2011 Vol. 20 Number 1
2 Status of the Barn Owl in Illinois
– Jeff Walk, Anne Mankowski, Terry L. Esker, Maggie Cole and Mark G. Alessi
6 Social Behavior in Red -headed Woodpeckers
– Megan R. Atterberry-Jones and Brian D. Peer
Photo Essays:
20 Showy Illinois breeders
37 Bald Eagles in Kane County
10 Field Notes: The 2010 Breeding Season
– Steven D. Bailey
122 Chickamouse: Probable hybridization between Tufted Titmouse and Black-capped Chickadee in DeWitt County
– Matt Fraker
124 Brown Creeper’s migratory route fidelity and urban fatality
– Annette Prince
126 The 2010 Illinois Statewide Spring Bird Count
– Michael P. Ward and Tara Beveroth
136 & 160 Photo Essay: Gone Fishing …
137 Field Notes: The 2010 Spring Migration Season
– Geoffrey Williamson
82 Golden Eagle attacks white-tailed deer at Nachusa Grasslands
— Eric Walters
86 Rat predation by a Black-crowned Night-Heron
— Dennis A. Merritt, Jr.
88 The 2009/2010 Illinois Christmas Bird Count
— Paul Sweet
98 Field Notes: The 2009/2010 Winter Season
— Kelly J. McKay
46 Effects of linear woody vegetation removal on grassland birds at Bartel Grasslands
– James R. Herkert
51 Ruby- throated Hummingbird feeds on a pear
– John G. Palis
52 IOS awards six $1,000 bird research grants 52
– Robert Fisher
56 Sixteenth Report of the Illinois Ornithological Records Committee
– Douglas F. Stotz
62 Field Notes: The 2009 fall migration
– Douglas E. Stotz
2 Swainson’s Warbler survey in southern Illinois suggests potential breeding
– Matt Mckim- Louder and Jeffrey Hoover
6 First documented nesting record for Anhinga in Illinois
– Matt Mckim- Louder
8 Continued nesting of Mississippi Kite in Winnebago County
– Dan Williams
10 Photo Essay:
First successful nesting of American White Pelican in Illinois
– Russell Engelke and Steve Patterson
12 Caspian Tern nests for first time in Illinois 12
– Steven D. Bailey
13 Northern Rough- winged Swallow builds nest on garage air -conditioning ducts
– Marilyn Campbell
14 Field Notes: The 2009 breeding season
– Steven D. Bailey
Note: The Index to Meadowlark Volume 18 will be published online at www.illinoisbirds.org
122 Sandhill Crane colt survival in northeastern Illinois
– Jeffrey Fox
128 Aggressive interaction between a Sora and Virginia Rail during spring migration
– John G. Palis
129 The 2009 Illinois Statewide Spring Bird Count
– Vernon M. Kleen
140 Field Notes: The 2009 spring migration
– Travis A. Mahan
Note: The Index to Meadowlark Volume 18 will be published online at www.illinoisbirds.org
78 Winter gull identification challenges at Carlyle Lake and Melvin Price Locks and Dam in Illinois
– Dan Kassebaum
80 Fifteenth report of the Illinois Ornithological Records Committee
– Douglas F. Stotz
86 The 2008/2009 CBC Season
– Paul Sweet
97 In Memoriam: Laurence C. Binford and L. Barrie Hunt
99 Field Notes: Winter season 2008/2009
– Kelly J. McKay
42 IOS awards seven research grants
46 Changes in 2009 to the list of threatened and endangered birds of Illinois
– Jeffery Walk
50 An innovative approach to understanding the Yellow-breasted Chat, a declining neotropical migratory bird
– Mark G. Alessi, Thomas J. Benson, and Michael P. Ward
54 Yard Birds:
Reflections on backyard birding throughout Illinois
Watching hawks from a lawn chair in your yard
– Robert Fisher
56 IOS field trip produces another lifer for another member
– Greg Neise
57 Field Notes: The 2008 fall migration
– Douglas F. Stotz
2 Birdnotes from a bygone era
– Steven D. Bailey
8 Mississippi Kites nest in Rockford:
Illinois’ most northerly breeding record
– Dan Williams
12 Field Notes: The 2008 breeding season
– Steven D. Bailey
122 Illinois Breeding Bird Population Trends: 1980 – 2006
– James R. Herkert
126 Bird Finding Guide: Boone County
– Daniel Williams
130 The 2008 Illinois Statewide Spring Bird Count
– Vernon M. Kleen
140 Field Notes: The 2008 Spring Migration Season
– Travis A. Mahan
Note: The Index to Meadowlark Volume 17 will be published online at www.illinoisbirds.org
