ARTICLES

Foraging patterns by breeding egrets at coastal and interior locations. A. D. Maccarone and J. N.
Brzorad ................................................................................................................................................................... 1-7

Status of the Red-legged Cormorant in Peru: What factors affect distribution and numbers? C. B.
Zavalaga, E. Frere, and P. Gandini ....................................................................................................................... 8-15

Regional fidelity and movement patterns of wintering Killdeer in an agricultural landscape. P. M.
Sanzenbacher and S. M. Haig ................................................................................................................................. 16-25

Trends in seabird numbers on Aride Island Nature Reserve, Seychelles, 1988-2000. J. Bowler, M.
Betts, I. Bullock, and J. A. Ramos ........................................................................................................................... 26-38

Effect of rubbish dumps on breeding success in the White Stork in southern Spain. F. S. Tortosa,
J. M. Caballero, and J. Reyes-López ....................................................................................................................... 39-43

Effect of roost harassment on cormorant movements roosting in the Delta Region of Mississippi.
M. E. Tobin, T. King, B. S. Dorr, S. J. Werner, and D. S. Reinhold ........................................................................ 44-51

Intra- and inter-colony movements of breeding adult Sooty Terns in Seychelles. C. J. Feare and C.
Lesperance............................................................................................................................................................... 52-55

Breeding ecology of Whiskered Terns in Algeria, North Africa. H. Rizi, N. Ziane, Y. Chabi, and
J. Banbura................................................................................................................................................................ 56-62

Body condition and brood abandonment in Common Eiders breeding in the high arctic. J. O. Bustnes,
K. E. Erikstad, and T. H. Bjørn .............................................................................................................................. 63-66

Breeding biology and population dynamics of Slender-billed Gulls at the Ebro Delta (northwestern
Mediterranean). D. Oro ....................................................................................................................................... 67-77

Diet of Caspian Tern in Commencement Bay, Washington. C. Thompson, E. R. Donelan, M. M. Lance,
and A. E. Edwards ................................................................................................................................................. 78-85

Does temporal variability of winter Common Cranes in the Dehesas depend on farming practices?
J. M. Avilés, F. J. Medina, J. M. Sánchez, and D. Parejo ...................................................................................... 86-92

Occurrence of Pacific Golden Plovers in The Netherlands: Historical perspectives from the
"Wilsternetters". J. Jukema and T. Piersma. ...................................................................................................... 93-99

Land and seascape patterns associated with Marbled Murrelet abundance offshore. S. L. Miller,
C. B. Meyer, and C. J. Ralph ................................................................................................................................... 100-108

Adoption of chicks by the Pied Avocet. S. Lengyel .............................................................................................. 109-114

Feeding habitat selection by Great Blue Herons and Great Egrets nesting in east central Minnesota.
C. M. Custer and J.Galli ......................................................................................................................................... 115-124

NOTEWORTHY LITERATURE: Edited by David N. Nettleship..................................................................... 125-134

Instructions for Contributors ................................................................................................................................. 135-136