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USA.) —Falco sparverius paulus population increase 
and range expansion in southern Georgia.—R.B.C. 
Brodin, a. 1996. Black-tailed Godwit in Ontario. 
Birders J. 5:176-177. (Stockholm Univ., Dept. ZooL, 
S-106 91, Stockholm, Sweden.)—Sight report of Li- 
mosa limosa, Sep 1995 at Port Perry; 1st report for 
ON.—A.L.L. 
Burger, A. E., H. Knechtel, & D. Bertram. 1996. 
Vagrant Black-backed Wagtail at Triangle Island: 
the second record for British Columbia. Birders J. 
5: 303-304. (Biol. Dept., Univ. Victoria, Victoria, BC 
V8W 3N5, Can.)—Sight report of a Motaciila lugens 
April-May 1996.—A.L.L. 
Chaffin, D. C. 1995. Northern Saw-whet Owl heard 
in NE Georgia. Oriole 60: 51-52. (1606 Everhart 
Dr., NW, Cleveland,'TN 37311-1523, USA.)—Ae- 
golius acadicus heard 26 Apr 1995 is latest record for 
state by more than a month.—R.B.C. 
CoHRS, D. 1995. Dark-eyed Junco on Jekyll Island in 
mid-May. Oriole 60: 55. (P.O. Box 1908, Darien, GA 
31305, USA.)—Sighting of ]unco hyemalis 13 May 
1995 is latest date for Georgia.—R.B.C. 
Crawford, R. L. 1995. Eurasian Collared Doves in 
southwest Georgia. Oriole 60: 50-51. (208 Junius 
St., Thomasville, GA 31792, USA.)—Sightings of 
Streptopelia decaocto in Lowndes and Thomas coun¬ 
ties in 1995 and details on 1st specimen for state 
from Grady County, Jan 1988.—R.B.C. 
Curry, B. 1996. Hurricane Fran: September 1996. 
Birders J. 5: 283-297. (92 Holstein Dr., Ancaster, ON 
L9G 2S7, Can.)—At least 5 species of birds carried 
by hurricane to southern Ontario and sighted Sep- 
Oct 1996; included 22 specimens of Pterodroma has- 
itata and 2 specimens of Sterna fuscata in ON and 
western NY.—A.L.L. 
Dalmas, j. 1997. The 1996 Madison County [Virgin¬ 
ia] fora)^ Raven 68: 3-27. (527 Rainbow Forest Dr., 
Lynchburg, VA 24502, USA.)—4-9 June survey also 
included parts of neighboring counties and record¬ 
ed 137 species, 128 of which were thought or 
shown to be breeding. Marked changes since the 
1950's include the decline of some warblers {Den- 
droica caerulescens, Dendroica fusca, Dendroica virens) 
and the increase of others {Dendroica cerulea, Seto- 
phaga ruticilla, Helmitheros vermivorus ).—R.B.C. 
Davis, W. H., & P. J. Kalisz. 1994. Tree Swallow, 
Tachycineta bicolor, nesting in the Bluegrass. 
Kentucky Warbler 70: 76-75. (Sch. Biol. Sci., Univ. 
Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40546, USA.)—Range is 
expanding in Kentucky apparently owing largely 
to use of bluebird boxes.—R.B.C. 
Davis, W. M., & G. Knight. 1989. First Mississippi 
record of the Mountain Plover. Mississippi Kite 
19: 2-3. (308 Lewis Ln., Oxford, MS 38655, USA.)— 
Charadrius montanus. * 
Dubke, L. H. 1993. Anhinga over Amnicola Marsh, 
Hamilton County, Tennessee. Migrant 64: 58. 
(8139 Roy Ln., Ootewah, TN 37363, USA.)—Female 
Anhinga anhinga seen 11 Oct 1987 is the 1st record 
for eastern Tennessee.—R.B.C. 
Dunham, S., et al. 1996. Breeding range and con¬ 
servation of Flammulated Owls (Otus flammeo- 
lus) in Nevada. J. Raptor Res. 30: 189-193. (Dept. 
Biol./314, Univ. Nevada, Reno, NV 89577, USA.)— 
Map of known localities and potential habitat 
based on 4 years of summer surveys and other 
published/unpublished records.—^J.P.S. 
Eckert, C. 1996. Wood Sandpiper—a Yukon first at 
Herschel Island. Birders J. 5: 247-251. (1402 Elm 
St., Whitehorse, YT YIA 4B6, Can.)—Description 
and photograph of Tringa glareola 9 Aug 1996; 1st 
report for YT and 2nd for Canada. Description and 
photograph of Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus 12 
Aug 1996 provide 1st report for YT.—A.L.L. 
Eckert, K. R. 1996. Birding by hindsight. A second 
look at first state records (part 2). Loon 68: 232- 
237. (8255 Congdon Blvd., Duluth, MN 55804, 
USA.) 
Eckert, K. R. 1996. Some additional comments on 
the Rock Ptarmigan in Grand Marais [Minnesota]. 
Loon 68: 80-81. (8255 Congdon Blvd., Duluth, MN 
55804, USA.)— Lagopus mutus, 1st state record; see 
also Loon 68: 79.—D.L.E. 
Etcheberry, R. 1996. The [1996] spring migration in 
St.-Pierre & Miquelon. Birders J. 5: 152-153. (BP 
328, St.-Pierre et Miquelon, France.) 
Etcheberry, R. 1996. The 1996 nesting season in St.- 
Pierre & Miquelon. Birders J. 5: 256. (BP 328, St.- 
Pierre et Miquelon, France.)—Summary of bird 
sightings on islands near NF.—A.L.L. 
Fisher, R. A., Jr. 1996. A probable nest record of the 
Hooded Warbler in Catron County, New Mexico. 
New Mexico Ornithol. Soc. Bull. 24: 81. (18 Mc- 
Millen Rd., Silver City, NM 88061, USA.)—Sight¬ 
ings of pair of Wilsonia citrina during the summer 
of 1994 and a possible nest found in Nov are the 
basis for what may be the 1st nesting record for 
New Mexico.—R.B.C. 
Fournier, M. A., & J. E. Hines. 1996. Second record 
and possible breeding of the Eurasian Wigeon, 
Anas penelope, in the District of Mackenzie, 
Northwest Territories. Can. Field-Nat. 110: 336- 
337. (Can. Wildl. Serv., P.O. Box 637, Yellowknife, 
NT XIA 2N5, Can.) 
Gelvin-Innvaer, L. A. 1995. New Delaware nesting 
locations for Tricolored Herons and Great Black- 
backed Gulls. Delmarva Ornithol. 27: 6. (Nongame 
Endang. Species Progr., DE Div. Fish. Wildl., 89 
Kings Hwy., Dover DE 19903, USA.)— Egretta tri¬ 
color in the eastern Rehobeth Bay marshes and Ear¬ 
ns marinus on Big Reedy Island and an island in 
the Narrows in Herring Creek, are only 2nd and 
2nd and 3rd known nesting areas in Delaware, re¬ 
spectively.—R.B.C. 
Goodwin, C. 1996. Finding birds near Calgary [Al¬ 
berta] Airport. Birders J. 5: 154-155. (1 Queen St., 
Ste. 401, Cobourg, ON K9A 1M8, Can.) 
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Gubanyi, j. 1996.1994 (Sixth) report of the NOU Re¬ 
cords Committee. Nebraska Bird Rev. 64: 38-42. 
(Concordia Coll., 800 N. Columbia, Seward, NE 
68434, USA.)—Accepted records include the 1st re¬ 
cords for Nebraska for Zenaida asiatica and Parus 
gambeli. —R.B.C. 
Heck, B. A. 1996. The Red Crossbill invasion of 
Oklahoma during the summer of 1996. Bull. Okla¬ 
homa Ornithol. Soc. 29: 25-27. (Little River NWR, 
P.O. Box 340, Broken Bow, OK 73728, USA.)— Eoxia 
curvirostra with some data included for nearby 
states.—R.B.C. 
Heckscher, C. M. 1996. Black-throated Green War¬ 
bler: a former Delaware resident? Delmarva Or¬ 
nithol. 28: 5-6. (Delaware Nat. Her. Progr., 4876 
Haypoint Landing Rd., Smyrna, DE 19977, USA.)— 
Habitat similar to that used by Dendroica virens in 
nearby Maryland suggests possible presence.— 
R.B.C. 
Hodges, M. F., Jr. (Ed.) 1988. Birds around the state: 
December 1987-November 1988. Mississippi BCite 
18: 11-37. (Dept. Biol. Sci., Mississippi State Univ., 
Mississippi State, MS 39762, USA.)—1st State re¬ 
cords for Earns glancoides, Myiarchns cinerascens; 
2nd State records for Chen rossii, Philomachns png- 
nax, Xema sabini , Archilochns alexandri, Amazilia yu- 
catanensis. —T.M. 
Hodges, M. F., T. Schiefer, & M. Schiefer. 1995. 
First documented record of Little Gull in Georgia. 
Oriole 60: 37-38. (P.O. Box 79394, Atlanta, GA 
30357-7394, USA.)— Earns minntns seen May 1995 
on Jekyll Island; photos.—R.B.C. 
Hoffman, K. 1996. A Rock Ptarmigan at Grand Mar¬ 
ais [Minnesota]. Loon 68: 79. (HC 86, Box 199, 
Grand Marais, MN 55604, USA.)— Lagopns mntns, 
1st state record; see also Loon 68: 80-81.—D.L.E. 
Holt, D. W., K. Hicks, & W. D. Norton. 1992. First 
nest record for the Barn Owl in Montana. Prairie 
Nat. 24: 121-122. (Owl Res. Inst., P.O. Box 8335, 
Missoula, MT 59807, USA.)— Tyto alba. 
Horwitz, j. L. 1996. Three territorial Prairie War¬ 
blers in Anoka County [Minnesota]. Loon 68:183- 
186. (1700 Silver Lake Rd., New Brighton, MN 
55112, USA.)—3 singing male Dendroica discolor at 
a site where 1 was heard in 1994.—D.L.E. 
Jackson, J. A. 1988. The history of Ivory-billed 
Woodpeckers in Mississippi. Mississippi Kite 18: 
3-10. (Dept. Biol. Sci., Mississippi State Univ., Mis¬ 
sissippi State, MS 39762, USA.)— Campephilns prin¬ 
cipalis. 
Jones, C., & M. Holder. 1996. Bar-tailed and Black¬ 
tailed Godwits in Canada. Birders J. 5: 184-193. 
(192 Alma St., Oshawa, ON LIG 2C2, Can.)—Most 
reports of Limosa lapponica are from BC in autumn; 
most reports of Limosa limosa are from ON, PQ, and 
NF in spring. Identification summarized.—A.L.L. 
Jorgensen, J. 1996. A review of the status of Lim- 
nodromus griseus, the Short-billed Dowitcher, in 
Nebraska. Nebraska Bird Rev. 64: 74-78. (1218 
Jackson St., Blair, NE 68008, USA.) 
Kain, T. 1996. 1996 report of the Virginia Avian Re¬ 
cords Committee. Raven 67: 101-106. (7083 Caffee 
Creek Ln., Gloucester, VA 23061, USA.)—Accepted 
1st State records of Oceanodroma castro, Bnteo regalis, 
Charadrius alexandrinns, Uria aalge, Pyrocephalns rnb- 
inns, and Cardnelis hornemanni. Accepted 1st Pied¬ 
mont record of Earns minntns; Pagophila ebnrnea, Ae- 
golins fnnerens, and Tyrannns vociferans removed 
from the Virginia Checklist because of inadequate¬ 
ly documented records:.—R.B.C. 
Kenzie, R. a. 1996. Acorn Woodpecker—a first for 
Canada? Birders J. 5: 205-206. (202-2748 Lougheed 
Hwy., Port Coquitlam, BC V3B 6P2, Can.)—De¬ 
scription oi Melanerpes formicivorns at Maple Ridge, 
BC, Jun 1996, 1st sighting for Canada.—A.L.L. 
Knight, R. L. 1993. Report of the Tennessee Bird 
Records Committee. Migrant 64: 53-57. (804 North 
Hills Dr., Johnson City, TN 37604, USA.)—Covers 
period 1987-1993 and accepts records for Gavia pa- 
cifica (1st state record), Fregata magnificens (1st & 
2nd), Ardea herodias occidentalis (1st), Plegadis falci- 
nellns (3rd), Plegadis chihi (1st unequivocal), Ajaia 
ajaja (2nd), Elanns lencnrns (1st & 2nd), Charadrins 
alexandrinns (2nd), Charadrins wilsonia (1st accept¬ 
ed), Nnmenins americanns (2nd), Calidris acnminata 
(1st), Philomachns pngnax (2nd), Stercorarins pomar- 
inns (2nd), Earns ridibnndns (2nd), Earns fnscns (1st 
& 2nd), Xema sabini (1st), Sterna maxima (1st), Sterna 
paradisaea (1st), Archilochns alexandri (1st), Ixorens 
naevins (1st & 2nd), Pinicola enncleator (1st).—R.B.C. 
Lingle, G. R. 1996. Another Common Crane in Ne¬ 
braska with a summary of North American re¬ 
cords. Nebraska Bird Rev. 64: 80-82. (Platte R. 
Whooping Crane Maintenance Trust, 2550 N. Diers 
Ave., Suite H, Grand Island, NE 68803, USA.)— 
Grns grus seen Mar 1996 is 4th state record; a table 
summarizes these and other records from North 
America.—R.B.C. 
McKenzie, P. 1996. First breeding record of Great¬ 
tailed Grackle {Quiscalus mexicanus) east of west¬ 
ern Missouri. Bluebird 63(3): 33-35. (No address 
given.)—Adult 9 feeding 4 juveniles 9 Jul 1996 and 
multiple females with young 21 Jul in southern 
Boone County; extends known breeding range ca. 
70 mi eastward.—R.B.C. 
McLaren, I. 1996. A reddish-legged Purple Galli- 
nule. Birders J. 5: 22-24. (Biol. Dept., Dalhousie 
Univ., Halifax, NS B3H 4J1, Can.)—Specimen of 
Porphyrnla martinica, 5 Feb 1995, Sable Is., NS, with 
unusual leg color. Other characters exclude Porphy¬ 
rnla alleni. —A.L.L. 
McLaren, I. 1996. Acadian Flycatcher in Nova Sco¬ 
tia. Birders J. 5: 194-195. (1755 Cambridge St., Hal¬ 
ifax, NS B3H 4A8, Can.)—Photographs and de¬ 
scription of Empidonax virescens, 26 May 1995 at 
Westport, Brier Is.; 1st report for NS.—A.L.L. 
McNair, D. B. 1995. Refutation of purported histor- 
