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The Quarterly Journal of Western Field OrnithologistsVol. 31, No. 2
June 2000
Western Field Ornithologists

Contents
MAIN ARTICLES
Seabird Abundances off Washington, 1972–1998
Terence R. Wahl, Bill Tweit
Distribution and Abundance of Burrowing Owls on the Peninsula and Islands of Baja California
Eduardo Palacios, Daniel W. Anderson, Eric Mellink, Salvador GonzÁLez-Guzmán
Updated Geographic Distribution of Eight Passerine Species in Central Alaska
Anna-Marie Benson, Thomas H. Pogson, Terry J. Doyle
The Recent Breeding of California and Laughing Gulls at the Salton Sea, California
Kathy C. Molina
Featured Photo
Kimball L. Garrett
President's Message
Mike San Miguel
Book Reviews
The Small Gulls of North America
Stephen C. Rottenborn
Owls: A Guide to Owls of the World
Steve N. G. Howell
Notes
First Record of an Olive-backed Pipit in California
Phil Capitolo, Will Richardson, Ryan Burnett, Peter Pyle
First Record of an Olive-backed Pipit in Mexico
Robert A. Hamilton, James E. Pike, Thomas E. Wurster, Kurt Radamaker
Winter Nocturnal Roost Sites and Behavior of Some Desert Passerines in Western Texas
Robert C. Dobbs, Paul R. Martin
Retarded Wing Molt in Black-legged Kittiwakes
Steve N. G. Howell, Chris Corben
Cover photo © by Don DesJardin of Ventura, California: Dusky-capped Flycatcher(Myiarchus tuberculifer), Ventura, California, December, 1998.