THE CONDOR
Vol. 103, Number 4
November 2001
TABLE OF CONTENTS

FEATURE ARTICLES

Demography of the California Spotted Owl in Northeastern California

667

JENNIFER A. BLAKESLEY, BARRY R. NOON AND DANIEL W. H. SHAW

Thermal Ecology and Ecological Energetics of California Spotted Owls

678

WESLEY W. WEATHERS, PETER J. HODUM AND JENNIFER A. BLAKESLEY

Natal Dispersal of the Spotted Owl in Southern California: Dispersal Profile of an Insular Population

691

WILLIAM S. LAHAYE, R. J. GUTIÉRREZ AND JEFFREY R. DUNK

Landscape Context and Fragmentation Effects on Forest Birds in Southern Ontario

701

MADELINE J. W. AUSTEN, CHARLES M. FRANCIS, DAWN M. BURKE AND MICHAEL S. W. BRADSTREET

Fall Migration Routes, Timing, and Wintering Sites of North American Ospreys as Determined by Satellite Telemetry

715

MARK S. MARTELL, CHARLES L. HENNY, PETER E. NYE AND MATTHEW J. SOLENSKY

Synchrony and Periodicity of Eruptions by Boreal Birds

725

WALTER D. KOENIG

Reproductive Ecology and Demography of the `Äkohekohe

736

JOHN C. SIMON, THANE K. PRATT, KIM E. BERLIN AND JAMES R. KOWALSKY

Home Range and Territoriality of Two Hawaiian Honeycreepers, the `Äkohekohe and Maui Parrotbill

746

THANE K. PRATT, JOHN C. SIMON, BRIAN P. FARM, KIM E. BERLIN AND JAMES R. KOWALSKY

Two-Year Delay in Plumage Maturation of Male and Female `Elepaio

756

ERIC A. VANDERWERF

Annual Patterns of Molt and Reproductive Activity of Passerines in South-Central Brazil

767

MIGUEL Â. MARINI AND RENATA DURÃES

Habitat Selection and Activity Budgets of Keel-billed Toucans at the Landscape Level

776

CATHERINE GRAHAM

Habitat Characteristics and Nest Success of Snowy Plovers Associated with California Least Tern Colonies

785

ABBY N. POWELL

Relationships between Black-legged Kittiwake Nest-Site Characteristics and Susceptibility to Predation by Large Gulls

793

MELANIE MASSARO, JOHN W. CHARDINE AND IAN L. JONES

Annual Variation in Great Skua Diets: The Importance of Commercial Fisheries and Predation on Seabirds Revealed by Combining Dietary Analyses

802

STUART BEARHOP, DAVID R. THOMPSON, RICHARD A. PHILLIPS, SUSAN WALDRON, KEITH C. HAMER, CATHERINE M. GRAY, STEPHEN C. VOTIER, BEN P. ROSS AND ROBERT W. FURNESS

Intraspecific Variation in Nutrient Reserve Use during Clutch Formation by Lesser Scaup

810

DANIEL ESLER, JAMES B. GRAND AND ALAN D. AFTON

The Influence of Kinship on Nutritional Condition and Aggression Levels in Winter Social Groups of Tufted Titmice

821

ELENA V. PRAVOSUDOVA, THOMAS C. GRUBB JR. AND PATRICIA G. PARKER

Egg Mimicry in Cuckoos Parasitizing Four Sympatric Species of Acrocephalus Warblers

829

ERIK EDVARDSEN, ARNE MOKSNES, EIVIN RØSKAFT, INGAR J. ØIEN AND MARCEL HONZA



SHORT COMMUNICATIONS

Basal Metabolic Rate Declines during Long-Distance Migratory Flight in Great Knots

838

PHIL F. BATTLEY, ANNE DEKINGA, MAURINE W. DIETZ, THEUNIS PIERSMA, SIXIAN TANG AND KEES HULSMAN

High Frequency of Extra-Pair Paternity in Eastern Kingbirds

845

DIANE L. ROWE, MICHAEL T. MURPHY, ROBERT C. FLEISCHER AND PAUL G. WOLF

The Number of Provisioning Visits by House Finches Predicts the Mass of Food Delivered

851

PAUL M. NOLAN, ANDREW M. STOEHR, GEOFFREY E. HILL AND KEVIN J. MCGRAW

Song Variation among Cistothorus Wrens, with a Focus on the Mérida Wren

855

DONALD E. KROODSMA, KRISTA WILDA, VIVIANA SALAS AND ROLDAN MURADIAN

Mechanical Sounds and Sexual Dimorphism in the Crested Doradito

861

KIMBERLY S. BOSTWICK AND KRISTOF ZYSKOWSKI

Male Incubation and Biparental Care in Mountain Quail

865

MICHAEL D. POPE AND JOHN A. CRAWFORD

Effect of Food Availability on Arrival and Departure Decisions of Harlequin Ducks at Diurnal Feeding Grounds

870

MICHAEL S. RODWAY AND FRED COOKE

Nutritional Condition and Muscular Features of Wintering Long-billed Murrelets in Japan

874

NARIKO OKA AND HARUMI HAMASOTO

Annual Reproductive Success of Culvert-Dwelling Cliff Swallows in East-Central Texas

879

KARL L. KOSCIUCH, ANDREW C. KASNER AND KEITH A. ARNOLD



COMMENTARY

On Drawing Conclusions Nine Years after the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill

886

JOHN A. WIENS, ROBERT H. DAY, STEPHEN M. MURPHY AND KEITH R. PARKER

A Brief Response to Wiens et al., Twelve Years after the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill

892

DAVID B. IRONS, STEVEN J. KENDALL, WALLACE P. ERICKSON, LYMAN L. MCDONALD AND BRIAN K. LANCE



BOOK REVIEW

Narrative of a Journey across the Rocky Mountains to the Columbia River, and a Visit to the Sandwich Islands, Chili, &c., with a Scientific Appendix, by John Kirk Townsend

895

LLOYD F. KIFF



NEWS AND NOTES

897


AWARD ANNOUNCEMENTS

901


REVIEWERS FOR VOLUME 103

905


INDEX TO VOLUME 103

907