Fran Morel

  2003 Vol. 12 Number 2

 

 

Articles

42 An Initial Estimate of Illinois Shorebird Numbers:
and Implications for Management
– Robert Russell

46 The Status of the Whimbrel:
in the Middlewestern Prairie Region
– Dan Kassebaum

51 Piping Plover Recovery in the Great Lakes:
2003 Nesting Season On Track to Match Big Brood Success of 2002
– Christine Williamson

54 Guest Essay:
Lake Chautauqua and Counting Shorebirds
– Steven D. Bailey

Departments

55 Annual Report
The Ninth Illinois Ornithological Records Committee Report
– Douglas F. Stotz and David B. Johnson

62 Bird Finding Guide
Sod field farms for the “grasspiping” birder in Illinois and nearby regions
– David B. Johnson

67 Field Notes
Fall Migration 2002
– Douglas F. Stotz

  2003 Vol. 12 Number 1

 

Articles

2 Whooping Cranes over Illinois: on course for recovery
– Karen Furnweger

6 The status of the Common Tern in Illinois:
with comments on recent conservation efforts at the Great Lakes Naval Training Center, Lake County
– Donald R. Dann

9 Population declines in the 2002 Chicago area Christmas Bird Count:
is West Nile Virus implicated?
– William Moskoff

13 Details on a Pine Siskin pair 13 in Jo Daviess County
– Steven D. Bailey

16 Introducing Children to Birding
– Pat Prichard

19 Two pairs and a nest: Yellow- throated Warblers
in northeastern Illinois
– Eric Secker and Eric Walters

21 Two Mourning Warbler pairs breed
at Illinois Beach State Park, Lake County
– Eric Walters

Field Notes

22 The 2002 Breeding Season Report
– Vernon M. Kleen

  2002 Vol. 11 Number 4

 

Articles

122 Chicagoland’s First Spring Migration Bird Banding Station:
First Year of Results and Comparison With Other North American Data Sets
– Caleb Gordon, Blaire Skinner, and Rachel Gratis

131 The Population Decline of the Red -Headed Woodpecker in Wisconsin and Illinois
– William P. Mueller

133 Red -Winged Blackbird Attempts to Drown Common Yellowthroat
– William Moskoff and Jeffrey O. Sundberg

135 Cinnamon Teal Pair at Eldon Hazlet Park
– Dan Kassebaum

Departments

136 The 2002 Illinois Statewide Spring Bird Count
– Vernon M. Kleen

144 Field Notes: Spring 2002 Migration
– Paul R. Clyne

  2002 Vol. 11 Number 3

 

Articles

82 More Than Just Birders: Illinois Volunteers Work to Save Habitat and Document Avian Population Trends
— Christine Williamson

88 Regional Trends and Annual Variations in the Fall Migrations of Midwestern Birds
— L. Barrie Hunt and James B. Cope

93 Gull Frolic — Photo Quiz

94 American Robin Nests in Chicago Yard in December
— Jane C. Pedersen

96 A Woodland Shorebird Winters in Southern Illinois
— Frank Bennett

98 The Illinois 2001 Annual Christmas Bird Count
— David B. Johnson

Departments

108 Field Notes: The 2001/2002 Winter Season
– Kelly McKay

  2002 Vol. 11 Number 2

 

Articles

42 State’s First Confirmed Nesting White -throated Sparrow
– Christine Williamson

43 Unusual Breeding Season Status of the White -throated Sparrow in Illinois
with Comments on Other Unusual Summer and Breeding Records for the Eastern U.S.
– Steven D. Bailey

State’s Two Northernmost Records for Wood Stork
52 First -Year Wood Stork in DuPage County
– Nancy Bent and Sandy Woltman
54 First -Year Wood Stork in Kane County
With Comments on High Numbers from Regional Reports for Summer /Fall 2001
– Robert A. Montgomery

56 New Hawk Watch Begins at Illinois Beach State Park
– Vic Berardi

57 The Making of a Hawk Watcher
– Vic Berardi

59 Two Instances of Non -traditional Nesting Sites for Least Terns in Illinois
With Notes on Historic and Nearby Breeding Season Occurrence
– Steven D. Bailey

62 Green -tailed Towhee in Forest Park: State’s Ninth Record
– Robert Morgan

63 Eighth Report of the IORC
– Douglas F. Stotz and David B. Johnson

Departments

68 Field Notes: The 2001 Fall Season
– Robert T. Chapel

  2002 Vol. 11 Number 1

 

Articles

2 The Un- Natural History of Barn Swallows in an Old Dairy Barn
– Lauren E. Brown

8 Illinois’s “First” Reported Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Nest
– Steven D. Bailey

12 Seventh Illinois Arctic Tern Record and Attempted Breeding with Common Tern in Lake County,
With a Summary of Regional Records and Notes on Identification
– David B. Johnson

17 Nesting Ring -billed Gulls on a Rooftop in Des Plaines, Illinois,
With Comments on Similar Occurrences in the Eastern United States and England
– Alan Anderson

22 IOS Research Grant Announced

Departments

Essays

23 Unusual Nest Site Selections: Opportunists or Just Desperate?
– Mary Hennen
24 Tree Swallow Behavior at Lyman Woods
– Richard Hospers
25 Making Amends to a Carolina Wren
– Audrey Wiseman

26 Field Notes: The 2001 Breeding Season
– Vernon M. Kleen

  2001 Vol. 10 Number 4

 

Articles

122 First Illinois Record of the Brown-headed Nuthatch
– Brad Semel

124 The History and Status of Jaeger Migration in Illinois
– Steven D. Bailey

131 The 2001 Illinois Statewide Spring Bird Count
– Vernon M. Kleen

Departments

139 Bird Finding Guide
A nature field guide to the Illinois River Valley at Chautauqua and Emiquon National Wildlife Refuges
– Thomas V. Lerczak

142 Photo Quiz: Answers from Vol 10:3 Issue
– Steven D. Bailey

143 Seasonal Highlights
The big day that almost wasn’t: fourth Snowy Plover record for Illinois
– Dan Kassebaum
Curlew Sandpiper in Lake County
– Robert Erickson
Jersey County Anhinga
– Joe Suchecki

146 Field Notes: The 2001 Spring Migration
– Paul R. Clyne

159 Index

  2001 Vol. 10 Number 3

 

Articles

82 Illinois’ First Confirmed Long-tailed Jaeger (Stercorarius longicaudus)
– Dan Kassebaum

84 Illinois’ Second Confirmed Long-tailed Jaeger
with Notes on the Species’ Identification, Behavior, Status, and Inland Migration
– Steven D. Bailey

93 The Status of Gray Partridge
In Illinois: An Update
– Daniel Williams

95 Who Knew? A Smew! (Mergellus albellus)
– Robert Chapel

97 The 2000/2001 Illinois Christmas Bird Count
– David B. Johnson

Departments

96 Photo Quiz
– Steven D. Bailey

109 Field Notes: The 2000/2001 Winter Season
– Kelly J. McKay

  2001 Vol. 10 Number 2

Articles

42 Illinois’ First Red -cockaded Woodpecker (Picoides borealis)
– Paul Sweet

46 The Effect of Land Practices on Waterfowl in Illinois
– Stephen P. Havera

52 Seventh Report of the Illinois Ornithological Records Committee
– Douglas P. Stotz

Departments

59 Seasonal Highlights:
Sharp- tailed Sandpiper

60 Bird Finding Guide: Little Known, Overlooked or Forgotten Birding Spots
Breeding Season in Central Illinois: Fox Ridge State Park, Lincoln Trail State Park, Mill Creek County Park, and Fairmont Quarry
– Robert Chapel

64 News from the Literature
Forest Fragmentation

65 A Bird By Any Other Name
– Jim Landing

66 Fall Field Notes: The 2000 Fall Migration
– Robert Chapel

  2001 Vol. 10 Number 1

 

Articles

2 First Illinois Nesting Record for Painted 2 Bunting (Passerina cirus)
— Dan Kassebaum

5 Use of Historical and Current Bird Banding Data to Detect Avian Population Trends in Suburban Illinois
— Kathleen A. Savaiano and Jerald J. Dosch

11 Chicago’s Birding Jewel: The Magic Hedge
— James Landing

Departments

18 Bird Finding Guide
Birding McLean County Part 2: Bloomington-Normal
— Michael L.P. Retter

21 Book Reviews: “The Sibley Guide to 21 Birds” and “Birds of North America”
— Dan Williams

24 Field Notes
The 2000 Breeding Season Report
— Vernon M. Kleen