Message from the editors
· Alan Wallace and Elisabeth Ammon


ARTICLES

Migratory waterbird use of the Great Salt Lake ecosystem
· Ann E. Manning and Don S. Paul

Bird species composition, phenology, nesting substrate and productivity for the Owens Valley alluvial fan, Eastern Sierra Nevada, California 1998-2002
· Sacha K. Heath and Grant Ballard

Annual variability of species richness and composition of breeding birds in the central Great Basin
· Erica Fleishman, Christopher J. Betrus, and Lesley P. Bulluck

Flammulated Owls in the Spring Mountains, Nevada
· David P. Arsenault, Genny E. Wilson, and Larry Neel

First records of Black-backed Woodpeckers (Picoides arcticus) nesting in Nevada
· T. Will Richardson

REPORTS AND UPDATES


Developing a coordinated bird monitoring program for the Intermountain West
· Jonathan Bart

Important Bird Areas in Nevada
· D.E. McIvor

Walker Lake Important Bird Area at risk
· Donald E. McIvor

Nevada Partners in Flight 2002: The year in review
· Larry A. Neel

Summary of significant bird records in the Great Basin: 2002
· Rick Fridell and Steve Summers

Memorial for Ned Johnson