About the Author(s)

Gary W. Page has worked at Point Reyes Bird Observatory since 1971, first as a biologist and currently as Director of Coastal and Estuarine Research. Research on the ecology of breeding and wintering shorebirds and the conservation of their habitats are the major foci of his work. With his wife, Lynne Stenzel, he played a significant role in documenting the decline of the Snowy Plover population along the U.S. Pacific Coast and in producing the petition to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to list the population as threatened. Gary continues to work with John and Jane Warriner studying the breeding ecology of Snowy Plovers at Monterey Bay, CA. Current address: Pt. Reyes Bird Observatory, 4990 Shoreline Hwy., Stinson Beach, CA 94970. Email:gpage@prbo.org.

John S. and Jane C. Warriner are research associates of Point Reyes Bird Observatory and have been a key part of its Snowy Plover research team for the past 18 yr. They have accumulated a vast amount of data and have coauthored several papers on the Snowy Plover. They continue to study the Snowy Plover chiefly on Monterey Bay, CA, with an emphasis on breeding ecology, demographics, and conservation. Current address: Pt. Reyes Bird Observatory, 4990 Shoreline Hwy., Stinson Beach, CA 94970.

Peter W. C. Paton, born in Scotland and raised in Colorado, received his Ph.D. from Utah State University in 1994 for studies on the breeding ecology of Snowy Plovers at Great Salt Lake. Before his dissertation research, he conducted research on Spotted Owls and Marbled Murrelets for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. He is currently working for Alaska Bird Observatory to develop a monitoring program for landbirds in Alaska’s national parks. Current address: Dept. Fisheries and Wildlife, Utah State Univ., Logan, UT 84322.

About the Revisers

Gary W. Page has worked at PRBO Conservation since 1971, first as a biologist and currently as Director of the Wetland Division. Research on the ecology of breeding and wintering shorebirds and the conservation of their habitats are the major foci of his work. He played a significant role in documenting the decline of the Snowy Plover population along the U.S. Pacific Coast and in producing the petition to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to list the population as threatened. Gary continues to work with John and Jane Warriner and PRBO biologists studying the breeding ecology of Snowy Plovers at Monterey Bay, CA. Current address: PRBO Conservation Science Wetland Center, P.O. Box 69, Bolinas, CA 94924. Email: gpage@prbo.org.

Lynne E. Stenzel has worked at PRBO Conservation Science since 1973, studying shorebirds and coastal ecosystems. As part of PRBO’ Snowy Plover research team she has used their long-term data sets to examine the demography, breeding biology, and ecology of the west coast plover population. Other recent research interests include understanding the effects of habitat change on wetland bird populations and monitoring shorebirds in the western United States. Current address: PRBO Conservation Science Wetland Center, P. O. Box 69, Bolinas, CA 94924.