PICTORIAL HIGHLIGHTS 
1 • This Elegant Tern was one of two that visited a Tucson pond 7-10 
(here 7) June 2009, representing only an eighth Arizona record. Pho- 
tograph by Pierre Deviche. 
2 • Photographed at La Laguna, Baja California Sur on 9 August 2009, 
this first-summer male Tropical Parula is apparently of subspecies in- 
sularis. The amount of white in the wings and tail, the extensive yel- 
low throat, and the rich coloration below all suggest this subspecies 
rather than graysoni of Socorro Island, which was originally reported 
from Baja California Sur, although none of the state's five records are 
referable to that taxon. Photograph by Steven G. MIodinow. 
3 • A subspecies little known to most birders, this fledgling San Lucan 
Cassin's Vireo [V. c. lucasanus) was nicely documented at La Burrera, at 
the western base of the Sierra de La Laguna, Baja California Sur 10 
August 2009. Adults of this subspecies often resemble Blue-headed 
Vireos more than Cassin's. Photograph by Steven 6. MIodinow. 
4 • Discovered 20 June 2009 (here), this Western Scrub-Jay was still 
present in early 2010 in a Maple Ridge neighborhood of British Co- 
lumbia, where it has been seen by many. The species continues to 
spread northward in Washington state, but it is still very rare in 
British Columbia. Photograph by Paul Kustnin. 
5 • This male Eastern Bluebird, photographed 28 May 2009 near Fort 
Nelson in northeastern British Columbia, represents the first record 
for the province. Photograph by Penny Hall. 
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