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NUMBER 137, July 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:
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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
EDITOR'S NOTE: Due to an oversight, names were not included on the mailing labels for the June issue of the Ornithological Newsletter. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused. If you failed to receive the June issue, please contact the OSNA office at Allen Press: osna@allenpress.com
THE AOU RESEARCH AWARDS COMMITTEE is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2000 AOU Research Awards: DANIEL R. ARDIA, Ph.D. candidate, Cornell University, "Geographic variation in interactions among individual quality, immune function and reproductive effort;" ELENA C. BERG, Ph.D. candidate, University of California-Davis," Reproductive cooperation and conflict in the White-throated Magpie-Jay (Calocitta formosa);" PETER CHRISTIE, M.S. candidate, Queen's University, "Song structure and mate choice from a distance in Black-capped Chickadees;" MARIO COHN-HAFT, Ph.D. candidate, Louisiana State University, "Biogeographic patterns of morphological, vocal, and genetic variation in Amazonian Hemitriccus flycatchers;" EMILY H. DUVAL, Ph.D. candidate, University of California-Berkeley; "Cooperative mating display in the Lance-tailed Manakin (Chiroxiphia lanceloata);" MARK E. HAUBER, Ph.D. candidate, Cornell University, "Conspecific recognition in a brood parasitic bird;" JEFFERY A. JOHNSON, Ph.D. candidate, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, "Conservation genetics of the Greater Prairie Chicken;" DANIEL JOSHUA MENNILL, Ph.D. candidate, Queen's University, "The ecology and evolution of female eavesdropping and female choice of extra-pair partners;" TROY MURPHY, Ph.D. candidate, Cornell University, "Sexual selection and assortative pairing in the Turquoise-browed Motmot (Eumomota superciliosa);" JENNIFER OWEN, Ph.D. candidate, University of Southern Mississippi, "Avian immune function and the energetic demands of long-distance migration;" SUNSHINE A. VAN BAEL, Ph.D. candidate, University of Illinois, "Avian insectivory in neotropical forest canopies;" MATTHEW WASSON, Ph.D. candidate, Cornell University, "An experimental investigation of calcium limitation in the reproduction of a North American passerine bird;" PAMELA YEH, Ph.D. candidate, University of California-San Diego, "Evolution of the Dark-eyed Junco following invasion of a novel habitat."
THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE WILSON ORNITHOLOGICAL SOCIETY, 3-6 May 2001, at the invitation of the University of Arkansas, will be held at the Fayetteville Hilton and the University Center for Continuing Education, which share a common building on the historic downtown Fayetteville square. The meeting will be held jointly with the Arkansas Audubon Society. The local host, DOUG JAMES, may be reached at the Dept. of Biological Sciences, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR 72701 (PH: 501-575-6364, FX: 501-575-4010, EM: djames@comp.uark.edu).
CHANGE OF EDITOR FOR WILSON BULLETIN. John A. Smallwood has begun service as the Editor of The Wilson Bulletin, beginning with volume 113. All manuscripts submitted for publication in The Wilson Bulletin should be sent to him at: DR. JOHN A. SMALLWOOD, Dept. of Biology and Molecular Biology, Montclair State Univ., Upper Montclair, NJ 07043. (EM: Wilson.Bulletin@Montclair.edu).
THE WILSON ORNITHOLOGICAL SOCIETY held its annual meeting 26-30 April 2000. The 2000 Margaret Morse Nice Medal was awarded to SUSAN M. SMITH, who presented the plenary lecture "Behavioral studies of chickadees and other species." This award was established in 1997 to recognize the lifetime accomplishments of ornithologists and to provide them a venue for describing their scientific inquiry within the context of their careers in ornithology. The scientific program included 60 papers organized into six sessions, 15 posters, and a symposium on weather radar and its applications to ornithology. The Wilson Prize for the best student oral presentation was awarded to A. N. CHADWICK for "Within-site selection of artificial cavity trees by Red-cockaded Woodpeckers" and C. AUDRA BASSETT for "Habitat selection of the Swainson's Warbler." The first annual Lynds Jones Prize for best student poster presentation was awarded to CHERYL PIERCE for "Distribution of Bicknell's Thrush (Catharus bicknelli) in the Catskill Mountains of New York. DAVID C. LAHTI received the Louis Agassiz Fuertes Award for the study "Testing behavioral evolution in response to ecological change in the Village Weaverbird." Paul A. Stewart Awards were received by DANIELLE E. D'AURIA for "The breeding biology and social system of a desert adapted species, the Chihuahuan Raven," SARAH L. HAMILTON for "Ecology and body condition of the Northern Saw-whet Owl and Flammulated Owl during fall migration," KENDELL DALY JENKINS for "The role of diet and molt in determining the spring departure date of the White-throated Sparrow," and ERIC L. KIRSHNER for "Survival and dispersal of juvenile Eastern Meadowlarks." The George A. Hall/Harold F. Mayfield Award (formerly the Margaret Morse Nice Award) was received by EMILE SNELL-ROOD for "Assessing the success of created forest wetlands in southeastern Virginia through ornithological research". The Edwards Prize for the best paper published volume 111 of The Wilson Bulletin was awarded to J. CHRISTOPHER HANEY for "Hierarchical comparisons of breeding birds in old-growth conifer-hardwood forest on the Appalachian Plateau." The results of the annual election of officers and council members were as follows: President - JOHN C. KRICHER, First Vice-President - WILLIAM E. DAVIS, JR., Second Vice-President - CHARLES BLEM, Secretary - SARA R. MORRIS, Treasurer - DORIS J. WATT, Editor - JOHN A. SMALLWOOD, and Members of Council for 2000-2003 - SUSAN M. SMITH and W. HERBERT WILSON.
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AVIAN RESEARCH TOPICS IN TEXAS--The Texas Partners in Flight initiative, based at Texas Parks and Wildlife, is compiling all current, on-going, or future avian research in Texas. We are also interested in creative topics for much-needed research in the state. Recently completed avian research is also welcomed. Please send copies/reprints of completed publications to CLIFFORD E. SHACKELFORD, Texas Parks and Wildlife, 3000 IH-35 South, Suite 100, Austin, Texas 78704. Titles, abstracts, or summaries are also welcome for projects that are not in the literature yet. If e-mail submittal is easiest, please send any information to EM: clifford.shackelford@tpwd.state.tx.us. All assistance is greatly appreciated.
RIPARIAN PASSERINE BIRDS--The Waterbird Society will have a platform session devoted to riparian passerine birds at its upcoming 24th annual meeting which will be held in Plymouth, MA from 1-5 Nov 2000. Abstracts are due by 15 Aug and early registration is due by 1 Oct. If you are interested in participating, you can contact TERRY MASTER (EM: tmaster@esu.edu) until 9 Aug or the main conference website (URL: http://www.manomet.org).
RECENT ORNITHOLOGICAL LITERATURE ON-LINE Issue #80 is finished and is on the Web site (URL: http://www.nmnh.si.edu/BIRDNET/ROL/index.html). The 7th issue to be posted, it will bring the total number of citations listed to more than 8700. These files are available in rapidly downloadable versions in PC Word and WordPerfect formats. A database version, which will be easier to search and download to users' own databases, is under development. A companion effort is also under way to raise funds so that the contents of printed issues back to 1983 can be added to that database. The ROLO includes abstracts of doctoral dissertations in ornithology completed since January 1, 1995. Authors who wish to have their dissertation included should prepare an entry in ROLO style and submit it via e-mail to one of the regional editors (listed below). Entries should include: author's name, year of completion, title, "Ph.D. dissert.", university name and location, (author's postal and e-mail addresses), and a 2-3 sentence abstract, not a full-dress abstract. As a volunteer operation, the ROLO needs and welcomes additional abstractors. If you would like to help, please contact one of the following editors to learn which journals lack coverage and to receive instructions for preparing entries: WILL CRESSWELL, Palearctic Editor, (EM: will.cresswell@zoo.ox.ac.uk), ROBERT DOWSETT, African Editor, (EM: dowsett@aol.com), PATRICIA ESCALANTE-PLIEGO, Neotropical Editor, (EM: escalant@servidor.unam.mx), JAY M. SHEPPARD, Nearctic Editor, (EM: jmsheppard@aol.com), WILLIAM K. STEELE, Australasian Editor, (EM: research.projects@raou.com.au), PETER STETTENHEIM, Coordinating Editor (EM: peter.stettenheim@valley.net).
THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF GRADUATE-PROFESSIONAL STUDENTS (NAGPS) is conducting THE NATIONAL DOCTORAL PROGRAM SURVEY (URL: http://survey.nagps.org/), an assessment of educational and professional development practices in doctoral programs in the U.S. and Canada. The survey is funded by a grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation and is supported by a growing list of professional societies, graduate institutions, doctoral programs, and student associations. The survey will compile the experiences of doctoral students, present and past (any time within the last five years) on a department-specific basis to assess which programs are doing a great job of educating and preparing Ph.D.s - and which need to improve. Results will be made publicly available on the Internet in Fall 2000 for those programs with a sufficient response rate (generally, 10-20 responses) This is an important opportunity to give feedback to the academic community on ways to improve the education and training of Ph.D.s. The survey is anonymous, free, and takes just 15-20 minutes to complete online, anytime before 10 Aug 2000. A high response rate is essential, so EVERY current and recent doctoral student in the U.S. and Canada should participate. Forward this message to your friends and colleagues. Completing the survey only takes a few minutes but can stimulate change in graduate education for years to come. If your graduate student association, doctoral program, organization, or institution is interested in publicizing the survey, please visit (URL: http://survey.nagps.org/resources/) for resources to assist you. We thank you for your assistance and participation in this important project!
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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.
THE FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE (FWS) PROPOSES CRITERIA for evaluating conservation plans developed to avert endangered species listings - FWS has announced a draft policy for the evaluation of conservation efforts when making listing decisions under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). While the ESA requires FWS to consider all conservation efforts being made to protect a species, the policy identifies criteria FWS will use in determining whether formalized conservation efforts contribute to making listing a species as threatened or endangered unnecessary. The policy applies to conservation efforts identified in conservation agreements, conservation plans, management plans, or similar documents developed by federal agencies, state and local governments, tribal governments, businesses, organizations, and individuals. FWS has proposed this policy in order to ensure consistent and adequate evaluation of formalized conservation efforts (conservation efforts identified in conservation agreements, conservation plans, management plans, and similar documents) when making listing decisions under the Act. FWS also hopes that this policy will facilitate the development of conservation efforts that sufficiently improve a species' status so as to make listing the species as threatened or endangered unnecessary. This policy applies to formal conservation efforts developed with or without a specific intent to influence a listing decision and with or without the involvement of the Services. This policy identifies criteria FWS will use to evaluate the certainty of implementation and effectiveness of formalized conservation efforts that have not yet been implemented or have been recently implemented and have not yet demonstrated effectiveness at the time of a listing decision. The criteria will be used to determine whether a formalized conservation effort contributes to making listing a species unnecessary or contributes to forming a basis for listing a species as threatened rather than endangered. The policy does not provide guidance for determining the level of conservation or the types of conservation efforts needed to make listing unnecessary. Also, the policy does not provide guidance for determining when parties should enter into agreements or when a conservation effort should be included in an agreement or plan. The policy provides guidance only for evaluating the certainty of implementation and effectiveness of formalized conservation efforts.
APPLY FOR PERMITS EARLY- FWS permit biologists have asked OC to remind ornithologists to apply for their research permits as far in advance as possible. An increasing workload that has not been matched by an increase in staff has made it more difficult to process permits rapidly. Some ornithologists (and especially graduate students) wait until the late spring to apply for permits for research that is planned to start in a few weeks. In fact, it isn't too early to apply for permits needed for Spring 2001.
NEOTROPICAL MIGRATORY BIRD CONSERVATION ACT clears the congress - On 26 Jun, the House of Representatives passed the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act by a vote of 384-22. The Act authorizes (but does not appropriate) funding in the form of matching funds for projects to promote the conservation of Neotropical migratory birds in Latin America or the Caribbean. The program would be managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), Office of International Affairs (OIA). Project proposals will be submitted to the OIA, which will be required to develop guidelines for the proposals. The House amended the bill to: lower the authorized amount to $5 million annually (from $8 million in the Senate bill); extend the authorization period another year to fiscal year 2005; lower the federal share from 33% to 25%; require that 75% of the grant money be spent outside the U.S.; and to decrease the amount that could be used for administration from 6% to 3%. The Senate has agreed to accept all these amendments and to pass the bill on to the President. No money has been appropriated for this legislation yet in the FY 2001 Interior budget moving through the Congress.
CARA UPDATE - On 10 May, the House of Representatives voted 315 to102 to pass H.R.701, the Conservation and Reinvestment Act (otherwise known as "Outer Continental Shelf" legislation) co-sponsored by Don Young (R-Ak) and George Miller (D-CA). The bill was developed as an alternative to the Teaming with Wildlife legislation that would have provided funding for wildlife conservation through an excise tax on outdoor recreation products. CARA directs nearly $3 billion annually over 15 years, or a little more than half the income the federal government gets from its off-shore oil-drilling leases, to nature conservation and wildlife protection efforts around the country. The money would go to national, state and local conservation projects, from the restoration of coastal wetlands to the purchase of land for urban parks. The bill had guarded support from much of the national environmental community. They said it would create incentives for new oil and gas leasing in sensitive coastal areas and that the coastal impact assistance could be used for projects that are harmful to the environment, such as building infrastructure to promote more development. The bill does not ensure that money set aside for the Land and Water Conservation Fund is actually spent by Congress (a problem that has plagued this Fund since its inception). The original legislation required that funding be used to benefit non-game wildlife programs, but that language was removed before the House Resources Committee passed the bill. The bill faced stiff opposition from appropriators and property rights advocates. The Senate Energy and Natural Resources committee markup on this vital legislation was scheduled for 27 or 28 Jun. A majority in the Senate (51 Senators) is cosponsoring one or another of the eight similar OCS-related bills. Updates on CARA are posted on BIRDNET (http://www.nmh.si.edu/BIRDNET) on the Ornithology and Society page.
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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.
WESTERN SCRUB-JAY (Aphelocoma californica) and ISLAND SCRUB-JAY (A. insularis). BOB CURRY, Dept. of Biology, Villanova Univ.,
Villanova PA 19085 (EM: Robert.Curry@villanova.edu).
REPORT SIGHTINGS OF COLOR-MARKED AMERICAN WHITE PELICANS-We are collecting observational data on movement and distribution of color-marked American White Pelicans that were banded and tagged with pink patagial markers as young birds prior to achieving flight. The color marking was done in conjunction with annual banding efforts (over 40,000 banded during past 20+ years) conducted by Dr. Al Grewe, St. Cloud State (MN) University on islands in Marsh Lake, Lac Qui Parle County, Minnesota. A total of 450 birds have been color marked during the 1999 and 2000 seasons. Tags are large, pink cattle ear tags having black numbers 001 - 450; they were placed on the left wing. Up to 1500 White Pelicans have been summering along the Mississippi River on the MN, WI, IA and IL borders during the 1990's. No nesting has been observed on the River but possibilities are there. Please send your observations, including date, time, tag number, location, behavior and condition to: ERIC NELSON, refuge biologist, Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge, 51 East 4th Street, Room 101, Winona MN 55987. (PH: 507-494-6234, FX: 507-452-0851, EM: Eric_Nelson@fws.gov).
GOLDEN-PLOVERS (Pluvialis fulva and P. dominica) have been banded on Oahu, HI, Johnston Island, Pacific Ocean, and near Nome, AK. Each bird wears a FWS metal band plus some combination of color bands or color flags. Observers are asked to note the colors and exact sequence of all bands or flags on the bird. It is important that we know which leg carries the particular color(s) and, where used together, whether the color band is above or below the metal band. We are especially interested in migration routes and the locations of wintering grounds. Sightings are possible over vast areas including the insular Pacific, Pacific coast, and Argentina. Please send observations with as much information as possible to WALLY JOHNSON, Dept. Biol., Montana State Univ., Bozeman, MT 59717 (EM: owjohnson2105@aol.com, PH: 406-587-7305, FX: 406-994-3190) or PHILLIP BRUNER, Nat. Sci. Div., BYU-Hawaii, Laie, HI 96762 (EM: brunerp@BYUH.edu, PH: 808-293-3820, FX: 808-293-3825) .
BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS (Pluvialis squatarola) have been banded near Nome, AK. We ask that observers along the Pacific coast be alert to possible sightings of these birds during fall migration. Each bird wears a FWS metal band plus two color bands on one leg, and a single color band on the opposite leg. It is important that we know the exact combination of color(s) carried on each leg. Please send observations with as much information as possible to WALLY JOHNSON, Dept. Biol., Montana State Univ., Bozeman, MT 59717 (EM: owjohnson2105@aol.com, PH: 406-994-4548; FX: 406-994-3190).
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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 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.
STI EQUIPMENT GRANTS--Sandpiper Technologies, Inc. is accepting grant applications through 31 Dec 2000. The company offers three types of grants to wildlife biology graduate students: 1) Equipment Grants: Students receive the STI rental equipment free of charge. 2) Equipment Discount Grants: Equipment is sold to graduate students or universities at a discount. 3) Cash Grants. Formerly operating as Christensen Designs, Sandpiper Technologies develops wildlife research equipment and specializes in burrow probes, underwater and elevated video systems and time-lapse surveillance devices. For additional information contact: Sandpiper Technologies, Inc., 535 W. Yosemite Ave., Manteca, CA 95337 (PH: 209-239-7460, EM: Ann@peeperpeople.com). Information about how to apply for the grant is available in the grants/rentals section of the STI website: (URL: http://Peeperpeople.com).
RESEARCH AWARD PROGRAM TOS. As of now, all inquiries regarding the Research Award program of the Texas Ornithological Society should be directed to the following address: KEITH A. ARNOLD, Chair, T.O.S. Research Awards Committee, Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences, Texas A&M University, 2258 TAMU, College Station, TX 77843-2258
THE FRANCIS M. PEACOCK SCHOLARSHIP for college seniors and graduate students--The Francis M. Peacock Scholarship for Native Bird Habitat grants financial aid ($4-5,000) to an advanced student to study areas in the United States that provide winter or summer habitat for threatened or endangered native birds. Awarded by the Garden Club of America, in cooperation with the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, it offers scholars the opportunity to pursue real habitat-related issues that eventually benefit bird species and lend useful information for management decisions. Application deadline: 15 Jan 2001. For application guidelines, please write, fax or e-mail SCOTT SUTCLIFFE, Cornell Lab of Ornithology, 159 Sapsucker Woods Road, Ithaca, NY 14850 (FX: 607-254-2415. EM: lh17@cornell.edu) no phone calls, please.
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"BIRDS OF THE WORLD: A CHECKLIST," by James F. Clements, Ph.D. 2000. 848 pages, 8-1/2 x 11, cloth. ISBN 0-934797-16-1. $39.95 plus $8.00 shipping and handling. Published by Ibis Publishing Company. This is the fifth edition of Clements' checklist, and includes over 9800 species and over 20,000 subspecies. Also includes a gazeteer of over 2000 places mentioned in the text with geographic coordinates, plus an extensive bibliography and complete English and scientific index. This is the official world checklist of the American Birding Association. Available in bookstores or visit http://www.ibispub.com
"CUCKOOS, COWBIRDS AND OTHER CHEATS,"by Nick Davies, illustrated by David Quinn. Published by T & A.D. Poyser. April 2000, 333
pp, $ 29.95 ISBN 085661-135-2. An authoritative but readable account of all the worlds brood parasites, with special attention to the cuckoos and
cowbirds, by a leading expert on this phenomenon. Includes description of biology, behavior and evolutionary issues.
"THE CALIFORNIA CONDOR: A SAGA OF NATURAL HISTORY AND CONSERVATION," by Noel and Helen Snyder. Published by
Academic Press. May 2000, 395 pages with numerous full color illustrations. $ 24.95 ISBN 0-12-654005-5. A full description of the biology,
ecology and conservation of the Condor, with fascinating coverage of the birds relationship to man, and the history of research into its ecology and
the development of a conservation strategy for the species.
"HERON CONSERVATION," by James Kushlan and Heinz Haffner (Eds.) Published by Academic Press. May 2000, 334 pp, $ 55. ISBN
0-12-430130-4. A cast of experts review the conservation status and action needed for the worlds heron, on a regional basis. An up to date and
comprehensive review of the current situation.
These books may be ordered through Academic Press on 1-800-321-5068, Fax 1-800-874-6418, Or visit our Web site at
http://www.academicpress.com/
A NEW JOURNAL, BIOTA - Journal of Biology and Ecology. Journal of the DPPVN - Society of bird research and nature conservation and Environmental Society Radoziv. BIOTA publishes peer-reviewed papers from all fields of biology and ecology in their widest sense. It is open for authors from all countries. The language of papers is English. The journal publishes original scientific papers, short communications, review articles, book reviews, special issues containing selected and edited papers dealing with a specific theme or based on a conference or workshop. Editor in chief: NUA VOGRIN, Zg. Hajdina 83c, SI-2288 Hajdina, Slovenia (EM: milan.vogrin@guest.arnes.si). Assistant editor, GREGOR VOVK PETROVSKI, Ul. Ivanjke Uranjek 1, SI-3310 Zalec, Slovenia (EM: radoziv@guest.arnes.si). Exchange of publications: All periodicals sent in exchange for Biota should be addressed to: DPPVN, Ptujska c. 91, SI-2327 Raèe, Slovenia. For more information contact: NUA VOGRIN, Zg. Hajdina 83c, SI-2288 Hajdina, Slovenia (FX: 00386 02 788 30 51, EM: milan.vogrin@guest.arnes.si).
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FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE: Back issues of ornithological journals and conservation magazines, $1-$2 @. For e-mail or snail mail list, contact EM: lkiff@peregrinefund.org
DISPERSING EXTRA ORNITHOLOGICAL AND RELATED JOURNALS. Preference given to institutional recipients, but private parties encouraged to inquire. Receiver pays shipping. List of journals (volumes): Auk (7-36), Condor (1-44, 66-88), Wilson Bull., (9-96), Ostrich 46-63), Bird Lore/Audubon (from v. 1 to 1940), Audubon Field Notes (1947-1957) N. Am. Bird Bander (1-15), Raven (41-60 incomplete), J. Wildlife Management (29-58), Wildlife Review (67-179), J. Mammalogy (21-75). Also EBBA News, Bokmakerie, Jack-pine Warbler, IBBA News, Nidologist, Emu, Wildlife Society Bulletin (shorter runs; inquire for details). Contact SALLIE CLARKSON, Kimbel Library, Coastal Carolina University, P.O. Box 261954, Conway, SC, 29528-6054, (PH: 843-349-2448, FX: 843-349-2412, EM: sallie@coastal.edu).
FOR SALE: "Woodpeckers of the World," Lester L. Short, $ 75.00; "A Field Guide to the Warblers of Britain and Europe," Alick Moore, $12.00; "Birds of Australia," K Simpson and N Day, $30; plus shipping costs. Please contact CARL A. TOMASI (PH: 978-256-8862 EM: dctomasi6@netzero.net).
FOR SALE: Auk vol. 112-116 (1995-99) and Wilson Bulletin vol. 105-111 (1993-99). Best offer plus shipping. ED FRANKS, 8495 N. 1250th Rd. Colchester, IL 62326. (PH: 309-833-5608, EM: ec-franks@wiu.edu).
JOURNALS FOR LIBRARIES or others who need partial sets. I am disbursing the journals of Dr. Jack Christian and want to place them with libraries or other groups/individuals who truly need them The cost is postage only. Here is a list of what is available. Box1: Amer. Bird (journals) vol. 80-92 most issues; Box 2. Birdwatcher years 81-97; Box 3. Wilson Bull. yrs. '91-'97 (missing year 94 3&4, year 96 1&2, extra of 1993, #4); Box 4 Xmas Bird Counts, Amer. Bird years 81-93; Box 5 Oriental Bird Club yr 92-97; Forktail #8-11; Box 6. Pennsylvania Birds 1988-1996; Box 7 The Auk 1984-1997 complete; Box 9. A) Field Notes W/ Christmas Bird Count 1994-1997, B) J. Field Ornith. 1992-1997; Box 10 The Auk 1974-1983, complete w/ 10 yr index for 81-90; Box 12 Bent Life Histories-Dover, excellent condition though old (about 7 of set); Box 13 The Auk 1967-1973 complete plus supplements ,several volumes with library bindings; Box 14 Can. Wildl. Serv. Occas. Papers (no 64-96 or more); Box 15. Can. Wildl. Serv Report Series (plus other Canadian wildlife materials); Box 16 Bound volumes of published papers on birds, taken from a variety of sources (including major journals) arranged by geographic area. Not recent pubs. Focus: distributions, populations and some behavior. Please inquire. I would be happy to hear of libraries including those in Central and South America to whom these should be offered. Please contact ANNE B. CLARK, Biol. Sciences, Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY 13903 (EM: aclark@binghamton.edu for information).
WANTED: I'm looking for a copy of the CIBA Symposia Journal for June 1942, Volume 4, Number 3; "The Vulture in Ancient Medical Lore" by Loren MacKinney. DIANN MACRAE, Olympic Vulture Study (EM: tvulture@halcyon.com, PH: 425-481-2797).
WANTED: Falcon book. I'm seeking a copy of a monograph on the European Hobby (Falco subbuteo) entitled 'De Boomvalk' by Rob Bijlsma, published in 1980 by Kosmos, Amsterdam, Netherlands. Any condition considered. Cash waiting. Please contact: NICK P. WILLIAMS (UK) (EM: nick.falcons@virgin.net, PH: +44 (0)117 987 8997, FX: +44 (0)117 987 8282).
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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
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). Web page for meeting is at http://www.mun.ca/birds2000/ or http://www.fmnh.org/aou/aoupage.htm.
*DESIGN AND ANALYSIS OF DISTANCE SAMPLING SURVEYS. Two workshops 28-30 Aug and 31 Aug -2 Sep 2000, in St Andrews, Scotland. Distance sampling (e.g., variable circular plots) is used to estimate bird abundance -- never do another point count again! First workshop "Introduction to Distance Sampling"; second workshop "Advanced Techniques and Recent Developments in Distance Sampling". For more details see http://www.ruwpa.st-and.ac.uk/distanceworkshop/ or contact RHONA RODGER [(UK) 1334 463228, EM: rhona@mcs.st-and.ac.uk].
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.
*EURING 2000 Conference, scheduled for 2-7 Oct 2000, will be held at the Marconi Conference Center in Marshall, CA, North of the Point Reyes National Seashore. The conference will focus on the development, understanding and integration of new methodologies in the analysis of ringing (banding) data, focusing on capture/recapture analyses. The schedule will include discussion of pre-selected papers, plenary papers, posters, formal presentations, and a day of field trips. There will be a number of short-courses offered to provide basic instruction in some of the newer ideas which are not yet widely disseminated. Registration and room information is available at http://www.goose.org/euring/euring2.html. The number of registrants will be limited so as to preserve a workshop atmosphere. Therefore, those interested in attending are encouraged to send in payment of registration fees as soon as possible to reserve a spot. Further questions, contact NADAV NUR, Local Chair, Point Reyes Bird Observatory, 4990 Shoreline Highway, Stinson Beach, California, USA 94970 (EM: nadavnur@prbo.org); or MELISSA WIPF, EURING 2000 Coordinator, same mailing address (EM: mwipf@prbo.org).
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 (24-26 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 habitat restoration and 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, flycatcher survey protocols, and research needs. There will also be a field trip to flycatcher breeding habitat in lowland riparian sites in central Arizona. 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, U.S. Forest Service ,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/wifl_conf. 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 Nov 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).
*5TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON CORMORANTS, 2nd Meeting of Wetlands International Cormorant Research Group, 17 - 21 Dec 2000, Freising, Germany, Preliminary Program: European census 2000, Population dynamics, Food and fish stocks revisited, Interaction with human interests (fisheries, forest etc.), Telemetry and remote control studies, Cormorants in the lab, Cormorant management (parallels between Europe and North America/Canada). For further information contact: DR. THOMAS KELLER, Technische Universitaet Muenchen, LG Angewandte Zoologie, Alte Akademie 16, D-85350 FREISING/Weihenstephan, Germany (EM: t.keller@lrz.tum.de, PH: +49-8161-715334 or 713114, FX: +49-8161-714499).
*WESTERN SECTION OF THE WILDLIFE SOCIETY'S 2001 ANNUAL MEETING, 22-24 Feb 2001, Radisson Hotel, Sacramento, California. Theme is "Conserving Wildlife at the start of the 21st Century: Politics and Realities." There will be workshops on Lyme Disease, Habitat Mapping, Wildlife Translocations, Sage Grouse, and Media Relations. Technical sessions include Seabirds, Wetlands and Waterfowl, Habitat Restoration, and Forest Management along with general sessions. For more information contact BARRY GARRISON, California Department of Fish and Game, 1416 Ninth Street, Sacramento, CA 95814 (PH: 916-653-1738, FX: 916-653-1019, EM: bagarris@dfg.ca.gov). Call for papers and more information under "Meetings" on web page (URL: http://www.tws-west.org).
*66TH NORTH AMERICAN WILDLIFE AND NATURAL RESOURCES CONFERENCE (16-20 Mar 2001), Washington, D.C. The following Special Sessions will be held: 1) The Changing Role of Hunting in North American conservation. " Why Hunting?", Chair: John Organ (EM: John_Organ@fws.gov). "What does Hunting Contribute", Chair: Bob Byrne (EM: wmibb@aol.com). 2) Big Picture Conservation: Stepping Down to the Resource Manager, Chair:Jim Mosher (EM: jmosher@iwla.org). 3) Proactive/Innovative Management for Species of Concern, Chair: Bob Davison (EM: wmibd@aol.com). 4) The Chesapeake Bay Watershed: Microcosm of the Nation's Natural Resource Dilemmas, Chair:Bill Matuszeski (EM: matuszeski.bill@epa.gov). 5) Centennial Crossroads for the National Wildlife Refuge System, Chair: Richard H. Coleman (EM: rick_coleman@fws.gov). 6) Enhancing Wildlife Habitat on Private Land, Chair: Kirby Brown (EM: birby.brown@tpwd.state.tx.us). Prospective presenters should directly contact the chair of the Session of interest to secure information on required abstracts, schedules and any other pertinent information. To track Conference plans, monitor the Wildlife Management Institute web site (URL: http://www.wildlifemgt.org/wmi).
*NAAG 2001 - The Tenth North American Arctic Goose Conference and Workshop will be held 3 - 7 Apr 2001 at the Hilton Hotel in Quebec City, Canada. NAAG meetings represent a unique opportunity for goose biologists from around the world to share the most recent results of their research. It is also a forum for scientists and managers to exchange information about geese and their habitats. The Quebec Conference will take place after implementation of major actions to manage some of the over-abundant white goose species in North America. This will be the time to draw the first conclusions and to orient future research and management of these goose populations. For more information, visit http://www.goose.org/naag or contact GILLES GAUTHIER (PH: 418-656-5507; EM: gauthier@bio.ulaval.ca) or JEAN-FRANÇOIS GIROUX (PH: 514-987- 3000 ext. 3353; EM: giroux.jean-francois@uqam.ca).
*THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE WILSON ORNITHOLOGICAL SOCIETY, 3-6 May 2001, at the invitation of the University of Arkansas, will be held at the Fayetteville Hilton and the University Center for Continuing Education, which share a common building on the historic downtown Fayetteville square. The meeting will be held jointly with the Arkansas Audubon Society. The local host, DOUG JAMES, may be reached at the Dept. of Biological Sciences, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR 72701 (PH: 501-575-6364, FX: 501-575-4010, EM: djames@comp.uark.edu).
THE SOCIETY FOR CONSERVATION BIOLOGY 15th annual meeting, in Hilo on the Island of Hawaii,30 Jul- 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 23RD INTERNATIONAL ORNITHOLOGICAL CONGRESS will held in Beijing, China, 11-17 August 2002. Information about the congress can be obtained via email (EM: infocenter@ioc.org.cn), or via the home page of the 23rd congress at (URL: http://www.ioc.org.cn). The following are contact addresses of people responsible for the 23rd Congress in Beijing. Professor XU WEISHU, Secretary-General of the 23rd Congress, Beijing Natural History Museum, 11302, Beijing Science and Technology Commission Apt., Balizhuang, Haidian District, Beijing 100037, CHINA (PH & FX: + 861068465605; EM: sg@ioc.org.cn). Mr. LIU FENG, Assistant Secretary-General of the 23rd Congress, China International Conference Center for Science and Technology, Xueyuan Nan Road, Beijing 100081, CHINA (PH: +861062174952; FX: +861062180142; EM: liufeng@public.bta.net.cn). Requests to be included on the mailing list for brochures and for information on the 23rd Congress should be sent to the Assistant Secretary-General of the 23rd Congress. Dr. FERNANDO SPINA, Chair, Scientific Program Committee, 23rd Congress, Istituto Nazionale per la Fauna Selvatica, Via Ca' Fornacetta 9, I40064 Ozzano Emilia (BO), ITALY (PH: +39516512111; FX: +3951796628; EM: infsioc@iperbole.bologna.it). All inquiries about the scientific program of the 23rd congress should be sent to him. Dr. WALTER J. BOCK, President of the 23rd Congress, Department of Biological Sciences, Columbia University, 1200 Amsterdam Avenue, Mail Box 5521, New York, NY 100277004, USA. (PH: +12128544487; FX: +12128658246; EM: wb4@columbia.edu). General questions and comments should be sent to him. Dr. DOMINIQUE G. HOMBERGER, Secretary of the International Ornithological Committee, Department of Biological Sciences, 508 Life Sciences Building, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 708031715, USA (PH: +15043881747; FX: +15043882597; EM: zodhomb@lsu.edu). Inquiries about the International Ornithological Committee should be sent to her. Information about the IOC can be obtained from our home page at (URL: http://www.nmnh.si.edu/BIRDNET/IOC/). The Scientific Program Committee met in June 2000 and has established the format of the program and selected plenary speakers and symposia. The first brochure will be ready in mid-September. Please contact the Ass't S-G if you would like to have your name added to the list of persons obtaining this material. We would like to have as much communication for the congress done electronically, hence please send in your name and e-mail number by e-mail if at all possible.
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LUIS F. BAPTISTA, Curator of Ornithology and Mammalogy at the California Academy of Sciences, member of the AOU since 1969, elected Elective Member in 1976, and Fellow in 1980, died 12 Jun 2000 at his home in Sebastapol, CA, at the age of 58 years.
ROBERT C. BEASON has accepted a position as Head of Biology with the University of Louisiana at Monroe. His new address is Department of Biology, University of Louisiana, Monroe, LA 71209-0500 (PH: 318-342-1790; FXx: 318-342-3312; EM bibeason@ulm.edu).
ERNESTO LUIS BERNATH died on 5 Oct 1999 in Santiago, Chile at the age of 88. He was a member of the American Ornithologists' Union, the Cooper Ornithological Society and the Chilean Ornithologists' Union. He was keenly interested in bird migration, particularly that across and along the Andean Ranges. His field notes (written in German in the beginning and in Spanish later) are stored in Chile's National Museum of Natural History, and encompass the period 1950-1990.
WILLIAM A. DAVIS of Tucson, AZ, member of the AOU since 1959 has died.
CHARLES O. HANDLEY, JR., Curator of Mammals at the Smithsonian Institution, member of the AOU since 1941, died 9 Jun 2000 at the age of 75 years.
H. BRANCH HOWE, JR. of Athens, GA, member of the AOU since 1943 has died.
ANDERS JOENSEN of Denmark, member of the AOU since 1986 has died.
JOHN KLICKA has recently accepted a position as Curator of Birds at the Marjorie Barrick Museum of Natural History. His new contact information is: University of Nevada Las Vegas, Maryland Parkway, Box 454012, Las Vegas, NV 98154-4012 (PH: 702-895-2749, FX: 702- 895-3094, EM: klicka@nevada.edu).
DOUGLAS L. KRAUS of Kingston, RI, member of the AOU since 1940 has died.
DONALD A. MCCRIMMON has been appointed Executive Vice President and Provost as well as Professor of Biology at Lake Superior State University in Sault Sainte Marie, MI 49873. PH: 906-635-2211, FX: 906-635-2837, EM:dmccrimmon@gw.lssu.edu.
MARCO RESTANI has completed a postdoc at the University of Washington and is now Assistant Professor in the Department of Biology, Rocky Mountain College, Billings, MT 59102-1796(PH: 406-657-1103, FX: 406-259-9751, EM: restanim@rocky.edu).
MARY J. ROBERTSON of Homestead, FL, member of the AOU since 1982 has died.
THOMAS H. ROGERS, SR. of Spokane, WA, member of the AOU since 1962 has died.
A. M. SORRILL of Quincy, IL, member of the AOU since 1948 has died.
JAMES TATE, JR., formerly professional staff for the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works has recently accepted a position as Advisory Scientist, Washington Programs, for the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory. His new address and numbers are: INEEL, 955 L'Enfant Plaza North, Suite 6000, Washington, D.C. 20024-2119, PH 202 475-2231 (D.C.), and 208 526-4683 (Idaho), EM: tatejl@inel.gov).
SCOTT WEIDENSAUL'S most recent book, "Living on the Wind: Across the Hemisphere with Migratory Birds," was one of three finalists for the Pulitzer Prize in general nonfiction. The announcement was made in April by Columbia University.
PATRICK W. ZWARTJES and MICHELE MEROLA ZWARTJES have moved from Texas to New Mexico to accept postdoctoral positions as Research Wildlife Biologists with the U.S. Forest Service. Both can be contacted at: USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, 2205 Columbia SE, Albuquerque, NM 87106 (PH: 505-766-1047; FX: 505-766-1046; EM: pzwartjes@fs.fed.us, mzwartjes@fs.fed.us).
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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:
CAFFREY, CAROLEE. EM: caffrey@okstate.edu.
HALL, GEORGE A. EM :Ghwv@aol.com
JOHNSON, OSCAR W. EM: OWJohnson2105@aol.com
KIKKAWA, JIRO. EM: jkikkawa@zen.uq.edu.au
MARSHALL, DAVID B. 1424 SW Timberline Dr., Lake Oswego, OR 97034-2166
PETERSON, JOHN M.C. EM: jmcp7@juno.com
RAPHAEL, MARTIN G. EM: mraphael@fs.fed.us
RAPPOLE, JOHN. EM: jrappole@crc.si.edu
THALER, ELLEN. Kirchgasse 1, Top 12, A-6020 Innsbruck, AUSTRIA
WENNY, DAN. Illinois Natural History Survey, 3159 Crim Dr., Savanna, IL 61074 USA. PH: 815-273-3184, FX: 815-273-1132. EM: danwenny@internetni.com.
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