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NUMBER 134, February 2000
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
THE JOINT MILLENNIUM MEETING of the AOU, BOU and SCO will be held at Memorial University in St. John's, Newfoundland from 14 - 19 Aug, 2000. Although, this seems like months away, this is an important time to begin to finalize travel plans to Newfoundland. In an earlier communication we announced that the AOU Planning Committee was trying to put together CHARTER AIRLINE PACKAGES with very reasonable airfares to the meeting from across the United States and Canada. Unfortunately, interest was very low so we are re-posting this announcement here to encourage more members to participate in this program. We have posted the most recent regular airfares at http://swift.anselm.edu/web/bio/jaypage.nsf/aouboupage/?OpenForm. There is a form at this URL for signing up to participate in a charter airfare program. If we get enough people we can purchase special charter fares which would be better than the regular fares. We encourage members who have not made travel plans to use this site to make their plans. We have also created an info-based web page at http://www.anselm.edu/homepage/jpitocch/aoubougeneralinfo.html with additional web sites and links, a discussion group page, travel information to St. John's Nova Scotia and eastern Canada. We especially encourage participants to use the discussion group page to share travel information, discuss travel plans, organize student travel opportunities, discuss places to meet, places to eat, pre- and post meeting activities, etc. Newfoundland is one of the most scenic and ornithologically interesting provinces in Canada. This meeting is a great opportunity (or excuse) to visit this unique destination and we are trying every medium to encourage members to attend. The official web page for the Millennium meeting is http://www.mun.ca/birds2000/default.html. If you have any further questions, please contact JAY PITOCCHELLI via e-mail at jpitocch@anselm.edu, or regular mail at Biology Department, Saint Anselm College, Manchester, NH 03102 or voice mail at 603-641-7397.
COS STUDENT TRAVEL AWARDS: Limited funding will be available to defray travel expenses for undergraduate and graduate students attending the Cooper Ornithological Society meeting in Riverside, CA, 26-29 April 2000. Students must be members of COS and present an oral or poster paper at the meeting to be eligible for the award. Students must be senior authors but papers may be co-authored with other students or nonstudents. A travel award will be granted only after the presentation is accepted for the annual meeting by the program committee (to be accepted to the program, submit abstract as directed in circular). To apply for the travel award, submit: 1) a 2-page résumé, 2) a detailed listing of anticipated transportation expenses, 3) a 3-page (including references) expanded abstract of your paper or poster covering objectives, methods, major results, and scientific significance, and 4) a letter of recommendation from your advisor. Applicants are encouraged to submit their applications via e-mail (please ask your advisor to e-mail their recommendation separately) but hard copies (5 copies, no FAXes) will also be accepted. Send materials by 18 Feb 2000 to: DR. T. LUKE GEORGE, Department of Wildlife, Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA 95521. (EM: tlg2@humboldt.edu, PH: 707-826-3430).
CALL FOR PROPOSALS for symposia and workshops for the 71st annual meeting of the Cooper Ornithological Society, to be held 18-21 Apr 2001, in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Two symposia are already planned: Wintering Grassland Birds, and Effects of Litigation on Ornithology. Symposia (to be held Thurs.- Sat., 19-21 April) concurrent with general paper sessions, and workshops (Wed., 18 April) may be either a half or a full day in length. Potential topics for workshops include methods in statistics, monitoring, grant writing, or Internet resources. Please submit a one page proposal by 1 Apr 2000, to SCOTT STOLESON, USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, 2205 Columbia SE, Albuquerque, NM, 87106 (EM: sstoleso/rmrs_albq@fs.fed.us).
THE WATERBIRD SOCIETY has learned of a problem with the mailing of volume 22, no. 2, of Waterbirds. Although this issue was mailed from the printers on 12 October 1999, a number of members have not received their copies. If you are a member or subscriber to Waterbirds and have not received issue 22(2), please write to OSNA (EM: osna@allenpress.com) requesting a replacement. Please also send a copy of your request to the Treasurer (EM: christine_custer@usgs.gov), so that we can discover the extent of the problem. We apologize to all members and subscribers who did not receive this issue promptly.
NOMINATIONS FOR AOU OFFICERS AND ELECTIVE COUNCILORS must be received by the Secretary three months before the Stated Meeting. Thus, this year nominations are due 15 May 2000. Officers to be elected at the 2000 Business Meeting of the Members (15 Aug 2000 at Memorial University of Newfoundland), will be President-Elect, Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer, and three Elective Councilors. The Bylaws of the AOU require that the President-Elect be elected bi-annually, the Vice-President be elected annually and serve only one term, and the Secretary and Treasurer be elected or re-elected annually. The incumbent Secretary (M. Ross Lein) is willing to stand for re-election. The incumbent Treasurer (Frederick H. Sheldon) has announced that he will not stand for re-election at the end of his current term. Of the total of nine Elective Councilors, three are elected annually to serve terms of approximately three years, beginning at the close of the Stated Meeting. Elective Councilors to be replaced at the conclusion of the 118th Stated Meeting in 2000 are Irene M. Pepperberg, Carol M. Vleck, and David W. Winkler. Continuing to serve in 2000-2001 will be Elective Councilors, Walter D. Koenig, Scott M. Lanyon, Stephen M. Russell, Kenneth B. Able, Susan Hannon, and Scott K. Robinson. The procedure for nominating AOU officers and Elective Councilors is outlined in the Bylaws (Art IV, Sec 2). "Each Fellow and Elective Member shall be invited in advance of the Stated Meeting at which an election is to be held, to nominate, in writing to the Secretary, one person for ... Vice-President, one person for Secretary, one person for Treasurer, and three persons for Elective Councilors. These nominations shall be received by the Secretary three months before the Stated Meeting [15 May 2000] and shall be presented at the business session of the Stated Meeting. Nominations for all officers must be accompanied by written consent of the nominee".
AOU FELLOWS AND ELECTIVE MEMBERS ARE REMINDED that nominations for new members of these classes must reach the Secretary five months before the Stated Meeting, i.e. by 14 Mar 2000. Nominators must first obtain instructions and forms for 2000 from the Chair of the Committee on Nomination of Fellows and Elective Members, ROBERT M. ZINK, Bell Museum, 100 Ecology Building, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN 55108 (PH: 612-624-7207, FX: 612-624-6777, EM: rzink@biosci.umn.edu), or from the Secretary, M. ROSS LEIN, Department of Biology, University of Calgary, 2500 University Dr NW, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, CANADA (PH: 403-220-6549, FX: 403-289-9311, EM: mrlein@ucalgary.ca), or from any AOU officer. For additional information, see the December 1999 Ornithological Newsletter.
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ERRATA-The on-line version of the October issue of the Ornithological Newsletter had an incorrect URL for The North American Breeding Bird Survey (BBS) Database. The correct URL is: http://www.mp2-pwrc.usgs.gov/bbs/ or contact KEITH PARDIECK (PH. 301 497-5843, EM: Keith_Pardieck@usgs.gov).
"THE BIRD COURSE", a 5-day course on ornithology and birding is being held 22-26 May 2000 as part of the Montreal Bird Festival for adults at all levels by Profs. David Bird and Rodger Titman of McGill University, Montreal. $325 CDN plus incredibly low dorm rates, i.e. $75 Cdn for a whole week - a real bargain for Americans! For more information, contact RODGER TITMAN, Avian Science and Conservation Centre, McGill University, 21,111 Lakeshore Rd., Ste. Anne de Bellevue, Quebec H9X 3V9 (PH: 1-514-398-7933, FX: 398-7990, EM: titman@nrs.mcgill.ca; WEB: http://www.nrs.mcgill.ca/ascc).
BRIDGES TO BIRDING - National Fish & Wildlife Foundation is developing a booklet designed to help nature centers, zoos, scout groups, festival coordinators and others host a program on birds. The booklet will feature 12 activity stations, each one concentrating on a different topic. The activities should be adaptable for use with youths and adults and may focus on the following topics: Identifying birds, Using binoculars, Bird Songs, Using a Field Guide, and more. We would appreciate your help! If you have developed an activity and used it successfully with groups, we would like to include it in the guide. The activity should meet the following criteria: a). Require few materials; b). Provide information in a short amount of time (10 - 15 minutes); c) Be adaptable for youths and adults. Organizations/individuals sharing their activities will be recognized in the booklet. Please contact SUSAN BONFIELD at Sbonfield@aol.com to help.
A SUMMER ECOSYSTEMS FIELD STUDY PROGRAM will be offered by The Center for Environmental Research and Conservation at Columbia University. It is a 5-week study in either Biosphere 2, Brazil, or the Black Rock Forest (NY). It carries with it 6 Columbia University credits and experience in the latest tools in the field (GIS) and (GPS). One of the distinguishing features of this study program which is aimed at under-graduates is -- that while a student is physically studying in one biome, they will be networked to the other two to compare and learn. Applications will be accepted until 31 May. For more information email DOT SIEGFIRED at: dsieg@cerc.columbia.edu.
NORTHERN GOSHAWK ONLINE. The URL for Mike Shipman's online summary of results from his thesis research has changed to http://www.blueplanetphotography.com/feature/gost.htm. The project concerned the post-fledging movements and habitat use of goshawks in northeastern Nevada. The information is presented for a wide audience, with text and photos. This site has become the most-visited location on the World Wide Web for information concerning the northern goshawk. I encourage other graduate students and researchers to make their research available on the web. E-mail MIKE SHIPMAN: man@blueplanetphotography.com) for more detail.
RECENT ORNITHOLOGICAL LITERATURE -- Issue #79 is expected to be posted on the Web site (URL: http://www.nmnh.si.edu/BIRDNET/ROL/index.html) by Feb 2000. It will contain about 1350 entries, mostly from North American journals. Many of the entries carry key words or alternative subject codes to facilitate searches.
THE CORNELL LAB OF ORNITHOLOGY is pleased to announce the addition of the Ted Parker Memorial Lecture to its Monday Night Seminar series. Each spring we will extend an invitation to someone who has made an outstanding contribution to field ornithology/conservation to be the Ted Parker Memorial Lecturer. On 6 Mar, 7:30 PM, J. V. Remsen, Curator of Birds and Professor of Biological Sciences, Museum of Natural Science, Louisiana State University, will give the inaugural seminar at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. For more information, please call (607) 254-2440.
RECOMBINANT DNA TECHNOLOGY at Indiana University. During the summer of 2000 the Department of Biology, in cooperation with the I.U. Division of Continuing Studies, will offer two week-long laboratory coursers focusing on the techniques and procedures used in recombinant DNA research and their application. Participants also have the opportunity to work with a DNA sample of their own research organism, if they choose. Both courses will be taught on the Indiana University campus in Bloomington. The first course, "Recombinant DNA Technology," will introduce participants to procedures involved in recombinant DNA work and to the molecular aspects of genetic engineering. Most of the procedures that are taught to biology graduate students in the recombinant DNA section of a graduate techniques course at Indiana University will be covered. Participants can make arrangements to isolate genomic DNA from their own research organisms during the course. This course is designed for those with a basic understanding of the structure of DNA and elemental genetics and with a minimal understanding of enzymes and biochemistry. The course is scheduled for 11-16 Jun 2000. Registration deadline is 12 May. The second course "Introduction to RFLP and Fingerprinting Analysis, RAPD Analysis, and DNA Sequencing," will provide participants with the opportunity to learn about the materials and techniques used in recombinant DNA research. Participants may bring a DNA sample to sequence during the course. This course is designed for those with a basic understanding of the structure of DNA and a minimal understanding of enzymes and biochemistry. Previous experience with PCR analysis, RFLP analysis, and DNA sequencing is not necessary. This course is scheduled for 18-21 Jun 2000. Registration deadline is 12 May. The instructor for both courses is Dr. Stefan J. Surzycki, associate professor of biology at Indiana University, and author of Basic Techniques in Molecular Biology, Springer Lab Manual Series, to be published January 2000. The registration fee for each course is $890.00. The fee for those enrolling in both courses is $1,600.00. The fees include all instruction, laboratory supplies, use of equipment, and lab manuals. For additional information, contact JANE CLAY, Bloomington Division of Continuing Studies, Indiana University, Owen Hall 204, Bloomington, IN47405 (PH: 812-855-6329, EM: Jclay@indiana.edu, WEB: http://www.indiana.edu/~scs/iub/DNA.html).
AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT (EIS) is expected to be issued soon for the Southwest Region of the Forest Service, outlining USFS forest plan amendment alternatives, in order to incorporate standards and guidelines for management and protection of habitat for a number of wildlife and plant species on southwestern National Forest System lands. Avian species under study and review include the American peregrine falcon, Southwest willow flycatcher, and cactus ferruginous pygmy owl. Typically, habitat for many of the species under study is associated with riparian areas that have long been impacted by livestock grazing and other human activities in the desert Southwest. According to the USFS, the draft EIS is expected to be available in December 1999, and a final EIS should be available by March 2000. For more information contact Director of Ecosystem Analysis and Planning, 517 Gold Avenue, SW, Albuquerque, NM 87102 (PH:505-842-3251) or LEN CARPENTER, Wildlife Management Institute (PH: 970-223-1099) (Excerpted from "Outdoor News Bulletin" of the Wildlife Management Institute.
RAPTOR INVENTORY TRAINING: This course teaches the Resource Inventory Committee (RIC) methods for identifying and conducting raptor inventories. Training: raptor species natural history; identification; observation station site identification; nesting sites; recording observations; habitats; data analysis; and design of field studies. The four days is comprised of one day on identification and three days on inventory procedures. Participants will update their identification skills and calibrate those skills against RIC standard identification evaluation. You will learn principles and practices of RIC raptor inventories, with an opportunity to practice some techniques. The course assumes participants have sufficient understanding of survey design principles delivered in the RIC Species Inventory Fundamentals Manual with an opportunity to practice some techniques. Both diurnal and nocturnal raptors will be covered, with field sessions for both at the appropriate times. The course will primarily look at the more common species, but will address methodological problems with surveying secretive species. This will provide a firm background from which the rare species can then be correctly identified and accurately surveyed. Whenever possible, the course will also cover in more detail those species in which participants are particularly interested. We will be situated at Camp Alexander, a small community with sandy beaches and forested walks which provide ample general birding and possible raptor encounters. All classroom and field sessions are taught on-site. Participants will be expected to exhibit the same flexibility as is normal during field work. Audience: Technologists, professionals, planners and others involved in deriving wildlife species capability and suitability scenarios from terrestrial ecosystem mapping in British Columbia. Note: Pets are prohibited. Prerequisites: Introduction to Wildlife Species Inventory Training (recommended, not mandatory); survey design principles delivered in the RIC Species Inventory Fundamentals Manual; diploma or post secondary degree in biology or environmental science or equivalent; and at least one season field inventory experience. RIC is responsible for establishing standards for natural and cultural resources inventories, including collection, storage, analysis, interpretation and reporting of inventory data for the Province of British Columbia. More RIC information: http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/ric/ Dates, location & fee: 6-9 Mar 2000? Camp Alexander, 2916 McBride Avenue, Surrey, BC. Early Registration: $1,050.00 (cdn) + $73.50 gst (if applicable) if payment received on or before 21 Feb 2000 (You will be contacted if less than required minimum 10 register) After Early Date: $1,100.00 (cdn) + $77.00 gst (if applicable). Instructors: Frank Doyle, MSc, biologist with 15 years experience, specializing in raptors and working on raptor projects both in Europe and North America; and Mike Setterington, MSc, biologist specializing in ornithology. Accommodation: 1. Camp Alexander - The only on-site option is dormitory style cabins with washroom facilities in a separate building, you supply bedding, towels and toiletries. Rate: $15.50/night; or 2. Motels and Hotels in the vicinity. Meals: are not included in your registration fee. 1. Those staying on-site have full access to kitchen facilities; or 2. restaurants in the vicinity. Transportation: to minimize costs, we are asking those of you driving to the course to take other participants as passengers on the field portions. Course contact: TOM RANKIN, RPF, Region Manager; Forestry Continuing Studies Network; PH: 1-250-573-3092, FX: 1-250-573-2882, EM: trankin@telus.net To register: For pdf brochure with registration form (Acrobat Reader) please visit our website: http://www.fcsn.bc.ca; Mail: Forestry Continuing Studies Network, 2665 East Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1W5 FX: 1-604-222-1730 PH: Vancouver area: 1-604-222-1740, Toll free within BC: 1-877-222-9993, Inquiries or more information: 1-604-222-9157.
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SONGBIRD COLLABORATORS SOUGHT--Joe Phelps, a graduate student at Purdue University, is seeking cooperators throughout eastern North America whose work puts them in contact with indigo buntings, gray catbirds, Acadian flycatchers, or eastern phoebes. Phelps is in need of feather and blood samples of known-origin birds (nestlings or recent fledglings), and he can provide training on taking samples, or possibly travel to collect samples at study areas of various cooperators. Feather and blood samples are needed to study natal dispersal patterns. An agreement with the Bird Banding Lab will allow collection of samples by anyone with a current permit who agrees in advance to cooperate on this project. If you will be working with the above species in the year 2000, please contact JOE PHELPS at jphelps@fnr.purdue.edu or (765) 494-5040.
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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 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.A LISTSERVE SERVICE
has been set up at Cornell University, thanks to the efforts of Kevin McGowan. Subscribers to this list will receive the new job announcements on a regular basis. These are the same announcements as will appear on-line. To subscribe you will need to send the following message to: listproc@cornell.edu, "subscribe BirdJobs-L your name". You leave by sending to listproc@cornell.edu "unsubscribe BirdJobs-L".Return to Top
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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. 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.AAV CONSERVATION GRANT, Year 2000 Call for Preproposals. The Association of Avian Veterinarians (AAV) is accepting preproposals for its year 2000 granting period. The AAV awards small grants each year for projects that address the conservation needs of wild avian populations and is interested in funding projects related to issues of avian habitat preservation, education and research. Priority will be given to in situ conservation efforts. Grants are rarely in the excess of $4,000, and successful applicants must submit a report to the AAV Conservation Committee one year after receiving a grant. Veterinarians, non-veterinarians, and students are encouraged to apply. Preproposals should be limited to two pages and include the following sections; investigator(s) with contact information, title, amount requested, concise statement of need and background, goals, objectives, materials and methods, project timetable (not to exceed 12 months), and budget. Six copies of the preproposal should be submitted by 5pm, 17 Apr to the AAV Conservation Committee, care of the AAV Central Office, P.O. Box 811720, Boca Raton, FL 33481, USA. Please use double-sided printing, recycled-content paper, and minimum 12 font type and one inch margins. Electronic applications may be sent to aavctrlofc@aol.com. Successful applicants will be invited to submit full proposals for the 11 Aug deadline.
THE SOCIETY OF CANADIAN ORNITHOLOGISTS is calling for applications from students working on birds in Canada for two Taverner Awards ($500 each) and one Baillie Award ($1,000) for 2000. Applications must reach the following address before 15 Jan 2000. For application materials or additional information, contact D.M. BIRD (PH: 514-398-7760; FX: 514-398-7990; EM: bird@nrs.mcgill.ca).
THE SOCIETY OF CANADIAN ORNITHOLOGISTS is happy to officially announce the winners of its annual awards for students enrolled at a Canadian university and engaged in field studies on birds that live in Canada for at least part of the year. The 1999 James L. Baillie Student Award for Field Research given in collaboration with BIRD STUDIES CANADA went to SCOTT TAROF of Queen's University for his Ph.D. study on "Natural and Sexual Selection in Least Flycatchers (Empidonax minimus): Why Do Breeding Birds Cluster?". The two Taverner Awards were won by RYAN NORRIS of York University for his M.Sc. study on "The Effect of Forest Fragmentation on the Extra-Pair Mating System of the Hooded Warbler (Wilsonia citrina) and to GRACE BOTTITA of Trent University for her M.Sc. study on "Energetics Constraints During Incubation in Arctic-nesting Common Eiders." For more information on these awards, contact DR. DAVID M. BIRD, Avian Science and Conservation Centre of McGill University, 21,111 Lakeshore Rd., Ste. Anne de Bellevue, Quebec H9X 3V9 CANADA (PH: 1-514-398-7760; FX: 1-514-398-7990; EM: bird@nrs.mcgill.ca).
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"BIZARRE BIRDS." by Doug Wechsler, 1999. 48 pages, 8x 10, harcover with jacket over preprinted full-color cover. ISBN 1-56397-760-5. A photo picture book targeted for ages 8-12, but fascinating for older readers as well. A large amount of bird lore is packed into Bizarre Birds and readers will discover many principles that apply to the biology of all creatures bizarre and otherwise. Full-color photos by the author and VIREO. The author has written and photographed for Ranger Rick, International Wildlife, and BBC Wildlife. And his photographs have also appeared in National Geographic, Natural History, Reader's Digest, and hundreds of other books, magazines, calendars, and exhibits. $17.95 (Canada $27.99). Boyds Mills Press, Honesdale, PA 8431 (PH: 1-800-490-5111).
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FOR SALE: Auk Vol. 105 -116 (missing 107(1)); Condor Vol. 92-101; J. Field Ornithol. Vol. 59-70; Wilson Bull. Vol. 101-111; Western Birds Vol. 16-29 (missing 16(2,3), 23(3)); Ontario Birds Vol. 1-11 (missing 1(3)). All are offered for best offer plus shipping. Contact: GEORGE E. WALLACE, 1106 Shetland Ct., Lynn Haven, FL 32444; EM: wallace@i-1.net or wallacg@gfc.state.fl.us
FOR SALE: Auk, Vol 87-116; Anim. Behav., Vol 18-58; and Amer. Sci., Vol 58-86; Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia, 13 Vol; Bent's Life Histories, Dover, 26 vol. Few journal issues missing. Best offer plus postage. HAROLD F. SEARS, 3590 Glenn Springs Rd., Spartanburg, SC 29302 (EM: hfsears@prodigy.net).
FOR SALE: Systematic Zoology (Biology). Volumes 1-40 (1951-1991). All are in FINE original condition. Will take best offer. Contact STEVE SHEFFIELD, 8354 Glastonbury Ct., Annandale, VA 22003; PH 703-358-1821; EM: steven_r_sheffield@fws.gov
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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.* in this section indicates new or revised entry
*INTEGRATION ACROSS ECOLOGICAL SCALES SYMPOSIUM will be held 25 Feb 2000 Texas A & M University's Reed Arena in College Station, Texas. This symposium offers a one-day treatise on ecological integrity, biodiversity, and issues of scale in conservation and resource management. Graduate students of the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences, in collaboration with graduate students from other departments across campus, developed and organized the symposium. Scheduled speakers include Reed Noss, Michael Gilpin, Joan Roughgarden, James H. Brown, Michael Huston, O. James Reichman, Gustavo Fonseca, and Jack Ward Thomas. For further information, see our website at: http://wfscnet.tamu.edu/int/integration.htm Registration for this symposium is free, but is required and due by 4 Feb 2000. Contact the symposium committee at: Integration@wfscgate.tamu.edu
19TH VERTEBRATE PEST CONFERENCE (VPC) will be held 6-9 March 2000 at the Mission Valley Hilton Hotel, San Diego, Calif. The VPC begins with an optional ($30) field trip to view wildlife problems of the region on 6 Mar. Presentations the following 3 days range from practical management to more technical papers concerning research or new technology. Costs: $110 if pre-registered by 4 Feb 2000, otherwise $135 at the door. Contact: conference chairperson, TERRELL SALMON, Dept. of Wildlife, Fish & Conservation Biology, Univ. of California, One Shields Ave., Davis, CA 95616; PH: 530 752-8751; FX: 530 752-4154; EM: tpsalmon@ucdavis.edu; WEB: http://www.davis.com/~vpc/welcome.html
*INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM, "NATURE AND THE MASS MEDIA""Topes De Collante". Cuba: 13-17 Mar 2000. On behalf of the Cuban environmental N.G.O. ProNATURALEZA and its president Dr. Jorge Ramón Cuevas, writer and host of the weekly television series Entorno, which deals with nature and the environment, we are pleased to invite you to join us and a distinguished group of television and multimedia professionals, filmmakers, teachers, specialists in environmental education and others interested in protection of nature, to participate in the 1st International Symposium on Nature and the Mass Media. We encourage you to register and inform us of your interest as soon as possible. The Symposium will be a forum for discussions and exchange on themes related to the use of the mass media in protection of nature and the environment. We will also address the way in which the natural world is distorted when documentaries are made to sell and to educate, with an exaggerated emphasis on violence, cruelty, predatory behavior and sexual relations. Symposium activities will include discussions within working commissions, round tables and master's lectures. Later on we will be sending you a complete program with details of the individual presentations to be made. Topes de Collantes is a mountainous protected area 800 meters above sea level,with spectacular scenery and pleasant climate. In addition to the hiking excursion scheduled as part of the Symposium program on March 17, we will also be offering optional excursions to the nearby Valle de los Ingenios (Valley of the Sugar Mills) and the city of Trinidad, declared World Heritage Site for its historic significance and colonial architecture. For more information, contact one of the following: "ProNATURALEZA," Rodríguez No. 57 entre Fomento, y Ensenada. Luyanó. Ciudad de La Habana. CUBA (PH: (537) 98 2884, FX: (537) 33 8054, EM: cuevas@infomed.sld.cu) or "Gaviota Tours," Ave del Puerto, Edif. La Marina, 3er piso, C. de La Habana 10100 (PH: (537) 66 6777, ext 2374, FX: (537) 33 9061, 33 1879, EM: sec- av@nwgaviot.gav.cma.net, Mateo@citma.dci.gov.cu).
THE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REHABILITATORS ASSOCIATION presents: Our New Millennium; Caretakers of the Circle", 14 - 18 Mar 2000, an international symposium to be held in Milwaukee, WI. Contact NWRA Central Office, 14 North 7th Avenue, St. Cloud, MN 56303 (PH: 320-259-4086, WEB: http://www.nwrawildlife.org, or EM: nwra@cloudnet.com).
51ST ANNUAL MEETING OF AIBS: "Biology: Challenges for the New Millennium," 22 - 24 March 2000, Smithsonian, Washington, D.C. to review the major advances in organismal and integrative biology made during the last century, and look ahead to future goals and challenges. Cosponsored by the American Institute of Biological Sciences and the Smithsonian Institution. This event includes speakers Stephen J. Gould, Daniel H. Janzen, Gene E. Likens, Lynn Margulis, Gordon Orians, Ghillean Prance, Marvalee Wake, and Edward O. Wilson, offering attendees the chance to meet these notable scientists. Interactive breakout sessions will follow each plenary to discuss recent advances and future challenges. Other meeting features include a lecture by special guest Ernst Mayr, a workshop on the teaching of evolution (co-sponsored with the National Association of Biology Teachers), and a showing of the Smithsonian's new 3-D IMAX film on the Galapagos Islands. For more information or to register online: http://www.aibs.org/meeting2000/ or contact AIBS Meetings Manager MARILYNN MAURY at PH: 703-834-0812, ext. 203, EM: mmaury@aibs.org.
1ST SYMPOSIUM ON EXOTIC SPECIES INTRODUCTIONS, Causes and Consequences, Lisbon, 24-25 Mar 2000. The Liga para a Proteccao da Natureza, a Portuguese NGO, is organizing a symposium on the introduction of exotic species or biotic exchange. The first announcement can be seen can be seen at http://paginas.teleweb.pt/~exoticas.
*65TH NORTH AMERICAN WILDLIFE AND NATURAL RESOURCES CONFERENCE: New Insights and Incites in Natural Resources Management, 24-28 Mar 2000, Hyatt Regency O'hare, Chicago, IL. . Chair of the Conference Program Committee is JAMES R. WOEHR, Senior Scientist with the Wildlife Management Institute. The advance program outlining the tentative agenda of related meetings, Special Sessions and Special Events is available from the BETTE GUTIERREZ, Wildlife Management Instistute, 1101 14th Street, N.W., Suite 801, Washington, D.C. 20005 (PH: 202-371-1808, FX: 202-408-5059) or visit the Institute's website at http://www.wildlifemgt.org/wmi.
EASTERN BIRD BANDING ASSOCIATION ANNUAL MEETING will be held on 14-16 Apr 2000 in Audubon, PA, the site where Audubon banded his first bird in the United States in the year 1805. For information about the meeting contact ALAN GEHRET, 308 N. Limerick Rd., Schwenksville, PA 19743, (PH: 610-287-4490, EM: JJAJostle@aol.com).
70TH ANNUAL MEETING OF THE COOPER ORNITHOLOGICAL SOCIETY, 26 - 29 Apr 2000, Riverside Convention Center, Riverside, California. Chair of the Local Committee is JOHN T. ROTENBERRY (Dept. of Biology, Univ. California, Riverside, CA 92521; 909-787-3953; fax 909-787-4286; rote@citrus.ucr.edu). Chair of the Scientific Committee is THOMAS A. SCOTT (Dept. Earth Sci., Univ. California, Riverside, CA 92521; 909-787-5115; fax 909-787-4324; tomscott@citrus.ucr.edu). Bookmark the Cooper Society home page (http://www.cooper.org) and look under "Announcements." We should have a page available beginning in October. Call for Papers and Registration Materials will be issued in early January 2000. Two symposia are planned: (1) Ecology and Conservation of Avifauna of the Salton Sea, organized by MICHAEL PATTEN of the University of California, Riverside (EM: patten@citrus.ucr.edu); and (2) Biology and Management of the Genus Corvus, chaired by WILLIAM BOARMAN, USGS Biological Resources Division, Canyon Crest Field Station (EM: william_boarman@usgs.gov). Contact each for details.
THE 81st ANNUAL MEETING OF THE WILSON ORNITHOLOGICAL SOCIETY, 26-30 Apr 2000, will be held at Galveston, Texas, at the invitation of the Houston Audubon Society and the Gulf Coast Bird Observatory. This will be a joint meeting with the ASSOCIATION OF FIELD ORNITHOLOGISTS. For information on local arrangements, contact DWIGHT PEAKE at Gulf Coast Bird Observatory, 103 West Highway 332, Lake Jackson, Texas 77566 (PH: 409-480-0999; FX: 409-480-0777; EM: dpeake@flash.net). For information on the scientific program contact CHARLES BLEM, Department of Biology, Virginia Commonwealth University, P. O. Box 842012, Richmond, Virginia 23284-2012; (PH: 804-828-1562; FX: 804-828-0503; EM: cblem@saturn.vcu.edu).
*HAWK MIGRATION ASSOCIATION OF NORTH AMERICA (HMANA) will hold its 25th Anniversary Conference 8-11 Jun 2000 at the Split Rock Resort, Lake Harmony, PA. This conference is a forum for research related to raptor migration. Paper and poster sessions are scheduled, as well as workshops on radio and satellite telemetry, and raptor identification for beginners and experts. For more information contact LAURIE GOODRICH, Hawk Mountain Sanctuary, 1700 Hawk Mountain Rd., Kempton, PA 19529-9449 (PH: 610 756-6961; FX: 610 756-4468; EM: goodrich@hawkmountain.org).
*SOCIETY FOR CONSERVATION BIOLOGY Annual Meeting (9 - 12 Jun 2000), The University of Montana, Missoula, MT 59812. FRED ALLENDORF (EM: darwin@selway.umt.edu) and DAN PLETSCHER (EM: pletsch@forestry.umt.edu); WEB: http://www.umt.edu/scb2000/.
ECOSUMMIT 2000 INTEGRATING THE SCIENCES: Understanding and solving environmental problems in the 21st Century. Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, 18-22 Jun 2000. Sponsored by Elsevier Science in association with the journals Ecological Modelling, Ecological Engineering, Ecological Economica and Aquatic Ecosystem Health and Management and their affiliated societies.All delegates will be able to participate actively during the EcoSummit through the Working Groups , in addition to the contributed poster sessions. The six themes of the summit are: integrated modelling and assessment; complex adaptive, hierarchical systems; ecosystem services; science and decision-making; ecosystem health and human health; quality of life and the distribution of wealth and resources. The Summit will include an optional whale watching field trip and gala dinner. A modelling course by Sven Jorgensen will run in advance of the Summit. For further information, contact: AMY RICHARDSON, EcoSummit 2000 Secretariat, Elsevier Science, The Boulevard, Langford Lane, Kidlington, Oxford OX5 1GB, UK (PH: +44 (0) 1865 843643, FX: +44 (0) 1865 843958, EM: a.richardson@elsevier.co.uk), EcoSummit 2000 Secretariat, PO Box 1656, New York, NY 10116-1656 USA, or WEB: http://www.elsevier.com/locate/ecosummit
SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE ORNITHOLOGICAL CONGRESS, 27 Jun - 2 Jul 2000, Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia. Birds Australia is presenting the 2nd Southern Hemisphere Ornithological Congress (SHOC) in Brisbane next year. This Congress aims to bring together Southern Hemisphere ornithologists from around the globe to discuss research and conservation of birds in a distinctly southern fashion. With plenary speakers and symposium organizers confirmed from Southern Africa, South America and Australia, SHOC will be a truly international event. This major Congress will be held in Brisbane and hosted by the Queensland Ornithological Society. Eminent ornithologists will give six plenary addresses: Dr. Mark Burgman, AUSTRALIA: 'Population viability analysis for bird conservation'; Dr. Alan Kemp, SOUTH AFRICA: 'Sustainability of avian populations'; Dr Pablo Yorio, ARGENTINA 'Seabird conservation'; Dr. Eleanor Russell, AUSTRALIA: 'Avian Life Histories'; Dr. Phil Hockey, SOUTH AFRICA: 'Southern approaches to migration'; Dr Manuel Nores, ARGENTINA: 'Species richness in the Amazonian bird fauna from an evolutionary perspective'.As well as open sessions, the program includes the following symposia: a. Megapodes: past, present & future; b. Ratite biology; c. Threatened species recovery programs in the Southern Hemisphere: are they working? d. Life history and ecology of Southern Hemisphere seabirds; e. Shorebird migrations between the hemispheres; f. Biogeography - Gondwanan radiations; g. Systematics of Southern Hemisphere groups); h. Birds on the edge: fragmentation and disturbance; i. Mating systems and cooperative Breeding; j. Southern Hemisphere migration: mirror image or new paradigm? k. Ecology of birds in human-dominated landscapes; l. Seabird conservation issues in the Southern Hemisphere; m. Southern perspective on avian life histories(; n. Physiological correlates of avian life histories.) Registration brochures and all other information on the Congress can be found online at: http://www.birdsaustralia.com.au/shoc. Information can also be obtained from the SHOC 2000 Congress Secretariat: Conventions Queensland, PO Box 4044, ST LUCIA SOUTH QLD. 4067 (PH: +61 (0)7 3870 8831; FX: +61 (0)7 3870 9514; EM: shoc2000@conqld.org.au).
*WESTERN FIELD ORNITHOLOGISTS will hold their 25th Annual Conference in Kern River Valley, California, 5-9 Jul 2000. BOB BARNES (Audubon California, P.O. Box 953, Weldon, CA 93283; 760-378-3044; bbarnes@lightspeed.net; http://frontpage.lightspeed.net/KRP) and others of Audubon California and its Friends of Kern River Preserve will constitute the Local Organizing Committee for this 30th anniversary celebration of WFO's founding. Details about meeting and field trips, and registration information, will be posted on the WFO Web Site: http://www.wfo-cbrc.org.
*SYMPOSIUM: HUMAN CONFLICTS WITH WILDLIFE: ECONOMIC CONSIDERATIONS, 1-3 Aug 2000, Fort Collins, CO Contact: DR. LARRY CLARK 970-266-6137 (WEB: http://www.aphis.usda.gov/ws/nwrc/econsymp).
The ANIMAL BEHAVIOR SOCIETY ANNUAL MEETING will be held 5-9 Aug 2000 in Atlanta, GA, co-hosted by Morehouse College and ZooAtlanta. the meetings will include special symposia on 'Dispersal Behavior' and invited papers on 'Comparisons between Primates and Cetaceans'. Plenary speakers include Chris Boake, Hugh Drummond, & Dee Boersma. For further information see http://www.animalbehavior.org/ABS/Program/
*3RD INTENATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON FRUGIVORES AND SEED DISPERSAL, 6-11 Aug 2000, S o Pedro, Brazil. "Perspectives in Conservation and Biodiversity". For more information: DR WESLEY SILVA, Museu de História Natural, UNICAMP, CP 6109, 13870-900 Campinas, S o Paulo, Brazil (EM: wesley@unicamp.br, WEB: http://www.unicamp.br/ib/f2000).
*BIRD STRIKEOMMITTEE-USA, 2nd Annual Joint Meeting, 8-10 Aug 2000, Holiday Inn Select, Minneapolis/St. Paul International Airport, Minneapolis. For information and registration contact RICHARD A. DOLBEER, USDA/Wildlife Services, 6100 Columbus Ave. Sandusky, OH 44870 (PH: 419-625-0242, FX: 419-625-8465, EM: richard.a.dolbeer@usda.gov). For information on the scientific program contact SCOTT BARRAS, USDA/Wildlife Services (PH: 419-625-0242, FX: 419-625-8465, EM: scott.c.barras@usda.gov).
*AMERICAN ORNITHOLOGISTS' UNION 118th Stated Meeting will be held at Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, NF, 14 - 19 Aug 2000. For information on local arrangements contact WILLIAM A. MONTEVECCHI, Biopsychology Programme, Departments of Psychology and Biology, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, NF A1B 3X9; (PH: 709-737-7673; FX: 709-737-2430; EM: mont@morgan.ucs.mun.ca). For information on the Scientific Program contact PETER E. LOWTHER, The Field Museum, 1400 South Lake Shore Dr, Chicago, IL 60605-2496, (PH: 312-665-7953; EM: lowther@fmnh.org). Circular of Information will be mailed to members in March 2000. Web page for meeting is at http://www.mun.ca/birds2000/ or http://www.fmnh.org/aou/aoupage.htm. Deadline for Student Award applications and for place on Scientific Program is 5 May 2000; information on Student Awards and Call for Papers available in Circular and at web pages.
*THE WILDLIFE SOCIETY 7TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE: Excellence in Wildlife Stewardship through Science and Education, 12-16 Sep 2000, Nashville, TN. Deadline for Call for Papers is . For information, please contact: The Wildlife Society, 5410 Grosvenor Lane, Bethesda, MD 20814 (PH: 301-897-9770, FX: 301-530-2471, EM: tws@wildlife.org).
INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON GALLIFORMES will be held 23 Sep-1 Oct 2000 at Kathmandu and Royal Chitawan National Park, Nepal. Special emphasis will be placed on species from South Asia, but paper and poster presentations are welcome on the biology and management of any of the pheasants, quails, partridges, francolins, and guineafowl. Sessions on the conservation of Galliformes in Nepal, national conservation strategies, Action Plan projects, studies of threatened species, management of hunted species, and management of captive species are planned. The abstract deadline is 31 Mar 2000. To be added to the mailing list please contact Mrs. JANE CLACEY, World Pheasant Association, PO Box 5, Lower Basildon, Reading RG8 9PF, UK. PH: +44(0) 118 984 5140; FX: +44(0) 118 984 3369; EM: wpa@gn.apc.org
*THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION will hold its 2000 conference on South Padre Island in October. This is an ideal location to share information about birds, and the focus this year is "Spanning Cultural and Ecological Diversity Through EE." For more information, contact BRENDA WEISER at weiser@cl.uh.edu.
*THE EURING2000 CONFERENCE will be held the first week of Oct 2000 at Point Reyes, California. The objective of this meeting is to draw together biologists and statisticians in order to stimulate the development and dissemination of new techniques for the analysis of data from marked bird populations. This is a general call for papers for the session on Meta-Populations, Multi-Strata Models, Dispersal, Translocations. We are looking for papers that go beyond parameter estimation. In particular, we are looking for papers that expand our horizons, either for their application toward answering ecological and/or evolutionary questions, or for innovative methodological approaches. In keeping with the theme for the conference, we are encouraging submission of papers that demonstrate a productive collaboration between statistician and field biologist. The tentative structure of the conference will consist of 7 sessions and a total of 28-30 papers, each about 25 minutes in length (with 5 minutes or so for questions). In addition, there will be 4-6 plenary papers, followed by 1-2 formal discusants. Individuals that wish to publish their paper in the conference proceedings must arrive at the meeting with 4 copies of their manuscript ready for review. It is not necessary at this time to submit an abstract; rather please contact ROBERT BENNETTS (EM: bennetts@tour-du-valat.com) or JEAN CLOBERT (EM: jean.clobert@hall.snv.jussieu.fr) to discuss your proposed paper. For further information concerning the structure/content of the conference, short courses or sessions visit the EURING 2000 website: http://www.goose.org/euring/euring2.html
*THE 2nd NORTH AMERICAN DUCK CONFERENCE AND WORKSHOP will be held 11-15 Oct 2000 at the Delta-Bessborough Hotel, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada (URL: http://www.extension.usask.ca/go/DuckSymp2). For further information about the scientific program or other details contact BOB CLARK, Canadian Wildlife Service, 115 Perimeter Road, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada S7N 0X4 (FX: 306-975-4089), using the following e-mail address: DuckSymp2@ec.gc.ca.
THE XXIII INTERNATIONAL ORNITHOLOGICAL CONGRESS will be held in Beijing, China, on 11-17 Aug 2002. The following officers were elected: Honorary President, Professor Ernst Sutter (Switzerland), President, Professor Walter Bock (U.S.A., EM: wb4@columbia.edu), Vice President, Professor Jacques Blondel (France, EM: blondel@cefe.cnrs-mop.fr), Secretary-General, Professor Xu Weishu (China, EM: s-g@ioc.org.cn), Assistant Secretary-General, The Honorable Liu Feng (China, EM: liufeng@public.bta.net.cn), Secretary of the International Ornithological Committee, Dr. Dominique G. Homberger (U.S.A., EM: zodhomb@lsu.edu). The Scientific Program Committee for the XXIII International Ornithological Congress has been appointed under the chairmanship of DR. FERNANDO SPINA (Istituto Nazionale per la Fauna Selvatica, Via Ca' Fornacetta 9, I-40064 Ozzano Emilia (BO), Italy. Phone: +39-051-65-12-111; Fax: +39-051-79-66-28; EM: infsioc@iperbole.bologna.it) and includes the following members: Dr. Alexander V. Andreev (Russia, EM: ted@actor.ru), Professor Ding Changqing (China, EM: dingcq@panda.ioz.ac.cn), Professor Patricia Gowaty (U.S.A., EM: gowaty@ecology.uga.edu), Professor Zheng Guangmei (China, EM: zhenggm@bnu.edu.cn), Dr. Hiroyoshi Higuchi (Japan, EM: higuchi@uf.a.u-tokyo.ac.jp), Dr. Lukas Jenni (Switzerland, EM: jennil@orninst.ch), Professor Marek Konarzewski (Poland, EM: marekk@cksr.ac.bialystok.pl), Dr. Theunis Piersma (The Netherlands, EM: theunis@nioz.nl), Professor Pilai Poonswad (Thailand, EM: scpps@mucc.mahidol.ac.th, Dr.Richard Schodde (Australia, EM: Richard.Schodde@dwe.csiro.au), Dr. Lucia Liu Severinghaus (China, EM: zolls@gate.sinica.edu.tw), Professor Hans Winkler (Austria, EM: H.Winkler@klivv.oeaw.ac.at), Professor Zhang Zhengwang (China, EM: zzw@bnu.edu.cn), in addition to the President, the Secretary-General and the Secretary. General information on the congress can be obtained via EM: infocenter@ioc.org.cn, or via the internet at http://www.ioc.org.cn. Information about the IOC can also be obtained from our new home page at <http://www.nmnh.si.edu/BIRDNET/IOC/. 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. The SPC will decide on the format and contents of the scientific program of the congress, which is expected to include Plenary Lectures, Symposia, Contributed papers (in the form of Oral presentations and Poster papers) and Round Table Discussions. In previous congress, the plenary speakers are internationally known ornithologists and chosen to cover a diversity of topics to ornithologists. Symposia contributions are intended for the general ornithologist rather than the specialist and should offer updated review papers on recent developments in a research field. Contributed papers provide a means for individual ornithologists to present their most recent findings and ideas to the congress. Round table discussions are workshops, discussion groups, etc. designed for exchange of ideas among specialists in a field. Round table discussions should not be used to present a longer lecture by the organizer of the discussion group or a series of symposium-type papers. All interested ornithologists are invited and urged strongly to submit proposals for symposia and for plenary speakers. Proposals of plenary speakers should include the name and address (including e-mail address) of the proposed speaker, and a statement of the possible topic and why the person was proposed. Symposia proposals should include a title, a statement on the expected content of the symposium (not exceeding 1,800 characters), suggested symposia speakers (maximum 5, including postal and e-mail addresses), the suggested conveners (a primary convener and a co-convener, including their full postal and e-mail addresses). We strongly encourage use of the internet to submit proposals. The statements on symposia contents should preferably be sent as *.rtf format files. It is urged that contributors in each symposium be as international as possible. Round table discussions can also be proposed at this time although there will be a subsequent call for proposals for RTDs and for contributed papers. Because BirdLife International has terminated its world-wide meetings just prior to the International Ornithological Congresses, and being the XXIII Congress the first ever held in Asia, the SPC is especially interested to solicit high standard proposals concerned with the contribution of Ornithology to biological conservation and wildlife management. The SPC will meet in Beijing, China in mid-June 2000; hence all proposals should reach the Chair of the committee by the end of April 2000 at latest. Proposals can also be sent to individual members of the committee, but in this case submission should be earlier so that the proposal can be forwarded to the chair. We thank all interested ornithologists for their proposals and contribution to the scientific program of the Congress, and we look forward to a fruitful meeting in Beijing in the year 2002.
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DAVID BARBER has accepted a position as naturalist with Hawk Mountain Sanctuary in PA. His new address is Hawk Mountain Sanctuary, 1700 Hawk Mountain Rd., Kempton, PA 19529-9449, PH: 610 756-6961; EM: barber@hawkmountain.org.
GAIL FRASER has started a postdoctoral position with Bridget Stutchbury at York University. Her current address is Biology Dept., Lumbars Bldg., York Univ., 4700 Keele Toronto,ON m3j 1p3 CAN. PH: 416-736-2100 ext 66637
W. RUSS MCCLAIN has accepted the position of Nongame Wildlife and Natural Heritage Biologist (& State PIF Coordinator) with The Nature Conservancy/Natural Heritage Program of West Virginia. His new work address is WVDNR, P.O. Box 67, Elkins, WV 26241. PH: 304-637-0245; FX: 304.637.0250; EM: rmcclain@dnr.state.wv.us
DENNIS A. MERITT, JR. has accepted the position of Visiting Associate Professor of Biological Sciences at DePaul University, 2325 North Clifton Avenue, Chicago, IL, 60614-3207. PH: 773-325-4937. FX: 847-864-3524. EM: dmeritt@condor.depaul.edu.
BRETT K. SANDERCOCK left the University of California at Berkeley to accept a Killam Postdoctoral Fellowship at the University of British Columbia. His new address is: Centre for Applied Conservation Biology, 3rd Floor - Forest Sciences Centre, University of British Columbia, 3004 - 2424 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada. PH: 604-269-3774; FX: 604-822-5410; EM: bsanderc@interchange.ubc.ca
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BROOKS, DANIEL M., Ph.D., Curator of Vertebrate Zoology, Houston Museum of Natural Science, One Hermann Circle Drive, Houston, TX 77030-1799. PH: 713-639-4776, EM: dbrooks@hmns.org
CAFFREY, CAROLEE. EM: Caffrey@okstate.edu.
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HUSSELL, DAVID. EM: David.Hussell@mnr.gov.on.ca
KOCHERT, MICHAEL N. EM: mkochert@eagle.boisestate.edu
MARTI, CARL D. Raptor Research Center, Boise State University, Boise, ID 83725 USA. PH: 208-426-8996, EM: cmarti@micron.net
OMLAND, KEVIN E. EM: komland@nzp.si.edu
PAULSEN, IAN. EM: ipaulsen@linknet.kitsap.lib.wa.us
SARGENT, BOB. bob.sargent@robins.af.mil
SHEFFIELD, STEVE. EM: steven_r_sheffield@fws.gov
SMALLWOOD, JOHN A. EM: smallwoodj@mail.montclair.edu.
STETTENHEIM, PETER. PH: 603-448-4655. EM: peter.stettenheim@valley.net
TITUS, RUSS. EM: rct6@cornell.edu
VERNER, JARED. PH: 559-323-3207, EM: jverner/psw_fresno@fs.fed.us
WOODREY, MARK S. Mississippi Museum of Natural Science, 2148 Riverside Drive, Jackson, MS 39202. PH: 601-354-7303, FX: 601-354-7227, EM: mark.woodrey@mmns.state.ms.us
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