CONTENTS

BIRDS AROUND THE STATE: JANUARY-DECEMBER 2016 2-17

Nicholas A. Winstead

MISSISSIPPI BIRD RECORDS COMMITTEE ANNUAL REPORT-2016 18-25

Gene C. Knight

GENETIC CONFIRMATION OF THE FIRST DOCUMENTED NESTING BY WESTERN MEADOWLARK (STURNELLA NEGLECTA) IN MISSISSIPPI 26-34

Sheena Feist, Gene C. Knight, Nicholas A. Winstead

AMERICAN ROBIN NEST USE BY MOURNING DOVE IN SOUTHAVEN, MISSISSIPPI 35-37

Hal Mitchell, Kristina Mitchell

TURKEY VULTURE NEST IN A UNION COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI CAVE 38-39

Katelin Cross

ABERRANTLY-COLORED YELLOW NORTHERN CARDINALS 40-43

Nicholas A. Winstead

FIRST AND SECOND MISSISSIPPI RECORDS OF COUCH’S KINGBIRD (TYRANNUS COUCHII) 44-49

J.R. Rigby, Brian Johnston