1. Vocal behaviour of White-eared Ground-sparrows (Melozone leucotis) during the breeding season: repertoires, diel variation, behavioural contexts, and individual distinctiveness

   • Luis Sandoval
   • Carolina Méndez
   • Daniel J. Mennill

   Original Article 06 June 2015 Pages: 1 - 12

   

2. Composition and sequential organization of song repertoires in Cassin’s Vireo (Vireo cassinii)

   • Richard W. Hedley

   Original Article Open access 06 June 2015 Pages: 13 - 22

   

3. Social foraging European shags: GPS tracking reveals birds from neighbouring colonies have shared foraging grounds

   • Julian C. Evans
   • Sasha R. X. Dall
   • Stephen C. Votier

   Original Article 01 July 2015 Pages: 23 - 32

   

4. Postcopulatory sexual selection favors fertilization success of restocking hybrid quails over native Common quails (Coturnix coturnix)

   • Ines Sanchez-Donoso
   • Pablo Antonio Morales-Rodriguez
   • José Domingo Rodríguez-Teijeiro

   Original Article 04 June 2015 Pages: 33 - 42

   

5. Blocking of ultraviolet reflectance on bird eggs reduces nest predation by aerial predators

   • Canchao Yang
   • Jiajia Wang
   • Wei Liang

   Original Article 17 June 2015 Pages: 43 - 47

   

6. What is the whistle all about? A study on whistle songs, related male characteristics, and female song preferences in common nightingales

   • Conny Bartsch
   • Henrike Hultsch
   • Silke Kipper

   Original Article 09 June 2015 Pages: 49 - 60

   

7. The effectiveness of endozoochory in three avian seed predators

   • Grzegorz Orłowski
   • Joanna Czarnecka
   • Marek Panek

   Original Article Open access 10 June 2015 Pages: 61 - 73

   

8. Breeding persistence of Slavonian Grebe (Podiceps auritus) at long-term monitoring sites: predictors of a steep decline at the northern European range limit

   • J. Stien
   • K. B. Strann
   • R. A. Ims

   Original Article Open access 10 June 2015 Pages: 75 - 84

   

9. Late Miocene buttonquails (Charadriiformes, Turnicidae) from the temperate zone of Eurasia

   • Nikita V. Zelenkov
   • Natalia V. Volkova
   • Leonid V. Gorobets

   Original Article 09 June 2015 Pages: 85 - 92

   

10. High winter site fidelity in a long-distance migrant: implications for wintering ecology and survival estimates

    • Emma Blackburn
    • Will Cresswell

    Original Article 01 July 2015 Pages: 93 - 108

    

11. A striking case of deceptive woodpecker colouration: the threatened Helmeted Woodpecker Dryocopus galeatus belongs in the genus Celeus

    • Martjan Lammertink
    • Cecilia Kopuchian
    • Hans Winkler

    Original Article 31 July 2015 Pages: 109 - 116

    

12. Searching for a breeding population of Swinhoe’s Storm-petrel at Selvagem Grande, NE Atlantic, with a molecular characterization of occurring birds and relationships within the Hydrobatinae

    • Mónica C. Silva
    • Rafael Matias
    • José P. Granadeiro

    Original Article 24 June 2015 Pages: 117 - 123

    

13. Body reserves in intra-African migrants

    • Chima Josiah Nwaogu
    • Will Cresswell

    Original Article Open access 14 July 2015 Pages: 125 - 135

    

14. Response of reed warbler and sedge warbler to acoustic playback in relation to age, sex, and body condition

    • Katarzyna Wojczulanis-Jakubas
    • Jakub Wietrzykowski
    • Dariusz Jakubas

    Original Article Open access 01 July 2015 Pages: 137 - 143

    

15. Carotenoid profile and vitamins in the combs of the red grouse (Lagopus lagopus scoticus): implications for the honesty of a sexual signal

    • L. Pérez-Rodríguez
    • E. García- de Blas
    • R. Mateo

    Original Article 14 July 2015 Pages: 145 - 153

    

16. Strong cascading effect of weather conditions on prey availability and annual breeding performance in European bee-eaters Merops apiaster

    • Susanne Arbeiter
    • Martin Schulze
    • Steffen Hahn

    Original Article 01 July 2015 Pages: 155 - 163

    

17. Sit-and-wait for large prey: foraging strategy and prey choice of White-tailed Eagles

    • Mirjam Nadjafzadeh
    • Heribert Hofer
    • Oliver Krone

    Original Article 21 July 2015 Pages: 165 - 178

    

18. The reproductive biology of the Syrian Woodpecker Dendrocopos syriacus in a newly colonized area of south-eastern Poland

    • Jerzy Michalczuk
    • Monika Michalczuk

    Original Article Open access 21 July 2015 Pages: 179 - 187

    

19. Population abundance and trends of Saltmarsh (Ammodramus caudacutus) and Nelson’s (A. nelsoni) Sparrows: influence of sea levels and precipitation

    • W. Gregory Shriver
    • Kathleen M. O’Brien
    • Thomas P. Hodgman

    Original Article 21 July 2015 Pages: 189 - 200

    

20. Plasma metabolites correlate with weekly body mass changes in migrating black-tailed Godwits Limosa limosa feeding on different diets

    • Noelia Albano
    • Francisco Santiago-Quesada
    • José A. Masero

    Original Article 14 July 2015 Pages: 201 - 207

    

21. The flight feather moult pattern of the bearded vulture (Gypaetus barbatus)

    • Iñigo Zuberogoitia
    • Juan Antonio Gil
    • Pascual López-López

    Original Article 14 July 2015 Pages: 209 - 217

    

22. A siblicidal origin for avian brood parasitism?

    • Andrew Goldklank Fulmer
    • Mark E. Hauber

    Original Article 04 August 2015 Pages: 219 - 227

    

23. Philopatry in a changing world: response of pink-footed geese Anser brachyrhynchus to the loss of a key autumn staging area due to restoration of Filsø Lake, Denmark

    • Kevin Kuhlmann Clausen
    • Jesper Madsen

    Original Article Open access 04 August 2015 Pages: 229 - 237

    

24. Ultraviolet lights do not deter songbirds at feeders

    • Michael W. Habberfield
    • Colleen Cassady St. Clair

    Original Article 04 August 2015 Pages: 239 - 248

    

25. Satellite tracking of Ross’s Gull Rhodostethia rosea in the Arctic Ocean

    • Olivier Gilg
    • Alexandre Andreev
    • Andrew Dixon

    Original Article 25 August 2015 Pages: 249 - 253

    

26. No detectable effects of lightweight geolocators on a Palaearctic-African long-distance migrant

    • Rien E. van Wijk
    • Guillaume Souchay
    • Michael Schaub

    Original Article 04 August 2015 Pages: 255 - 264

    

27. Moult migration in Bullock’s orioles (Icterus bullockii) confirmed by geolocators and stable isotope analysis

    • Andrew G. Pillar
    • Peter P. Marra
    • Matthew W. Reudink

    Original Article 28 August 2015 Pages: 265 - 275

    

28. Testing an attachment method for solar-powered tracking devices on a long-distance migrating shorebird

    • Ying-Chi Chan
    • Maarten Brugge
    • Theunis Piersma

    Original Article 28 August 2015 Pages: 277 - 287

    

29. The structure and organization of song in Southern House Wrens (Troglodytes aedon chilensis)

    • Ednei B. dos Santos
    • Paulo E. Llambías
    • Drew Rendall

    Original Article 20 August 2015 Pages: 289 - 301

    

30. Maternal influence on eggshell maculation: implications for cryptic camouflaged eggs

    • Camille Duval
    • Phillip Cassey
    • Karen A. Spencer

    Original Article 20 August 2015 Pages: 303 - 310

    

31. Settlement, habitat preference, reproduction, and genetic diversity in recovering the white-tailed eagle Haliaeetus albicilla population

    • Rimgaudas Treinys
    • Deivis Dementavičius
    • Mindaugas Dagys

    Original Article 04 September 2015 Pages: 311 - 323

    

32. Low genetic differentiation between Greenlandic and Siberian Sanderling populations implies a different phylogeographic history than found in Red Knots

    • Jesse R. Conklin
    • Jeroen Reneerkens
    • Theunis Piersma

    Original Article Open access 07 September 2015 Pages: 325 - 332

    

33. Hierarchical habitat selection by Eurasian Pygmy Owls Glaucidium passerinum in old-growth forests of the southern French Prealps

    • Luc Barbaro
    • Sébastien Blache
    • Yves Kayser

    Original Article 10 September 2015 Pages: 333 - 342

    

34. Breeding success of the Great Tit Parus major in relation to attributes of natural nest cavities in a primeval forest

    • Marta Maziarz
    • Tomasz Wesołowski
    • Richard K. Broughton

    Original Article Open access 10 September 2015 Pages: 343 - 354

    

35. Ferruginous Hawks Buteo regalis alter parental behaviours in response to approaching storms

    • Chelsey M. Laux
    • Cameron J. Nordell
    • Erin M. Bayne

    Original Article 15 September 2015 Pages: 355 - 362

    

36. Northern Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis) may improve Black Grouse breeding success

    • Risto Tornberg
    • Seppo Rytkönen
    • Pekka Helle

    Original Article 08 October 2015 Pages: 363 - 370

    

37. New locality for the endangered Blackthroat Calliope obscura

    • Per Alström
    • Min Zhao
    • Fumin Lei

    Short Communication 25 August 2015 Pages: 371 - 372

    

38. Longitudinal studies confirm faster telomere erosion in short-lived bird species

    • Joanna Sudyka
    • Aneta Arct
    • Mariusz Cichoń

    Short communication Open access 08 December 2015 Pages: 373 - 375