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NUMBER 131, August 1999
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/index.html
AOU - http://pica.wru.umt.edu/AOU/AOU.html
AFO - http://www.afonet.org/index.html
COS - http://www.cooper.org/
WS - http://www.nmnh.si.edu/BIRDNET/CWS/index.html
RRF - http://catsis.weber.edu/rrf
WOS - http://www.ummz.lsa.umich.edu/birds/wos.html
BIRDNET - http://www.nmnh.si.edu/BIRDNET/index.html
AOU MEMBERS may view the Proceedings of recent meetings (1995-1998), now published on the AOU website. (See address above.)
MAILING RATES TO CANADA have been increased for shipping the AOU checklist and AOU monograph 48. The cost is now $13.51 surface and $15.84 by air. All other countries remain at $7.00 surface.
RRF MEMBERS-The September 1999 Wingspan has plenty of room for articles, open letters (any additional thoughts on RRF's roles in raptor conservation?), announcements, abstracts of recent theses (attention, spring graduates!), and other items. Please make a contribution, and encourage your colleagues, students, and acquaintances to do so as well! If you have an idea, but are not sure whether it would be appropriate or would like editorial assistance, let me know, and I can help. I need to receive your contributions by Saturday, 7 Aug; EM: wingspan@msn.com, FX: 1-360-943-7394, and regular mail (LENNY YOUNG, Wingspan Editor, 1640 Oriole Lane NW, Olympia, WA 98502-4342 USA) are all fine.
THE AOU RESEARCH AWARDS COMMITTEE is pleased to announce the recipients of the 1999 AOU Research Awards: ALEXANDRE ALEIXO, Louisiana State University, Ph.D. candidate, "Systematics, molecular phylogeography, and evolution of Amazonian Xiphorhynchus woodcreepers;" ANNE M. BARTUSZEVIGE, Illinois State University, M.S. candidate, "Organochlorine contamination and gonadal abnormalities in Illinois grassland birds: a test of the endocrine disruption hypothesis;" ALISON L. CHUBB, University of California-Berkeley, Ph.D. candidate, "Molecular evolution and phylogenetic utility of the ZENK gene in birds;" JENNIFER GEE, Princeton University, Ph.D. candidate, "Causes and consequences of hybridization in California and Gambel's Quails (Callipepla californica and C. gambelii);" MELISSA HUGHES, Princeton University, Post-doc, "The function of song repertoires in Song Sparrows: female choice for extra-pair mates;" JASON ALAN MOBLEY, University of California-Berkeley, Ph.D. candidate, "Molecular phylogenetics, historical ecology, and the evolution of nest building in the kingbirds and their allies (Aves: Tyrannidae);" ROBERT G. MOYLE, Louisiana State University, Ph.D. candidate, "A coalescent approach to understanding genetic diversity and endemism in Borneo;" KAZUYA NAOKI, Louisiana State University, Ph.D. candidate, "Community evolution in Andean tanagers of the genus Tangara;" TIMOTHY H. PARKER, University of New Mexico, Ph.D. candidate, "Separating heritability of male condition from the effects of cryptic female choice in the Red Junglefowl;" STANISLAV PRIBIL, University of Miami, Post-doc, "Experimental test of the "polygyny threshold" model;" SABRINA RUSSO, University of Illinois, Ph.D. candidate, "Structure of a neotropical frugivore community: the role of size-abundance relationships;" ANDREA LOUISE SMITH, Queen's University, Ph.D. candidate, "Effects of oceanographic structure and prey characteristics on seabird distributions in a dynamic coastal marine system;" JULIE SMITH, New Mexico State University, Ph.D. candidate, "The role of coevolution in promoting reproductive isolation in Red Crossbills;" BRETT WALKER, University of Montana, M.S. candidate, "What drives honest signaling of pairing status by males? Tests of the "wedding ring" and "reproductive optimization" hypotheses."
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THE LINNAEAN SOCIETY OF NEW YORK announces the resumption of publication of its Proceedings. Proceedings no. 74 was published in April 1999. The Society invites the submission of papers for Proceedings no. 75 to be published in 2000. Papers on the ornithology and/or natural history of New York and surrounding states as well as neotropical ornithology would be particularly appropriate. Please write: JOHN ALLAN, Editor, Linnaean Society of New York, 15 West 77th Street, New York, NY 10024.
THE URL ADDRESS FOR THE SOUTHWESTERN WILLOW FLYCATCHER web pages (maintained by the USGS and Arizona Partners in Flight) has recently been changed to http://www.usgs.nau.edu/swwf . The web site provides basic information on the endangered flycatcher, its ecology and habitats, vocalizations, etc. It also includes a new interactive, searchable bibliographic database of flycatcher references, with an emphasis on unpublished reports of recent research. This database can be reached through a link on the home page listed above.
BIOLOGY TEACHING VIA THE WORLD WIDE WEB: a workshop at the 1999 AOU meeting at Cornell University. Wed, 11 Aug, 14:00-17:00. Organized by Cynthia Sims Parr, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology, and Steve Kelling, BirdSource, Cornell University; contact EM: csparr@umich.edu; PH: 410-750-0898. A hands-on opportunity to explore existing educational web sites and discuss technical and practical aspects of online teaching. We will demonstrate the Animal Diversity Web: http://www.oit.itd.umich.edu/projects/ADW, (University of Michigan's interactive database of natural history and conservation), and BirdSource: http://www.birdsource.org, (the flagship citizen science project sponsored by the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology and the National Audubon Society). Whether you are interested in collaborating in these non-profit projects or bringing your own teaching ideas online, join us to discuss curriculum, technical details, funding, design, copyright issues, and promotion. Computer availability may limit participation, so contact csparr@umich.edu as soon as possible to sign up.
BNA AUTHORS with outstanding accounts are reminded that the clock is ticking. BNA will be completed--all accounts published--by the end of 2002, with or without you. Unless you have made special arrangements with the Editor, authors who have been working on an account for >2 years will be expected to submit their 1st draft by the end of 1999. All other authors will be expected to submit their accounts in the year 2000, or show proof of significant progress by the end of that year. Proven authors are waiting to take over unfinished accounts and BNA has no choice but to replace authors who are not able to meet deadlines with those that can. Contact the Editor: ALAN POOLE, poole@birdsofna.org, Birds of North America, 1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia PA 19103. BNA AUTHORS who have completed accounts are thanked and congratulated. You have made it possible for this historic project to move >70% of the way toward completion. Life history profiles for all of the 720 birds breeding in North America are now within reach. Few thought this goal achievable a decade ago. Future generations of students, researchers, and birders will be grateful.
THE VIII BRAZILIAN CONGRESS OF ORNITHOLOGY scheduled for 22-27 Nov in Florianopolis has been canceled due to financial difficulties. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused--Jorge L.B. Albuquerque, Marcos Da-Re Comissao Organizadora do VIII CBO.
BIRDER'S EXCHANGE, a partnership of the American Birding Association and Manomet Center for Conservation Science, has linked donations of used birding equipment with 183 needy ornithological organizations in 34 countries since its inception in 1990, according to the program coordinator Betty Petersen. The latest effort was a special appeal last fall to help research stations in Nicaragua and Honduras that suffered devastating losses from Hurricane Mitch. Donations made through Birder's Exchange include money, optics, and computers. (Excerpted from "Conservation Science," Manomet Center for Conservation Science.)
THE BARBERSPAN NATURE RESERVE, one of the largest waterfowl sanctuaries in South Africa, is located in the North West Province, just north of Delareyville. More than 350 species have been recorded here, including species from as far as Asia, Europe and Russia. Barberspan is an International RAMSAR Convention accredited wetland of international importance for migratory birds and waterfowl. Three different habitat types meet at Barberspan--the dry Kalahari Thornveld, the false grassveld and the typical dry, short grassveld around Barberspan. An amazing variety and numbers of waders are found on the pan itself. The reserve was established in 1951 for the purpose of protecting and studying the remarkable bird life there. The reserve was managed by the former Transvaal Provincial Administration's Chief Directorate Nature Conservation until May 1998, after which it resorted under the newly established North West: Parks and Tourism Board (NWPTB). In its prime, the Barberspan Nature Reserve was an international birding research station, attracting specialists from Asia and Europe for projects which included monitoring, ringing and individual species data recording. At present there is no research or ringing done because of financial constraints, but the whole facility is still waiting in immaculate condition--laboratories and lab equipment, thousands of rings, thousands of files with ringing and other data; this alone is enough for a masters or doctorate or two. Even the lab and ringing assistants are still there, just waiting for someone to come and work at the station. Three houses are located on the station, with a bedroom, diette, kitchen and living room as part of the laboratory. There are holding pens and sheds, garages and storerooms--everything a researcher may need. We request universities and research groups to grant money or send someone to Barberspan to utilize this facility. The NWPTB aims to ensure that research interest will return and parties are invited to contact the Park Warden, to discuss such opportunities. Contact Park Warden, SAMPLE VAN DER MERWE at 853 9481854 or 0824439777 or fax him at 053 9480101. The North West Parks & Tourism Board can be contacted on: nwptb@iafrica.com or volckmar@iafrica.com. We invite you to visit our website at http://www.tourismnorthwest.co.za for info on the sensational tourism attractions of South Africa's North West province.
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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.
ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT - changes in implementation; news on reauthorization - While little progress has been made on reauthorization of the Endangered Species Act (ESA; competing bills introduced in the past two Congressional sessions have not even come up for votes), there have been changes in implementation. Among the most publicized of these has been the safe harbor agreements policy, which was first proposed in 1997 and will become official policy as of 19 Jul 1999. This new policy is one of several intended to resolve conflicts between species protection measures and the concerns of private landowners about restrictions on the use of their properties. Safe harbor agreements provide incentives for private and other non-federal property owners to restore, enhance, or maintain their property as habitat for species listed as threatened or endangered. The land owners receive technical assistance from the federal agencies charged with enforcing the ESA (the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service) along with assurances that additional restrictions on the use of their property will not be imposed as a result of their voluntary conservation actions to benefit covered species, even if the covered species become more numerous as a result of the property owner's actions. A property owner who meets the terms of the agreement is also allowed incidental take of the species at a level that allows the property owner to return the property to baseline conditions. Also finalized by the USFWS and NMFS on 17 June 1999 is the Candidate Conservation Agreement policy. It extends the safe harbor agreement approach to species that are proposed for listing as threatened or endangered, species that are candidates for listing, and species that are likely to become candidates or proposed in the near future. These new policies also include a significant change to the controversial "no surprises" rule that assured the holders of Habitat Conservation Plan incidental take permits that no additional land use restrictions or financial compensation would be required of the land owner with respect to the species listed in the permit even if the species continued to decline despite compliance with the HCP requirements. The regulations now provide that there are circumstances under which those permits can be revoked. Copies of both these final policies, which were announced on 17 Jun 1999, can be obtained from the Chief, Division of Endangered Species, Fish and Wildlife Service, 452 ARLSQ, Washington, D.C. 20240 (PH: 703,358-2171). Changes now pending include a revision of the Habitat Conservation Planning manual. The proposal would improve the way HCPs are developed and administered in five areas: establishment of measurable biological goals and objectives, use of adaptive management, monitoring, public participation, and determination of the duration of the incidental take permits. The guidelines would become an addendum to the agencies' joint Handbook for Habitat Conservation Planning and Incidental Take Permitting Process. Comments submitted by the OC asserted that the only way to be sure that every HCP include scientifically appropriate biological goals and objectives is to require that species experts, State wildlife agencies, recovery teams, and/or scientific advisory committees be consulted. This is particularly true for the more complex multispecies and regional HCPs. OC also suggest that every HCP should be subjected to scientific peer review. Another significant, pending change is a possible revision of the critical habitat designation regulations. On 14 Jun 1999, the USFWS announced that it intended to develop policy or guidance and/or to revise regulations, if necessary, to clarify the role of habitat in endangered species conservation. USFWS stated that its goal is to streamline the processes involved in completing critical habitat determinations and designations and to achieve the greatest conservation benefit in the most cost effective manner for imperiled species.
THE LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS (LCV) produces a National Environmental Scorecard that reports the votes of Members of Congress on key environmental legislation selected by experts from environmental and conservation organizations. A free copy of the scorecard for the 105th Congress (1997-98) is available from LCV, 1707 L St. NW, Suite 750, Washington, DC 20036; PH: 202-785-8683; FX: 202-835-0491; EM: lcv@lcv.org. Please mention that you learned about this offer through the Ornithological Newsletter. Scorecards back to 1993 are available at http://www.lcv.org.
THE COMMITTEE FOR THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR THE ENVIRONMENT has launched a new Environmental Research Information Exchange (ERIE) service which provides a forum for researchers, educators, resource managers, agency decision makers, foundation representatives, journalists and others in all environmental fields to share information and discuss issues. The service is a part of CNIE's National Library for the Environment and can be reached at http://www.cnie.org. ERIE is intended for: managers and decision makers to present research needs (funded and unfunded) or search for expert knowledge; researchers, including students, to locate research opportunities, collaborators or funders; funders to advertise opportunities; all to share scientific information about the environment. ERIE includes a: bulletin board for participants to post messages, questions and answers- organized by environmental topics; highlights page where selected research opportunities discussed by participants will be posted; links and lists of funding opportunities; outreach service. The CNIE will share selected requests with its network of thousands of scientists, managers, and others.
NORTH AMERICAN BIRD CONSERVATION INITIATIVE is progressing: The North American Bird Conservation Initiative, a project funded by the Commission for Environmental Cooperation, which was created by the North American Free Trade Agreement, is intended to facilitate the conservation of native North American birds by increasing the effectiveness of existing and new initiatives, enhancing coordination, and fostering greater cooperation among the nations and peoples of the continent. A meeting of the NABCI G9/Working group was held in Montreal, Quebec 30 Apr 1999 to finalize: a) the NABCI Strategy and Action plan, b) the CEC Council Resolution on NABCI, c) the concept of the NABCI brochure, as well as to get up to date reports on NABCI-related activities. The Strategy and Action Plan, prepared by G9/Working Group taking the Puebla participants' input into account, was prepared with the CEC's role within NABCI in mind. Presently, the documents are in the final stages of editing and translation and will be posted on NABCI NET in English, French and Spanish once completed. Along with the CEC Council Resolution on NABCI, the Strategy and Action Plan, including the NABCI Guiding Principles, was to be presented to CEC Council during their 1999 Regular Session, which took place 27-29 Jun in Banff, Alberta, Canada. If the Resolution has been approved, NABCI will be recognized by the ministerial representatives (or equivalent) of Canada, Mexico and the United States as an initiative that: 1) seeks to achieve regionally based, biologically driven, landscape-oriented partnerships delivering the full spectrum of bird conservation across the entirety of the North American continent; 2) supports simultaneous, on-the-ground delivery of conservation for all birds; and 3) facilitates the conservation of all native North American birds by increasing the effectiveness of both existing and new programs and initiatives, and enhancing coordination and fostering greater cooperation among the nations and peoples of the continent. Furthermore, if approved, the Resolution will signify a reiteration by the Council of its commitment to the conservation of the birds of North America by maintaining CEC stewardship of NABCI for a three-year period,. A North American Bird Conservation Initiative publication entitled "A proposed framework for delineating ecologically-based planning, implementation, and evaluation units for cooperative bird conservation in the U.S." has been posted on the NABCI Net: http://www.nabcinet@rfi.on.ca. Notification of the availability of this document will appear in Birding magazine (the American Birding Association) and Bird Conservation (Partners in Flight), as well as in the next edition of Bird Conservation. A Monitoring working group (involving U.S., Mexicans, and Canadians) was established to explore ways of improving bird monitoring on a continental basis and provide guidance and oversight to monitoring programs associated with specific land-based joint ventures that develop under NABCI. A draft strategic plan for monitoring was produced after Puebla by the group that deliberated on monitoring in Puebla (attached). There is likely to be a workshop on developing monitoring priorities for Mexico at the Neotropical Ornithological Congress in Monterrey in October.
NEW FOREST PLANNING REGULATIONS EXPECTED IN AUGUST: New forest planning regulations are expected to be proposed by the Forest Service by mid-August. The Forest Service has been attempting to revise these regulations for several years. A 1997 draft released for comment received so much criticism that it was withdrawn by the Administration. The Secretary of Agriculture then appointed a Committee of Scientists (COS) to provide scientific and technical advice to the Forest Service for the purpose of improving the forest planning process. The final COS report was released on 15 Mar 1999, and the COS has been working with the team preparing the new regulations to be sure that the regulations are consistent with the principles enunciated in the COS report. When the proposed regulations are available, announcements will be made by OC on BIRDNET (on the Ornithology and Society page), OCNET, Ornith-L, and WORGNET. OCNET regularly provides legislative alerts and breaking policy news on this listserve hosted by the University of Maryland and compiled by Irene Pepperberg. To subscribe, send a message to listserv@umdd.umd.edu reading "subscribe OCNET-L your name." (Omit the quotation marks and the period). ORNITH-L is an email list-serve run by Kimberly Smith at the University of Arkansas (to subscribe, send a message to listserv@UAFSYSB.UARK.EDU with reading "subscribe Ornith-L your name;" - again, omit the quotation marks and the semi-colon); and WORGNET is run by the Women in Ornithology Resource Group (to subscribe, send a message to listserv@SIVM.SI.EDU reading "subscribe WORGNET your name" - omit the quotation marks).
UPDATES ON LEGISLATION, REGULATION, AND POLICY MATTERS affecting ornithology and birds can be found on BIRDNET, the website of The Ornithological Council: (URL: http://www.nmnh.si.edu/BIRDNET) on the Ornithology and Society page. Recent additions and changes on BIRDNET include the second edition of the Guidelines to the Use of Wild Birds in Research, Recent Ornithological Literature Issue 77, an electronic version of the Grants, Awards, and Prizes in Ornithology booklet (which will no longer be issued in print), and the home page of the International Ornithological Committee. Coming soon is a new, comprehensive page on permitting laws and regulations in the United States and Canada; in the future, permitting information for Central and South America and the Caribbean will be added. The home page of the North American Banding Council will soon move to BIRDNET. We welcome your suggestions for additional content - please contact Ellen Paul at epaul@dclink.com or Bob Curry at curry@ucis.vill.edu.
DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANTS IN THE NEWS AGAIN: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), in response to requests from wildlife agencies in New York and Vermont, issued permits authorizing each state to limit the reproduction of cormorants in the major nesting colony within its boundaries beginning 1 May 1999. According to Ronald E. Lambertson, FWS Northeast Regional Director, the permits would allow the states to oil cormorant eggs, but not to destroy adult birds or chicks, on Little Galloo Island in eastern Lake Ontario, NY and Young Island in Lake Champlain, VT. "The Service authorized the egg-oiling to reduce the number of cormorants that are displacing other colonial waterbirds," according to Lambertson. The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) received permission to oil eggs of 7,500 nesting cormorant pairs on Little Galloo Island in New York's Lake Ontario. The Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife received a permit to oil eggs of 3,000 nesting cormorant pairs on Young Island in Vermont's Lake Champlain, also to reduce the impact of cormorants on other birds and their habitat. In mid-April, the USFWS released draft environmental assessments for New York and Vermont on its proposals to issue depredation permits to the states. The Ornithological Council submitted comments regarding the inadequacy of the data to support the action, whether it was premised on the effects of cormorant predation on sports fisheries or on the effect on other birds and bird habitat in the area. These comments, and further details, can be found on the Ornithology and Society page on BIRDNET: http://www.nmnh.si.edu/BIRDNET. Because cormorants are protected under the federal Migratory Bird Treaty Act, the birds, their nests and eggs may not be destroyed without a permit from the Service. If non-lethal means are ineffective at controlling birds, the Service considers authorizing local control of migratory birds if they jeopardize other protected species, property or human health and safety. Meanwhile, the Texas legislature passed a resolution calling for the removal of the Double-crested Cormorant from the protection of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. Calling the species the "water turkey," "sky rat" and "fire ant with wings," the resolution, which was signed by Governor George W. Bush, claims that the birds' feeding habits and increasing numbers are decimating sport fish populations in many areas, especially where fish are stocked on a regular basis, and the exploding population of this pest is also decimating fish raised by commercial aquaculture facilities, at the same time admitting that "of the limited number of studies that have been conducted regarding the feeding habits of cormorants, the research in Texas does not specifically address the problems occurring in many stocked lakes and ponds and therefore does not measure the detrimental economic effects of the bird."
CRITICAL HABITAT IS ALSO THE SUBJECT OF S.1100, legislation proposed by Senator John Chaffee (R-RI). The bill would amend the ESA to require the appointment of a recovery team to develop a recovery plan for the species; or (2) determine that such a team shall not be appointed after public notice and comment and establishes a timetable for the publication of final recovery plans. The recovery team would be required to provide the Secretary of the Interior with a description of species habitat that is recommended for designation as critical habitat and any recommendations for special management considerations or protection specific to the habitat. If a recovery team is not appointed, the Department of the Interior is to develop the recovery plan and the determination of critical habitat. Critical habitat designation could occur concurrently with the determination that a species is endangered or threatened if such designation at the time of listing is essential to avoid imminent species extinction. The designation of critical habitat would have to be based on the best scientific and commercial data available and after consideration of economic impact, impacts to military training and operations, and any other relevant impact.
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EFFECTS OF EXOTIC PLANT INVASIONS ON BIRD POPULATIONS. Information is being sought on the effects of exotic plant invasions on populations of native bird species. Publications, ongoing research, contacts or any other information will be useful. I do not need information on exotics per se, but rather on their effects on bird populations. Send information to TERRY RICH, BLM, 1387 S. Vinnell Way, Boise, ID 83709 USA or terry_rich@blm.gov.
A SEARCH FOR CLEVER CRITTERS-The BBC natural History Unit is making a program about animals that appear to be performing amazing feats of intelligence. Whether it be squirrels that have found a way around every squirrel proof feeder ever invented or Orangutans that have been scientifically proven to have some form of language we are interested in the story. How can you help in this, you may be wondering? Well one critter that seems to be currently eluding us is the Green Heron, Ardeola striata. We are after this particular bird because of the many reports of it using baits such as leaves and twigs to lure fish into its striking range. This fantastic display of tool use would be perfect for the program. As yet though, no willing feathered star has stepped forward to play the role and we are getting desperate to find one. If anyone knows of a bird that has been seen performing this behavior then we would really like to hear from them. If any one does have any leads then please contact me, RICHARD TAYLOR-JONES, EM: richard.taylor-jones@bbc.co.uk, or you can write to me at 15 Whiteladies Road, Clifton, Bristol, England bs8 2ew, or if you want to run up the phone bill then give me a call on UK 0117 9746679. Thanks for your help. As part of the program we'll also be setting new challenges for our wildlife and have designed a few intelligence puzzles we'd love you to try on your backyard birds. We hope to film the results for the program. Check out our website for some great designs and to see incredible footage of Britain's wildlife rising to the challenge. Can your local wildlife do better? Let us know what you discover. http://www.bbc.co.uk/animalzone
GOLDEN-PLOVERS (Pluvialis fulva and P. dominica) have been banded on Oahu, HI; Johnston Island, Pacific Ocean; and near Nome, AK. Each bird wears a FWS metal band plus some combination of color bands or color flags. Observers are asked to note the colors and exact sequence of all bands or flags on the bird; which leg carries the particular color(s); and, where used together, whether the color band is above or below the metal band. We are especially interested in migration routes and the locations of wintering grounds. Sightings are possible over vast areas including the insular Pacific, Pacific coast, and Argentina. Please send observations with as much information as possible to OSCAR JOHNSON, Dept. Biol., Montana State Univ., Bozeman, MT 59717 (PH: 406-994-4548; FX 406-994-3190; EM: owjplovers@montana.campuscw.net) or PHILLIP BRUNER, Nat. Sci. Div., BYU-Hawaii, Laie, HI 96762 (PH: 808-293-3820; FX: 808-293-3825; EM: brunerp@BYUH.edu).
BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS (Pluvialis squatarola) have been banded near Nome, AK. We ask that observers along the Pacific coast be alert to possible sightings of these birds during the fall migration and wintering season. Each bird wears a FWS metal band plus two color bands on one leg, and a single color band on the opposite leg. It is important that we know the exact combination of color(s) carried on each leg. Please send observations with as much information as possible to OSCAR JOHNSON, Dept. Biol., Montana State Univ., Bozeman, MT 59717 (PH: 406-994-4548; FX: 406-994-3190; EM: owjplovers@montana.campuscw.net) or PHILLIP BRUNER, Nat. Sci. Div., BYU-Hawaii, Laie, HI 96762 (PH: 808-293-3820; FX 808-293-3825; EM: brunerp@BYUH.edu)
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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 every 1-2 weeks. 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.
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READERS ARE REMINDED that information on deadlines, etc., of grants listed in "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.For information on continuing grants programs relevant to ornithological research, visit the new electronic home of the Grants, Awards, and Prizes booklet: http://www.nmnh.si.edu/BIRDNET/Grants/index.html.
THE DENNIS RAVELING SCHOLARSHIP for Waterfowl Research is awarded annually to a student with a desire to pursue a career in waterfowl or wetlands ecology. Awards are based on the candidate's resolve, high academic achievement, and project merit. Candidates must be pursuing an advanced university degree in: Wildlife, Zoology, Botany, Ecology, or other pertinent biological science. Applicants should submit a ONE page proposal summary description on an original research or management project. Applicants should be prepared to submit a detailed project proposal if requested. The Scholarship is intended to provide field experience and training in the tools, methods, and concepts of waterfowl and wetlands research and management. A committee composed of previous students and professional colleagues of Dennis Raveling will select winning candidates. The 2000 award is $2,000, paid in quarterly installments. Applicants should submit a resume and a brief (one page) study proposal or statement explaining the course of study for which they need support. This material must be accompanied by a letter from a faculty member indicating willingness to sponsor the candidate and detailing any requirements (e.g. provision for a final report or thesis) for receiving university credit. Names and phone numbers of two references are also required (include at least one University instructor and/or previous employment supervisor). All materials should be submitted by 1 Oct 1999. Completed package should include: one page, single-spaced proposal summary; resume; statement of interest; letter of support from faculty member; names and phone numbers of two references. Mail to: California Waterfowl Association, Attn: ELENA SLAGLE, 4630 Northgate Blvd., Suite 150, Sacramento, CA 95834.
THE NORTH AMERICAN BLUEBIRD SOCIETY (NABS) will be offering research grants of up to $1,000 for work related to North American cavity-nesting species. Graduate students and professional biologists are encouraged to apply. Applications materials are available at the new NABS web site: http://www.nabluebirdsociety.org/ They may also be obtained from KEVIN BERNER, NABS Research Chairman, SUNY, Cobleskill, NY 12043 (EM: bernerkl@cobleskill.edu). The application deadline for the next round of grants is 1 Dec 1999.
THE LINCOLN PARK ZOO Scott Neotropic and Africa/asia Funds support field research in conservation biology around the world. The Scott Neotropic fund focuses on projects undertaken in Latin America and the Caribbean. The fund emphasizes the support of graduate students and other young researchers, particularly those from Latin America. The Africa/Asia fund, launched in 1997, focuses on projects throughout Africa, Asia, and the Pacific. Each fund supports projects of young conservation biologists. 5-15 projects for each fund are supported each year. The fund awards are seldom greater than US$7500, and most awards fall in the range of $3000-$6000. Initial support is for up to 12 months from the date of award, and the maximum duration of support is two years. The current deadline for receipt of Scott Neotropic proposals is 1 Sep 1999, and Africa/Asia proposals have no deadline for 1999. For additional information and application procedures go to http://www.lpzoo.com, EM: steveed@ix.netcom.com, or write to: LINCOLN PARK ZOO SNF/AA FUNDS, c/o Director of Conservation and Science, Lincoln Park Zoo, Chicago, IL 60614.
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THE LINNAEAN SOCIETY OF NEW YORK announces the publication of the "Proceedings of the Linnaean Society of New York: 1977 - 1995, vol. 74" $25.00 including shipping (151 pp), Linnaean Soc. NY, 15 West 77th St., New York, NY 10024. This volume contains the papers: Hybridization in the Red-eyed Towhees of Mexico by Charles G. Sibley, A Field Study of the Golden-winged Warbler in the Pequannock Watershed, Sussex County, New Jersey by Robert L. Scully, Albinism in the Sooty Shearwater by Paul H. Sweet, Bibliography of Writings of Eugene Eisenmann, 1944-1984 compiled by Mary LeCroy and Sheila Walker and Roger Tory Peterson: In Memoriam by Julio de la Torre. The volume also contains the Society's annual reports for the years 1977 - 1995.
BIRDS IN A SAGEBRUSH SEA: MANAGING SAGEBRUSH FOR BIRD COMMUNITIES by Christine Paige and Sharon A. Ritter is now available. This publication has been produced by the Western Working Group of Partners In Flight in view of the increasing concern over the future of sagebrush (Artemisia) steppe ecosystems. Grazing, fire, seedings and other issues are discussed. Conservation-oriented species profiles are included for 17 bird species of concern. Cost is $4.00 each (1-3 copies), $3.00 each (4-9 copies), $2.75 each (10-19 copies) and $2.50 each for 20 or more. Contact Pam Peterson at 208-334-2920 or write Nongame Program, Idaho Department of Fish and Game, P. O. Box 25, Boise, ID 83707-0025 USA.
THE COMPLETE PROCEEDINGS OF THE 22ND ORNITHOLOGICAL CONGRESS, held in Durban in August 1998, will be available on CD-ROM from July 1999. This CD-ROM represents a state of the art review of modern ornithology at the end of the millennium. These proceedings contain 3200 pages of ten full length plenary papers, 215 full length symposia papers, and the complete abstracts of the round table discussions, orals and posters presented at the congress. The content represents avian academic research from over 50 countries, often reflecting international co-operation. This product of the worldwide academic community is an important library resource for researchers, students and teachers alike. The wealth of information will also interest the amateur ornithologist. The editors have planned for easy access to this valuable resource. Purchasers of this CD-ROM will find: a web-browser program for the on-screen viewing of the linked text; a search engine to instantly locate key word(s) or author(s); 'zip' files for easy e- mail or disc distribution of the papers; papers prepared in a format for easy printing. The distributors have agreed to a reduced price of £47 sterling until the end of August 1999, when the price increases to £97 sterling. Copies of this CD ROM may be ordered from the Natural History Book Service. Contact: NHBS Mailorder Bookstore, 2-3 Wills Road, Totnes, Devon, TQ9 5XN, UK. PH: +44 (0) 1803 865913; FX: +44 (0) 1803 865280, EM: nhbs@nhbs.co.uk; Web: http://www.nhbs.com. If ordering from within South Africa contact: BOOK MARK SERVICES CC, PO Box 15, Plumstead. 7801. PH: (021) 706-0938; FX: (021) 706-0940, EM: bookmark@bookpro.co.za
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FOR SALE: Over 500 bird books, most out of print, duplicates from Wilson Ornithological Society Library. Please browse list and order from web page at: http://www.ummz.lsa.umich.edu:591/Ornithology/. Misc serial issues also available. Questions/problems to JANET HINSHAW, Librarian, EM: jhinshaw@umich.edu.
FOR SALE: Auk, vol 87-115; Anim. Behav., vol 18-56; and Amer. Sci., vol 58-86. Few issues missing. Best offer plus postage. HAROLD F. SEARS, 3590 Glenn Springs Rd., Spartanburg, SC 29302 EM: hfsears@cwix.com.
FOR SALE: "Parrots of the World," Joseph Forshaw (2nd Ed, 1978), $25; "Tanagers: Natural History, Distribution and Identification," Isler and Isler (1987), $20; "Shorebirds of North America," Stout and Matthiessen (1967), $10; "Rails of the World," Ridley, $75; "Natural History of the Ducks," Phillips (Dover Ed, 2 vols, 1986), $40; "Hawks, Owls, and Falcons of the World," Brown and Amadon (2 vols, 1986), $30. Plus postage. Please contact CARL TOMASI, 4 Lori Lane, Chelmsford, MA 01824, PH: 978-256-8862, EM: tomasic@hanscom.af.mil
FOR SALE: Wilson Bull. vol. 77 - present. Condor vol. 72 - 94 except Vol. 86 (1) is missing. Best offers plus packing and shipping costs. Contact BILL ANDERSON (217-333-8041 or billa@denr1.igis.uiuc.edu).
WANTED: We are willing to pay a small fee for a Unigon real time spectrum analyzer. If you have one and would be willing to part with it, please contact DR. MYRON C. BAKER, Department of Biology, Colorado State University, Ft. Collins, CO 80523; PH: 970-491-5307; EM: mcbaker@lamar.colostate.edu
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A 'permanent' meeting list is maintained on BIRDNET (http://www.nmnh.si.edu/BIRDNET/BIRDMEET.html) that focuses mainly on meetings of the Societies that are members of the OC, showing the planned sites and dates of ornithological meetings as far into the future as possible. Note that BIRDNET also maintains a site for the International Ornithological Committee, which includes links to past and future Congresses, at: http://www.nmnh.si.edu/BIRDNET/IOC/index.html.
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ENDANGERED SPECIES: 1999 Annual Meeting of the Society of Canadian Ornithologists. The meeting will be held at McGill University, Montreal, 5-7 Aug 1999. For information on any aspect of this meeting, contact GILLES SEUTIN, Dept Geography, McGill Univ., 805 Sherbrooke W, Montreal, QC, Canada H3A 2K6 (Fax: 514- 398-7437; seutin@felix.geog.mcgill.ca).
THE AMERICAN ORNITHOLOGISTS' UNION will hold its 117th Stated Meeting at Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 8 -14 Aug 1999. Circular of Information was mailed to AOU members in March. Plenary speaker will be Glen E. Woolfenden on Thu, 12 Aug. There will be four half-day symposia, concurrent with contributed paper sessions, on Fri, 13 Aug, and Sat, 14 Aug: Impact of bird predation on arthropod populations and its implications for ecosystems (organized by Russell Greenberg and Robert Marquis); Citizen Science: Two decades of progress and prospects for the volunteer in ornithology (organized by Richard Bonney); Urbanization and birds: Impacts at multiple ecological scales (organized by Reed Bowman and Kevin McGowan); and Behavioral ecology: Foundations and prospects (organized by Andre Dhondt, Paul Sherman and Stephen Emlen). Any individual or group wishing to conduct a workshop or round table discussion should contact the Local Committee as soon as possible to arrange for space and equipment needs. These activities will be scheduled for Wed, 11 Aug. Organized round-tables include: Data management and access in avian collections (organized by Kevin Winker; ffksw@uaf.edu). North American Ornithological Atlas Committee (contact Sally Laughlin, NORAC Chair, PO Box 157, Cambridge, VT 95444-0157, (802) 644-5651; Chan Robbins, Vice Chair; chan_robbins@nbs.gov), a loose committee of states and provinces involved in atlasing, will hold a full day session Wed with round-tables on various topics, including the repeat atlases now beginning in the Northeast. Avian mortality at communication towers (organized by Bill Evans and Albert Manville; contact Julie St. Louis; Julie_St._Louis@fws.gov) to be held Wed, 11 Aug, 13:00-17:30. See Circular of Information and web page for additional details and for meeting information: http://www.fmnh.org/aou/aoupage.htm. For information on local arrangements contact AOU Local Committee, ATTN: DAVID WINKLER, Section of Ecology and Systematics, Corson Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853-2701(dww4@cornell.edu). For information on the Scientific Program contact PETER E. LOWTHER, AOU Program Coordinator, The Field Museum, Roosevelt Rd at Lake Shore Dr, Chicago, IL 60605-2496, (lowther@fmnh.org).
THE WILDLIFE SOCIETY 6TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE: Excellence in Wildlife Stewardship through Science and Education (7-11Sep 1999); Austin, Texas USA. For information, please contact The Wildlife Society, 5410 Grosvenor Lane, Bethesda, Maryland 20814 USA (301-897-9770; Fax: 301-530-2471; tws@wildife.org; web: www.wildlife.org/2iwmc.html)
3RD EURASIAN CONFERENCE OF RAPTOR RESEARCH FOUNDATION. Date: 21-26 Sep 1999. Place: Txebor, Czech Republic. Contact address: PETR VOXM ek, Czech Society for Ornithology, Hornomlcholupska 34, CZ-102 00 Prague 10, Czech Republic (phone/fax ++420-2-7866700; cso.vorisek@bbs.infima.cz). Contact person for scientific program: KEITH L. BILDSTEIN, Hawk Mountain Sanctuary, 1700 Hawk Mountain Road, Kempton, Pennsylvania, 19529-9449 (PH: 610-756-6961, FX: 610-756-4468; bildstein@hawkmountain.org).
WESTERN BIRD BANDING ASSOCIATION, 1999 annual meeting, Reno, NV 24-26 Sep, hosted by University of Nevada, Reno, Lahontan Audubon Society, and Great Basin Bird Observatory. For information contact ALAN GUBANICH, Department of Biology/314, University of Nevada, Reno, NV 89557 (775-784-6652; aag@scs.unr.edu).
BIRD RINGING 100 YEARS 1899 -1999 International Conference on Results and Perspectives of Bird Ringing, Helgoland / Germany (29 Sep - 03 Oct 1999). The Scientific Program will comprise 6 plenaries, 10 symposia, and poster presentations. The Conference will be held in the NORDSEE-Halle on the Island of Helgoland. Financial aid will be offered by reduced registration rates. A bird ringing fair will offer exhibitions on ringing materials, radio transmitters, books, optics, etc. It will be on show within the main conference area. Local Organizing Committee Chair: FRANZ BAIRLEIN & OMMO HÜPPOP, Institut fuer Vogelforschung, 'Vogelwarte Helgoland', An der Vogelwarte 21, D-26386 Wilhelmshaven, Germany (Phone: (int) 49-4421-96890; Fax: (int) 49-4421-968955; E-mail: ifv@ifv-terramare.fh-wilhelmshaven.de. Scientific Programme Committee Chair: ARIE VAN NOORDWIJK, Netherlands (noordwijk@cto.nioo.knaw.nl). EURING The European Union for Bird Ringing, President: Fernando Spina, Italy (infsmigr@iperbole.bologna.it). The 2nd Announcement is available on the 100 Years Bird Ringing home page: http://home.t-online.de/home/O.Hueppop-IFV/ifv_hp.htm
THE 1999 MEETINGS OF THE NORTH AMERICAN LOON FUND are being held 1-3 Oct 1999 at the Sigurd Olson Environmental Institute of Northland College in Ashland, Wisconsin. The general membership meeting is on Saturday morning, 2 Oct, and the Board of Trustees will meet on Sunday morning, 3 October. For information, contact TED GOSTOMSKI at (715) 682-1220, or LIN O'BARA at (603) 528-4711.
VI NEOTROPICAL ORNITHOLOGICAL CONGRESS (NOC) (4-10 Oct 1999) will take place in Monterrey & Saltillo, México. Information on the NOC and events being held in conjunction with it can be found at http://www-cestec1.mty.itesm.mx/vicon. Early registration is encouraged in order to benefit from lower fees. For more information contact the VI NOC Secretary and Chair of the Local Organizing Committee, DR. ERNESTO ENKERLIN, c/o ITESM (CCA-CEDES), Av Eugenio Garza Sada 2501 Sur, Col. Tecnológico, CP. 64849, Monterrey, Nuevo León (PH:52(8)3284033, FX:52(8)3875815, EM: aves@cestec1.mty.itesm.mx). The NOC is convened by the Neotropical Ornithological Society; organized by ITESM and CIPAMEX; and hosted by PRONATURA and the Museo de las Aves de México. Organizers kindly acknowledge the support of the NOC´s main sponsor, Fundación ARA http://www.ara.com.mx/
BIG THICKET SCIENCE CONFERENCE: Biodiversity, Ecology and Conservation of Natural Areas in the West Gulf Coastal Plain (7-10 Oct 1999), Beaumont Hilton, Beaumont, Texas. Sponsored by: The Big Thicket Association, The Big Thicket Conservation Association, The Nature Conservancy, Rice University, Entergy, Texas Parks and Wildlife, USGS Biological Resources Division, USDA Forest Service, Texas Parks and Wildlife, and Big Thicket National Preserve. This conference will provide a forum for scientists, natural resource managers, students and the public to share the results of current research on the biodiversity and ecology of the region; and highlight efforts of natural resource managers in the West Gulf Coastal Plain to maintain, restore and enhance natural resources in the region. For more information, please contact ROY ZIPP, Publication Committee Chairperson at (409) 839-2689 ext. 225, or e-mail at roy_zipp@nps.gov.
INTERNATIONAL WILDLIFE REHABILITATION COUNCIL, 22nd annual wildlife care conference, "Your Piece of the Puzzle. Exploring Complementary Fields of Endeavor", will be held 13-17 Oct 1999 in Tucson, Arizona at the DoubleTree Hotel at Reid Park. We will also be holding pre-conference skills seminars, basic through advanced. For further information contact IWRC, 4437 Central Pl., Ste. B-4, Suisun, CA 94585, USA (PH: 707-864-1761; FX: 707-864-3106; EM: iwrc@inreach.com; or check website at http://www.iwrc-online.org). Deadline for abstracts is 30 Jun 1999.
BIRDLIFE INTERNATIONAL'S XXII WORLD CONFERENCE will be held 14-17 Oct 1999 and will be preceded by the BirdLife Global Partnership Meeting, both to be held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
*THE 1999 INTERNATIONAL WATCHABLE WILDLIFE CONFERENCE will be held in Ft. Myers, FL 18-22 Oct 1999. The conference is a meeting of individuals from public and private sectors working on all sides of the ecotourism equation: researchers, conservation biologists, ecotour providers, tourism executives and land managers. On 20 Oct, the conference will include a mini-symposium on waterbird disturbance issues featuring Joanna Burger (Rutgers Univeristy), Brian Harrington (Manomet), Jim Rodgers (FL Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission) and Hank Smith (FL Dept. of Env. Protection). Disturbance issues, in past instances, have set the ecotour industry and the conservation community at odds, because restricting tour operators' access to bird colonies threatens their businesses, but unrestricted access may ultimately lead to the birds' demise. Attend this workshop to help tease apart the complex economic and conservation realities of disturbance, and work towards establishing a groundbreaking set of viewing ethics palatable to the ecotourism and conservation research communities alike. A fieldtrip to Little Estero Critical Wildlife Area afterwards will explore how some of these issues have affected dynamic shorebird populations in coastal southwest Florida, and how in this instance, private individuals are partnering with public agencies and researchers to educate the local population and conserve this resource. For more information about this mini-symposium or to receive a registration packet for the conference, contact JULIE BRASHEARS PH: 850-922-0664, EM:brashej@gfc.state.fl.us).
SCALE AND ACCURACY FOR WILDLIFE HABITAT MODELING SYMPOSIUM, 18-22 Oct 1999, Snowbird, 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 RAPTOR RESEARCH FOUNDATION 1999 meeting will be held on 3-7 Nov 1999 at the Hotel Araiza Inn, in La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico, hosted by Centro de Investigaciones Biologicas del Noroeste, S.C. Two symposia are scheduled: one on the Golden Eagle on 2 Nov (for more information please contact: MICHAEL J. MACGRADY, symposium coordinator, 1702 Ridge Rd.,Whiteford, MD 21160, U.S.A. (PH: 410-836-1018, FX: 410-836-1019, EM: mmcgrady@msn.com), and another one on Monitoring of North American Raptor Populations on 4 Nov (for more information contact: JEFF SMITH, Scientific Program Chair, HawkWatch International,1800 South West Temple, Suite A226-1, Salt Lake City, Utah, 84115, U.S.A. (PH: 801-484-6758, FX:801-484-6810, EM: jsmith@hawkwatch.org). A workshop on the GIS and Raptors Ecology will be 6 Nov (For more information contact: RICARDO RODRIGUEZ ESTRELLA, see address below). For further information contact: Ricardo Rodriguez Estrella/Local Chair, Centro de Investigaciones Biologicas del Noroeste, S.C. (CIBNOR), km. 1 Carretera San Juan de la Costa, C.P. 23000, P.O. BOX 128, La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico (PH: (112) 5 36 33; FX: (112) 5 53 43 or 5 36 25; EM: estrella@cibnor.mx; WEB: http://www.cibnor.org/anuncios/rrf/irrf.html; http://catsis.weber.edu/rrf/ ).
THE WATERBIRD SOCIETY (formerly, Colonial Waterbird Society) will hold its annual meeting, 8-12 Nov, 1999, at the Congress Center located in Grado, Italy. These dates have been changed from the October dates previously announced. Preliminary information concerning this meeting can be obtained from the Web Page http://www.mp2-pwrc.usgs.gov/cws/italmeet.htm. One symposium has been scheduled: Monitoring Waterbirds in the Mediterranean. Other symposia and workshops will be announced shortly. Questions concerning the scientific program should be addressed to: DR. ROB BUTLER, Canadian Wildlife Service, Pacific Wildlife Research Centre, 5421 Robertson Road, RR #1, Delta, BC, Canada V4K 3N2 (PH: 604-940-4672; EM: rob.butler@ec.gc.ca).
THE WESTERN SECTION OF THE WILDLIFE SOCIETY will hold is annual conference 27-29 Jan 2000 at the Riverside Convention Center, southern California. The meeting theme is "Field Biology in the New Century: changing roles for the public and private sectors". Visit the Section's website, http://www.tws-west.org, for details on accommodations, registration, and membership and contact the program chair, MICHAEL MORRISON (wildmlm@worldnet.att.net; 209-267-1840) for information on the scientific program, student travel and paper awards, and to arrange small group meetings.
*65TH NORTH AMERICAN WILDLIFE AND NATURAL RESOURCES CONFERENCE, 24-28 Mar 2000, Hyatt Regency O'Hare, Chicago, IL. Theme is New Insights and Incites in Natural Resources Management. Chair of the Conference Program Committee is JAMES R. WOEHR, Senior Scientist with the Wildlife Management Institute. Chairs for the Special sessions: Central Forests-A Sleeping Giant (Chair: TERRY Z. RILEY, Wildlife Management Institute, 133377 382nd Ave., Aberdeen, SD 57401-8426, PH: 605-229-2067, FX: 605-229-2187, EM: wmitr@hdc.net). NEPA After Thirty Years: the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (Chair: THOMAS WRAY II, Natural Resources Office (Code DC287N), Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Site, 17320 Dahlgren Road, Dahlgren, VA 22448-5100, PH: 540-653-4186, FX: 540-653-2339, EM: WrayT@NSWC.NAVY.MIL). Managing Human-Related Conflicts (Chair: DONNA L. MINNIS, Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, Mississippi State University, Box 9690, Mississippi State, Mississippi 39762, PH and FX: 662-325-0989, EM: dminnis@cfr.msstate.edu). Young Resource Professionals: Do They Fulfill the Needs of Management in Today's Resource Agency? (Chair: GORDON C. ROBERTSON, West Virginia Division of Natural Resources, 1900 Kanawha Blvd., East, Charleston, West Virginia 25305-2764, PH 304-558-2771, FX: 304-558-3147, EM: grobert@dnr.state.wv.us). Wildlife Harvest Regulation: Lessons Learned, Current Challenges, Prospects for the Future, (Chair: BYRON K. WILLIAMS, USGS/BRD-Cooperative Research Units, 12201 Sunrise Valley Dr., MS 303, Reston, VA 20192, PH: 703-648-4260, FX: 703-648-4269, EM: byron_ken_williams@usgs.gov). Hostile Takeovers in America: Invasive Species in Wildlands and Waterways (KNIFFY HAMILTON, Bureau of Land Management, P.O. Box 36800, Billings, MT 59107-6800, PH: 406-255-2927, FX: 406-255-2788, EM: Kniffy_Hamilton@blm.gov). Those wishing to participate by contributing a presentation are urged to call the appropriate special session chair and request abstract guidelines immediately. Final determinations on program content will be made in mid-September. Accepted papers will be published in the Conference Transactions, slated for release by Oct 2000.
THE 23RD INTERNATIONAL ORNITHOLOGICAL CONGRESS will be held in Beijing, China, on 11-17 Aug 2002. Information can be obtained via e-mail <infocenter@ioc.org.cn>, via the internet at <http://www.ioc.org.cn>, or via the home page of the 22nd congress at <http://www.ioc.org.za>. You may register and to submit abstracts via the internet. The following are contact addresses of people responsible for the 23rd Congress in Beijing. Professor XU WEISHU, Secretary-General of the 23rd Congress, Beijing Natural History Museum, 1-1-302, Beijing Science and Technology Commission Apt., Balizhuang, Haidian District, Beijing 100037, CHINA. (PH & FX:+ 86-10-6846-5605; EM:s-g@ioc.org.cn). The Honorable LIU FENG, Assistant Secretary-General of the 23rd Congress, China International Conference Center for Science and Technology, Xueyuan Nan Road, Beijing 100081, CHINA. (PH:+ 86-10-6217-4952; FX: +86-10-6218-0142; EM: liufeng@public.bta.net.cn). Requests to be included on the mailing list for brochures and for information on the 23rd Congress should be sent to the Secretary-General or Assistant Secretary-General of the 23rd Congress. All inquiries about the scientific program of the 23rd congress, as well as comments and suggestions for the general program, plenary lectures, and symposia should be sent to Dr. FERNANDO SPINA, Chair, Scientific Program Committee, 23rd Congress, Instituto Nazionale per la Fauna Selvatica, Via Ca' Fornacetta 9, I-40064 Ozzano Emilia (BO), ITALY (PH:+39-51-65-12-111; FX: +39-51-79-66-28; EM: infsioc@iperbole.bologna.it). General questions and comments should be sent to Dr. WALTER J. BOCK, President of the 23rd Congress, Department of Biological Sciences, Columbia University, 1200 Amsterdam Avenue, Mail Box 5521, New York, NY 10027-7004, USA. (PH: +1-212-854-4487; FX: 1-212-865-8246; EM: <wb4@columbia.edu>). Inquiries about the International Ornithological Committee should be sent to Dr. DOMINIQUE G. HOMBERGER, Secretary of the International Ornithological Committee, Department of Biological Sciences, 508 Life Sciences Building, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803-1715, USA. (PH: +1-504-388-1747; FX:: +1-504-388-2597; EM: zodhomb@lsu.edu).
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WILLIAM W. BOWERMAN has accepted the position of Assistant Professor of Wildlife and Avian Toxicology at Clemson University. His new address is: Department of Environmental Toxicology, Clemson University, P.O. Box 709, Pendleton, South Carolina 29670. PH: 864-646-2210; FX: 864-646-2277; EM: wbowerm@clemson.edu
NEIL BUCKLEY has accepted a position as Assistant Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at SUNY Plattsburgh. He will be leaving his current position (postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Biology at the University of Vermont) on 28 Aug 1999 to take up the new position. His address will be Department of Biological Sciences, Beaumont Hall, 101 Broad Street, Plattsburgh, NY 12901-2681. EM: neil.buckley@plattsburgh.edu
R. TERRY CHESSER concluded his postdoc at the University of Arizona and has taken a position as Curatorial Associate at the American Museum of Natural History. New address: Ornithology Dept., American Museum of Natural History, Central Park West at 79th, New York, NY 10024-5192. EM: rtc@amnh.org
JEROME A. JACKSON has accepted an endowed Chair as Whitaker Eminent Scholar and Director of the Whitaker Center for Science, Mathematics, and Technology Education at Florida Gulf Coast University, Ft. Myers, Florida. New address: Whitaker Center, College of Arts & Sciences, Florida Gulf Coast University, 10501 FGCU Blvd. South, Ft. Myers, FL. 33965-6565 (PH:941-590-7157; FX: 941-590-7200; EM: picus@fgcu.edu)
JAIME E. JIMENEZ finished his dissertation on predation on nesting waterfowl and obtained his Ph.D. from Utah State University. He moved to Chile, his home country, to accept a Professor position as Wildlife Ecologist at Universidad de Los Lagos. His new address is: Laboratorio de Ecologia, Universidad de Los Lagos, Casilla 933, Osorno, CHILE. PH: 56-64-205286; FX: 56-64-239517; EM: JJimenez@ulagos.cl.
SUSAN KOENIG has just complete her doctorate at Yale. She is now in Jamaica as Executive Director of the Windsor Research Station, Sherwood Content P.O., Trelawny, Jamaica, W.I. PH: 876-997-3832; FX: 876-954-2564; EM: windsor@cwjamaica.com
MANUEL MARI'N finished his doctoral program at Louisiana State University in December 1998 and accepted a position as Research Director at the Western Foundation of Vertebrate Zoology, 439 Call San Pablo, Camarillo, CA 93012-8506. EM: mma@wfvz.org
CARL D. MARTI has moved to the Raptor Research Center, Boise State University, Boise, ID 83725 PH: 208-426-8996, EM: cmarti@earthlink.net.
IRENE M. PEPPERBERG has received a one year vising professorship to MIT Media Lab, Bldg 15, 20 Ames St, Cambridge, MA 02139; EM; impepper@media.mit.edu
BETH ANN SABO has moved to Wildlife Forensic Services, PO Box 142613, Irving, Texas 75014 (PH: 972.790.0730), from USFWS, Ashland, Oregon. She is also Forensic Ornithologist at the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History, Fort Worth, Texas. EM: bethann@birdid.com; WFS website: www.birdid.com.
KATHARINE TOUSEY died on 15 April 1999.
MARY F. WILLSON has accepted the position of Science Director for the Great Lakes Program of The Nature Conservancy, 8 S. Michigan Av., Chicago, IL 60603. PH: 312-759-8017; EM: mwillson@tnc.org.
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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:
DE LEON CARDOZO, JORGE O., CIAAE, 535 River Road, Willington, CT 06279. PH: 860-684-9744
PEER, BRIAN D. Department of Zoology, North Dakota State University, c/o USDA/National Wildlife Research Center, 2110 Miriam Circle, Suite B, Bismarck, ND 58501. EM: Brian.D.Peer@usda.gov
REMSEN, J. V., JR. EM: najames@unix1.sncc.LSU.edu
SHACKELFORD, CLIFFORD E., Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, 3000 IH-35 South, Suite 100, Austin, Texas 78704. PH: 512-912-7045. FAX: 512-912-7058. EM: clifford.shackelford@tpwd.state.tx.us
SLOTTERBACK, JOHN W., U.S.G.S., Biological Resources Division, Pacific Island Ecosystems Research Center, Kilauea Field Station, P.O. Box 44, Hawaii National Park, HI 96718. PH: 808-967-7396; EM: John_W_Slotterback@usgs.gov
THE FIELD MUSEUM recently adopted a new telephone system. As a result, the telephone and fax number of all staff and students have been changed. The new contact numbers for Field Museum ornithologists are:
John Bates PH: 312-665-7730, fax 312-665-7754
Tom Gnoske PH: 312-665-7012, fax 312-665-7754
Shannon Hackett PH: 312-665-7729, fax 312-665-7754
Jeff Hunt PH: 312-665-7798, fax 312-665-7754
Jeremy Kirchman PH: 312-665-7772, fax 312-665-7754
Peter Lowther PH: 312-665-7953, fax 312-665-7028
Mel Traylor PH: 312-665-7010, fax 312-665-7754
Tom Schulenberg PH: 312-665-7439, fax 312-665-7440
Doug Stotz PH: 312-665-7438, fax 312-665-7440
Dave Willard PH: 312-665-7731, fax 312-665-7754;;;
graduate student office (Keith Barker, Amy Driskell, and Jose Tello) PH: 312-665-7011, fax 312-665-7754.
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THE MOST RECENT NUMBERS of the Society journals and the month of mailing from Allen Press are: Auk, 1999, Vol. 116, #3, (Jul);Condor, 1999, Vol. 101, # 3, (Aug); J. Field Ornith., 1999, Vol. 70, #2 (Spring); Raptor Res., 1999, Vol. 33, #2 (Jun); Waterbirds, 1998, Vol. 22, #1, (Jul); Wilson Bulletin, 1999, Vol. 111, #2 (Jun). Numbers follow at about 3-month intervals. If you are missing an issue, please contact OSNA. New members receive the first issue of the volume year. Please check your address label to confirm membership information and address.
THE NEXT NEWSLETTER will be issued in October. Items you wish to have included must reach the Editor, CHERYL L. TRINE, 3889 E. Valley View Dr., Berrien Springs, MI 49103 (616-471-7886; fax 616-471-6911; ctrine@andrews.edu), by 1 September 1999 Submittal on diskette (WordPerfect or ASCII) with hard copy preferred; e-mail encouraged; faxes discouraged. Fax items should be larger than 12 point type, if possible. Items sent to the OSNA office may not reach the Editor in time. Items with a deadline date should be submitted at least 4 months in advance of that date to allow time for response.
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The Ornithological Newsletter (ISSN 0274-564X) is published bimonthly by the Ornithological Societies of North America
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