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BIOLOGY OF BIRDS IN THE TROPICS

BIRD BIOLOGY TEXTBOOKS, FIELD GUIDES, AND MONOGRAPHS

BIRD REFERENCES

CARIBBEAN BIRD RECORDS

CARIBBEAN OCEANOGRAPHY

CARIBBEAN VEGETATION AND GEOLOGY

ECOVISION REPORTS: PONDS, ZONING PLAN, AND MARINE PARK

FIELD AND RESEARCH METHODS

INSECT ARTICLES

JOURNALS, REPORTS, MAGAZINES, AND DIRECTORIES

MAMMAL JOURNAL ARTICLES

NEOTROPICAL BIRD BIOLOGY GENERAL

NEOTROPICAL BIRDS BY SPECIES

NON-BIRD BOOKS, FIELD GUIDES, AND MONOGRAPHS

NORTH AMERICAN BIRDS - CARIBBEAN

POLLUTIONS STUDY OF SIMPSON BAY LAGOON

REFERENCE LISTS ON MISCELLANEOUS TOPICS

SEABIRD BIOLOGY GENERAL

SEABIRDS BY SPECIES

SHOREBIRDS, WADING BIRDS, AND OTHER WETLAND SPECIES

TERRESTRIAL RESIDENT SPECIES

THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT OF ST. MARTIN- ECOVISION

WATERFOWL

BIOLOGY OF BIRDS IN THE TROPICS

Bond, J.  1941.  Some West Indian birds’ eggs.  The Auk 58: 109-110.

Cruz, A.  1973.  Feeding assemblages of Jamaican birds.  The Condor 76(1): 103-107.

Faaborg, J.  1980.  Further observations on ecological release in Mona Island birds.  The Auk 97(3): 624-627.

Faaborg, J.  1982.  Avian population fluctuations during drought conditions in Puerto Rico.  Wilson Bull. 94(1): 20-30.

Faaborg, J. and W.J. Arendt.  1995.  Survival rates of Puerto Rican birds: are islands really that different?  The Auk 112(2): 503-507.

Foster, M.S.  1974.  Rain, feeding behavior, and clutch size in tropical birds.  The Auk 91: 722-726.

Karr, J.R.  1980.  Geographical variation in the avifaunas of tropical forest undergrowth.  The Auk 97: 283-298.

Lovette, I.J., E. Bermingham, G. Seutin, and R.E. Ricklefs.  1998.  Evolutionary differentiation in three endemic West Indian warblers.  The Auk 115(4): 890-903.

Rivera-Milan, F.F.  1992.  Distribution and relative abundance patterns of Columbids in Puerto Rico.  The Condor 94: 224-238.

Rivera-Milan, F.F.  2001.  Transect surveys of Columbid nests on Puerto Rico, Vieques, and Culebra Islands.  The Condor 103: 332-342.

Terborgh, J. and J. Faaborg.  1973.  Turnover and ecological release in the avifauna of Mona Island, Puerto Rico.  The Auk 90: 759-779.

Terborgh, J., J. Faaborg, and H.J. Brockmann.  1978.  Island colonization by Lesser Antillean birds.  The Auk 95: 59-72.

Vickery, P.D., M.L. Hunter Jr. and J.V. Wells.  1992.  Is density an indicator of breeding success?  The Auk 109(4): 706-710.

Wauer, R.H. and J.M. Wunderle Jr.  1992.  The effect of hurricane Hugo on bird populations on St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands.  Wilson Bull. 104(4): 656-673.

Wunderle Jr., J.M.  1995.  Responses of bird populations in a Puerto Rican forest to hurricane Hugo: the first18 months.  The Condor 97: 879-896.

Wunderle Jr., J.M., D.J. Lodge, and R.B. Waide.  1992.  Short-term effects of hurricane Gilbert on terrestrial bird populations on Jamaica.  The Auk 109(1): 148-166.

BIRD BIOLOGY TEXTBOOKS, FIELD GUIDES, AND MONOGRAPHS

Beylevelt, K.  1995.  Natuurgids, Nederlandse, Antillen, and Aruba.  South Sea International Press, Ltd., Hong Kong.

Bond, J.  1985.  Birds of the West Indies: A field guide to the birds of the Caribbean and the Bahamas.  (Fifth edition).  South China Printing Company, Hong Kong.

Brudenell-Bruce, P.G.C.  1975.  The Birds of New Providence and the Bahama Islands.  Collins Clear-Type Press, London and Glasgow.

Curson, J., D. Quinn, and D. Beadle.  1994.  Warblers of the Americas: An Identification Guide.  Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston.

Dunn, J., K. Garrett.  1997.  Warblers.  Peterson Field Guides.  Houghton Mifflin Co., Boston.

Evans, P.G.H. and A. James.  1997.  Dominica Nature Island of the Caribbean.  A Guide to Birdwatching (First edition).  Peter G.H. Evans and Sara Heimlich-Boran.

Grant, P.J.  1982.  Gulls: a guide to identification.  T and A D Poyser Ltd, England.

Harrison, P.  1983.  Seabirds: An Identification Guide.  Houghton Mifflin Co., Boston.

Harrison, P. 1987.  Seabirds of the World: A Photographic Guide.  Princeton University Press, Princeton, New Jersey.

Hayman, P., J. Marchant, T. Prater.  1986.  Shorebirds : An identification guide to the waders of the world.  Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston.

Lack, D.  1976.  Island Biology: Illustrated by the Land Birds of Jamaica.  Studies in Ecology (Vol. 3).  University of California Press, Berkeley.

Leatherwood, S. and Reeves, R.R.  1983.  The Sierra Club Handbook of Whales and Dolphins.  Sierra Club Books, San Francisco.

National Audubon Society.  2001.  The Sibley Guide to Bird Life and Behavior.  Alfred A. Knopf, New York.

National Geographic.  1999.  Field Guide to the Birds of North America: Third Edition.  National Geographic Society, Washington, D.C.

Parmenter, T. and C. Byers.  1991.  A Guide to the Warblers of the Western Palaearctic.  Bruce Coleman Books, Uxbridge, Middlesex.

Paulson, D.  1993.  Shorebirds of the Pacific Northwest.  University of Washington Press, Seattle.

Pitelka, F.A.  1979.  Shorebirds in Marine Environments: Studies in Avian Biology No. 2.  Allen Press Inc., Lawrence, Kansas.

Prater, A.J., J.H. Marchant, J. Vuorinen.  1977.  Guide to the Identification and Ageing of Holarctic Waders.  Maund and Irvine Ltd., Tring, Herts.

Pyle, P., S.N.G. Howell, R.P. Yunick, D.F. DeSante.  1986.  Identification Guide to North American Passerines.  Slate Creek Press, Bolinas, CA.

Pyle, Peter.  1997.  Identification Guide to North American Birds.  Part I: Columbidae to Ploceidae.  Slate Creek Press, Bolinas, California.

Raffaele, H., J. Wiley, O. Garrido, A. Keith, and J. Raffaele.  1998.  A Guide to the Birds of the West Indies.  Princeton University Press, Princeton, New Jersey.

Raffaele, H.A.  1989.  A Guide to the Birds of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands: Revised Edition.  Princeton University Press, Princeton, New Jersey.

Schreiber, E.A. and J. Burger.  2002.  Biology of Marine Birds.  CRC Press, Boca Raton.

Schreiber, R.W.  1977.  Maintenance Behavior and Communication in the Brown Pelican.  Ornithological Monographs No. 22.  The American Ornithologists’ Union, University of South Florida.  Allen Press, Inc., Lawrence, Kansas.

Sibley, D.A.  2000.  The Sibley Guide to Birds.  National Audubon Society.  A Chanticleer Press Edition.  Alfred A. Knopf, New York.

Voous, K.H.  1983.  Birds of the Netherlands Antilles.  De Walburg Pers.

BIRD REFERENCES

Arendt, W.J.  1985.  Wildlife assessment of the southeastern peninsula, St. Kitts, West Indies.  USDA Forest Service. 

Benito-Espinal, E.  1990.  Oiseaux des Petites Antilles.  Birds of the West Indies.  Anse des Lezards, St. Barth, F.W.I.  Pp.112-117.

BirdLife International. 2000. Threatened birds of the world (Caribbean).  Barcelona and Cambridge, UK: Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International. 

Bond, J.  A field guide to birds of the West Indies.  Fifth Edition.  Houghton Mifflin Co., Boston.  Photocopy.

Collier, N., A.C. Brown, and M. Hester.  2003.  Searches for seabird breeding colonies in the Lesser Antilles.  El Pitirre 15(3): 110-116.

Collier, N.S., A.C. Brown, and M. Hester.  2002.  Notes on: Searches for seabird breeding colonies in the Lesser Antilles.  Submitted to: The society for the conservation and study of Caribbean birds.

Department of Public Health and Environmental Hygiene.  C.I.T.E.S.  The Netherlands Antilles and the CITES Treaty.  Section Environment and Nature Heelsumstraat z/n Curacao N.A.  Brochure.

Dutch Birding: International journal on Palearctic birds.  Internet: www.dutchbirding.nl.

Eastern Caribbean Natural Area Management Program, Survey of Conservation Priorities in the Lesser Antilles.  Resource Data Maps.  Saint Martin.  Sint Martin.

Evans, P.  1990.  Birds of the Eastern Caribbean.  Macmillan Education Ltd., London and Basingstoke.

Hoogerwerf.  1977.  Reference List from: Studies on the fauna of Curacao and other Caribbean islands.  

Island Resources Foundation.  1986.  Environmental Assessment Report on the Proposed Southeast Peninsula Access Road.  St. Kitts, West Indies.  E.L. Towle Team Leader.

Loftin, R.W.  1992.  West Indian bird records in American birds and Audubon field notes (1947-1990): species index by islands.  Florida Ornithological Society Special Publication No. 5.

Mutt, J.A.M.  2001.  The Caribbean Journal of Science 1961-2001: A short history of our first 40 years.  Caribbean Journal of Science 37(3-4): 302-305.

Steadman, D.W., R.L. Norton, M.R. Browning, and W.J. Arendt.  1996.  The birds of St. Kitts, Lesser Antilles.  Caribbean Journal of Science. 

Voous, K.H.  1955.  Systematic List [of birds occurring on St. Martin, Saba, or St. Eustatius].

Wauer, R.H.  1996.  A birder’s West Indies: an island-by-island tour.  1st edition.  The Corrie Herring Hooks series.  University of Texas Press, Austin, TX..

CARIBBEAN BIRD RECORDS

Ansingh, F.H. and H.J. Koelers.  1957.  Common Tern (Sternah. hirundo) breeding in the Netherlands Antilles.  Auk 74: 266.

Baker, J.H.  1930.  Notes on Jamaican birds.  Auk XLVII(2): 269-270.

Barnes Jr., V.  1946.  New records for the Puerto Rican avifauna.  Auk 63: 99-100.

Barnes Jr., V.  1946.  The birds of Mona Island, Puerto Rico.  Auk 63: 318-327.

Barnes Jr., V.  1947.  Additions to the Puerto Rican avifauna with notes on little-known species.  Auk 64: 400-406.

Beatty, H.A.  1936.  New bird record for St. Croix, V. I.  Auk LIII(4): 456-457.

Beatty, H.A.  1938.  Additional records for St. Croix, Virgin Islands.  Auk 55(1): 131.

Beatty, H.A.  1938.  Notes from St. Thomas and cays, Virgin Islands.  Auk 55(3): 552-553.

Beatty, H.A.  1939.  Notes from the Virgin Islands, West Indies.  Auk 56(2): 193.

Beatty, H.A.  1943.  Records and notes from St. Croix, Virgin Islands.  Auk 60: 110-111.

Beatty, H.A.  1944.  Green-winged teal in St. Croix, Virgin Islands, U.S.A.  Auk 61: 654-655.

Beatty, H.A.  1944.  Some new records for the Virgin Islands, U.S.A.  Auk 61: 146.

Beatty, H.A.  1945.  Hooded Merganser in St. Croix, Virgin Islands, U.S.A.  Auk 62: 461.

Biaggi Jr., V.  1953.  A record of the Green-winged Teal (Anas carolinensis) from Puerto Rico.  Auk 70: 85-86.

Biaggi Jr., V.  1963.  Record of the White Pelican and additional information on the Glossy Cowbird from Puerto Rico.  Auk 80(2): 198.

Bond, J.  1930.  Notes on the birds of St. Croix, U.S.V.I.  Auk XLVII(2): 270-271.

Bond, J.  1930.  Notes on the birds of St. Croix, U.S.V.I.  Auk XLVII(2): 270-271.

Bond, J.  1932.  Notes on some birds from St. Lucia, B.W.I.  Auk XLIX: 494-495.

Bond, J.  1935.  The status of the Great Blue Heron in the West Indies.  The Auk LII(1): 76-77.

Bond, J.  1936.  The name of the Antiguan Bullfinch.  Auk LIII(2): 221.

Bond, J.  1938.  West Indian orioles of the genus Icterus.  Auk 55(3): 544.

Bond, J.  1939.  Some birds from Montserrat, British West Indies.  Auk 56(2): 193.

Bond, J.  1941.  Nidification of the birds of Dominica, B.W.I.  Auk 58: 364-375.

Bond, R.M.  1934.  A partial list of birds observed in Haiti and the Dominican Republic.  Auk LI(4): 500-502.

Buden, D.W.  1987.  The birds of Cat Island, Bahamas.  The Wilson Bull. 99(4): 579-600.

Buden, D.W.  1990.  The birds of Rum Cay, Bahama Islands.  The Wilson Bull. 102(3): 451-468.

Buden, D.W.  1992.  The birds of Long Island, Bahamas.  The Wilson Bull. 104(2): 220-243.

Buden, D.W.  1992.  The birds of the Exumas, Bahama Islands.  The Wilson Bull. 104(4): 674-698.

Buden, D.W.  1993.  Additional observations on the birds of the Exumas, Bahama Islands.  The Wilson Bull. 105(3): 514-518.

Danforth, S.T.  1925.  New birds for Porto Rico.  Auk XLII(4): 558-563.

Danforth, S.T.  1930.  Notes on the birds of St. Martin and St. Eustatius.  The Auk XLVII(1): 44-47.

Danforth, S.T.  1934.  The birds of Antigua.  Auk LI(3): 350-364.

Danforth, S.T.  1934.  The Black Swift (Nephoecetes niger niger) in St. Croix.  Auk LI(2): 84.

Danforth, S.T.  1935.  Leach’s Petrel in the West Indies.  Auk LII(1): 74.

Danforth, S.T.  1936.  A bird new to the West Indian avifauna.  Auk LIII(1): 82.

Danforth, S.T.  1936.  A West Indian record for the Bay-breasted Warbler.  Auk LIII: 89-90.

Danforth, S.T.  1936.  New records for Mona Island, West Indies.  Auk LIII(1): 100.

Danforth, S.T.  1936.  Scarlet Tanager in St. Lucia.  Auk LIII: 90.

Danforth, S.T.  1938.  Gray-breasted Tree Duck in Puerto Rico.  Auk 55(4): 668.

Danforth, S.T.  1939.  Supplement to the birds of Antigua.  Auk 56(3): 304-305.

Deignan, H.G.  1951.  A substitute name for a thrush, Turdus, of the West Indies.  Auk 68: 379.

Downs, W.G.  1959.  Little Egret banded in Spain taken in Trinidad.  Auk 76(2): 241-242.

Ffrench, R.  1963.  Bulwer’s Petrel (Bulweria bulwerii) in Trinidad, West Indies.  Auk 80(3): 379.

Ffrench, R. and C.T. Collins.  1965.  Royal and Cayenne Terns breeding in Trinidad, West Indies.  Auk 82(2): 277.

Friedman, R.  1948.  Black Skimmer and White Pelican in the Bahamas.  Auk 65: 142.

Gochfeld, M.  1971.  Notes on a nocturnal roost of Spotted Sandpipers in Trinidad, West Indies.  Auk 88: 167-168.

Graham, D.J.  1984.  A sighting of a Black-legged Kittiwake in Saint Lucia: a first record for the Lesser Antilles.  American Birds 38(2): 256.

Grayce, R.L.  1957.  Range extensions in Puerto Rico.  Auk 74: 106.

Griscom, L.  1937.  Herring Gull at Barbados.  Auk 54(4): 539.

Guth, R.W.  1971.  New bird records from Guadeloupe and its dependencies.  Auk 88: 180-182.

Howe, W.H.  1989.  Additional records of birds from Cat Island, Bahamas.  The Wilson Bull. 101(1): 115-117.

Leopold Jr., N.F.  1961.  Hudsonian Godwit (Limosa haemastica) in Puerto Rico.  Auk 78(2): 264.

Lewis, C.B.  1961.  Caspian Terns in Jamaica.  Auk 78(2): 264-265.

Lincoln, F.C.  1940.  Caspian Tern in Haiti.  Auk 57(4): 569.

Mayr, E.  1953.  Additional notes on the birds of Bimini, Bahamas.  Auk 70: 499-501.

Miller, J.R.  1978.  Notes on birds of San Salvador Island (Watlings), the Bahamas.  Auk 95: 281-287.

Norton, R.L.  1993.  First autumnal report of birds from Rum Cay, Bahamas.  The Wilson Bull. 105(2): 361-364.

Peters, J.L.  1934.  The Martinique form of the Ground Dove.  Auk LI(4): 517-518.

Pinchon, R.F.  1951.  Wilson’s Phalarope, Steganopus tricolor, a new record for the West Indies.  Auk 68: 376-377.

Potts, F.A.  1948.  Notes on two species in Puerto Rico.  Auk 65: 458.

Robertson Jr., W.B.  1962.  Observations of the birds of St. John, Virgin Islands.  Auk 79(1): 44-76.

Rolle, F.J.  1961.  Records of two migrant waterfowl for Puerto Rico.  Auk 78(3): 425.

Seaman, G.A.  1958.  Masked Duck collected in St. Croix, Virgin Islands.  Auk 75(2): 214-215.

Seaman, G.A.  1959.  New bird records for St. Croix, Virgin Islands.  The Wilson Bull. 71(1): 96.

Smith, P.W. and M.B. Hutt.  1984.  First sight record of Western Reef-Herons for Barbados: Are we about to see another transatlantic colonization?  American Birds 38(2): 254-255.

Smith, W.J.  1965.  Dendroica pensylvanica in Trinidad.  Auk 82(2): 279.

Starrett, W.C. and K.L. Dixon.  1947.  Notes on the Pomarine Jaeger in the Atlantic and Caribbean.  Auk 64: 320.

Tashian, R.E.  1956.  Lark Sparrow (Chondestes grammacus) on Bimini, Bahamas, B.W.I.  Auk 73: 558.

Todd, W.E.C.  1925.  Two new birds for Porto Rico.  Auk XLII(2): 282.

Tordoff, H.B.  1952.  Notes on birds of Jamaica.  Auk 69: 320-322.

Tye, A. and H. Tye.  1991.  Bird species on St. Andrew and Old Providence Islands, West Caribbean.  The Wilson Bull. 103(3): 493-497.

Unknown.  1932.  Great Blue Heron in Cuba and Panama.  Auk XLIX(4): 457-458.

Vaurie, C.  1953.  Observations and new records of birds from the Biminis, northwestern Bahamas.  Auk 70: 38-48.

Vaurie, C. ?.  List of and notes on the birds of the Iles des Saintes, French West Indies.  Auk 78: 57-62.

Wetmore, A.  1925.  Another record for the genus Corvus in St. Croix.  Auk XLII(3): 446.

Wetmore, A.  1932.  Notes from Dr. R. Ciferri on the Birds of Hispaniola.  The Auk XLIX(1): 107-108.

Wetmore, A.  1938.  A skua in the Caribbean Sea.  Auk 55(2): 277.

Wetmore, A.  1938.  Bird remains from the West Indies.  Auk 55(1): 51-55.

Wetmore, A.  1939.  A record of the Black-capped Petrel from Haiti.  Auk 56(1): 73.

Wetmore, A.  1940.  A specimen of the Black-capped Petrel.  Auk 57(1): 105.

Wetmore, A.  1952.  A record for the Black-capped Petrel, Pterodroma hasitata, in Martinique.  Auk 69: 460.

Wingate, D.B.  1964.  Some records from Bermuda affecting the A.O.U. check-list.  Auk 81(3): 442-443.

CARIBBEAN OCEANOGRAPHY

Edwards, E.F.  1992.  Energetics of associated tunas and dolphins in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean: A basis for the bond.  Fishery Bull. 90(4): 678-690.

Roberts, C.M.  1995.  Rapid build-up of fish biomass in a Caribbean marine reserve.  Conservation Biology 9(4): 815-826.

UNEP/GPA Coordination office and Carib. Env. Programme.  1999.  Assessment of land-based sources and activities affecting the marine, coastal, and associated freshwater environment in the wider Carib. Region.  121 Pp.

WIDECAST.  Sea turtle photo guide and identification key.  Wider Caribbean Sea Turtle Conservation Network.  Brochure.

WIDECAST.  1992.  Sea turtle recovery action plan for St. Kitts and Nevis.  CEP/UNEP.  CEP technical report No. 17.  118 Pp.

WIDECAST.  1992.  Sea turtle recovery action plan for the Netherlands Antilles.  CEP/UNEP.  CEP technical report No. 11.  64 Pp.

CARIBBEAN VEGETATION AND GEOLOGY

Brown, A. and N. Collier.  2002.  Mangrove restoration project at Grand Etang, Terre Basse, St. Martin.  EPIC.

Flowering Plants (Magnoliophytae, or Angiospermae).  Pp. 234-238.

Greenfingers N.V.  1998.  Compensation for loss of natural area at Flamingo Pond.

Greenfingers N.V.  1998.  Reconstruction and replenishment of mangrove communities on two locations in Sint Maarten: With reference to a compensation plan for habitat loss due to the filling of the Flamingo Pond.   

Horticopia, Inc.  1998.  Trees, shrubs, and groundcovers II. 

Howard, R.A.  1991.  Comments on the ecosystems of St. Martin.  Cambridge, MA.

Imbert, D. and A. Rousteau.  Ecology of mangrove growth and recovery in the Lesser Antilles: State-of-knowledge and basis for restoration projects.  Laboratoire de Biologie Vegetale, Guadeloupe, F.W.I.

Riley Jr., R.W.  1998.  Mangrove planting methodology.  http://mangrove.org/method.htm, www.riley@mangrove.org.

Rojer, A.  1997.  Biologische inventarisatie van St. Maarten.  Stichting Carmabi, Curacao, Nederlandse Antillen.

Sint Maarten Nature Foundation.  1999.  Planting strategies landfill “Salt Pond”. 

Snedaker, S.C. and M.S. Brown.  Project summary: Water quality and mangrove ecosystem dynamics.  EPA.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.  Endngered and threatened wildlife and plants.  July 15, 1991.  50 CFR 17.11 & 17.12.  Division of Endangered Species, USFWS, Washington, D.C. 20240.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.  Endangered Species Convention.  Revised 6/1/88.  50 CFR 23.  Division of Endangered Species, USFWS, Washington, D.C. 20240.

Unknown.  Chapter II: Habitat Factors.  Chapter III: Survey of the literature on the algal vegetations in the Caribbean.  Chapter IV: Survey of the observations on the algal vegetations of St. Martin, St. Eustatius, and Saba.  Chapter VIII: Bibliography.

Vliegen, J.  1994.  Flamingo Pond Survey, Sint Maarten.  Sint Maarten National Heritage Foundation.

ECOVISION REPORTS: PONDS, ZONING PLAN, AND MARINE PARK

Carmabi Foundation and Ecovision.  1998.  Sint Maarten Marine Park Boundaries and Zones.  Private Report by Carmabi Foundation and EcoVision N.V.  Commissioned by Dienst VROM, Sint Maarten.  27 pages.

Ecovision N.V.  1996.  The Ponds of Sint-Maarten:  Sustainable Development and Management.  Private Report for the Department of VROM, Sint-Maarten.  64 pages.

Ecovision, Curacao.  1996.  Zoning Plan for the Hillside-area Sint Maarten.  Private Report for the Department of Public Housing, Physical Planning and Environment (VROM), Sint Maarten.  34 pages.

FIELD AND RESEARCH METHODS

Alderfer, J.K.  June 2001.  Building birding skills: a detailed look at upperwing topography.  Birding 224-237.

Arendt, W.J. and J. Faaborg.  1989.  Sources of variation in measurements of birds in a Puerto Rican dry forest.  J. Field Ornithol.  60(1): 1-11.

Bluss, L.J.  1984.  DDE in birds’ eggs: comparison of two methods for estimating critical levels.  Wilson Bull. 96(2): 268-276.

Calder, III, W.A.  1984.  How long is a long-term study?  Auk 101(4): 893-894.

Gutzwiller, K.J.  1991.  Estimating winter species richness with unlimited-distance point counts.  The Auk 108: 853-862.

Hicklin, P.W., R.G. Hounsell, and G.H. Finney.  1989.  Fundy pull trap: a new method of capturing shorebirds.  J. Field Ornithol. 60(1): 94-101.

Miranda, L. and J.A. Collazo.  1997.  A modified throw-trap to sample prey for wading bird studies.  J. Field Ornithol. 68(4):602-606.

Ralph, C.J., E.H. Dunn, W. Peach, S. Bedfordshire, C.M. Handel.  2002.  Recommendations for the use of mist nets in monitoring bird populations.  Standards breeding.doc, revised Oct. 2002.  Corr. Author: Erica Dunn, Canadian Wildlife Service, National Wildlife Research Center, 100 Gamelin Blvd., Hull, Quebec, Canada K1A 0H3.

Seto, N.W.H. and P. Jansen.  1997.  A miniature camera system for examining petrel burrows.  J. Field Ornithol. 68(4): 530-536.

Shaw, D.M. and S.F. Atkinson.  1990.  An introduction to the use of geographic information systems for ornithological research.  The Condor 92: 564-570.

Silkey, M., N. Nur, and G.R. Geupel.  1999.  The use of mist-net capture rates to monitor annual variation in abundance: a validation study.  The Condor 101: 288-298.

Sliwa, A. and T.W. Sherry.  1992.  Surveying wintering warbler populations in Jamaica: point counts with and without broadcast vocalizations.  The Condor 94: 924-936.

Vickery, P.D., M.L. Hunter Jr., and J.V. Wells.  1992.  Use of a new reproductive index to evaluate relationship between habitat quality and breeding success.  The Auk 109(4): 697-705.

Wilson, R.R. and R.S. Allen.  1996.  Mist netting from a boat in forested wetlands.  J. Field Ornithol. 67(1): 82-85.

INSECT ARTICLES

Butterfly identification for the West Indies with color plates.  www.inra.fr/Internet/Produits/PAPILLON/papilion/papilioe.htm.

JOURNALS, REPORTS, MAGAZINES, AND DIRECTORIES

BirdLife International.  2000.  Threatened Birds of the World (Caribbean).  Barcelona and Cambridge, UK: Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International.

BirdLife.  2002.  Globally Threatened Birds: indicating priorities for action.  Cambridge, UK:  BirdLife International.

Brown, A.C. and N.S. Collier.  2001.  2000-2001 Field Season.  Environmental Protection in the Caribbean: Annual Report 2000-2001.  EPIC report No. 2.   

Brown, A.C. and N.S. Collier.  2001.  Results of Search for Nesting Black-Capped Petrels (Pterodroma hasitata) in Dominica.  Report for 2000-2001.  EPIC report No. 1. Unpublished report to the Ministry of Agriculture and the Environment, Forestry and Wildlife Division; Roseau, Dominica.

Brown, A.C. and N.S. Collier.  2002.  Pond Surveys of St. Martin: 2002 Report.  EPIC report No. 4.

Bryer, M., I. Fisher, S. Holiday, and J. Hughes.  2000.  Birds of Anguilla and Outer Islands, Nov. 1999 to June 2000. 

Collier, N.S. and A.C. Brown.  February 6, 2003.  Report to Anguilla National Trust: Seabird surveys of Prickly Pear East, Prickly Pear West, and Dog Island.

Hughes, J.  2000.  Birds and Potential IBAs in Anguilla: sabbatical report by Julian Hughes, Jan.-Feb. 2000.

IUCN-The World Conservation Union and Inter-American Development Bank.  1993.  Protected Areas Programme: Parks and Progress.  IVth World Congress on National Parks and Protected Areas, Caracas, Venezuela.

NAWCP (North American Waterbird Conservation Plan).  2002.  Waterbird Conservation for the Americas : North American Waterbird Conservation Plan, Version 1.  Kushlan, J.A., et. al.  Waterbird Conservation for the Americas, Washington, D.C., USA, 78 pp.  (2 copies)

Roca, R., L. Adkins, M.C. Wurschy, K.L. Skerl.  1996.  Wings from Afar: An Ecoregional Approach to Conservation of Neotropical Migratory Birds in South America.  The Nature Conservancy, Latin America and Caribbean Division.

Society of Caribbean Ornithology.  2000.  Status and Conservation of West Indian Seabirds.  Special Publication No. 1, Ruston, LA.

Society of Caribbean Ornithology.  Fall 1999.  El Pitirre.  12(3): 82-123.

Society of Caribbean Ornithology.  Fall 2000.  El Pitirre.  13(3): 65-98.

Society of Caribbean Ornithology.  Fall 2001.  El Pitirre.  14(3): 107-162.

Society of Caribbean Ornithology.  Spring 2000.  El Pitirre.  13(1): 1-29.

Society of Caribbean Ornithology.  Spring 2001.  El Pitirre.  14(1): 1-42.

Society of Caribbean Ornithology.  Spring 2002.  El Pitirre.  15(1): 1-47.

Society of Caribbean Ornithology.  Summer 1999.  El Pitirre. 12(2): 39-81.

Society of Caribbean Ornithology.  Summer 2000.  El Pitirre.  13(2): 31-64.

Society of Caribbean Ornithology.  Summer 2001.  El Pitirre.  14(2): 43-106.

Society of Caribbean Ornithology.  Summer 2002.  El Pitirre.  15(2): 49-100. 

The American Birding Association.  2002.  North American Birds:  The Spring Migration.  56: 3 (March-May).

The American Birding Association.  2002.  North American Birds:  The Winter Season.  56: 2 (Dec. 01-Feb. 02).

Towle, J.A.  1995.  The Donor Directory 1995: Donor Org. and Technical Assistance Programs.  A Guide to Who Is Supporting Sustainable Resource Development in the Eastern Caribbean.  Island Resources Foundation, Edition 2.

WWF-Netherlands.  1997.  Living Islands: Nature Conservation in the Dutch Caribbean.

MAMMAL JOURNAL ARTICLES

Campbell, E.W.  1991.  The effect of introduced roof rats on bird diversity of Antillean cays.  J. Field Ornithol. 62(3): 343-348.

Houston, D.M.  August 2002.  Eradicating rats from Maninita Island Vava’u, Kingdom of Tonga.  Department of Conservation, New Zealand.  www.pacificbirds.com/maninita…

Pimentel, D.  1955.  Biology of the Indian Mongoose in Puerto Rico.  J. Mammalogy 36(1): 62-68.

Seaman, G.A. and J.E. Randall.  1962.  The mongoose as a predator in the Virgin Islands.  J. Mammalogy 43(4): 544-546.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.  Endangered and threatened wildlife and plants.  July 15, 1991.  50 CFR 17.11 & 17.12.  Division of Endangered Species, USFWS, Washington, D.C. 20240.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.  Endangered Species Convention.  Revised 6/1/88.  50 CFR 23.  Division of Endangered Species, USFWS, Washington, D.C. 20240.

NEOTROPICAL BIRD BIOLOGY GENERAL

Confer, J.L. and R.T. Holmes.  1995.  Neotropical migrants in undisturbed and human-altered forests of Jamaica.  The Wilson Bull. 107(4): 577-589.

Diamond, A.W.  1973.  Altitudinal variation in a resident and migrant passerine on Jamaica.  The Auk 90: 610-618.

Dyrcz, A.  1987.  Fat deposits and molt of birds mist-netted in southeastern Peru.  J. Field Ornithol. 58(3): 306-310.

Ewert, D.N. and R.A. Askins.  1991.  Flocking behavior of migratory warblers in winter in the Virgin Islands.  The Condor 93: 864-868.

Faaborg, J., W.J. Arendt, and M.S. Kaiser.  1984.  Rainfall correlates of bird population fluctuations in a Puerto Rican dry forest: a nine year study.  Wilson Bull. 96(4): 575-593.

Faaborg, J.R. and J.W. Terborgh.  Patterns of migration in the West Indies.  Migration patterns in the West Indies.  Pp. 157-163.

Gauthreaux Jr., S.A.  1971.  A radar and direct visual study of passerine spring migration in southern Louisiana.  The Auk 88(2): 343-365.

Gram, W.K.  1998.  Winter participation by Neotropical migrant and resident birds in mixed-species flocks in northeastern Mexico.  The Condor 100: 44-53.

Gram, W.K. and J. Faaborg.  1997.  The distribution of Neotropical migrant birds wintering in the El Cielo Biosphere Reserve, Tamaulipas, Mexico.  The Condor  99: 658-670.

Johnson, M.D. and T.W. Sherry.  2001.  Effects of food availability on the distribution of migratory warblers among habitats in Jamaica.  J. Animal Ecology 70: 546-560.

Kricher, J.C. and W.E. Davis, Jr.  1986.  Returns and winter-site fidelity of North American migrants banded in Belize, Central America.  J. Field Ornithol. 57(1): 48-52.

Leck, C.F.  1972.  The impact of some North American migrants at fruiting trees in Panama.  The Auk 89: 842-850.

Lefebvre, G., B. Poulin, and R. McNeil.  1992.  Abundance, feeding behavior, and body condition of Nearctic warblers wintering in Venezuelan mangroves.  Wilson Bull. 104(3): 400-412.

Murphy, M.T., K.L. Cornell, and K.L. Murphy.  1998.  Winter bird communities on San Salvador, Bahamas.  J. Field Ornithol. 69(3): 402-414.

Terborgh, J.W. and J.R. Faaborg.  Factors affecting the distribution and abundance of North American migrants in the Eastern Caribbean region.  Migrants in the Eastern Caribbean.  Pp. 145-155.

Wallace, G.E., H.G. Alonso, M.K. McNicholl, D.R. Batista, R.O. Prieto, A.L. Sosa, B.S. Oria, E.A.H. Wallace.  1996.  Winter surveys of forest-dwelling Neotropical migrant and resident birds in three regions of Cuba.  The Condor 98: 745-768.

Williams, T.C.  1985.  Autumnal bird migration over the windward Caribbean islands.  The Auk [Short Communications] 102: 163-167.

Wunderle Jr., J.M. and R.B. Wade.  1993.  Distribution of overwintering Nearctic migrants in the Bahamas and Greater Antilles.  The Condor 95: 904-933.

 NEOTROPICAL BIRDS BY SPECIES

Aborn, D.A. and D. Froehlich.  1995.  An observation of a Summer Tanager attempting to eat an Anolis lizard.  J. Field Ornithol. 66(4): 501-502.

Baltz, M.E. and S.C. Latta.  1998.  Cape May Warbler (Dendroica tigrina).  The Birds of North America: Life Histories for the 21st Century.  No. 332.

Haney, J.C., D.S. Lee, and M. Walsh-McGehee.  1998.  A quantitative analysis of winter distribution and habitats of Kirtland’s Warblers in the Bahamas.  The Condor 100(2): 201-217.

Holmes, R.T.  1994.  Black-throated Blue Warbler (Dendroica caerulescens).  The Birds of North America: Life Histories for the 21st Century.  No. 87.

Holmes, R.T., T.W. Sherry, and L. Reitsma.  1989.  Population structure, territoriality, and overwinter survival of two migrant warbler species in Jamaica.  The Condor 91: 545-561.

Hughes, J.M.  1997.  Mangrove Cuckoo (Coccyzus minor).  The Birds of North America: Life Histories for the 21st Century.  No. 299.

Hunt, P.D. and B.C. Eliason.  1999.  Blackpoll Warbler (Dendroica striata).  The Birds of North America: Life Histories for the 21st Century.  No. 431.

Kepler, C.B. and K.C. Parkes.  1972.  A new species of warbler (Parulidae) from Puerto Rico.  The Auk 89(1): 1-18.

Kricher, J.C.  1995.  Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia).  The Birds of North America: Life Histories for the 21st Century.  No. 158.

Latta, S.C. and J. Faaborg.  2001.  Winter site fidelity of Prairie Warblers in the Dominican Republic.  The Condor 103: 455-468.

Latta, S.C., K.C. Parkes, and J.M Wunderle, Jr.  1998.  A new intrageneric Dendroica hybrid from Hispaniola.  The Auk 115(2): 533-537.

Lowther, P.E., C. Celada, N.K. Klein, C.C. Rimmer, and D.A. Spector.  1999.  Yellow Warbler (Dendroica petechia).  The Birds of North America: Life Histories for the 21st Century.  No. 454.

Lynch, J.F., E.S. Morton, and M. E. Van der Voort.  1985.  Habitat segregation between the sexes of wintering Hooded Warblers (Wilsonia citrina).  The Auk 102: 714-721.

Marra, P.P., T.W. Sherry, and R.T. Holmes.  1993.  Territorial exclusion by a long-distance migrant warbler in Jamaica: a removal experiment with American Redstarts (Setophaga ruticilla).  The Auk 110(3): 565-572.

Moldenhauer, R.R. and D.J. Regelski.  1996.  Northern Parula (Parula americana).  The Birds of North America: Life Histories for the 21st Century.  No. 215.

Nolan Jr., V., E.D. Ketterson, and C.A. Buerkle.  1999.  Prairie Warbler (Dendroica discolor).  The Birds of North America: Life Histories for the 21st Century.  No. 455.

Ogden, L.J.E. and B.J. Stutchbury.  1994.  Hooded Warbler (Wilsonia citrina).  The Birds of North America: Life Histories for the 21st Century.  No. 110.

Owre, O.T.  1967.  Predation by the Chuck-will’s-widow upon migrating warblers.  The Wilson Bull.  79(3): 342.

Parrish, J.D. and T.W. Sherry.  1994.  Sexual habitat segregation by American Redstarts wintering in Jamaica: importance of resource seasonality.  The Auk 111(1): 38-49.

Rhower, S., W.P. Klein Jr., and S. Heard.  1983.  Delayed plumage maturation and the presumed prealternate molt in American Redstarts.  Wilson Bull. 95(2): 199-208.

Richardson, M. and D.W. Brauning.  1995.  Chestnut-sided Warbler (Dendroica pensylvanica).  The Birds of North America: Life Histories for the 21st Century.  No. 190.

Rimmer, C.C. and K.P. McFarland.  2001.  Known breeding and wintering sites of a Bicknell’s Thrush.  The Wilson Bull. 113(2): 234-236.

Robinson, W.D.  1995.  Louisiana Waterthrush (Seiurus motacilla).  The Birds of North America: Life Histories for the 21st Century.  No. 151.

Seidel, G.E. and R.C. Whitmore.  1982.  Effect of forest structure on American Redstart foraging behavior.  Wilson Bull. 94(3): 289-296.

Sherry, T.W. and R.T. Holmes.  1997.  American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla).  The Birds of North America: Life Histories for the 21st Century.  No. 277.

Straight, C.A. and R.J. Cooper.  2000.  Chuck-will’s-widow (Caprimulgus carolinensis).  The Birds of North America: Life Histories for the 21st Century.  No. 499.

Strong, A.M. and T.W. Sherry.  2001.  Body condition of Swainson’s Warblers wintering in Jamaica and the conservation value of Caribbean dry forests.  Wilson Bull. 113(4): 410-418.

Stutchbury, B.J.  1994.  Competition for winter territories in a Neotropical migrant: the role of age, sex and color.  The Auk 111(1): 63-69.

Van Horn, M.A. and T.M. Donovan.  1994.  Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapillus).  The Birds of North America: Life Histories for the 21st Century.  No. 88.

Wunderle Jr., J.M.  1995.  Population characteristics of Black-throated Blue Warblers wintering in three sites on Puerto Rico.  The Auk 112(4): 931-946.

NON-BIRD BOOKS, FIELD GUIDES, AND MONOGRAPHS

Barlow, V.  1993.  The Nature of the Islands: Plants and Animals of the Eastern Caribbean.  Chris Doyle Publishing and Cruising Guide Publications, Dunedin, FL.

Coomans, H., M. Coomans-Eustatia, C. Lo-Sin-Sjoe, and J.V. ‘T Leven.  2000.  St Martin in Maps and Prints.  Stichting Libri Antilliani, Iepenlaan. 

Damerval, M.D.  1990.  Seashells of the West Indies.  Editions Du Latanier, Saint Barthelemy. 

Seddon, S.A. and G.W. Lennox.  1980.  Trees of the Caribbean.  Macmillan Education Ltd., London.

Sint-Straatman, R.  2000.  Island Walks: A Walking Guide for St. Maarten/St. Martin.  St Maarten National Heritage Foundation, Sint Maarten.  PRINT 2000.

Stiling, P.D.  1986.  Butterflies and Other Insects of the Eastern Caribbean.  Macmillan Press Ltd., London.

Took, I.F.  1978.  Fishes of the Caribbean Reefs.  Macmillan Education Ltd., London.

Towle, J.A.  1995.  Widening the Circle of Leadership.  Strengthening Conservation NGOs in the Eastern Caribbean.  Island Resources Foundation, St. John’s Antigua, West Indies.  

Vernoux, J.P., M. Magras, P. Magras.  1988.  Coral Fishes of the West Indies.  Editions Du Latanier, Saint Barthelemy.

NORTH AMERICAN BIRDS - CARIBBEAN

Norton, R.L. and A. Dobson.  2002.  West Indies.  North American Birds 56(1): 118-120.

Norton, R.L.  2002.  West Indies/Bermuda.  The 102nd Christmas Bird Count 2001-2002.  American Birds Pp. 93.

Norton, R.L. and A. White.  2001.  West Indies.  North American Birds 55(4): 493-494.

Norton, R.L. and A. White.  2001.  West Indies.  North American Birds 55(3): 370-372.

Norton, R.L. and A. White.  2001.  West Indies.  North American Birds 55(2): 236-238.

Norton, R.L.  2001.  West Indies.  North American Birds 55(1): 111-112.

Norton, R.L.  2000.  West Indies.  North American Birds 54(4): 426-427.

Norton, R.L.  2000.  West Indies.  North American Birds 54(2): 223-225.

Norton, R.L.  2000.  West Indies.  North American Birds 54(1): 109-111.

Norton, R.L.  1999.  West Indies.  North American Birds 53(4): 436-437.

Norton, R.L.  1999.  West Indies.  North American Birds 53(3): 333-335.

Norton, R.L.  1999.  West Indies.  North American Birds 53(2): 214-215.

Norton, R.L.  1999.  West Indies.  North American Birds 53(1): 110-111.

Norton, R.L.  1998.  West Indies region.  Field Notes 52(4): 507-508.

Norton, R.L.  1998.  West Indies region.  Field Notes 52(3): 395-396.

Norton, R.L.  1998.  West Indies region.  Field Notes 52(2): 263-264.

Norton, R.L.  1998.  West Indies region.  Field Notes 52(1): 132-133.

Norton, R.L.  1994.  West Indies region.  Field Notes 48(3): 345-346.

Norton, R.L.  1994.  West Indies region.  Field Notes 48(2): 252-254.

Norton, R.L.  1994.  West Indies region.  American Birds spring: 156-158.

Norton, R.L.  1993.  West Indies region.  American Birds 47(3): 457.

Norton, R.L.  1993.  West Indies region: Winter 1991-1992.  American Birds 47(2): 304.

Norton, R.L.  1993.  West Indies region: Winter 1992-1993.  American Birds 47(2): 304-305.

Norton, R.L.  1993.  West Indies region.  American Birds winter: 1154.

Norton, R.L.  1991.  West Indies region: spring 1991 report.  American Birds 45(5): 1165-1166.

Norton, R.L.  1991.  West Indies region.  American Birds 45(5): 1166.

Norton, R.L.  1991.  West Indies region: winter 1990-1991 report.  American Birds 45(3): 500.

Norton, R.L.  1991.  West Indies region.  American Birds 45(1): 156-157.

Norton, R.L.  1990.  West Indies region.  American Birds 44(5): 1191-1192.

Norton, R.L.  1990.  West Indies region.  American Birds 44(3): 501-502.

Norton, R.L.  1990.  West Indies region.  American Birds 44(2): 335-336.

Norton, R.L.  1990.  West Indies region.  American Birds 44(1): 168-169.

Norton, R.L.  1989.  West Indies region.  American Birds 43(5): 1372-1373.

Norton, R.L.  1989.  West Indies region.  American Birds 43(3): 541-542.

Norton, R.L.  1989.  West Indies region.  American Birds 43(2): 371-372.

Norton, R.L.  1989.  West Indies region.  American Birds 43(1): 174-175.

Norton, R.L.  1988.  West Indies region.  American Birds 42(5): 1343-1344.

Norton, R.L.  1988.  West Indies region.  American Birds 42(3): 485-486.

Norton, R.L.  1988.  West Indies region.  American Birds 42(2): 327-328.

Norton, R.L.  1988.  West Indies region.  American Birds 42(1): 142-144.

Norton, R.L.  1987.  West Indies region.  American Birds 41(5): 1491-1492.

Norton, R.L.  1987.  West Indies region.  American Birds 41(3): 493-494.

Norton, R.L.  1987.  West Indies region.  American Birds 41(2): 334-335.

Norton, R.L.  1987.  West Indies region.  American Birds 41(1): 151-152.

Norton, R.L.  1986.  West Indies region.  American Birds 40(5): 1259-1260.

Norton, R.L.  1986.  West Indies region.  American Birds 40(3): 528-529.

Norton, R.L.  1986.  West Indies region.  American Birds 40(2): 338-339.

Norton, R.L.  1986.  West Indies region.  American Birds 40(1): 163-164.

Norton, R.L.  1985.  West Indies region.  American Birds 39(5): 965-966.

Norton, R.L.  1985.  West Indies region.  American Birds 39(3): 353-354.

Norton, R.L.  1985.  West Indies region.  American Birds 39(2): 214-215.

Norton, R.L.  1985.  West Indies region.  American Birds 39(1): 107-108.

Norton, R.L.  1984.  West Indies region.  American Birds 38(6): 1064-1065.

Norton, R.L.  1984.  West Indies region.  American Birds 38(5): 968-970.

Norton, R.L.  1984.  West Indies region.  American Birds 38(3): 361-362.

Norton, R.L.  1984.  West Indies region.  American Birds 38(2): 251-253.

Norton, R.L.  1983.  West Indies region.  American Birds 37(6): 1030.

Norton, R.L.  1983.  West Indies region.  American Birds 37(5): 916-917.

Norton, R.L.  1983.  West Indies region.  American Birds 37(3): 342-344.

Norton, R.L.  1983.  West Indies region.  American Birds 37(2): 228-229.

Norton, R.L.  1982.  West Indies region.  American Birds 36(6): 1019-1020.

Norton, R.L.  1982.  West Indies region.  American Birds 36(5): 897-898.

Norton, R.L.  1982.  West Indies region.  American Birds 36(3): 334.

Norton, R.L.  1982.  West Indies region.  American Birds 36(2): 223-224.

Norton, R.L.  1981.  West Indies region.  American Birds 35(6): 981.

Norton, R.L.  1981.  West Indies region.  American Birds 35(5): 866-867.

Norton, R.L.  1981.  West Indies region.  American Birds 35(3): 338.

Norton, R.L.  1981.  West Indies region.  American Birds 35(2): 231-232.

POLLUTIONS STUDY OF SIMPSON BAY LAGOON

CAREX Environment.  1997.  Pollutions study of the Simpsonbay Lagoon Island of St. Martin (Guadeloupe).  Semsamar: Mixte Economy Company of St. Martin.

REFERENCE LISTS ON MISCELLANEOUS TOPICS

Island Resources Foundation.  2002.  Publications: A selected listing of key reports, technical studies, planning guides, and occasional papers.   www.irf.org/irinfpub.html.

SEABIRD BIOLOGY GENERAL

Cairns, D.K.  1992.  Bridging the gap between ornithology and fisheries science: use of seabird data in stock assessment models.  The Condor 94: 811-824.

Harrison, C.S.  1979.  The association of marine birds and feeding Gray Whales.  The Condor 81: 93-95.

Lazell, J.D., Jr.  1967.  The Ternery on Aves Island in March.  The Condor 69(1): 87-88.

Mills, K.L.  1998.  Multispecies seabird feeding flocks in the Galapagos Islands.  The Condor 100: 277-285.

Pettit, T.N., H.I. Ellis, and G.C. Whittow.  1985.  Basal metabolic rate in tropical seabirds.  Auk 102: 172-174.

Sprunt, A. IV.  1984.  The status and conservation of seabirds of the Bahama Islands.  Status and conservation of the world’s seabirds.  Based on the proceedings of the ICBP Seabird Conservation Symposium held in Cambridge, England, August 1982.  ICBP Technical Publication No. 2: 157-168.

Van Halewyn, R. and R.L. Norton. 1984.  The status and conservation of seabirds in the Caribbean. Status and conservation of the world’s seabirds.  Based on the proceedings of the ICBP Seabird Conservation Symposium held in Cambridge, England, August 1982.  ICBP Technical Publication No. 2: 169-222. 

SEABIRDS BY SPECIES

Norton, R.L.  Spring 1984.  Cayenne x Sandwich Terns nesting in Virgin Islands, Greater Antilles.  J. Field Ornithol. 55(2): 243-246.

Anderson, D.J.  1995.  The role of parents in siblicidal brood reduction of two booby species.  The Auk 112(4): 860-869.

Anderson, D.W. and Gress, F.  1983.  Status of a northern population of California Brown Pelicans.  Condor 85: 79-88.

Beard, D.B.  1939.  Man-o’-war-birds prey on Eastern Sooty Terns.  The Auk 56(3): 327.

Blokpoel, H., R.D. Morris, and G.D. Tessier.  Autumn 1984.  Field investigations of the biology of Common Terns wintering in Trinidad.  J. Field Ornithol. 55(4): 424-434.

Blus, L.J. and Keahey, J.A.  January 1978.  Variation in reproductivity with age in the Brown Pelican.  The Auk 95: 128-134.

Bretagnolle, V., C. Attie, and F. Mouget.  2000.  Audubon’s Shearwaters Puffinus lherminieri on Reunion Island, Indian Ocean: behaviour, census, distribution, biometrics, and breeding biology.  Ibis 142: 399-412.

Briggs, K.T.,  D.B. Lewis, W.B. Tyler, and G.L. Hunt, Jr.  Feb. 1981.  Brown Pelicans in southern California: habitat use and environmental fluctuations.  The Condor 83(1): 1-15.

Briggs, K.T., Wm.B. Tyler, D.B. Lewis, P.R. Kelly, and D.A. Croll.  Autumn 1983.  Brown Pelicans in Central and Northern California.  J. Field Ornithol. 54(4): 353-466.

Buckley, P.A. and F.G. Buckley.  1970.  Notes on the distribution of some Puerto Rican birds and on the courtship behavior of White-tailed Tropicbirds.  The Condor 72: 483-485.

Burger, J. and M. Gochfeld.  1991.  Reproductive vulnerability: parental attendance around hatching in Roseate (Sterna dougallii) and Common (S. Hirundo) Terns.  The Condor 93: 125-129.

Burger, J. and M. Gochfeld.  1988.  Nest-site selection by Roseate Terns in two tropical colonies on Culebra, Puerto Rico.  The Condor 90: 843-851.

Burger, J., I.C.T. Nisbet, J.M. Zingo, J.A. Spendelow, C. Safina, M. Gochfeld.  1995.  Colony differences in response to trapping in Roseate Terns.  The Condor 97:263-266.

Calixto-Albarran, I. and J.L. Osorno.  2000.  The diet of the Magnificent Frigatebird during chick rearing.  The Condor 102: 569-576.

Carl, R.A.  1987.  Age-class variation in foraging techniques by Brown Pelicans.  The Condor 89: 525-533.

Chardine, J.W. and R.D. Morris.  1989.  Sexual size dimorphism and assortative mating in the Brown Noddy.  The Condor 91: 868-874.

Coblentz, B.E.  Winter 1986.  A possible reason for age-differential foraging success in Brown Pelicans.  J. Field Ornithol. 57(1): 63.

Collins, C.T.  1969.  A review of the Shearwater records for Trinidad and Tobago, West Indies.  The Ibis 3(2): 251-253.

Corre, M.L.  1997.  Diving depths of two tropical Pelecaniformes: The Red-tailed Tropicbird and the Red-footed Booby.  The Condor 99: 1004-1007.

Custer, T.W., I.C.T. Nisbet, and A.J. Krynitsky.  Autumn 1983.  Organochlorine residues and shell characteristics of Roseate Tern eggs, 1981.  J. Field Ornithol. 54(4): 394-400.

Diamond, A.W.  1973.  Notes on the breeding biology and behavior of the Magnificent Frigatebird.  The Condor 75: 200-209.

Erwin, R.M., G.J. Smith, and R.B. Clapp.  1986.  Winter distribution and oiling of Common Terns in Trinidad: a further look.  J. Field Ornithol. 57(4): 300-308.

Haney, J.C.  1987.  Aspects of the pelagic ecology and behavior of the Black-capped Petrel (Pterodroma hasitata).  Wilson Bull. 99(2): 153-168.

Harris, M.P.  1969.  Food as a factor controlling the breeding of Puffinus lherminieri.  The Ibis 3(2): 139-156.

Hatch, J.J.  1974.  Homing experiments with Audubon’s Shearwaters.  Auk 91: 830-832.

Lee, D.S. and M. Walsh-McGehee.  1998.  White-tailed Tropicbird (Phaethon lepturus).  The Birds of North America No. 353(A. Poole and F. Gills, eds.).  The Birds of North America, Inc., Philidelphia, PA.

Morris, R.D. and J.W. Chardine.  1995.  Brown Noddies on Cayo Noroeste, Culebra, Puerto Rico: What happened in 1990?  The Auk 112(2): 326-334.

Murphy, R.C. and L.S. Mowbray.  1951.  New light on the cahow, Pterodroma cahow.  Auk 68: 266-280.

Norton, R.L.  Summer 1986.  Recoveries of Sooty Terns (Sterna fuscata) on Saba Cay, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands.  J. Field Ornithol. 57(3):226-228.

Osorno, J.L., R. Torres, and C.M. Garcia.  1992.  Kleptoparasitic behavior of the Magnificent Frigatebird: Sex bias and success.  The Condor 94: 692-698.

Pennycuick, C.J., F.C. Schaffner, M.R. Fuller, H.H. Obrecht III, and L. Sternberg.  1990.  Foraging flights of the White-tailed Tropicbird (Phaethon lepturus): Radiotracking and doubly-labelled water.  Colonial Waterbirds 13(2): 96-102.

Safina, C., J. Burger, M. Gochfeld, R.H. Wagner.  1988.  Evidence for prey limitation of Common and Roseate Tern reproduction.  The Condor 90: 852-859.

Saliva, J.E. and J. Burger.  1989.  Effect of experimental manipulation of vegetation density on nest-site selection in Sooty Terns.  The Condor 91: 689-698.

Schaffner, F.C.  1991.  Nest-site selection and nesting success of White-tailed Tropicbirds (Phaethon lepturus) at Cayo Luis Pena, Puerto Rico.  The Auk 108:911-922.

Schaffner, F.C., R.L. Norton, and J. Taylor.  June 1986.  Range extension of Cayenne Terns on the Puerto Rico Bank.  Wilson Bull. 98(2): 317-318.

Schnell, G.D.  1974.  Flight speeds and wingbeat frequencies of the Magnificent Frigatebird.  The Auk 91: 564-570.

Schreiber, R.W., D.W. Belitsky, and B.A. Sorrie.  1981.  Notes on Brown Pelicans in Puerto Rico.  Wilson Bull. 93(3): 397-400. (2 copies)

Schreiber, R.W.  July 1980.  Nesting chronology of the eastern Brown Pelican.  The Auk 97: 491-508.

Schreiber, R.W and Mock, P.J.  Spring 1988.  Eastern Brown Pelicans: what does 60 years of banding tell us?  J. Field Ornithology 59(2): 171-182. 

Schreiber, R.W. and R.W. Risebrough.  June 1972.  Studies of the Brown Pelican: Status of Brown Pelican populations in the United States.  Wilson Bull. 84(2):117-228.

Shealer, D.A.  1998.  Differences in diet and chick provisioning between adult Roseate and Sandwich  Terns in Puerto Rico.  The Condor 100: 131-140.

Shealer, D.A. and J. Burger.  1992.  Differential responses of tropical Roseate Terns to aerial intruders throughout the nesting cycle.  The Condor 94: 712-719.

Shields, M.  2002.  Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis).  The Birds of North America. Life Histories for the 21st Century.  No. 69. 

Shields, M.A.  2000.  Establishment and persistence of mass hierarchies in broods of the Brown Pelican.  Wilson Bull. 112(2): 187-194.

Snow, D.W.  1965.  The breeding of Audubon’s Shearwater (Puffinus lherminieri) in the Galapagos.  The Auk 82(4): 591-597.

Wetmore, A.  1952.  A record for the Black-capped Petrel, Pterodroma hasitata, in Martinique.  Auk 69: 460.

Wingate, D.B.  1964.  Discovery of breeding Black-capped Petrels on Hispaniola.  The Auk 81: 147-159.

Worth, C.B.  1935.  Behavior of the Yellow-billed Tropicbird.  The Auk LII(4): 442.

SHOREBIRDS, WADING BIRDS, AND OTHER WETLAND SPECIES

Bolster, D.C. and S.K. Robinson.  1990.  Habitat use and relative abundance of migrant shorebirds in a western Amazonian site.  The Condor 92: 239-242.

Clark, K.E., L.J. Niles, and J. Burger.  1993.  Abundance and distribution of migrant shorebirds in Delaware Bay.  The Condor 95: 694-705.

Collazo, J.A., B.A. Harrington, J.S. Grear, and J.A. Colon.  1995.  Abundance and distribution of shorebirds at the Cabo Rojo salt flats, Puerto Rico.  J. Field Ornithol. 66(3): 424-438.

Cullen, S.A.  1994.  Black-necked Stilt foraging site selection and behavior in Puerto Rico.  Wilson Bull. 106(3): 508-513.

Custer, T.W. and P.C. Frederick.  1990.  Egg size and laying order of Snowy Egrets, Great Egrets, and Black-crowned Night Herons.  The Condor 92: 772-775.

Duffy, D.C., N. Atkins, and D.C. Schneider.  1981.  Do shorebirds compete on their wintering grounds?  The Auk 98(2): 215-229.

Fernandez, G., H. De La Cueva, and N. Warnock.  2001.  Phenology and length of stay of transient and wintering Western Sandpipers at Estero Punta Banda, Mexico.  J. Field Ornithol. 72(4): 509-520.

Gochfeld, M.  1972.  Observations on the status, ecology, and behavior of Soras wintering in Trinidad, West Indies.  The Wilson Bull. 84(2): 200-201.

Gorman, L. and S.M. Haig.  2002.  Distribution and abundance of Snowy Plovers in eastern North America, the Caribbean, and the Bahamas.  J. Field Ornithol. 73(1): 38-52.

Hunter, W.C., J. Collazo, B. Noffsinger, B.Winn, D. Allen, B. Harrington, M. Epstein, J. Saliva.  2001.  U.S. Shorebird Conservation Plan: Southeastern Coastal Plains – Caribbean Regional Shorebird Plan.  USFWS Version 1.0.

Iverson, G.C., S.E. Warnock, R.W. Butler, M.A. Bishop, and N. Warnock.  1996.  Spring migration of Western Sandpipers along the Pacific Coast of North America: a telemetry study.  The Condor 98: 10-21.

Morrier, A. and R. McNeil.  1991.  Time-activity budget of Wilson’s and Semipalmated Plovers in a tropical environment.  Wilson Bull. 103(4): 598-620.

Myers, J.P., M. Sallaberry A., E. Ortiz, G. Castro, L.M. Gordon, J.L. Maron, C.T. Schick, E. Tabilo, P. Antas, and T. Below.  1990.  Migration routes of New World Sanderlings.  The Auk 107: 172-180.

Myers, J.P., P.G. Connors, and F.A. Pitelka.  1979.  Territory size in wintering Sanderlings: the effects of prey abundance and intruder density.  The Auk 96: 551-561.

Page, G.W., E. Palacios, L. Alfaro, S. Gonzalez, L.E. Stenzel, and M. Jungers.  1997.  Numbers of wintering shorebirds in coastal wetlands of Baja California, Mexico.  J. Field Ornithol. 68(4): 562-574.

Page, G.W., L.E. Stenzel, and J.E. Kjelmyr.  1999.  Overview of shorebird abundance and distribution in wetlands of the Pacific Coast of the contiguous United States.  The Condor 101(3): 461-471.

Robinson, J.A. and L.W. Oring.  1996.  Long-distance movements by American Avocets and Black-necked Stilts.  J. Field Ornithol. 67(2): 307-320.

Smith, P.W. and N.T. Houghton.  1984.  Fidelity of Semipalmated Plovers to a migration stopover area.  J. Field Ornithol. 55(2): 247-249.

Thibault, M. and R. McNeil.  1995.  Predator-prey relationship between Wilson’s Plovers and Fiddler Crabs in northeastern Venezuela.  Wilson Bull. 107(1): 73-80.

Tripp, K.J. and J.A. Collazo.  1997.  Non-breeding territoriality of Semipalmated Sandpipers.  Wilson Bull. 109(4): 630-642.

Tsipoura, N. and J. Burger.  1999.  Shorebird diet during spring migration stopover on Delaware Bay.  The Condor 101: 635-644.

Unknown.  Draft Netherland Antille colonial waterbird conservation plan.  Caribbean basin colonial waterbird conservation area.  Site updated Oct. 27, 2000.

Warnock, N., G.W. Page, T.D. Ruhlen, N. Nur, J.Y. Takekawa, and J.T. Hanson.  2002.  Management and conservation of San Francisco Bay salt ponds: Effects of pond salinity, area, tide, and season on Pacific Flyway waterbirds.  Waterbirds 25(Special publication 2): 79-92.

Warnock, N., S.M. Haig, and L.W. Oring.  1998.  Monitoring species richness and abundance of shorebirds in the western Great Basin.  The Condor 100(4): 589-600.

Warnock, S.E. and J.Y. Takekawa.  1995.  Habitat preferences of wintering shorebirds in a temporally changing environment: Western Sandpipers in the San Francisco Bay estuary.  The Auk 112(4): 920-930.

Wunderle Jr., J.M., R.B. Waide, and J. Fernandez.  1989.  Seasonal abundance of shorebirds in the Jobos Bay estuary in southern Puerto Rico.  J. Field Ornithol. 60(3): 329-339.

TERRESTRIAL RESIDENT SPECIES

Andrle, R.F. and P.R. Andrle.  1976.  The Whistling Warbler of St. Vincent, West Indies.  The Condor 78: 236-243.

Arendt, W.J.  1985.  Phiolornis ectoparasitism of Pearly-eyed Thrashers. I. Impact on growth and development of nestlings.  The Auk 102: 270-280.

Arendt, W.J.  1985.  Phiolornis ectoparasitism of Pearly-eyed Thrashers.  II. Effects on adults and reproduction.  The Auk 102: 281-292.

Arendt, W.J. and T.A.V. Mora.  1984.  Range expansion of the Shiny Cowbird in the Dominican Republic.  J. Field Ornithol. 55(1): 104-107.

Baltz, M.E. and D.E. Burhans.  1998.  Rejection of artificial parasite eggs by Gray Kingbirds in the Bahamas.  The Condor 100: 566-568.

Crowell, K.L.  1968.  Competition between two West Indian flycatchers, Elaenia.  The Auk 85(3): 265-286.

Cruz, A.  1980.  Feeding ecology of the Black-whiskered Vireo and associated gleaning birds in Jamaica.  The Wilson Bull. 92(1): 40-52.

Gnam, R. and A. Burchsted.  1991.  Population estimates for the Bahama Parrot on Abaco Island, Bahamas.  J. Field Ornithol. 62(1): 139-146.

Gross, A.O.  1958.  Life history of the Bananaquit of Tobago Island.  The Wilson Bull. 70(3): 257-279.

Hudon, J., H. Ouellet, E. Benito-Espinal, and A.H. Brush.  1996.  Characterization of an orange variant of the Bananaquit (Coereba flaveola) on La Desirade, Guadeloupe, French West : Indies.  The Auk 113(3): 715-718.

Hunt, J.S., E. Bermingham, and R.E. Ricklefs.  2001.  Molecular systematics and biogeography of Antillean thrashers, tremblers, and mockingbirds (Aves: Mimidae).  The Auk 118(1): 35-55.

Jackson, J.A. and B.J.S. Jackson.  1985.  Interactions between House Sparrows and Common Ground-Doves on Walker’s Cay, Bahamas.  The Wilson Bull. 97(3): 379-381.

Leck, C.F.  1973.  Dominance relationships in nectar-feeding birds at St. Croix.  The Auk 90: 431-432.

McLauglin, J.F. and J. Roughgarden.  1989.  Avian predation on Anolis lizards in the northeastern Caribbean: an inter-island contrast.  Ecology 70(3): 617-628.

Merola-Zwartjes, M.  1998.  Metabolic rate, temperature regulation and the energetic implications of roost nests in the Bananaquit (Coerebo flaveola).  The Auk 115(3): 780-786.

Norton, R.L.  1985.  Post-fledging distribution of White-crowned Pigeons banded in St. Croix, Virgin Islands.  J. Field Ornithol. 56(4): 416-418.

Paterson, A.  1972.  Nesting of a Chuck-will’s-widow on Andros Island, Bahamas.  Auk 89: 676-677.

Post, W. and J.W. Wiley.  1975.  The Shiny Cowbird in the West Indies.  The Condor 79: 119-121.

Reader, S.M., D. Nover, and L. Lefebrve.  2002.  Locale-specific sugar packet opening by Lesser Antillean Bullfinches in Barbados.  J. Field Ornithol. 73(1): 82-85.

Rivera-Milan, F.F. and F.C. Schaffner.  2002.  Demography of Zenaida Doves on Cayo del Agua, Culebra, Puerto Rico.  The Condor 104: 587-597.

Rolle, F.J.  1965.  An observation of heavy predation by the Pearly-eyed Thrasher.  The Wilson Bull. 77(3): 296-297.

Rolle, F.J.  1965.  Destruction of Red-legged Thrush nest by a Pearly-eyed Thrasher.  The Auk 82(4): 643.

Santana C., E. and S.A. Temple.  1987.  Recoveries of banded Ospreys in the West Indies.  J. Field Ornithol. 58(1): 26-30.

Wolf, L.L.  1975.  “Prostitution” behavior in a tropical hummingbird.  The Condor 77: 140-144.

Wolf, L.L.  1975.  Female territoriality in the Purple-throated Carib.  The Auk 92: 511-522.

Wolf, L.L. and J.S. Wolf.  1971.  Nesting of the Purple-throated Carib Hummingbird.  The Ibis 113(3): 306-315.

Wunderle Jr., J.M.  1981.  Movements of adult and juvenile Bananaquits within a morph-ratio cycle.  The Auk 98: 571-577.

Wunderle Jr., J.M., R.A. Cortes, and W. Carromero.  1992.  Song characteristics and variation in a population of Bananaquits on Puerto Rico.  The Condor 94: 680-691.

Zwartjes, P.W.  1999.  Genetic variability in the endemic vireos of Puerto Rico and Jamaica contrasted with the continental White-eyed Vireo.  The Auk 116(4): 964-975.

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