Comments about SOO No. 8 Online Version

Title Page-------------------------------------------------------------  1
Copyright Page---------------------------------------------------------  2
Abstract---------------------------------------------------------------  3
Bayer's Preface--------------------------------------------------------  4

Chap. 1.  Conventions Used in this Volume------------------------------  7
Chap. 2.  Introduction and Thornton Creek Study Area-------------------  9
Chap. 3.  Methods and Shortcomings------------------------------------- 18
Chap. 4.  Discussion: General------------------------------------------ 26
Chap. 5.  Discussion: Migration---------------------------------------- 29
Chap. 6.  Species Accounts--------------------------------------------- 34

List of Tables---------------------------------------------------------  6
List of Figures--------------------------------------------------------  6
Appendix I.  Scientific Names for Common Names------------------------- 85

Literature Cited------------------------------------------------------- 87

Index------------------------------------------------------------------ 88


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LIST OF TABLES

Table 2.1.  Monthly and annual total precipitation in 1975-1990 at 
     Thornton Creek---------------------------------------------------- 17

Table 3.1.  Number of observation days per month at Thornton Creek in 
     1973-1990--------------------------------------------------------- 22
Table 3.2.  Days in which no observations were made or in which five or 
     less bird species were recorded at Thornton Creek----------------- 22
Table 3.3.  Species recorded per day of observation at Thornton Creek 
     in 1973-1990------------------------------------------------------ 24
Table 3.4.  Number of species recorded each month and year at Thornton 
     Creek in 1973-1990------------------------------------------------ 25
Table 3.5.  Correlation of observation days/month, number of 
     species/month, and average number of species/day at Thornton Creek 
     in 1973-1990 ----------------------------------------------------- 25

Table 4.1.  Number and regularity of water and terrestrial birds at 
     Thornton Creek---------------------------------------------------- 28

Table 5.1.  Mean and range in yearly frequency of occurrence of 23 common 
     summer residents and four common winter residents at Thornton Creek 
     within 10 days of arrival or before departure--------------------- 32
Table 5.2.  Frequency of presence five days before or after the average 
     arrival date of 23 common summer residents and four common winter 
     residents at Thornton Creek--------------------------------------- 33



                               
LIST OF FIGURES

Figure 2.1.  Study Area at Thornton Creek------------------------------ 12
Figure 2.2.  View S/SW of the narrow Thornton Creek Valley floor along 
     the gravel Thornton Creek Road------------------------------------ 13
Figure 2.3.  Thornton Creek south of Faxon's Study Area along Thornton 
     Creek Road-------------------------------------------------------- 13
Figure 2.4.  View E/SE along a field and over Pond C towards Thornton 
     Creek in Faxon's Study Area--------------------------------------- 14
Figure 2.5.  View W/SW over Thornton Creek from Thornton Creek Road 
     just north of the Faxon's driveway-------------------------------- 14
Figure 2.6.  Field in northern portion of Faxon's Study Area----------- 15
Figure 2.7.  A different view of the same field as in Figure 2.6------- 15
Figure 2.8.  View through some of the young Douglas-fir forest at 
     Faxon's Study Area------------------------------------------------ 16
Figure 2.9.  View into ravine at Faxon's Study Area-------------------- 16

Figure 3.1.  Percentage of months each year whose observation days/month 
     or bird species/month was greater than or equal to the 1973-1990 
     monthly average at Thornton Creek--------------------------------- 21