Contents
A Field Test of the Variable Circular-plot Censusing Method in a Sierran Subalpine Forest Habitat
David F. Desante
Breeding Biology of the Rhinoceros Auklet in Washington
Ulrich W. Wilson and David A. Manuwal
The Singing Behavior of Female Northern Cardinals
Gary Richison
Growth and Development of Canada Goose Goslings
James S. Sedinger
Dietary Variation among Nestling Starlings
Janice Moore
House Wren Nest-destroying Behavior
Jean-Claude Belles and Jaroslav Picman
Post-fledging Parental Care in the Western Gull
Larry B. Spear, David G. Ainley, and R. Philip Henderson
Site Fidelity and Habitat Quality as Determinants of Settlement Pattern in Male Painted Buntings
Scott M. Lanyon
Foraging Ecology of the Hawaiian Crow, an Endangered Generalist
Howard F. Sakai, C. John Ralph, and C. D. Jenkins
Effects of Muscle Biopsy on Survival and Breeding Success in Indigo Buntings
David F. Westneat, Robert B. Bayne, and Susan M. Doehlert
Nest-site Biology of the California Condor
Noel F. Snyder, Rob R. Ramey, and Fred C. Sibley
Book Reviews
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Books Received
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News and Notes
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The Bulletin Board
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Covers
Back Matter (PDF)
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Front Matter (PDF)
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Short Communications
Tick Parasitism at Nesting Colonies of Blue-footed Boobies in Peru and Galapagos
David Cameron Duffy and Maria Jose Duffy
Lack of Effects from Sampling Blood from Small Birds
Peter W. Stangel
Winter Habitats of Sapsuckers in Southeastern Arizona
Carl E. Bock and Diane I. Larson
Effects of Crude Oil Exposure on Standard Metabolic Rate of Leach's Storm-petrel
R. G. Butler, D. B. Peakall, F. A. Leighton, J. Borthwick, and R. S. Harmon
Polygyny in Barrow's Goldeneye
Jean-pierre L. Savard
Traditional Nest-site Use by White-throated Swifts
David S. Dobkin, Jennifer A. Holmes, and Bruce A. Wilcox
Costs of Adoption in Western Gulls
Larry R. Carter and Laurence B. Spear
Movements and Daily Activity Patterns of a Brown Pelican in Central California
Donald A. Croll, Lisa T. Ballance, Bernd G. Wursig, and Wm. Breck Tyler