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Recent Ornithological Literature 
Cerasoli, M., & V. Penteriani. 1996. Nest-site and 
aerial meeting point selection by Common Buz¬ 
zards {Buteo buteo) in central Italy. J. Raptor Res. 
30: 130-135. (Stazione Romana Osservazione Pro- 
tezione Ucceli, c/o Oasi Nat. WWF ''Bosco di 
Palo", Via Palo Laziale, 2,00055 Ladispoli (Roma), 
Italy.)—15 pairs selected nest trees in mid-portions 
of northeastern-facing mountain slopes, placed 
nests at intersections between branches and trunks, 
and chose sites above steep slopes to rendezvous 
with neighbors. Nest productivity quantified.— 
J.P.S. 
Chapman, A., & J. A. K. Lane. 1997. Waterfowl us¬ 
age of wetlands in the south-east arid interior of 
Western Australia 1992-93. Emu 97: 51-59. (P.O. 
Box 264, Ravensthorpe, WA 6346, Australia.)—De¬ 
scribe use and breeding following wettest year on 
record.—S.R.P. 
CoLLiAS, N. E., & E. C. CoLLiAS. 1996. Social orga¬ 
nization of a Red Junglefowl, Gallus gallus, pop¬ 
ulation related to evolution theory. Anim. Behav. 
51: 1337-1354. (Dept. Biol., Univ. Calif., Los An¬ 
geles, CA 90095-1606, USA.) 
Croonquist, M. j., & R. Brooks. 1993. Effects of hab¬ 
itat disturbance on bird communities in riparian 
corridors. J. Soil Water Conserv. 48: 65-70. (Ari¬ 
zona Game Fish Dept., 5325 N. Stockton Hill Rd., 
Kingman, AZ 86401-1037, USA.)— Tachycineta bicol¬ 
or, Vireo solitarius, Colaptes auratus, Actitis macularia, 
Picoides villosus, Hirundo rustica, Icterus galbula, 
Tringa solitaria, Ceryle alcyon, Regulus satrapa, Cer- 
thia americana, Falco sparverius. 
Davidson, P. 1996. Habitats and bird communities 
in southern Yemen and Socotra. Sandgrouse 17: 
102-129. (c/o OSME, The Lodge, Sandy, Beds. SGI9 
2DL, UK.)^ 
Day, T. D. 1995. Bird species composition and abun¬ 
dance in relation to native plants in urban gar¬ 
dens, Hamilton, New Zealand. Notornis 42: 175- 
186. (Dept. Biol. Sci., Univ. Waikato, Hamilton, 
NZ.)—Diversity positively correlated with plant 
biorhass. Native birds most abundant in gardens 
with high percentage of native plant species.— 
E.O.M. 
Eakle, W. L., et al. 1996. Results of a raptor survey 
in southwestern New Mexico. J. Raptor Res. 30: 
183-188. (U.S. Army Corps Engineers, Regulatory 
Br., 333 Market St., San Francisco, CA 94105-2197, 
USA.)—Relative abundance and habitat use for 17 
species observed on 8 roadside counts. May to Jan¬ 
uary.—^J.P.S. 
Eckert, K. R. 1996. Fall 1995 census of migrants at 
the Lakewood Pumping Station IDuluth, Minne¬ 
sota!. Loon 68: 35-36. (8255 Congdon Blvd., Du¬ 
luth, MN 55804, USA.) 
Eckert, K. R. 1996. The 1995-1996 influx of northern 
owls. Loon 68: 221-228. (8255 Congdon Blvd., Du¬ 
luth, MN 55804, USA.)—High numbers of Aegolius 
funereus, Surnia ulula, Strix nebulosa, and Nyctea 
scandiaca, with considerable mortality in Strix ne¬ 
bulosa and Aegolius funereus, in Minnesota. See also 
Loon 68: 228-231.—D.L.E. 
Elliott, G. P., et al. 1996. The ecology of Yellow- 
crowned Parakeets (Cyanoramphus auriceps) in 
Nothofagus forest in Fiordland, New Zealand. N. 
Z. J. Zool. 23: 249-265. (549 Rocks Rd., Nelson, 
NZ.)—Productivity and mortality depend on pro¬ 
duction of beech Nothofagus mast. Mortality in¬ 
creases following good mast years because of in¬ 
creased numbers of stoats Mustela erminea. —E.O.M. 
Elliott, G. P. 1996. Mohua and stoats: a population 
viability analysis. N. Z. J. Zool. 23: 239-247. (549 
Rocks Rd., Nelson, NZ.)—PVA used to assess Mo- 
houa ochrocephala populations of different sizes, dif¬ 
ferent breeding habits and differing frequencies of 
predation by stoats Mustela erminea. —E.O.M. 
Fancy, S. G. 1997. A new approach for analyzing 
bird densities from variable circular-plot counts. 
Pacific Sci. 51:107-114. (USGS/BRD, Pacific Islands 
Ecosyst. Res. Ctr., P.O. Box 44, HawaT Natl. Park, 
HawaiT, HI 96718, USA.)—Method pools data 
from several sources and adjusts detection distanc¬ 
es as if all were recorded by a single observer un¬ 
der a given set of field conditions; tests method and 
provides information on appropriate computer 
software.—R.B.C. 
PRANSON, J. C., & S. E. Little. 1996. Diagnostic find¬ 
ings in 132 Great Horned Owls. J. Raptor Res. 30: 
1-6. (Natl. Wildl. Health Ctr., 6006 Schroeder Rd., 
Madison, WI 53711-6223, USA.)—Common causes 
of death in Bubo virginianus, ascertained from nec¬ 
ropsy results, included emaciation, gunshot, elec¬ 
trocution, oil-field and agricultural poisoning, in¬ 
fectious disease, and other traumatic injuries.— 
J.P.S. 
Gaston, A. J., & P. Scoeield. 1995. Birds and tuatara 
on North Brother Island, New Zealand. Notornis 
42: 27-41. (Canadian Wildl. Serv., 100 Gamelin 
Blvd., Hull, Quebec, Canada.)—Notes on breeding 
biology of Diving Petrels Pelecanoides urinatrix and 
Fairy Prions Pachyptila turtur. Observations of sea¬ 
bird feeding behaviour and interactions with tua¬ 
tara Sphenodon guntheri. —E.O.M. 
Gelvin-Innvaer, L. A. 1995. Atlantic Coast Colonial 
Waterbird Survey Delaware 1995. Delmarva Or- 
nithol. 27: 6-16. (Nongame Endang. Species Progr., 
DE Div. Fish. Wildl., 89 Kings Hwy., Dover DE 
19903, USA.)— Sterna hirundo populations declining 
rapidly with only 13 nests found; Sterna forsteri and 
Sterna antillarum are also declining but Larus argen- 
tatus are apparently increasing.—R.B.C. 
Gibb, J. A. 1996. First seen or first heard? A useful 
distinction when counting forest birds. Notornis 
43: 7-13. (3 Wairere Rd., Lower Hutt, NZ.)—Dis¬ 
cuses censuses in the Orongorongo Valley, New 
Zealand. Changes in the conspicuousness of spe¬ 
cies are difficult to distinguish from changes in 
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numbers. Indices based on numbers first seen are 
probably more accurate.—E.O.M. 
Glassel, R. 1996. Unusual numbers of wintering 
Long-eared Owls, winter of 1994-1995. Loon 68: 
73. (8219 Wentworth Ave. S., Bloomington, MN 
55420, USA.)—Reports of 56 Asio otus in Minnesota, 
compared to average of 3.—D.L.E. 
Greene, B. S. 1995. Kokako {Callaeas cinerea) in the 
Hunua Range, Auckland, 1992-1994. Notornis 42: 
11-16. (Auckland Regional Counc., Pks. Serv., Priv. 
Bag 92012, Auckland, NZ.)—Numbers have de¬ 
clined since 1986-1988 survey.—E.O.M. 
Gregory, R. D., & S. R. Baillie. 1994. Evaluation of 
sampling strategies for 1-km squares for inclu¬ 
sion in the Breeding Bird Survey. BTO Res. Report 
139. (BTO, Nat. Ctr. OrnithoL, The Nunnery, Thet- 
ford, Norfolk, IP24 2PU, UK.)—Seek method for as¬ 
sessing breeding bird population densities as an 
improvement on strategy currently used by BTO.— 
D.J.L.M. 
Gwiazda, R. 1995. The water bird community on 
fishponds at Golysz tPoland] in the breeding sea¬ 
son and its differentiation. Acta Hydrobiol. 
37(suppl. 1): 83-88. (Karol Starmach Inst. Fresh¬ 
water Biol., PAS, ul. Slawkowska 17, 31-016 Kra¬ 
kow, Poland.)— Anas platyrhynchos, Larus ridibun- 
dus, Aythya fuligula, Podiceps cristatus, Podiceps ni- 
gricollis most common breeders.—^J.P. 
Gwiazda, R. 1996. Contribution of water birds to 
nutrient loading to the ecosystems of a meso- 
trophic reservoir. Ekol. pol. 44: 289-297. (Inst. 
Freshwater Biol. PAS, ul. Slawkowska 17, 31-016 
Krakow, Poland.)—Nutrient loading by Larus ridi- 
bundus and Anas platyrhynchos to reservoir less than 
1%.—J.P. 
Hanski, I. K., T. J. Fenske, & G. J. Niemi. 1996. Lack 
of edge effect in nesting success of breeding birds 
in managed forest landscapes. Auk 113: 578-585. 
(5013 Miller Trunk Hwy., Nat. Resour. Res. Inst., 
Univ. Minnesota, Duluth, MN 55811, USA.)—Nest 
predation highest in forest and lowest in open and 
regenerating habitats. Distance to forest edge, nest 
height, and nest concealment had no effect on nest 
success.—A.D.D. 
Hario, M. 1994. Midwinter counts of seaducks in 
Finland in 1992/93. IWRB Seaduck Res. Group 
Bull. 4: 8-10. (Finnish Game & Fish. Res. Inst., 
Game Div., P.O. Box 202, FIN-00151 Helsinki, Fin¬ 
land.) 
Hawrot, R. Y., & G. J. Niemi. 1996. Effects of edge 
type and patch shape on avian communities in a 
mixed conifer-hardwood forest. Auk 113: 586-598. 
(5013 Miller Trunk Hwy., Nat. Res. Research Inst., 
Univ. Minnesota, Duluth, MN 55811, USA.)—For¬ 
est avian communities may be affected by both 
edge and area variables.—M.L.F. 
Hemesath, L. M., & J. J. Dinsmore. 1993. Factors af¬ 
fecting bird colonization of restored wetlands. 
Prairie Nat. 25: 1-11. (Iowa Dept. Nat. Resour., 
Wildl. Res. Stn., 1436 255‘'^ St., Boone, lA 50036, 
USA.)—Species richness influenced by wetland 
size but not years since drainage or since restora¬ 
tion.—S.W.G. 
Herren, V., S. H. Anderson, & L. F. Ruggiero. 1996. 
Boreal Owl mating habitat in the northwestern 
United States. J. Raptor Res. 30: 123-129. (Wyo¬ 
ming Coop. Fish Wildl. Res. Unit, Box 3166, Lara¬ 
mie, WY 82071, USA.)—Characteristics of Aegolius 
funereus singing locations compared with random 
locations in Medicine Bow National Forest; highest 
use of old forests with Picea engelmanni and Abies 
lasiocarpa. —^J.P.S. 
Holroyd, G. L., & U. Banasch. 1996. The 1990 Ca¬ 
nadian Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) survey. 
J. Raptor Res. 30: 145-156. (Canadian Wildl. Serv., 
Rm. 200., 4999-98 Ave., Edmonton, AB T6B 2H3, 
Can.)—Most populations of 3 races have increased 
since 1985-86, including double the number of 
nests for Falco peregrinus anatum. —^J.P.S. 
Holt, J. B., Jr. 1996. A banding study of Cincinnati 
lOH] area Great Horned Owls. J. Raptor Res. 30: 
194-197. (853 Johnson St., N. Andover, MA 01845- 
5513, USA.)—28 years of productivity, movement, 
and mortality data from 906 successful nests and 
1570 banded Bubo virginianus nestlings.—^J.P.S. 
Hunt, P. D. 1996. Habitat selection by American 
Redstarts along a successional gradient in north¬ 
ern hardwoods forest: evaluation of habitat qual¬ 
ity. Auk 113: 875-888. (Dept. Biol. Sci., Dartmouth 
Coll., Hanover, NH 03755, USA.)—Higher density, 
higher proportion of after-2nd-year males, higher 
mating success of 2nd-year males, and smaller ter¬ 
ritory size of Setophaga ruticilla in early successional 
habitats.—A.D.A. 
Igl, L. D., & D. H. Johnson. 1997. Changes in breed¬ 
ing bird populations in North Dakota: 1967 to 
1992-93. Auk 114: 74-92. (North. Prairie Sci. Ctr., 
Jamestown, ND 58401, USA.)—Evidence for de¬ 
cline in grassland and wetland birds.—M.W. 
Igl, L. 1996. Le Conte's, Sharp-tailed, and Henslow's 
sparrows in Grant County [Minnesota]. Loon 68: 
127-128. (North. Prairie Sci. Ctr., Jamestown, ND 
58401, USA.)—Surveys for Ammodramus leconteii, 
Ammodramus caudacutus, & Ammodramus henslowii 
on Conservation Reserve Program land.—D.L.E. 
Johnson, D. H. 1996. Terrestrial bird communities 
on the Woodworth Study Area [North Dakota]. 
Proc. N. Dakota Acad Sci. 50: 127-131. (USGS/ 
BRD, North. Prairie Sci. Ctr., 8711 37“" St. SE, James¬ 
town, ND 58401, USA.)—Summary of Breeding 
Bird Censuses conducted 1972-1995.—R.B.C. 
K. I. Lange. 1996. Migrant water birds, including 
gulls and terns, on Devil's Lake, Sauk County, 
Wisconsin. Passenger Pigeon 58: 49-53. (1530 East 
St., Baraboo, WI 54913, USA.) 
Kendall, W. L., B. G. Peterjohn, & J. R. Sauer. 1996. 
First-time observer effects in the North American 
Breeding Bird Survey. Auk 113: 823-829. (USFWS, 
