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Accademia Albertina, 17 Torino, Italy.)—Yearly re¬ 
port (1981-1994) of wintering Anas platyrhynchos, 
Fulica atra, Podiceps cristatus, Botaurus stellaris. (Ital¬ 
ian, Engl, summ.)—F.P. 
Dalmau, J., & R. Colas. 1996. [Dotterel breeding in 
French Pyrenees in 1996.] Ornithos 3: 196. (16 rue 
Blondel, 66000 Perpignan, France.)—1 to 10 pairs 
of Charadrius morinellus bred regularly since 1982. 
(French, Engl, summ.)—G.O. 
Dhermain, F. et al. 1996. [Breeding of the Gannet 
in harbours of the French Mediterranean coast.] 
Ornithos 3; 187-189. (13 Bd du Redon, 13009 Mar¬ 
seille, France.)— Morns bassanus; one egg hatched in 
1996 on a boat in an harbour. (French, Engl, 
summ.)—G.O. 
Dubois, P. J., & C. H. N. 1996. [Rare birds in France 
in 1995.] Ornithos 3; 153-175. (C.H.N., L.P.O., la 
Corderie Royale, B.P. 263, 17305 Rochefort Cedex, 
France.)—First French record (in 1994) of Pluvialis 
fulva and second for Podilymbus podiceps, Calidris 
mauri and Parula americana. (French, Engl, 
summ.)—G.O. 
Dyrcz, a., & R. Mikusek. 1996. [Breeding birds of 
the Stolowe Mountains as part of Sudety Moun¬ 
tains and bird protection in Stolowe Mountains 
National Park.l Szczeliniec 1: 215-219. (Mikusek 
Park Narodowy Gorstolowych, ul. Sloneczna 31, 
57-350 Kudowa Zdroj, Poland.)—98 breeding spe¬ 
cies at this site in W. Poland including Bubo bubo, 
Glaucidium passerinum, Aegolius funereus, Ciconia ni¬ 
gra, Bonasa bonasa, Crex crex, and Carduelis flammea. 
(Polish, Engl, summ.)—^J.P. 
F. I. R. 1996. [Successful breeding of the Black Vul¬ 
ture in France.] Ornithos 3: 198-199. (11 av. du 
Chateau de Malmaison, 92500 Rueil-Malmaison, 
France.)—Reintroduction scheme of Aegypius mon- 
achus. (French, Engl, summ.)—G.O. 
Foster, B. 1994. A survey of breeding Dippers Cin- 
clus cinclus in Derbyshire [England] in 1993. Der¬ 
byshire Bird Rept.1993; 92-98. (20 Hardwick St., 
Tibshelf, Derbyshire DE55 SQH, UK.) 
Goc, M. 1996. [First record of the Paddyfield warbler 
(Acrocephalus agricola) in Poland.] Notatki Orni- 
tol. 37; 323-325. (Katedra Ekologii i Zoologii 
Krzgowcow UG, Al. Legionow 9, 80 441 Gdansk, 
Poland.) (Polish, Engl, summ.) 
Gwiazda, R. 1996. [Breeding avifauna of the Dob- 
czyce Reservoir in the first years of its existence 
after its filling.] Chronmy Przyr. Ojczysta 52: 64- 
73. (Karol Starmach Inst. Freshwater Biol., PAS, 
Slawkowska 17, 31-016 Krakow, Poland.)—19 
breeding species at this site in S Poland; Anas cly- 
peata. Anas strepera, Tringa totanus and Podiceps cris- 
tatus most common. (Polish, Engl, summ.)—^J.P. 
Kapanen, M. 1996. Finland next?-White-throated 
Robin. Alula 2: 150-151. (Alula, P.O. Box 85, FIN- 
02271 Espoo, Finland.)—Distribution and identifi¬ 
cation of Irania gutturalis. (Finnish, Engl, summ.)— 
E.H. 
Kayser, Y., et al. 1996. [Glossy Ibis breeding in the 
Camargue in 1996.] Ornithos 3; 200—201. (Stn. biol. 
Tour du Valat, le Sambuc, 13200 Arles, France.)— 
Four pairs of Plegadis falcinellus. (French, Engl, 
summ.)—G.O. 
Kralj, j., & V. Tutis. 1996. Samples of birds from 
Croatia in the ornithological collection of the Nat¬ 
ural History Museum in Vienna. Nat. Croat. 5: 25- 
51. (Inst. Ornithol., Ilirski trg 9/2, HR-10000 Za¬ 
greb, Croatia.)—180 species collected from 1849- 
1976. Cursorius cursor only record for State. Records 
of Pelecanus crispus, Aquila heliaca, Hieraaetus pen- 
natus confirm former breeding.—T.M. 
Meissner, W., & M. Kozakiewicz. 1996. [Wintering 
of waterfowl on the Bay of Gdansk (Polish Baltic 
Coast) in the 1995/1996.] Notatki Ornitol. 37: 351- 
354. (Katedra Ekologii i Zoologii Krzgowcow UG, 
Al. Legionow 9, 80 441 Gdansk, Poland.) (Polish, 
Engl, summ.) 
Mikusek, R. 1996. [Owls of the Stolowe Mountains 
National Park-preliminary results.] Szczeliniec 1: 
221-227. (Park Narodowy Gor Stolowych, ul. Slo¬ 
neczna 31, 57-350 Kudowa Zdroj, Poland.)—Data 
of breeding density of Bubo bubo, Glaucidium pas¬ 
serinum, Aegolius funereus, Strix aluco, and Asio otus 
at a site in W. Poland. (Polish, Engl, summ.)—^J.P. 
Murray, R., Ed. 1996. Scottish Bird Report 1994. 
Scottish Bird Report 27: 1-68. (4 Bellfield Cres., Ed- 
dleston. Borders EH45 8RQ, UK.) 
O'Sullivan, D. 1996. The Long-toed Stint in County 
Cork—the first for Ireland. Birding World 9: 224- 
225. (no address given.)— Calidris subminuta. 
Perthuis, a. 1996. [Birds of France: Middle Spotted 
Woodpecker Dendrocopos medius.] Ornithos 3: 
194-195. (Maison forestiere, 41000 Saint-Sulpice, 
France.) (French; 
Peyre, O., & G. Olioso. 1996. [First breeding of the 
Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus in the Mont Ven- 
toux, Vaucluse, south-east France.] Faune de Pro¬ 
vence 17: 113. (le Puy, 84210 Pernes-les-Fontains, 
France.)—August 1996. (French.) 
Samtmann, S., & L. SCHMITTER. 1996. [Tengmalm's 
Owl (Aegolius funereus) in Haguenau forest, Al¬ 
sace, France.] Schoeniclus 1: 35-36. (Stn. ornithol. 
de Munchhausen, BP 14, 67660 Betschdorf, France.) 
(French) 
Saurola, P. 1997. Finnish birds 4. Ural Owl. Alula 
3: 4-5. (c/o Alula, P. O. Box 85, FIN-02271 Espoo, 
Finland.)—Population numbers of Strix uralensis 
and how to find the species.—E.H. 
SiKORA, A., & Z. Ceran. 1996. [Invasion of the Teng¬ 
malm's Owl (Aegolius funereus) in some areas of 
northern Poland in 1996.] Notatki Ornitol. 37: 333- 
337. (Stacja Ornitologiczna IE PAN, Nadwiulanska 
108, 80 680 Gdansk, Poland.) (Polish, Engl, summ.) 
SiKORA, A. 1996. [First record of the Pied Wheatear 
(Oenanthe pleschanka) in Poland.] Notatki Ornitol. 
37: 321-323. (Stacja Ornitologiczna IE PAN, Nad- 
Issue 74 
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wiulanska 108, 80 680 Gdansk, Poland.) (Polish, 
Engl, summ.) 
SiKORA, A. 1996. [Frequency of the Lesser Black- 
backed Gull (Larus fuscus) wintering in Poland.] 
Notatki Ornitol. 37: 338-342. (Stacja Ornitologiczna 
IE PAN, Nadwiulanska 108, 80 680 Gdansk, Po¬ 
land.)—Probably frequently misidentified Larus 
marinus. (Polish, Engl, summ.)—T.W. 
SiKORA, A. 1996. finvasion of the Red-footed Falcon 
(Falco vespertinus) in the Pobrzeze Gdanskie 
coastland (S Baltic) in the autumn of 1996.] No¬ 
tatki Ornitol. 37: 329-333. (Stacja Ornitologiczna IE 
PAN, Nadwiulanska 108, 80 680 Gdansk, Poland.) 
(Polish, Engl, summ.) 
StOj, M. 1996. [Birds of prey and the Black Stork in 
the Beskid Sadecki Mountains.] Chronmy Przyr. 
Ojczysta 52: 38-44. (I Liceum Ogolnoksztalcace Im. 
Karola Stanislawa Leszczynskiego, Jaslo, Po¬ 
land.)— Ciconia nigra, Aquila pomarina and 8 other 
species of predatory birds in SW Poland. (Polish, 
Engl, summ.)—^J.P. 
Stipcevic, M. 1996. A contribution to the Croatian 
list of rare and scarce birds recorded from 1985- 
1995. Nat. Croat. 5: 53-81. (Josipa Relje Vladovica 
29, HR-23000 Zadar, Croatia.)—37 species record¬ 
ed; Glareola nordmanni 1st State record; Porzana pus- 
ilia, Carpodacus erythrinus 2nd State records.—T.M. 
Tryjanowski, P. 1996. [A new record of the Eye¬ 
browed Thrush (Turdus obscurus) in Poland.] No¬ 
tatki Ornitol. 37: 326-327. (Zaklad Biologii i Eko¬ 
logii Ptakow UAM, Fredry 10, 61 701 Poznan, Po¬ 
land.)—First in 20th century. (Polish, Engl, 
summ.)—T.W. 
Vasamies, H. 1997. Little Whimbrel at Aland. Alula 
3; 38-40. (c/o Alula, P. O. Box 5, FIN-02271 Espoo, 
Finland).—First record of Numenius minutus in Fin¬ 
land.—E.H. 
Zielinski, M., & S. Studzinski. 1996. [Avifauna of the 
marshland Biota Rakutowskie near Wloclawek 
(Central Poland).] Notatki Ornitol. 37: 259-300. 
(Stacja Ornitologiczna IE PAN, Nadwiulanska 108, 
80 680 Gdansk, Poland.) (Polish, Engl, summ.) 
ZOTIER, R., ET AL. 1996. [Status of the Gannet Morus 
bassanus in Provence, South-East France.] Faune 
de Provence 17: 91-94. (20 chemin de Sassy, 06530 
Peymenade, France.)—After several attempts, a 
pair bred on a boat in Bandol harbor. (French, Engl, 
summ.)—G.O. 
DISTRIBUTION—INDOMAL AY AN 
Han, S. 1996. White-winged Duck in Thamanthi 
Wildlife Sanctuary, Myanmar. TWSG News 9: 22- 
23. (Wildl. & Sanctuaries Directorate, D-35, Kyaik 
Waing Pagoda Rd, Mayangon P.O. 11062, Yangon, 
Myanmar.) —Cairina scutulata.. 
Johnstone, R. E., & P. Jepson. 1996. The birds of 
Roti Island, Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia. West. 
Aust. Nat. 21: 23-35. (WA Mus., Francis St., Perth, 
WA 6000, Australia.)—Distribution, abundance 
and habitat preference of 83 species, including new 
records, obtained during surveys in 1990 and 
1993.—M.G.B. 
Johnstone, R. E., et al. 1996. The birds of Sumba- 
wa, Moyo and Sangeang Islands, Nusa Tenggara, 
Indonesia. Rec. West. Aust. Mus. 18: 157-178. (WA 
Mus., Francis St., Perth, WA 6000, Australia.)—Re¬ 
cords 172 species on expeditions in 1988 and 
1993.—M.G.B. 
SiBUEA, T. 1996. Ducklings of White-winged Duck 
in Indonesia. TWSG News 9: 24. (Wetlands Int.- 
Indonesian Prog., P.O. Box 254/Boo, Bogor 16002, 
Indonesia.)— Cairina scutulata, two reports of duck¬ 
lings caught by fishermen in Sumatra.—F.P. 
VijAYAN, L., & R. Sakthivel. 1996. Surveys of An¬ 
daman Teal in winter 1995/96. TWSG News 9: 25- 
27. (Salim Ali Ctr. Ornithol. & Nat. Hist., Kalam- 
palayan P.O., Coimbatore 641010, India.)— Anas 
gibberifrons albogularis.. 
DISTRIBUTION—NEARCTIC 
Auchu, C., & C. Girard. 1996. A possible White¬ 
faced Storm-Petrel. Birders J. 5: 236-237. (414, 7e 
rue, C.P. 981, La Pocatiere, PQ GOR IZO, Can.)— 
Pelagodroma marina sighted Sep 1996 near ile aux 
Basques, PQ; 1st report for Canada.—A.L.L. 
Baker, R., & J. Hines. 1996. Black Tern sightings in 
Minnesota 1990-1995. Loon 68: 136-140. (Dept. 
Nat. Resour., 500 Lafayette Rd., St. Paul, MN 55155, 
USA.)—Summary of statewide distribution and 
confirmed nesting sites (63) of Chlidonias niger .— 
D.L.E. 
Bardon, K. 1996. Minnesota's first Glaucous-winged 
Gull. Loon 68: 3-13. (1430 100‘h Ave. NW #212, 
Coon Rapids, MN 55433, USA.)— Larus glaucescens. 
Barker, K. 1996. Recent records for Harris' Hawks 
in Oklahoma. Bull. Oklahoma Ornithol. Soc. 29: 
21-22. (6500 N. Grand Blvd., Unit 169, Oklahoma 
City, OK 73116, USA.)—Summarizes sightings of 
Parabuteo unicinctus, a rare to uncommon winter 
visitor in Oklahoma, from 1993 to 1996.—R.B.C. 
Bastaja, D. 1996. An Acorn Woodpecker in Maple 
Ridge, B.C. Birders J. 5: 206-207. (22182 River 
Bend, Maple Ridge, BC V2X 9C1, Can.)— Melaner- 
pes formicivorus, Jun 1996. 1st sighting for Cana¬ 
da.—A.L.L. 
Bell, P., M. Monroe, & B. Palmer-Ball, Jr. 1996. 
Tricolored Heron at Louisville. Kentucky Warbler 
72: 88-89. (306 Fairlawn Rd., Louisville, KY 40207, 
USA.)— Egretta tricolor seen and photographed 
May 1996, 1st Kentucky record documented with 
photographs; 2 previous sight records.—R.B.C. 
Breen, T. F., et al. 1995. Southeastern American 
Kestrel nests in Bulloch, Evans and Columbia 
counties, Georgia. Oriole 60: 33-36. (Dept. Biol., 
Georgia South. Univ., Statesboro, GA 30460-8042, 
