January 2015

  1999 Vol. 8 Number 4

 

 

Articles

122 First Illinois and Regional Record of Gray Kingbird
– Dan Kassebaum

123 First Illinois Record of Tropical/Couch’s Kingbird
– Dan Kassebaum

124 Purple Gallinule Invasion: Spring 1999
– Darrel Shambaugh

126 A Blast from the Past: Illinois’ First Garganey
– Robert Chapel

126 Garganey: Second State Record
– Daniel Williams

128 Male Painted Bunting Visits Bloomington -Normal: Third State Record
– Alexandra Latham, Sheryl Swartz Soukup, and Michael Retter

129 The 1999 Illinois Statewide Spring Bird Count
– Vernon M. Kleen

Departments

137 Bird Finding Guide:
Illinois Beach State Park
– Sheryl De Vore

139 Bird Finding Guide:
The Loony Trip
– David B. Johnson

146 Field Notes: The 1999 Spring Migration Season
– Paul R. Clyne

159 Volume 8 Index:
– Compiled by Renee Baade

  1999 Vol. 8 Number 3

 

Articles

81 Potential effects of increased predation risk on nestling House Wren quality and survival
— John F. Cavitt

88 The Northern Shrike in Illinois
Changing Status and Distribution of this Northern Visitor
— Robert Chapel

91 Illinois’ Second Record of Yellow-billed Loon
— Josh Engel

92 Arctic Great Horned Owl at Jackson Park, Cook County
— Paul R. Clyne

93 The 1998/1999 Christmas Bird Count
— David B. Johnson

Departments

107 Seasonal Highlights:
Townsend’s Solitaire Winters in DuPage County
— Melinda Born Chapman

108 Field Notes: The 1998-1999 Winter Season
— Kelly J. McKay

  1999 Vol. 8 Number 2

Articles

42 First Illinois Record of the Black Skimmer
– Myrna Deaton

44 Another Rare Hummingbird in Illinois:
First State Record of the Allen’s Hummingbird
– H. David Bohlen

46 Whooping Crane Over Illinois Beach State Park
– Robert Hughes

47 White Winged Dove: First Illinois Record
– James O. Smith

Departments

48 Avian Studies:
Investigating the Status of the Henslow’s Sparrow in Southern Illinois
– Natasha Harroff

50 Bird Finding Guide:
Birding McLean County
– Michael Retter

53 Fifth Report of the Ornithological Records Committee
– David B. Johnson and Douglas Stotz

63 Seasonal Highlights

66 Field Notes: The 1998 Fall Season
– Robert T. Chapel

  1999 Vol. 8 Number 1

 

Articles

2 The Status of the Monk Parakeet in Illinois: 2
With Comments on Its Native Habitat and Habits
— Jason South

6 Illinois’ Second Confirmed Breeding Osprey
— Craig Thayer

7 Mississippi Kite Breeds in Calhoun County
— John N. McCall

9 Breeding Bewick’s Wren in Western Illinois
— Jim Funk

11 Purple Gallinules Hatch Young at Mermet Lake
— Frank K. Bennett

12 Successful Breeding Common Terns in Illinois:
With A Summary of Common Tern Nesting Occurrences in Illinois
— Donald Dann

14 An Intimate View of the Ring-billed Gull Life Cycle in the new Waukegan Colony
— Eric Walters

18 Butterflying for Birders
— Kathy Phelps

24 Favorite Birds of Illinois
— Sheryl DeVore

Departments

22 Avian Studies:
Breeding Birds of Chauncey Marsh Natural Area, Lawrence County
— Jeffery W. Walk and Eric L. Kershner

27 Field Notes: The 1998 Breeding Season Report
—Vernon M. Kleen

  1998 Vol. 7 Number 4

 

Articles

121 Taxonomy and the AOU Checklist:
Reasons for Changes in the Seventh Edition
– Douglas Stotz

127 The 1998 Illinois Statewide Bird Count
– Vernon M. Kleen

Departments

135 Avian Studies in Illinois:
Wetland Bird Research in Northeastern Illinois
– Michael P. Ward

138 Bird Finding Guide:
A Season at Lake Mermet
– Kathy Phelps

141 Seasonal Highlights:
Spring 1998 Season

143 Field Notes:
Spring Migration 1998
– Paul R. Clyne

159 Index for Volume 7
– Compiled by Renee Baade

  1998 Vol. 7 Number 3

 

 

Articles

82 Eastern Bluebird Production
Nest Site Selection, and Population Dispersal at Three DuPage County, Illinois Study Sites
— Victoria J. Byre and Mary Hennen

91 The 1997 Illinois Christmas Bird Count
— David B. Johnson and Alan F. Stokie

Departments

105 Avian Studies in Illinois:
Grassland Bird Research at Prairie Ridge State Natural Area
— Jeff Walk and Eric Kershner

107 Bird Finding Guide:
Pomona/Southern Illinois
— Keith McMullen

109 Seasonal Highlights:
Winter 1997/98 Season

110 Field Notes:
Winter 1997/98 Season
— Robert Danley

  1998 Vol. 7 Number 2

 

Articles

42 Are Breeding Herons and Egrets Deserting Central Illinois River Floodplain?
– Richard Bjorklund

44 Avian Studies in Illinois
Site Fidelity in Prothonotary Warblers
– Mike Ward

45 Monitoring Waterfowl at the Chicago Botanic Garden
– Elizabeth dela Baume

50 The Fourth Report of the Illinois Ornithological Records Committee
– David B. Johnson
– Paul R. Clyne
– Myrna F. Deaton

Departments

47 Seasonal Highlights
Fall Migration 1997

66 Field Notes –
Fall Migration
– Robert Chapel

  1998 Vol. 7 Number 1

 

Articles

2 Sabine’s Gull in the Middlewestern Prairie Region
– Kenneth J. Brock

8 Birds of the Prairie Ridge State Natural Area
– Jeffery W. Walk

12 Birding Olympics
Illinois Birding Big Days Provide Challenge for the Obsessed
– Christine Williamson

16 Breaking the State Big Day Record
– David P. Mandell

20 Southern Illinois Team Garners 101 Species on Hot July Day
– Rhonda S. Monroe

21 DuPage County Team Sets New Big Day Record
-Joe Suchecki

22 IOS REDS Team Sets Another Lake County Big Day Record
-Sheryl De Vore

Departments

24 Seasonal Highlights –
Breeding Season

28 Field Notes –
Breeding Season
– Vernon Kleen

  1997 Vol. 6 Number 4

 

 

Articles

122 First State Record of Gull- billed Tern:
Waukegan Beach
– Eric Walters

124 The 1996 -97 Record Invasion of Snowy Owls in Illinois
…With A Summary of Records from Illinois and Lower Lake Michigan
– David B. Johnson and Richard Biss

129 The 1997 Spring Bird Count
– Vernon M. Kleen and Peter C. Petersen

Departments

138 Seasonal Highlights –
Spring Migration

142 Field Notes –
Spring Migration
– Paul Clyne

158 Index for Volume 6, Meadowlark
– Renee Baade