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The Quarterly Journal of Western Field OrnithologistsVol. 46, No. 4
November 2015
Western Field Ornithologists

Contents
MAIN ARTICLES
Comparison of Vocalizations of Four U.S. Subspecies of the White-breasted Nuthatch
Edward R. Pandolfino and Nathan D. Pieplow
Indications That the Common Redpoll is Double Brooded in Alaska
Brandi Ringgenberg and Kevin Winker
Ninth Report of the Washington Bird Records Committee (2008–2010)
Ryan J. Merrill and Matt Bartels
NOTES
Nest-Site Selection of the Black-chinned Hummingbird in Southeast Arizona
Harold F. Greeney, Chris E. Hamilton, Evelyng K. Astudillo-Sánchez, Susan M. Wethington, Eric R. Hough, Christina M. Ripplinger, and Krista K. Schmidt
Colorado’s First Accepted Record of the Cave Swallow
Steven G. Mlodinow and Tony Leukering
Two Thrush Species Feed the Same Nestlings
Larry Siemens
New Montezuma Quail Records from Chihuahua, Mexico
Israel Moreno-Contreras, Ana Gatica-Colima, and Diana Venegas
Eccentric Preformative Molt in the Spotted Towhee
Stephen M. Fettig and Charles D. Hathcock
Book Reviews
Jeffrey S. Marks and Justyn Stahl
Thanks to Western Birds’ Reviewers and Associate Editors
Featured Photo: Hybridization between the Dusky Grouse and Sharp-tailed Grouse
Ryan P. O’Donnell
Index
Daniel D. Gibson
Front cover photo by © Larry Siemens of Redding, California: nestlings of Townsend’s Solitaire (Myadestes townsendi) at Leoni Meadows, El Dorado Co., California, 2 July 2015—nestlings fed by an American Robin (Turdus migratorius) as well as their own parents.
Back cover: “Featured Photos” by © Ryan P. O’Donnell of Flagstaff, Arizona: (center) hybrid Dusky Grouse (Dendragapus obscurus) × Sharp-tailed Grouse (Tympanuchus phasianellus) at Hardware Ranch Wildlife Management Area, Cache Co., Utah, 7 April 2013, and © Paul Higgins of Roy, Utah: (top) Dusky Grouse in Weber Co., Utah, 10 March 2012, and (bottom) Sharp-tailed Grouse in Box Elder Co., Utah, 31 March 2012.