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Index, 2001-2004
Volumes 51-54
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Decennial Index
1991-2000 Volumes 41-50
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Note: 
All issues beginning with June 2002 include Regional Reports, Standard Regional Report Abbreviations and Reporting Deadlines, and Map of Reporting Regions.
All issues since July 2008 include a Photo Gallery.


Volume 73 No. 3                                September 2023

Report of the New York State Avian Records Committee for 2019
New York State Ornithological Association, Inc., 76th Annual Meeting, September 23, 2023
January Waterfowl Count 2023
           Bill Ostrander

Notes and Observations
           A gynandromorphic Northern Cardinal in Kendall, NY
              Randi Minetor

           Attempted predation of a Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea)
           by a Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus)
              José R. Ramírez-Garofalo

Highlights of the Season, Winter 2022-23
           Michael F. Cooper
Regional Reports, Winter 2022-23

Volume 73 No. 2                                June 2023

What’s it gonna be? Predicting the next new additions to the avifauna of New York—v. 6.0
           Doug Gochfeld
Notes and Observations
           A Ruffed Grouse at Muttontown Preserve, Nassau County, Spring 1983
           Vincent Glasser
In Memoriam: Sherri Leigh Smith
          Jeff Bolsinger; Alison Kocek, et al.
Editor’s Note
Highlights of the Season, Fall 2022
           Dominic Sherony
Regional Reports, Fall 2022, in part,
           and photos of first records for New York State, 2015-2022

Volume 73 No. 1                                March 2023

Banding Northern Saw-whet Owls (Aegolius acadicus)
           at a field station in Central New York State
           J. Confer, J. (Gillis) MacCabe, M. Ulinski, B. McGuire, J. Gorges, B. Gorges, P. McNeil, T. Pfaff,
           G. Dodici, and Z. Casteel
A Limpkin (Aramus guarana) on the Niagara River
           Willie D'Anna
Notes and Observations
           A remarkable inland specimen record of Black-legged Kittiwake
           (Rissa tridactyla) from Albany, New York
           Jeremy Kirchman
Patch Birding: Croton Point Park
          Joseph Wallace
Fifty Years Ago in The Kingbird
Letter to the Editor
Editor’s Note and Corrigenda
Regional Reports, Fall 2022, in part

Volume 72 No. 4                                December 2022

The Ruffed Grouse on Long Island: Extant or extirpated?
           John L. Turner
First nesting record of Great Blue Heron in densely urbanized New York County, NY
           Shannon R. Curley, José R. Ramírez-Garofalo, Tod Winston, Michael Feller, Beryl Perron-Feller,
           Daniel Chi, and John Carter
Patch Birding: Finding time for a small circle of the world
           Jay Rand
Highlights of the Season, Summer 2022
          Michael F. Cooper
Spring arrival dates for 2022

Volume 72 No. 3                                September 2022

Colonization of the Finger Lakes Region of New York State
by nesting Ospreys (Pandion haliaetus carolinensis)
           Candace E. Cornell
New York State Ornithological Association, Inc., 75th Annual Meeting, October 2, 2022
Patch Birding: Birdsong Meadows Farm
           Adam Troyer
Highlights of the Season, Spring 2022
          Michael F. Cooper
Spring arrival dates for 2022
Poem: The King Bird
          George Held

Volume 72 No. 2                                June 2022

Report of the New York State Avian Records Committee for 2018
January Waterfowl Count 2022
           Bill Ostrander
1948 Long Island Waterfowl Survey Results
           Christopher K. McKeever

Notes and Observations
    Crossbilling in Northern New York, 28-30 January 2022: a banner season for crossbills  
           Matthew A. Young and Ryan F. Mandelbaum

    An apparent European Herring Gull (Larus argentatus argentatus)
         at Old Field Point, Suffolk County, Long Island
           Patrice Domeischel and Shaibal S. Mitra


Highlights of the Season, Winter 2021-22
          Dominic F. Sherony


Volume 72 No. 1                                March 2022

Tropical Kingbird at Staten Island, New York and a northeastwards surge of vagrants to North America
           Richard R. Veit, Lisa L. Manne, and Anthony V. Ciancimino

Notes and Observations
      Spring flight chronology of American Crows in Lancaster, Erie County, New York  
           Mark Gretch


Patch Birding: The Expanded Patch
           Shai Mitra

Fifty Years Ago in The Kingbird

Editor’s Note and Corrigenda

Highlights of the Season, Fall 2021
          Dominic F. Sherony


Volume 71 No. 4                                December 2021

Effectiveness of different methods for determining song repertoire size of a Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis)
           Elliot H. Lee
New York State Ornithological Association, Inc., 74th Annual Meeting, October 2, 2021

Notes and Observations
More Common Ravens (Corvus corax) nesting in NYS Department of Transportation’s salt barns    
           Sarah Lazazzero (Kruse)

Further observations of Yellow-crowned Night-Herons in Middletown, Orange County, NY
           Joyce M. Depew


Patch Birding: Beaver Lake Nature Center
           Joseph Brin

Highlights of the Season, Summer 2021
          Michael F. Cooper


Volume 71 No. 3                                September 2021

Colonization of the Rockaway Peninsula, Long Island by Bank Swallows (Riparia riparia)
           José R. Ramírez-Garofalo, Scott Solberg, Erin McGrath, Keelan Dann, and Dana Filippini
Patch Birding: Discovering new patches while atlasing
           Stacy Robinson
Highlights of the Season, Spring 2021
          Michael F. Cooper
Spring arrival dates for 2021

Volume 71 No. 2                                June 2021

Report of the New York State Avian Records Committee for 2017
January Waterfowl Count 2021
           Bill Ostrander

Notes and Observations
        Fishing phoebes in East Hampton, NY
                      Jane and Alfred Ross

        Spotted Towhees in New York State
                      Douglas J. Futuyma and Shaibal S. Mitra

Patch Birding: A case for patch birding
           Gary Kohlenberg
Highlights of the Season, Winter 2020-21
          Michael F. Cooper

Volume 71 No. 1                                March 2021

Multiple dimensions of passerine morning flight in central New York State:Orange County, New York:  Species, numbers, direction, and altitude
          Bill Evans
Notes and Observations: An exceptional finch flight on Long Island's North Fork
           MaryLaura Lamont
Patch Birding: South Shore roots
           Bob Grover
Fifty Years Ago in The Kingbird
Editor’s Note and Corrigenda
Highlights of the Season, Fall 2020
          Michael F. Cooper

Volume 70 No. 4                                December 2020

Courtship, breeding, and nesting behavior of Yellow-crowned Night-Herons in Middletown, Orange County, New York
          Joyce M. Depew
New York State Ornithological Association, Inc.,
    73rd Annual Meeting, October 3, 2020
In Memoriam: Valerie Freer
Notes and Observations:  Swallow-tailed Kites in Western New York
           Dominic Sherony
Patch Birding: What is different about patch birding?
           Dominic Sherony
Highlights of the Season, Summer 2020
          Michael F. Cooper

Volume 70 No. 3                                September 2020

Report of the New York State Avian Records Committee for 2016
Patch Birding: Riverside Park
          Alan Drogin
Highlights of the Season, Spring 2020
          Dominic Sherony
Spring arrival dates for 2020

Volume 70 No. 2                                June 2020

Seasonal and anthropogenic factors predict breeding success in Barn Swallows (Hirundo rustica) in shared greenspace
          Joseph Czeisel and Mark E. Hauber
The Stone Bridge Common Nighthawk Watch: Three years of data
          Patrice Domeischel and John L. Turner
January Waterfowl Count 2020
          Bill Ostrander
Notes and Observations:  The Painted Bunting invasion of 2019-2020
           Timothy Healy
Patch Birding: Morningside Park
          John H. Haas
In Memoriam: Phyllis Jones
           Valerie Freer
Highlights of the Season, Winter 2019-2020
           Michael Cooper

Volume 70 No. 1                                March 2020

Robin’s Day: A family tradition becomes citizen science
          Kimberly N. Russell, Gareth J. Russell, and Richard N. Blazey
Patch Birding - Growing up on Lido Beach: The excitement of discovery
          Robert Berlingeri
Fifty Years Ago in The Kingbird
Editor’s Note
Highlights of the Season, Fall 2019
           Michael Cooper

Volume 69 No. 4                                December 2019

Nesting behavior by Yellow-crowned Night-Herons in Middletown, Orange County, New York
          Joyce M. Depew
Breeding between Clay-colored and Chipping Sparrows in a Syracuse, New York cemetery
          Deborah Dohne
Patch Birding: The patchiness of patch birders
          Ken Feustel
New York State Ornithological Association, Inc.,
    72nd Annual Meeting, Henrietta, New York, 14 September, 2019
Editor’s Note
Highlights of the Season, Summer 2019
           Mike Cooper

Volume 69 No. 3                                September 2019

A Common Greenshank (Tringa nebularia) on Long Island, New York, 5-6 May 2019
          Patricia J. Lindsay and Shaibal S. Mitra
A Golden-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia atricapilla) in Delaware County: New York’s fourth
          Lance Verderame
Patch Birding—Home patch, Pittsford Mendon Center Road
          Patricia Martin
Editor’s Note
Winter Waterfowl Count, January 2019—Corrected
           Bill Ostrander
Highlights of the Season, Spring 2019
           Mike Cooper
Spring arrival dates for 2019

Volume 69 No. 2                                June 2019

John Treadwell Nichols and a few good friends
           MaryLaura Lamont
Winter Waterfowl Count, January 2019
           Bill Ostrander
Unprecedented numbers of Northern Pintails (Anas acuta)
    on the Lower New York Bay
           José R. Ramírez-Garofalo and Kathy Garofalo
Highlights of the Season, Winter 2018-19
           Mike Cooper
Patch birding—Hudson Yards
           Alan Drogin

Volume 69 No. 1                            March 2019

Report of the New York State Avian Records Committee for 2015
A Brown Booby (Sula leucogaster) in New York City during a region-wide influx
           José R. Ramirez-Garofalo
Notes and Observations:  Historic Golden Eagle day at Franklin Mountain hawkwatch
           Andy Mason
Highlights of the Season, Fall 2018
           Mike Cooper

Volume 68 No. 4                            December 2018

Report of the New York State Avian Records Committee for 2014
New York State Ornithological Association, Inc.,
    71st Annual Meeting, Henrietta, New York, 6 October 2018
Patch Birding—The Stewart School Sump
           Brendan Fogarty
Highlights of the Season, Summer 2018
           Mike Cooper

Volume 68 No. 3                            September 2018

West Nile virus infection and other causes of bird mortality in New York City
           Gabriela Fonseca, Liyang Zhou, and Waheed Bajwa
The Stone Bridge Nighthawk Watch 2017 Season
           John L. Turner
Highlights of the Season—Spring 2018
           Shaibal S. Mitra
Spring arrival dates for 2018

Volume 68 No. 2                                June 2018

Common Raven (Corvus corax) range expansion onto the Erie/Ontario Lake Plain
    of New York State
           Sarah A. Lazazzero (Piecuch) and Connie M. Adams
Winter Waterfowl Count, January 2018
           Bill Ostrander
In Memoriam:  Berna B. Lincoln
           Andrew Mason and Barbara Butler
Corrigenda 

Volume 68 No. 1                                March 2018

A Corn Crake (Crex crex) at Cedar Beach, Suffolk County, Long Island
           Ken Feustel
The Corn Crake (Crex crex) in New York State, with comments
    on its occurrence in the Western Hemisphere, 1833-2017
           Robert DeCandido and Deborah Allen
Little Egret at Goethal's Bridge Pond, Staten Island, New York
           Richard R. Veit, Jose R. Ramirez-Garofalo, Anthony Ciancimino, Seth Wollney and Isaac Grant
Unusual diurnal roosting behavior by Turkey Vultures (Cathartes aura) during a solar eclipse
           Steven G. Platt and Thomas R. Rainwater
Highlights of the Season, Fall 2017
       Dominic
Sherony

Volume 67 No. 4                                December 2017

New York State Ornithological Associaion, Inc., 70th Annual Meeting,
    Niagara Falls, New York, 11 November 2017
Editor's Note
Report of the New York State Avian Records Committee for 2013
In memoriam:  Robert F. Andrle
           Jim Landau
Notes and Observations
    Re-sighting on Long Island, New York, of a Lesser Black-backed Gull banded in Florida
           Ken Thompson

Volume 67 No. 3                                September 2017

Temporal changes in Henslow's Sparrow (Ammodramus henslowii) song rates
           Sarah A. Lazazzero (Piecuch) and Christopher J. Norment
An acanthocephalan, Plagiorhynchus cylindraceus, in Eastern Bluebirds
           W. E. Zitek, DVM
In memoriam: Irving Cantor
           John Cairns
In memoriam: John M. C. (Mike) Peterson
           John Thaxton
Highlights of the Season, Spring 2017
           S. S. Mitra
Spring arrival dates for 2017 

Volume 67 No. 2                                June 2017

Special Report of the New York State Avian Records Committee:
    Addition of five new species to the New York State Checklist
Winter Waterfowl Count, January 2017
           Bill Ostrander
Re-evaluating the abundance and distribution of
    Northern Saw-whet Owl (Aegolius acadicus) on Long Island
           Taylor Sturm and Brent Bomkamp
An inland record of “Ipswich” Savannah Sparrow
    from the Lower Hudson Valley of New York State
           Linda Scrima

Volume 67 No. 1                                March 2017

The curious case of the first specimen record of Virginia's Warbler
        (Oreothlypis virginiae) from Eastern North America 
           Jeremy Kirchman and Richard Guthrie
Earliest record nesting attempt of Ruby-throated Hummingbird
        (Archilochus colubris) in New York City, Spring 2016
           Jeffrey M. Ward and Robert DeCandido
Dr. Stephen Woodman Eaton

Volume 66 No. 4                                December 2016

Observations on estuarine breeding bird richness in New York State
           John Vanek, James P. Browne, and Crystal A. Crown
Gulls establish breeding colony on Squaw Island, Canandaigua Lake
           Doug Daniels
Special report of the New York State Avian Records Committee:
     Addition of six new species to the New York Checklist

Volume 66 No. 3                                September 2016

New York State Ornithological Association, Inc.,
    69th Annual Meeting, Elmira New York, September 10, 2016
In Memoriam: Maxwell Corydon Wheat, Jr. 
Warblers outside her sickroom window
           Maxwell Corydon Wheat, Jr.
Highlights of the Season, Spring 2016
       S. S. Mitra
Spring arrival dates for 2016 
Notes and Observations
    Interactions between gulls and predatory diving birds (loons and cormorants)
          Harold G. Klein

Volume 66 No. 2                                June 2016

First occurrence of Pacific Common Eider
    (Somateria mollissima v-nigrum) in New York State
           Dominic Sherony and Kenneth P. Able
A New York perspective on the 2016 Supplement to
    The Check-List of North American Birds
          Angus Wilson
Winter Waterfowl Count, January 2016
           Bill Ostrander
Notes and Observations
    Interactions between gulls and predatory diving birds (loons and cormorants)
          Harold G. Klein

Volume 66 No. 1                                March 2016

What’s it gonna be? Predicting the next new additions
    to the avifauna of New York State—a redux
           Doug Gochfeld
First successful nesting of Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus)
    along Central Park, New York County, Spring 2014-15
          Deborah Allen and Robert DeCandido

Volume 65 No. 4                                December 2015

The return of Bald Eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)
    as breeding birds to Long Island, New York
           Bob Grover, MaryLaura Lamont, and Mike Scheibel
New York State Ornithological Association, Inc.,
    68th Annual Meeting, Albany, New York, October 3, 2015
Notes and Observations
    Piping Plovers nest successfully on the eastern shores of Lake Ontario
          Irene Mazzocchi and Elizabeth Truskowski
    
Common Eider on Great Gull Island: A new nesting locality for New York State
          Joseph DiCostanzo
    
Backyard Screech-Owl
          Bob Grover 
Highlights of the Season, Summer 2015
       S. S. Mitra

Volume 65 No. 3                                September 2015

The case for adding Carolina Parakeet (Conuropsis carolinensis)
   to the Checklist of the Birds of New York State
      Kathryn J. Schneider
Nesting Merlins (Falco columbarius) in and near Ithaca, New York, 2015
      John L. Confer, Mark Witmer, Madeline Ulinski, Ann Herzig, and Sam Ayers
Successful relocation of an Osprey nest after egg-laying
      Blanche E. Town and Clede R. Spooner
A Little Egret at Bay Shore, Suffolk County, Long Island:  New York’s First
        Peter Morris
In Memoriam:William W. Watson, 1943-2015
Highlights of the Season, Spring 2015
       S. S. Mitra

Volume 65 No. 2                                 June 2015

Winter Waterfowl Count, January 2015
      Bill Ostrander
Two “Short-billed” Mew Gulls (Larus canus brachyrhynchus) in Brooklyn, New York—the first   for Long Island and coastal New York
      Shane Blodgett
Aretas Andrews Saunders—A pioneering naturalist (1884-1970)
      Mark Gretch
Notes and Observations
    A multi-species feeding aggregation involving gulls and Common Loons on Lake Champlain
        Harold G. Klein
In Memoriam:William W. Watson, 1943-2015
Highlights of the Season — Winter 2014-15
       Dominic Sherony

Volume 65 No. 1                                March 2015

Jacob Ruppert and his Mute Swans: The historical status of a non-native bird in Dutchess County
      Stan DeOrsey
Nesting of Blue Grosbeaks (Passerina caerulea) at the former Fresh Kills Landfill, Staten Island,     New York, in 2014
        Jeffrey S. Bolsinger
First recorded nesting of Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilocus colubris) in Central Park and     New York County – Spring 2014
        Robert DeCandido and Deborah Allen
Notes and Observations
    Peregrine Falcon attacks a Ring-billed Gull
        Dominic Sherony
In Memoriam: Stanley R. Lincoln, 1929-2015
From the Editor's Desk

Volume 64 No. 4                                December 2014

Survival, longevity, and breeding dispersal by Eastern Kingbirds in Central New York
      Michael T. Murphy
Behavior and habitat use of a Kirtland’s Warbler on Fort Drum, NY
      Jeffrey S. Bolsinger
Notes and Observations

    East meets West: a hybrid Eastern x Western Kingbird on Long Island
        MaryLaura Lamont
 
    First nesting of Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) in Bronx County – Spring 2009
        Robert DeCandido, PhD and Deborah Allen

New York State Ornithological Association, Inc. 67th Annual Meeting, Ithaca, NY, September 19-20, 2014
In Memoriam: Jerry Lazarczyk
        Bill Watson
New York State Ornithological Association, Inc. 67th Annual Meeting, Ithaca, NY, September 19-20, 2014

Volume 64 No. 3                                 September 2014

Report of the New York State Avian Records Committee for 2012
Emanuel Levine, 1921-2014
      S. S. Mitra
Highlights of the Season — Spring 2014
      S. S. Mitra
Spring Arrival Dates Tables & Hawkwatch Totals

Volume 64 No. 2                                 June 2014

Habitat use and migration chronology of waterfowl on the upper Hudson River, New York
       Guy A. Baldassarre and Joshua Stiller
Winter Waterfowl Count, January 2014
      Bill Ostrander
Barnacle Geese in the eastern United States: An update
      Dominic Sherony
Elegant Tern (Thalasseus elegans) on the Niagara River: Second record
  for New York State and first for the Great Lakes
      James M. Pawlicki
Highlights of the Season — Winter 2013-14
       Dominic Sherony

Volume 64 No. 1                                 March 2014

Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus) egg morphology before and after the introduction of DDT
       Amber De Jong and William Brown
Brown Booby (Sula leucogaster) at Buffalo Harbor:
   First record for upstate New York and the Great Lakes
       James Pawlicki
Notes and Observations
   Notes on an American Golden-Plover seen in Penfield, NY
        Laurie Dirkx and Dominic Sherony
Corrigendum

Volume 63 No. 4                                 December 2013

Recent Status of the Blue Grosbeak on Staten Island and in New York State
       Michael J. Shanley III
Notes on Bald Eagles nesting on Gardiner's Island, East Hampton, New York
       Mary Laura Lamont
In Memory of Jim Clinton, Sr.
       Robert Adamo
New York State Ornithological Association, Inc.
     66th Annual Meeting, Uniondale, NY, 2 November 2013
Highlights of the Season — Summer 2013
       Andrew Guthrie

Volume 63 No. 3                                 September 2013

Timing of the spring passage of dark Red-tailed Hawks past Derby Hill Observatory
       Kyle Wright
Report of the New York State Avian Records Committee for 2011
Highlights of the Season — Spring 2013
       S. S. Mitra
Spring Arrival Dates 2013

Volume 63 No. 2                                 June 2013

Winter Waterfowl Count, January 2013
       Bill Ostrander

Notes and Comments
    Notes on a Gray Jay nest in Raquette Lake
        Kirsten Askildsen, John Askildsen, Joan Collins, and Larry Master

    A Pelagic Purple Gallinule rescue
        Patricia J. Lindsay
In Memoriam
    Paul H. Gillen, Jr., Dr. Robert E. Long, Marie N. Petuh, Starr Saphir, Alvin Wollin
Highlights of the Season — Winter 2012-13
       Dominic Sherony

Volume 63 No. 1                                 March 2013

A Welsh birder abroad: the story behind a record-breaking Big Year in New York State
       Anthony Collerton
Notes and Comments
    Western Kingbird in Savannah, Wayne County, NY, with notes on previous records of
     vagrant Tyrannus in this area.
        John Tarolli

Volume 62 No. 4                                 December 2012

Sampling of the 2012 fall migration of Northern Saw-whet Owls
       John L. Confer, Robert McGuire, Andrew Myers, and Julia Gillis
New York State Ornithological Association, Inc.
65th Annual Meeting, Owego, New York, September 29, 2012
A possible American Kestrel dump nest
        Mark Manske
Highlights of the Season — Summer 2012
       Robert G. Spahn

Volume 62 No. 3                                 September 2012

Comparison of two field data collection methods in recording avian behavior
       Carol Henger, Sarah B. Wallace, and Mark E. Hauber
Notes and Observations
    Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch in Locust Grove, NY — A birding experience
        Seth Ausubel, with Nancy Loomis
In Memoriam
    Robert G. McKinney
    Robert Schumann
Spring Arrival Dates for 2012
Highlights of the Season — Spring 2012
       Dominic Sherony

Volume 62 No. 2                                 June 2012

Report of the New York State Avian Records Committee for 2010
Notes and Observations
    Grace's Warbler on Long Island, New York: A first for the east coast of North America
        Douglas Gochfeld
    Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch in New York's Catskill Mountains
        David Rankin
Highlights of the Season — Winter 2011-12
       Dominic Sherony

Volume 62 No. 1                                 March 2012

Changes in habitat and breeding birds in a Pitch Pine Oak Heath 
    Rocky Summit community at the Mohonk Preserve, Ulster County, NY
       Joseph Chernek
Highlights of the Season — Fall 2011
       S. S. Mitra

Volume 61 No. 4                                 December 2011

A Confirmed Breeding Record of Least Bittern on Long Island
       John L. Turner
Tropical Storm Irene in New York State
        S. S. Mitra
New York State Ornithological Association, Inc.
    64th Annual Meeting, Hopewell Junction, New York, 24 September 2011
Hybrid Blue-winged Teal x Northern Shoveler
    Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge, Seneca Co., New York, 19 May 2011
        Christopher L. Wood and Jessie Barry
Highlights of the Season — Spring 2011
       S. S. Mitra

Volume 61 No. 3                                 September 2011

The Fire Island Hawkwatch
       Robert J. Kurtz
A "Sooty" Fox Sparrow in Central Park, New York City
        Stephen Chang
Notes and Observations
    Addition to the New York State Checklist
        New York State Avian Records Committee
    Double-nesting by Red-bellied Woodpeckers in New York State
        Ruth Bernstein Hyman
    A Hybrid Cliff Swallow x Barn Swallow in Western New York State
        Christopher L. Wood, Andrew Guthrie, and Jessie Barry
New York State Ornithological Association, Inc.
    63rd Annual Meeting, Savannah, New York, October 23, 2010
Highlights of the Season — Summer 2011
       Robert S. Spahn

Volume 61 No. 2                                 June 2011

Red Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra) Call-types of New York:
   Their taxonomy, Flight Call Vocalizations, and Ecology
       Matthew A. Young
A 2010 Nassau County Big Year
        Robert A. Berlingeri
Notes and Observations
    Additions to the New York State Checklist
        New York State Avian Records Committee
    The 111th Christmas Bird Count in New York State
Fifty Years Ago in The Kingbird
   Chickadee Migration in Monroe County
       Matthew A. Young
Highlights of the Season — Winter 2010-11
       W. Bradley Carlson

Volume 61 No. 1                                 March 2011

Report of the New York State Avian Records Committee for 2009
American Kestrel Nest Box Management Program in Northern New York State John J. Elliot Award winner
       Mark Manske
Notes and Observations
    A Cave Swallow Event Along New York's Lake Ontario Shore
        David Tetlow
    A Very Old Bird
        Richard Guthrie
    Two Fall Flights of Lesser Black-backed Gulls on Long Island
        Shaibal S. Mitra
Highlights of the Season — Fall 2010
       Robert G. Spahn
Corrigendum

Volume 60 No. 4                                 December 2010

Legalities and Practicalities of Salvaging Dead Birds for Museum Specimens
     Jeremy J. Kirchman
Predictions of Species to be Added to the New York State Checklist — v. 4.0  3/24/11
     Doug Gochfeld
Notes and Observations
    Late Fledging of Red-bellied Woodpecker in New York State
        Ruth Bernstein Hyman
    Further Notes on Gray Catbirds Breeding in Eastern Long Island
        George Rowsom
Highlights of the Season — Summer 2010
     S. S. Mitra

Volume 60 No. 3                         September 2010

Report of the New York State Avian Records Committee for 2008

A Common Raven (Corvus corax) nest in Kew Gardens, Queens County
     Seth Ausubel & Corey Finger
A previously undescribed call for the Broad-winged Hawk (Buteo platypterus)
     Scott Crocoll
Highlights of the Season — Spring 2010
     Thomas B. Johnson
Spring Arrival Dates 2010

Volume 60 No. 2                         June 2010

Vagrant Hummingbirds in New York State: An Update
     John Haas

New Late Date and First December Record of Yellow-bellied Flycatcher in New York State
     Ken Feustel
Notes and Observations
Fifty Years Ago in The Kingbird
The 110th Christmas Bird Count in New York State
Highlights of the Season — Winter 2009-10
     Dominic Sherony

Volume 60 No. 1                         March 2010

Avian Response to Shrubland Restoration in the Forested Landscape
   of Sterling Forest State Park, NY     John J. Elliot Award winner
     John Confer

Some Note on the Fall Migration of Bicknell's and Gray-cheeked Thrushes
   in New York State and Eastern United States
     Elizabeth Brooks and Dominic Sherony
The Fall 2008 Irruption of Pine Siskins in Southeastern New York
     Cameron Rutt
Notes and Observations
Highlights of the Season — Fall 2009
     Seymour Schiff

Volume 59 No. 4                         December 2009

Report of the New York State Avian Records Committee for 2007
New York State Ornithological Association, Inc.
    62nd Annual Meeting, Savannah, NY, 26 September 2009
Notes and Observations
Highlights of the Season — Summer 2009
     Robert G. Spahn
Spring Arrival Dates — Spring 2009

Volume 59 No. 3                         September 2009

Mitred Parakeets (Aratinga mitrata) in Queens and Nassau Counties, New York
     Seth Ausubel
Bird Populations in Western New York State: Insights from the Annual Counts
   of the Buffalo Ornithological Society
     Robert L. DeLeon
Notes and Observations
Highlights of the Season — Spring 2009
     Dominic Sherony

Volume 59 No. 2                         June 2009

Elon Howard Eaton
     Stephen W. Eaton
Harriet Taylor Marsi (1912-2008)
     Valerie Freer
Winston William Brockner (1915-2008)
     Frances Rew
John Joseph Friz (1935-2008)
     Thomas W. Burke
Notes and Observations
Fifty Years Ago in The Kingbird
The 109th Christmas Bird Count in New York State
Highlights of the Season — Winter 2008-09
     Dominic Sherony

Volume 59 No. 1                      March 2009

Regular inshore occurrence of non-breeding Arctic Terns (Sterna paradisaea) During Summer on Long Island, New York           John J. Elliot Award winner
     S. S. Mitra
Fall Migration of the Ruby-throated Hummingbird in Southeastern New York
     Cameron Rutt
A Magnificent Frigatebird in Central New York State: First Record for the Finger Lakes Region
     Thomas B. Johnson and Shawn M. Billerman
Report of the New York State Avian Records Committee for 2006    
An Exemplary NYSARC Report from 2006
Notes and Observations
Highlights of the Season — Fall 2008
     Amdrew Guthrie

Volume 58 No. 4                      December 2008

Report of the New York State Avian Records Committee for 2005
Exemplary Reports of Rare Birds from 2005
      Michael Harvey
      Shane Blodgett
New York State Ornithological Association, Inc.
    61st Annual Meeting, Rochester, NY, September 20, 2008
Notes and Observations
Highlights of the Season — Summer 2008
     Willie D'Anna

Volume 58 No. 3                      September 2008

The New York State Museum Bird Collection: A Resource for Educators and Ornithologists
      Jeremy J. Kirchman
January Waterfowl Count, 2008, and Some Observations
      Bryan L. Swift
Spring Arrival of Tree Swallow and Eastern Phoebe in the Adirondacks
     Mark Gretch
Notes and Observations
Highlights of the Season — Spring 2008
     Robert G. Spahn

Volume 58 No. 2                      June 2008

Ross's Gull at Niagara Falls
      Willie D'Anna
Notes and Observations
The 108th Christmas Bird Count in New York State
Highlights of the Season — Winter 2007-08
      Jeffrey Bolsinger

Volume 58 No. 1                  March 2008

Patagonia Picnic in Montauk or How We All Go Birding
      compiled by Patricia J. Lindsay
Exemplary Reports of Rare Birds from 2004
      Kevin McGann
      Curtis Marantz
Annual Report of the New York State Avian Records Committee for 2004      John J. Elliot Award winner - Angus Wilson
Multiple Acadian Flycatchers breeding in New York City and Long Island during Summer 2007
      Patricia J. Lindsay
From the Editor's Desk

Volume 57 No. 4                  December 2007

Alfred Ott, 1939-2007
Western Reef-Heron (Egretta gularis gularis) at Calvert Vaux Park, Brooklyn      John J. Elliot Award winner
      Alex Wilson
Early Arrival of Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis )
     in southeastern New York during Summer 2007
      Ken Feustel
Multiple Acadian Flycatchers breeding in New York City and Long Island during Summer 2007
      Patricia J. Lindsay
Notes and Observations
The New York State Ornithological Association's 60th Annual Meeting.
     Batavia, NY, 6 October 2007
      Brenda Best
Highlights of the Season—Summer 2007
      Angus Wilson

Volume 57 No. 3                  September 2007

January Waterfowl Counts, 2005-2007, and Some Observations on Long-term Trends
      Bryan L. Swift
Connections:  Coincidence—Correlation—Causation
      Mark Gretch
Highlights of the Season—Spring 2007
      S. S. Mitra
Spring Arrival Date Tables

Volume 57 No. 2                  June 2007

Notes and Observations
Highlights of the Season—Winter 2006-07
      S. S. Mitra
The 107th CBC in New York State
Photo Gallery

Volume 57 No. 1                  March 2007

The Status of Trumpeter Swans in New York State in 2007
       Dominic Sherony and Jeffrey S. Bolsinger
Guidelines for the Admission of Exotic Species to the New York State Checklist
      New York State Avian Records Committee
23 Minutes of Mood
      Michael Givant
Notes and Observations
Highlights of the Season—Summer 2006
      Andrew Guthrie
Highlights of the Season—Fall 2006
      Andrew Guthrie

Volume 56 No. 4                  December 2006

A Brief Guide to Birding Fort Drum, New York
       Jeffrey S. Bolsinger and Matthew Young
A Tale of Two Rails
      Michael A. Farina
The New York State Ornithological Association's 59th Annual Meeting
SUNY College at Oneonta, Oneonta, NY, 30 September 2006

      Brenda Best
Highlights of the Season—Spring 2006
      Andrew Guthrie

Volume 56 No. 3                  September 2006

Avian Window Strike Mortality at an Urban Office Building     John J. Elliot Award winner
      Yigal Gelb and Nicole Delacretaz

Spring 2004 Visible Night Migration of Birds at the Empire State Building, New York City
       Robert DeCandido and Deborah Allen
Historical Accounts of Bicknell's Thrush in New York City and  New Record for Bronx County
       C. L. Seewagen and E. J. Slayton
Observations on the Cave Swallow Incursion of November 2005
      Robert Spahn and David Tetlow
Changes to the New York State Avian Review List
      The New York State Avian Records Committee

Volume 56 No. 2                  June 2006

Successful Use of Artificial Nesting Structure by Dark-eyed Junco, with Comments on Junco Summer Distribution in New York
       Charles R. Smith

Grassland Birds at the Plattsburgh Airfield IBA: An Update
       Mark Gretch
Ivory-billed Woodpecker
       Maxwell Corydon Wheat, Jr.
Notes and Observations
Highlights of the Season—Winter 2005-06
       Andrew Guthrie

Volume 56 No. 1                 March 2006

Report of the New York State Avian Records Committee for 2003

Obituary—Dr. Paul A. DeBenedictis
       Dorothy Crumb
Highlights of the Season—Fall 2005
       Andrew Guthrie

Volume 55 No. 4                 December 2005

Lost in the Moment
       Michael Givant

First Confirmed Nesting of the Pine Warbler (Dendroica pinus) in New York City
       Robert DeCandido and Deborah Allen
Adventures in Field Identification: An Unusual Manx Shearwater at Jones Inlet, Nassau County, NY 17-26 Sep 2005
       S.S. Mitra
Notes and Observations
New York State Ornithological Association, Inc.
58th Annual Meeting, Marriott Hotel, Albany, NY - September 24, 2005
       Brenda Best
Highlights of the Season—Summer 2005
       Andrew Guthrie

Volume 55 No. 3                 September 2005

A Swainson's Warbler in Forest Park, Queens
       Jean Loscalzo

An Unprecedented Spring Incursion of Southeastern North American Landbirds to Coastal New York     John J. Elliot Award winner
       S. S. Mitra and Patricia Lindsay

Peregrine Falcons Nesting on Long Island
       Seymour Schiff and Michael Farina

First Nesting of Cooper's Hawk (Accipiter cooperii) in New York City Since ca. 1955
       Robert DeCandido and Deborah Allen

Revision of Osprey Nesting Dates in New York State
       William Watson
Changes to the NYSARC Review List
       The New York State Avian Records Committee
Highlights of the Season—Spring 2005
       Andrew Guthrie
Spring Arrival Date Tables

Volume 55 No. 2                 June 2005

Boreal Owl in Central Park, New York County
       Peter W. Post

From the Editor's Desk
       S. S. Mitra

The 105th Christmas Bird Count in New York State
Highlights of the Season—Winter 2004
       Andrew Guthrie

Volume 55 No. 1                 March 2005

An Artificial Nest Structure for Black Terns (Chlidonias niger):  Design and Use
       David A. Seyler
A Brief Review of Migratory Game Birds in New York State
       Will Yandik

Cedar Waxwing, Scarlet Tanager, and Baltimore Oriole in Genesee County in 1833
       Donald A. Windsor

The January Waterfowl Count, 2004
       Bryan L. Swift

The New York State Ornithological Association's 57th Annual Meeting
       Brenda Best

Kingbird Index 2004 Volume 54
       Donald A. Windsor

From the Editor's Desk
       S. S. Mitra

Corrigendum

Highlights of the Fall Season 2004
       Andrew Guthrie

Volume 54 No. 4                 December 2004

Report of the New York State Avian Records Committee for 2002
An Unusually Plumaged Cerulean Warbler Singing a Northern Parula Song in Dutchess County, NY
       Carena Pooth and Rodney Johnson

Northbound Migratory Phenology of Northern Flickers in the Adirondacks
       Mark Gretch

Highlights of the Season—Summer 2004
       Andrew Guthrie

Volume 54 No. 3                 September 2004

Bar-tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica) at Mecox Bay, Long Island, 28-29 May, 2004:  New York State's Sixth Record
       Ken & Sue Feustel
An Unusual Hermit Thrush Nest in Cattaraugus County, New York
       Timothy H. Baird

American Goldfinch Song Assemblies
       Eric Salzman

A Discussion of Changes Arising From the 45th Supplement to the AOU Check-List
       S. S. Mitra
Highlights of the Season—Spring 2004
       Andrew Guthrie
Editor's Note
       S. S. Mitra
Table of Spring Arrival Dates

Volume 54 No. 2                 June 2004

Redpolls in Central New York - Winter 2003-2004
       Jody Hildreth
Potential Impacts of Climate Change on the Summer Distribution of New York's Passerine Birds
       Jeff Price

The Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge
       John Van Neil

A Hawking Raven
       Sean C. Phelan
Birding with Father
       Ken Allaire
Minutes of the 56th Annual Meeting of the FNYSBC - 1 Nov 2003
       Brenda Best
On "Subspecies" of the Canada Goose
       Gerry Rising
Highlights of the Season — Winter 2003 - 2004
       Andrew Guthrie
The Poet's Corner
       Maxwell C. Wheat, Jr.

Volume 54 No. 1                 March 2004

A Probable Couch's Kingbird x Scissor-tailed Flycatcher in Livingston Co., New York     
    John J. Elliot Award winner

       Kevin J. McGowan, Robert G. Spahn
Hurricane Isabel (September 2003) in New York
       Willie D'Anna

One That Got Away:  A Possible Nesting of Western Kingbird (Tyrannus verticalis) in Region 1
       Terry Mosher

The Kingbird Index, 2003 Vol. 53
       Donald A. Windsor
New York State Federation Waterfowl Count (FWC), January 2003
       Bryan L. Swift
Successfully Protecting a Northern Harrier Nest in a Mowed Field
       Mark Manske, Daniel Coolidge, Brad Lincoln
NYSARC News
Highlights of the Winter Season
       Andrew Guthrie

Volume 53 No. 4                 December 2003

Federation of New York State Bird Clubs, Inc. to Become New York State Ornithological Association, Inc.
       Stanley R. Lincoln
The Report of the New York State Avian Records Committee (NYSARC) for 2001

New York's First Record of Pacific Golden-Plover (Pluvialis fulva)
       Hugh McGuinness

The Status and Ecology of The Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus) in New York State
       Kathryn J. Schneider     John J. Elliot Award winner
A Discussion of Changes Arising from The 44th Supplement to The AOU Check-List
       Shaibal S. Mitra
How to Buy the Checklist of the Birds of New York State

"The Beastie Boys and The Grasshopper Sparrows"
                Poem by Maxwell Corydon Wheat, Jr.

Highlights of the Summer Season 2003
       Guest Editor — Andrew Guthrie
Rare Bird Alerts

Volume 53 No. 3                 September 2003

Note:  the two sample articles listed below may be viewed simultaneously as they will open in separate windows.
A Possible Black-chinned Hummingbird in New York State
       Michael D. Stubblefield
Archilochus Hummingbird at Lenoir Preserve (Westchester Co.) NY  Dec 2001
       Andrew Guthrie
Pied-billed Grebe Densities in a Western New York Wetland Impoundment
       David A. Seyler
Merlin Breeds in Broome County - First Historic Nesting South of the Adirondacks
       Marie N. Petuh
MacGillivray's Warbler Banded at Rochester - 4 Jun 2003 - Second NYS Record
       Cindy Marino
Caching of Prey by Northern Hawk Owl
       Jay G. Lehman

What to Do When the Peregrine Visits: A Marbled Godwit's Stealth Defense
                Rex G. Stanford

Federation of New York State Bird Clubs, Inc. - Minutes of 55th Annual Meeting
Corrigendum
Highlights of the Spring Season 2003
       Guest Editor — Kurt J. Fox
Changes in the AOU Checklist Relevant to New York State
Spring Arrival Date Tables

Volume 53 No. 2                 June 2003

Eurasian Collared-Dove in New York State
       Dominic F. Sherony, Brett M. Ewald
The Changing Status of Pacific Loon in New York State
       Dale Dyer
Puzzling Varied Thrush in Nassau County
       Angus Wilson
Yellow-breasted Chat in mid-Manhattan at 42nd St. & 6th Ave.
       Kenneth Allaire
Documenting Rare Birds — A New York Perspective
       Willie D'Anna
Yellow-rumped Warblers Gorging on Cluster Flies
       Mark Gretch

Notes and Observations
     An Unusual Nighthawk Flight in Chautauqua County
                Allen H. Benton
     Late Nesting of a Wild Turkey in Allegany County
                Elizabeth W. Brooks
     Record Late Tufted Titmouse Nestlings
                William Watson
     Editor's Note

In Memoriam
     Sally Spofford  1914-2003
     Allan S. Klonick  1921-2003
Minutes of the 54th Annual Meeting — Liverpool, NY  14-16 Sep 2001 
Highlights of the Winter Season 2002-2003
       Guest Editor — Joseph DiCostanzo

Volume 53 No. 1                 March 2003

Possible Hermit Warbler (Dendroica occidentalis), a First for New York State, Jones Beach SP, Nassau Co., 11/28/02 to 12/1/02
       Andrew Block, Anne Connor
Hermit Warbler or Hermit x Townsend's Warbler Hybrid??
       Joseph DiCostanzo
Ross's Gull (Rhodostethia rosea) in Monroe Co., 9-13 Jan 2003
       Robert G. Spahn
Snow Burrowing by Common Redpolls (Carduelis flammea)
       Joan Collins, John M.C. Peterson
Origin and Movements of Snow Geese in New York State
       Angus Wilson
Kingbird Index 2001-2002 Volumes 51-52
       Donald A. Windsor
First Record of Least Tern (Sterna antillarum) for Erie County
       Brendan Klick
NYSARC News
Highlights of the Fall Season 2002
       Willie D'Anna

Volume 52 No. 4                 December 2002

The Report of the New York State Avian Records Committee (NYSARC) for 2000
New York State Federation Waterfowl Count, January 2002
       Bryan L. Swift
Purple Gallinule in Clinton County, 23 September - 3 October 2002
       Glen Drapeau, William Krueger, Charles Mitchell
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (Calidris acuminata) in Monroe Co., 10-13 October 2002, New York State's Second Record
       Dominic Sherony
More Changes to the 7th Edition of the AOU Check-List Relevant to New York State
Corrigenda
First NYS Hermit Warbler or Hermit x Townsend's Hybrid?
Highlights of the Summer Season 2002
       Willie D'Anna

Volume 52 No. 3                  September 2002

Review of Eastern and Spotted Towhee Taxa Based on Possible Spotted Towhee in Central Park, NYC - 26 April 2001     John J. Elliot Award winner
         Michael D. Stubblefield, James D. Rising
Slaty-backed Gull at Seneca Falls, Seneca Co., 23 February 2002
       Kevin J. McGowan, Jay W. McGowan
Evening Grosbeak Breeding in Chenango Co., June 2002
       Erica L.Dennis, James H. Dennis, Donald A. Windsor
Late Fall Records of Yellow-bellied Flycatcher on Long Island
       Robert O. Paxton
An Unintentional Common Raven “Experiment”
       Joan Collins
Highlights of the Spring Season 2002
       Willie D'Anna
Spring Arrival Date Tables

Volume 52 No. 2                  June 2002

Vagrant Hummingbirds in New York State
       S.S. Mitra, M. Bochnik
Slaty-backed Gull in Sullivan County, February 2002
       V.M. Freer, J. Haas, P.A. Buckley
Further Predictions of Species to be Added to The Checklist of The Birds of New York State
       Emanuel Levine
Scope Photography for Bird Study and Documentation
       Rex G. Stanford
Live Prey in Buteo Nests
       Scott Crocoll
Corrigenda
Poet's Corner
       Maxwell Corydon Wheat, Jr.
Highlights of the Winter Season 2001-2002
       Willie D'Anna

Volume 52 No. 1                 March 2002

Hammond's Flycatcher (Empidonax hammondii) on Long Island, 27-28 Oct 2001 New York State's First Record
       John Fritz, Douglas J. Futuyma
Report of the New York State Avian Records Committee for 1999
Two Great White Herons (Ardea (herodias) occidentalis) in New York Sep-Nov 2001
       S.S. Mitra, John Fritz
An Adult Ardea herodias wardi from the Northeast
       Robert W. Dickerman
Long-billed Murrelet (Brachyramphus perdix) at Ithaca New York
17-20 Dec 2001
       Steve and Taylor Kelling
Notes and Observations:
White-winged Dove (Zenaida asiatica) on Long Island 13-27 Oct 2001
       Cindy Wodinski
Highlights of the Fall Season
        Willie D'Anna
Regional Reports

Volume 51 No. 4                  December 2001

 
Wood Storks in Wayne County New York, Aug-Sep 2001
       Dominic F. Sherony
Northern Parula Returns to Long Island
       Eric Salzman
Analyzing Bird Count Data Using Advance-Decline Metrics
       Donald A. Windsor
New York State Federation Waterfowl Count, January 2001
       Bryan L. Swift
Bibliography of New York State Ornithology for 2000
       The Bibliography Committee, P. Jones, Chair
Poet's Corner
       Maxwell C. Wheat, Jr
Letters
Highlights of the 2001 Summer Season
        Willie D'Anna
Regional Reports
Preview of 2002 Kingbird Issues

Volume 51 No. 3                  September 2001

Upstate New York's First Great Egret Colony
        William Watson
Mass Mortalities of European Starlings From Collisions With Motor Vehicles
        Ward B. Stone, Kevin Hines, Joseph C. Okoniewski
A South Polar Skua Seen From Land, With Notes on the Species' Status in New York
       Shaibal S. Mitra and Patricia J. Lindsay
Photographs of Common Eider and Young at Fisher's Island, NY    6 Aug 2000
My Big Year (2000)
       Matt Victoria
Highlights of the 2001 Spring Season
        Willie D'Anna
Poet's Corner
       Maxwell C. Wheat, Jr
Spring Arrival Date Tables
Regional Reports

Volume 51 No. 2                  June 2001

First Record of Black-tailed Godwit (Limosa limosa) for New York State
         Paul Gillen
The Questionable Wisdom of Introducing Alien Species
        Gerry Rising
An Unusual Chickadee (Poecile species) Banded at Braddock Bay, NY
       Sharon Skelly, David Bonter, David Semple
Obituary - Douglas F. Howland 1920 - 1999
       Allan S. Klonick
First Breeding Record of Common Eider (Somateria mollissima) for New York State
       Edwin Horning, Jacqueline Williamson
Notes and Observations
        Swallow-tailed Kite in Suburban Suffolk County Backyard
        Sandhill Crane Spotting
Corrigenda
       Editor
Poet's Corner
       Maxwell C. Wheat, Jr
Minutes of the 53rd Annual Meeting, Waterloo, NY September 8-10, 2000
       Barbara Butler
Highlights of the Winter Season 2000-2001
        Willie D'Anna
Regional Reports

Volume 51 No. 1                  March 2001

First Record of Cassin's Sparrow (Aimophila cassinii) for New York State
        Thomas W. Burke
Preliminary Checklist of Breeding Birds on Schodack Island State Park
        Cathie A. Baumgartner, Bernard P. Carr
Status and Origins of Curlew Sandpipers in New York State     John J. Elliot Award winner
        Angus Wilson
Report of the New York State Avian Records Committee for 1998
Notes and Observations
        Dark-eyed Junco Nests in a Hanging Flowerpot
        Great Horned Owl Nests on Bridge
About the New Color Cover
        Editor
Highlights of the 2000 Fall Season
        Willie D'Anna
Regional Reports

Volume 50 No. 4                  December 2000

Early Nesting of Great Horned Owls in The Bronx, NYC
        Christopher Lyons
Little Stint (Calidris minuta) near Pike's Beach, Westhampton Dunes, Suffolk County, NY
        Rex G. Stanford
Cayenne Tern on Long Island, New York: North America's Fourth
        S.S. Mitra and P.A. Buckley
Poet's Corner
       Maxwell C. Wheat, Jr.
New York State Federation Waterfowl Count, January 2000
        Walton B. Sabin and Bryan L. Swift
Bibliography of New York State Ornithology for 1999
       The Bibliography Committee, P. Jones, Chair
"To Market, To Market" ...to See a Life Bird
       Emanuel Levine
Concerning Amended Publication of   "Gulls on the Niagara Frontier: An Update"
Notes and Observations
     More on Swimming Herons
     Cassin's Sparrow at Jones Beach State Park, Nassau County
Highlights of the 2000 Summer Season
        Willie D'Anna
Regional Reports

Volume 50 No. 3                    September 2000

Gulls on the Niagara Frontier:  An Update
        Willie D'Anna
Yellow-Nosed Albatross on Fire Island, LI, NY
        P.A. Buckley & Garrett Schairer
Status of the Trumpeter Swan in New York State
        Dan Carroll and Bryan L. Swift
Great Blue Heron Nesting Population on Ironsides Island in the St Lawrence River from 1964-1998
       George R. Maxwell, Gerald A. Smith, Lee Harper, and Ken Karwowski
Minutes of the 52nd Annual Meeting of the FNYSBC in Elmira, NY
Notes and Observations: 
     Unusual Close Encounter -  Kerrin B. Polaski
     Another Cable Death -  Dorothy W. Crumb
Changes in the 7th Edition of the AOU Check-List Relevant to New York State
Highlights of the 2000 Spring Season
        Willie D'Anna
Regional Reports

Volume 50 No. 2                     July 2000

Cave Swallow (Petrochelidon fulva), Second New York State Record     John J. Elliot Award winner
        Andrew Guthrie and Angus Wilson
The Wild Turkey in The Bronx and Lower Westchester County, New York
        David S. KŸnstler
A note on Marsh Sparrow Songs with Comments by Jon Greenlaw
        Eric Salzman
New Record of Brown-headed Cowbird Egg Burial in Blue-headed Vireo Nest
       Todd Underwood and Charles R. Smith
Notes and Observations: 
     Unusual Demise of a Juvenile European Starling   Gerard Phillips
     Canada Goose Attack Osprey   Jean Gawalt
Red-tailed Hawk - A Poem
       Maxwell C. Wheat, Jr
Highlights of the 1999 Winter Season
        Willie D'Anna
Regional Reports

Volume 50 No. 1                     March 2000

First Record of MacGillivray's Warbler for New York State
        Richard R. Viet and Margo E. Taylor 
Great Blue Heron Consumes Pine Cones:  A Unique Behavior
        Sean Phelan
Glossy Ibis Nests on Four Brothers Island, Essex County
        J.M.C. Peterson
Notes and Observations: 
     Really Confusing Fall Warbler    R. Guthrie & B. Cook   see photo
     Have You Ever Seen a Heron Swim?    E. Levine
Fiesta
        Maxwell C. Wheat Jr
Report of the New York State Avian Records Committee for 1997
Changes to the NYSARC Guidelines
Changes to the NYSARC Review List
The Revised NYSARC Review List
Meet the Members of NYSARC
Highlights of the 1999 Fall Season
        Willie D'Anna
Regional Reports

Volume 49 No. 4                     December 1999

Eurasian Subspecies of Mew Gull (Larus canus canus) on Long Island
        A. Guthrie, A. Wilson, and A. Lauro
A Common Yellowthroat Exhibiting Male and Female Plumage (Bilateral Gynandromorph) in Essex County, NY     John J. Elliot Award winner
        J.M.C. Peterson and G. Howard
Bibliography of New York State Ornithology for 1998
        The Bibliography Committee, P. Jones, Chair
First Record of Swainson's Hawk on Long Island
        J. DiCostanzo and H. Hays
Long-Term Analysis of Migratory Waterfowl Visitation, Collins Lake, Schenectady County
        A. Koehler and C. George  
          see The Collins Lake Waterbird Study
Neotropical Migrants:  A Poem
        Maxwell C. Wheat
Notes and Observations:  Willets on Wires
        E. Salzman
Highlights of the 1999 Summer Season
        Willie D'Anna
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