2013 Vol. 22 Number 2
46 The 2012 Illinois and Mississippi River Fall Waterbird and Wetland Habitat Report
– Aaron P. Yetter, Michael M. Horath and Heath M. Hagy
52 First Illinois Record … The Wandering Tattler
– Matthew Ligas
53 Eighteenth Report of the Illinois Ornithological Records Committee
– Paul Sweet
Photo Gallery
62 & 63 Fall Migration
56 Field Notes: The 2012 Fall Migration
– David B. Johnson
Articles2 An integrative approach to testing density affects in a migratory songbird, the Prothonotary Warbler (Protonotaria citrea), in southern Illinois – Nicole Davros, Stephanie Wheeler, Wendy Schelsky, Jeffrey Brawn and Jeffrey Hoover
Photo Gallery
21 & 24 Summer Color
22 & 23 Nesting Behavior
9 Field Notes: The 2012 breeding season
– Steven D. Bailey
126 Elaeniamania 126
– Aaron Gyllenhaal
128 Illinois’s first winter record of the Black-throated Blue Warbler at sapsucker wells
with notes on other Midwest and Mid -Canada winter records
– David B. Johnson
Photo Gallery
144 & 145 Spring Birds
131 The 2012 Illinois Statewide Spring Bird Count
– Michael P. Ward and Tara Beveroth
138 Field Notes: The 2012 spring migration
– Geoffrey A. Williamson
74 Illinois’s record irruption of Snowy Owls during the winter of 2011/2012
with notes on historical distribution
– David B. Johnson
84 A sampling of Snowy Owl pellet contents during winter 2011/2012
– Joshua I. Engel
Photo Gallery
85 A Snowy Owl Extravaganza
89 The 2011/2012 Christmas Bird Count 89
– Paul W. Sweet
99 Field Notes: Winter Season 2011/2012 99
– Kelly J. McKay and Steven D. Bailey
42 Does body condition explain patterns of songbird density in response to urbanization?
– Jason D. Fischer and James R. Miller
45 Seventeenth Report of the Illinois Ornithological Records Committee
– Douglas F. Stotz
50 Field Notes: The 2011 Fall Migration 50
– Douglas F. Stotz
Photo Gallery:
56-57 Fall Birds of Illinois
2 Bohm Woods and the SIUE Nature Preserve: Valuable Conservation Assets for Southwestern Illinois
Richard L. Essner, Jr., Zachary R. French, Lane M. Richter, and Peter R. Minchin
6 The Bobolinking Project: Experiments in Field Ornithology
Kimberly Meyer Ramirez
9 Birding the Jane Addams Trail in Northwestern Illinois
– Keith and Mary Blackmore
Photo Essays:
10 Peregrine Falcons nest at St. Michael Church
20 Sandhill Cranes attempt nesting in central Illinois
30 Mississippi Kites continue nesting in Rockford
11 Field Notes: The 2011 Breeding Season
– Steven D. Bailey
122 An avian census of Lowell Park
– Pete Oliver
127 Birders act to protect Black-crowned Night-Heron rookery in Lincoln Park
– Carolyn A. Marsh
Twenty years of changes in Illinois bird life:
three views
129 – 1 The northward movement of the Blue -gray Gnatcatcher in Illinois
– Tara Beveroth
131 – 2 Rising numbers of American White Pelican in Illinois -a perspective
– Sheryl DeVore
132 – 3 Cooper’s Hawk: from rare to abundant, a suburban success story?
– Robert Fisher
133 Avian Annals: Twenty years ago in Meadowlark
– Sheryl DeVore
Photo Galleries:
134 Mega rarities
140-141 Spring Birds of Illinois
135 Field Notes: The 2011 spring migration
– Geoffrey A. Williamson
82 Anna’s Hummingbird: Illinois’ first record
– Vernon Kleen with details from Ann Hayes
84 Inbreeding of Illinois Peregrine Falcons
– Mary Hennen
86 IOS awards seven research grants 86
– Tara Beveroth
90 The 2011 Illinois Statewide Spring Bird Count
– Michael P. Ward and Tara Beveroth
97 Field Notes: The 2010/2011 Winter Season
– Kelly J. McKay
42 Impacts of habitat restoration on songbirds in Chicago area forest preserves:
preliminary results from the 2010 breeding season
— Sarah H. Cleeton and James R. Miller
47 Red-eyed Vireo’s migratory route fidelity in an urban environment
— Vernon M. Kleen
48 The 2010/2011 Illinois Christmas Bird Count
— Paul W. Sweet
58 Field Notes: The 2010 fall migration
— Douglas F. Stotz
2 Status of the Barn Owl in Illinois
– Jeff Walk, Anne Mankowski, Terry L. Esker, Maggie Cole and Mark G. Alessi
6 Social Behavior in Red -headed Woodpeckers
– Megan R. Atterberry-Jones and Brian D. Peer
Photo Essays:
20 Showy Illinois breeders
37 Bald Eagles in Kane County
10 Field Notes: The 2010 Breeding Season
– Steven D. Bailey
