Hello, Ecologists. Here is a summary of the contents of vol. 40, no. 2 (2009) of the quarterly journal Western Birds, published by Western Field Ornithologists. * BIRDS OF THE KETCHIKAN AREA, SOUTHEAST ALASKA. * By STEVEN C. HEINL and ANDREW W. PISTON. * Pp. 54-144. * The first formally published, detailed summary of the status and distribution of the birds of southeastern Alaska, with particular focus on the Ketchikan area; 260 bird species have been documented within the region treated, spanning ~600 kilometers of coastal temperate rain forest; discussion addresses long-term changes in habitat and avian population status. * BOOK REVIEW. * Reviewed by PAUL HESS. * Pp. 145-148. * Review of "California Bird Species of Special Concern" (2008), edited by W. David Shuford and Thomas Gardali. * BOOK REVIEW. * Reviewed by EUGENE S. HUNN. * Pp. 148-149. * Review of "Wings in the Desert: A Folk Ornithology of the Northern Pimans" (2007), by Amadeo M. Rea. * BOOK REVIEW. * Reviewed by JOHN THOMAS. * Pp. 149-151. * Review of "Birds of the Inland Northwest and Northern Rockies" (2008), by Harry Nehls, Mike Denny, and David Trochlell. * FEATURED PHOTO: REGIONAL PHENOTYPIC VARIATION IN THE SOOTY GROUSE. * By MICHAEL A. SCHROEDER, STEVEN C. HEINL, ANDREW W. PISTON, and FRED C. ZWICKEL. * Pp. 152-154. * Sooty Grouse from Terrace, British Columbia, north to southeastern Alaska have the apteria on the neck red (as in Dusky Grouse), not yellow (as in other populations of Sooty Grouse); no locations have yet been found where Sooty Grouse are polymorphic or intermediate in apterium color, but further work is needed to determine the species' patterns of geographic variation with regard to this trait.
Please note that vols. 1-37 (1970-2006) of Western Birds are permanently archived and fully searchable online: http://elibrary.unm.edu/sora/index.php. The service is free to the public, and is made available by Western Field Ornithologists (WFO) and the Searchable Ornithological Research Archive (SORA). Full abstracts of research articles and the full text for "Featured Photos" (vols. 38-40) are available online: http://www.westernfieldornithologists.org/journal.php. ------------------------------- Ted Floyd [email protected] Lafayette, Boulder County, Colorado ------------------------------- Ted Floyd Editor, Birding ------------------------------- Please support the American Birding Association: Click on http://www.goodsearch.com/?charityid=884482 to search the internet. Check out the American Birding Association on FaceBook: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=22934255714 Check out the American Birding Association on Twitter: http://twitter.com/abaoutreach Please visit the website of the American Birding Association: http://www.aba.org _________________________________________________________________ Windows Live™ Hotmail®: Celebrate the moment with your favorite sports pics. Check it out. http://www.windowslive.com/Online/Hotmail/Campaign/QuickAdd?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_QA_HM_sports_photos_072009&cat=sports
