CONTENTS AND ABSTRACTS

Volume 18 (2005)
Recuperación de Aves Migratorias Neárticas del Orden Anseriformes en Cuba
Pedro Blanco y Bárbara Sánchez
Pp. 1-6 [abstract]

Inventario de la Avifauna de Topes de Collantes, Sancti Spíritus, Cuba
Bárbara Sánchez
Pp. 7-12 [abstract]

Nuevo Registro y Comentarios Adicionales Sobre la Avoceta (Recurvirostra americana) en Cuba
Omar Labrada, Pedro Blanco, Elizabet S. Delgado, y Jarreton P. Rivero
Pp. 13-15 [abstract]

Aves de Cayo Carenas, Ciénaga de Birama, Cuba
Omar Labrada y Gabriel Cisneros
Pp. 16-17 [abstract]

Foraging Behavior of Two Tyrant Flycatchers in Trinidad: the Great Kiskadee (Pitangus sulphuratus) and Tropical Kingbird (Tyrannus melancholicus)
Nadira Mathura, Shawn ÓGarro, Diane Thompson, Floyd E. Hayes, and Urmila S. Nandy
Pp. 18-21 [abstract]

Apparent Nesting of Southern Lapwing on Aruba
Steven G. Mlodinow
Pp. 22-23 [abstract]

Adiciones a la Avifauna Terrestre de Cayo Sabinal, Cuba
Hiram González, Eneider Pérez, Patricia Rodríguez, y Omilcar Barrios
Pp. 24-28 [abstract]

Primer registro de Sterna sandvicensis eurygnatha para Cuba
Eneider Pérez, Patricia Rodríguez, Daysi Rodríguez, Alain Parada, Omilcar Barrios, y Edwin Ruiz
Pp. 29-30 [abstract]

Birds on the Outer Cays of the Turks and Caicos Islands
Michael W. Pienkowski, Ann E. Pienkowski, and Bryan N. Manco
Pp. 31-43 [abstract]

First Confirmed Breeding of the West Indian Whistling-Duck at Abaco, Bahamas
Kurt Radamaker and Cindy Radamaker
P. 44 [abstract]

Precisions Sur Cinq Especes D’Oiseaux dont la Nidification a été Decouverte en Guadeloupe (Antilles Francaises) depuis 1997
Anthony Levesque, Frantz Duzont, et Anasthase Ramsahaï
Pp. 45-47 [abstract]

Estado de la Población del Frailecillo Blanco (Charadrius alexandrinus) en Río Máximo, Cuba, Durante el Período 2002-2003
Ariam Jiménez, Antonio Rodríguez, Susana Aguilar, y José Morales
Pp. 48-51 [abstract]

Recent Bird Observations from Dominica, West Indies
Niels J. Larsen, Morten Heegaard, and Bertrand Jno Baptiste
Pp. 52-53 [abstract]

Morfometría y Alimentación de la Codorniz (Colinus virginianus) en Dos Áreas del Occidente de Cuba
Martín Acosta e Ianela García-Lau
Pp. 54-68 [abstract]

First Records of White-eyed Vireo, Blue-winged Warbler, and Blue-winged Warbler × Golden-winged Warbler Hybrid for St. Martin
Adam C. Brown and Natalia Collier
Pp. 69-71 [abstract]

Conservation Implications of Multiple Habitat Use by Northern Waterthrushes during the Non-breeding Season
Sherman L. Burson III, Leonard R. Reitsma, and Pamela D. Hunt
Pp. 72-76 [abstract]

The American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos), a Winter Resident in Cuba
Lourdes Mugica, Martín Acosta, Ariam Jiménez, Antonio Morejón, and Javier Medina
Pp. 77-78 [abstract]

Two Observations of Alpine Swift (Apus melba) on Barbados
Martin D. Frost and R. Wayne Burke
Pp. 79-80 [abstract]

Reports of the 15th Regional Meeting of the Society for the Conservation and Study of Caribbean Birds
Lisa Sorenson (ed).
Pp. 81-108 [PDF of all Reports]

Long-term Capacity Building in the Caribbean—Strengthening Local Capacity for Conservation through Training of Wildlife Professionals
Herbert A. Raffaele
Pp. 81-83

Bird Monitoring Symposia ad Workshop: Strategies for monitoring Birds in the Caribbean—How to Design and Carry Out a Monitoring Program
Steven C. Latta
Pp. 83-84

Education, Awareness, and Community Training Initiatives —Expanding on What Works and Ideas for New Initiatives
Lisa Sorenson, Kate Wallace, and Lourdes Mugica
Pp. 84-86

Bird Conservation in Haiti: It’s Now or Never to Save Haiti’s Birds
Christopher Rimmer
Pp. 86-87

Caribbean Endemic Bird Festival Working Group
Adrianne G. Tossas
P. 87

Towards a Globally Threatened Bird Program for the Caribbean
David Wege and Verónica Anadón-Irizarry
Pp. 88-93

Hurricanes and the Fate of Caribbean Birds—What do We Know, What do We Need to Know, Who is Vulnerable, How can We Prepare, What can We Do, and What are the Management Options?
Joseph Wunderle
Pp. 94-96

Caribbean Wildlife Art Working Group
Nils Navarro
Pp. 96-97

Protected Areas Management: Moving from Papers Parks to Effective Management, Are Protected Areas Really Conserving Birds?
Nadra Nathai-Gyan, Eric Carey, and Herbert Raffaele
Pp. 97-99

Building on Caribbean Bird Conservation Efforts Through the Integration of Migratory Bird Initiatives: a Step Closer to “All-Bird” Conservation
David Wege
Pp. 99-100

Aquatic Bird Conservation in the Caribbean—Next Steps in Delivering the Caribbean Waterbird Conservation Plan
Rob Clay, David Wege, Ann Sutton, and Verónica Anadón-Irizarrt
Pp. 101-102

West Indian Whistling-Duck and Wetlands Conservation Project: Symposium Report and Project News
Lisa Sorenson, Patricia Bradley, Lourdes Mugica and Kate Wallace
Pp. 102-105

Proposal to Standardize Spanish Names of Birds
Sergio A. Colón-López, Verónica Anadón-Irizarry, and Sheylda N. Díaz-Méndez
Pp. 105-107

Invasive Species Working Group
Andrew Dobson and Carolyn Wardle
Pp. 107-108

Bird Monitoring Working Group of the SCSCB: Towards All-Species Monitoring and Expanded Training Oportunities in the Caribbean
Steven C. Latta
Pp. 109-114

Book Reviews
Studies in Trinidad and Tobago Ornithology Honouring Richard ffrench
Steven C. Latta
Pp. 115-116

Birds of the West Indies
Steven C. Latta and Kate Wallace
Pp. 116-177

Annoucements and News
Reviewers for Volume 18
P. 118

International Migratory Birds Day 2006
P. 118

New Website for Birds of Guadeloupe
P. 118

5th Caribbean Endemic Bird Festival to be celebrated 22 April—22 May 2006
P. 118