Meadowlark Archives

  1996 Vol. 5 Number 1

 

Articles

2 Breeding Biology of House Sparrows:
Observations of a Suburban Colony
– Peter Lowther

7 The House Finch in Illinois
– Nancy Bent

8 House Finch Disease Rises in Illinois
– Sheryl De Vore

10 The Peregrine Falcon: Time to Delist?
– Mary Hennen

17 Wood Thrush Feeds Nesting Material to Fledgling
– Robb T. Brumfield

Departments

18 Avian Archives
The Brendel Early Peoria Bird Lists
– Charles “Ted” Black

13 Bird Finding Guide
Nelson Lake Marsh
– Nancy Reason and Roger Bent

17 Feeder Station
Makeshift trees help photographer get natural shots of woodpeckers in his backyard
– Kevin Wright

20 Seasonal Highlights /Breeding Season 1995

27 Field Notes
Breeding Season 1995
– Vernon Kleen

  1995 Vol. 4 Number 4

 

Articles

122 A Gathering of Strangers:
The Biology and Ecology of Colonial Heronries
– William Moskoff

124 The Status of Heron Colonies in Illinois
– William Moskoff

129 The Illinois 1995 Spring Bird Count
– Richard Anderson

Departments

135 Photo Page
Spring Beauties
– Dennis Oehmke

136 Feeder Station
Landscaped cornfield attracts birds
– Laurel Ann Kaiser

137 Seasonal Highlights /Spring Migration 1995

144 Field Notes
Spring Migration 1995
– Robert Chapel

159 Volume 4 Index
– compiled by Renee Baade

  1995 Vol. 4 Number 3

 

Articles

82 An Illinois Christmas Bird Count Odyssey  – Top to Bottom and Back
– David B. Johnson

87 The Illinois 1994 Christmas Bird Count
– David B. Johnson and Alan F. Stokie

Departments

101 Bird Finding Guide
Shorebirds at O’Hare Post Office Ponds
– Richard Biss

105 Feeder Station
Ovenbird chooses indoor atrium for winter feeding station
– Christine Williamson

106 Seasonal Highlights
Winter Season 1994/1995
Barrow’s Goldeneye, Migrating American Coots, Gyrfalcon, Subadult Courting Bald Eagles, Snowy Owl

110 Field Notes
Winter Season 1994/95
– Robert Danley

  1995 Vol. 4 Number 2

 

Articles

42 Endangered and Threatened Birds of Illinois:
An overview of the species and their habitats
– James R. Herkert, Illinois Endangered Species Protection Board

47 First Confirmed Illinois Record of the Glaucous -winged Gull
– David B. Johnson, Laurence C. Binford, Ph.D., Alan Stokie, and Walter Marcisz

Departments

51 Bird Finding Guide – Fermilab
– Denis Kania and Peter Kasper

57 Feeder Station
Illinois’ First Backyard Bird High Count
– Sue Friscia
Backyard lister attracts 221 species on farmstead
– Judy K. DeNeal

61 Photo Essay
A Day in the Life of a Glossy Ibis
– Dennis Oehmke

62 Seasonal Highlights/Fall Migration 1994
Northern Gannet, Ground Dove, Sharp -tailed Sparrow, Ross’ Goose, Branta x Anser Hybrid, Yellow Rail

66 Field Notes – Fall Migration 1994
– Robert Chapel

  1995 Vol. 4 Number 1

 

Articles

2 First Hybridization Attempt Between A Violet-green Swallow and Tree Swallow
– Lee Johnson and William Mosko

4 Immature Cooper’s Hawks Nest in Chicago
– Paul R. Clyne

6 First Confirmed Nesting of Black-necked Stilt in Illinois
– Todd Fink and Cynthia McKee

7 A Relationship Between Songbird Breeding Success, Small Mammal Abundance,
and Fragmented Forests in Eastern Pennsylvania
– Gopaul Noojibail

12 Nesting Pied-billed Grebes at Crabtree Marsh
– Annalee Fjellberg and Adam Fikso

20 A Cup of Prothonotary Warblers
– Karen A Forcum

Departments

14 Avian Archives
New Early Records of Western Kingbird in Illinois
Correction of Great Gray Owl Record in Illinois
– C.T. (Ted) Black

16 Bird Finding Guide
Rare Summer Birds of the Lowden -Miller State Forest: Is this really Illinois?
First Nests of Black-throated Green Warbler in Illinois
– Scott K. Robinson

19 Feeder Station
Providing Water for Birds
– Dean Bolton

21 Seasonal Highlights /Breeding Season 1994
New Double -crested Cormorant Colony, Common Snipe, Western Kingbird, Chestnut -sided Warbler, Yellow throated Warbler

25 Field Notes
The 1994 Breeding Season
– Vernon Kleen

  1994 Vol. 3 Number 4

 

Articles

122 Death Traps: Birds and Urban Mortality
– Christine Philip

127 The 1994 Illinois Spring Bird Count
– Dick Anderson

Departments

133 Bird Finding Guide
Lake Calumet: Birders in Paradox
– Walter Marcisz

137 Feeder Station
– Judy Pollock and Sue Friscia

138 Seasonal Highlights /Spring Migration 1994
Trumpeter Swan
Brant
California Gull
Black Rail
Barn Owl
American Avocet
Cassin’s Vireo

143 Field Notes
Spring Migration 1994
– Robert Chapel

159 Index – Volume 3
– compiled by Renee Baade

  1994 Vol. 3 Number 3

 

Articles

82 Christmas Bird Counts: Science or Seance?
– William Moskoff

86 The 1993 Illinois Christmas Bird Count
– David B. Johnson

Departments

91 Avian Annals
– Eric Walters

102 Bird Finding Guide
Birding the Middle Fork River Valley: Part II
Kennekuk Cove County Park
– Steven D. Bailey

105 Feeder Station
Brown Thrasher Winters at Chicago Feeder
– Christine Philip

106 Seasonal Highlights/Winter Season 1993/94
Northern Gannet, 27 Species of Ducks in Sangamon County, King Eider, Hoary Redpoll, Evening Grosbeak

111 Field Notes
Winter Season 1993/94
– Robert Danley

  1994 Vol. 3 Number 2

 

Articles

42 Rufous Hummingbird:
First Illinois Record and Specimen
– Ellen B. and Sherwin Strauss

43 Rufous Hummingbird: Second Illinois Record
– Robert Danley

45 Reddish Egret: First Confirmed State Record
– Sue Friscia

47 Slaty- backed Gull Sight Record for Indiana
with Comments on Identification
– Kenneth J. Brock

59 Fulvous Whistling Ducks at Belleville –
Escapees or Wild?
– Photo Essay by Dennis Oehmke

Departments

51 Field Identification
A Beginner’s Guide to Identification of Dark -mantled Gulls in Illinois
– Peter C. Petersen

54 Bird Finding Guide
Gull Birding in Illinois
– James E. Landing

60 Seasonal Highlights /Fall Migration 1993
Northern Gannet, Anhinga, Prairie Falcon, Black Rail, Vermilion Flycatcher, Sprague’s Pipit, Pine Grosbeak, Bohemian Waxwing, Black- headed Grosbeak

64 Field Notes 64
Fall Migration 1993
– Robert Chapel

  1994 Vol. 3 Number 1

Articles

2 Bird Banding:
Its Changing Role in Illinois and the Nation
Recreational banding is being replaced by more purposeful research
– Christine Philip

7 A Tale of Two Colonies
Ring- billed Gulls struggle against predation in Will and Grundy counties
– Joe B. Milosevich

10 Feathers in the Attic
Old barn provides nesting site for Turkey Vultures
– Karen Forcum

Departments

12 Bird Finding Guide
Middlefork River Valley: Part I
– Steven D. Bailey

17 Feeder Station
Backyard Nesters
– Sue Friscia

18 Seasonal Highlights/Breeding Season 1993
Breeding Evidence
Black- necked Stilt, Long -eared Owl, Scissor -tailed Flycatcher, Loggerhead Shrikes and Upland Sandpipers
New Breeding Records
Solitary Vireo, Hooded Warbler, Yellow -headed Blackbird, Least Bittern, Blue Grosbeak

24 Field Notes
Breeding Season 1993
– Vernon M. Kleen

  1993 Vol. 2 Number 4

 

Articles

122 The Greater Prairie- Chicken in Illinois
– Judy K. De Neal

127 Painted Bunting:
First Confirmed State Record
– Ben Gelman

129 Townsend’s Warbler
at the Chicago Botanic Garden
– James Steffen

Departments

131 Bird Finding Guide
Chicago Botanic Garden
-Dr. Laurence Binford

135 Feeder Station
Homemade Feeders
– Sue Friscia

138 Seasonal Highlights /Spring
Glossy Ibis, Yellow Rail, Black -legged Kittiwake, Arctic Tern, Chestnut -collared .Longspur

142 Field Notes
Spring 1993
– Eric Walters