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EDITORS
Susan Roney Drennan
Editor
Manuela
G. Soares
Associate Editor
Kenn
Kaufman
Editor, RegionalReports
Chandler S. Robbins
Technical Editor
J. P. Myers
Editor, SpecialProjects
AIdeen and Wilier
T. Van Velzen
Birds
desk
raditionally
inSpring,
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birders
andothernaturalists
fantasize
escaping
o the wilderness
expanses
of Canadain the upcoming
summer.Theycontemplateexploring
alpineor prairiemeadows
northof the border,photographingphalaropes,
longspurs
or raregullsontheshores
of James
or Hudson
Bays,
searching
out rareboreal-breeding
birdsin remoteglaciatedvalleysor in dense
spruceor balsamfir forests.Forthosewho havealreadyvisitedthissecondlargestcountryin the world,the desireto revisitis unquenchable.
Fromthe
tinyfishingvillageson the coastsof Newfoundland
and NovaScotia,all across
the countryto the snow-cappedpeaksand rockyheadlandsof Vancouver
Island,BritishColumbia,the gloriesof Canadaare there waitingto be
explored.The aurora borealiscan be best seen in Canada; Ross'Gullsnest
in Manitoba;WhoopingCranesnest in Alberta; NorthernGannetsbreedin
Quebec;Leach'sStorm-Petrels
nestin sometimes
quitedensecolonieson the
coastalislandsoff southern Labrador,Quebec, Newfoundland,and NovaSco-
tia; KingEidersnestall acrossarcticCanadaas well as alongthe western
shoresof JamesBayin Ontarioand HudsonBayin Manitoba;Ferruginous
Hawksbreedin the southernPrairieProvinces
of Alberta,Saskatchewan,
and
Manitoba;Gyrfalcons
nestacrossthe vasttreelessexpanses
of arcticCanada
as do RockPtarmigan,
RedKnots,PurpleSandpipers,
and Pomafine,Parasitic
andLong-tailed
jaegers.The numbers
anddensities
of passerines
nestingin
allof Canada's
provinces
aretoo numerous
to evenhighlight.Theboreal,subalpine,and montaneforestsvibratewith the songsof theirnesters.Thereis
enoughteemingavifaunaspanning
thiscountry's
sixtimezonesto pleaseany
birderof any levelof expertiseand experience.
Editors,Breeding
Bird Censuses
Calvin L. Cink and Roger L. Boyd
Co-Editors,
WinterBird-PopulationStudies
Fredrick Baumgarten
Editorial
Assistant
Tony Leukering
The theme of our first issueof Xk)lume40, is Canada--birds, authors,
records,projects,and birdingsites.We startoff featuringone of Canada's
foremostartists,and end with a Canadiandirectoryof publications,
libraries,
collections,
rarebirdalerts,andmapsandmaterials
for the birdertraveling
in
Canada.If anyonedoubtsthe valueof the siteguidesin thisissue,referback
to the specificregionalreportscovering
thoseareasto seehow bird-richeach
of them is.
Christmas Bird Count Editor
Nancy Johnson-Monroe
Business
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Additionally,
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Throughthesearticles,we hopeto keepthe
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CONTENTS
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From the sketchbooks of Terence Michael
SPRING 1986, VOLUME 40, NUMBER 1
The Autumn Migration
August 1-November30, 1985
Shortt
SusanRoney Drennan
13
Far Eastern Curlew in Canada
16
W. DouglasKragh, Brian M. Kautesk,JohnIreland and Ervio Sian
Stonechat(Saxicola torquata) in New Brunswick first record for North
84
QuebecRegion
Richard Yankand YvesAubry
86
Hudson-Delaware
Region
Robert O. Paxton, William J. Boyle, Jr
America
James G. Wilson
18
Apparenthybrid Common Black-headedGull nestingin Lake Ontario
D.V.
21
Weseloh and Pierre
Long Point Bird Observatory,Ontario
M.G.
Soares
SITE
GUIDES
26
Point Pelee National Park, Ontario, Canada
G. Toin ,Hince
32
HolidayBeachProvincialPark, Ontario,Canada
Allen Chartier
35
37
McRae
41
104
109
Niagara-Champlain
Region
DouglasP. Kibbe and Cheryl M. Botse
111
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'GeorgeA. Hall
WestemGreatLakesRegion
Daryl D. Tessen
MiddlewesternPrairie Region
Bruce G. Peterjohn
124
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Robert D. Purrington
Roger F. Pasquier
Historicalaspectsand currentprojectsof the ICBP
WarrenB. King
MourningDove numbersexplodeon the CanadianPrairies
130
PrairieProvincesRegion
C. Stuart Houston
134
In Memoriam--Jean
Delacour
First specimenof LeastTern from New Brunswick
Donald F. McAlpine
Hybridyellow-leggedgull from the MadeleineIslands
Michel Gosselin,Normand David, and Pierre Laporte
Feedercountsand winter bird populationtrends
Erica
WayneC. Harris
132
Forty-ninthBreedingBird Census
Edited by Willet T. and Aldeen C. Van Velzen
73
Thirty-eighthWinter Bird-Population
Study
75
Edited by Roger L. Boyd and Calvin L. Cink
The ChangingSeasons
138
SouthTexasRegion
Greg W. Lasley and Chuck Sexton
141
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Helmut Griinberg
142
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Thomas H. Rogers
145
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Hugh E. Kingery
150
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David Stejskal,Janet Witzeman,and
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Paul DeBenedictis
155
CANADIAN
SouthernGreat PlainsRegion
Frances C. Williams
H. Dunn
BreedingBird Censusesand Winter Bird-PopulationStudies:an update
NorthernGreat PlainsRegion
David O. Lambeth
Gregory S. Butcher
69
:
OntarioRegion
118
ß Nova Dania--Entries of Jens Munck at Churchill, Manitoba, 1619-1620
46
67
Lyn S. and BrooksH. Atherton
114
Philippe Grandjean
Meetings/IOC and ICBP
61
100. Florida
Region
Churchill, Manitoba, Canada
45
58
SouthernAtlantic Coast Region
Harry E. LeGrand, Jr.
Beauharnois
PowerDam, Montreal, Quebec
R.J. Barnhurst
55
96
AlgonquinProvincialPark, Ontario,Canada
39
52
Middle AtlanticCoastRegion
Henry T. Armistead
Ron D. Weir
Clive E. Goodwin
49
91
Presqu'ileProvincialPark, Ontario, Canada
R.D.
42
and David A. Cutler
Mineau
AlaskaRegion
D. D. Gibson
DIRECTORY
165
171
Suggested
Publicationson the Birds of Canada
ContactOrganizations
157
SouthernPacific CoastRegion
Guy McCaskie
172
Museums, Scientific Collections, and Libraries
161
174
Recorded Rare Bird Alerts in Canada
Hawaiian IslandsRegion
RobertL. Pyle
175
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163
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Robert L. Norton
178
Birders' Bookshelf
182
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