ARTICLES

White plumage. W. L. N. Tickell ........................................................................................................................... 1-12

Shorebird use and mortality at a large Canadian prairie lake impacted by Botulism. S. G. Adams,
F. M. Conly, C. L. Gratto-Trevor, K. J. Cash, and T. Bollinger ............................................................................ 13-25

Social foraging by waterbirds in shallow coastal lagoons in Ghana. P. F. Battley, M. Poot, P. Wiersma,
C. Gordon, Y. Ntiamoa-Baidu, and T. Piersma ...................................................................................................... 26-34

Reproductive ecology of the Least Tern along the lower Mississippi River. C. C. Szell and
M. S. Woodrey ......................................................................................................................................................... 35-43

Influence of food on numbers breeding, colony size and fidelity to localities of Swift Terns in South
Africa's Western Cape, 1987-2000. R. J. M. Crawford ....................................................................................... 44-53

A floating platform: a solution to collecting pellets when cormorants roost over water. A. Gagliardi,
A. Martinoli, L. Wauters, and G. Tosi .................................................................................................................... 54-55

Plumage characteristics as an indicator of age class in the Surf Scoter. S. A. Iverson, D. Esler, and
W. S. Boyd............................................................................................................................................................... 56-61

Movement of the Dark-rumped Petrel to inland breeding sites on Maui Island, Hawai'i. B. A. Cooper
and R. H. Day.......................................................................................................................................................... 62-71

A discriminant function for predicting sex in the Balearic Shearwater. M. Genovart, M. McMinn, and
D. Bowler ............................................................................................................................................................... 72-76

A voluntary program to curtail boat disturbance to waterfowl during migration. K. P. Kenow, C. E.
Korschgen, J. M. Nisser, A. Elfessi, and R. Steinbach ........................................................................................... 77-87

Timing and location of wing molt in Horned, Red-necked and Western Grebes in North America.
B. E. Stout and F. Cooke ....................................................................................................................................... 88-93

Territorial behavior and nesting dispersion in Red-necked Grebes P. H. Klatt ............................................... 94-99

Effects of experimental manipulation of incubation length on behavior and body mass of Common Eiders
in the Canadian Arctic. G. E. Bottitta, E. Nol, and H. G. Gilchrist ...................................................................... 100-107

The reliability of brood patches in assessing reproductive status in the Marbled Murrelet: words of
caution. L. A. Mcfarlane Tranquilla, R. W. Bradley, D. B. Lank, T. D. Williams, L. W. Lougheed,
and F. Cooke .......................................................................................................................................................... 108-118

Impacts of salinity on growth and behavior of American Avocet chicks. K. M. Hannam, L. W. Oring,
and M. P. Herzog .................................................................................................................................................... 119-125

Book Reviews ...................................................................................................................................................... 126-127

Editorial Staff ......................................................................................................................................................... 128