The April issue of Ontario Birds was mailed on Friday. Here are the
contents of this 52 page colour issue.
COVER
Painting by Betsy Potter of a Glaucous Gull on an ice flow.
ARTICLES
1. Brown-headed Cowbird Parasitism of Northern Mockingbird by Winnie Poon
and Roy Smith. Three photos of eggs by Winnie Poon.
2. An Unusual Ground Nest of the Merlin by Glenn Coady, Mark Peck, Karl
Konze and Gerry Binsfeld. Three photos of ground nest habitat and eggs by
Mark Peck.
3. Common Raven Nesting in the Greater Toronto Area by Theo Hofmann. Three
photos of nest tree and nest by Winnie Poon and Theo Hofmann.
4. Mute Swans in the Hudson Bay Lowland by Ken Abraham and Ken Ross.
NOTES
1. Ground Nesting by Bald Eagles by Chris Martin. Photo of juvenile Bald
Eagle in ground nest by Chris Martin.
2. An Apparent Bufflehead x Common Goldeneye Hybrid by Kevin McLaughlin,
George Naylor and Bill Lamond. Photo of a mounted hybrid by Patrick Pitt.
3. Can Migration Counts Detect the Effects of West Nile Virus? By Allen
Chartier.
REVIEWS
1. The Birds of Northumberland County: Reviewed by Ron Tozer.
2. Gulls of North America, Europe, and Asia: Reviewed by Ron Pittaway.
LETTER
Black-necked Stilt: Letter to the editors from Mark Peck, Glenn Coady,
Geoff Carpentier and Barry Cherriere.
NIKON PHOTO QUIZ
Glenn Coady discusses the identification of a rare passerine that he
photographed in May at Point Pelee.
INSERTS
1. Baillie Birdathon: Support the father and son team of George and Mark
Peck who are OFO's Celebrity Birders. Proceeds go to Bird Studies Canada
and OFO.
2. OFO Annual Convention: This year's convention is at Point Pelee on 10 -
11 September 2005. Convention includes Saturday evening banquet and speaker
at the Roma Club in Leamington, field trips with expert leaders on Saturday
and Sunday, Ron Scovell's book sale, awards and displays.
On behalf of co-editors Ron Tozer and Bill Crins, we thank the cover
artist, authors, photographers and advertisers who made this issue possible.
Ron Pittaway
Co-editor, Ontario Birds
Ontario Field Ornithologists
Minden ON
jeaniron AT sympatico.ca
