October 2013, Vol. 41, No. 5
Birding the Wenham Canal and Topsfield Fairgrounds, with a Side Trip on the Wenham Rail Trail
Jim Berry
Chester Albert Reed: Author of the First Field Guide to Birds in 1905
Michel Chevalier
The Birding John Nelsons
John Nelson
One Night Only: A Special Viewing of Fuertes's Paintings, Birds of Massachusetts
Nancy Walker
Twenty Years Ago in Bird Observer: The Wild Turkey: An Update
James E. Cardozo
Field Notes
Play Behavior by Black Vultures?   William E. Davis, Jr.
Immature Double-crested Cormorant Fails to Ingest Fish   William E. Davis, Jr.
A Peregrine Caches Woodcocks   Susan Carlson
About Books: Going, Going...Gone! And Really Gone
Mark Lynch
Bird Sightings: May/June 2013
About the Cover: Northern Harrier
William E. Davis, Jr.
About the Cover Artist: Barry Van Dusen
At a Glance
Wayne R. Petersen
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