Hello, Ecologists. Here is a summary of the contents of vol. 42 no. 3 (2008) of the journal Colorado Birds, published by Colorado Field Ornithologists.
* PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE. * By BILL SCHMOKER. * Pp. 156-159. * Overview of the 2008 CFO Convention, held 16-19 May in Canyon City; highlights included keynote speaker Richard Crossley, a diverse scientific paper session, presentation of awards, and great field trips that produced many rarities and an astonishing total of nearly 100 Blackpoll Warblers. * MINUTES OF CFO MEETINGS. * By LISA EDWARDS. * Pp. 159-161. * Minutes of 5 April 2008 CFO Board meeting, held in Boulder; minutes of the 17 May 2008 annual members' meeting, held in Canyon City. * ACROSS THE BOARD: RACHEL HOPPER. * By BILL SCHMOKER. * Pp. 161-163. * The life and times of Rachel Hopper, who is completing her third term on the CFO board; Rachel's many contributions to the Colorado birding community have included serving as CFO webmaster and COBirds listowner, development of the Colorado Birding Trail and Colorado County Birding website, and tenure on the Colorado Bird Records Committee. * CFO LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD RECIPIENT: BOB SPENCER. * By JOE ROLLER. * Pp. 164-165. * A tribute to Bob Spencer, charter member of CFO, former president of Denver Field Ornithologists (DFO), longtime inspiration to young birders, and purveyor of many a memorable pun. * REMEMBERING RICH LEVAD. * By JASON BEASON, GLENN GIROIR, and CAROLYN GUNN. * Pp. 165-169. * Memories of the late Rich Levad, who made many significant contributions to Colorado ornithology, including major advances in our understanding of the distribution of Black Swift and Purple Martin; Rich was also notable for his inspiration to many volunteers and for his exceptional endurance and adventurousness in the field. * NEST CAVITY DISPLACEMENT OF A BOREAL OWL BY A NORTHERN SAW-WHET OWL. * By TYLER HICKS and PATRICK MAGEE. * Pp. 170-176. * Remote acoustic monitoring of owls in the Gunnison Basin led to the discovery of nest displacement of a Boreal Owl by a Northern Saw-whet Owl; this observation is consistent with an earlier but hitherto unsupported hypothesis that the two species compete for nest cavities and may limit each other's ranges. * NOCTURNAL MIGRATION OVER LAFAYETTE, COLORADO: JULY-NOVEMBER 2007. * By TED FLOYD. * Pp. 176-187. * Quantitative summary of nocturnal migration by land birds over eastern Boulder County, July-November 2007; calling frequency and species diversity was greatest from late August to mid-September. * BREEDING BIRD ATLAS II: PROJECT STATUS ENTERING YEAR TWO. * By LYNN E. WICKERSHAM. * Pp. 187-200. * Overview of progress to date of the Colorado Breeding Bird Atlas, field work for which was begun in 2007; some 300 field workers, including both amateursand professional biologists, have thus far confirmed breeding by 202 bird species in Colorado. * THE 47TH REPORT OF THE COLORADO BIRD RECORDS COMMITTEE. * By LAWRENCE S. SEMO. * Pp. 200-214. * Notable records accepted include Colorado's 5th Ruffed Grouse, 2nd Arctic Loon, 3rd Ruff, 2nd Royal Tern, 5th Costa's Hummingbird, and 4th Long-billed Thrasher; potential additions to the state list, currently under review by the Committee, include Vaux's Swift, Pacific-slope Flycatcher, and Yellow-bellied Flycatcher. * THE HUNGRY BIRDER: NORTH PARK. * By NATHAN PIEPLOW and ANDREW SPENCER. * Pp. 214-217. * Review of the idiosyncratic dining options in remote North Park, including such offerings as burgers at a bowling alley, seasonal pizza in an antique shop, a couple of cafes, and the somewhat unsavory Drifter's Cook House. * NEWS FROM THE FIELD: WINTER 2007-2008 (DECEMBER-FEBRUARY). * By PETER GENT. * Pp. 218-225. * Rarities included Brant, Red-throated and Yellow-billed Loons, Iceland, Glaucous-winged, and Great Black-backed Gulls, Pine Warbler, Scarlet Tanager, and Streak-backed Oriole; also notable were major invasions of Bohemian Waxwing and Purple Finch. * IN THE SCOPE: NEOTROPIC CORMORANT. * By TONY LEUKERING. * Pp. 226-228. * With 8 accepted records since 1990, Neotropic Cormorant is a species to be looked for in Colorado; Neotropic and Double-crested Cormorants can be separated on the basis of overall size, head structure, relative tail length, amount of white behind the gape, and pattern and amount of orange on the face. For more information on the journal Colorado Birds, please visit the Colorado Birds webpage of the CFO website: http://cfo-link.org/journal/CB.php. For more information on CFO, please visit the CFO homepage: http://www.cfo-link.org. Ted Floyd [EMAIL PROTECTED] Lafayette, Boulder County, Colorado _________________________________________________________________ Windows Live Hotmail is giving away Zunes. Enter for your chance to win. http://www.windowslive-hotmail.com/ZuneADay/?locale=en-US&ocid=TXT_TAGLM_Mobile_Zune_V3
