always notable. A basic- perpair (LDC). Two coastal and suckerswere seen just e. of Con- Rail heard at the mouth of Lee plumagedbird was at themouth fourS.E BayBlack Terns in July way Summit, Mono, June 14 ViningCr. June 30 wasthe first of L. Talawa,Del Norte,June 4 werea bit early,with three July 8 (WDS) withinan aspengrove, in the Mono Basinin 40+ years (ADB). Alternate-plumaged in westernSolano (MFRi) par- oneof theirchoice nesting habi- (ES). It was found in a small birdswere found in Hayward ticularlyso. tats.Nesting within Monohas wetland created after increased June21-July 31 (RJR),at Sali- Sevenspecies of alcidswere occurred at least 3 times. flows were mandated in the nasR. mouth,Monterey, June seenfrom shoreat Chimney A Black Phoebe s.e. of creek. Lesser Golden-Plover re- 24 (CGott), and CrowleyL. Rock,Pt. Reyes,including two Pittville June 23 (TDM) was portsincluded an alternate- July 25 (PJM), representinga or threeAncient Murrelets June onlyLassen's 5th; they are rare at plumagedfulva at Abbott's summeringbird, a late spring 23-July 2 (JiD, D. Oglesby, highelevations and even rarer In LagoonJuly 14 (SFB),a domin- migrant(fide DR), anda proba- m.ob.)and up to six Horned our Great Basin region away icaat thesame location prior to ble earlyfall migrant,respec- Puffins June 9-July 21 (J. fromSiskiyou. Five Ash-throated Aug.5 (CSpet al.), and a basic- tivel)•The onlyStilt Sandpiper Manker,JM, m.ob.).As some of Flycatchersin Del NorteMay plumagedbird of undeterminedwas an adultat MossLanding the latterwere oiled, it is likely 20-June6 wasa goodspring raceat MountainView Forebay, W.M.A., Monterey,July 28 that more than six Horned showingfor the n. coast.The SantaClara, July 4 (MJM). A ('['RSTh, PJM). Four basic- Puffinswere represented. Off- pairof E. Kingbirdsat Home- SnowyPlover nest in AdobeVal- plumagedShort-billed Dow- shore, three Horned Puffins steadin SierraValley June 11 leyJune 7 (DS, D. Herbst)and itchers at the Carmel R. mouth, were ar F.I. June 1-3, one was (LJ)was a Plumasfirst and may chicksat BridgeportRes. July 23 Monterey,June 9 werefelt to be there June 22-24 (P.R.B.O., havebeen contemplating doing (PJM) representednew Mono summering(DR), whilea bird m.ob.), and singleswere off somehomesteading, as they nestinglocales. at Mono L. June16 (J.Carle, D. MontereyJune 2 andoff Santa havebred at HoneyL. just to A ragged-lookingGreater Yel- Marquart)was the firstin June CruzJuly 1 (both DLSh, AB). thenorth. Coastward spring va- lowlegsat BridgeportRes. June for Mono.A Long-billedDow- Rhinoceros Aulders and Tufted grantsincluded singles at L 12 wasfelt to be summering itcherin PaloAlto July 3 may Puffinswere unusually numer- Ead, DelNorte,June 19 (B. Bar- (PJM), a rareevent in the Great have been the secondearliest fall ous away from F.I., as exem- ton), McKinleyville,Humboldt, Basin. Of LesserYellowlegs recordfor the Region(PJM). plifiedby 65 "Rhinos"offshore June24 (GSL et al.), and near whichwere aged, the first re- Twenty-threeWilson's Phala- MontereyJune 2 (AB, DLSh) PescaderoJune 25-26 (RSTh et turningadult was at PaloAlto ropeson the coastafter June 9 and nine Tufted Puffins there al.). Anotheralong Cloverdale July3 (PJM)and the earliest ju- wasa strongshowing. July 1 (DLm, DLSh, D. Rd., SanMateo, July 26 (GFI, venilewas at SunnyvaleJuly 29 Rookaird). M. Plant)was more likely a bird (PJM).Only one Solitary Sand- GULLS THROUGH of the "fall." piperwas reported, at MonoL. ALCIDS OWLS THROUGH July25 (PJM).Three alternate- Unexpectedlyour only reported FLYCATCHERS SWALLOWS THROUGH plumagedWandering Tattlers at Franklin's Gull was a first sum- As we mark the 10th year of THRASHERS Pt. LobosJune 26 (RHwt) were mer bird at Pescadero,San Ma- Barred Owls invading our Life seemedgood for Bank Monterey'searliest fall returnees teo,June 17-18 (RSTh, GJS,J. northwest,the d' BarredOwl of Swallows(recently elevated to by oneday (fide DR). A pairof McKean). We had our usual Willow Cr., Humboldt(present State Threatened Status) In SpottedSandpipers with two scatteringof summeringyear- since1983), was joined by a fe- Monoas the newlyestablished youngat the Calistogasewer ling Bonaparte'sGulls, but an male in mid-July(C. Moen). colonyin Bridgeportswelled to

1182. American Birds,Winter 1990 at least100 pa•rs from last year's throated V•reo at Gazos Cr. Hooded Warbler at Fairhaven, searchfor nest,ngBobol,nks, a 30+ (PJM).However, reality sets June 3 (?MFe, RSTh) estab- Humboldt,June 24 (GSL, LPL) femalewas found in Eagleville, ,n when one examines their lished a first for San Mateo. Our marked the 13th consecutive Modoc,June 27 (DnB, WDS). plightin theSacramento Valley. soleRed-eyed Vireo was on El. springwe have recordedthe However, no further evidence The SacramentoBee, June 24, June14-16. species.A Yellow-breastedChat was found in this area where 1990, recounted the state De- The strongshowing of Ten- near Pt. ReyesStation, Marin, they have beensuspected of partmentof Fish and Game's nessee Warbler mentioned in June 11-14 (GFi) was consid- breedingin thepast. dismalfigures of 4500 pairs the Spring report continued eredextralimital, while the sing- The gloomy Tricolored alongthe SacramentoR. this intoJune with sixbirds along ing malein the n.w. cornerof Blackbirdpicture painted in the yearcompared to about16,000 the coastJune 2-20. A Vir- the Mono BasinJune 28-29 (D. Springreport was brightened ,n 1986.This precipitousdrop ginia'sWarbler on El. June17 Marquart)may havebeen in- slightlywith the newsthat the hasbeen blamed on the Army appearedto beonly the Region's volved in a rare breedingat- SonomaBreeding Bird Atlassing Corpsof Engineers'continued 5th in springaway from the e. temptfor that locale. Project had detected3 new re-enforcingof the riverbank side of the Sierra; the others nestingcolonies (BBu). Un- with rocks to arrest erosion, werealso from El. Onlyone N. GROSBEAKS THROUGH fortunately,there was no men- coupledwith the longdrought. Parula at GazosCr. June 17 FINCHES tion of their sizesor breeding The futureof the bird'slargest (RSTh) and one Chestnut-sided It was a mediocrespring for success. Lake} first record of strongholdin the statelooks Warbler at El. June 15 was a Rose-breasted Grosbeak. Ex- Hooded Oriole materialized bleak. A most unseasonableand meagershowing for this two- cludingthe two from the Spring whena maleappeared at Clear- extralimitalSteller's Jay near some.Four coastalMagnolia reportthere were five along the lakeOaks June 21. It wasjoined Lodi L., SanJoaquin, June 17 WarblersJune 14-19 werewell c. coastJune 11-16, onein Mil- bya femaleJuly 14 andboth re- (M. Phelps)may have been re- belowour recent spring average pitas,Santa Clara, June 16 (fide mainedat leastthrough the end lated to the lowland incursion whilethe CapeMay Warblerat D. Johnson),and two in Mono of the Period(G. & L. Com- lastwinter. Napas first breeding Pt. ReyesJune 16 (RSTh) met June1 & 16. BlueGrosbeak has meay).After breeding along the Red-breasted Nuthatches were the recent status quo. Two been a suspectedbreeder in c. coastlast year, Red Crossbills foundwith youngnear Atena "Myrtle"Yellow-rumped War- Monterey}upper Salinas Valley wereseen in verysmall numbers SpringsJuly 14 (?RbL,BIG). In blerswere at Pt. ReyesJune 16 areas since 1939 and in Ala- in the same areas with no men- Mono,the presence of sixsing- (DSg,RSTh et at); latespring meda} Patterson Pass area for tion of breedingthis year, fur- •ng Ruby-crownedKinglets at "vagrants"are now annual. the past severalyears. Both ther reaffirmingtheir erratic GlassCr. MeadowJune 8 and Black-throatedGray Warbler counties confirmed Blue Gros- breedingbehavior. Seven birds anothernear ConwaySummit wasfinally confirmed breeding beak as a breeder this summer in LivermoreJuly 9 (KGH) June14 (bothWDS) wasduly in ContraCosta when a pairwas when a nestingpair was ob- werevery unseasonal. Up to six acknowledged,asthey are con- observedattending young in servedin the SalinasValley be- Am. Goldfinches at Ft. Bidwell sidered rare breeders e. of the PineCanyon, Mt. Diablo,June tween San Lucas and San Ardo in SurpriseValley, Modoc, June Sierran crest. 28 (?KGH). Single Black- June 16-17 ('['DR), and two 26 (WDS, DnB) were summer The Townsend's Solitaire at throated Green Warblers on El. nestingpairs were seen along rarities in our Great Basin re- Pt. Reyes June 16 (GFi, S. June 14 & 18-19 and another Patterson Passand Cross Roads gion.The EveningGrosbeak in Glover)became the Region's lat- at BolinasLagoon June 28 e. of Livermore June 9-30 BelmontJune 18 (PJM) fur- estfor springalong the coast. (?pp) madefor an impressive (ALE). Six coastal and two nishedonly the 2nd summer The sharpdecline in nesting springshowing. Two "western" Mono L. IndigoBuntings June San Mateo record. Summer Swainson's Thrushes on the w. PalmWarblers were on El. June 5-July13 was a modestaffair. sightingsalong our coastline are slopeof theSierra Nevada in re- 18-19. Two BlackpollWarbler The Rufous-crownedSpar- veryrare away from the imme- cent yearsprompted BED to reportswere received: Pt. Reyes row heard at the M.B.O.S.E diate northwest. comment,"At leastthey are June22 (?MAP, D. Pikus)and, June9 (CB) waspart of the breedingsomewhere," when he surprisingly,one from the inte- smallpopulation that is resident Cited contributors (sub- observedfour birds near Nevada rior: Honey Lake W.M.A., in thisportion of theSanta Cruz regionaleditors in boldface): City, Nevada,June 3. Nesting Lassen,June 2 (?TDM, AM). Mts. Their paucity in this --Stephen E Bailey,Alan Bal- Hermit Thrushes e. of Hecker Three Black-and-white War- mountainrange is reflectedin dridge,Alan D. Barron,Dennis Passon Hwy 152, SantaClara, biersalong the centralcoast the few San Mateo records on Beall (DnB), Clark Blake, June 11 (DLSu) extendedtheir June 10-16 were typical for file and their absence,thus far, William G. Bousman,Fred J. nestingrange in thes.e. edge of springbut a maleat LodiL., San in SantaCruz (Suddjian, 1990, Broerman, Betty Burridge, the Santa Cruz Mts. (WGB). Joaquin,July 29-Aug. 9 (DGY) AtlasserF Assistant A Prelimi- Harry R. Carter, Laura D. The singingN. Mockingbird qualifiedfor the fall seasonand naryAnalysis of theStatus and Collins, JamesDanzenbaker near Termo, Lassen, June 3 wasvery rare for theC.V. There Distributionof BreedingBirds in (JiD), Bruce E. Deuel, Arthur (TDM) was alsoa pioneerof wasnothing atypical about nine Santa Cruz County,2nd edi- L. Edwards, Alan M. Eisner, sorts,as they are very rare in our Am. Redstartscoastally June tion.) Not surprisingly,our two RichardA. Erickson,Marc Fen- GreatBasin region away from 11-23, but the singingPro- Clay-coloredSparrows were on ner (MFe), George Finger Siskiyou. thonotary Warbler collected El. June14-18, asspring main- (GFi), Connie Gottland nearLos Banos, Mercea• June 20 land records are few. The Brew- (CGott), Ron H. Gerstenberg, VIREOS, (?M. Holmgren,R. Fleischer) er's Sparrow at Westhaven, Helen Green, MargueriteB. WARBLERS provideda Regionalfirst during Humboldt, June 14 (GSL, Gross, Bill Grummer (BIG), PlumbeusSolitary Vireo is show- spring.Spring Ovenbirds most m.ob.)and the VesperSparrow Keith Hansen, Rob Hansen, ,ngstrong signs of attemptingto often are found on El. as this on El. June14-16 werecoastal Rob Hewitt (RHwt), Kevin G. establish itself as a breeder in the Seasontypified: three there June vagrants.A Lark Bunting at Hinsta, Waldo R. Holt, Lin Region,as at leastone bird has 14-19 in addition to the two DysonL. June17-23 (LJ,WDS Jensen,Robert J. Keiffer, Dan beenfound in Monoduring 4 of there last Season. The 9 Con- etal.) might be a firstfor Plumas Keller(DKe), Karen Laslo, Amy thepast 5 summers.This yeara necticutWarbler on El. June16 and the 3rd for SierraValley. Lauterbach, David Lemon singingmale was in Wildrose provided the 7th or 8th Re- PointSt. George's singing Grass- (DLm), Robin Leong (RbL), Canyon,Glass Mt., June7-11 gionalspring record (the others hopperSparrow was last de- Gary S. Lester,Lauren E Lester, (WDS, PJM). The Yellow- were also at F.I.). The 9 tectedJune 20 (ADB). Duringa MichaelJ. Lippsmeyer,Annette

Volume 44, Number 5 ' 1183 Manolis,Timothy D. Manoils, Robbins (MFRb), Don Rober- RonaldS. Thorn (RSTh), Kent malogy,Calif. Academy of Sci- RobertV. Merrill (RMrr), Peter son,Mike Rogers(MRo), Ruth Van Vuren, Jerry R. White, ences, Golden Gate Park, San J. Metropulos,Mark C. Miller, A. Rudesill, Donald E. David G. Yee, James Yur- Francisco,CA 94118; BRUCE JosephMorlan, Dan E Mur- Schmoldt, Debra L. Shearwater chenko,Bob Yutzy. Many more E. DEUEL (heronsthrough phey,Benjamin D. Parmeter, (DLSh), W. David Shuford, contributors were not spe- ducks,quail through shore- Michael A. Patten, Marjorie Daniel Singer (DSg), Chris cificallycited; all are appreci- birds), 1843 Clark Road, Live Plant(MP1), Peter Pyle, Harold Spooner(CSp), Bradley M. Sto- ated.--STEPHEN E BAILEY Oak, CA 95953; DAVID G. M. Reeve,Jean M. Richmond, vall, GaryJ. Strachan,Emilie (grebesthrough frigatebirds, YEE (owls throughfinches), RobertJ. Richmond,Michael E Strauss,David L. Suddjian raptors,gulls through alcids), 2930 Driftwood Pl. #39, Rippey (MFRi), Michael E (DLSu), Richard Ternullo, Dept.of Ornithology& Mam- Stockton, CA 95219.

SOUTHERN ::•'11•• ßDee.. PACIFIC ßi:• , COAST REGION Creek Ranch GuyMcCaskie

ßMorro Bay CALIFORNIA ".•' Tropicalstorms off thesouthern Oceano "'•' ßBakersfield ßBaker :i•. ' tip of Baja Californiapushed .Santa Maria . ßHarDer D"' •' moist air northward,bringing with it some rain, but not "i•,;•.,, .,:•74-3;•.?CaliforniaCity Lake ßKelso Goletaß •i•'g":•&:'.. ' . I_artcaster ' '•5'•-..'' . enoughto makea significant differenceto thedrought condi- .... - :. tionsprevailing throughout the Region.Conditions along the • • •'•..•Mglib; .... Mor0n•oValley .' coast were such that water ra- tioningwas in effectin manylo- calities, most of our reservoirs unlinõton%-(•. BIth were at their lowestin many years,many creeks were bone dry,and conditionsthroughout the mountainswere extremely • •San Diego• "• dr• A late movementof "spring migrants"was evident at oases ClaraRiver Estuary near l•ntura, mer,particularly so inland, was (CS); this speciesis accidental in the easternportion of Kern Ventura); S.D.N.H.M. (San at N.E.S.S. June 30-July 7 inland,but thereare 2 previous Countyon June 16 when the list DiegoNatural History Museum); (GMcC). Since Eared Grebes recordsfrom the Salton Sea,an- of birdsfound by Matt T. Hein- S.E.S.S.(south end of theSalton areconsidered sporadic breeders other from just north of the del induded Western Wood-Pe- Sea;Imperial). Place names in in s. California,the presenceof Salton Sea, and a 4th from s.w. wee(8), WillowFlycatcher (20), italicsare counties. As virtually 3 nestingpairs at N.E.S.S.this Arizona,all duringspring and Pacific-slopeFlycatcher (10), all rarities found in southern summer (RMcK) was of inter- summer. Unusual numbers of SwainsonsThrush (2), Solitary Californiaare seen by numerous est. In addition, 18 Western Black-vented Shearwaters were Vireo (1), Orange-crowned observers,only the observer ini- Grebe nests and 15 Clark's presentoff thecoast as indicated Warbler(5), YellowWarbler (6), tiallyidentifying the bird is in- Grebe nests were found in this by 12off La JollaJuly 16 build- Yellow-rumpedWarbler (1), Yel- duded. Documentation is on the area (RMcK). ing up to 1100 on Aug. 4 low-breastedChat (1), Western file with the California Bird The presenceof fourN. Ful- (JO'B), and 40 off Pt. Dume, Tanager(2), Black-headedGros- RecordsCommittee (c/o Don mars in the San Pedro Channel LosAngeles, Aug. 2 (KLG); this beak(3) and Indigo Bunting Roberson,282 Grove Acre, Pa- July1 (KLG),along with 3 or 4 speciesisnot normally found in (1), this beingan excellentex- cific Grove, CA 93950) for all sightingsof singlebirds in that s.California waters during sum- ampleof just how late spring raritieslisted in thisreport, and samearea during June and July, mer. A Fork-tailed Storm-Petrel migrantscan be found in south- records submitted without docu- indicated a few of these birds off Pt. Conception,Santa Bar- ern California. This same mentationare not published. spentthe summer in s. Califor- bara,Aug. 6 (MJL)and another observerfound fall migrant nia waters. Two Buller's Shear- off Morro Bay Aug. 8 (MJL) landbirds in this same area as LOONS TO watersoff Morro BayAug. 8 wereunusually far south. earlyas July 14, leavingvery lit- FRIGATEBIRDS (MJL) were a little early. A SixteenRed-billed Tropicbirds tle time in summer when mi- ACom. Loon at Silver Lakes, SootyShearwater was found at were seen between July grantsare absent. SanBernardino, Aug. 5 (MAP) S.E.S.S.July 14 (BED), and 30 andAug. 4 duringa scientific had undoubtedlysummered at what may havebeen the same surveycruise offs. California, in- Abbreviations: C.L.N.W.C. that inland location,and one at individualwas seen flying north cludingeight in the SanPedro (ChinaLake Naval mapons Cen- S.E.S.S.Aug. 18 (GMcC) was towards the N.E.S.S. off Salton Channel betweenDana Pt., Or- ter in extreme n.e. Kern); one of a very few to have SeaBeach July 19 (MTH), at ange,and Long Beach, Los Ange- N.E.S.S.(north end of theSalton summered at this location. A the N.E.S.S. July 21 (JO'B), les,July 31 (MJL).After a hiatus Sea,Riverside); S.C.R.E. (Santa Horned Grebe, casual in sum- andback at theS.E.S.S. July 25 of tenyears, Blue-footed Boobies

11•4 * American Birds,Winter 1990 onceagain put in an appearance on the Salton Sea with a mini- mum of four (three adults and one immature)present between July12 (JLD)and the end of the period.Brown Boobies were also presentwith at leasteight (two adults, five subadults,and one immature) between July 12 (JLD) andthe end of theperiod, these being the first on the Salton Sea since 1974. Brown Pelicans moved into the area of the SaltonSea in Junewith num- bersincreasing to a unprece- dented 2000+ on Aug. 4 (GMcC). Thirty years ago Brown Pelicanswere classifiedas accidentalinland; twenty years agocounts of 25 on the Salton Sea were consideredremarkable, and ten yearsago the largest numbers recorded there were still under 100, hence there has clearlybeen a majorchange in Blue-footedBooby at SaltonCity, California, August 5, 1990. The invasionof boobiesto the Salton the statusof thisspedes on this Sea was the highlightof the seasonfor southwesternbirders. Photograph/Kevin J. Zimmer. inlandsea in recentyears. Away from the Salton Sea, single coastof San Diegosince 1981 about half were immature, indi- bersas summer progressed, with Brown Pelicans were inland wasin La JollaJuly 31 (JO'B), catingsuccessful nesting some- 15 at S.E.S.S. being all that aroundRedlands July 10 (ELaR) and what was most likely the wherein w. Mexico.Along the could be found at the end of the & 11 (GH), on Puddingstone samebird wason nearbyMis- coast, where Wood Storks are season. A Canada Goose of the Res.,Los Angeles, July 25-Aug. 1 sion Bay later the sameday now consideredcasual strag- small race minima was in Goleta (KLG),and over Pasadena July 9 (LP). Wood Stork numbers glers,one waspresent on Oso June27 (PEL)and in adjacent (RMcK). MagnificentFrigate- builtup to around75 at S.E.S.S. FlacoL., SanLuis Obi•oo, June SantaBarbara June 28 (RWH), birdsappeared to be somewhat in July,this being more than in 16 (BS). anotherfound on LagunaL., scarcealong the coastwith one recentyears, but fewerthan the At least 60 Brant were on the SanLuis Obi6oo, July 29 (KAH) near Imperial BeachAug. 8 numbersfound 20 yearsago; Salton Sea at the start of the sea- was still presentat the end of (RR), anotherover BolsaChica encouraging,however, was that son,but theydwindled in num- the period,and a third wasin July 13 (VL), one overPacific PalisadesJuly 22 (RF), two at RedondoBeach July 23 (AH), one overSanta Barbara July 25 (GR), and anothernear Cambria July23 (SL);inland there were at leastten reports of singleindivid- ualsfrom various points around the SaltonSea between June 30 andJuly 27 (GMcC, SEF,D & MH), threetogether at N.E.S.S. Aug.2 (DJ),and one more over Puddingstone Res. Aug. 1 (LFK).

#œRON$ •0 G•0U$œ The Little Blue Heron found on Upper NewportBay in January wasstill present at theend of the period,having now molted into adultplumage, and was the only onereported away from coastal San Diego.An ad. Tricolored Heron,now very rare in Califor- nia, was near Imperial Beach Aug.4-9 (JO'B).An imm.Red- dishEgret at N.E.S.S.July 28 (GMcC)was only the 7th to be found at this inland locality. The ad.Yellow-crowned Night- Heron that hasfrequented the AdultBrown Booby at RedHill Marina,Salton Sea, on August5, 1990. Photograph/KevinJ. Zimmer.

Volume 44, Number 5 ß 118S Bishop,Inyo, July 28 (T & JH), 14 (MTH) was the only one giving us the first recordsof foundaway from the Salton Sea. "CacklingGeese" in s. Califor- An ad. SemipalmatedSandpiper nia in summer. A 9 Wood wasfound at EdwardsJuly 14 Duck raisedfive young in Des- (MTH), anotherwas near Lan- cansoGardens, Los Angeles, in casterJuly 21 (KLG),and single May (GB)and another was seen adultswere photographedat with two youngin Fullerton, S.C.R.E. on July 21 & 27 Orange,at the sametime (BB), (RJM),and the firstjuvenile of to giveus two morerecords for the fall was a relativelyearly nestingin thes. portionof this individual in Goleta July 24 Region;up to twopresent in the (PEL). An ad. Rufous-necked FremontValley of e. KernJune 9 Stintphotographed at the Santa throughthe end of the period Maria R. mouth, Santa Bar- (MTH) were unexpectedfor bara/SanLuis Obispo, July 15 summer.A Canvasback,quite (JSR)was the 4th to be foundin rare in summer, was at N.E.S.S. s. California.An earlyPectoral July 14 (MAP), anotherwas Sandpiperwas at N.E.S.S.June in Ontario, San Bernardino, 30 (KR). The earliest Baird's throughoutthe period(MAP), Sandpiperthis fall wasan adult and two more were near in GoletaJuly 12 (SEF),with the S.C.R.E.May 7-July28 (RJM). firstjuveniles found near Lan- A Ring-neckedDuck, also quite casterJuly 27 (NBB).The first rare in s. California in summer, StiltSandpipers to be foundthis waspresent in OntarioJuly 4 fall were25 at S.E.S.S.July 20 (MAP). A 9 GreaterScaup at (MTH), followedby oneon the N.E.S.S. June30 (GMcC) was coastat SanElijo Lagoon,San evidentlyattempting to summer Diego,July 22-29 (GMcC).The locally. Buff-breastedSandpiper found Two d' Harlequin Ducks, at EdwardsJune 3 wasstill pre- rareanywhere in s. California, sentJune 9 (MTH). An adult d' were at Pt. Sal, Santa Barbara, Ruff in GoletaJuly 16 through May26-June 25 (DK), andwere LesserGolden-Plover near La.caster, California,July 14, 1990. Appar- theend of theperiod (PEL) still clearlysummering locally. A d' ently a bird of the race fulva (unexpectedinland) in partial alternate hadremnants of breedingplum- Oldsquaw,also rare in s. Cali- pl.mage. Photograph/MattT. Hei.del. agewhen first found. Common fornia,present on theSan Diego Snipeagain nested in theGarner BayJune 17-30 (REW) wasalso fledgedtwo youngfrom a nest southernlimit of this species' Valleyof the SanJacinto Mts. summeringlocally. The • Black nearSanta Margarita, San œuis range. thissummer (RMclO. Scoterfound at N.E.S.S. Apr. Obi•oo,in July(JR), for the2nd Two jaegers,one of which 14 waspresent through July 13 documentedrecord for nesting SHOREBIRDS TO wasdearly a Pomafine,at Salton (CMcG) and the immature alongthe coast;one in Millard GULLS City July 12 (JLD) established male at nearbyDesert Shores Canyonin the San Bernardino A LesserGolden-Plover photo- oneof averyfew records for this was last seenJuly 12 (JLD), Mts. June 16 (CMcG) was in graphednear Lancaster, Los An- speciesinland in California.A S. there being only 2 previous suitablebreeding habitat but geles,July 14 (MTH) wasclearly Polar Skua, quite scarcein s. recordsof thisspecies summer- notproven to be nesting.A pair fulva,most unusual inland, and Californiawaters, was off Morro ing on theSalton Sea; one at El of N. Goshawksagain nested on anotherfound at S.E.S.S.July 20 BayAug. 8 (MJL). Laughing Capitan,Santa Barbara, July 3 Mt. Abel,14ntura, hatching two (MTH) was identified as do- Gulls,regular post-breeding vis- (RGJ) was on the coastwhere youngin June(RJM), but the minica,the form normally found itorsto the SaltonSea, were rela- small numbers can be found in nest was later abandoned and/or inland,although any occurrence tively common this year with a winter. Some 25 Surf Scoters theyoung stolen; an adult carry- awayfrom the coastis notewor- high count of 750+ made at presenton the SaltonSea in ing food in the White Mts., thy and documentedrecords of S.E.S.S.July 7 (GMcC); an earlyJune had declined to about Inyo,July 13 (T & JH) wasbe- adult dominica in fall are rare in- adultin ImperialBeach June 17 10 by theend of theperiod, this lievedto be nestinglocally, al- deed. The first of this fall's Soli- (REW) was along the coast beingan exceptionalnumber to thoughbreeding is unknownin tary Sandpiperswas one at whereconsidered very rare. Five attemptsummering at this in- thesemountains. The onlyPere- S.E.S.S.July 12 (JLD) followed different Franklids Gulls, rare land locality.In addition,the grineFalcons found around the by at leastsix more at variouslo- on the Salton Sea in summer, nine White-winged Scoters Salton Sea this summer were an cationswithin the Region by the were at S.E.S.S. June 9-10 presentaround N.E.S.S. in early immatureat SaltonCity June 30 end of the month. Two Black (MAP, GMcC), and an adult Junehad beenreduced by the (MAP),another at N.E.S.S.July Turnstonesat S.E.S.S.July 12 wasnear Salton City July18-28 harsh conditions of summer to 14-26 (CMcG), and an adult at (JLD) establishedthe 2nd record (GMcC); in addition, a first- threeby the end of the period, S.E.S.S.July 20 (MTH), these for thisspedes inland in fall.A yearbird was at EdwardsJune 9 this also being a remarkable birds believed to be from the RuddyTurnstone at Edwards, (MTH), and anotherwas in San numberto attemptsummering populationbreeding in theGulf Kern,July 14 (MTH) wasthe DiegoJune 10 (GMcC).At least at thislocality. of California. onlyone found inland. A breed- four Heermann's Gulls were A pairof BaldEagles success- Twenty-one Sage Grouse ing-plumagedSurfbird inland at found on the Salton Sea with a fullyraised two young on L. Ca- werefound in the higherpor- S.E.S.S.June 16 (GMcC) was first-yearbird presentaround chuma,Santa Barbara, early this tionsof theWhite Mts. July27 probablya lostspring migrant. S.E.S.S.July 12-28 (JLD), a ju- summer(PEL), this species hav- (T & JH), the southernmost FourRed Knots at S.E.S.S.July venile there July 14-15 ing firstnested here last year. A beingnine at ReedFlat adjacent 7 (GMcC) were early fall mi- (GMcC), and two first-year pair of Sharp-shinnedHawks to SchulmanGrove, Inyo, the grants,and oneat EdwardsJuly birds off Salton City Aug. 4

11•}' American Birds,Winter 1990 (GMcC, MAP); an adult pho- tographedat EdwardsJune 16 (MTH) wasthe firstto be found in Kern.Since Herring Gulls are exceptionallyrare in summer anywherein s. California,the presenceof an adult around S.E.S.S. June 9-July 15 (GMcC), a first-summerbird thereJuly 12-28 (JLD), and an adult at N.E.S.S.July 21-28 (SM) were of interest.Yellow- footedGull numbers built up to more than 1000 on the Salton Seain earlyAugust, with the firstjuveniles noted there July 7 (GMcC). A first-yearW. Gull, casual on the Salton Sea, was presentaround S.E.S.S. June 9- July28 (REW), and an adult wasfound there July 21 (JO'B). An adult Sabine's Gull off San DiegoJuly 16 (JO'B)was eady for a fall migrant,and another was on-shore at the Santa Maria R. mouthJuly 29-Aug. 2 (PEL). An adult Heennann'sGull quite far inlaudat EdwardsAir ForceBase, California, ou June16, 1990. Photo- graph/Matt T. Heiudel. TERNS TO ALCIDS found on the coastaway from Two Least Terns, considered theend of theperiod (GPS), this At least150 pairs of Gull-billed the vicinity of San Diego. An casual inland, were at S.E.S.S. beingnear the s. limit of regu- Ternsmanaged to nestaround adultRoyal Tern in non-breed- June10-16 (MAD. Of extreme lar occurrencefor this species. S.E.S.S. (JMcK) and 10 more ing plumagephotographed at interestwas the presenceof a TwelveCraverib Murrelets, regu- pairsattempted nesting on s. San N.E.S.S. July 19 (MTH) fur- Bridled/SootyTern visiting the lar late summer visitors to the DiegoBay this summer (EC). A nished the first confirmed record terncolony at BolsaChica Aug. waters off s. California, were off Gull-billed Tern at the Santa for this speciesinland in the 5 (ELM); thereis one recordfor MorroBay Aug. 8 (MJD. Ynez R. mouth, Santa Barbara, West.Two or 3 pairsof Royal SootyTern and none for Bridled June3 (KH) wasthe first to be Terns nested at Bolsa Chica this in California, but both are DOVES TO summer,with two young banded knownto occuralong the w. VIREOS July7 (EB),there being very few coast of Mexico. Remarkable A White-wingedDove, very rare documentedrecords for breeding were two Black Skimmers at alongthe coastin summer,was in this state.A singleElegant C.L.N.W.C. July 28 (MTH); in VenturaJuly 24 (TT). The Tern, casualto accidentalinland, one near Lakeview, Riverside, onlyYellow-billed Cuckoos re- wasat N.E.S.S.June 16 (RAE), Aug. 27 to Sept.4, 1978 (AB ported were 2 nestingpairs, anotherwas at S.E.S.S.July 7 33:214, 1979) and one on L. along with seven unmated (GMcC) anda thirdwas photo- Havasu on the Colorado R. males,along the S. Forkof the graphedthere July 20 (MTH). Sept. 1-4, 1977 (AB 32:241, Kern R. nearWeldon during The statusof ElegantTerns 1978) werethe previousnorth- Juneand July (SL). Flammu- alongthe coast is changing, indi- ernmost occurrences on record latedOwls were again present vidualsarriving north of known in the e. portionof the Region, on BlackMt. in the SanJacinto nestinglocalities much earlier althougha pair nestedon Tu- Mts., Riverside,with at leasttwo than ten yearsago, as indicated lare L. at the s. end of the San heardthere June 2 (RMcK), an- by thepresence of at least35 in JoaquinValley in 1986 (AB other was heard on Mt. Pinos Malibu in lateMarch (KLG) and 40:1251, 1986). At S.E.S.S. at June1 (JED, andtwo werecall- two in SantaBarbara on Apr. 3 least 500 Black Skimmers were ing on BigPine Mt., SantaBar- (FS);at least 1000 pairs nested in presentthis summer,although bara, June 21 (JEL); a pair Orange,but none attempted only100 pairs attempted to nest feedingtwo young in a nestin a nestingin SanDiego this year. A (JMcK).Along the coast,num- deadbristlecone pine in the breeding-plumagedCom. Tern, bers continue to increase n. of White Mts., Inyo,in July(T & unknowninland away from the San Diego,as indicatedby at JH) gaveus the first proofof SaltonSea in spring,was near least275 pairsnesting at Bolsa breeding in this mountain LostHills, Kern,June 17 (JCW). Chica(EB); in addition,up to range.A Whip-poor-willwas An ad. Arctic Tern at S.E.S.S. 70 individualsat Pt.Mugu, Ven- heardat HartbarCampground July7 (GMcC) and a first-year tura, betweenApril and June in the SanBernardino Mts. June bird thereJuly 14 (REW) were (LRH, RJM) included 10 2 (SM), thisbeing one of about the first to be found inland in s. bandedas young in Orange. half-a-dozen localities within California in summer; another A PigeonGuillemot in Goleta Californiawhere this speciesis Adult Rufous-necked Stint at the adultphotographed at Edwards July26 (SED wasat an unusual suspectedto nest.A Chaetura mouthof the SantaMaria River, June16 (MTH) wasa little late locality.As many as 16 Marbled aroundAtascadero June 18-July Califo•ia, July15, 1990. Phato- forspring and only the 2nd to be Murreletscould be fbundalong 8 (RZ) wasprobably a Chimney graph/ShawneenFinnegau. found in Kern. then. coastof SanLuis Obispo at Swift,the most likely of thetwo

Volume 44, Number 5 ' 1187 to be found in summer in s. Cal- San Rafael Mt., Santa Barbara, 23 (PU, *S.D.N.H.M.). ifornia; one over Malibu June June17 (JH) couldhave been EightRed Crossbills in Cali- 17 (KLG), threetogether near summeringlocally. A 9 Magno- forniaCity July 14 (MTH) were Santee, San Diego, June 22 lia Warbler at Butterbredt well out on the MojaveDesert, (REW), and three more over Springsnorth of CaliforniaCity, and defiedexplanation; one in ChulaVista July 21 (EC) were Kern,June 8 (MTH) was late, theWhite Mts. of InyoJuly 20 allpositively identified as Chim- and the only one reportedthis (MAP), up to eight on Mt. ney Swifts.The presenceof 16 "spring."AHermit Warblerat PinosJune 8-23 (FS)and 15 on Black Swifts near Pine Cove in 8000 ft. on Black Mt. in the San SanRafael Mt. June17-18 (JH) the San JacintoMts. May 27 JacintoMts. May 27 (RMcK) werein suitablenesting habitat. (RMcK) and 10 around Forest maywell have been on territory. Falls in the San Bernardino Mts. Thisspecies is knownto nestin Addenda:An injuredClay-col- June2 (SM) suggestedthey may the SanBernardino Mrs. just to ored Sparrow,most unusual haveagain bred at theseknown the north, where 18 territorial alongthe coastin spring,was nestinglocalities. A Ladder- males were found June 10 foundin SantaBarbara in early backedWoodpecker at Vail L. (DGo). A c• Black-and-white May,but not correctly identified near Temecula,Riverside, July Warblerin BorregoSprings, San until lateJuly (PEL) when still 24 (SJM)was west of its normal Diego,June 5 (AM), and an- in captivity. desertrange. othernear Weldon June 10-13 The presenceof at least44 (SL) wereboth late springva- Contributors(county coordina- Gray Flycatchers,along with grants.A c• Am. Redstartat Pt. tors in boldface):Gale Benton, "several"nests, in the Lockwood Piedras Blancas, San Luis BeckyBoyd, N. BruceBroad- Valley/QuatalCanyon area of Obispo,June 10 (GPS)was a late brooks,Esther Burkett, Eugene n.w. Venturabetween Apr. 15 spring migrant, but another A. Cardiff (San Bernardino), and June3 (RJM) showedthis near Imperial BeachMay 27- Mark O. Chichester (Kern), speciesto be much commoner June30 (JO) wasundoubtedly ElizabethCopper (San Diego), thanoriginally believed in this thesame individual present here BrianE. Daniels,Jon L. Dunn, area.A pair of Brown-crested lastsummer. A 9 MacGillivray's TomM. Edell(Sam œuis Obispo), Flycatchersin MojaveNarrows Warblernear Cayucos July 14 Richard A. Erickson, Russell Park near Victorville June 16- (TME) wasin suitablebreeding Far from its normalrange was this Faucett,Shawneen E. Finnegan, July8 (SJM),and 3 to 5 pairs habitat.A c• KentuckyWarbler, male Pyrrhuloxiaon San Miguel David Flint, Kimball L. Garrett alongthe S. Forkof theKern R. one of the rarer stragglersto Island,California, July 19, 1990. (LosAngeles), Dave Goodward near Weldon throughoutthe reachCalifornia, was in Mojave, Photograph/DanGuthrie. (DGo), Terry Graham, Dan summer(SL), were probably Kern,June 9 (MTH). waswest of the species'normal Guthrie (DGu), Robert W. nestingat thesetwo locations. A A c• Pyrrhuloxia photo- range.Two Large-billedSavan- Hansen,Joan Hardie, Don & pair of Barn Swallowsfound graphedon SanMiguel I. July nah Sparrows,a form that dis- Marjorie Hastings,Karen A. nestingnear Riverside Aug. 21- 19-23 (DGu) was remarkable. persesnorthward after nesting Havlena,Loren R. Hays,Gjon 22 (RMcK) providedthe first There are about 10 records from around the head of the Gulf of Hazard, Matt T. Heindel, Tom breedingrecord in recenthistory the s.e.portion of the Region, California,were near Pt. Mugu & Jo Heindel,Ken Hollinga, for Riverside. alongwith 2 from the coastal on the somewhatearly date of ArthurHowe, Richard G. Jeffers, Eight singingCactus Wrens slope,indicating this species oc- June 24 (RJM), and the first Dick Johnson,Dexter Kelley, at JoshuaFlats, 25 mi e. of Big casionallywanders from its were found at the Salton Sea LloydE Kiff, Ed LaRue,Steve Pine,July 16 (T & JH) wereat knownrange; but in orderto July 7 (MAP). Grasshopper Layanon,Paul E. Lehman(Santa theedge of thisspedes' breeding reachSan Miguel I. an individ- Sparrowsare now quite rare in Barbara & Ventura),Victor range.A pair of Am. Robins ual would have to travel at least the developedareas along the Leipzig,Joan E. Lentz,Michael successfullyfledged one young 400 miles,including some 35 coast,hence a singingmale in J. Lippsmeyer,Sharon Lovejoy, in Mojavein July(MTH), out- milesof open ocean.On the the SanJose Hills nearWalnut, John McDonald, Chet Mc- sidethis species'known nest- other hand, there are no sources LosAngeles, Mar. 23-25 (DRW) Gaugh, Jeff McKay, Robert ing rangein California.ALe for escapeeson SanMiguel Is- and as many as four in the McKernan(Riverside), Stephen Conte'sThrasher in theCuyama land. Reportsof Rose-breastedPuente Hills near Pomona, Los Mlodinow,Randy J. Moore,El- Valleyof s.e. San Luis Obispo Grosbeaks included a male at Angeles,Apr. 3-June19 (SJM) ton L. Morel, Art Morley, June19 (BS)was at the n.w.ex- OceanoJune 12 (BS), one near were of interest. StephenJ. Myers,John O'Brien, tremeof thespedes' range. Pt. Sal in mid-June(DF), an- Small numbers of Great- JerryOldenettel, Michael A. Pat- A pair of SolitaryVireos on otherin GoletaJune 28 (PEL), tailedGrackles are now nesting ten, Laurie Patla, Kurt Rada- BlackMt. July 8 (MAP) were anda 4th in HuntingtonBeach as far north as Lone Pine in the maker, John Rosner, Jim S. graybirds of the interiorform July29-Aug. 4 (TG); reportsof OwensValley (T & JH), Cali- Royer,George Ruby, Ron Ryno, plumbeus,previously unre- Indigo Buntingsincluded a fornia City in the w. Mojave FlorenceSanchez, Brad Schram, corded on the San Jacinto malenear Big Pine June 28-July Desert(MOC), near Bakersfield Greg P. Smith, NancyStates, Mountains in summer. A Red- 15 (T & JH), threemales along in the s. San JoaquinValley Carl Stesher,John Storrer, Tom eyedVireo in Mentone, San the S. Fork of the Kern R. near (MOC), and around San Tomason,Philip Unitt, Richard Bernardino,June 9 (GH) wasa Weldonthroughout the period Diego/Oceansideon the coast E. Webster,Douglas R. Willick latespring vagrant. (SL),a malefeeding two young (EC), indicatingthe species (Orange),John C. Wilson,Roger (youngsuspected to be hybrids is still expandingits range. Zachary.An additional 60+ WOOD WARBLERS TO with Lazuli Bunting) near Bronzed Cowbirds continue to observers who could not be indi- FINCHES Morro BayJuly 12-14 (JMcD), expandtheir rangewestward viduallyacknowledged submit- A c• Tennessee Warbler in the two more near Santa Barbara with smallnumbers present in ted reportsthis season. -- GUY FremontValley of e. KernJune May 20-June12 (NS), and an- Brawley,Imperial throughat McCASKIE,San Diego Natural 16 (MTH) wasa springvagrant, otherin GoletaJune 26 (NS). leastJuly 29 (GMcC), andsin- HistoryMuseum, Balboa Park, as were the two N. Parulas with An ism. Black-throated glemales as far westas Borrego P.O. Box 1390, SanDiego, CA it, but a singingN. Parulaon Sparrowat Vail L. July20 (SJM) SpringsMay 27 (AM) andJune 92112.

1188- American Birds, Winter 1990 HAWAIIAN ISLANDS REGION RobertL. Pyle O'^u' Summerrainfall averages, which are considerablylower than in other seasons, were exceeded thisyear at two-thirdsof the states31 reportingstations. Cu- mulative amounts for 1990 re- mainabove normal at a majority of the stations,particularly in the southern islands of Maui and Hawall. The northern is- lands remain a bit drier.

Abbreviations: F.ES. (French FirgateShoals); H. (Hawai•L); K. (Kaua• L); O. (Okhu L); J.C.N.W.R. (James Camp- bell Nat? Wildlij• Reft, 0.); EH.N.W.R. (PeadHarbor Nat'l Ref.,o.). Moku Manu Islet,O., July25 supposedly they breed on at all seasons,but arenot known GREBES TO (MG). A small Pterodroma, Kaua'i,although a nest has never to nest there exceptfor one STORM-PETRELS probablya Bonin Petrel which is been found. anomalousnesting reported sev- A pairof Pied-billedGrebes was rarely observedin the main eraldecades ago. observedJune 11 building a nest Hawaiian Is., was found alive on TROPICBIRDS TO A stragglerCattle Egreton at AimakapaPond, H. (JL), Waimanalo Beach, O., and COOTS TernI., EES.,was first seen June wherethis species has self-colo- turnedin to SeaLife ParkJune A highlyunusual concentration 28 and found dead July 16 nizedover the pastdecade. It is 1, identified(DW), banded,and of 11 White-tailedTropicbirds, (JMe,fide CR). A highnumber otherwise unknown in the state releasedJune 6 (MB). Also, includingadults and immatures, (22) of Black-crownedNight- exceptfor a fewvagrant occur- threegrounded Newell's Shear- wasobserved at KealakekuaBay, Herons was recorded at Ki'i rencesin the 1970s.Laysan Al- waters(Threatened), picked up H., June15 (JL).More expected Unit,J.C.N.W.R., June 23 (PD). batrosses at Kilauea Point on May 26 andJune 2 & 5 in were the singlebirds sighted An ad. Little Blue Heron was N.W.R,, K., made 46 nest at- the Aiea-Mapunapunaarea of duringJune and July on O'ahu, sightedin flight at Puohala tempts during November- interior O'ahu, were taken to but at diverse locations includ- Marsh at the headof Waipi'o February,had 22 eggshatch and SeaLife Park,kept a few days ing Mokoli'i I., Pali Lookout, Pen.,O., Aug. 19 (MO) & 20 14young fledge successfully, the for rehabilitation, banded, and Haiku Valley(all PD), and Ka- (TS). This is one more occur- last one Aug. 14 (KF). This released(MB). At seaoff Kaena hala Beach (MO). Red-tailed rencein the samegeneral area comparesto nonefledged last Pt., O., three Newell'swere seen Tropicbirdsat or overManand wheresingle Little Blueshave yearwhen all chickswere lost to Aug.4 but noneAug. 19 (TS). I., the well-known O'ahu nest- beenobserved occasionally in an undeterminedpredator. An Duringa tripby helicopter to ing site,were reported during summerand fall during the past extensivecat-trapping program rarely-visitedMoku Manu Islet the summer in numbers from 2 severaldecades. They've been priorto the nestingseason may off MokapuPen., O., July25, to 7 pairs(PD, MG, BE, JE), recorded nowhere else in the well have contributed to this MG found 10 nests of Christ- but visitors on the island found state. yearsfledging success. Sightings masShearwater, including two onlyone fledgling (dead). A male and female N. Shov- of singleadult Laysansfrom adults on eggs, one young Two or three Masked Boobies eler were found at Honouliuli boats at sea4 mi off Kaena Pt., downychick, and olderchicks seen off the east end of Manand Unit, P.H.N.W.R.,June 6 (PD), O., Aug.19 (TS) andoff then. up to fledgling size. Moku I. Aug. 11were considered un- a very late date. At Hakalau shoreof Kaua'iAug. 26 (RM) Manuis the only known nesting usualthere (JE). None was re- N.W.R., H., a Hawaiian Hawk were on unusual late summer site of Christmas Shearwater in ported by other visitors to (Endangered)was observed dates. themain Hawaiian Is., although Manand.But 12pairs, most with catchingand eating a young Four nestsof Bulwer'sPetrel, theynest in modestnumbers in a half-to fully-grownchick, were drepanid,probably a Hawai'i none containing eggs, were the N.W. Hawaiian Is. A bird foundon Moku Manu I. July Akepa(Endangered) since a pair foundon ManandIslet, O., July heardcalling just after midnight 25, along with hundredsof of agitated ad. Akepa were 14 (MG). During the Hawaii July 18 overa lightedparking BrownBooby nests containing nearby(JL). Three males and a Audubontrip to ManandJuly lot at Honolulu Airport was chicksof all ages(MG). The female Com. Peafowl were seen 15, Bulwer'swere found nesting thoughtto havepossibly been a sameday an estimated400 July 14 alongthe roadto Pea- "in goodnumbers" with eggs Band-rumped Storm-Petrel Great Frigatebirdsin ratio of cock Flatsin n.w. O'ahu (JL), anddowny chicks seen, and sev- (PD). Individualsof this enig- 6:3:1 ad. males: ad. females: im- wherethe specieshas existed in eral adultswere heard calling matic specieshave been re- matures were on and near Moku thewild for morethan a century (BE). One nestwith an adultin- corded in the main Hawaiian Is. Manu (MG). Individualsof the sincebeing introduced reput- cubatingone egg was found on irregularlyover the years,and speciesare found roosting there edlyby Hawaiianroyalty. Nine

Volume 44, Number 5 ' 1189 adultsand five juv. Hawaiian lastyear (JL). Very few of thisin- (Com.)Moorhens (Endangered) somedistinct diffetvames (Mas- troducedspecies are seen in that foundat Ki'i Unit June23 (PD) Smallterns seen occasionally sey, Auk93:760-773, 1976). regionfrom April to July, and no madea goodhigh count. One -in summer and fall in Hawaii This year,one Least/Little nestshave been found there. Hawaiian (Am.) Coot (Endan- -hadtraditionally been reported Tern was seen regularly atAima- gered)was observed Aug. 3 in a as Least Term (S. antillarum) kapaPond. H., fromJune into DREPANIDS TO ranch pond near Keanakolu from North America,even for a August,but was already in non: ESTRILDIDS Cabin at 5360 ft on the n.e. while after the Least Tern was breedingplumage (PB, BM, JL, On the semi-annualsurvey of flank of Mauna Kea, H., an un- split from the easternhemi- RD). Anotherwas at Honouliuli Pallia (Endangered)on Mauna usuallyhigh elevationfor this sphereLitde Tern (S. albifrons). Unit., EH,N.W. IL, on several KeaJuly 9-12, 230 individuals species(TL, fide TP). Recendy,however, most such datesin early• butits plu- were countedon the regular individualshave been reported magewas not &refrained (PC). transects.This wasthe highest SHORBIRDS TO as Least/LitdeTerns, especially An individual at Kahuku Pt. summer count in the past TERNS aftera specimencollected at Pond was in fine breeding decade,although somewhat Bristle-thighedCurlews are ir- TernL, EES.,proved m be a plumagewhen first found Aug. lower than the winter counts regularlyobserved early fall mi- LittleTern of the racepusilia 8 (PD, RLP),and was thought (TP). Elevendetections of Aki- grantsin the mainHawaiian Is., from eastern Asia. This was possiblyto have the darker apolaau(Endangered) were also althoughnon-breeders occur in Hawaii'sfirst preservedsped- rump and tail colorof a Least recorded. At Hakalau Nat'l goodnumbers through most of menof eitherspecies, and pro- Tern (PD). It wasseen again Wildlife Ref., H., a nestof Aki- the year in the unpopulated videdthe basisfor addingS. Aug,26 and Sept. 2; bythe lat- apolaauwas found under con- N.W. Hawaiian Is. Thus it was a/b•ms to theA.O.U. Check- terdate the bird had a definitely structionJune 8 but evidently doublysignificant when two list. It wasfollowed by a 2nd grayishnm• andtail but was wasnever completed 0L). were foundat Kahuku Pt. Pond, spedmen,also determined to be alreadywell into its molt to A Maul Parrotbill (Endan- O., Aug. 8 (PD, RLP), one of pusilia, collectedat Midway otherfeatures of itswinter plu- gere• super-rare)was carefully which had colorbands placed ,Atollin August1989. mage,Some fairly good recoM- observedby a Park Naturalist on the bird a year earlier at . Clapp (SElepaio'49:41-46,ings of its call wereobtained leadinga visitors'hike in Wai- LaysanI. (fideJMa). Another 1989y describedthe great Sept.2 (RLP). kamoiPreserve adjoining Hal- color-bandedBristle-thighed difficultiesof separatingthese Thequestion remains of how eakalaNat'l Park, Maul, Aug. 20 was spottedat SouthPt., H., speciesin thefield by plumage. many,if any,of Hawaii's visiting (VG). One had been observed Aug.18 (BM). Thesehad prob- The charactermost easily seen terns are Least. A few recent 10 months earlier in the same ablymade the roundtrip from in the field, the difference in sightingshave been judged Least generalarea, which is about11 Hawaii to the Alaskan tundra colorof rumpand tail between Ternby plumageor call.But km westof the Hanawiregion andback. Ruddy Turnstones are pud//aand LeastTern, is valM clearlythere is an opportunity in where most recent observations usually the earliest migrant only for breedingplumaged Hawaii,perhaps unique in the of Parrotbill have been made. At shorebirds to return in late sum- adults which are not often seen world,to try,to workout com- the studyarea in HakalauNar'l mer.This year eight were found in Hawaii.Calk of thetwo spe- parativefield differentiations be- WildlifeRef., Hawai'i Creepers at IG'i Unit June23 (PD), 15 ciesare analogous,but have tweenthese two terns. (Endangered),juvenile Amakihi, were on Manana I. July 14 andAkepa (Endangered) were all (MG), "alot" in partialbreeding downin generalnumbers from plumagewere on the grassy Crow, (criticallyEndangered) bothWhite-rumped Shama and lastyears levels. Only twojuv. dunesat Ki'i Unit July16 (PC), wasseen June 20 in the statePun Hwameiwere observed during Akepahave been caught and six were at Waipi'o Pen., O., WaawaaWildlife Sanctuary, set June in lower KalalauValley bandedthis yearcompared to July 17 (PD), and seven in aside for the crows, on the n. alongthe isolatedn. shoreof 14 by theend of Julylast year. breedingplumage at Kahala slopeof HualalaiMtn., H. (RD Kaua'i. However,16 Akepanests were Beach,O., July22 (MO). The et al.). None had been seen in The introduced Red-billed foundthis year and 13 young Julybirds at leastwere probably thisarea for 6 years.This female Leiothrix, once one of the most fledgedsuccessfully from them earlyreturning migrants. Gulls hadbeen banded as a youngbird abundantspecies in O'ahu's (JD. rarely if ever over-summerin in this same area in 1977, and forestsuntil its population there Black-rumped Waxbills, Hawaii, but two Ring-billeds was known to have nested there abruptlycrashed some 20 years scarcestof the introduced Estril- were seenrepeatedly through morethan once in ensuingyears. ago,seems now m bemaking a dids,were reported again in the this summer at Ki'i Unit and The Sanctuaryis about25 mi slow comeback. Scattered obser- traditionallocality near Pun nearbyKahuku Pt. Pond(v.o.). from McCandlessRanch, where vations, increasingin recent Anahulu,H. Onewas seen June One wasin full adukplumage what arethought m be the last years,were augmented this sea- 9 andthree on June 13 (JL). and the other almost so. remnant wild Hawaiian Crows sonby reportsof oneto fivein- Reportsfrom severalvisits to currentlyreside. Subsequent vis- dividualson Aiea,Lanipo, and Contributors: Marlie Breese, Manana and Moku Manu islets itsfailed to find the bird again. Woodlawntrails (PD), and two Phil Bruner,Paul Chang, Reg off O'ahu in Julyand August An Elepaioheard scolding at the uppersmall reservoir on David, Dick Davis, PeterDon- suggestthat SootyTerns may andseen on Lanipotrail, O., at Nuuanu Pall Rd. Aug. 18 aldson,Bruce Eilerts, John Eng- havefledged very few, if any, 1650 ft elevationJuly 22 (PD) (MO). DD reportedthem regu- bring,Kathleen Fruth, Michael youngfrom either colony this wasencouraging, asthe popula- larlyin the backof Maunawill Gochfeld, Vikki Grieve, Cath- year (MG, BE, JE). Brown tion of thisendemic species on Valleyin mid-July,now heard leen Hodges,Torrie Huarez, Noddies, which nest later than O'ahuseems to becrashing. Ele- andseen there more frequently Jaan Lepson,Tod Lum, Jeff the Sooties,were reported nest- palosalso were reportedly seen thana fewyears ago. Marks, Jan Megyesi, Brien ing in goodnumbers on both faidyregularly at a rarely-visited Mixed flocks of 20-80 adult Meilleur, Richard Morris, Mike isletswith manychicks and eggs location in the back of Man- and imm. Yellow-fronted Ca- Ord, ThanePratt, Craig Row- seen. nawiliValley where a newtrail is nariesmoved up, apparently land, Jim Shipp, Tim Sut- being constructed.A family from lower elevations,into the terfield, Tom Telfer, Dave CROWS TO groupof fiveor sixindividuals manane-naio forests on the w. Woodside.--ROBERT L. CANARIES wasseen more than once(DD). sideof MaunaKea, H., during PYLE, 741 N. Kalaheo Ave., A lone color-banded Hawaiian Adultsand beggingjuveniles of August,somewhat earlier than Kailua, HI 96734.

1190 - American Birds, Winter 1990 WEST INDIES REGION Robert L. Norton

Dry conditionscontinued to dominate, at least in the north- eastern Caribbean, where rain- fall was34% belowaverage in Juneand 39% belowaverage in July.Reduced rainfall may havebeen slightly beneficial for nestingseabirds, especially ground-nesters. Wetland habitats of Barbuda makeup a significantresource in the northeastern Caribbean. Servingas an integral part of the international network of wet- lands,they are important to the survival of West Indian Whistling-Duckas well as mi- grantshorebirds and seabirds. One of the largestMagnificent Frigatebirdcolonies in theWest the speciesin the GreaterAn- TERNS TO MontegoBay, Jamaica (CF, JA). Indies may be found at Co- tillesin general.At the inland NIGHTHAWKS LeastTerns were seen July 17 dringtonLagoon, Barbuda; de- cormorantcolony at SanSal- Ongoingsurveys continued this at Barbuda's northern salinas, velopmentschemes there could vador,Bahamas, the availability yearon theeastern Puerto Rico where they probably nest threatenone of themost impor- of freshwater may be crucialto Bank,the largesttropical West- (RLN). tant wildlife reserves in the understandingthe seasonal ern Atlanticbreeding area for White-crownedPigeons were Region. "turnover" of Double-crested the RoseateTern (RLN). Ros- abundantJuly 14-15 at Barbuda Littlesummer season birding and Olivaceous cormorants eatesnested later than last year (RLN), whereillegal hunting by activitywas reported this year, (SBT). On July 14, a 32-mile and apparentlyfavored the non-nationalsis a concern(fide so I have supplementedthis sail from St. John's,Antigua, B.V.I., as more were seenthere IP). One White-crowned was short summerreport with an north to Barbuda on the An- than in any otheryear of the notedJuly 16 in St.John's, An- Addendum of late but interest- tigua-Barbudamarine shelf pro- surveys(RLN). On GreenCay, tigua(RLN), in a recreational ingaccounts from spring. ducedonly one Magnificent eastof JostVan Dyke,an esti- park wheresome mature trees Frigatebirdand two Bridled mated 1200 pairswere found havebeen preserved, indicating Abbreviations: B.V.I. (British Terns (RLN). nestingon June 10; contents of a plasticityof habitatuse -- a l•rginIslands). At Anegada,five summering 850 nestswere tallied (average hopefulsign. CrestedQuail- SemipalmatedPlovers were clutch size 1.47) beforethe ob- Doveswere heard and seenJune TROPICBIRD• TO noted June 16, and a Greater serversleft the cay for fear of ad- 3 at Windsor Cave near the SHOREBIRDS Yellowlegswas also seen on that verselyaffecting the colony. The CockpitCountry, Jamaica (CF, The name"White-tailed Trop- date (RLN). Two Red Knots numbers of Roseares observed JA).Antillean Nighthawks were icbird"appeared to be a mis- seenJune 16 on Anegadarepre- loafingand feeding in the area abundantin theearly evening of nomerfor birdsseen in May at sentedthe firstJune record for equalledthose seen in the col- June16 at Anegada,the eastern San Salvador, Bahamas, where the West Indies (RLN). At a ony.Perhaps as manyas 2600 terminusof thespecies' breeding the adultshad buff-orange cen- small inland salinas n.w. of Co- birds were in the vicinity of rangein the GreaterAntilles tral rectrices(SBT). The same dringtonLagoon, Barbuda, two GreenCay that day (RLN, GT). (RLN). The absenceof the in- condition has been noted on Leastand 25 Semipalmated Numbersof nestingGull- troducedMongoose from this breedingWhite-taileds in the sandpiperswere noted July 15 billed Terns have dropped island has allowed terrestrial Virgin Islands(RLN). A cor- (RLN). Five Stilt Sandpipers steadilyat Anegadasince 1980 fauna,such as this nighthawk morant seen June 1 at the and four Ruddy Turnstones (RLN). LeastTerns appear to be and the AnegadaRock Iguana, coastal freshwater fish-farm out- wereseen June 16 at Anegada, holdingon at Anegada,and an to survive as relicts on the east- sideFalmouth, Jamaica (CF, JA) andsingles of eachwere at the occasionalRoseate Tern pair ern Puerto Rico Bank. was identified as an Olivaceous CodringtonLagoon complex on nestswith the Leasts,as was the Cormorant, apparentlyun- July15 (RLN).Nesting Willets caseon June 16 (RLN); but Addendum:The following notes recordedfrom Jamaica(fide (three) were seen June 16 at Sandwichand Royalterns were arefrom the DominicanRepub- AD). Populationsof Olivaceous Anegada(RLN); a Willet was notseen in theusual large num- lic in January1990 (all DL, Cormorants have increased in seenduring June at St. Croix bersat thewest end of Flamingo CH). Over 100 GreaterFlamin- Cubain recentdecades, possibly (DK), where nests had been Pond Bird Sanctuaryon Ane- goswere seen on BeataI., and because of extensive fish-farm- foundin the eady 1980s(FS, gada.Least and Sandwich terns 20%young were estimated from ing and riceproduction there RLN). Three Willets seen at wereseen July 14 at St. John's an overflighton Jan.27. In ad- (fideOG), and this couldac- BarbudaJuly 15 (RLN) also Harbor,Antigua (RLN), and dition,19 wereseen at LagoEn- count for increased numbers of couldhave been nesting birds. two Leastswere noted June 1 at riquilloJan. 10. Both Barn Owl

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