2009 Vol. 18 Number 2
Articles
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
Departments
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