Nevada Bird Records Committee Report for 2017
Jeanne Tinsman and Martin Meyers
Return of Beach-Nesting Snowy Plovers to Los Angeles County
Following a 68-Year Absence
Thomas P. Ryan,
Stacey Vigallon, Daniel S. Cooper, Chris Dellith,
Karina Johnston, and Lana Nguyen
Historical and Geographical Patterns in Knemidokoptes Mite
Infestations in Southern California Birds
Kevin B. Clark, Bruce Rideout, Kimball L. Garrett, Philip Unitt,
and Barry OConnor
NOTES
Black Rosy-Finch: Utah Breeding Range Update and Survey Recommendations
Neil Paprocki and Theresa Pope
A White-eyed Spotted Towhee Observed in Northwestern Nebraska
Rick Wright
First Breeding Record of the Eared Grebe in Sonora, Mexico
Ryan P. O’Donnell and Kyla Garten
Book Reviews
Lori Hargrove, John T. Rotenberry, and André F. Raine
Featured Photo: Evidence for Suspension of Prebasic Molt
in a White-eyed Vireo
Blaine H. Carnes and Abidas Ash
Front cover photo by © Fred Petersen of Reno, Nevada: Black Scoter (Melanitta americana), at Warrior Point, Pyramid Lake, Washoe County, Nevada, 11–12 December 2016, representing the 13th record for Nevada endorsed by the Nevada Bird Records Committee. Nevada has had at least one record of the Black Scoter in 6 of the last 10 years.
Back cover “Featured Photo” by © Blaine H. Carnes of Coppell, Texas: White-eyed Vireo (Vireo griseus) at Freshwater Creek Forest Reserve, Orange Walk district, Belize, 20–22 February 2018. Note the active molt in the secondaries and tertials, unexpected at this time in a species with only a single prebasic molt per year. Evidently, the molt during the preceding fall had been suspended, then resumed while the bird was in its winter range.