Return to Ornithological Newsletter main page.
NUMBER 125, August 1998
ORGANIZATION NEWS
NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
NEWS FROM THE ORNITHOLOGICAL COUNCIL
REQUESTS FOR ASSISTANCE
POSITIONS AND OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE
GRANTS AND AWARDS
PUBLICATIONS AVAILABLE
PERSONAL EXCHANGES
MEETINGS
NEWS OF MEMBERS
THE FLOCK: SPECIAL SECTION
VISIT THE ORNITHOLOGICAL SOCIETIES OF NORTH AMERICA:
OSNA - http://www.nmnh.si.edu/BIRDNET/OSNA/
AOU - http://pica.wru.umt.edu/AOU/AOU.html
AFO - http://www.nmnh.si.edu/BIRDNET/AFO/index.html
COS - http://www.nmnh.si.edu/BIRDNET/COS/index.html
CWS - http://www.nmnh.si.edu/BIRDNET/CWS/
RRF - http://catsis.weber.edu/rrf
WOS - http://www.ummz.lsa.umich.edu/birds/wos.html
BIRDNET - http://www.nmnh.si.edu/BIRDNET/
THE WILSON ORNITHOLOGICAL SOCIETY held its annual meeting in conjunction with the joint North American Ornithological Conference, 6-11 April 1998. The 1998 MARGARET MORSE NICE MEDAL was awarded to ELLEN KETTERSON and VAL NOLAN, JR., who presented the plenary lecture "Studying birds: one species at a time." This award was established in 1997 to recognize lifetime accomplishments of ornithologists and to provide them a venue for describing their scientific inquiry within the context of their careers in ornithology. EDWARD H. BURTT, Jr., in conjunction with the WOS Committee on Undergraduate Outreach, organized the workshop "Management of ornithological collections at teaching institutions and nature centers." JENNIFER AMY JACOBY received the LOUIS AGASSIZ FUERTES AWARD for her study "The genetics of reintroduced populations of an endangered bird, Falco peregrinus." DAVID R. FOUTS received the MARGARET MORSE NICE AWARD for his study "Towards a stable population of Purple Martins along the lower Columbia River: a study of artificial nesting habitat preferences." PAUL A. STEWART AWARDS were received by ANNA-MARIE BARBER for "Migration of passerines in interior Alaska," MATTHEW A. ETTERSON for "Migrating status of Loggerhead Shrikes in southwest Oklahoma," ANDREW A. KINSEY for "Temporal and spatial variation in abundance of migratory birds at an inland stopover site on Kennesaw Mountain, Georgia," PAUL G. RODEWALD for "Habitat use and selection by Neotropical migratory songbirds during migration," and BONNIE E. STOUT for "Winter courtship and pair formation in grebes." The EDWARDS PRIZE for the best paper published in volume 109 of The Wilson Bulletin was awarded to RICHARD H. YAHNER for "Long-term dynamics of bird communities in a managed forested landscape." The results of the annual election of officers and council members were as follows: President - EDWARD H. BURTT, JR., First Vice-President - JOHN C. KRICHER, Second Vice-President - WILLIAM E. DAVIS, Secretary - JOHN A. SMALLWOOD, Treasurer - DORIS J. WATT, and Members of Council for 1998-2001 - JONATHAN L. ATWOOD and JAMES L. INGOLD.
Return to Top
Return to Issue Index .
RESEARCH COMPETITIVENESS PROGRAM RCP), is a program being launched by the AAAS Directorate for Science & Policy Programs to support the development of competitive research programs in less competitive regions of the country. This program is sponsored by the National Science Foundation's Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR). The program seeks experts in science
and technology research and policy who are available to serve as consultants for improving the capabilities of research institutions in less competitive regions of the country. It is targeted at the nineteen US states and territories specified as least competitive by EPSCoR. One part of the program provides for paid, expert consultants to serve in limited-time assignments in EPSCoR states upon request. If you have experience in science policy, research or research management, you are invited to become a member of the talent pool from which we will draw these specialists. If you are interested in applying to be a consultant, fill in the World Wide Web Form at http://www.aaas.org/spp/dspp/rcp/webform.htm You should be aware that we will be able to provide assignments for only a relatively few individuals, due to limited resources and the specialized nature of requests. Nevertheless, I would like to encourage you to apply, since you may be the person most able to assist in a particular effort. If you have any questions about this activity, please contact me by email at rcp@aaas.org or by fax, phone, or regular mail: ROBERT H. RICH, Ph.D., Senior Program Associate, AAAS Research Competitiveness Program, American Association for the Advancement of Science, 1200 New York Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20005 (202-326-6606; Fax: (202-289-4950; rrich@aaas.org).
POPULATION VIABILITY ANALYSIS: ASSESSING MODELS FOR RECOVERING ENDANGERED SPECIES, a conference sponsored by the University of California Berkeley and the Western Section of The Wildlife Society will be held 15-16 March 1999 in San Diego, CA at the Town and Country Hotel in Mission Valley. It will examine how demographic and genetic PVA models should be used in policy and management decisions. The conference will consist of presentations by the invited 25 speakers, and sessions of contributed oral papers and posters. Deadline for receipt of 250 word abstracts for contributed presentations is 15 Nov 1998. For information on the scientific program, contact STEVEN R. BEISSINGER (510-643-3038; beis@nature.berkeley.edu) or DALE R. MCCULLOUGH (510-642-8462; mcculla@nature.berkeley.edu). For information on logistics and registration, contact WILLIAM HULL (510-465-4962; whull@cgbd.org) or visit the conference website at http://www.cccweb.com/tws-west/pva.
KIRTLAND'S WARBLERS AT A RECORD HIGH. According to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, Michigan's 1998 population of the endangered Kirtland's warbler is the highest recorded since the first census was done in 1951. Biologists, volunteers, and researchers counted 805 singing males during the official 1998 census period completed in mid-June, compared to 733 in 1997 and to the previous high of 766 in 1995. Low numbers were counted in 1987 and 1974, when only 167 singing males were found. The census was started in 1951, repeated in 1961, and has been done annually since 1971. Wildlife biologists and foresters from state and federal agencies conduct a combination of clearcutting, burning, seeding, and replanting to mimic the effects of wildfire in regenerating young Jack Pine stands, the warbler's breeding habitat. "The number of Kirtland's warblers counted in areas specifically planted for warbler nesting habitat has continued to increase over the past several years; planted areas had over 76 percent of the population this year," said Department of Natural Resources wildlife biologist Jerry Weinrich of the Roscommon Lower Peninsula Field Headquarters. "Additional new habitat will become available each year for the next several years, so there is reason to be optimistic that the warblers will continue to increase over the next few years."
GREAT LAKES PIPING PLOVER, one of the most endangered populations in North America, historically bred on the shores of the five Great Lakes. Threats such as predation, increased lakeshore development, and recreational use of the Great Lakes beaches, along with commercial and recreational development and dredging operations along the Gulf and Atlantic Coast where piping plovers winter, jeopardize the population's continued existence. In 1997, monitoring efforts identified 23 breeding pairs that produced a total of 43 fledglings-the best breeding season since 1979. An additional 17 non-breeding adults brought the total of returning birds to 63. The number of adults and fledglings has almost doubled since 1990 when as few as 12 pairs were nesting. Reproductive success has been relatively good in recent years thanks to cooperative efforts to protect and monitor the nesting birds. Contact: RACHEL MILLER, USFWS, Ecological Services Office, 2651 Coolidge Rd., E. Lansing, MI 48823 (517-351-6320; rachel_miller@mail.fws.gov).
THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR ECOLOGICAL ANALYSIS AND SYNTHESIS was established at UC-Santa Barbara in 1995. The Center's mission is to advance the state of ecological knowledge through a search for general patterns and principles by synthesizing existing information, including information useful to resource managers. The Center supports groups activities (e.g., working groups working intensively to address an issue), sabbaticals, postdoctoral associates, and creative combinations of these approaches and others. Funds are available to cover travel, accommodations, and local costs for these activities, and stipends are available for sabbatical fellows and postdoctoral associates. Facilities include offices, meeting rooms, high performance computing capabilities, and logistical assistance is provided for arranging Center activities. The Center is interested in involving scientists from a variety of fields in analyses of important ecological topics. Ecologists, and scientists in related disciplines, are encouraged to discuss possible activities with the Director or to submit proposals to NCEAS. Proposals that deal with particularly novel ideas or approaches, that bring innovative ideas to bear on important issues, or that synthesize existing information in a creative fashion are especially welcome. Additional information about the Center, including contacts, proposal guidelines, and deadlines, is available at http://www.nceas.ucsb.edu.
USGS DATA REKINDLES ARCTIC OIL ISSUE. New data assessments by the USGS indicate that oil development in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska could be far more intrusive than earlier thought. Commenting after reviewing the refuge's oil potential data, USGS said that any oil under the Arctic Refuge most likely is collected in numerous small reservoirs. This implies, according to Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt, that recovering the petroleum from these small deposits (as opposed to a few big ones) would require many more miles of roads and far more drilling platforms and service buildings that would "forever and drastically alter the landscape of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge..." He went on to say that "there are places on the Arctic Coastal Plain that should be forever set aside to sustain and protect the abundance of wildlife. The coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge must remain that place." Most of the suspected reserves are in the refuge's coastal plain. (Excerpted from "Outdoor News Bulletin," Wildlife Management Institute)
Return to Top
Return to Issue Index
NEWS FROM THE ORNITHOLOGICAL COUNCIL
Provided by DAVID E. BLOCKSTEIN, Chair, and ELLEN PAUL, Executive Director, The Ornithological Council, 1725 K St. NW #212, Washington, DC 20006-1401 (202-530-5810; fax 202-628-4311; OC@cnie.org) "Providing Scientific Information about Birds." The Ornithological Council is supported by voluntary individual contributions on the OSNA dues notice as well as memberships from the ornithological societies.
ELLEN PAUL's contract as Executive Director of the Ornithological Council has been extended for a year by the OC Board.
THE WORLD WILDLIFE FUND has created an on-line Conservation Action Network to provide information about worldwide proposals affecting biodiversity. To join, visit WWF's web site <http://takeaction.worldwildlife.org> or send an e-mail message to <actionsignup@worldwildlife.org>.
OC DATABASE OF ORNITHOLOGICAL EXPERTISE has been established in which ornithologists can list their expertise in scientific and policy topics. The purpose of the database is to enable OC to provide private and public decision-makers with expert knowledge in a timely manner. The database is confidential and will be for the exclusive use of the OC and its member societies. Direct access to the database will be restricted to these organizations. Registrants may be asked by OC for reprints, expert advice, and to review materials. Several hundred ornithologists have already registered. OC encourages all ornithologists to register. The registration form can be reached through BIRDNET, OC's website, found at www.nmnh.si.edu/BIRDNET. Registering takes only a few minutes. If you have already registered but want to add new information or change information, it is necessary to complete all fields in the form.
NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE AUTHORIZATION ACT, HR 512-a compromise version passed the House of Representatives on a voice vote on May 19. The bill codifies existing procedures to inform landowners and Congress of proposed new wildlife refugees. Environmental groups fought provisions in the original bill that would have made it more difficult for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to establish new land for refuges. The bill that passed increased notification to members of Congress in whose district a proposed wildlife refuge would be established.
CONGRESS is in the process of appropriating operating funds to the federal agencies for the next fiscal year. Interior Dept. funding bills, approved by committees in the House and Senate, have not been voted on by the full House and Senate. Both bills allocate $13.4 billion, which would reduce current funding by about $700 million. The Biological Resources Division (BRD) of USGS would be funded at $154.5 million in the Senate bill and $150.8 million in the House bill; above the present $145 million, but below the $158 million requested by the Administration. For more info contact OLIVIA FERRITER (703-648-4054; Olivia_Ferriter@usgs.gov). The Ornithological Council and other groups have been meeting with Congressional staff to explain BRD research and its importance for resource management. The bills contain more than a dozen amendments (riders) on environmental riders that have led to veto threats from the Administration. These include: 1) authorizing construction of 11 miles of a proposed $30 million, 30-mile gravel road through Izembek National Wildlife Refuge and Wilderness, while waiving all applicable environmental laws. AOU, AFO, COS and WOS all passed resolutions opposing this road due to likely impacts on birds such as Pacific Black Brant and Emperor Geese. OC distributed this resolution to all Senate offices; 2) Terminating funding of the Interior Columbia Basin Ecosystem Management Plan (ICBEMP) - a 7-state study meant to enhance resource protection and local economies in the Northwest; 3) Requiring the US Forest Service to cut 90% of the ASQ (Allowable sale quantity) in the Tongass National Forest in Alaska; 4) Allowing the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to reissue the 4,495 grazing permits that expire in FY99 for the balance of 1999 without complying with the National Environmental Policy Act.
WILDLIFE WATCHING IS BIG BUSINESS, according to a new report "1996 National and State Economic Impacts of Wildlife Watching" by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Americans spent $29.2 billion to observe, feed, and photograph wildlife in the United States, according to the report, If wildlife-watching were a Fortune 500 company in 1996, it would have ranked 23rd. "The total industry output for wildlife watching--the overall economic 'ripple effect' is $85.4 billion." Wildlife watching creates more than 1 million jobs, contributes $24.2 billion in employment income, and generates $323.5 million in state income tax and $3.8 billion in Federal income tax and $1.04 billion in state sales tax. Spending by wildlife watchers increased by 21% since 1991. Expenditures for equipment and related items, such as binoculars, cameras, wild bird food, membership in wildlife organizations, camping equipment, and motor homes, account for 57% of total spending. Trip-related expenditures, such as food, lodging, and transportation, constitute 32%. Other items, such as books, magazines, contributions, and land-leasing, make up 11%. Nearly 63 million people age 16 and older--31 percent of the U.S. population--were wildlife watchers in 1996. The report is based on the Service's "1996 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting and Wildlife-Associated Recreation," which is conducted every 5 years by the U.S. Census Bureau. The survey, based on more than 34,000 interviews with anglers, hunters, and wildlife watchers, is the most comprehensive survey of wildlife-related recreation in the United States. For copies, call FWS at 304-876-7203.
REP. TOM CAMPBELL (R-CA) is considering introduction of the "Farm and Ranch Habitat Protection Act", a version of which would exempt most agriculturally-related activities from Endangered Species Act regulation, including the takings prohibition and Habitat Conservation Planning (HCP) requirements. Agriculturally-related activities include: livestock grazing, pesticide application, timber harvesting, and land and water conversion.
WETLANDS across the country will be affected by a June 19th decision by the DC Court of Appeals that struck down the "Tulloch Rule" that prevented excavation and drainage of wetlands, streams and rivers without a permit from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The decision was based on the opinion that drainage and excavation with upland disposal of material does not amount to a regulated "dredge or fill" activity. John Studt, Chief of Engineers at the Army Corps of Engineers, testified that failure to regulate draining and ditching in wetlands could result in annual damage to 10,000 wetland acres, and lead to adverse impacts to 1,500 miles of streams and 10,000 acres of other open water areas. National Audubon and several other environmental groups intervened in the case on behalf of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. It is unknown at this time if the Corps will appeal the decision further. For more info: JULIE SIBBING, Natl. Audubon. Society (202-862-2242; jsibbing@audubon.org).
29 LISTED ENDANGERED SPECIES will be considered for delisting or downlisting from endangered to threatened over the next couple of years, according to Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt. These include Peregrine Falcon, Bald Eagle, and Aleutian Canada Goose, all proposed for delisting; and Brown Pelican, Tinian Monarch, and Hawaiian Hawk. Two others are likely to be taken off the list because they are presumed to be extinct: Guam Broadbill and Marianas Mallard. The Ornithological Council is collecting scientific information that will be submitted to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service regarding the possible consequences of delisting or downlisting these birds. To help, contact ELLEN PAUL, 301-652-8568, <epaul@dclink.com>.
NEW ON-LINE CLIMATE CHANGE BRIEFING BOOK, compiled by the Library of Congress's Congressional Research Service is available to the public through the online National Library for the Environment, maintained by the Committee for the National Institute for the Environment at <www.cnie.org>. For more info contact KEVIN HUTTON, Webmaster, khutton@cnie.org
SENS. SPENCER ABRAHAM (R-MI) and TOM DASCHLE (D-SD) have introduced S. 1970, the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act, which would provide up to $4 million in matching grants as a demonstration project for conservation and management of neotropical migratory birds in Latin America and the Caribbean. REP. JAMES GREENWOOD (R-PA) has introduced a similar bill in the House. The full text of these bills is on BIRDNET. The Ornithological Council provided comments on drafts of these bills and is supplying information to the sponsors. For more info contact KEVIN KOLEVAR (Sen. Abraham) 202-224-3462, <Kevin_Kolevar@abraham.senate.gov> or SARA MICHELONE (Rep. Greenwood) 202-225-4276, <sara.michelone@mail.house.gov>
WORLD WIDE WEB SAVVY ORNITHOLOGISTS are needed to help with BIRDNET, the ornithological information source, operated by the Ornithological Council. Volunteers are needed to help a planned new section, "ornithological marketplace", as well as to provide information and help with upkeep for existing parts of BIRDNET. To help, contact Web Master BOB CURRY <curry@ucis.vill.edu>.
RECENT ORNITHOLOGICAL LITERATURE (ROL): The ROL is no longer being issued as a printed supplement to The Auk, The Emu, or The Ibis, following decisions by the societies that publish those journals. The last printed issue was #75, which accompanied Auk 115 (2), and Ibis 140 (3). Henceforth, the ROL will be posted on BIRDNET, the web site of the Ornithological Council: <http://www.nmnh.si.edu/BIRDNET/ROL/index.html>. It will be made available in a downloadable version and a version for online browsing. Information about using the file is given on the ROL home page. Issue #76 is in the works and should be available by August 1998. It is hoped that subsequent issues will be posted three or four times annually and that each issue will be left on the site for at least one year.
GUIDELINES TO THE USE OF WILD BIRDS IN RESEARCH is now available online. The Ornithological Council is pleased to make this peer-reviewed, comprehensive publication available online on its BIRDNET website, at www.nmnh.si.edu/BIRDNET. Three versions are available - two for downloading and one for online browsing. The format of the print version has been retained so that citation to the page numbers in the online version is the same as citation to the print version. However, users of the online version should note that changes will be made to the online version more frequently than to the print version, so it is advisable to include the Internet URL (address) and date in citations to the online version. All members of OSNA societies should have received a hard copy in the mail several months ago. Those who did not should contact OC Executive Director ELLEN PAUL at epaul@dclink.com. To purchase additional hard copies, send a check for $8.00, payable to the Ornithological Council, to 1725 K St., N.W., Suite 212, Washington, D.C. 20006.
OC BOARD MEMBER BETTY ANNE SCHREIBER has provided expertise on seabird population trends to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) as they have worked with the United Nation's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) to organize an FAO Consultation on the issue of incidental catch of seabirds in longline fisheries. The FAO's Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries (1995) contains an article promoting management measures to minimize the catch of nontarget, non-fish species. In 1997, the FAO Committee on Fisheries proposed that the FAO, in collaboration with Japan and the US, organize an expert consultation on the issue. The Consultation is to take place in October 1998. To prepare for the Consultation, NOAA and the FWS drafted a Plan of Action and solicited comments from the scientific and conservation community on this draft Plan and the accompanying US position statement. The goal of the FAO is to have individual nations develop and enforce their own Plans of Action based on the FAO Plan of Action, and to encourage the regional fisheries organizations to do likewise. OC published a Bird Issue Brief on the issue of longline fishing bycatch of seabirds in 1996. It is available on the OC Website at www.nmnh.si.edu/BIRDNET. Print copies are available from ELLEN PAUL (epaul@dclink.com). The Draft Plan of Action and other materials related to the seabird bycatch issue are available on the NOAA website at http://kingfish.ssp.nmfs.gov.
U.S. SENATORS BILL FRIST (R-TN), JOSEPH LIEBERMAN (D-CT) and other Senators, introduced the Federal Research Investment Act of 1998 (S. 2217) on 25 Jun 1998. This bill is essentially a refinement of a bill (S. 1305) introduced last year by SENATORS LIEBERMAN and PHIL GRAMM (R-TX). That bill sought to double federal non-defense research over a 10-year period--from an estimated $34 billion in fiscal year 1998 to $68 billion in fiscal year 2010. S. 2217, which would double the aggregate amount of civilian Research and Development over twelve years, will be referred to the Senate Commerce committee, where the chances that it will be acted upon are much better because Senator Frist serves on this committee. S. 2217 is also different from S. 1305 in that it includes the Departments of Transportation and Interior and features accountability provisions--through methods to be developed by the National Academy of Sciences--to assure the quality of federally-funded research. The bill seeks to restore scientific research as a priority within the federal budget. (In 1997, just 1.9 percent of the federal budget was spent on civilian research, a 67 percent decline since 1965). Among the agencies included in the bill are: The National Institutes of Health, National Science Foundation, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Energy, Department of Agriculture, Department of Interior, Environmental Protection Agency, and the Smithsonian Institution. The sponsoring Senators will next be looking for additional co-sponsors in the Senate. If you are interested in commenting on this legislation, please visit http://esa.sdsc.edu/1998fedresact.htm for information on contacting your Senators. (Info provided by: Ecological Society of America; 202/833-8773; esahq@esa.org)
Return to Top
Return to Issue Index
INFORMATION NEEDED FOR BIRDS OF NORTH AMERICA species account. Any unpublished information, personal
observations, and obscure references will be greatly appreciated and acknowledged.
VIRGINIA'S WARBLER (Vermivora virginiae). CHRIS OLSON, Montana Cooperative Wildlife Research Unit, University
of Montana, Missoula MT 59812 (406-243-5372; colson@selway.umt.edu).
CORRECTION: In the June issue of the Newsletter, the address for Grant Stevenson (requesting study skins and spirit specimens of Certhia) was incomplete. The correct address is: Shettel Building, 1600 Hanover Ave., Allentown, PA 18103-2498.
FEATHERS, BLOOD OR TISSUE OF EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVE (Streptopelia decaocto) needed for research on source populations. Samples are needed from any location in Europe, North America and the Caribbean where this species is found. If you can help, please contact CHRISTINA M. ROMAGOSA, Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, University of Florida, P.O. Box 110430, Gainesville, FL 32611-0430 (352-336-0838; cmrsage@grove.ufl.edu)
INFORMATION REQUESTED ABOUT THE USE OF LICHENS AS NEST MATERIAL FOR BIRD NESTS. We are interested in information concerning birds use of long hanging strands of arboreal (fruticose) lichens as nest materials. We are interested in the large pendulous blue-gray lichens hanging from dead branches in trees, like Usnea, Alectoria and Ramalina, especially Usnea longissima. In preliminary studies of biomass growth of these lichens strands we observed damage and loss of lichens. We suspect birds use these lichens as nest material. If you have found bird nests with such lichens within the nesting materials, please report the bird species that built the nest, the lichen species or genus, the nest location and date of discovery, and the local abundance of the lichens in trees. A small sample of the lichen used by the birds could be sent to us to verify lichen identity. Thank you for your observations. DR. RUDOLF W. BECKING, 1415 Virginia Way, Arcata, CA 95521-6855 <rbecking@reninet.com> or DARELL WRIGHT <dwright@cwia.com>
Return to Top
Return to Issue Index
POSITIONS AND OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE
NOTE the printed version of the Ornithological Newsletter no longer contains job advertisements. As of the August '97 issue, the Positions and Opportunities section is available only in the on-line edition. This edition can be accessed directly at http://www.ornith.cornell.edu/OSNA/ornjobs.htm. This job list is edited once a week. Consequently, submissions can be made at any time, and advertisements are maintained until approximately the due date for submissions. Expect the on-line list to change both in content and format in the near future. Also, in the near future a list-serve service will be put into operation that will send job announcements to subscribers via e-mail. Many public libraries provide free Internet access.
Return to Top
Return to Issue Index
READERS ARE REMINDED that information on deadlines, etc., of grants listed in the third edition of "Grants, Awards and Prizes in Ornithology" is not repeated here. Only revisions of information in that booklet can be reported here, because of space limitations.
NORTH AMERICAN LOON FUND 1999 GRANTS are available for support of management, research, and educational projects directly related to conservation of the Family Gaviidae. Proposals in the range to $500-$3000 are most likely to be considered for funding. High priorities include projects designed to: 1) identify and refine locations of important habitat areas for all loons during migration and winter, and for juvenile loons during summer; 2) obtain more information on the population dynamics of all species of loons, including average age of initial breeding, annual survival rate, longevity, dispersal, and sources of mortality; 3) devise management methods to minimize the impact of pollution or human practices on loon populations, including direct practical techniques and techniques to assess the social and economic value of loons. Deadline for proposal submission: 15 Dec 1998. Funding awards will be announced by 30 Mar 1999. Please submit guideline request with S.A.S.E. to North American Loon Fund, 6 Lily Pond Rd., Gilford, NH 03246 U.S.A.
THE NORTH AMERICAN BLUEBIRD SOCIETY is accepting applications for research grants involving North American cavity-nesting birds with an emphasis on the genus Sialia. Professional biologists, researchers, and graduate students are encouraged to apply for these grants which may be up to $1,000 each. Application guidelines may be obtained from the NABS home page at: http://www.cobleskill.edu/nabs/ or from KEVIN L. BERNER, NABS Research Chairman, College of Agriculture and Technology, SUNY, Cobleskill, NY 12043. E-mail inquiries should be sent to: bernerkl@cobleskill.edu. Completed applications must be received by 1 Dec 1998. Funding decisions will be announced by 15 Jan 1999.
THE 1998-1999 AIBS/ASLO CONGRESSIONAL FELLOW is Dr. Laura Rodriguez. Beginning in September 1998, she will serve on Capitol Hill for one year as the Congressional Science Fellow for AIBS and the American Society of Limnology and Oceanography (ASLO), an AIBS Member Society. Dr. Rodriguez received her Ph.D. in Cell Biology from Baylor College of Medicine in 1996, and her B.S. from Washington and Lee University in 1991. She presently works as Administrative Director at Baylor Institute for Immunology Research in Dallas.
Return to Top
Return to Issue Index
"MSSOURI BREEDING BIRD ATLAS" by Brad Jacobs and James D. Wilson, 1997. 430 pp., soft-bound. Distributional maps for 167 breeding birds plus maps showing variations in abundance and graphs of breeding phenology. Accompanying discussion of past and present distribution, regional abundance, habitat and other observations including cowbird parasitism. $13 (includes shipping and handling). Missouri residents add $.68 sales tax. Missouri Department of Conservation, Nature Shop, P.O. Box 180, Jefferson City, MO 65102. For credit card orders, call 573-751-4115, ext. 325.
BETTER BIRDWATCHING CD-ROMs is proud to announce the release of the first and only multimedia guide to Colorado birds, Better Birdwatching in Colorado, Volumes 1 &2. Better Birdwatching CDs are designed to increase enjoyment of birds by providing information about Colorado birds in the form of text, pictures, audio and video. Better Birdwatching CDs especially appeal to beginning and intermediate birdwatchers. The CD is the first in a series of two and contains information on the following bird groups: VOLUME 1: Loons, Grebes, Pelicans, Cormorants, Darters, Frigatebirds, Bitterns, Herons, Ibises, Spoonbills, Storks, Swans, Geese, Ducks, Vultures, Kites, Eagles, Hawks, and Falcons. VOLUME 2: Grouse, Turkeys, Quail, Rails, Gallinules, Coots, Cranes, Plovers, Stilts, Avocets, Sandpipers, Phalaropes, Jaegers, Gulls, Terns, and Murrelets. The CD provides range maps for all 185 species, over 350 pictures, over 130 videos, and over 100 sounds. The Virtualbird Quiz provides interactive training for birdwatchers. The Birding Hotspots Map helps you to plan Colorado adventures with 40 videos and 213 full-screen photos of premier places to go birding. The CDs play on Windows (95, 3.1, and NT) and Macintosh platforms. The second CD, to be released in August, will cover the remaining Colorado species. The two CD set will retail for $69.99. This first CD of the set is available for $39.99. A portion of the proceeds will go toward purchasing open space to provide habitat for birds and other wildlife. CDs are available at Wild Birds Unlimited in Denver, Fort Collins, and Estes Park, Wild Bird Center in Denver and Boulder, the Colorado University Book Store in Boulder, the Rio Grande County Museum in Del Norte, the Colorado State University Book Store and the Stone Lion Book Store in Fort Collins, and the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge Gift Shop near Denver. The CDs are also available directly through me via mail order, or I can drop ship orders. JOSEPH A. LAFLEUR, Better Birdwatching CD-ROMs, Fort Collins, CO [1-888-414-AVES(2837); 970-221-9619; birdcdroms@aol.com; http://members.aol.com/birdcdroms].
"RECENT ORNITHOLOGICAL RESEARCH IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC/Investigaciones ornitologicas recientes en la Republica Dominicana," edited by Steven Latta. Bilingual summary of recent (since 1994) and in-progress ornithological studies either occurring in the Dominican Republic or addressing birds with a largely Dominican distribution. 130 pp. Available from the editor for $7.50. STEVEN LATTA, Biological Sciences, 110 Tucker Hall, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211.
"THE GREAT AUK" by Errol Fuller, special limited fine edition publication, $620. 448 pages and 500 illustrations, 205 in full color, will provide a comprehensive record of a lost species. Bound in fine half morocco with gold lettering, raised spine bands, marbled boards, hand gilt top edge and decorated endpapers. Initially, it will be published by subscription only, limited to 450 copies to cover publication costs, but the long-term goal is to secure enough subscribers in support of the project to enable the publication of a regular edition (normal cloth with fewer color illustrations) at a later date. 15 chapters and 2 appendices cover the species' natural and unnatural history, including a comprehensive historical catalogue with details and accounts of every known Great Auk specimen and egg. Special sections cover life-style, prehistory, archaeological finds, archival descriptions of the bird in life, its extinction, the islands on which it made its home and existing records of late sightings. Each area of the book is lavishly illustrated. Those interested in becoming a subscriber can obtain more information directly from the author c/o: The Great Auk Project, 65 Springfield Road, Southborough, Kent, England TN4 0RD or by phone (01892 543272) and e-mail (errol@hoppa.demon.co.uk).
"NATURAL HISTORY OF FLORIDA, THE CAROLINAS AND THE BAHAMAS, 1722-1726," by Mark Catesby. First facsimile edition. Hand-printed stochastic lithographs are authentic representations of the original Catesby watercolors housed in the Queen's collection at Windsor Castle. His original illustrations, purchased by King George III in 1768, have remained unpublished in the Royal Library ever since. The complete collection of 263 plates is being issued in 13 installments of approximately twenty images each, to be completed by May 1999. The edition will be limited to fifty complete sets ($52,600/set), and an additional ten sets divided and offered as individual images ($550/image). Publication of a subsequent facsimile of the watercolors will not be allowed for 50 years. Further information at <http://www.Catesby.com>. Contact MS. PAMELA BROWN, J. Pocker & Sons, Inc., 135 E 63rd St., New York, NY 10021 (212-838-5488; 800-443-3116; Fax: 212-752-2172; www.jpocker.com.
Return to Top
Return to Issue Index
AVAILABLE. Condor vol. 87-96; Wilson Bull. vol. 61(1), 72(2), 86(1-2), 91(1)-93(4), and 95(4); Ibis vol. 4(1), 6(4), and 127; Conserv. Biol. vol. 4-8(4); Ecology vol. 68-72(6); Ecological Applications vol. 1-2(4). Best offer. Please e-mail transabc@aol.com.
FOR SALE: "The Birds of Florida," by Harold H. Bailey, 1925, signed by the author, excellent condition, $110.00; "Florida Bird Life," by Arthur Howell, 1932, brand-new, unmarked, $110.00. DAVID W. JOHNSTON, 5219 Concordia St., Fairfax, VA 22032, fordeboids@aol.com.
FOR SALE: Auk vol. 86 through latest [missing vol. 96(2) and all 4 issues of 98], includes ROL supplements; N. Amer. Bird Bander vol. 3-22(2) [missing are vol 3(1,4) and vol. 17(2)]; Bird-Banding / J. Field Ornith. Vol. 34-61 [missing 34(1,2,3), 35(1,2,3), 36(3), 43(2), 45(3), 46(2) and 61(3)]; J. Wildlife Manage. vol. 34-43 [missing 35(4)]; Ornithologia vol. 1-9, Wildl. Monographs No. 19-123 [missing are 47, 71, 73-81, 83-85, and 87]; Wildl. Soc. Bull. vol. 1-7 [missing 1(4), 2(1), 3(1)]; and Wilson Bull. Vol. 52-110(1) [missing 52(4), all of 53, 54(2), all of 55, 56(3&4), all of 57 through 65, 66(3), 67(1,2), all of 72 through 80. Send offers to RICHARD J. CLARK, RD 7, Box 7238, Spring Grove, PA 17362 U.S.A. Purchaser(s) to pay shipping.
FOR SALE: Auk vol. 98-114, plus 74(4), 75(2), 80(4), 81(3), 82(1,4), 84(2), 93; Auk Supplements 1976, 1981-97; Condor vol. 87-97 complete except for one issue, vol. 88(2); J. Field Ornith. vol. 54-65; Wilson Bull. vol 88-90, 94-109, plus vol. 63(3), 69(3), 70(1,2), 71(2), 74(3). Best offer plus shipping. Contact JOHN C. DORIO, 663 W. Placita Nueva, Green Valley, AZ 85614 (520-625-4010).
FOR SALE: "The Waterfowl of the World" by Delacour, vols. 1-3, $85.00. "Birds of Newfoundland" by Peters and Burleigh, $50.00. "Georgia Birds" by Burleigh, $65.00. "South Carolina Bird Life" by Sprunt and Chamberlin, $45.00. "Florida Bird Life" by Sprunt, $45.00. "Birds of Michigan" by Wood (cloth bound), $45.00. Postage extra. WILLIAM F. RAPP. 430 Ivy Ave., Crete, NE 68333-3019 (402-826-3356).
AVAILABLE, J. Wildlife Manage. 1977-1998 plus monographs; Auk 1992-1998; Condor 1992-1998; J. Field Ornith. 1993-1998; Wilson Bull. 1995-1998. Best offers. Contact sfancy@aloha.net
Return to Top
Return to Issue Index
* in this section indicates new or revised entry
THE SOCIETY OF CANADIAN ORNITHOLOGISTS' ANNUAL MEETING will be held 1-4 Aug 1998, on the campus of The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. For general information, contact: CONNIE SMITH, SCO98 Conference Coordinator, Department of Biological Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada, V5A 1S6; (604-291-5618; Fax: 604-291-3496; constans@sfu.ca). For updated information, and to provide registration information on-line, please visit our web site, at www.sfu.biol.ca/sco98.html.
AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES, 2-6 Aug 1998, Baltimore, MD. AIBS 1444 Eye St. NW, Suite 200, Washington, DC 20005, 202-628-1500, <http://www.aibs.org>. For program information contact MARILYN MAURITZ (703-834-0812 x203; mmauritz@aibs.org; rjohnson@aibs.org).
FIFTH WORLD CONFERENCE ON BIRDS OF PREY AND OWLS, 4-11 Aug 1998, Midrand, Republic of South Africa. Please consult the website for updates on program and registration procedures: <http://ewt.org.za/raptor/conference/>
THIRD INTERNATIONAL RAPTOR BIOMEDICAL CONFERENCE, 9-11 Aug 1998, Midrand, Republic of South Africa, is scheduled as part of the Vth World Conference on Birds of Prey and Owls (4-11 Aug). Chairman of the Scientific Committee is J.T. LUMEIJ, Division of Avian and Exotic Animal Medicine, University Utrecht, Yalelaan 8, 3584 CM Utrecht, The Netherlands (J.T.Lumeij@ukg.dgk.ruu.nl). Local Arrangements Manager is Dr. GERHARD H. VERDOORN, P.O. Box 72155, Parkview 2122, South Africa (tel +27-11-646-4629/8617, Fax + 27-11-646-4631, nesher@global.co.za). He can also be contacted for information on the Vth World Conference on Birds of Prey and Owls (4-11 Aug). Please consult the websites of the respective conferences <http://www.uniud.it/DSPA/wildvet/rapmed/rapmed.htm> and <http://ewt.org.za/raptor/conference/> for updates on program and registration procedures.
XXII INTERNATIONAL ORNITHOLOGICAL CONGRESS, 19-22 Aug 1998, Durban, South Africa. Requests to be included on the mailing list for future brochures and all inquiries for information about the congress should be sent to the Secretary-General of the 1998 Congress, DR. ALDO BERRUTI ([111 Blair Atholl Road, Westville 3630, South Africa; please note that this address will change before the end of this year]; fax + 27-31-262-6114; aldo@birdlife.org.za). Information can also be obtained from the congress home page at <http://www.ioc.org.za>. All information about the congress is available on this home page; it is possible to register and to submit abstracts through the home page. Please note carefully the complete tour packages that are available through Turner Travel, the organization serving as the congress organizer. The final brochure is available, and if you have not received a copy of this brochure, please contact Dr. Berruti. Deadline for early registration was 31 Oct 1998. All inquiries about the scientific program should be directed to the Chair of the Scientific Program Committee, DR. LUKAS JENNI (Schweizerische Vogelwarte, CH-6204 Sempach, Switzerland; fax + 41-41-462-97-10; jennil@orninst.ch). The President of the congress is PROFESSOR PETER BERTHOLD (Vogelwarte Radolfzell, Schloss Möggingen, D-78315 Radolfzell, Federal Republic of Germany; fax 49-7732-15-01-34; peter.berthold@uni-konstanz.de). All inquiries about the International Ornithological Committee, but not about congress details should be sent to the Secretary of the International Ornithological Committee, PROFESSOR WALTER BOCK (Dept. of Biological Sciences, Columbia Univ., 1200 Amsterdam Ave, Mail code 5521, New York, NY 10027-7004; fax 1-212-865-8246; wb4@columbia.edu).
WESTERN BIRD BANDING ASSOCIATION Annual Meeting, 25-27 Sep 1998 at Marconi Conference Center, Marshall CA. Contact KAY LOUGHMAN, 393 Gravatt Dr., Berkeley CA 94705 (510-841-7428; kayloughman@ibm.net).
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE SOCIETY FOR ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION, 28-30 Sep 1998, Austin, TX. For information contact Society for Ecological Restoration, 1207 Seminole Highway, Suite B, Madison, WI 53711 (608-262-9547; fax 608-265-8557; ser@vms2.macc.wisc.edu).
SECOND INTERNATIONAL BURROWING OWL SYMPOSIUM, 29-30 Sep 1998, Ogden, Utah. This meeting held in conjunction with the Raptor Research Foundation Meeting will focus on the status and conservation needs of this declining species. For information contact GEOFF HOLROYD, Canadian Wildlife Service, Room 200, 4999-98 Ave., Edmonton, Alberta, T6B 2X3, Canada <geoffrey.holroyd@ec.gc.ca>.
THE 1998 ANNUAL MEETING OF THE RAPTOR RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC., 30 Sep-4 Oct 1998, will be held at the Ogden Egyptian Conference Center, Ogden, Utah. A site on the World Wide Web contains information about the meeting, accommodations, transportation, and the geographic setting <http://www.weber.edu/rrf>. Contact CARL D. MARTI for more information (801-626-6172; cmarti@weber.edu).
THE WESTERN FIELD ORNITHOLOGISTS will hold its 23rd Annual Conference in Arcata, California, 1-4 Oct 1998. The Local Committee is chaired by RON LEVALLEY, Mad River Biologists, P.O. Box 3020, McKinleyville, CA 95519; phone: 707-822-6393; rlevalley@aol.com. Details about meeting and registration information will also be posted on the WFO/California Bird Records Committee Web Site: www.wfo-cbrc.org.
*50TH KANSAS ORNITHOLOGICAL SOCIETY MEETING, 9-11 Oct 1998, University of Kansas Natural History Museum, Lawrence KS. The Kansas Ornithological Society will celebrate the 50th anniversary of its founding. The meeting program will include a presentations by DR. GLEN E. WOOLFENDEN and PETE DUNNE. A scientific program will be open to presentations contributed by everyone. For information and registration contact Division of Ornithology, Natural History Museum, Univ. of Kansas (785-864-3657). For information on the scientific program contact DR. GREG FARLEY (913-628-5965), Dept. of Biol. Sciences, Fort Hays State Univ., 600 Park St., Hays, KS 67601-4099 (BigF@fhsu.edu).
INLAND BIRD BANDING ASSOCIATION Annual Meeting, 9-11 Oct 1998, Halsey, NE. Contact RUTH C. GREEN, 506 West 31st Avenue, Bellevue, NE 68005 (local chair) or KEITH KIMMERLE, 128 North Chestnut, Columbus, MS 39701 (IBBA secretary; progne@ebicom.net).
*SCALE AND ACCURACY FOR WILDLIFE HABITAT MODELING SYMPOSIUM, 18-22 Oct 1998, S nowbird, Utah, sponsored by Biological Resources Division of the USGS, US Forest Service, Potlatch Corporation, Boise Cascade Corporation, and the Idaho Chapter of the Wildlife Society. For information contact KATHY MERK, Idaho Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Dept. of Fish and Wildlife, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID 83844-1141 (208-885-2750; kmerk@uidaho.edu).
THE COLONIAL WATERBIRD SOCIETY will meet jointly with the FLAMINGO SPECIALIST GROUP, 21-26 Oct 1998, in North Miami, Florida. The CWS especially invites investigators from Central and South America and the Caribbean region to attend the annual meeting, which will include symposia on the Ecology and Conservation of Caribbean Seabirds, the Ecology and Conservation of Flamingos, and the Role of Waterbirds in the Ecology of Subtropical and Tropical Wetlands. A limited number of travel awards will be available. Information is also available on the CWS website at http://www.nmnh.si.edu/BIRDNET/CWS.
*ANNUAL MEETING OF THE ASSOCIATION OF FIELD ORNITHOLOGISTS, 23-25 Oct 1998, Four Points Hotel, Eastham, MA For meeting and program information contact JEROME A. JACKSON, P.O. Box Z, Mississippi State, MS 39762 (601-325-7568; Fax 601-325-7939; Picus@ra.msstate.edu). For local and field trip information, contact: WAYNE R. PETERSEN, Massachusetts Audubon Society, South Great Road, Lincoln, MA 01773 (781-259-9506, x7412; wpetersen@massaudubon.org). For student travel award info, contact: PETRA BOHALL WOOD, P.O. Box 6125, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26506 (pbwood@wvnvm.wvnet.edu). For hotel accommodations: Four Points Hotel (508-255-5000; Fax 508-240-1870). Highlights: symposium on American Ornithology in the next century; field trips to various Cape Cod birding locales.
*INTERNATIONAL FLAMINGO SYMPOSIUM, 24-26 Oct 1998, Miami Florida. This meeting will focus on the development of a Flamingo Specialist Group Action Plan. For information contact CATHY KING, Rotterdam Zoo, Postbus 532, 3000 AM Rotterdam, The Netherlands (fax 31 (0) 10-467 7811; Cathy.E.King@inter.NL.net) or the web page at http://www.rci.rutgers.edu/~tsipoura/flamingo.html.
EASTERN BIRD BANDING ASSOCIATION annual meeting, 16-18 Apr 1999, in Rochester, New York. Hosted by Braddock Bay Bird Observatory.
*ANNUAL MEETING OF THE WILSON ORNITHOLOGICAL SOCIETY, 10-13 Jun 1999, will be held in Waterville, Maine, at the invitation of Colby College. The local host, W. HERBERT WILSON, may be reached at Dept. of Biology, Colby College, Waterville, ME 04901 (207-872-3432, Fax: 207-872-3555, whwilson@colby.edu).
5th WORLD CONGRESS, INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY (IALE), 29 Jul-3 Aug 1999, Snowmass Village, Colorado, USA. The theme is "The Science and the Action." For information, e-mail iale@lamar.colostate.edu, see http://lamar.colostate.edu/~iale/Congress.htm, or fax: 970-491-2204.
BIRD RINGING 100 YEARS-in order to celebrate the event an international scientific conference will be held at Ebeltoft, Denmark, 30 Sep-4 Oct 1999. The Conference is arranged by EURING, the Zoological Museum, Copenhagen, and the National Environmental Research Institute, Kalo, Denmark. The conference will be held in English. For more information contact IB CLAUSAGER, National Environmental Research Institute, Department of Coastal Zone Ecology, Kalo, Grenavej 12, DK 8410 Ronde, Denmark (Ph: + 45 89 20 17 00; Fax: + 45 89 20 15 14; ic@dmu.dk). The First Announcement including registration details can be found on the Internet: <http://www.dmu.dk/news/birds.htm>.
*The VI NEOTROPICAL ORNITHOLOGICAL CONGRESS will be convened by The Neotropical Ornithological Society for 4-10 Oct 1999 (note changed date) in Monterrey and Saltillo, Mexico. The local organizing committee is receiving inquiries on arrangements to hold symposia or other meetings that relate to the study and conservation of Neotropical avifauna. The Web site for the VI NOC, http://www-cestec1.mty.itesm.mx/VICON, will provide registration, abstract presentation and other details available or mail request to ERNESTO C. ENKERLIN, Chair of Organizing Committee: Centro de Calidad Ambiental; Sucursal de Correos J, Monterrey, NL 64849 MEXICO (Fax: 52(8)3596280; enkerlin@campus.mty.itesm.mx).
Return to Top
Return to Issue Index
MAURIE BECK is now in the doctoral program in Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation Biology at the University of Nevada-Reno. His new address is Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation Biology, University of Nevada-Reno, Reno, NV 89557 (W 702-784-1443 H 702-853-8358, mbeck@unr.edu).
TOM BROOKS and DON CATANZARO are starting post-docs at the University of Arkansas.
RICHARD J. CLARK, Professor of Biology at York College of Pennsylvania, retired on 31 May 1998. He taught ecology, environmental biology, avian biology and several other courses since he entered the faculty in 1971. Once he and his wife Joan have sold their home in Pennsylvania they will move to the Williamson Valley north of Prescott, AZ. They can still be reached at RD 7, Box 7238, Spring Grove, PA 17362 or by phone at 717-225-4143 until further notice.
DON DEARBORN has taken a position as a Postdoctoral Fellow in the lab of Dr. Patty Parker at The Ohio State University. ANGELA ANDERS has taken a position as a Visiting Scholar in Dr. Parker's lab. Beginning in August, they can be reached at the Department of Zoology, 1735 Neil Ave., The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210
BRUCE DUGGER has accepted a faculty position with Southern Illinois University's Cooperative Wildlife Research Lab. His new address is: Cooperative Wildlife Research Lab., Southern Illinois University, Mailcode 6504, Carbondale, IL 62901 <bdugger@siu.edu>
VERONICA A. JOHNSON got married and changed her name to VERONICA A.J. DOERR, Div. of Botany & Zoology, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, 0200, AUSTRALIA EM: Veronica.Johnson@anu.edu.au
WILLIAM KLAMM, former WOS Treasurer, passed away on 6 May 1998.
ALLAN KNOX has taken over as Head of Museum Service at Buckinghamshire County Museum.
DONALD A. MCCRIMMON, JR. has been appointed Dean of the College of Natural and Health Sciences and Professor of Biology at Lake Superior State University in Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan. His address as of 1 Aug 1998 will be Crawford Hall, Lake Superior State University, Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan 47983 (906-635-2267; fax 906-635-2111;l dmccrimmon@lakers.lssu.edu).
JIM MOUNTJOY has accepted a Visiting Assistant Professor position at Franklin and Marshall College. His new address is: D. James Mountjoy, Dept. of Biology, Franklin and Marshall College, P.O. Box 3003, Lancaster PA 17604-3003 (fax 717-399-4548; J_Mountjoy@acad.fandm.edu).
CHARLES R. PRESTON has resigned as Curator of Birds and Chairman of Zoology at the Denver Museum of Natural History to become founding curator of the Draper Natural History Museum, Buffalo Bill Historical Center in Cody, Wyoming. The new addition to BBHC will explore and interpret the relationships between human and natural history in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem and surrounding basins. His new address is: Draper Natural History Museum, Buffalo Bill Historical Center, 720 Sheridan Ave., Cody, WY 82414 (307-578-4078; cpreston@cody.wpt.edu).
CARSTEM RAJBEL has accepted a tenured position as Associate Professor in Ornithology (Curator of Birds) at the Zoological Museum, University of Copenhagen. The administrative part of the position includes being Head of the Copenhagen Bird Ringing Centre (approximately 110,000 birds banded annually). He continues to be affiliated with the Danish Center for Tropical Biodiversity as Research Associate. His address, e-mail, fax- and phone numbers remain unchanged.
YVES DE REPENTIGNY has completed a Ph.D. in biological sciences at Universite de Montreal. The thesis dealt with relationships between song complexity and plumage conspicuousness in some North American songbirds. Address and phone number remain unchanged
JOHN L. ZIMMERMAN retired from the Division of Biology, Kansas State University on 16 May 1998, and sometime in late summer will be located at 1046 Blackburn Bluff, Charlottesville, VA 22901.
Return to Top
Return to Issue Index
THE FLOCK - SPECIAL SECTION
THE FLOCK, the 1997 Membership directory of all six OSNA societies was mailed in June 1997. Please check your listing (especially your e-mail address). To correct your address in the membership database please send the new information to the OSNA Business Office at Allen Press, P.O. Box 1897, Lawrence, KS 66044-8897 (913-843-1221; fax 913-843-1274; osna@allenpress.com). To alert your colleagues of your new address information contact the Ornithological Newsletter Editor, CHERYL L. TRINE (address below).
CHANGES/ADDITIONS:
BELOW, THEODORE H. 3697 North Rd., Naples, FL 34104 PH: 941-643-2249; EM: roost@gate.net
DOERR, ERIK D., Div. of Botany & Zoology, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, 0200, AUSTRALIA EM: Erik.Doerr@anu.edu.au
EMSLIE, STEVE, Dept. of Biological Sciences, 601 S. College Road, Univ. of North Carolina, Wilmington, NC 28403-3297; EM: emslies@uncwil.edu
GALE, GEORGE A., School of Bioresources & Technology, King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi, Ratburana, Bangkok 10140; PH: 662-470-9789; FX: 662-427-9623; EM: igeogale@cc.kmitt.ac.th
HAGAN, JOHN, Manomet, 14 Maine St., Suite 404, Brunswick, Maine 04011 PH:207-721-9040 FX: 207-721-9144 EM: jmhagan@ime.net
HUYVAERT, KATHRYN. PH: 336-758-5573; EM: huyvkp98@wfu.edu
JOHNSON, OSCAR W. EM: owjplovers@montana.campus.mci.net
KNOX, Alan. EM: AGKNOX@buckscc.gov.uk
MABEE, TODD J., ABR Inc., P.O. Box 249, Forest Grove, OR 97116; PH & FX: 503-359-7525; EM: ToddMabee@aol.com
NELSON, S. KIM: nelsonsk@ucs.orst.edu
POWERS, DONALD R. PH: 503-554-2705
REINO, LUIS. EM: Lmreino@ip.pt
VERNER, JARED. EM: jverner/psw_fresno@fs.fed.us
Return to Top
Return to Issue Index
Return to top
All contents copyright © 1998 The Ornithological Societies of North America. All Rights Reserved.