Ontbirds subscribers, The August issue of Ontario Birds, journal of the Ontario Field Ornithologists, will be mailed on Monday, September 10th. Here are the contents of this 64 page colour issue.
COVER: A colour painting of Manx Shearwater by Barry Kent MacKay. ARTICLES: 1) The Ontario Bird Records Committee Report for 2006. OBRC Secretary Bill Crins reports on the Accepted and Not Accepted records for 2006, with comments on the status of several species, subspecies and morphs. The report includes 14 colour photographs of accepted rarities. 2) When Orioles Turn Red. Dan Derbyshire and Tom Flinn discuss a case of diet-induced erythrism in the Baltimore Oriole involving the carotenoid rhodoxanthin. This article is illustrated with 4 colour photographs. 3) The Sandhill Cranes of the Rainy River Area of Ontario. Dave Elder reviews the status of the two subspecies of Sandhill Crane that occur in the Rainy River area. This article is illustrated with 1 colour photograph. 4) Breeding Season Records of Dickcissel in the Greater Toronto Area. Glenn Coady reviews the history of breeding season records of Dickcissel in the GTA. This article is illustrated with 1 colour map and 7 colour photographs. 5) Discovery and Nesting of the Little Gull on North Limestone Island, Georgian Bay, Lake Huron, 1979-1991. Chip Weseloh reviews the discovery and history of nesting Little Gulls at North Limestone Island in Georgian Bay. This article is illustrated with 5 colour photographs. BOOK REVIEW: Ross James reviews the book Why Don't Woodpeckers Get Headaches? by Mike O'Connor. IN MEMORIAM: Ron Pittaway pays tribute to one of his ornithological heroes, the late Kenneth C. Parkes, Curator Emeritus of Birds at the Carnegie Museum in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. NIKON PHOTO QUIZ by Glenn Coady. Glenn tests us with a summer tern. MEMBERSHIP: OFO Membership is $25 yearly in Canada. Members receive three issues of OFO News and three issues of Ontario Birds. To become an OFO member, please email Eleanor Beagan, Membership Secretary, etbeagan at sympatico dot ca. This is the second issue by new editors Ross James, Glenn Coady and Chip Weseloh with design and production by Judie Shore. We wish to thank the cover artist, authors, photographers and advertisers who contributed to this issue. This post has been sent by Glenn Coady on behalf of the editorial team of Ontario Birds. We hope you enjoy this issue. _________________________________________________________________ Connect to the next generation of MSN Messenger http://imagine-msn.com/messenger/launch80/default.aspx?locale=en-us&source=wlmailtagline_______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list [email protected] For instructions to join or leave ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/ontbirdshow.htm ONTBIRDS Guidelines may be viewed at http://www.ofo.ca/ontbirdsguide.htm
