ARTICLES

Does El Niño affect survival rate of Mediterranean populations of Cory's Shearwater? P. Brichetti,
U. F. Foschi, and G. Boano ................................................................................................................................... 147-154

Do male breeding displays function to attract mates or defend territories? The explanatory role of mate
and site fidelity. R. B. Lanctot, B. K. Sandercock, and B. Kempenaers ............................................................... 155-164

Foods, trophic relationships, and migration of Sooty and Short-tailed Shearwaters associated with squid
and other large-mesh driftnet fisheries in the north Pacific Ocean. P. Gould, P. Ostrom, and W. Walker ...... 165-186

Population dynamics of the Cattle Egret in Texas, 1954-1999. R. C. Telfair, D. A. McCrimmon, and
S. T. Fryska ............................................................................................................................................................ 187-195

Interspecific differences in habitat use of shorebirds and waterfowl foraging in managed wetlands of
California's San Joaquin Valley. C. R. Isola, M. A. Colwell, O. W. Taft, and R. J. Safran ................................. 196-203

Status of Black Oystercatchers in Prince William Sound, Alaska, nine years after the Exxon Valdez oil
spill. S. M. Murphy and T. J. Mabee ..................................................................................................................... 204-213

Comparative feeding ecology of Little Egrets on intertidal mudflats in Hong Kong, south China. L. C.
Wong, R. T. Corlett, L. Young, and J. S. Y. Lee ...................................................................................................... 214-225

Effects of tidal cycle on the feeding activity and behavior of Grey Herons at a tidal flat in Notsuke Bay,
northern Japan. K. Matsunaga ............................................................................................................................. 226-235

Long-term population and colony patterns of four species of tree-nesting herons in the Camargue,
south France. C. Tourenq, R. E. Bennetts, N. Sadoul, F. Mesleard, Y. Kayser, and H. Hafner ........................... 236-245

Wading bird foraging: Response and recovery from an oil spill. A. D. Maccarone and J. N. Brzorad ............. 246-257

Predictable interregional movements by female Northern Pintails during winter. R. H. Cox, Jr. and
A. D. Afton ............................................................................................................................................................. 258-269

NOTES
Interspecific interactions of breeding Piping Plovers: Conservation implications. S. J. Maxson .................... 270-276

Shorebird abundance and invertebrate density during the boreal winter and spring at Peninsula Valdez,
Argentina. A. H. Brayton and D. C. Schneider .................................................................................................... 277-282

Prevalence of leucism in Pygocelid penguins of the Antarctic Peninsula. S. C. Forrest and R. Naveen .......... 283-285

Staten Island, Tierra del Fuego: The largest breeding ground for Southern Rockhopper Penguins?
A. Schiavini ............................................................................................................................................................ 286-291

Late summer survival of adult female and juvenile Spectacled Eiders on the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta
Alaska. P. L. Flint, J. B. Grand, J. A. Morse, and T. F. Fondell ......................................................................... 292-297

NOTEWORTHY PUBLICATIONS: Edited by David N. Nettleship............................................................... 298-311

COMMENTARY
Disturbance, habituation and management of waterbird colonies. I. C. T. Nisbet ............................................ 312-322

Response: Disturbance, habituation and management of waterbird colonies. K. M. Carney and W. J.
Sydeman ................................................................................................................................................................ 333-334

Editorial Staff ....................................................................................................................................................... 335