Hello, Ecologists.
Here is a summary of the contents of vol. 43 no. 2 (2009) of the journal
Colorado Birds, published by Colorado Field Ornithologists (CFO).
* PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE.
* By BILL SCHMOKER.
* Pp. 88-89.
* Welcome to incoming CFO President Jim Beatty, plus reflections on the growth
of the organization in recent years.
* CFO BOARD MINUTES.
* By ALLISON HILF.
* Pp. 89-92.
* Minutes of the 31 January 2009 CFO board meeting, including actions and
deliberations regarding adoption by CFO of the ABA Code of Birding Ethics,
bylaws changes regarding board service and term limits, and enhancements to
online communication from CFO.
* ACROSS THE BOARD: JIM BEATTY.
* By BILL SCHMOKER.
* Pp. 92-95.
* Profile of CFO board member Jim Beatty, Vice President and Field Trip
Director; a lifelong birder, Beatty attended Cornell University, where he
squandered his time in engineering, not ornithology; he has since made amends
by birding hard everywhere he goes; as a CFO board member, Beatty is especially
keen on continuing to develop online excellence for the organization.
* TEN YEARS OF PROJECT FUNDING BY CFO.
* By WILLIAM H. KAEMPFER.
* Pp. 95-97.
* Overview of CFO's research project fund, which has provided more than $21,000
to 25 projects during the past 10+ years; funded research has focused both on
individual bird species and special bird habitats, and research results are
regularly reported in this journal.
* REMEMBERING BILL BROCKNER.
* By KEVIN J. COOK.
* Pp. 98-101.
* Reminiscences about the life and times of the late William ("Bill") Brockner,
Colorado birding icon, tireless champion of bird conservation, and one of the
first persons to record 700 species in North America north of Mexico.
* KLEPTOPARASITISM OF AMERICAN COOTS BY AMERICAN WIGEONS.
* By LISA CARMODY and ALEXANDER CRUZ.
* Pp. 101-111.
* A quantitative study of kleptoparasitism of American Coots by American
Wigeons, conducted in Boulder County, Colorado, revealed that kleptoparasitism
rates are higher in female wigeons than in males, that coot density and overall
frequency of kleptoparasitism by wigeons are positively correlated, and that
overall feeding rates and frequency of kleptoparasitism are inversely
correlated.
* COLORADO'S FIRST RECORD OF SOOTY TERN.
* By BRANDON K. PERCIVAL.
* Pp. 111-115.
* Written account and photographic documentation of Colorado's first Sooty
Tern, present 12-13 September 2008 in Otero and Crowley Counties; the bird was
judged to have arrived in Colorado via Hurricane Gustav, whose remnants passed
over southeastern Oklahoma nine days prior to the Colorado sighting.
* DENVER AUDUBON'S MASTER BIRDER PROGRAM.
* By KAREN VON SALTZA.
* Pp. 115-120.
* Overview of Master Birder certification process by the Audubon Society of
Greater Denver; starting with a selective admissions process, participants
complete 18 requirements, including recognition in the field of 200 bird
species in Colorado, so as to be able to assume leadership roles in the
Colorado birding community.
* FIELD NOTE: AN APPARENT SECOND BROOD OF JUNIPER TITMOUSE.
* By TINA MITCHELL.
* Pp. 120-123.
* Documentation of an apparent second brood by a Juniper Titmouse pair in
Fremont County, Colorado; previous research on the breeding ecology of the
species has been quite scant, indicating that Juniper Titmice usually raise one
brood per year; there are few if any previously published reports of
double-brooding in the species.
* THE 50TH REPORT OF THE CBRC.
* By LAWRENCE S. SEMO.
* Pp. 123-135.
* Summary of 63 reports by 11 observers of 43 occurrences of 39 bird species, 9
reports of which were rejected; highlights include acceptance of Colorado's
first Sooty Tern, bringing the state list to 488 species, plus acceptances of
King Rail, Ancient Murrelet, Smith's Longspur, and Type 3 Red Crossbill.
* THE HUNGRY BIRDER: ALAMOSA.
* By JOHN J. RAWINSKI.
* Pp. 135-137.
* The lowdown on where to eat in Alamosa, offering Mexican restaurants aplenty,
the True Grits Steakhouse (with its John Wayne motif), Wise Apples (burgers and
fries), and various coffee shops that, alas, tend not to be open when birders
most need for them to be open, i.e., before sunrise.
* NEWS FROM THE FIELD: FALL 2008 (AUGUST-NOVEMBER).
* By ANDREW SPENCER.
* Pp. 137-152.
* Highlights include Eurasian Wigeon, Red-throated Loon (6 reports),
Yellow-billed Loon, Brown Pelican, multiple Tricolored Herons, Red-shouldered
Hawk, Gyrfalcon, Laughing Gull (3 reports), possible Slaty-backed Gull,
Glaucous-winged Gull, Sooty Tern, Ancient Murrelet, Whip-poor-will, Anna's
Hummingbird, Eastern Wood-Pewee, Alder Flycatcher, possible Pacific-slope
Flycatcher, Philadelphia Vireo, Henslow's Sparrow, and Nelson's Sharp-tailed
Sparrow.
* IN THE SCOPE: JUVENILE HORNED LARK.
* By TONY LEUKERING.
* Pp. 152-154.
* Cautionary note about the potential to confuse juvenile Horned Larks with
other bird Colorado bird species, especially Sprague's Pipits; juvenile Horned
Larks can be present in Colorado from late March into September; a good point
of distinction is the long primary projection of Horned Lark vs. the short
primary projection of Sprague's Pipit.
For more information on the journal Colorado Birds, please visit the Colorado
Birds webpage of the CFO website: http://tiny.cc/yIre4. For more information on
CFO, please visit the CFO homepage: http://www.cfo-link.org.
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Ted Floyd
[email protected]
Lafayette, Boulder County, Colorado
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Ted Floyd
Editor, Birding
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