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August 2003, Vol. 31, No. 4 Bird Finding in Northern Berkshire County Leslie Reed-Evans and Ronald Rancatti Health Tips for Birders Petti Staub, M.D. The Phalarope Conspiracy Brooke Stevens One of Nuttall’s Phalaropes Kathleen S. Anderson The Phalaropes Deborah Howard Buzzards Bay Oil Spill: Impacts to Shorebirds Andrea Jones, Gina Purtell, and Taber Allison Anatomical and Physiological Changes in Birds Christopher Neill Field Notes Black Rail in Greenland, New Hampshire Matt Tarr A Memorable Experience: Ferry Hill Thicket, Marshfield, MA Dan Furbish Massbird at Its Best - Mystery Accipiter Caper Carolyn B. Marsh A Birding Idol Robert H. Stymeist About Books: Who Needs Aesthetics and Ornithology? Mark Lynch 2003 Request for Proposals, Charles Blake Fund Grants Bird Sightings: March/April 2003 Thirty Years Ago About the Cover: Semipalmated Plover William E. Davis, Jr. About the Cover Artist: Paul Donahue At a Glance Wayne R. Petersen ^ top