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Studies of Western Birds, WFO’s new monograph series
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Western Birds solicits papers that are useful to and understandable by amateur field ornithologists and that contribute significantly to the scientific literature. The journal welcomes contributions from both professionals and amateurs. Appropriate topics include distribution, migration, status, identification, geographic variation, conservation, behavior, ecology, population dynamics, habitat requirements, the effects of pollution, and techniques for censusing, sound recording, and photographing birds in the field. Papers of general interest will be considered regardless of their geographic origin, but particularly desired are reports of studies done in or bearing on the Rocky Mountain and Pacific states and provinces, including Alaska and Hawai'i, western Texas, northwestern Mexico, and the northeastern Pacific Ocean. |
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Western Birds Volume 39-1 Contents Notes |
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Western Birds Volume 38-4 Contents Notes |
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Western Birds Volume 38-3 Contents The 31st Report of the California Bird Records Committee: 2005 Records --Marshall J. Iliff, Guy McCaskie, and Matthew T. Heindel Colonization of the Eastern Bluebird along the Rio Grande in New Mexico --Jean-Luc E. Cartron, Michael D. Means, David L. Hawksworth, and Deborah M. Finch Notes Increasing Winter Abundance of the Marbled Godwit in Washington --Joseph B. Buchanan Pellet-Casting by a Western Scrub-Jay --Mary J. Elpers and Jeff B. Knight A White-crowned Sparrow with Three Legs --Anja M. Schiller, Keith W. Larson, and John D. Alexander Great Horned Owl Diurnal Response to a Passerine Distress Vocalization --Robert M. Bogardus, Kent A. Hatch, and Landon R. Jones A California Specimen of the Wedge-tailed Shearwater --Steve N. G. Howell A Nesting Record of the Masked Booby from Guerrero, Southern Mexico --José Alfredo Castillo-Guerrero, Juan Pablo Ceyca, and Eric Mellink Predation by the Sonoran Whipsnake on Birds in Southwestern New Mexico --Carroll D. Littlefield The Short Tale of a Melanistic Black-vented Shearwater --Steve N. G. Howell Book Reviews --Steve N, G. Howell and David Lukas Featured Photo: Identification at Sea of Hawaiian and Galapagos Petrels --Michael P. Force, Sophie W. Webb, and Steve N. G. Howell |
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Western Birds Volume 38-2 Contents Arizona Bird Committee Report, 2000–2004 Records --Gary H. Rosenberg, Kurt Radamaker, and Mark M. Stevenson Breeding Avifaunal Changes in the San Francisco Bay Area 1927–2005 --William G. Bousman Notes A Ross’s Gull Reaches Southern California --Guy McCaskie The Brandt’s Cormorant in Alaska --Steven C. Heinl and Andrew W. Piston First Record of a Northern Lapwing in Alaska and Western North America --Michael T. Schwitters A Sabine’s Gull in Coahuila: First Record from the Interior of México --Aldegundo Garza de León and Samuel López de Aquino Book Reviews --Jessie H. Barry and Chris Elphick Featured Photo: Wilson’s and Common Snipes --Jon L. Dunn and Jonathan Alderfer President’s Message --Dave Kreuper |
ARCHIVES COMING SOON!
Back issues (print) of Western Birds
Back issues of Western Birds within the U.S. are available for $35 per volume or $9 for single issues, plus $1.00 for postage. Outside the U.S., rates are $45 per volume, $12 for single issues. Send payment by check to WFO Treasurer Robbie Fischer, 1359 Solano Drive, Pacifica, CA 94044. The special issue on parrots — Vol. 28, No. 4 — is no longer in print. Limited copies of the special issue on California Gnatcatchers — Vol. 29, No. 4 — are available for $25 including shipping until depleted.
PDFs of articles from all back issues of Western Birds, except for the last three years, are now searchable and downloadable from the SORA website.
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Electronic access to past articles in Western BirdsPDFs of articles from all back issues of Western Birds, except for the last three years, are now searchable and downloadable from the SORA website.
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Back issues (1970–2004) of Western Birds are now available and searchable online at the Searchable Ornithological Research Archives (SORA) website maintained by the University of New Mexico. This was made possible by generous contributions from WFO’s members to our Publication Fund and by additional fundraising by the WFO Board. We are very grateful to all for their contributions, and we hope that everyone with an interest in field ornithology in western North America will take advantage of the easy accessibility of past issues of the journal.
To view back issues, go to the SORA homepage, click on the link to California Birds/Western Birds, select the appropriate year and issue, and choose the article you are seeking.
To search for articles by keyword, author, or title, simply check the box for Western Birds, enter your search phrase, and click on “Submit.” The articles that appear are downloadable as PDFs.
Our hope is to update Western Birds on SORA regularly, so that all but the most recent two volumes of the journal are available at the site.
Thanks again to those generous members who donated funding to support making Western Birds more available to researchers and the public through this wonderful resource. Happy viewing!
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How do I submit a contribution to Western Birds?To view back issues, go to the SORA homepage, click on the link to California Birds/Western Birds, select the appropriate year and issue, and choose the article you are seeking.
To search for articles by keyword, author, or title, simply check the box for Western Birds, enter your search phrase, and click on “Submit.” The articles that appear are downloadable as PDFs.
Our hope is to update Western Birds on SORA regularly, so that all but the most recent two volumes of the journal are available at the site.
Thanks again to those generous members who donated funding to support making Western Birds more available to researchers and the public through this wonderful resource. Happy viewing!
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Western Birds solicits papers that are useful to and understandable by amateur field ornithologists and that contribute significantly to the scientific literature. The journal welcomes contributions from both professionals and amateurs. Appropriate topics include distribution, migration, status, identification, geographic variation, conservation, behavior, ecology, population dynamics, habitat requirements, the effects of pollution, and techniques for censusing, sound recording, and photographing birds in the field. Papers of general interest will be considered regardless of their geographic origin, but particularly desired are reports of studies done in or bearing on the Rocky Mountain and Pacific states and provinces, including Alaska and Hawai'i, western Texas, northwestern Mexico, and the northeastern Pacific Ocean.
To submit a manuscript, send three copies on paper as well as an electronic file to:
Associate Editor Kathy Molina
Section of Ornithology
Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History
900 Exposition Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90007
kmolina@nhm.org
Before preparing your manuscript, please read the Suggestions to Contributors to Western Birds in full.
Good photographs of rare and unusual birds, unaccompanied by an article but with caption including species, date, locality, and other pertinent information are wanted for publication in Western Birds. Submit photos and captions to the Photo Editor. Also needed are black-and-white pen and ink drawings of western birds. Please send these, with captions, to the Graphics Manager.
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SUGGESTIONS TO CONTRIBUTORS TO WESTERN BIRDS [click to download]To submit a manuscript, send three copies on paper as well as an electronic file to:
Associate Editor Kathy Molina
Section of Ornithology
Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History
900 Exposition Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90007
kmolina@nhm.org
Before preparing your manuscript, please read the Suggestions to Contributors to Western Birds in full.
Good photographs of rare and unusual birds, unaccompanied by an article but with caption including species, date, locality, and other pertinent information are wanted for publication in Western Birds. Submit photos and captions to the Photo Editor. Also needed are black-and-white pen and ink drawings of western birds. Please send these, with captions, to the Graphics Manager.
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Studies of Western Birds, WFO’s new monograph series
Studies of Western Birds, a monograph series of Western Field Ornithologists, publishes original scholarly contributions
to field ornithology from both professionals and amateurs that are too long for inclusion in Western Birds. The region of
interest is the Rocky Mountain and Pacific states and provinces, including Alaska and Hawaii, western Texas, northwestern
Mexico, and the northeastern Pacific Ocean. Subject matter may include studies of distribution and abundance, population
dynamics, other aspects of ecology, geographic variation, systematics, life history, migration, behavior, and conservation.
The first volume of this series has been published and is available for ordering:
Shuford, W. D., and T. Gardali, eds. 2008. California Bird Species of Special Concern: A ranked assessment of species, subspecies, and distinct populations of birds of immediate conservation concern in California. Studies of Western Birds 1. Western Field Ornithologists, Camarillo, California, and California Department of Fish and Game, Sacramento.
WFO is accepting submissions for future monographs. See the submission guidelines here, and submit manuscripts to the editor:
Kenneth P. Able
Bob’s Creek Ranch
535-000 Little Valley Rd.
McArthur, CA 96056.
We highly recommend discussing potential submissions with the editor prior to manuscript preparation (email: kenable@hughes.net).
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GUIDELINES FOR PREPARATION OF MANUSCRIPTS FOR STUDIES OF WESTERN BIRDS [click to download]The first volume of this series has been published and is available for ordering:
Shuford, W. D., and T. Gardali, eds. 2008. California Bird Species of Special Concern: A ranked assessment of species, subspecies, and distinct populations of birds of immediate conservation concern in California. Studies of Western Birds 1. Western Field Ornithologists, Camarillo, California, and California Department of Fish and Game, Sacramento.
WFO is accepting submissions for future monographs. See the submission guidelines here, and submit manuscripts to the editor:
Kenneth P. Able
Bob’s Creek Ranch
535-000 Little Valley Rd.
McArthur, CA 96056.
We highly recommend discussing potential submissions with the editor prior to manuscript preparation (email: kenable@hughes.net).
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Editor: Philip Unitt, San Diego Natural History Museum, P.O. Box 121390, San Diego, CA 92112-1390; birds@sdnhm.org
Assistant Editor: Kathy Molina, Section of Ornithology, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, 900 Exposition Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90007; kmolina@nhm.org
Associate Editors: Doug Faulkner, Daniel D. Gibson, Robert A. Hamilton, Ronald R. LeValley, Tim Manolis, Kathy Molina, Michael A. Patten, Dan Reinking
Graphics Manager: Virginia P. Johnson, San Diego, CA; gingerj5@juno.com
Photo Editor: Peter LaTourrette, Los Altos, CA; petelat1@stanford.edu
Featured Photo: Joseph Morlan, Pacifica, CA; jmorlan@ccsf.edu
Book Reviews: Alan Contreras, Eugene, OR; acontrer@mindspring.com
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Assistant Editor: Kathy Molina, Section of Ornithology, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, 900 Exposition Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90007; kmolina@nhm.org
Associate Editors: Doug Faulkner, Daniel D. Gibson, Robert A. Hamilton, Ronald R. LeValley, Tim Manolis, Kathy Molina, Michael A. Patten, Dan Reinking
Graphics Manager: Virginia P. Johnson, San Diego, CA; gingerj5@juno.com
Photo Editor: Peter LaTourrette, Los Altos, CA; petelat1@stanford.edu
Featured Photo: Joseph Morlan, Pacifica, CA; jmorlan@ccsf.edu
Book Reviews: Alan Contreras, Eugene, OR; acontrer@mindspring.com
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