ARTICLES

Hydrographic correlates of winter Dunlin abundance and distribution in a temperate estuary. J. P. Kelly ..... 309-322

Regional patterns of wading bird productivity in northeastern U.S. estuaries. K. C. Parsons, S. R. Schmidt,
and A. C. Matz ........................................................................................................................................................ 323-330

Using resampling to assess reliability of audio-visual survey strategies for Marbled Murrelets at inland
forest sites. P. G. R. Jodice, S. L. Garman, and M. W. Collopy ........................................................................... 331-344

A study of Neotropic Cormorants in central Chile: Possible effects of El Niño. E. Kalmbach, S. C. Ramsay,
H. Wendeln, and P. H. Becker ................................................................................................................................. 345-351

An analysis of possible genotoxic exposure in adult and juvenile Royal Terns in North Carolina, USA.
T. J. Maness and S. D. Emslie ................................................................................................................................. 352-360

The foraging ecology of Royal and Sandwich Terns in North Carolina, USA. T. W. McGinnis and S. D.
Emslie ................................................................................................................................................................... 361-370

Comparing ecological functions of natural and created wetlands for shorebirds in Texas. E. D. Brusati,
P. J. Dubowy, and T. E. Lacher, Jr.......................................................................................................................... 371-380

Great Egret preference for catfish size classes. S. J. Werner, M. E. Tobin, and P. B. Fioranelli........................ 381-385

Nesting habitat characteristics and breeding performance of Dalmation Pelicans in Lake Mikri Prespa,
NW Greece. G. Catsadorakis and A. J. Crivelli ................................................................................................... 386-393

Selection of habitats by Emperor Geese during brood rearing. J. A. Schmutz ................................................... 394-401

Habitat use by wintering Ruddy Shelduck at Lashihai Lake, Lijiang, China. R-C. Quan, X. Wen, and
X. Yang .................................................................................................................................................................... 402-406

Comparative feeding ecology of Steller's Eider and Long-tailed Ducks in winter. J. O. Bustnes and
G. H. Systad ............................................................................................................................................................ 407-412

Food and feeding biology of the Black Skimmer in Argentina: Evidence supporting offshore feeding in
nonbreeding areas. M. Favero, R. Mariano-Jelicich, M. P. Silva, M. S. Bo, and C. Garcia-Mata. ..................... 413-418

Nocturnal flight behavior of waterbirds in close proximity to a transmission powerline in the Florida
Everglades. J. Deng and P. Frederick .................................................................................................................. 419-424

Choice of daily flight routes of Greater White-fronted Geese: Effects of power lines. T. Shimada ................. 425-429

Apparent absence of blood parasites in the Patagonian seabird community: Is it related to the marine
environment? R. Jovani, J. L. Tella, M. G. Forero, M. Bertellotti, G. Blanco, O. Ceballos, and J. A.
Donazar ................................................................................................................................................................. 430-433

Absence of haematozoa in chicks of Little Egrets in the Camargue, southern France. C. Tourenq,
C. Pin, L. Sacchi, S. Hurtrez-Bousses, G. Bertault, Y. Kayser, and J-L. Martin ..................................................... 434-437

Molt of the Ivory Gull. S. N. G. Howell ................................................................................................................ 438-442

NOTES
Individual diving behavior: Food availability and chick growth rates in Chinstrap Penguins. Y. Mori ............. 443-445

Population status and distribution of Double-crested Cormorants wintering in the southeastern delta
of Arkansas. D. E. Wooten .................................................................................................................................... 446-449

Are rice fields a suitable foraging habitat for Purple Herons during the breeding season? F. Campos and
J. M. Lekuona ........................................................................................................................................................ 450-452

Unusual migration mortality of King Eiders in central Baffin Island. M. L. Mallory, H. G. Gilchrist, S. E.
Jamieson, G. Robertson, and D. G. Campbell ......................................................................................................... 453-456

COMMENTARY
Reliability of aerial photography for detecting population trends in gulls. I. C. T. Nisbet ................................. 457-460

Monitoring nesting seabirds: Reply to commentary by Ian C. T. Nisbet. C. M. Johnson and W. B. Krohn ..... 461-466

Index for Waterbirds 24 ......................................................................................................................................... 467-474

Editorial Staff .......................................................................................................................................................... 475