About the Author(s)

Peter E. Lowther’s early interest in birds developed into Ph.D. studies at the University of Kansas, where he studied breeding biology of House Sparrows. He has taught at the University of Northern Iowa and at Idaho State University. At present, he is Research Associate at The Field Museum, where he works also as Computer Systems Specialist. He is married with 3 daughters. He also bicycles, fences foil and épée, and plays cello and bass. Current address: The Field Museum, 1400 South Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL 60605-2496. E-mail: lowther@fieldmuseum.org.

Richard T. Paul is Manager of the Florida Coastal Islands Sanctuaries for the National Audubon Society/Audubon of Florida. He received his M.S. from Utah State University, where he studied social behavior and social organization in Uinta ground squirrels. He joined the Research Department of National Audubon, where he assisted with population studies of Bald Eagles, Caribbean Flamingos, wading birds of south Florida, and White-crowned Pigeons in Florida Bay and the Bahamas before carrying out a 6-year study of the status and ecology of Reddish Egrets in Texas and Florida. In 1980, he relocated to Tampa, where he works to protect breeding populations of some 25 species of colonial waterbirds and their habitats. Current address: Florida Coastal Islands Sanctuaries, Audubon of Florida, 410 Ware Boulevard #702, Tampa, FL 33619. E-mail: rpaul@audubon.org.