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December 2000, Vol. 28, No. 6 Dunback Meadow and Adjacent Areas, Lexington,MA Marjorie Rines Significant Recent Nesting Record from Essex County, Part 1 Jim Berry The Wired Birder Bird Alerts David M. Larson Tricolored Herons and Great Egrets Use Double-Crested Cormorants as Beaters While Foraging William E. Davis, Jr. Yard Birds Young Birders Close Encounters of an Avian Kind Andrew P. Brissette The Benefits of Bird Banding Yelena Samsonenko Field Notes Ring-billed Gull Piracy of Bufflehead Mark Lynch 101st Christmas Bird Count Hot Birds Pocket Places Bennett Meadows Wildlife Management Area, NorthfieldVince Yurkunas Wallace Bailey:The Passing of a Giant Wayne R. Petersen Wetlands, Migratory Birds, and Ecotourism Workshop David M. Larson About Books: Three Contenders: Field Guide to the Birds of North America (Third Edition) by National Geographic Society, Birds of North America by Kenn Kaufman, The Sibley Guide to Birds by David Sibley Mark Lynch Bird Sightings: July/August 2000 Summary Index To Volumes 27 and 28, 1999 and 2000 About the Cover: Western Grebe William E. Davis, Jr. About the Cover Artist: Paul Donahue At a Glance Wayne R. Petersen ^ top