THE PRAIRIE NATURALIST Volume 16, No. 4. December 1984

Paul B. Kannowski, Editor Nikki R. Seabloom, Assistant Editor Douglas H. Johnson, Book Review Editor TABLE OF CONTENTS VEGETATION PATTERNS IN RELATION TO TOPOGRAPHY AND EDAPHIC VARIATIONS IN NEBRASKA SAND HILLS PRAIRIE ▪ P. W. Barnes, A. T. Harrison and S. P. Heinisch GREAT BLUE HERON NESTING BIOLOGY ON THE JAMES RIVER IN SOUTH DAKOTA ▪ E. M. Dowd and L. D. Flake OVENBIRDS AT THE PERIPHERY OF THEIR RANGE IN WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA ▪ R. B. Hopkins BREEDING BIRD COMMUNITY COLONIZATION OF SOWN STANDS OF NATIVE GRASSES IN NORTH DAKOTA ▪ K. F. Higgins, T. W. Arnold and R. M. Barta ADDITIONAL RECORDS OF MOUNTAIN PLOVERS USING PRAIRIE DOG TOWNS IN MONTANA ▪ C. J. Knowles and P. R. Knowles NOTE: Northern harrier feeding on pipping mallard nests ▪ M. A. Willms and R. L. Kreil BOOK REVIEWS North Dakota\u27s mussels, clams, and snails ▪ M. G. Butler Bird houses and more ▪ Staff INDEX TO VOLUME 16 Mailing Date: 18 January 198