Vol. 40, No. 6
Nov/Dec 2008
Table of Contents [PDF: 318k]
A Birding Interview with Peter Pyle [PDF: 200k]
WebExtra [PDF: 973k] A Birding Interview – Additional Content
Sightings [PDF: 186k] Mid-September to Early October 2008
News and Notes by Paul Hess [PDF: 305k]
Fea’s or Zino’s Petrel? ~ Tanager Taxonomy
Red Crossbill Diversity ~ Phalarope Feeding Mechanics
Annual Report of the ABA Checklist Committee [PDF: 1.1M]
Birding in Iraq: A Photo Essay by Thomas Dove [PDF: 2.8M]
WebExtra [PDF: 990k] Birding in Iraq – Additional Content
Photo Quiz Answers by Cameron Cox [PDF: 251k] Spring at St. Paul
Table of Contents [PDF: 621k]
A Birding Interview with Donna Dittmann [PDF: 138k]
Sightings [PDF: 200k] Mid-July to Early August 2008
News and Notes by Paul Hess [PDF: 321k]
Anna’s Hummingbird Dive-sound Mystery ~ Sage-Grouse Translocations
Macaulay Library’s Treasury of Sounds ~ Beck’s Petrel and Its Finders
WebExtra
News and Notes – Additional Content
Field Identification of Western & Eastern Wood-Pewees by Cin-Ty Lee, Andrew Birch, and Ted Lee Eubanks [PDF: 1.3M]
Temporal Distribution of the Coastal Plain Swamp Sparrow: The Importance of Field Identification by Russell Greenberg, Brian Olsen, Barbara Ballentine, Sarah Warner, and Ray Danner [PDF: 1.6M]
Photo Quiz Answers by Ted Floyd [PDF: 281k] Location, Location, Location
Table of Contents [PDF: 160k]
A Birding Interview with Jon L. Dunn [PDF: 149k]
Sightings [PDF: 219k] Mid-May to Early June 2008
News and Notes by Paul Hess [PDF: 286k]
Mojave Raven Populations ~ Altamira Oriole Conservation
Yellowthroat Mask and Bib ~ Tracking Birds by Parasites
Hybrid Bald Eagle x Steller’s Sea-Eagle from Vancouver Island, British Columbia by William S. Clark [PDF: 1.3M]
Identification of North American Peeps: A Different Approach to an Old Problem by Cameron Cox [PDF: 1.3M]
WebExtra [PDF: 956k] Identification of North American Peeps – Additional Content
Photo Quiz Answers by Jessie H. Barry [PDF: 260k] Duck, Duck, Goose
Table of Contents [PDF: 185k]
A Birding Interview with Lisa White [PDF: 132k]
Publication Preview by Brad Schram [PDF: 1.5M] A Birder’s Guide to Southern California
Sightings [PDF: 167k] Early March to Early April 2008
News and Notes by Paul Hess [PDF: 272k]
First-year Migrants May Need Experience ~ Western Warbler Hybrid Zones
Grebe-Flamingo Relationships ~ Widespread Impact of West Nile Virus
WebExtra [PDF: 33k] News and Notes – Additional Content
Bachman’s Sparrow the Order of the Phoenix by Jim Cox and Clark Jones [PDF: 1.5M]
Greenland Geese in North America by Dominic F. Sherony [PDF: 1.2M]
Photo Quiz Answers by Tony Leukering [PDF: 1.5M] Here’s Lookin’ At You…Spizella?
Table of Contents [PDF: 225k]
A Birding Interview with Pete Dunne [PDF: 130k]
Flight Path by Tom Pincelli [PDF: 780k] A Few Thoughts About the ABA
Sightings [PDF: 126k] Mid-January to Early February 2008
News and Notes by Paul Hess [PDF: 333k]
Revisions Proposed in Raptor Taxonomy ~ Fruit Lovers Prefer Invasive Plants
Birds Can Change Tree Chemistry ~ Find “Target Birds” with IBA Website
Field Separation of Sooty and Short-tailed Shearwaters by Greg Gillson [PDF: 1.1M]
Interactions and Hybridization between Altamira and Audubon’s Orioles in the Lower Rio Grande Valley by Michael Patrikeev, Jack C. Eitniear, Scott M. Werner, and Paul C. Palmer [PDF: 775k]
WebExtra (Additional Content)
A Closer . . . Listen: Unraveling Chickadee Vocalizations by Brian Taber
Table of Contents [PDF: 253k]
A Birding Interview with John Fitzpatrick [PDF: 149k]
Flight Path by Chip Clouse [PDF: 1.8M] 2007 ABA Convention Report: Lafayette, Louisiana · 23-29 April 2007
Sightings [PDF: 121k] Mid-November to Early December 2007
News and Notes by Paul Hess [PDF: 334k]
Chipping Sparrow Songs ~ California Parrot Project
Gill Nets and Murres ~ Mountain Chickadees’ Genetic “Footprints”
WebExtra [PDF: 31k] News and Notes – Additional Content
Birding and the Dark Side by Paul Lehman [PDF: 1.1M]
The Origins and Legacy of BirdChat by Chuck Otte [PDF: 878k]