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A series of academic works produced by the Cooper Ornithological Society since 1978.

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Ecology and Behavior of Gulls : Proceedings of an International Symposium of the Colonial Waterbird Group and the Pacific Seabird Group, San Francisco, California, 6 December 1985 Editors: Judith Latta Hand, William E. Southern, and Kees Vermeer Studies in Avian Biology No 10 Cooper Ornithological Society 1987 Contents; Preface - F. A. Pitelka Gull Research in the 1980s: Symposium Overview - W. E. Southern Constraints on Clutch Size in the Glaucous-winged Gull - W. V. Reid Sex Ratio Skew and Breeding Patterns of Gulls: Demographic and Toxicological Considerations - D. M. Fry, C. K. Toone, S. M. Speich, and R. J. Peard Survivorship and Mortality Factors in a Population of Western Gulls - L. B. Spear, T. M. Penniman, J. F. Penniman, H. R. Carter and D. G. Ainley Effects of Increased Population Size in Herring Gulls on Breeding Success and Other Parameters - A. L. Spaans, A. A. N. de Wit, and M. A. van Vlaardingen Selective Factors Affecting Clutch Size in the Western Gull on the Farallon Islands, California - M. C. Coulter A Comparison of Some Adaptations of Herring and Ring-billed Gull Chicks to Their Natal Environment - L. M. Uin Time-partitioning of Clutch and Brood Care Activities in Herring Gulls: A Measure of Parental Quality? - R. D. Morris Do Adult Gulls Recognize Their Own Young: An Experimental Test - J. G. Galusha and R. L. Carter A Simulation Model of Flock Formation in Ring-billed Gulls - R. M. Evans Spatial and Temporal Aspects of Franklin's Gull Flocks - J. G. Kopachena Neighbor Interactions and Cooperation among Breeding Herring Gulls: An Alternative Interpretation of Gull Territoriality - G. W. Shugart and M. A. Fitch Foraging Efficiency in Gulls: A Congeneric Comparison of Age Differences in Efficiency and Age of Maturity - J. Burger Foraging Patterns and Prey Selection by Avian Predators: A Comparative Study in Two Colonies of California Gulls - J. R. Jehl, Jr. and C. Chase III Proximate Mechanisms Affecting Dietary Switches in Breeding Gulls - C. Annett Diets of Glaucous-winged Gulls: A Comparison of Methods for Collecting and Analyzing Data - D. B. Irons Predatory Behavior of Yellow-footed Gulls toward Heermann's Gull Chicks at Dense and Scattered Nesting Sites - E. Velarde Habitat and Nest-site Selection of Mew and Glaucous-winged Gulls in Coastal British Columbia - K. Vermeer and K. Devito Behavioral Consequences of Habitat Selection in the Herring Gull - R. Pierotti 1 Seasonal Distribution of Foraging Gulls at Florida Landfills - S. R. Patton Patterns of Distribution of Diurnally Roosting Gulls in a Coastal Marine Environment - G. Chilton and S. G. Sealy Hybridization of Glaucous and Herring Gulls in Iceland - A. Ingolfsson	Buy from amazon.co.uk

Forest Bird Communities of the Hawaiian Islands : Their Dynamics, Ecology, and Conservation J.M. Scott, S. Mountainspring, R.L. Ramsey, and C.B. Kepler Studies in Avian Biology No 9 Cooper Ornithological Society 1986 Contents; Introduction The survey and its objectives The natural environment Geology Climate Vegetation Study areas Kau Hamakua Puna Kipukas Kona Mauna Kea Kohala East Maui West Maui Molokai Lanai Kauai Field methodology Establishment of Transects Observer Training Bird Sampling Vegetation Sampling Insect Observations Data analysis Estimation of Effective Area Surveyed Birds per Count Period Range Determination Population Estimates Unrecorded Species Original Ranges Analysis and Interpretation of Habitat Response Habitat variables Community variables Preliminary screening Regression models Habitat response graphs Interpreting habitat response Interspecific Competition Species-Area Relationships Comparison with Earlier Studies Survey Limitations Native species accounts Introduction Hawaiian Goose (Nene) Hawaiian Hawk (Io) Hawaiian Rail (Moho) Lesser Golden-Plover (Kolea) Short-eared Owl (Pueo) Hawaiian Crow (Alala) Elepaio Kamao Olomao Omao Puaiohi (Small Kauai Thrush) Kauai Oo (Ooaa) Bishop's Oo Hawaii Oo Kioea Ou Palila Lesser Koa-Finch Greater Koa-Finch Kona Grosbeak Maui Parrotbill Common Amakihi Anianiau Greater Amakihi Hawaiian Akialoa Kauai Akialoa Nukupuu Akiapolaau Kauai Creeper Hawaii Creeper Maui Creeper Molokai Creeper Akepa Ula-ai-hawane Iiwi Hawaii Mamo Black Mamo Crested Honeycreeper (Akohekohe) Apapane Poo-uli Introduced species accounts Black Francolin Erckel's Francolin Gray Francolin Chukar Japanese Quail Kalij Pheasant Red Junglefowl Ring-necked Pheasant Common Peafowl Wild Turkey California Quail Rock Dove Spotted Dove Zebra Dove Mourning Dove Common Barn-Owl Eurasian Skylark Japanese Bush-Warbler White-rumped Shama Melodious Laughing-thrush Red-billed Leiothrix Northern Mockingbird Common Myna Japanese White-eye Northern Cardinal Saffron Finch House Finch Yellow-fronted Canary House Sparrow Red-cheeked Cordonbleu Lavender Waxbill Warbling Silverbill Nutmeg Mannikin Community ecology Species-Area Relationships Richness and Diversity General Patterns of Habitat Response Distributional Anomalies Limiting factors Introduction Habitat Modification Browsers, grazers, and rooters Introduced plants Anthropogenic habitat degradation Predation Disease Interspecific Competition Disasters Conservation History of Human Disturbance Conservation Strategies Extinction Models Island Recommendations Conclusion Acknowledgments Survey participants and habitats Literature cited Appendix tables	Buy from amazon.co.uk

Tropical Seabird Biology Editor: Ralph W. Schreiber Studies in Avian Biology No 8 Cooper Ornithological Society 1984 Contents; Introduction - Ralph W. Schreiber An ecological comparison of oceanic seabird communities of the south pacific ocean - David G. Ainley And Robert J. Boekelheide Feeding overlap in some tropical and temperate seabird communities - A. W. Diamond Physiological ecology of incubation in tropical seabirds - G. C. Whittow Growth strategies in marine terns - N. P. Langham Some considerations of the reproductive energetics of pelagic seabirds - Robert E. Ricklefs Contrasts in breeding strategies between some tropical and temperate marine pelecaniformes - J. B. Nelson	Buy from amazon.co.uk

Population ecology of the dipper (Cinclus mexicanus) in the Front Range of Colorado Frank E. Price and Carl E. Bock Studies in Avian Biology No 7 Cooper Ornithological Society 1983 Contents; Introduction Study Areas Methods Maps and Measurements Banding Determination of Sex and Age Censusing Determination of Territory Boundaries Measures of Habitat Quality Statistical Analyses Annual cycle in the colorado front range Population movement Seasonal Movement in Altitude Postbreeding Movement of Adults Dispersal of Juveniles Movement in Winter Movement Between Drainages Homing by Adult Dippers Discussion of Movement Population density and dispersion Seasonal Trends in Population Density Environmental Factors Affecting Dispersion Social Factors Affecting Dispersion Discussion of Density and Dispersion Survival and productivity Survival and Mortality Productivity and Recruitment Effect of Stochastic Events on Survival and Productivity Discussion of Survival and Productivity General discussion and conclusions Front Range Dipper Populations Population Regulation Acknowledgments Literature cited	Buy from amazon.co.uk

Estimating Numbers of Terrestrial Birds Editors: C. John Ralph and J. Michael Scott Studies in Avian Biology No 6 Cooper Ornithological Society / Blackburn Press 1981 This book is based on the proceedings of a meeting of biologists and statisticians in Asilomar who gathered to examine the methods and assumptions used in estimating bird numbers. This volume remains a primary source of information on censusing of birds and other animals, and is frequently quoted in the primary literature of today. Contents; Counting Birds for a Relative Measure (Index) of Density - David G. Dawson The Christmas Bird Count and Avian Ecology - Carl E. Bock and Terry L. Root The Christmas Bird Count: An Overlooked and Underused Sample - Susan Roney Drennan The Christmas Bird Count: Constructing an "Ideal Model" - Robert S. Arbib, Jr. The North American Breeding Bird Survey - Danny Bystrak Estimates of Avian Population Trends from the North American Breeding Bird Survey - Paul H. Geissler and Barry R. Noon Reappraisal of the Winter Bird-Population Study Technique - Chandler S. Robbins Surveying Birds with Mist Nets - James R. Karr Playback Recordings as a Special Avian Censusing Technique - R. Roy Johnson, Bryan T. Brown, Lois T. Haight, and James M. Simpson Indirect Estimates of Abundance of Birds - Evelyn L. Bull Use of Playback Recordings in Sampling Elusive or Secretive Birds - Wayne R. Marion, Timothy E. O'Meara, and David S. Maehr Mapping Territories with Playback: an Accurate Census Method for Songbirds - J. Bruce Falls The Use of Migration Counts for Monitoring Bird Population Levels - David J. T. Hussell An Overview of Grid-based Atlas Works in Ornithology - Miklos D. F. Udvardy Limitations of the Mapping Method - Hans Oelke Territory and Home Range of the Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla) and some other Passerines, Assessed and Compared by Mapping and Capture-Recapture - C. Ferry, B. Frochot, and Y. Leruth Remarks on the Use of Mark-recapture Methodology in Estimating Avian Population Size - James D. Nichols, Barry R. Noon, S. Lynne Stokes, and James E. Hines Mark-Recapture-What Next? - G. M. Jolly The Determination of Avian Densities Using the Variable-strip and Fixed-width Transect Surveying Methods - Kathleen E. Franzreb Methodology for Censusing Land Bird Faunas in Large Regions - Olli Järvinen and Risto A. Väisänen Sources of Error Involved in the Finnish Line-Transect Method - Olavi Hilden A Comparative Analysis of Territorial Mapping and Variable-strip Transect Censusing Methods - Kathleen E. Franzreb A Comparison of Three Avian Census Methods - Daniel K. Edwards, Geoffrey L. Dorsey, and John A. Crawford A Field Test of the Variable Circular-plot Censusing Technique in a California Coastal Scrub Breeding Bird Community - David F. DeSante Comparisons of Avian Census Results Using Variable Distance Transect and Variable Circular Plot Techniques - Bertin W. Anderson and Robert D. Ohmart A Field Test of Two Density Estimators for Transect Data - Timothy E. O'Meara An Evaluation of Breeding Season Census Techniques for Long-Billed Curlews (Nunenius americanus) - Roland L. Redmond, Thomas K. Bicak, and Donald A. Jenni Comparison of Line-transect Methods for Estimating Breeding Bird Densities in Deciduous Woodlots - Nancy G. Tilghman and Donald H. Rusch Do Transect Counts Monitor Abundance Trends in the Same Way as Territory Mapping in Study Plots? - Sören E. Svensson Problems in Estimating Population Size Through Counts of Singing Males - Harold F. Mayfield Bird Populations Consist of Individuals Differing in Many Respects - Barbara Diehl Problems of Unequal Observability - Jan Ekman Methods of Detecting and Counting Raptors: A Review - Mark R. Fuller and James A. Mosher Seasonal Changes in Detection of Individual Bird Species - Louis B. Best Seasonal Changes in Avian Densities and Diversities - Bertin W. Anderson, Robert D. Ohmart, and Jake Rice An Investigation of the Effect of Seasonal Activity Levels on Avian Censusing - C. John Ralph Effect of Time of Day and Time of Season on the Number of Observations and Density Estimates of Breeding Birds - Aaron A. Skirven Effect of Time of Day on Bird Activity - Chandler S. Robbins Diurnal Activity Patterns and Population Estimates of Breeding Birds Within a Disturbed and Undisturbed Desert Scrub Community - Christian E. Grue, Russell P. Balda, and Clarence D. Johnson Interpreting Population Estimates of Birds Following Pesticide Applications-Behavior of Male Starlings Exposed to an Organophosphate Pesticide - Christian E. Grue and Bryon K. Shipley Environmental Acoustics and Censuses of Singing Birds - Douglas G. Richards Bird Activity Levels Related to Weather - Chandler S. Robbins Sampling in Rugged Terrain - Deanna K. Dawson Limitation of Estimating Bird Populations Because of Vegetation Structure and Composition - Hans Oelke Limitation and Variability in Hearing Ability in Censusing Birds - André Cyr Distance Estimation as a Variable in Estimating Bird Numbers - J. Michael Scott, Fred L. Ramsey, and Cameron B. Kepler Tests of Hearing Ability - Fred L. Ramsey and J. Michael Scott The Application of Song Detection Threshold Distance to Census Operations - John T. Emlen and Michael J. DeJong The Role of Observer Bias in the North American Breeding Bird Survey - Craig A. Faanes and Danny Bystrak Problems in Separating Species with Similar Habits and Vocalizations - Chandler S. Robbins and Richard W. Stallcup Reducing Bird Count Variability by Training Observers - Cameron B. Kepler and J. Michael Scott The Influence of Observer and Analyst Efficiency in Mapping Method Censuses - Raymond J. O'Connor Effects of Observers using Different Methods upon the Total Population Estimates of Two Resident Island Birds - Sheila Conant, Mark S. Collins, and C. John Ralph Lateral Detectability Profiles for Line Transect Bird Censuses: Some Problems and an Alternative - Richard L. Hutto and Sandra L. Mosconi Experimental Design When Counting Birds - David C. Dawson Optimizing Sampling Frequency and Numbers of Transects and Stations - Charles E. Gates Effects of Number of Circular Plots on Estimates of Avian Density and Species Richness - Michael L. Morrison, R. William Mannan, and Geoffrey L. Dorsey Length of Count Period as a Possible Source of Bias in Estimating Bird Densities - J. Michael Scott and Fred L. Ramsey Point Counts with Unlimited Distance - Jacques Blondel, Camille Ferry, and Bernard Frochot The Species-area Relationship in Spot-map Censusing - Todd Engstrom Capture-Recapture Models: A Review of Current Methods, Assumptions, and Experimental Design - K. H. Pollock Improved Population Estimates Through the Use of Auxiliary Information - Douglas H. Johnson Density Estimation Using Line Transect Sampling - P. V. Rao, K. M. Portier, and J. A. Ondrasik Avian Censusing With the Strip Method: A Computer Simulation - Ronald W. Engel-Wilson, A. Kurt Webb, Kenneth V. Rosenberg, Robert D. Ohmart, and Bertin W. Anderson Breeding Bird Censuses Using Spot-mapping Techniques Upon Samples of Homogeneous Habitats - Paul F. J. Eagles An Evaluation and Comparison of Techniques for Estimating Home Range and Territory Size - R. Glenn Ford and J. P. Myers Line Transect Estimation of Bird Population Density Using a Fourier Series - Kenneth P. Burnham, David R. Anderson, and Jeffrey L. Laake Analysis of Bird Survey Data Using a Modification of Emlen's Method - Fred L. Ramsey and J. Michael Scott Residual Edge Effects with the Mapping Bird Census Method - J. H. Marchant The Efficiency of the Mapping Method-A Computer Simulation Based on Field Data - Martin Erdelen and Beate Erdelen Methodological Studies of Breeding Bird Surveys in North America - A. R. Sen The Effect of Group Size on Line Transect Estimators of Abundance - Terrance J. Quinn, II Scale Problems in Avian Censusing - John A. Wiens Censusing and the Evaluation of Avian Habitat Occupancy - John A. Wiens and John T. Rotenberry Habitat Correlates of Bird Distribution in British Census Plots - Raymond J. O'Connor Correlating Habitat Variables and Birds - Stanley H. Anderson Measuring Responses of Avian Communities to Habitat Manipulation - Jared Verner Surveying Birds in the Tropics - James R. Karr The Usefulness of Absolute ("Census") and Relative ("Sampling" or Index") Measures of Abundance - David G. Dawson The Underexploited Potential of Bird Censuses in Insular Ecology - Yrjo Haila and Olli Jarvinen Statistics for the Birds - F. N. David Adapting Generalized Instructions to Specific Situations in Planning Count work - A. J. Erskine Appendices I Terminology Used in Estimating Numbers of Birds - C. John Ralph II Report of Working Group for the Revision of Christmas Bird Count Procedures - Robert S. Arbib and Carl E. Bock III Report of Working Group on the Need for Standardized Census Methods - Harry F. Recher IV North American Ornithological Atlas Committee Formed - Miklos D. F. Udvardy V Report of Working Group on the Need for a Manual of Counting Methods - Larry F. Pank VI Report on the Working Group to Identify Future Research Needs - Jared Verner VII Poster Papers Presented at Symposium VIII List of Symposium Participants Literature cited - Stephen Sabo	Buy from amazon.co.uk

Annual Variation of Daily Energy Expenditure by the Black-billed Magpie: A Study of Thermal and Behavorial Energetics John N. Mugaas and James R. King Studies in Avian Biology No 5 Cooper Ornithological Society 1981 Contents; Introduction Population and study area Rationale and methods of thermal analysis Nonmeteorological Variables Meteorological Variables Rationale and methods of time-activity and energy budget analysis Behavioral Categories Methods of Observation Energy Equivalents Calculation of Daily Energy Expenditure Statistical Treatment The thermal environment and its influence on the biology of the magpie Meteorological Measurements and the Microclimatic Set Calculation of Equivalent Blackbody Temperature and Its Variability Annual Cycle of Equivalent Blackbody Temperature in Specific Thermal Environments Time-activity and energy budgeting in the annual cycle Chronology of Events in the Annual Cycle Daily Time-Activity Budget Metabolic Cost of Activity Total Daily Energy Expenditure Discussion Thermal Tolerance and Geographic Distribution The Bout as an Index of Behavior Annual Cycle of Energy Expenditure Minimizing HTD Through Adaptive Use of Time and Energy Comparisons of Time Budgets of Black-billed and Yellow-billed Magpies Comparisons of Daily Energy Expenditure for Several Species Summary Acknowledgments Literature cited	Buy from amazon.co.uk

The Avifauna of the South Farallon Islands, California David F. DeSante and David G. Ainley Studies in Avian Biology No 4 Cooper Ornithological Society 1980 Contents; Description of the islands Terminology and methods of analysis Species accounts Hypothetical list Discussion Breeding Seabirds Visitant Waterbirds Group 1: Pelagic seabirds Group 2: Neritic seabirds Group 3: Estuarine and freshwater birds: non-Charadrii Group 4: Estuarine and freshwater birds: Charadrii (shorebirds) Visitant Landbirds Group 1: Landbirds regularly breeding or wintering in coastal central California Group 2: Landbirds regularly breeding or wintering in interior lowland central California Group 3: Landbirds regularly breeding or wintering in montane central California Group 4: Landbirds regularly breeding or wintering in the Great Basin of central California Group 5: Vagrant landbirds Breeding Landbirds California Island Breeding Landbirds and the Immigrant Pool Summary	Buy from amazon.co.uk

Bird Community Dynamics in a Ponderosa Pine Forest R.C. Szaro and R.P. Balda Studies in Avian Biology No 3 Cooper Ornithological Society 1979 Contents; Methods and materials Description of study areas Results Breeding Season Censuses Densities Species richness Diversities Behavior Activity patterns Foraging methods Tree species selection Horizontal tree position Perch selection Stance Foliage Utilization Mean height and use range Foliage profiles Cluster analyses Foliage use index Bulge use Territory Size Energy Requirements Body Weight Discussion Community Composition Species numbers and densities Diversities Bird Species Diversity vs. Vegetational Complexity Resource Partitioning and the Niche Composite cluster analyses Species segregation Foliage Utilization Territory Size Energy Flow Species Substitutions Species Dominance Summary	Buy from amazon.co.uk

Shorebirds in Marine Environments Frank A. Pitelka Studies in Avian Biology No 2 Cooper Ornithological Society 1979 Contents; Introduction: The Pacific Coast Shorebird Scene - Frank A. Pitelka Aspects of the Occurrence of Shorebirds on a Central California Estuary - Gary W. Page, Lynne E. Stenzel, and Claire M. Wolfe Habitat Utilization by Wintering and Migrating Shorebirds on Humboldt Bay, California - R. H. Gerstenberg Banding Studies of Migrant Shorebirds in Northwestern Costa Rica - Susan M. Smith and F. Gary Stiles Notes on Charadriiformes of the South Coast of Peru - R. A. Hughes The Autumnal Migration of Baird's Sandpiper - Joseph R. Jehl, Jr. Movements and Habitat Use by Wintering Populations of Willets and Marbled Godwits - Paul R. Kelly and Howard L. Cogswell Semipalmated Sandpiper Migration in North America - B. A. Harrington and R. I. G. Morrison Seasonal Habitat Use by Arctic Alaskan Shorebirds - P. G. Connors, J. P. Myers, and F. A. Pitelka A Preliminary Assessment of Timing and Migration of Shorebirds Along the North Central Alaska Peninsula - Robert Gill, Jr. and Paul D. Jorgensen Migratory Shorebird Populations on the Copper River Delta and Eastern Prince William Sound, Alaska - M. E. "Pete" Isleib An Evaluation of the Copper River Delta as a Critical Habitat for Migrating Shorebirds - Stanley E. Senner Results of the California Shorebird Survey - Ronald M. Jurek Conservation and Management of Coastal Wetlands in California - John Speth Shorebird Census Studies in Britain - A. J. Prater Effect of Habitat Loss on the Numbers of Overwintering Shorebirds - J. D. Goss-Custard Summarizing Remarks, Part 1 - Joseph R. Jehl, Jr. Feeding Ecology of Black Oystercatchers on South Farallon Island, California (abstract only) - Stephen H. Morrell, Harriet R. Huber, T. James Lewis, and David G. Ainley Seasonality of Summer Habitat and Social System of Red Phalaropes (abstract only) - Douglas Schamel and Diane Tracy Availability and Utilization of Invertebrates as Shorebird Food on a Humboldt Bay Mudflat (abstract only) - L. F. Carrin, N. D. Holmberg, and S. W. Harris Flocking Behavior in Wintering Dunlin (abstract only) - S. Shanewise and S. G. Herman Biology of Shorebirds Summering on Enewetak Atoll - Oscar W. Johnson Winter Ecology of a Black Oystercatcher Population - E. B. Hartwick and W. Blaylock Feeding Ecology of Three Species of Plovers Wintering on the Bay of Panama, Central America - Joseph G. Strauch, Jr. and Lawrence G. Abele Territoriality in Non-Breeding Shorebirds - J. P. Myers, P. G. Connors, and F. A. Pitelka The Energetics of Foraging by Redshank, Tringa totanus - J. D. Goss-Custard Summarizing Remarks, Part 2 - John A. Wiens	Buy from amazon.co.uk

Status and Distribution of Alaska Birds Brina Kessel and Daniel D. Gibson Studies in Avian Biology No 1 Cooper Ornithological Society 1978 Contents; Introduction Patterns of Distribution Selected List of Species Acknowledgments Literature Cited Table 1. List of Birds Known to Have Occurred in Alaska Table 2. Names of Authorities for Original Data Figure 1. Map of Biogeographic Regions of Alaska	Buy from amazon.co.uk