Acknowledgments

Field observations were completed through the efforts of Julie Bakeman, Jamie Blackburn, Chris Bowman, Randy Breitwisch, Carol Dansereau, Cindy DeMeester, Karen Gratch, Kathy Groschupf, Carola Haas, Rebecca Irwin, Selma Isil, James Johnson, Robin Jung, Susan Doehlert Kielb, Chris Kurtz, Charles Martin, Doug Nelson, Laura Sweany Payne, Roy Smith, Mark Stanback, Paul Super, Scott Vogel, David Westneat, and Jean Woods. Kathy Groschupf, Susan Doehlert Keilb, Laura Payne and Dave Westneat found most of the 2,000 bunting nests, and Karen Gratch discovered the first banded nestling that returned to breed on its natal area, 2.5 km from its natal site. Specimens were examine in the American Musuem of Natural History (AMNH), Field Museum of Natural History (FMNH), Lousiana State University Museum of Zoology (LSU), Museum of Comparative Zoology (MCZ), Museum of Northern Arizona (MNA), University of Florida Museum of Zoology (UF), University of Michigan Museum of Zoology (UMMZ), U.S. National Museum (USNM), and University of Washington Burke Museum (UWBM). Breeding Bird Survey data from Michigan and Indiana were provided by Ray Adams and John Castrale. Danny Bystrak and Kathy Klimkiewicz provided banding and recovery records from the USGS Bird Banding Laboratory (BBL). For opportunity to observe buntings in winter in Belize I thank Doug James, Dan Petit, and Lisa Petit. For comments and observations I thank Mike Carey, Julie Craves, Karen Gratch, Kathy Groschupf, Geoff Hill, Steve Hinshaw, Susan Doehlert Kielb, Mike Kielb, Laura Payne (LP), Bill Quay, Annie Stedman, Paul Super, Paul Sykes, Bill Thompson, Dave Westneat, Dave Willard, Jean Woods, and Tamaki Yuri. Field studies were supported in part by the National Science Foundation. Cover photo by D.R. Herr/ © VIREO.