Subject: Contents of Journal of Field Ornithology (Winter 1996)
Date: Jan 27 02:23:36 1996
From: JAnder6788 at aol.com - JAnder6788 at aol.com


Tweets and OBOLers,

I thought folks might be interested in the contents of the Winter 1996 Volume
of the Journal of Field Ornithol. 67(1). Kind of long, but some of you might
find something interesting.

Jon. Anderson
Olympia, WA
JAnder6788 at aol.com (temporary trial address)

Foraging Behavior and Reproductive Success in Chinstrap Penguins: The Effects
of Transmitter Attachment. Croll, Donald A, John K Jansen, Michael E Goebel,
Peter L Boveng and John L Bengtson. 1-9. No effect on foraging trip
duration, nest visit duration or the number of foraging trips per day.
However, adults equipped with transmitters had significantly lower chick
survival rates than control animals (higher nest failure rates among adults
fitted with transmitters).

Polyterritorial Polygyny in North American Passerines. Norman L. Ford.
10-16. (Polyterritoriality is the concurrent holding of two or more
disjunct territories in association with polygynous matings)

The Nesting and Breeding Biology of the South American Tern in Northern
Patagonia. Jose' Alejandro Scolaro, Sonia Laurenti and He'ctor Gallelli.
17-24. (Sterna hirundinacea)

Feeding Behavior of Nesting Choughs in the Scottish Hebrides. Eric M Bignal,
David I McCracken, Richard A Stillman and Gy N Ovenden. 25-43. (Pyrrhocorax
pyrrhocorax)
Over 90% of each of 3 marked pair's time was spent in food collection
activity, and invertebrate sampling indicated that the birds were feeding
mainly on soil-dwelling tipulid fly larvae. Pasture management implications
were discussed - noting that choughs used pastures that were heavily grazed
by sheep, cattle and/or geese during the winter. "..medium to high swards in
the autumn tend to encourage high numbers of tipulid larvae during the
following winter and spring, whereas the low swards in the late winter and
early spring allow the birds access to the tipulid larvae in the
soil..before..and during the incubation and nestling periods."

Communal Roosting of the Crested Caracara in Southern Guatemala. Matthew D
Johnson and James D Gilardi. 44-47. Roost used throughout the winter by
mainly (70%) immature caracaras. Roost may facilitate acquisition of rare
and patchily distributed food.

Status of the Least Tern in the Gulf of California. Eduardo Palacios and
Eric Mellink. 48-58. (Sterna antillarum along gulf coasts of Baja
California, Baja California Sur y Sonora. ~400 breeding pairs)

Performance of a Non-Rotating Direction-Finder for Automatic Radio Tracking.
Ronald P Larkin, Arlo Raim and Robert H Diehl. 59-71. Low-maintencance
device reported.

The Size and Shape of Eggs from a Welsh Population of Pied Flycatchers -
Testing Hoyt's Use of Egg Dimensions to Ascertain Egg Volume. Michael D Kern
and Richard J Cowie. 72-81. (Ficedula hypoleuca)

Mist Netting from a Boat in Forested Wetlands. R Randy Wilson and Roger S
Allan. 82-85. They set up their nets in a jon boat - Stuart, are you going
to try this one?

Food Habits of Diving Ducks in the Great Lakes After the Zebra Mussel
Invasion. Christine M Custer and Thomas W Custer. 86-99. Most Redheads, L
Scaup and Goldeneye and 60% of Buffleheads ate mussels, only 9% of
Canvasbacks. Mussels dominated in the diets of L Scaup and C Goldeneyes, but
not in buffleheads, redheads or cans.

Nesting Characteristics of Hooded Mergansers, Wood Ducks, European Starlings
and Tree Swallows in Wisconsin. Gregory J Soulliere and Thomas P Rusch.
100-104.

A Comparison of Diurnal Time Budgets from Paired Interior Canada Geese With
and Without Offspring. David F Caithamer, Robert J Gates and Thomas C Tacha.
105-113. "..Parents spent more time alert than pairs during fall, winter
and spring." (something us human parents already knew....)

The Diet of Nestling Eurasian Nuthatches. Vladimir V Pravosudov and Elena V
Pravosudova. 114-118. Plecoptera, Lepidoptera, Hymenoptera and Arachnoidea.

Timing of Migration and Status of Vireos (Vireonidae) in Louisiana. J.V.
Remsen Jr, Steven W Cardiff and Donna L Dittmann. 119-140. In general,
migrant vireos in spring are more common on the coast than inland, while the
reverse is true in the fall.

Demographic Characteristics of Molting Black Brant Near Teshekpuk Lake,
Alaska. Karen S Bollinger and Dirk V Derksen. 141-158. Captured birds were
76% adults and 57% males.

Habitat Associations of Birds in the Georgia Piedmont During Winter. Donald
H White and Cameron B Kepler. 159-166. Species richness and diversity were
greatest in mature pines and lowest in planted pine plantations. Species
evenness was greater in mature pines and upland hardwoods than in pine
plantations. (Well, do tell...)

Responses of Red-winged Blackbirds, Yellow-headed Blackbirds and Marsh Wrens
to Glyphosate-Induced Alterations in Cattail Density. George M Linz, Dage C
Blixt, David L Bergman and Wm J Bleier. 167-176. Results of this study
suggest that numbers of these three wetland-dwelling species were limited by
altering cattail density. (uh-huh..)

A Method for Replacing Tail-Mounted Radio Transmitters on Birds. Janice A
Reid, Robert B Horn and Eric Forsman. 177-180. Super-glue to tail rectrices
of Spotted Owls, good for up to 2 years (until molt) and doesn't damage the
feathers

Breeding Birds on Bottomland Hardwood Regeneration Areas on the Delta
National Forest. George A Hurst and Thomas R Bourland. 181-187.
Information on effects of clear-cutting and diff. methods of site
preparation to regenerate hardwood forests on breeding bird densities.