Preface: Special Double Issue on the Tricolored Blackbird

Abstract

Welcome to a special double issue of the CVBC Bulletin devoted primarily to a single species. No bird is more deserving than the Tricolored Blackbird. The fact that the Central Valley supports over 90% of the world's Tricolored Blackbirds is reason enough for this distinction. However, the catalyst for this special publication is a concern shared by many regarding the species' future due to serious population declines from its former abundance.