Meadowlark Archives

  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

  2000 Vol. 9 Number 4

 

Articles

122 Illinois’ Next New Bird 122
– Eric Walters and Josh Engel

127 Hoary Redpoll (Carduelis hornemanni) Visits Evanston/Skokie
– Eric Walters

129 The Illinois 2000 Statewide Spring Bird Count 129
– Vernon M. Kleen

Departments

136 Bird Conservation Network
– Judy Pollock

137 Seasonal Highlights – Spring Migration 2000
– Eurasian Wigeon, Black Rail, Arctic Tern, Painted Bunting

141 Field Notes:
The 2000 Spring Migration
– Paul R. Clyne

159 Index to Meadowlark
Volume 8, Nos. 1 -4
– Renee Baade

  2000 Vol. 9 Number 2

 

 

Articles

42 Birding Illinois 100 Years Ago: Part II – Of Waterfowl and Whooping Cranes
– Sheryl DeVore

44 Struggling in the Wind: Getting Started in Hawkwatching
– Vic Berardi

50 The Sixth Report of the Illinois Ornithological Records Committee
– Douglas F. Stotz and David B. Johnson

56 A Pacific Loon Visits Vulcan Lake in McHenry County
– Victoria M. Buchwald

57 Little Gull Summers in Lake County
– Eric Walters

Departments

59 Ask The Ornithologist
Birds of the Corn and Soybean Desert
– Steven D. Bailey

62 Bird Finding Guide
Chicago Urban Birding: A Site Guide for A Dynamite Downtown Hot Spot
– Christine Williamson

65 Illinois Bird Clubs: Birds of a Feather
Chicago Ornithological Society
– Jenny Vogt

67 The 1999 Fall Migration
– Robert Chapel

  2000 Vol. 9 Number 3

 

Articles

82 The Widespread Invasion of Northern Shrikes
(Lanius excubitor) in Illinois in’winter 2000/2001
with comments on the species’ non -breeding demographics
– Steven D. Bailey

91 A Remarkable First Illinois Record: Scott’s Oriole (Icterus parisorum)
– Pam Sprout

93 A Rare Central Illinois Record for Bohemian Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus)

94 Rufous Hummingbird (Selasphorus rufus) Livens Winter in Urbana
– Elizabeth J. Chato

95 The 1999/2000 Illinois Christmas Bird Count
– David B. Johnson

Departments

107 The 1999/2000 Winter Season
– Kelly J. McKay

  2000 Vol. 9 Number 1

 

Articles

2 Birding in the New Millennium
– An Essay by Christine Willliamson

7 Birding Illinois 100 Years Age: Part 1
Birds of the Chicago Area at the Turn of the 20th Century
– Sheryl De Vore

9 Black- necked Stilt Young Found in Southern Illinois Two Consecutive Years
– Rhonda Monroe

10 Western Kingbird Nests in Sangamon County, Illinois
– H. David Bohlen

11 First Breeding Record of Little Blue Heron for Northeastern Illinois
– Walter Marcisz

13 Building a Nest Tower for Chimney Swifts
– Cathie Hutcheson

15 Loafing Behavior of Ring-billed Gulls
-William Moskoff, Alla Fooks, Irina Ovrutskaya, Priscilla K. Carson Lindberg, and Valerie Ward

17 Band -tailed Pigeon in DeWitt County
– Dale Birkenholz

17 Second White-winged Dove for Illinois
– Robert Hughes

18 Singin’ the Bicknell Blues
– Scott Hickman

20 A Challenge for Illinois Birders:
Separating Bicknell’s from Gray -cheeked Thrush
– Steven D. Bailey

Departments

22 Bird Finding Guide
Meredosia National Wildlife Refuge
– Angella D. Moorehouse

25 Field Notes: The 1999 Breeding Season Report
– Vernon M. Kleen

  1999 Vol. 8 Number 4

 

 

Articles

122 First Illinois and Regional Record of Gray Kingbird
– Dan Kassebaum

123 First Illinois Record of Tropical/Couch’s Kingbird
– Dan Kassebaum

124 Purple Gallinule Invasion: Spring 1999
– Darrel Shambaugh

126 A Blast from the Past: Illinois’ First Garganey
– Robert Chapel

126 Garganey: Second State Record
– Daniel Williams

128 Male Painted Bunting Visits Bloomington -Normal: Third State Record
– Alexandra Latham, Sheryl Swartz Soukup, and Michael Retter

129 The 1999 Illinois Statewide Spring Bird Count
– Vernon M. Kleen

Departments

137 Bird Finding Guide:
Illinois Beach State Park
– Sheryl De Vore

139 Bird Finding Guide:
The Loony Trip
– David B. Johnson

146 Field Notes: The 1999 Spring Migration Season
– Paul R. Clyne

159 Volume 8 Index:
– Compiled by Renee Baade

  1999 Vol. 8 Number 3

 

Articles

81 Potential effects of increased predation risk on nestling House Wren quality and survival
— John F. Cavitt

88 The Northern Shrike in Illinois
Changing Status and Distribution of this Northern Visitor
— Robert Chapel

91 Illinois’ Second Record of Yellow-billed Loon
— Josh Engel

92 Arctic Great Horned Owl at Jackson Park, Cook County
— Paul R. Clyne

93 The 1998/1999 Christmas Bird Count
— David B. Johnson

Departments

107 Seasonal Highlights:
Townsend’s Solitaire Winters in DuPage County
— Melinda Born Chapman

108 Field Notes: The 1998-1999 Winter Season
— Kelly J. McKay

  1999 Vol. 8 Number 2

Articles

42 First Illinois Record of the Black Skimmer
– Myrna Deaton

44 Another Rare Hummingbird in Illinois:
First State Record of the Allen’s Hummingbird
– H. David Bohlen

46 Whooping Crane Over Illinois Beach State Park
– Robert Hughes

47 White Winged Dove: First Illinois Record
– James O. Smith

Departments

48 Avian Studies:
Investigating the Status of the Henslow’s Sparrow in Southern Illinois
– Natasha Harroff

50 Bird Finding Guide:
Birding McLean County
– Michael Retter

53 Fifth Report of the Ornithological Records Committee
– David B. Johnson and Douglas Stotz

63 Seasonal Highlights

66 Field Notes: The 1998 Fall Season
– Robert T. Chapel

  1999 Vol. 8 Number 1

 

Articles

2 The Status of the Monk Parakeet in Illinois: 2
With Comments on Its Native Habitat and Habits
— Jason South

6 Illinois’ Second Confirmed Breeding Osprey
— Craig Thayer

7 Mississippi Kite Breeds in Calhoun County
— John N. McCall

9 Breeding Bewick’s Wren in Western Illinois
— Jim Funk

11 Purple Gallinules Hatch Young at Mermet Lake
— Frank K. Bennett

12 Successful Breeding Common Terns in Illinois:
With A Summary of Common Tern Nesting Occurrences in Illinois
— Donald Dann

14 An Intimate View of the Ring-billed Gull Life Cycle in the new Waukegan Colony
— Eric Walters

18 Butterflying for Birders
— Kathy Phelps

24 Favorite Birds of Illinois
— Sheryl DeVore

Departments

22 Avian Studies:
Breeding Birds of Chauncey Marsh Natural Area, Lawrence County
— Jeffery W. Walk and Eric L. Kershner

27 Field Notes: The 1998 Breeding Season Report
—Vernon M. Kleen

  1998 Vol. 7 Number 4

 

Articles

121 Taxonomy and the AOU Checklist:
Reasons for Changes in the Seventh Edition
– Douglas Stotz

127 The 1998 Illinois Statewide Bird Count
– Vernon M. Kleen

Departments

135 Avian Studies in Illinois:
Wetland Bird Research in Northeastern Illinois
– Michael P. Ward

138 Bird Finding Guide:
A Season at Lake Mermet
– Kathy Phelps

141 Seasonal Highlights:
Spring 1998 Season

143 Field Notes:
Spring Migration 1998
– Paul R. Clyne

159 Index for Volume 7
– Compiled by Renee Baade