Colorado Birds Quarterly

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Instructions to Contributors to Colorado Birds

Colorado Birds is devoted to the field study of birds in Colorado. Articles and short notes of general or scientific interest are solicited; potential authors are encouraged to submit any materials that contribute to the enjoyment and understanding of birds in Colorado. The preferred submission format is electronic, via e-mail attachment or on an IBM-formatted 3.5" diskette. Typed or hand-written manuscripts are also accepted.

Photos or art: submit black & white or color material (generally published in black & white); slides or prints are accepted; scanned TIFF (*.tif) images can be submitted via e-mail, 3.5" diskette, or CD. Include information about photos/art/graphics (what/where/when/whom/medium used, etc.).

Art and photos will be returned to you; however, manuscripts and diskettes will not, unless specifically requested. While your materials will receive the utmost care, the Colorado Field Ornithologists (CFO), or any representative, cannot be responsible for materials lost in the mail or due to other circumstances beyond our control. Manuscripts reporting formal scientific research are sent out for peer review.

Contributors who are not members of CFO will receive a complimentary copy of the Colorado Birds in which their articles appear.

Deadlines for submissions are: December 1 for January issue, March 1 for April issue. May 10 for July issue, and September 1 for October issue. Contributors are encouraged to submit materials early; materials received after these dates will be held for publication in future issues.

For instructions about sending manuscripts/photographs/artwork, email:

Nathan Pieplow, Editor

1967-2000 Journal Index

A subject Index to the first 34 years of the Journal is now available. This supplement to Volume 36, was carefully compiled by long-term CFO member Warren Finch and edited by past Journal editors Cynthia Melcher and Scott Gillihan. This 62-page Index references all published articles from 1967-2000, organized by subject words taken from titles and selected key subjects from the text.

This supplement is available for $8.00. To receive a copy, please send a check or money order payable to Colorado Field Ornithologists (Please put “Journal Index” in the memo field) to:

Maggie Boswell
PO Box 643
Boulder, CO 80306-0643

For questions about Colorado Birds Quarterly, please contact the Editor, Nathan Pieplow