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(This book was not intended to be a field guide, as 
that is covered in specialty guides.) Some 
accounts include a short acknowledgment section. 
All are well illustrated with numerous photo¬ 
graphs (most of which have descriptive captions) 
by 109 different photographers. The photographs 
vary in size and quality; some are very good, but 
others are fuzzy or show distant raptors, much as 
we see them in the field. Accounts of raptors that 
breed in New Mexico include photographs of 
breeding habitat, and all include a range map that 
is color coded for different seasons or with arrows 
showing migration pathways or both. All range 
maps show county borders and major rivers. Most 
accounts include a varying number of tables, 
graphs, and figures showing prey taken and other 
interesting information. An extensive bibliogra¬ 
phy ends each species chapter. 
Seven species that have occurred in New 
Mexico as vagrants are covered in the next 
chapter; all are shown in one or more photo¬ 
graphs. This chapter also includes an extensive 
bibliography. The book ends with a short 
concluding chapter, appendices listing egg sets 
in the Museum of Southwestern Biology, and 
some data on Flammulated (Otiis flammeolus) and 
Great Homed (Bubo virginianus) owls, and a 
glossary. 
This book sets a high standard for a State raptor 
book. It meets its stated goal of combining 
information on raptors in New Mexico frotn a 
variety of sources with many color photographs, 
maps, graphs, charts, and tables resulting in a well 
written and informative book. It is recommended 
for all serious raptor enthusiasts, as much of its 
contents apply beyond the borders of New 
Mexico. It is a must for Southwestern birders, 
ornithologists, and raptorphiles.—WILLIAM S. 
CLARK, 2301 South Whitehouse Circle, Har¬ 
lingen. TX 78550, USA; e-mail: raptours@ 
earthlink.net 
PROCEEDINGS OF THE 4TH INTERNA¬ 
TIONAL PARTNERS IN FLIGHT CONFER¬ 
ENCE. 13-16 February 2008. McAllen, Texas. 
USA. Edited by T. D. Rich, C. Arizmendi, D. W. 
Demarest, and C. Thompson. Partners in Flight. 
2009: 712 pages, 17 color and numerous black 
and white figures. Free (Paperback).—This is a 
hardcopy version of the conference proceedings 
posted online (www.PartnersInFlight.org). Inter¬ 
national conferences of Partners in Flight (PIF) 
are held irregularly as needed. Partners in Flight 
was organized in 1990 to address long-term 
population declines of birds breeding in North 
America and wintering in the Neotropics. Its focus 
is primarily on landbirds. The theme of the 
conference reported in this volume is "Tundra 
to Tropics: Connecting Birds, Habitats, and 
People”. The papers are divided into nine 
categories, starting with “'Needs Assessment". 
Although the Needs Assessment was compiled 
and written after the conference, it is justifiably 
the lead section. This section contains three 
summary papers on Education. Outreach, and 
Communications Needs; Monitoring Needs; and 
Research Needs. The remainder of the volume 
contains 87 papers and expanded abstracts divided 
among eight categories: Basic Biology; Bird 
Communities; Anthropogenic Impacts; Decision 
Support Tools; Education, Communication, and 
Outreach; Project Implementation: Monitoring; 
and Response to Habitat Changes. Most of the 
papers are in English, some are in Spanish and ail 
have Spanish and English abstracts. 
There is a heavy emphasis on management, 
monitoring, and implementation of conservation 
projects and fewer papers on basic biology 
compared to similar conferences. Hopefully, this 
is an indication that avian conservation has grown 
beyond the learning-about-the-problem phase and 
is now more focused on developing and imple¬ 
menting conservation projects (as opposed to 
studies). Another area that received an increase 
in the number of presentations/papers is monitor¬ 
ing. Most of the papers in this category were 
focused on monitoring population and community 
responses to management practices and habitat 
changes, but monitoring citizens' perceptions of 
conservation was also covered. 
The most significant section of the volume is 
the Needs Assessment. Some of the "needs" are 
idealistic but many are practical, even obvious, 
for example, distinguishing among education 
about birds, education about conservation, and 
education about avian conservation. With the 
limited resources available for education, re¬ 
search, and conservation, it is important to clearly 
state the objectives of a funding proposal or 
conservation effort. 
Education, Outreach, and Communications 
Needs.—The premise is that these needs are 
essential to achieving conservation success and 
have not received adequate attention. This paper 
deals with how to distribute information but 
