January 30, 2015

  2007 Vol. 16 Number 2

 

Articles

42 The long, slow exodus of Chimney Swifts in fall 2006
– Paul R. Clyne

47 Illinois Beach State Park Hawk Watch records first Swainson’s Hawks
– Vic Berardi

48 IOS awards two grants for research on Red-headed Woodpeckers and American Golden -Plovers in Illinois

49 In Memoriam Birders, friends, teachers
Ben Gelman, Jerry Kumery and James Landing

Departments

53 Seasonal Highlights
-Western and Red-necked Grebes: from one slough to another
-For Say’s Phoebe, visit a hawk watch
– Sheryl De Vore

54 Yard Birds
Reflections on backyard birding throughout Illinois
– Robert Fisher

56 Thirteenth report of the Illinois Ornithological Records Committee
– Douglas F. Stotz

62 Field Notes: The 2006 fall migration
– Douglas F. Stotz

  2006 Vol. 15 Number 4

 

Articles

122 Jackson Park: worst migration ever?
– Paul R. Clyne

124 MacGillivray’s Warbler in Kane County: second state record
– Scott Cohrs

125 Yellow-throated Warbler at Vermilion County feeder
– Marilyn F. Campbell

125 Selected instances of Yellow-throated Warblers at feeders
– Sheryl De Vore

Departments

127 Yard Birds: Reflections on backyard birding throughout Illinois
– Robert Fisher

129 The 2006 Illinois spring bird count
– Vernon M. Kleen

140 Field Notes: 2006 Spring Migration
– Travis A. Mahan

Note: The Index to Meadowlark Volume 15 will be published as an addendum or in a future issue.

 

  2007 Vol. 16 Number 1

 

Articles

2 Illinois’ first breeding Trumpeter Swans in modern times,
with comments on national and Midwestern reintroduction programs
– Sheryl DeVore and Eric Walters

7 Wintering Trumpeter Swans in Southern Illinois
– Dana Varner and Michael Eichholz

10 Scarlet Tanager assists Summer Tanager with nesting activities in Cook County
– Wes Serafin

12 Observations of nesting Red -headed Woodpeckers at Bluff Spring Fen, Cook County
– Arlene Koziol

Departments

14 Photo Gallery
Red -headed Woodpecker breeds successfully at Plum Creek Forest Preserve, Cook County
– Emil Martinec

16 Yard Birds
Reflections on backyard birding throughout Illinois
– Robert Fisher

18 Field Notes: The 2006 breeding season
– Vernon M. Kleen

39 Index to Meadowlark Volume 15
– Compiled by Renee Baade

  2006 Vol. 15 Number 3

 

Articles

82 The love song of Catharus guttatus:
Hermit Thrushes singing in Illinois
– Paul R. Clyne

86 Juvenile Hermit Thrush in Chicago
– Geoffrey A. Williamson

87 Memory Lane: The 1978 Chicago Ross’s Gull
– Carolyn A. Marsh

Photo Essays
90 Bald Eagles in winter
– Mary Kay Rubey
92 Winter birds of Illinois
– Mary Kay Rubey, Matt Fletcher, Chris Young

Departments

93 The 2005/2006 Illinois Christmas Bird Count
– David B. Johnson

104 Field Notes: The 2005/2006 winter season
– Kelly J. McKay

  2006 Vol. 15 Number 2

 

Articles

42 Inca Dove: first state record
– Homer and Amber Hanson

43 Invasion of the doves: Illinois and regional patterns in a national context
– Steven D. Bailey

48 Sooty Tern specimen from Illinois 48
– H. David Bohlen

49 Hurricane Dennis delivers a Sooty Tern to Carlyle Lake
– Dan Kassebaum

50 Magnificent Frigatebird in DuPage County
– Robert Fisher

Departments

51 Bird Finding Guide
An Important Illinois Bird Area: Lost Mound Unit of the Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge
– Dan Wenny, Ed Anderson and Randy Nÿboer

57 Twelfth report of the Illinois Ornithological
Records Committee
– Douglas F. Stotz and David B. Johnson

61 Field Notes: The 2005 fall migration
– Douglas F. Stotz

80 Erratta Sheet for “The Birds of Illinois”
– By H. David Bohlen

  2006 Vol. 15 Number 1

 

Articles

2 Arrival dates and recapture patterns of spring migrant songbirds in northeastern Illinois
– Chelsea Bueter, Ben Larsen, Kim Lawser, Karina Nikogosian and Caleb Gordon

10 Bald Eagles attempt to nest near industrial park in Kane County
– Karen Lund

Departments

11 Bird Finding Guide
An Important Illinois Bird Area: Pyramid State Recreation Area
– Jeff Walk, Joe Merkelbach and Terry Esker

16 Book Review
“Hawks from every angle, How to identify raptors in Flight,” by Jerry Ligouri
– Vic Berardi

18 Photo Gallery
Pileated Woodpecker: Nesting Success
– Chris Young

19 Field Notes: 2005 breeding season
– Vernon M. Kleen

39 Index to Meadowlark Volume 14
– Compiled by Renee Baade

  2005 Vol. 14 Number 4

 

Articles

122 Illinois’ Important Bird Areas: a primer
– Robert Fisher

129 Illinois’ first Fork -tailed Flycatcher
with a discussion of spring and inland occurrences of the species in the United States and Canada
– Joshua I. Engel

Departments

133 The 2005 Statewide Spring Bird Count
– Vernon M. Kleen

143 Field Notes: 2005 Spring Migration
– Paul R. Clyne

  2005 Vol. 14 Number 3

 

 

Articles

82 The Illinois prairie-chicken recovery plan
– Jeffery W. Walk and Scott A. Simpson
– Photos by Mary Kay Rubey

86 Five years of hawkwatching at Illinois Beach State Park: where are we now?
– Vic Berardi and Paul Sweet

92 Lark Bunting in Kane County
– Scott Cohrs

93 Comments on the status of Lark Bunting in Illinois
– Steven D. Bailey

Departments

94 The 2004/2005 Illinois Christmas Bird Count
– David B. Johnson and Steven D. Bailey

104 Field Notes: The 2004/2005 Winter Season
– Kelly J. McKay

  2005 Vol. 14 Number 2

Articles

42 Observations of nesting Swainson’s Hawks in Illinois, 2002 -2004,
with comments on their conservation and future
– Robert and Anita Morgan

47 Observations of Hairy Woodpecker pair in a River Forest backyard
– Jill Anderson

50 Black Skimmer at Lake Springfield: second state record
– H. David Bohlen

51 Glaucous -winged Gull at Lake Springfield second Sangamon County record
– H. David Bohlen

52 Ferruginous Hawk in Clinton County: first photo documentation for Illinois
– Christopher L. Wood

53 Wood Stork at Crawdad Slough, Cook County: third northern Illinois record
– Robert Fisher

54 Torn between two birds: photographer must choose between two rarities in DeKalb County
– Mary Kay Rubey

56 Bohemian Waxwing visits central Illinois in fall
– Eric Walters

57 Brant found in DeKalb County in fall
– Eric Walters

Departments

58 The 11th Report of the Illinois Ornithological Records Committee
– David B. Johnson and Douglas F. Stotz

64 Field Notes: Fall 2004 Migration
– Douglas F. Stotz

 

  2005 Vol. 14 Number 1

 

Articles

2 The expanding Monk Parakeet:
An update on the Chicagoland Monk Parakeet expansion, with notes on cell tower nests
– Walter Marcisz

8 An assessment of avian richness and relative abundance at Green Wing Environmental Laboratory, Lee County, Illinois
– Kelly J. McKay and Stephen B. Hager

15 The Scissor -tailed Flycatcher in Illinois
with accounts of nesting attempts in 2003 and 2004
– Travis A. Mahan and Dan M. Kassebaum

21 Clay -colored Sparrows successfully nest in DuPage County
with comments on possible expansion as a breeding species
– Joe Suchecki and Sheryl De Vore

23 Ospreys successfully nest at Carlyle Lake
– Travis A. Mahan

Departments

24 Field Notes: 2004 Breeding Season
– Vernon M. Kleen