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The Quarterly Journal of Western Field OrnithologistsVol. 37, No. 3
September 2006
Western Field Ornithologists

Contents
MAIN ARTICLES
Effects of a Changing Environment on Nesting Snowy Plovers at Owens Lake, California
Tamiko D. Ruhlen, Gary W. Page, and Lynne E. Stenzel
A Historical Perspective on the Citrus-like Scent of the
Crested Auklet
Spencer G. Sealy
Swift-Hunting Behavior of the Peregrine Falcon in Arizona
David H. Ellis
Long-billed Curlew Distributions in Intertidal Habitats: Scale-Dependent Patterns
Ryan L. Mathis, Mark A. Colwell, Linda W. Leeman, and Thomas S. Leeman
Occurrence of Bridled and Gray-Backed Terns in American
Samoa Mark J. Rauzon
Book Reviews
Steve N. G. Howell
Featured Photo: Staffelmauser and Other Adaptive Strategies for Wing Molt in Larger Birds
Peter Pyle
31st Annual WFO Conference, Boulder, Colorado: Retrospective
Ted Floyd, Catherine Waters, and Jay Withgott
Front cover photo by © Dave Furseth of Murrieta, California: Thick-billed Kingbird (Tyrannus crassirostris), Del Dios, San Diego County, California, 3 December 2005.
Back cover “Featured Photos” by © Bill Clark of Harlingen, Texas: Swainson’s Hawk (Buteo swainsoni), March 2003 (top); and © Peter LaTourrette of Los Altos, California: Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias), April 1988 (bottom).