A
Alessi, Mark G., Thomas J.Benson, and
Michael P.Ward, An innovative approach
to understanding the Yellow-breasted Chat,
a declining neotropical migratory bird, 50-53
Anhinga, 83
Avocet, American, 6,137
B
Bailey, Steven D., Birdnotes from a bygone
era, 2-7, Field Notes, The 2008
breeding season, 12-40
Blackbird, Brewer's, 5
Red-winged, 132
Bobwhite, Northern, 86
Brant, 6,82
Budgerigar, 87
Bunting, Indigo, 129,132
Painted, 84,133,134
Snow, 4,5,6
C
Cardinal, Northern, 51,52,132
Catbird, Gray, 87,133
Chat, Yellow-breasted, 50,51,52,53
Chickadee, Boreal, 4
Christmas Bird Count, see Sweet, Paul
Cormorant, Double-crested, 56,86,132,133,134
Cowbird, Brown-headed, 42, 132,133
Crane, Sandhill, 43,47,48,87,122,123,125
Whooping, 6,133
Crossbill, Red, 4,5,6,87,133
White-winged, 4,5,87,98,131,133
Crow, American, 87,132,133
Cuckoo, Black-billed, 48
Curlew, Eskimo, 98
Long-billed, 6
D
Dickcissel, 129
Dove, Eurasian Collared-, 87,134
Mourning, 97,132
Ringed Turtle-, 87,133
White-winged, 83
Duck, American Black, 131
Black-bellied Whistling-, 82
Harlequin, 6,86
Long-tailed, 6,86
Mandarin, 87
E
Eagle, Bald, 47,48,86,133
Golden, 6,54,86
Egret, Great, 86
Reddish, 6
Eider, King, 6
F
Falcon, Peregrine, 47,86
Prairie, 6,86
Field Notes, 2008 Breeding Season, 12-40;
2008 Fall Migration, 57-76; 2008-2009
Winter Season, 99-120; 2009 Spring
Migration, 140-160
Finch, House, 132
Purple, 87
Fisher, Robert, Yard Birds, Reflections
on backyard birding throughout
Illinois, 54-55
Flicker, Northern, 132
Flycatcher, Acadian, 133
Alder, 133
Fork-tailed, 6
Scissor-tailed, 133,137
Yellow-bellied, 133
Fox, Jeffrey, Sandhill Crane colt survival in
northeastern Illinois, 122-127
Frigatebird, Magnificent, 83
G
Gannet, Northern, 98
Garganey, 85
Gnatcatcher, Blue-gray, 133
Godwit, Hudsonian, 6
Marbled, 6
Goldeneye, Barrow's, 6,82
Common, 86,137
Goldfinch, American, 132
European, 6
Goose, Bar-headed, 87
Canada, 132
Greylag, 87
Ross's, 6,98
Goshawk, Northern, 6,54,86,98
Grackle, Common, 97
Grebe, Eared, 137
Horned, 86
Pied-billed, 86
Western, 6
Grosbeak, Blue, 133,134
Evening, 4,87
Pine, 4
Gull, California, 6,85
Caspian, 78
Franklin's, 6
Glaucous, 6,87,131,133
Glaucous-winged, 87,98
Great Black-backed, 6,87,137
Herring, 78,79
Iceland, 6,87
Ivory, 6
Laughing, 6,56,87
Lesser Black-backed, 6,87,131,133
Little, 6
Mew, 6
"Nelson's", 6
Ring-billed, 132
Sabine's, 56
Slaty-backed, 79
Thayer's, 6,79,87,131
Vega, 79
Western, 79
Gyrfalcon, 6,98
H
Harrier, Northern, 6
Hawk, Broad-winged, 9
Cooper's, 9,133
Ferruginous, 6
Red-shouldered, 55
Red-tailed, 55
Rough-legged, 55
Swainson's, 6,83,134,137
Heron, Black-crowned Night-, 86
Tricolored, 6
Hummingbird, Ruby-throated, 133
I
Ibis, Glossy, 133
White, 83
White-faced, 85,133
Illinois Ornithological Records
Committee Report, 80-85
IOS Awards seven research grants, 42-45
J
Jaeger, Long-tailed, 98
Parasitic, 6
Pomarine, 83
Jay, Blue, 133
Junco, Dark-eyed, 5
"Oregon", 5
K
Kassebaum, Dan, Winter Gull Identification
Challenges at Carlye Lake and Melvin
Price Locks and Dam in Illinois, 78-79
Kestrel, American, 132
Kingbird, Western, 6,133
Kingfisher, Belted, 98
Kite, Mississippi, 6,8,9,10,11,49,133
Swallow-tailed, 83
Kittiwake, Black-legged, 6
Kleen, Vernon M., The Spring 2009 Illinois
Statewide Spring Bird Count, 129-139
Knot, Red, 6
L
Lark, Horned, 132
Longspur, Lapland, 87,137
Smith's, 6
Loon, Common, 86
Pacific, 6
Red-throated, 6,86,133,134
M
Magpie, Black-billed, 6
Mallard, 132
Mahan, Travis A., Field Notes: 2009 Spring
Migration, 140-160
Martin, Purple, 132
McKay, Kelly J., Field Notes:2008-2009
Winter Season, 99-120
Merlin, 54,86
Mockingbird, Northern, 6
Moorhen, Common, 47
Murrelet, Marbled, 98
N
Neise, Greg, IOS field trip produces another
lifer for another member, 56
Nightingale, Common, 50
Nighthawk, Common, 6
Nutcracker Clark's, 4,6
Nuthatch, Brown-headed, 4,6
Red-breasted, 4,5,87
O
Oriole, Baltimore, 133
Bullock's, 85
Orchard, 133,134
Owl, Barn, 87,134
Burrowing, 6,83
Long-eared, 137
Northern Saw-whet, 6,87
Short-eared, 6,87,137
Snowy, 6,87
P
Palis, John G., Aggressive interaction between
a Sora and Virginia Rail during spring
migration, 128-129
Parakeet, Black-headed, 87
Monk, 87
Partridge, Gray, 133
Pelican, American White, 56,86
Brown, 6,82
Phalarope, Red, 6,56
Pheasant, Ring-necked, 86
White-winged, 87
Phoebe, Eastern, 87,98
Say's, 6
Pigeon, Rock, 132,134
Plover, Mountain, 81
Piping, 5,131,133
Prairie-Chicken, Greater, 6,86
R
Rail, Black, 6
King, 6
Virginia, 87,128
Yellow, 6
Raven, Common, 6
Redpoll, Common, 4,5,87
"Greater" Common, 5
Hoary, 6,84
Redstart, American, 133
Robin, American, 133
Ruff, 98
S
Sandpiper, Buff-breasted, 6,133
Curlew, 83
Least, 87
Purple, 6
Scoter, Black, 6,86
Surf, 6,86
White-winged, 6,86
Scrub-Jay, Florida, 6
Shrike, Loggerhead, 43,49,87,134
Northern, 4,5,6,87
Siskin, Pine, 5,87
Snipe, Wilson's, 6
Solitaire, Townsend's, 6, 84
Sora, 87,128
Sparrow, American Tree, 87, 131
Bachman's, 5
Chipping, 87
Clay-colored, 6
Eurasian Tree, 87,137
Field, 50,52
Golden-crowned, 84
Grasshopper, 6
Harris's, 6,87
Henslow's, 47
House, 132
Lark, 6
LeConte's, 87
Lincoln's, 87
Nelson's, 6,137
Song, 133
Vesper, 87
White-throated, 132
Spring Bird Count (2009 Ill.), 129-139
Spoonbill, Roseate, 83
Stotz, Douglas F., Field Notes: The 2008
Fall Migration, 57-76, Fifteenth Report of the
Illinois Ornithological Records Committee, 80-85
Swallow, Barn, 132
Cave, 6,7,81
Cliff, 133
Rough-winged, 132
Tree, 132
Swan, Trumpeter, 86,133
Tundra, 86
Sweet, Paul, The 2008/2009 Illinois
CBC Season, 86-96
Swift, Chimney, 9,132
T
Tanager, Western, 84
Teal, Blue-winged, 86,98
Green-winged, 98
Tern, Artic, 6
Caspian, 133
Gull-billed, 6
Least, 6,133,134
Sandwich, 6,98
Thrasher, Brown, 50,51,52,87
Sage, 98
Thrush, Hermit, 5,87
"Sierra" Hermit, 5
Varied, 84
Titmouse, Tufted, 132
Towhee, Eastern, 133
Spotted, 87
Turkey, Wild, 86
V
Vireo, White-eyed, 133
Vulture, Black, 6,83,86
Turkey, 86,133
W
Warbler, Blue-winged, 50
Chestnut-sided, 6
Hooded, 133
Kirtland's, 84
MacGillivray's, 98
Orange-crowned, 87
Palm, 87
Pine, 6,87
Prairie, 50
Prothonotary, 42
Reed, 52
Swainson's, 44,84
Yellow-rumped, 87,132
Yellow-throated, 6
Walk, Jeffery, Changes in 2009 to the list of
threatened and endangered birds of
Illinois, 47-49
Waxwing, Bohemian, 4,5,87
Whimbrel, 6,137
Wigeon, American, 131
Eurasian, 82
Williams, Dan, Mississippi Kites nest
in Rockford: Illinois' most northerly
breeding record, 8-11
Willet, 56
Woodpecker, Black-backed, 4,98
Downy, 133
Hairy, 133
Pileated, 133
Red-bellied, 133
Red-cockaded, 4,6
Red-headed, 133
Wren, Bewick's, 133,137
House, 5,87,132
Marsh, 87
Sedge, 87
"Western" House, 5
Y
Yard Birds, 54-55
Yellowthroat, Common, 87
Compiled by Renee BaadeIndex for Volume 18, Number 1 - 4 of Meadowlark