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Western Birds 51(1) is online and open access! The cover features two Nazca Booby (Sula granti) from California by Tom Benson. Although the first California record for this species was in 2013, state records now exceed 50. Check out the issue here: westernfieldornithologists.org/archive/V51/51…

Population assessment of Belding’s Yellowthroat (Geothlypis beldingi) at San Ignacio Oasis, Baja California Sur, Mexico. Roberto Camona et al. In: Western Birds 51(1). Read it here: westernfieldornithologists.org/archive/V51/51…

Earlier spring arrival of the Mountain Bluebird in central Alberta, Canada. Myrna Pearman et al. In: Western Birds 51(1). Photo: Neil Paprocki Read it open access here: westernfieldornithologists.org/archive/V51/51…

Overlap of molt and fall migration of the Western Tanager and Warbling Vireo in southern California. Philip Unitt et al. In: Western Birds 51(1). westernfieldornithologists.org/archive/V51/51…

Western Birds 51(2) is now available online! You can access the full issue at westernfieldornithologists.org/archive/V51/51… The cover features an illustration of the Bering Sea island subspecies of the Gray-Crowned Rosy-Finch (Leucosticte tephrocotis umbrina) by Bryce W. Robinson Bryce W. Robinson

Further information on the avifauna of St. Matthew and Hall Islands, Bering Sea, Alaska. Bryce W. Robinson Bryce W. Robinson et al. In: Western Birds 51(2). westernfieldornithologists.org/archive/V51/51… Photo: Common Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula) on St. Matthew Island by Bryce W. Robinson.

Exciting find in a #lasvegas neighborhood of a hybrid #bullocksoriole & #baltimoreoriole !!! #orioles #birdsofvegas #birdsofnevada #springmigration2020 #redrockaudubon #audubon #audubonsociety Thanks to David Bradford for sharing his photos with us!

Hirundo rustica rustica at Herschel Island – Qikiqtaruk, Yukon— a Barn Swallow subspecies new to Canada. Cameron D. Eckert and Richard R. Gordon. In: Western Birds 51(2). westernfieldornithologists.org/archive/V51/51…

Temporal response of California Black Rails to tidal wetland restoration. Jules Evens. In: Western Birds 51(2). westernfieldornithologists.org/archive/V51/51…

Vocal differences among the Barred, Cinereous, and Fulvous Owls. Nathan Pieplow and Andrew Spencer. In: Western Birds 51(2). westernfieldornithologists.org/archive/V51/51…

Molt, age, and identification of the Masked and Nazca Boobies in California. Peter Pyle. In: Western Birds 51(2). westernfieldornithologists.org/archive/V51/51…

Western Field Ornithologists publishes interesting and informative photos as part of short, peer reviewed papers in our “featured photo” section. If you have a photo you would like to feature, or know of a good one, get in touch! (and rt)

Two photographed American Coot X Common Gallinule hybrids. Richard A. Erickson and Stephen C. Rottenborn. In: Western Birds 51(2). westernfieldornithologists.org/archive/V51/51…

First record of the Purple Martin breeding in Idaho. Austin R. Young and Liam M. Waters. In: Western Birds 51(2). westernfieldornithologists.org/archive/V51/51…

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Western Birds 52(1) is now online! The cover photo for this issue features a Spotted Redshank by Larry Sansone, and corresponds to the feature article on the 45th report of the California Bird Records Committee. Open access to all of the articles here: westernfieldornithologists.org/publications/j…

Hummingbirds in the snow? Yeah that's how we do it here in Idaho. Read about wintering Anna's Hummingbirds in our paper out today in Western Birds! archive.westernfieldornithologists.org/archive/V52/52… #communityscience #annashummingbird #idaho #boise Western Field Ornithologists Bryce W. Robinson Boise State University

The 45thAnnual Report of the California Bird Records Committee: 2019 Records. Thomas A. Benson et al. in: Western Birds 52(1). Photo: California's first Yellow-browed Warbler (Phylloscopus inornatus) by Todd Easterla. archive.westernfieldornithologists.org/archive/V52/52…

Sagebrush soundscapes and the effects of gas-field sounds on Greater Sage-Grouse. Skip Ambrose et al. In: Western Birds 52(1). archive.westernfieldornithologists.org/archive/V52/52…

Monitoring through community science: Anna's Hummingbird winter range expansion into Idaho. Jessica J. Pollock et al. in: Western Birds 52(1). archive.westernfieldornithologists.org/archive/V52/52…