
Trends and Traditions:
Avifaunal Change in Western North America
Contents
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Foreword, Preface, and Acknowledgments
Part I • Introduction
Trends and traditions: Overview and synthesis—W. David Shuford, Robert E. Gill Jr., and Colleen M. Handel
Part II • Changes in Distribution
Joseph Grinnell meets eBird: Climate change and 100 years of latitudinal movement in the avifauna of the Californias—Richard A. Erickson, Kimball L. Garrett, Eduardo Palacios, Stephen C. Rottenborn, and Philip Unitt
Changes in the abundance and distribution of waterfowl wintering in the Central Valley of California, 1973–2000 —Joseph P. Fleskes, Michael L. Casazza, Cory T. Overton, Elliott L. Matchett, and Julie L. Yee
Differential breeding range shifts of ravens (Corvus spp.) on the southern Great Plains—David A. Wiggins
Southward and downslope extensions of breeding ranges of birds in southern California—Philip Unitt and Lori Hargrove
Introducing change: A current look at naturalized bird species in western North America—Kimball L. Garrett
Part III • Population Trends and Changing Demographics
Natural history and recovery of Arctic Peregrine Falcons along the Colville River, Alaska, 1981–2011—Ted Swem and Angela C. Matz
Coordinated aerial and ground surveys document long-term recovery of geese and eiders on the Yukon–Kuskokwim Delta, Alaska, 1985–2014—Julian B. Fischer, Robert A. Stehn, Timothy D. Bowman, Robert M. Platte, William D. Eldridge, John I. Hodges, and William I. Butler Jr.
Recent trends in population size and distribution of Ring-billed and California gulls in the western United States—Robert H. Doster and W. David Shuford
California Gull population growth and ecological impacts in the San Francisco Bay estuary, 1980–2016—Catherine E. Burns, Joshua T. Ackerman, Natalie B. Washburn, Jill Bluso-Demers, Caitlin Robinson-Nilsen, and Cheryl Strong
Long-term declines in the Pinyon Jay and management implications for piñon–juniper woodlands—John D. Boone, Elisabeth Ammon, and Kristine Johnson
Avian population trends based on 27 years of data from California oak woodlands—Kathryn L. Purcell and Sylvia R. Mori
Population trends of birds wintering in the Central Valley of California—Edward R. Pandolfino and Colleen M. Handel
Trends in abundance of wintering waterbirds relative to rainfall patterns at a central California estuary, 1972–2015 —Lynne E. Stenzel and Gary W. Page
Changes in abundance, productivity, and distribution of western American White Pelicans (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos), 1981–2014—Colleen E. Moulton, Shane B. Roberts, Jon S. Horne, and Martha Wackenhut
Population changes and their demographic drivers in landbirds of western North America: An assessment from the Monitoring Avian Productivity and Survivorship program—David F. DeSante, Danielle R. Kaschube, and James F. Saracco
Part IV • Response to Changes in Climate and the Environment
Shorebirds adjust spring arrival schedules with variable environmental conditions: Four decades of assessment on the Yukon–Kuskokwim Delta, Alaska—Craig R. Ely, Brian J. McCaffery, and Robert E. Gill Jr
An evaluation of 60 years of shorebird response to environmental change at Utqiaġvik (Barrow), Alaska—Audrey R. Taylor, Richard B. Lanctot, and Richard T. Holmes
Evidence of the effects of climate change on landbirds in western North America: A review and recommendations for future research—Nathaniel E. Seavy, Diana L. Humple, Renée L. Cormier, Elizabeth L. Porzig, and Thomas Gardali
Modeling the response of oak woodland birds to changing climate using 27 years of monitoring data—Kathryn L. Purcell and Sylvia R. Mori
Responses of birds to large-scale wildfires in southern California —Lori Hargrove and Philip Unitt
Breeding bird changes during 50 years of post-fire succession in the Sierra Nevada—Martin G. Raphael, Daniel A. Airola, Gary A. Falxa, Roger D. Harris, and Peter A. Stine
Changing fire regimes and faunal responses: Habitat use by Flammulated Owls after fire in Colorado—Scott W. Yanco and Brian D. Linkhart
Some broad-scale effects of recent and future climate change among migratory birds in Beringia—Kevin Winker and Daniel D. Gibson
Part V • Looking Back–Looking Forward
Avifaunal change in southern California from an archaeological perspective—Susan Arter, Aharon Sasson, and Philip Unitt
Systematics, population genetics, and taxonomy, and their importance for tracking avifaunal change—Kevin Winker