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NUMBER 136, June 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://biology.boisestate.edu/raptor
WOS - http://www.ummz.lsa.umich.edu/birds/wos.html
BIRDNET - http://www.nmnh.si.edu/BIRDNET/index.html
NOMINATIONS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED FOR AOU OFFICERS AND ELECTIVE COUNCILORS to be elected at the 2000 Business Meeting of Members (15 Aug 2000) at Memorial University of Newfoundland. To be elected are a President-Elect, Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer, and three Elective Councilors. The Bylaws of the AOU require that the President- Elect be elected bi-annually, that the Vice-President be elected annually and serve only one term, and that the Secretary and Treasurer also be elected or re-elected annually. During the next cycle (2000-2001), President Frank B. Gill will be replaced by current President-Elect John W. Fitzpatrick. The incumbent Treasurer (Frederick H. Sheldon) will conclude his seven-year tenure at the end of the 2000 meeting. The incumbent Secretary (M. Ross Lein) is willing to serve another term if re-elected. Because nominations are allowed up until 15 May, after the deadline for this newsletter, a list of nominees is not being printed. However, the list can be obtained by contacting the Secretary (PH: 403-220-6549, EM: mrlein@ucalgary.ca).
POSITION AVAILABLE: MANAGING EDITOR FOR THE CONDOR. Primary responsibility for copy-editing and proofing manuscripts, and for coordination of all activities of the Editorial Office: flow and tracking of manuscripts, correspondence with authors and reviewers, communication with the publisher, and other assistance to the Editor. This is an 80% time position, and requires a highly organized person capable of extremely detailed work with minimal direct supervision. Requirements include proficiency with Microsoft Word and database management, strong communication skills, and command of English grammar. Editing and publishing experience is a definite plus; background in ornithology, biology, or other sciences desirable but not a necessity. Position will be located in Bend, Oregon; beautiful Central Oregon is one of the Pacific Northwest's premier outdoor recreation centers known for downhill/nordic skiing and snowboarding (Mount Bachelor), rock climbing (Smith Rock State Park), and world-class fly fishing. Starting date is 1 Aug 2000. Salary $31,500 per year plus benefits. Interested applicants should send a resume and a letter of application detailing their qualifications as soon as possible to DAVID DOBKIN, Editor, The Condor, High Desert Ecological Research Institute, 15 S.W. Colorado Avenue, Suite 300, Bend, OR 97702.
THE WATERBIRD SOCIETY will hold its 24th annual meeting 1-5 Nov 2000 at the Plymouth Conference Center in Plymouth, Massachusetts. In keeping with a broadened scope of the Society to include all waterbirds, the theme of this meeting is "Birds and aquatic environments: Science for conservation and management." In addition to platform and poster sessions on a variety of topics and species groups, the scientific program will include symposia on "Global change and waterbirds: Implications for conservation and management in the 21st century" and "Managing wetlands for waterbirds: Multi-species approaches." Workshops will include the official launching of the North American Colonial Waterbird Conservation Plan, the U.S. Shorebird Conservation Plan Research and Monitoring Working Group, and the Roseate Tern Recovery Team. A whale/seabird cruise, and a trip to Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge on Cape Cod will be among the field trips offered. A second announcement and Call for Papers will be issued in Apr 2000. For more information, contact Local Committee Chair KATHARINE PARSONS (PH:508 224-6521; FX:508 224-9220; EM: parsonsk@manomet.org) or Scientific Program Chair PETER FREDERICK (PH:352 846-0565; FX:352 392-6984; EM: pcf@gnv.ifas.ufl.edu), or look for updates on the Society's website at http://www.nmhn.si.edu/BIRDNET/CWS/.
NEW EDITORIAL OFFICES OF THE CONDOR. Effective immediately, the new BOOK REVIEW editor for The Condor is DR. BARBARA KUS, USGS-Biological Resources Division, San Diego Field Station, Department of Biology, San Diego State University, San Diego CA 92182-4614 (EM: bkus@sunstroke.sdsu.edu). All new books for review and outstanding reviews should now be directed to her office. The Cooper Society wishes to thank outgoing book review editor Kim Smith and wish him the best of luck in his new position. The main editorial offices of The Condor are also changing effective 1 Aug 2000. As of this date, all editorial material except page proofs for the November issue and materials related to book reviews should be sent to incoming editor DR. DAVID DOBKIN, High Desert Ecological Research Institute, 15 SW Colorado Suite 300, Bend OR 97702. This includes new submissions and revised manuscripts. Page proofs for papers to be published in the November issue of The Condor should be returned to the outgoing editor, WALT KOENIG.
AOU FELLOWS AND ELECTIVE MEMBERS ARE REMINDED that ballots for Elective Members must be returned to the Secretary by 25 Jul 2000. The deadline for nominations for EMs and Fellows has already passed. Newly-elected ELECTIVE MEMBERS will be announced at the Business Meeting for Members (15 Aug 2000) at the 118th Stated Meeting at Memorial University of Newfoundland. In early July 2000, FELLOWS will be sent balloting and other information related to their upcoming meeting (14 Aug 2000 at Memorial University of Newfoundland), during which they will elect new Fellows and conduct other business. Contact Secretary M. Ross Lein for more information (PH: 403-220-6549, EM: mrlein@ucalgary.ca).
COMPLETE YOUR COLONIAL WATERBIRDS collection with this DISCOUNT OFFER! The Waterbird Society wishes to celebrate its expanded role in waterbird research, management, and conservation by offering all available back issues of its journal, Colonial Waterbirds, Vols. 1 - 20, for the discounted price of $4.50 each issue. This is a substantial savings for members of $4.00 over current single issue prices, and $10.50 for subscribers. These discounted prices are available until Dec. 31, 2000, or while supplies last. Use this opportunity to replace lost issues or to complete your set. To take advantage of this special offer, indicate which volumes and issues and send a check (drawn upon U.S. banks only) or money order to: Allen Press, Inc., Ornithological Society of North America, P.O. Box 7099,Lawrence, KS 66044-7099, U.S.A. For quicker service or information, send an e-mail to osna@allenpress.com, or call (800) 627-0629 We also accept credit card payments.
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CALL FOR MANUSCRIPTS -- FOREST SCIENCE, Special Section on "WILDLIFE HABITAT RELATIONSHIPS. The journal Forest Science (FS) is soliciting manuscripts for a special section that will address the general theme of wildlife habitat relationships in forest ecosystems. Wildlife can be broadly defined to include vertebrate or invertebrate groups, including birds, mammals, fish, herptiles, and insects and other arthropods. Manuscripts can address habitat relationships at the population or community level, ways to maintain and enhance viability of forest-dependent populations, silvicultural and other management activities that can affect animal populations, and other topics related to the ecology and/or management of animal populations and animal communities in forest ecosystems. The editor of the special section on wildlife habitat relations is DR. STEPHEN DESTEFANO, Associate Editor, Forest Science, Mass. Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, 160 Holdsworth Way, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003 (PH: 413-545-4889, FX: 413-545-4358, EM: sdestef@forwild.umass.edu). Authors wishing to submit an article for publication consideration in the special section should contact Steve DeStefano with a tentative title and abstract as soon as possible, or at least before 31 Aug 2000. The submission deadline for manuscripts is 30 Nov 2000. Authors should plan to send six (6) copies of their submission to JANET S. MICHAELS, Manuscript Manager, Forest Science, Pacific Northwest Research Station, 3625 93rd Ave. SW, Olympia, WA 98512-9193 (PH: 360-753-7682, FX 360-956-2346, EM: fscience/r6pnw_olympia@fs.fed.us). Please indicate in your cover letter your intention to submit your manuscript as part of the "Special Section on Wildlife Habitat Relationships." Detailed information on content, style, submission procedures, and other information for contributors can be found at http://www.safnet.org/pubs/forscience/edpolicy.htm.
FIRST CALL FOR PAPERS--Riparian Habitat and Floodplains Conference (14-17 Mar 2001), Radisson Hotel, Sacramento, California. A conference integrating California riparian and floodplain restoration, research, conservation, partnerships, education, policy, and biota, bringing together a wide variety of experts and interests. We are soliciting papers in the following major theme areas: Conservation and Restoration of Riparian and Floodplain Habitat: Managing Multiple Uses to Maintain Riparian Health; Multiple Species Conservation; Integrated Floodplain Management; Research and Technology in Restoration and Monitoring of Riparian and Floodplain Habitat: Recent Advances in Monitoring, Restoration, and Bioengineering; Riparian Biota Associations and Multiple Species Conservation; Riparian Disturbance Factors. Policy and Programs in Riparian and Floodplain Management: Bioregional Planning and Partnership Efforts; Environmental Ethics, Outreach, and Education; New Policy Ideas for the Future. Abstracts are due by 17 Nov 2000, and should be in Word or WordPerfect, 10 point Times New Roman font. Submissions should include title, author(s), affiliation(s), address(es), and an abstract of 300 words or less. They can be sent as an email attachment to one of the addresses below. At the discretion of the conference steering committee, presentations may be either oral (20 minutes) or poster. Manuscript instructions will be provided after receipt of the abstract. Final manuscripts will be required prior to the conference. More information will be posted at "http://www.tws-west.org/riparian" as it becomes available. For program information, contact: DIANA CRAIG, USDA Forest Service (PH: 707-562-8930, EM: dcraig01@fs.fed.us) or LYANN COMRACK, California Department Fish and Game (PH: 858-467-4208, EM: lcomrack@dfg.ca.gov).
NORTH AMERICAN COLONIAL WATERBIRD CONSERVATION PLAN: Workshops and meetings are underway to discuss and contribute to the creation of the North American Colonial Waterbird Conservation Plan. The Plan's goal is to advance the conservation of colonial waterbirds from Canada through the Caribbean and Central America. In the next months, planning will focus on regional issues and on developing monitoring programs. The Plan's Steering Committee invites participation. Workshop results, draft portions of the plan and announcements of upcoming workshops may be found on the home page (http://www.nacwcp.org), or contact JAMES KUSHLAN, Steering Committee Chair, (EM: Jkushlan@aol.com), or MELANIE STEINKAMP, Project Director (EM: Melanie_Steinkamp@usgs.gov, PH: 301 497-5753).
RAPTOR ECOLOGY AND DIET ANALYSIS: We are offering our accumulated knowledge in raptor ecology and research techniques, to help with the monitoring of raptor populations and diet. We have over 14 years of experience in studies throughout N. America and Europe, monitoring populations of both raptors (eagles, hawks, accipiters, falcons and owls) and their prey. Raptor studies have been conducted on an individual basis and within the framework of long-term ecosystem projects. We also provide a detailed diet analysis service, with the identification of key prey through both pellet and prey remain analysis. Professional advice is available on productive methodologies for prey remains/pellet collection, which will result in a representative cross section of a raptor's diet, and allow the identification of key prey both by season and by biomass. See Web Page for more details: http://www.bulkley.net/~doyle/ or Contact: FRANK DOYLE (EM: doyle@bulkley.net), Wildlife Dynamics Consulting, Box 129, Telkwa, B.C. CANADA, V0J 2X0.
TOPOZONE has approximately 60,000 USGS topographic maps on the internet. You may view three sizes and at 4 scales, 1/25000, 1/50000, 1/100000, and 1/200000. It allows searches for not only political entities for which it gives quadrangle, position, altitude, etc, but also for mountains, streams, and other geographic landmarks Covers the entire US except for Alaska. A truly remarkable site. The URL is: http://topozone.com/find.asp
REQUEST FOR MANUSCRIPTS--the Transactions of The Western Section of The Wildlife Society is published annually in January. The Transactions publishes original manuscripts that report research results, new techniques, and reviews or syntheses pertaining to natural resource biology, conservation, management, and administration. Submitted manuscripts should have relevance to the geographic area covered by the TWS Western Section which includes Nevada, California, Hawaii, and U.S. territories in the Pacific Ocean. Manuscripts are accepted at any time. To be published in the volume for a given year, manuscripts must be received by 1 May of that year. All manuscripts are peer-reviewed. Page charges for papers published in the Transactions are $30/page. However, authors or coauthors who are TWS Western Section members can waive charges for the first 8 pages. All members receive copies of the Transactions as a benefit of member ship. Membership in the TWS Western Section is $20 annually. For information on the TWS Western Section including membership, please see the Western Section website: http://www.tws-west.org. Instructions for authors can be obtained from the Transactions Editor. Please submit any manuscripts or questions regarding the Transactions to the Editor: BRIAN CYPHER, Editor, Transactions of the Western Section of The Wildlife Society, P.O. Box 9622, Bakersfield, CA 93389 (PH: 661-398-2201, EM: bcypher@tcsn.net).
FREE RESUME and JOB POSTING e-ploy.com is an online job recruitment site for teachers and other educational professionals. You set up and personalize your account and the e-ploy.com search engine will search for job openings, or it will search for potential employees. http://E-PLOY.COM, INFO@E-PLOY.COM
INTERNATIONAL YOUTH ORNITHOLOGY CAMPS (Ebro Delta, NE Spain). Description of the Natural Park of The Ebro Delta (NE, SPAIN): The Ebro Delta covers an area of 320 sq. Km (123.5 sq miles) and is the most important aquatic environment in the Western Mediterranean after the Camargue and the second largest in Spain after Doñana National Park. Description of the Camps: The camps take place in tents. Meals are served in the restaurant. Sports equipment is available (pool, basketball, soccer, ping-pong, etc). The camp site is in the middle of the Natural Park, 500 meters away from the beach and 50 meters from the Ebro River. Dates: 10-19 July. Ages: over 18 years. Activities: Camps are coordinated and guided by experienced monitors (Biologists): census of nidifying birds, scientific ringing, studies of fauna and flora, nature itineraries, trips to Tortosa-Beceit mountain range, aquatic sports, visits to Barcelona (not included in the price)--zoo, aquarium, imax cinema, museums. Prices: 339 $ or 359.3 Euros. The price includes: full board, accommodation, transport Barcelona-Ebro Delta and Ebro Delta-Barcelona, experienced guides, aquatic sports, museums, tour in boat for the Ebro River, bicycles. For more information: contact the address below: c/ Pere Vergés 1, 8-5, 08020 Barcelona, SPAIN (PH: 34 93 314 60 18 - 34 93 305 48 02. FX:34 93 305 48 02, EM: Spainbirding@suport.org, URL: http://teleline.terra.es/personal/ecoima/camps.htm, or http://teleline.terra.es/personal/ecoima/
SpainBirding/indexbird.htm
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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.
U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY Director Chip Groat has announced that the agency will pursue funding for a major new bird research initiative in Fiscal Year 2002. The proposed initiative recognizes the growing need for a well-designed, coordinated monitoring program that links population and habitat monitoring data to the Bird Conservation Regions; integrated research that includes a large-scale, networked effort in species and habitat modeling; a decision support that provides tools for local, regional, and national conservation efforts; adaptive management that contributes to the theory and practice of adaptive resource management for avian conservation; and information that provides the necessary support and management for the very large information bases that will be involved in the effort. The Ornithological Council had a lead role in persuading USGS leadership of the need for this research.
ENDANGERED SPECIES LEGISLATION IN CANADA - Canada's first national endangered species legislation was introduced in the House of Commons on 11 Apr 2000 by Environment Minister David Anderson. The proposed Species at Risk Act (SARA, C-33) provides the authority to prohibit the destruction of endangered or threatened species and their critical habitat on all lands in Canada. Currently, Canada addresses endangered species issues through an interprovincial agreement known as the Accord for the Protection of Species at Risk. The Act will, for the first time, legally recognize the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC) and provide for rigorous, independent and public scientific assessments. In 1999, COSEWIC's central role in identifying species at risk was threatened when proposals were made to remove independent scientists from the committee and to give that authority to representatives appointed by the provincial governments, without any requirement of scientific expertise. Although that proposal was defeated, concerns were raised that the new legislation would likewise assign responsibility for the designation of species in need of protection to nonscientists. The legislation requires that each member of COSEWIC is to "have expertise drawn from a discipline such as conservation biology, population dynamics, taxonomy, systematics or genetics or from community knowledge or aboriginal traditional knowledge of the conservation of wildlife species." It further allows the COSEWIC specialist subcommittees to include persons who are not members of COSEWIC. The bill states that COSEWIC is to "carry out its functions on the basis of the best available information, including scientific knowledge, community knowledge, and aboriginal traditional knowledge." These provisions leave open the possibility that COSEWIC's decisions may be made on or influenced by factors other than a scientific assessment of the status of a species.
USFWS MOVING FORWARD WITH CORMORANT MANAGEMENT PLAN - The FWS continues its efforts to develop a nationwide management plan for Double-crested Cormorants. A series of 10 public meetings around the country concluded 23 May 2000. OC Chairman David Blockstein participated in a public hearing on 25 Apr and made the point that the decision of FWS must be based on the best biological science. Blockstein and other members of the public at the meeting expressed concern that the available science does not justify population reduction. Blockstein also noted that this is an international issue and must include Canada and Mexico in developing a solution. He suggested that a multi-national process like the USFWS-CWS arctic goose habitat working group be established. FWS expects to publish a draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) in fall 2000 and a final EIS and management plan in 2001.The preliminary management options being considered by FWS include: (1) No action (which FWS defines as current management activities); (2) Damage control (local and could increase state discretion); (3) Population reduction; (4) Sport hunting; and (5) Remove federal protection.
CHANGES PROPOSED TO U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE (FWS) LAND ACQUISITION PRIORITY SYSTEM (LAPS) - The FWS has a priority system in place to determine which parcels of land to acquire for the National Wildlife Refuge System. That system, known as LAPS, has been under revision for several years. Recently, FWS released a proposed interim LAPS and sought comments from the public. OC submitted comments on the Bird Component, suggesting that rather than re-prioritizing species within an FWS region, that the regional offices consult with the coordinators of the four comprehensive bird conservation plans (Partners in Flight, The North American Waterbird Conservation Plan, the North American Shorebird Conservation Plan, and the North American Waterfowl Management Act plans). OC pointed out that the Partners in Flight species prioritization scheme had been peer-reviewed by the AOU and constituted the best available science with regard to the species covered. We also noted that the other plans were developed by leading experts and should also be given great weight. Finally, we suggested that the selection process make use of the USGS Biological Resources Division GAP Analysis Program, which includes analyses of land cover and predictions of distribution of vertebrate species. You may obtain the document from the Division of Realty's internet site at http://realty.fws.gov/laps.htm. You may mail or hand-deliver requests for copies or comments to ANDREW FRENCH, LAPS Team Leader, Division of Realty, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 300 Westgate Center Drive, Hadley, MA 01035. You may send requests for copies or comments by electronic mail to Andrew__French@fws.gov. Please submit internet comments as an ASCII file avoiding the use of special characters and any form of encryption. Please also include ``Attn: LAPS Comments'' and your name and return address in your message. You may fax requests for copies or comments to (413) 253-8480.
BIOLOGICAL RESEARCH ON THE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGES - The National Wildlife Refuge System Improvement Act of 1997 requires that each refuge develop a comprehensive conservation plan (CCP). CCPs, which will be subject to public review and comment, can provide for certain types of (compatible) uses for the specific refuge. If the CCP provides for a certain type of use, there is no need for public review and comment for individual refuge use applications. The refuge manager must still make a determination that a given research protocol falls within the uses provided for in the CCP. It is important that ornithologists monitor the development of these plans, to be sure they provide for scientific research. Otherwise, every application for a scientific research permit could be subject to a public comment process - leading to unnecessary delay. Until a given refuge develops a CCP, the new regulations require that the refuges provide an opportunity for public review and comment on each evaluation of a use. OC encourages all ornithologists to comment on these CCPs, specifically asking that the CCP include biological research by non-FWS scientists as compatible uses and that such research should be encouraged. OC will post notices on Ornith-L, OCNET, and WORGNET when draft CCPs are published for comment, or when refuges publish scoping notices, asking for comments in advance of drafting their CCPs. Directions for subscribing to these listserves appears below.
UPDATES ON LEGISLATION, REGULATION, AND POLICY MATTERS AFFECTING ORNITHOLOGY AND BIRDS can be found on BIRDNET, the website of The Ornithological Council (http://www.nmnh.si.edu/BIRDNET) on the Ornithology and Society page. We also post announcements on 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 Jeanette Bider 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).
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INFORMATION NEEDED for Birds of North America account. Any unpublished information, personal observations, and obscure references will be greatly appreciated and acknowledged.
BLACKTHROATED SPARROW (Amphispiza bilineata). Iinformation from banding records, nesting, behavior, sightings or any other data you might have to share would be a great help. KRISTEN
ENOS (EM: K_enos@hotmail.com).
BAND-RUMPED STORM-PETREL (Oceanodroma castro) and TRISTRAM'S STORM-PETREL (Oceanodroma tristrami). JOHN W. SLOTTERBACK (EM:jkeoni@usa.net) 360 Kauila St. Apt
#102, Hilo, HI 96720.
WILSON'S WARBLER MEASUREMENT DATA--I would greatly appreciate receiving measurements (width at widest point x height) of cloacal protuberances from Wilson's Warblers netted on their breeding grounds. I also would welcome information on the date and location of a male's capture, and on it's breeding status if known (e.g., unmated, nesting, or post-nesting, or more specifically, egg or nestling stage, or whether an initial, replacement, or second nesting). All data welcome, but that from high elevation (Sierra, Rockies) or high latitude (Alaska) sites especially welcome. Please contact: DR. WILLIAM GILBERT, 4630 Driftwood Ct., El Sobrante, CA 94803 (PH: 510-222-7860, FX: 510-222-9633, EM: wmglbrt@aol.com). Address and phone changes possible after May.
VOLUNTEERS AVAILABLE. Married couple (M.Sc. and Ph. D. in ornithology) on work sabbatical seek volunteer field positions in Australia/New Zealand. Available 6-10 weeks in Oct-Dec 2000. Timing somewhat flexible but need to be in Australia at Christmas. Can pay own expenses but would appreciate lodging. Both have extensive field experience in remote areas of North America and data analysis capability. Prefer to work on passerines but flexible. Resumes and references available on request. PETER OR MARGARET MCLAREN, R.R. 3, Bracebridge, Ontario, Canada, P1L 1X1 (PH: 705-645-1015, EM: pmclaren@muskoka.com).
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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. 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".
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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.
THE WATERBIRD SOCIETY is pleased to announce THE KUSHLAN-FROHRING RESEARCH AWARD in wading-bird science and conservation biology An award has been established by Dr. James A. Kushlan, former President of the Waterbird Society, in his and his wife's name to support scientific research on wading birds. The award, which will be administered by an award-selection committee of the Waterbird Society, will fund research aimed at providing significant scientific advances in the biology, ecology, or conservation biology of colonial wading birds. The award which, depending on the scientific merit of the competition, may or not be offered annually, will be open globally to students, professionals, and amateurs working on wading birds as defined as species covered in the monographs Herons handbook (1984), and Storks, ibises and spoonbills of the world (1992). Financial and education status of applicants are not considerations, as selection will be based on the applicant's likelihood of successful publication of significant contributions to the fields of wading-bird biology, ecology, or conservation biology. It is anticipated that a total of more than $2,000 will be available for up to two awards annually. Proposals are due by 15 Jul. The award or awards, if any, will be announced no later than 1 Oct, annually. The first award will be made in autumn 2000. For proposal guidelines, write: KEITH L. BILDSTEIN, Hawk Mountain Sanctuary, 1700 Hawk Mountain Road, Kempton, Pennsylvania 19529 USA (EM: bildstein@hawkmountain.org).
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"NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY BIRDER'S HANDBOOK" by Stephen W. Kress, Ph.D. 2000. 176 pages, more than 200 color photographs, 30 pages of individual bird profiles 16 locator maps, large illustrations. Published by Dorling Kindersley Publishing, Inc. ISBN 0-7894-5153-0. Hardcover, $24.95. Shows both novice and experienced birders how to locate, identify, photograph, record, and study birds. Provides valuable information on a variety of topics: bird behaviors; North American bird families; birding hotspots, the best viewing equipment, including binoculars and cameras; information on bird research centers, education programs and birding in cyberspace. Available in bookstores, or visit http://www.dk.com.
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WANTED: I'm looking for a copy of "Studies in Avian Biology No. 13. Avian Foraging." GREG JONES (PH: 352-376-3617, EM: greg.a.jones@santafe.cc.fl.us).
WANTED. Mark Catesby's "Natural History of Carolina, Florida, and the Bahama Islands." Please give edition, condition, and asking price--DAVID W. JOHNSTON, fordeboids@erols.com
FOR SALE by Tucson Audubon Society to benefit our education program.. All prices include shipping within the continental U. S. Please contact JOAN TWEIT (EM: rjtweit@alum.mit.edu) 3116 N Willow Creek Dr., Tucson AZ 85712. Except as noted, all are in excellent condition. Checks payable to Tucson Audubon Society. Palmer, R. "Handbook of North American birds." v 1-5. $235; Oberholzer, H. C. "The bird life of Texas." 2v. in slipcase. $250; Ridgely, R. S. and G.Tudor. "The birds of South America v 1: the oscine passerines." $50; Cramp, S. "Handbook of birds of Europe, Middle East and Africa. v 3: waders to gulls." $125; "Gould's Hummingbirds." 1990. Wordsworth Eds from Wellfleet. $115: Sibley, C. G. and B. L. Monroe Jr. "Distribution and taxonomy of birds of the world with supplement." $120; Bailey, A. M. and Niedrach. "Birds of Colorado." 2v. Jacket torn. Books in very good condition. $95; Murphy, "Oceanic birds of South America." 2v. In slipcase. Some jacket staining. A working copy. $135.
FOR SALE: Auk Vols 94-present; Southwest. Nat. Vols 23-present; Can. Field Nat. Vols 88-97; Ecology Vols 52-56; Ecol. Monog. Vols 41-43; J. Wildl. Manage. Vols 9-23 (several missing issues). Best offer plus shipping; partial sales considered. LAMAR WINDBERG, P.O. Box 921, Blackfoot, ID 83221 (208-684-4152).
FOR SALE: 3x3.5x9" folding Sherman Live Traps. Used one season; in great condition. Call 410 822-8602, ext. 162. Leave a message with phone # or e-mail address.
FOR SALE: Large, personal ornithological library (3500+ items). Hundreds of scarce titles. E-mail quotes for OSNA members available prior to general distribution of catalog. EM: birdbooks@att.net. Hard copy sent via USPS
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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
HAWK MIGRATION ASSOCIATION OF NORTH AMERICA (HMANA) 25th Anniversary Conference, 8-11 Jun 2000, Split Rock Resort, Lake Harmony, PA. This conference is a forum for research related to raptor migration. 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).
THE SOCIETY FOR CONSERVATION BIOLOGY annual meeting, 9-12 Jun 2000, Missoula, Montana (URL: http://www.umt.edu/scb2000). Complete meeting information is on the web page, and on-line registration is available. Deadline for on-line pre-registration (with late fee)--15 May 2000. Check out our web site for field trips and other information.
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. 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 (SHOC), 27 Jun - 2 Jul 2000, Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia, presented by Birds Australia and hosted by the Queensland Ornithological Society. 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. Eminent ornithologists will give six plenary addresses: Dr. Mark Burgman, AUSTRALIA; Dr. Alan Kemp, SOUTH AFRIC; Dr Pablo Yorio, ARGENTINA; Dr. Eleanor Russell, AUSTRALIA; Dr. Phil Hockey, SOUTH AFRICA; Dr Manuel Nores, ARGENTINA. The program also includes 14 symposia. 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 25th Annual Conference, 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) chairs 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).
ANIMAL BEHAVIOR SOCIETY ANNUAL MEETING, 5-9 Aug 2000, 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'. 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 STRIKE COMMITTEE-USA, CANADA, 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 WESTERN BIRD BANDING ASSOCIATION annual meeting, Fairbanks, AK 8-10 Sep 2000, hosted by the Alaska Bird Observatory. For information contact ANDREA SWINGLEY, Alaska Bird Observatory, P.O. Box 80505, Fairbanks, AK 99708 (PH: 907-451-7059; EM: birds@alaskabird.org). The meeting will be prefaced by North American Banding Council bander and trainer certification 6-7 Sep. For details about NABC certification, contact KENNETH BURTON, P.O. Box 716, Inverness, CA 94937 (PH: 415-669-1847; EM: kmburton@svn.net).
NINTH ANNUAL WATCHABLE WILDLIFE CONFERENCE, 12-15 Sep 2000, Casper, Wyoming. For more information and conference updates visit: http://outreach.uwyo.edu/conferences/wildlife.
THE WILDLIFE SOCIETY 7TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE: Excellence in Wildlife Stewardship through Science and Education, 12-16 Sep 2000, Nashville, TN. 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).
SYMPOSIUM ON ORGANISMS WITH SLOW AGING (SOSA), 22-23 Sep 2000 (Fri-Sat), Andrus Gerontology Center, University of Southern California, Los Angles, CA. The symposium will be convened by Caleb E. Finch and Robert E. Ricklefs. SOSA will critically examine emerging evidence that some multi-cellular organisms have evolved very slow rates of aging with anti-aging mechanisms that are pertinent to human aging processes. Examples from long-lived vertebrates, invertebrates, and vascular plants show a range of life spans, which overlap with, or exceed, those of humans. The complex biology of long life spans will be discussed in terms of evolutionary theory. Speakers will identify sources of data and availability of biological specimens to stimulate research and to attract new researchers and trainees. The program includes a volunteer poster session. Talks on aging in birds will be presented by Steve Austad, Donna Holmes, Maryann Ottinger, and Bob Ricklefs. Information on the Preliminary Program, Registration, and local hotels is given at http://www.usc.edu/dept/gero/CBPH/SOSA.
INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON GALLIFORMES, 23 Sep-1 Oct 2000, at Kathmandu and Royal Chitawan National Park, Nepal. Special emphasis on species from South Asia. 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. 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, 2-7 Oct 2000, Point Reyes, California. This meeting will focus on the development, understanding and integration of new methodologies in 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 discussants. 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.
*WESA 2000: The somewhat annual WESTERN SANDPIPER RESEARCH NETWORK WORKSHOP will be held in Vancouver 20-21 Oct 2000. This informal get together will update participants on the diversity of projects associated with the network, including studies of breeding biology, migration, survival, foraging and behavioral ecology, and physiological ecology, at locations ranging from Alaska to Panama. For more information, contact DOV LANK (EM: dlank@sfu.ca) Department of Biological Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby BC V3H 3S6, Canada.
*THE ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION OF THE WILLOW FLYCATCHER - Tempe, AZ (24-25 Oct 2000). The conference will focus on research relating to Willow Flycatcher biology, management, and conservation. It will include all Willow Flycatcher subspecies, with an emphasis on the Southwest, Sierra and Pacific Northwest populations that are of particular management and conservation interest. In addition to serving as a forum for presentation of recent research, the conference will highlight examples of successful habitat restoration or other conservation, management, or recovery actions. Sessions, special presentations, and/or panel discussions are planned on topics such as cowbird impacts and cowbird control, the role of exotic and "altered" habitats in Willow Flycatcher ecology, updates on status and distribution, and research needs. Presentations on other bird species, or on riparian systems and ecology in general, are welcome if they have direct application to Willow Flycatcher ecology or conservation. Selected presentations will be published in a peer-reviewed conference proceedings. The conference is sponsored by the U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and hosted by Arizona State University. A preliminary announcement will be mailed soon, and a call for papers will follow. Information is available at http://www.usgs.nau.edu/swwf/conf.htm. Contact MARK SOGGE (PH: 520-556-7311 x 232; EM:Mark.Sogge@nau.edu) for additional information and/or to discuss ideas for any special sessions or presentations which you may want to organize.
ANNUAL MEETING OF THE RAPTOR RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC. 8-12 November 2000, to be held at the Holiday Inn, Jonesboro, Arkansas. Special symposia will include the North American Raptor Monitoring Strategy, Neotropical Raptors, and the Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl. For further information refer to http://www.clt.astate.edu/jbednarz/rrf, or contact JIM BEDNARZ, Department of Biological Sciences, P.O. Box 599, State University, Arkansas 72467 (PH: 870-972-3082; EM: jbednarz@navajo.astate.edu).
THE SOCIETY FOR CONSERVATION BIOLOGY 15th annual meeting, in Hilo on the Island of Hawaii,30 Jul to 4 Aug 2001, University of Hawaii's Hilo campus. The meeting's theme will be Ecological Lessons from Islands. For more information, see: http://www.hear.org/scb2001 or contact DAVID DUFFY at dduffy@hawaii.edu.
1ST INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON DISTANCE SAMPLING. Estimating Wildlife Abundance for Ecology, Management and Conservation, 30 Jul - 3 Aug 2001 at St. Andrews, Scotland. The aim of the conference is to bring together for the first time all those interested in the estimation of wildlife abundance using distance sampling methods. Keynote speakers are David R. Anderson, Collin Bibby, David L. Borchers, Stephen T. Buckland, Kenneth P. Burnham, Jeffrey L. Laake, Bryan F.J. Manly, Kenneth H. Pollock and Fred L. Ramsey. For more information and registration of interest visit: http://www.ruwpa.st-and.ac.uk/icods/ Alternatively, contact the conference organizer, RHONA RODGER at rhona@dcs.st-and.ac.uk
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) 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. 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. 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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RAYMOND E. BROWN, formerly a Wildlife Biologist with the USFS Southern Research Station in Nacogdoches, Texas, has recently accepted a position as a Wildlife Biologist with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. His new address and numbers are: USFWS, Austin Ecological Services, 10711 Burnet Road, Austin, TX 78758. PH: 512-490-0057, EM: ray_brown@fws.gov
BRIAN R. CHAPMAN has accepted a position as Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX. His new address is College of Arts and Sciences, Sam Houston State University, Box 2209, Huntsville, TX 77341-2209; PH: 936-294-1400; FX: 936-2941598; EM: chapman@shsu.edu.
LAWRENCE V. COMPTON, of Arlington, VA, member of the AOU since 1926, died on 8 Feb 2000 at the age of 93.
THERESE M. DONOVAN has accepted a position with the Vermont Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, 311 Aiken Center, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT 05405. PH: 802-656-2516 FX: (802) 656-8683, EM: tdonovan@nature.snr.uvm.edu. She maintains an adjunct professor status at the State University of New York in Syracuse.
WILLIS HALL, of Yankton, SD, member of the AOU since 1948, died on 10 Feb 2000.
CHARLES E. KELLER was awarded the degree Doctor of Science by the University of Indianapolis at its annual commencement on 29 Apr 2000. Dr. Keller was unanimously approved for the honor by the faculty and trustees of the university. Keller was cited for his extensive work in ornithology, conservation, and research. Trained as a chemist, Keller distinguished himself as an ornithologist and has written reviews and articles, edited Indiana's only ornithological journal, led tours, and volunteered as a naturalist at national refuges. He is the author of four books including Bird of Indiana with Russell Mumford and most recently co-authored the Breeding Bird Atlas for Indiana.
RICHARD B. LANCTOT left LGL Alaska Research Associates, Inc. to accept a Research Wildlife Biologist position with the Alaska Biological Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey. His new address is: U.S. Geological Survey, Alaska Biological Science Center, 1011 East Tudor Road, Anchorage, Alaska 99503, USA. PH: 907-786-3609; FX: 907-786-3636; EM: richard_lanctot@usgs.gov
BARBARA L. WINTERNITZ, of Colorado Springs, CO, member of the AOU since 1974 died recently.
STEPHEN YEZERINAC has accepted a tenure-track position in Behavioral Ecology at Reed College, 3203 SE Woodstock, Portland, OR, 97202. EM: stephen.yezerinac@reed.edu
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THE FLOCK - SPECIAL SECTION
THE FLOCK, the 1999 Membership directory of all six OSNA societies has been mailed. 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:
ARMSTRONG, JENNIFER. 712 Ridgewood Ave., Ames, IA 50010
FITZPATRICK, JIM. EM: jim@carpenternaturecenter.org
HAYES, FLOYD E. EM: floyd_hayes@hotmail.com
INGELS, JOHAN. EM: johan.ingels@village.uunet.be
KEITH, ALLAN R. Turtle Brook Farm, Chilmark, MA 02535. PH: 508-645-2787, FX: 508-645-7814, EM: keiths@vineyard.net
NORMENT, CHRISTOPHER. EM: cnorment@brockport.edu
OSCAR W. JOHNSON. EM: owjplovers@montana.campuscwix.net
RENDELL, WALLACE. EM: wbr_berkeley@hotmail.com
RODGERS, JIM. EM: rodgerj@fwc.state.fl.us
SLACK, HARRY. 1116 Mead St., Proctorville, OH 45669. PH: 740 886 2907
SMITH, P WILLIAM. EM: birdsmiths@hotmail.com
SMITH, SUSAN M. EM: ssmith@mtholyoke.edu
TAYLOR, J. MARY. EM: taylorjm@webcombo.net>.
TROY, DECLAN M. EM: declan.troy@acsalaska.net
TVEEKREM, CAROL, 37 Baraga Cross Rd., P. O. Box 27, Schroeder, MN 55613. PH: 218-663-8109, EM: jotcat@boreal.org
WILLSON, MARY F. 5230 Terrace Place, Juneau, AK 99801.
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