Message from the Editor
· Jim Eidel

ARTICLES


Oasis birding in Nevada
· Paul Lehman

Status of the Southwestern Willow Flycatcher in the Great Basin
· Ken Voget

Willow Flycatchers on the western edge of the Great Basin
· Elizabeth Bergstrom

Seasons in the Basin
· Martin Meyers, Rich Saval, and Graham Chisholm

Nevada Partners in Flight
· Jim Ramakka

Fall 1997 raptor migration in the Goshute Mountains
· Jeff P. Smith and Steve Hoffman

Survey of colony-nesting birds in northwestern Nevada - 1997
· Larry Neel

Lahontan Valley shorebird surveys - 1997
· Larry Neel

Humboldt River wildlife survey: A summary of bird and habitat status
· Pete Bradley

REPORTS AND UPDATES


Overview of monitoring avian productivity and survivorship (MAPS) stations
· Jim Eidel

Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge
· Dave and Beth St. George

Pahranagat National Wildlife Refuge
· Ken Voget

Ruby Lake National Wildlife Refuge
· Jean Tinsman

Little Valley
· Jim Eidel and Al Gubanich

The effects of Brown-headed Cowbirds on neotropical migrants in the Great Basin National Park and Lake Mead National Recreation Area: An overview report for 1995-96
· Stephen A. Laymon and Mary D. Halterman

Status of the Nevada breeding bird atlas
· Graham Chisholm

Nevada breeding bird survey summary
· Jim Eidel

Bird surveys in northeastern Nevada
· Pete Bradley

Great Basin Christmas bird counts
· Table compiled by Lucy Clark

Use of mesquite woodlands in southern Nevada as breeding habitat for Phainopepla (Phainopepla nitens)
· Jeri Kreuger

Studies on the population biology and habitat use of the Red-naped Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus nuchalis) and its role as a keystone species in central Nevada
· Scott A. Fleury

Riparian birds used for riparian restoration planning on the Provo River in Utah
· Elisabeth Ammon

Initial report of the Nevada Bird Records Committee: 1994-1996 records
· Jim Cressman, Don Baepler, Art Biale, Dorothy Crowe, Leonard Hoskins, Larry Neel, Fred Ryser, Jr., and Jim Eidel

Important Bird Areas