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The Quarterly Journal of Western Field OrnithologistsVol. 29, No. 3
September 1998
Western Field Ornithologists

Contents
MAIN ARTICLES
Report of the California Bird Records Committee
Kimball L. Garrett, Daniel S. Singer
The Status of Spring and Summer Birds on Mitlenatch Island,
British Columbia, 1981–1995
Nicolaas A. M. Verbeek
Foraging Behavior of the Pygmy Nuthatch in Colorado Ponderosa Pine Forests
Heather Ewell, Alexander Cruz
Cowbird Parasitism and Nest Success of the Lazuli Bunting in the Sacramento Valley
Thomas Gardali, Anne M. King, Geoffrey R. Geupel
Identification of White and Black-Backed Wagtails in Basic Plumage
David A. Sibley, Steve N. G. Howell
Arizona Bird Committee Report, 1974–1996
Gary H. Rosenberg, Janet L. Witzeman
President’s Message
Kimball L. Garrett
Featured Photo
Kimball L. Garrett
Book Reviews
A Field Guide to the Warblers of North America
Peter Pyle
Warblers of Europe, Asia and North Africa
Jon R. King
Notes
Possible Predation of a Spotted Owl by a Barred Owl
Tom Leskiw, R. J. Gutiérrez
Nocturnal Chick Provisioning by Black Swifts
Charles T. Collins, B. Moose Peterson
Cover photo by © Brian E. Small of Los Angeles, California: Siberian Accentor (Prunella montanella), near Hailey, Idaho, March, 1997.