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NUMBER 140, February 2001
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://www.aou.org
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
STUDENTS--FREE MEMBERSHIP! The Cooper Ornithological Society is interested in getting more graduate students involved and provides up to 25 free student memberships each year. These student awards cover costs of membership for 2 years (2002-2003) and carry full membership benefits, providing an important launch into ornithological careers at an early stage. To apply, send a CV of the student and a cover letter from the major professor that describes why the student deserves the award. Deadline for receipt of applications is 1 Apr 2001. Send application materials by e-mail or post to: BETTE A. LOISELLE, Department of Biology, University of Missouri-St. Louis, 8001 Natural Bridge Road, St. Louis, MO 63121-4499 USA (EM: loiselle@umsl.edu).
NOMINATIONS FOR AOU OFFICERS AND ELECTIVE COUNCILORS must be received by the Secretary three months before the Stated Meeting. Thus, this year nominations are due 16 May 2001. Officers to be elected at the 2001 Business Meeting of the Members (16 Aug 2001 at the University of Washington), will be Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer, and three Elective Councilors. The Bylaws of the AOU require that the Vice-President be elected annually and serve only one term, and the Secretary and Treasurer be elected or re-elected annually. At the conclusion of the Aug 2001 meeting, John W. Fitzpatrick will begin the second year of his two-year term as President, and Fred Cooke will begin the second year of his two-year term as President-Elect. The incumbent Secretary (M. Ross Lein) and the incumbent Treasurer (Jeffrey D. Brawn) are willing to stand for re-election. Of the total of nine Elective Councilors, three are elected annually to serve terms of approximately three years, beginning at the close of the Stated Meeting. Elective Councilors to be replaced at the conclusion of the 119th Stated Meeting in 2001 are Walter D. Koenig, Scott M. Lanyon, and Stephen M. Russell. Continuing to serve in 2001-2002 will be Elective Councilors Kenneth B. Able, Susan Hannon, Scott K. Robinson, Edward H. Burtt, Jr., Carla Cicero and Richard O. Prum. The procedure for nominating AOU officers and Elective Councilors is outlined in the Bylaws (Art IV, Sec 2). "Each Fellow and Elective Member shall be invited in advance of the Stated Meeting at which an election is to be held, to nominate, in writing to the Secretary, one person for President-Elect, one person for Vice-President, one person for Secretary, one person for Treasurer, and three persons for Elective Councilors. These nominations shall be received by the Secretary three months before the Stated Meeting [16 May 2001] and shall be presented at the business session of the Stated Meeting. Nominations for all officers must be accompanied by written consent of the nominee".
AOU MEMBERSHIP GRANTS NOW AVAILABLE FOR STUDENTS. The Council of the American Ornithologists' Union has voted, effective immediately, to provide several hundred grants in the form of a three year AOU membership to qualifying western hemisphere undergraduate or graduate students interested in pursuing a career in ornithology. To qualify, students must: 1.) Have no current or prior membership in the AOU; 2.) Send a letter of interest, a 2-3 page cv, and their email address to the AOU Membership Committee (see below); 3.) Provide a one-page letter of sponsorship from an academic advisor on letterhead from the institution in which the student is currently enrolled. Along with a brief outline of ornithological interests and professional goals, letters of interest should clearly specify the degree program in which the student is registered, and his/her expected date of completion. Membership grants will provide full membership in the AOU (including subscription to The Auk) for three consecutive years, and are not renewable. Students may send materials any time during the academic year (deadline 1 Jun 2001), but the AOU reserves the right to limit the number of grants provided during any one academic year to 200. Mail all materials together to DR. SUSAN HAIG, AOU Membership Committee, USGS/FRESC, 3200 SW Jefferson Way, Corvallis, OR, 97331.
AOU FELLOWS AND ELECTIVE MEMBERS ARE REMINDED that nominations for new members of these classes must reach the Secretary five months before the Stated Meeting, i.e. by 15 Mar 2001. Nominators must first obtain instructions and forms for 2001 from the Chair of the Committee on Nomination of Fellows and Elective Members, FRANCESCA J. CUTHBERT, Department of Fisheries & Wildlife, 200 Hodson Hall, University of Minnesota, 1980 Folwell, St. Paul, MN 55108 (PH: 612-624-1756, FX: 612-625-5299, EM: cuthb001@maroon.tc.umn.edu), or from the Secretary, M. ROSS LEIN, Department of Biology, University of Calgary, 2500 University Dr NW, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, CANADA (PH: 403-220-6549, FX: 403-289-9311, EM: mrlein@ucalgary.ca), or from any AOU officer. For additional information, see the Dec 2000 Ornithological Newsletter.
NEW OSNA DIRECTOR--Effective 1 Jan 2001, TAMMY REASONER became the OSNA director and the office of the OSNA Director moved from Archbold Station, Lake Placid, FL, to Allen Marketing & Management Lawrence, KS. The OSNA community owes an enormous thank you to Fred Lohrer, who served as Interim Director of OSNA during the past year, after initially serving as OSNA director from 1991 to 1998. Tammy Reasoner is an association management professional with AM&M who has extensive experience with OSNA. In the following message, Tammy introduces herself and shares her vision for OSNA in the coming year. -Dr. Bonnie Bowen, Chairperson of OSNA Committee
THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY to introduce myself to the members of the OSNA societies as the executive director for 2001. We have a special fondness for OSNA at the Allen Press, not only because OSNA was one of our first Association Management Accounts, but also because the Wilson Bulletin was the first journal printed by the Allen Press. As the Allen Press celebrates our 65th anniversary as a company, it is fitting that we should add executive director services to the list of services that we have provided for nearly 50 years to the six societies that comprise OSNA. On a personal note, I have been working with OSNA in one capacity for most of the 5 years that I have been with Allen Marketing & Management. I was the business manager for two years prior to my leave of absence in 1999. Upon returning to AM&M in May of 1999, I took up the challenge of serving another set of societies for a brief period before turning my attention once again to OSNA. As business manager for OSNA this summer, I focused on the renewal season and membership issues while Fred Lohrer has graciously acted as interim OSNA executive director. It would be hard for me to adequately express my appreciation for the outstanding job that Fred has done and the pleasure it has been to work with him both in recent months and during my previous tenure as business manager.
As Fred completes the transition of the executive director duties to AM&M, we are happy to announce the appointment of Penny Wendland as the next business manager for the OSNA account. Penny and I will be working together of the next year to ensure that the OSNA societies receive the same exceptional service that they have come to expect from Fred and AM&M. If you have any membership questions or concerns please contact our office at osna@allenpress.com or by phone at 800-627-0629. As always, if you need to contact me for anything, I am also available at treasoner@allenpress.com, ext. 233.
We had another successful renewal season for OSNA. Your membership renewals were processed within ten business days, even during the holiday season. In fact, most renewals were processed within a few days of receipt. Although some members received a second notice after paying, the vast majority of these cases were caused by checks and notices crossing in the mail and additional notices for partial payment of dues. If members of multiple societies did not renew for all of the societies to which they previously belonged, we sent a second notice to make sure that each person had adequate opportunity to renew for all societies. Please feel free to contact me directly for any outstanding concerns regarding your membership or the renewal process. We have many exciting things planned for 2001. Our office is busy preparing for the next membership directory, which we will produce this summer. This will be an opportune time for all members to update address information including phone, fax, and e-mail numbers for The Flock. After an exhaustive planning phase, we are nearing the end of our search for a new, web-accessible database. Some of our required features will allow members the ability to renew their memberships online, update address information, and complete author billing via a secure Internet site. We are very excited about our new system, which will undoubtedly allow for an easier exchange of information among your societies. Thank you for your time and for the opportunity to serve as the OSNA executive director. I will very much enjoy the challenge of serving your membership to the best of my ability.
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SOCIETY FOR CARIBBEAN ORNITHOLOGY TO MEET IN CUBA, - The biannual meeting of the Society for Caribbean Ornithology (SCO) will be held in the Topes de Collante National Park in the Sierra del Escambray (about 340 km east of Havana) from 15-22 Jul 2001 (inclusive of two travel days). By mid-Jan, an announcement and registration brochure will be mailed to all SCO members and will be posted on the SCO website at http://www.nmnh.si.edu/BIRDNET/SCO/index.html. American ornithologists should note that it is possible to attend this meeting legally. Details will be posted on the SCO website and on the OCNET, Ornith-L, Caribbean Biodiversity Conservation and NEOORN listserves. See BIRDNET: http://www.nmnh.si.edu/BIRDNET/mainindex.html#ProfInfo for instructions on subscribing to these listserves. Those planning to attend should note that transportation to the site from Havana will be provided on 16 Jul. There is virtually no public transportation available and it can be difficult and expensive to rent cars in Cuba. Therefore, those planning to attend should plan to arrive in Havana on 15 Jul. Return transportation to Havana will be provided on 22 Jul.
FIELD SITE: If you are looking for an incredibly unique site to conduct ornithological field research, consider Little St. Simons Island. LSSI is a privately owned barrier island off the coast of Georgia that includes seven miles of pristine beaches and 10,000 acres of undeveloped wilderness. With 284 species, the diversity is abundant, including a variety of shorebirds, wading birds, and songbirds, as well as several state and federally listed threatened and endangered species. It is not uncommon to see Piping Plovers, Bald Eagles, Wood Storks, Least Terns, and many other species. If you would like to discuss beginning your research at LSSI, please contact ASHLEY ROZELLE at lssinat@mindspring.com.
REAL-TIME SONAGRAMS ON POWER MACS. A new program, WildSpectra, displays sonagrams in real time on Power Mac computers (including iMacs and PowerBooks) and includes options for controlling the display, saving and printing the results, and collecting data in a format compatible with spreadsheets. It is available free of charge for use in nonprofit bioacoustic research and education. For details see http://www.unc.edu/~rhwiley/wildspectra/.
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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.
BIRDLIFE JAMAICA has launched the Jamaica Seabird Group to focus on research issues and will operate as a sub-unit of the Research and Wildlife Management Committee of BirdLife Jamaica. The 16 Dec launch included a presentation on census methods for seabirds. Leo Douglas, the group's chairman, gave a report on the work and events leading to the group's formation, its current projects and future interests. A number of young persons have become very involved with ornithology in Jamaica, spurred by an inquiry about the Jamaica Petrel. Leo Douglas, on his own initiative, formed the Jamaica Petrel Research Group. The Jamaica Petrel Research Group will be incorporated into the new Jamaica Seabird Group. The JSG's objectives are to: stimulate interest in and provide a forum for the discussion of Jamaican seabird issues; determine seabird status and conservation needs through field study, and to promote conservation projects for seabirds; to provide a link between BirdLife Jamaica and international seabird groups; and to clarify the status of the Jamaican Petrel. For further information, please contact LEO DOUGLAS at leodouglas@cwjamaica.com.
TRANSLATORS NEEDED - Volunteers who can translate from English to Spanish or Spanish to English are needed to translate abstracts for the Society for Caribbean Ornithology meeting. The abstracts must be translated no later than 1 May. Please contact ELLEN PAUL (EM: epaul@concentric.net).
LONG-AWAITED FOREST MANAGEMENT PLANNING REGULATION ANNOUNCED On 9 Nov 2000, the USDA Forest Service announced its final National Forest System Land Resource Management Planning rule. This rule, which took effect 9 Nov 2000 replaces the 1982 regulations that were designed to implement the mandates of the Multiple Use Sustained Yield Act and the National Forest Management Act, and the National Environmental Policy Act (among others). Over the years, the Forest Service realized that the 1982 regulations described the process of forest planning, but failed to address the substantive issues involved in deciding how to manage the 192 million acres of land in 42 states, the Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico that the Forest Service manages. These lands include 155 national forests, 20 national grasslands, and various other lands. The Forest Service then issued its proposed rule in Oct 1999. After considering 10,489 written comments and holding 23 public hearings, the Forest Service completed the final rule. It reaffirms sustainability as the overall goal for National Forest System planning and management; establishes requirements for the implementation, monitoring, evaluation, amendment, and revision of land and resource management plans; and guides the selection and implementation of site-specific actions. The intended effects are to simplify, clarify, and otherwise improve the planning process; to reduce burdensome and costly procedural requirements; to strengthen and clarify the role of science in planning, and to strengthen collaborative relationships with the public and other government entities. The final rule emphasizes four key concepts. First, it affirms sustainability as the overall goal for national forest and grassland management in accordance with the Multiple-Use-Sustained-Yield Act of. Second, it requires extensive cooperation and collaboration with the public and other private and public entities. Third, it integrates science more effectively into the planning and management of national forests and grasslands. Finally, the rule eliminates burdensome analytical requirements that were designed to govern the initial development of land and resource management plans and puts into place a new planning framework that addresses problems, issues, and opportunities identified through collaboration with the public, through monitoring or other scientific analyses, or by other means.
TEAMING WITH WILDLIFE/CARA: WHAT DOES THE FUTURE HOLD? - The Teaming with Wildlife (TWW) National Steering Committee met in November and reaffirmed its commitment to continue working for permanent funding for state-based wildlife conservation and widlife-related education and recreation. While the Steering Committee was disappointed that the Conservation and Reinvestment Act (CARA) was not enacted in the 106th Congress, they feel that they can build upon the substantial support in the next Congress. The Steering Committee also expressed its deep appreciation to the broad-based, grassroots coalition that is absolutely essential for wildlife conservation efforts, both in the immediate past and for the future. Although the Coalition did not achieve its ultimate goal - passage of CARA - the TWW efforts led to: the appropriation of $50 million in new state wildlife grants funding, and an additional $50 million for wildlife allocated directly to the states; increases in other conservation programs including North American Wetlands Conservation Act, Land and Water Conservation Fund, coastal conservation, endangered species conservation, and others; raised tremendous awareness of the need for state-level wildlife conservation, education and recreation; built a coalition unprecedented in its size and diversity - 5000 conservation and related organizations and businesses, 50 governors, 1100 mayors, numerous editorial boards that represents the support of millions of Americans; and established excellent and ongoing relationships with key Members of Congress that are important for future CARA efforts and other wildlife conservation legislation. See the IAFWA's Teaming with Wildlife web site (http://www.teaming.com) for information on how to contact members of the Steering Committee. Meanwhile, the lead sponsors of the big conservation bill known as CARA fully intend to reintroduce it early in the next Congress. Exactly how the legislation would proceed is not clear at this point.. Sponsors may try to move a bill by itself or they may try to revise a truncated version of a conservation bill that was enacted this year, Congressional sources say. Rep. Don Young (R-Alaska) will again take the lead in the House. Although Young and company have not settled on the details yet, they intend to build on the HR 701 of the 106th Congress. It would authorize $3 billion per year for a dozen conservation programs for the foreseeable future. In the Senate, Republican staff members have talked of an attempt to enact the guts of CARA by amending a truncated version of a conservation bill included in the fiscal year 2001 Interior appropriations bill (PL 106-291 of 11 Oct). That law establishes a six-year program at roughly two-thirds of the CARA level, but it requires an annual appropriation. HR 701 would guarantee funding each year. Committee chairman Sen. Frank Murkowski (R-Alaska) is once again expected to be the lead sponsor.
FEDERAL POLICY ON RESEARCH MISCONDUCT--On 6 Dec 2000, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) issued the final, government-wide policy addressing research misconduct. The policy, developed by the National Science and Technology Council, defines research misconduct and establishes basic guidelines for the conduct of fair and timely investigations of alleged or suspected infractions. The policy will apply to federally-funded research regardless of where the research is conducted or by whom. Agencies will have one year to implement this policy. The full text can be found at http://www.ostp.gov/html/misconduct.html. The proposed policy was published for public comment on 14 Oct 1999; OC's comments can be found at http://www.nmnh.si.edu/BIRDNET/OC/experthelp/misconduct.html/
FOREST SERVICE CLOSE TO FINAL RULE ON ROADS - Forest Service offers preferred plan for protecting roadless areas in National Forests. After receiving extensive public input--1.6 million written and oral comments - USDA's Forest Service on 13 Nov presented Agriculture Secretary Dan Glickman with its preferred plan for protecting nearly 60 million acres of roadless areas in national forests. Glickman will decide on a final plan in Dec. The Forest Service's preferred plan, one of several alternatives contained in a final environmental impact statement, would prohibit most road construction and reconstruction in 49.2 million acres of inventoried roadless areas, increasing to 58.5 million acres in Apr 2004 when the Tongass National Forest would be included; prohibit timber harvesting except for defined stewardship purposes in these same areas; and allow road construction when necessary for public safety and resource protection. Stewardship purpose timber harvests would occur only to maintain or improve roadless characteristics. Such harvests would need to improve habitat for threatened, endangered, proposed, or sensitive species; reduce the risk of uncharacteristically severe fire; or restore ecological structure, function, and processes. President Clinton was expected to give final approval to the rule after the 30-day waiting period mandated by law to give Congress an opportunity to review all new regulations. Forest industry leaders, who are dissatisfied with the proposed rule, hope that a Republican president would alter or negate the rules through an Executive Order. Environmental groups were particularly pleased by the decision to include the Tongass, which would have been excluded by the original proposed rule.
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REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE--I am Bill Steiner, of EPA in Atlanta. I was fortunate to study at VCU under Dr. Charles Blem. Current avocations include birding, African succulent plants and writing about Audubon prints. At a recent exhibit on Audubon's Quadruped prints at the Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences, I noticed that two images featured out-of-place plants. The Armadillo, #146, has a clump of Aloe mitriformis, and California Hare, #112, has a cluster of Stapelia gigantea. Both plants are native to South Africa. They are occasionally found in cultivation today in the southern parts of Texas, Florida and California, but they almost certainly were not present when the two images were painted in the mid 1840s. The director of the exhibit - Dr. Robert Peck - asked me to look into this further. The two paintings were actually done by Audubon's sons - John Woodhouse, who drew the animals, and Victor Gifford who prepared the backgrounds. John Woodhouse spent a year in London in 1847 where he painted arctic animals from the skins in the British museum. He could have found the plants at Kew or in the collection of a rich citizen. The sons may have copied drawings from a book or from one of the popular horticulture magazines. Or the plants may have come from a New York collection. The two prints have existed for over 150 years and have been reproduced thousands of times. I am certainly not the first to discover these errors. Audubon had many detractors and it is likely that Ord, Waterton, Lucien Bonaparte, or another critic discovered the mistakes and wrote about them. If so, I have not been able to find a reference. I have two questions: 1) Where did the Audubon sons obtain those two African plants? 2) What has been previously written about this? Any enlightenment will be most welcome. Thank you. BILL STEINER (EM: Steiner.Bill@epamail.epa.gov).
2001 INTERNATIONAL PIPING PLOVER WINTER CENSUS will be carried out from 29 Jan - 12 Feb 2001. As in past censuses, we are lacking information about the distribution of Piping Plovers outside of the U.S. Thus, we would be most interested in learning about any information about the species in the Caribbean or Mexico. Please send information to SUSAN HAIG, USGS-FRESC, 3200 SW Jefferson Way, Corvallis, OR 97330 (EM: susan_haig@usgs.gov).
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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". When sending your message, please send using the "plain text only" format option and be sure to include your name in the message.
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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 PURPLE MARTIN CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION is seeking grant applications for their annual Purple Martin Research and Conservation Grants. One or more grants ($500 - $2500) are available for research into the life history, ecology, conservation, or management of the Purple Martin (Progne subis). Under certain circumstances, we will also consider funding projects on other species of New World swallow. We will not fund projects testing martin house design preference, nor will we fund the placement of housing for strictly aesthetic or humanitarian purposes. We will, however, consider funding the placement of housing for conservation purposes. PMCA Research and Conservation Grants are provided to defray the expenses incurred in the course of scientific research and conservation. Grants may cover travel, supplies and equipment, but shall not include salaries or overhead charges to institutions or agencies. Guidelines and application materials are available online at: http://www.purplemartin.org/main/Grant.html or by writing to JAMES R. HILL, III, Grants Chairman, Purple Martin Conservation Association, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, Edinboro, PA 16444 (EM: pmca@edinboro.edu). Completed applications must be received by 15 Feb 2001.
THE ASSOCIATION OF AVIAN VETERINARIANS (AAV) is accepting preproposals for its year 2001 funding period. The AAV awards small grants each year for projects that address the conservation needs of wild avian populations, and is interested in funding projects related to issues of avian habitat preservation, education, and research. Priority will be given to in situ conservation efforts. Grants are rarely in excess of $3,500, and successful applicants must submit a report to the AAV Conservation Committee one year after receiving a grant. Veterinarians, non-veterinarians, and students are encouraged to apply. Preproposals must be limited to two pages (one page-two sides) and include the following sections: investigator(s) with contact information, title, amount requested, concise statement of need and background, goals, objectives, materials and methods, project timetable (not to exceed 12 months), and budget. Two copies of the preproposal must be received by 5 PM, 2 Mar, 2001, at the AAV office, addressed to ADINA RAE FREEDMAN, Executive Director AAV, 1180 South Ocean Blvd. #5F, Boca Raton, FL 33432, USA. Applicants must use double-sided printing, recycled-content paper, minimum 12-point font and one-inch margins. Electronic applications may be transmitted to aavctrlofc@aav.org; however, the applicant must allow enough time to send their application via normal mail in the event that their application cannot be downloaded successfully into the AAV system. Unfortunately, extensions for the receipt deadline will not be allowed. All preproposals must be sent to the committee for review at the same time so that no one preproposal is given more emphasis than the others in the review system. All applicants are urged to comply with the above protocol so that their projects may be given the attention they so richly deserve. Successful applicants will be invited by 27 Apr 2001, to submit full proposals for the 16 Jul 2001 deadline.
RAINFOREST RESEARCH GRANTS: Grants are available for researchers interested in working in southeastern Peru in some of the world's richest lowland tropical forests. Grants support research conducted at Tambopata Research Center (TRC) or Posada Amazonas Lodge (PAL), two facilities operated by Rainforest Expeditions. Graduate students and senior researchers interested in any aspect of tropical biology or environmental studies are encouraged to apply, but preference is given to studies focusing on large vertebrates or the impacts of ecotourism. The area boasts healthy populations of large raptors, giant river otters, and tapirs along with some of the world's most diverse bird, plant and frog communities. Research opportunities are many and include the possibility to work on parrot and macaw diets, mimicry by Laurence's Thrush, understory and canopy flocks, bamboo endemics, etc. TRC is surrounded by large expanses of protected forest including floodplain, terra firme and bamboo forest. PAL is closer to the frontier town of Puerto Maldonado and is on a reserve established in 1988 by the Ese'eja Native Community of Infierno. With the permission of the community, studies can be carried out on land with different habitats, impact regimes and successional states. The grants provide free room and board at TRC or PA and free transportation from Puerto Maldonado. Room and board is available to assistants at a rate of $10-$15 per day and Rainforest Expeditions can help locate Peruvian assistants if needed. The program has rolling admissions. To apply, please send a resume and brief (3 page max) proposal outlining your study to DR. DONALD J. BRIGHTSMITH, (EM: djb4@duke.edu). All applications must be submitted by e-mail.
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TWO FREE PUBLICATIONS are now available from the Rocky Mountain Research Station: Finch and Stoleson. 2000. Status, ecology, and conservation of the southwestern willow flycatcher. General Technical Report RMRS-GTR-60. Bonney et al. 2000. Strategies for bird conservation: The Partners in Flight planning process. Proceedings of the 3rd Partners in Flight Workshop, Cape May, New Jersey. Proceedings RMRS-P-16. These publications may be obtained by calling RICHARD SCHNEIDER (PH: 970-498-1392)or emailing your name, address, publication number and quantity to rschneider@fs.fed.us.
HUGE DISCOUNT ON TWO AWARD-WINNING BOOKS-The Wildlife Management Institute announces that it will make available copies of two of its award-winning books at discounts of more than 60% each! For a brief time only, and limited to 10 books per title per person, WMI will provide copies of Ecology and Management of the Morning Dove (1993) and Ecology and Management of the Wood Duck (1994) at $20 (plus $2 shipping) per volume. (These two titles retail for $49.95 and $59.95, respectively.) Both books are heavily illustrated anc contain information on every aspect of the species' natural history, ecology and management. To obtain copies, send a check for $20(U.S.)-plus $2 shipping- per volume to: WMI Books, Suite 801, 1101 14th Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20005, or call 202-371-1808 (ask for CAROL PEDDICORD) for credit card (Visa or Mastercard) purchases. Discount quantities of these titles are very limited, so this offer likely will expire by March 2001.
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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. Checks payable to Tucson Audubon Society. Brown, L. and D. Amadon. Eagles, hawks and falcons of the world. 2v. Like new. Box has slight wear. $80. Chamberlain, M. Popular handbook of the ornithology of the United States and Canada. 1894. Based on Nuttall's manual. 2v. $40. Ginn, P. J. et al. Complete book of southern African birds. 1989 (1991). Oversize. 760p. Hundreds of great photos and expanded field guide-type text. Like new. $95. Gould's hummingbirds. 1990. Wordsworth Eds from Wellfleet. Like new. $95. Greenwalt, C. J. Hummingbirds. 1960. Belknap (Harvard). Inscription on fly, jacket wear and tear. $50. N. Amer. Bird Bander. V.1-22 and 3 issues of v. 23. Good condition. $30. Peters, J. L. Check-list of birds of the world. V II-VI. Various dates. Ex Library. $40. Ridgely, R. S. and G. Tudor. The birds of South America v 1: the oscine passerines. Like new. $40. Sibley, C. G. and B. L. Monroe Jr. Distribution and taxonomy of birds of the world. Like new.$70. Smythies, B. E. Birds of Burma. 2nd rev. ed. 1953. Oliver and Boyd. Jacket wear, pages uncut, at least one small stamp, one word on fly. $95. Snow, D. Cotingas. 1982. Near new. $45.
FOR SALE. Seven used small-bird radio transmitters available, each weighing about 1.38g (range: 1.32 - 1.48g). Batteries are spent, but past battery life has been more than 26 days. Transmission frequencies range from 151.067 - 151.415 MHz. Originally built by AVM, these may be re-serviced by most telemetry instrument companies for around $50 a piece. One or more of these transmitters can be yours for $55 each with a limited money-back guarantee. Contact JIM KELLAM at kellam@purdue.edu for details.
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A 'permanent' meeting list is maintained on BIRDNET (http://www.nmnh.si.edu/BIRDNET/BIRDMEET.html) that focuses mainly on meetings of the Societies that are members of the OC, showing the planned sites and dates of ornithological meetings as far into the future as possible. Note that BIRDNET also maintains a site for the International Ornithological Committee, which includes links to past and future Congresses, at: http://www.nmnh.si.edu/BIRDNET/IOC/index.html.
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THE PACIFIC SEABIRD GROUP, 28th Annual Meeting (7-11 Feb 2001) at the Radisson Kauai Beach Resort in Lihue, Hawaii. The meeting will feature a Symposium on the Biology, Status, and Conservation of Seabirds in Japan and a workshop to discuss the latest draft of the North American Colonial Waterbird Conservation Plan as well as a full scientific program. Field trips to Midway Atoll and a variety of sites in the main Hawaiian Islands will be offered before and after the meeting. For more information about registering contact DAVID DUFFY, PCSU, Dept of Botany, University of Hawaii, Manoa, 3190 Maile Way, Honolulu, HI 96822 (PH: 808-956-8218, EM: dduffy@hawaii.edu). For information regarding the scientific program contact BILL SYDEMAN at wjsydeman@prbo.org.
SOCIETY FOR RANGE MANAGEMENT'S WILDLIFE HABITAT COMMITTEE the will sponsor a half day symposium, 19 Feb 2001, entitled "Ecology and Management of Northern Sage Grouse" at the annual meeting of the SRM in Kona, Hawaii. Those interested in attending this symposium may contact CHAD BOYD (EM: chad.boyd@orst.edu, PH: 541-573-2064) for further information. You do not have to be a member of SRM to attend the symposium but you must be registered for the meeting. Additional information regarding meeting registration and hotel reservations can be found on the SRM home page (URL: http://srm.org).
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).
19TH ANNUAL NATIONAL WILDLIFE REHABILITATORS ASSOCIATION SYMPOSIUM "Healing the Whole - Body and Spirit" (13-17 Mar 2001), Lake Tahoe, Nevada. Horizon Resort Hotel/Casino, Stateline, Nevada. (NWRA Central Office, 14 7th Avenue North, St. Cloud, MN 56303, (URL: http://www.nwrawildlife.org, EM: nwra@nwrawildlife.org, PH: 320-259-4086).
66TH NORTH AMERICAN WILDLIFE AND NATURAL RESOURCES CONFERENCE (16-20 Mar 2001), Washington, D.C. To track Conference plans, monitor the Wildlife Management Institute web site (URL: http://www.wildlifemgt.org/wmi).
2001 INTERNATIONAL ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM, WOODPECKERS WORKING GROUP of the German Ornithologists Society (DO-G), 23-25 Mar 2001 in Berchtesgaden, Germany. The symposium will emphasize woodpecker ecology and practical approaches in conservation strategies. Its purpose is to bring together researchers, conservation biologists, ecologists, resource managers, and environmentalists to develop better understanding and conservation management of woodpeckers. Official language is English, but German also will be accepted. Participants are encouraged to submit a preliminary abstract on any aspect of their work on woodpeckers. Deadline: 30 Nov 2000. Accepted papers will be scheduled for 15-30 minutes oral presentation, and will be published in symposium proceedings. For more information, contact: DR. PETER PECHACEK, Nationalparkverwaltung, 83471 Berchtesgaden, Germany; (PH: + +49 8657 9885913; FX: + +49 8652 968640; EM: Pechacek@t-online.de).
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 COOPER ORNITHOLOGICAL SOCIETY's 71st Stated Meeting will be held at the Old Town Sheraton in historic Albuquerque, NM, 17-21 April 2001. For information on local arrangements contact KATHY GRANILLO, US Fish and Wildlife Service, PO Box 1306, Albuquerque, NM 87103 (PH: 505-248-6818; EM: Kathy_Granillo@fws.gov) or DEBORAH M. FINCH, Rocky Mountain Research Station, 2205 Columbia SE, Albuquerque, NM 87106 (PH: 505-766-1048, EM: dfinch@fs.fed.us). For information on the Scientific Program contact J. DAVID LIGON, Department of Biology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131 (PH: 505-277-3858, EM: jdligon@unm.edu). Circular of information will be mailed to members in autumn of 2000. For details and updates, see COS webpage (URL: http://www.cooper.org).
EASTERN BIRD BANDING ASSOCIATION 78TH ANNUAL MEETING will be held 20 - 22 Apr 2001 at the Harford Glen Environmental Education Center at Abingdon, MD. For information contact KEN HESELTON, 105 Haverhill Rd., Joppa, MD 21085 (PH: 1-410-679-6419, EM: kheselton@cs.com).
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 ANIMAL BEHAVIOR SOCIETY's 38th annual meeting will be held 14-18 July 2001 at Oregon State University, in Corvallis, Oregon. Plenary speakers include Eliot Brenowitz, Harry Greene and Ellen Ketterson. Symposia include, "Aggression and group organization in animal societies," "Behavioral genetics for the next decade," "Detecting and measuring mating preferences," and "Song Learning." For further information see http://www.animalbehavior.org/ABS/Program, or contact the local hosts ANDY BLAUSTEIN (EM: blaustea@bcc.orst.edu) or LYNNE HOUCK (EM: houckl@bcc.orst.edu).
*SOCIETY FOR CARIBBEAN ORNITHOLOGY TO MEET IN CUBA- The biannual meeting of the Society for Caribbean Ornithology (SCO) will be held in the Topes de Collante National Park in the Sierra del Escambray (about 340 km east of Havana) from 15-22 Jul 2001 (inclusive of two travel days). By mid-Jan, an announcement and registration brochure will be mailed to all SCO members and will be posted on the SCO website at http://www.nmnh.si.edu/BIRDNET/SCO/index.html.
*THE 8TH INTERNATIONAL WATERFOWL AND WETLANDS SYMPOSIUM: The Waterfowl Legacy: Links to Watershed Health, sponsored by Ducks Unlimited, will be held in Washington D. C., 20-22 Jul 2001, at the Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill. A Latin American and Caribbean Waterfowl Conference Workshop will be held prior to the symposium on 19 Jul. Experts from around the world will gather at the symposium to share their research findings and their opinions on a range of issues affecting waterfowl, wetlands, and their management. Session topics include Watershed Health and Waterfowl, North American Waterfowl Management Plan Checkup, The Future of Waterfowl, and Beyond North America. Join in the discussion of the important issues facing the management and protection of these valuable resources. For more information, contact BRENDA CARLSON, Ducks Unlimited, One Waterfowl Way, Memphis, Tennessee 38120, (PH: 901-758-3707, EM: bcarlson@ducks.org or visit http://www.ducks.org (after 15 Jan 2001)).
*THE SOCIETY FOR CONSERVATION BIOLOGY will hold its 15th Annual Meeting at the University of Hawai'i in Hilo, Hawai'i, 29 Jul - 1 Aug 2001. The scientific program will consist of a plenary address by Sir Robert May, 7 symposia, approximately 300 contributed oral presentations, two evening poster sessions, and a variety of workshops and discussions. The conference theme is Ecological Lessons from Islands, and includes such figurative islands as isolated fragments of habitat within altered landscapes. The island of Hawai'i, with its active volcanoes and diversity of ecosystems, from coral reef and lowland forest to permafrost, will provide a dramatic setting for the 2001 meeting. The meeting is co-hosted by the Pacific Island Ecosystems Research Center (PIERC) of the Biological Resources Division - U.S.G.S., the University of Hawai'i, and Hawai'i's Secretariat for Conservation Biology. For complete information on the conference, as well as detailed travel and registration information, visit the conference website at http://www.uhh.hawaii.edu/~scb. For questions regarding local arrangements contact KRISTIE TROUSDALE (PH: 808-967-7396 x 232; EM: Kristie_Trousdale@usgs.gov); for questions about the scientific program contact BETHANY WOODWORTH (PH: 808-967-7396 x 237; EM: Bethany_Woodworth@usgs.gov).
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
OHIO AVIAN ECOLOGY & CONSERVATION CONFERENCE is scheduled for 3 Aug 2001 at the Fawcett Center for Tomorrow on the campus of The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio. This first time, 1-day event will feature a keynote address on the North American Bird Conservation Initiative by Dr. Scott C. Yaich and an invited paper by Bruce G. Peterjohn, North American Breeding Bird Survey. The Conference theme is Bird Conservation in the 21st Century: Soaring into the Next Millennium. Oral and poster presentations related to avian ecology, conservation, and management with relevance to species and habitats characteristic of Ohio are being solicited. The Call for Papers deadline is 15 Dec 2000 and can be viewed online (URL: http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/odnr/wildlife/events/papers/call.html). For more information, contact us at the Olentangy Wildlife Research Station, Ohio Division of Wildlife, 8589 Horseshoe Road, Ashley, OH 43003 or call 740-747-2525 (EM: OhioAvianConference@yahoo.com).
AMERICAN ORNITHOLOGISTS' UNION will hold its 119th Stated Meeting at Burke Museum, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 15 - 18 Aug 2001. For information on local arrangements contact KAI FUJITA, Admin Asst, Ornithology, Burke Museum, University of Washington, Box 353010, Seattle WA 98195-3010; (206) 616-9322; FAX: (206) 685-3039; email bird2001@u.washington.edu. 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 2001. Web page for meeting is at http://depts.washington.edu/bird2001/ or http://www.fmnh.org/aou/aoupage.htm. Deadline for Student Award applications and for place on Scientific Program is 4 May 2001; information on Student Awards and Call for Papers available in Circular and at web pages.
*CONFERENCE: The Application of Ecological Research to Conservation: East meets West, Simon Fraser University, BC, 19-22 Aug 2001. The NSERC/Canadian Wildlife Service Chair in Wildlife Ecology (CWE) at SFU will be organising and hosting this conference with the following aims: 1) to discuss the relevance and application of basic science to conservation and management, 2) to host a workshop on university-government collaboration, with the aim of extending the Wildlife Ecology Chair concept to other regions of Canada, and 3) to mark the retirement of Dr Fred Cooke, who has been the Senior Chair of CWE for the last 10 years. For further information contact: DR TONY D. WILLIAMS, Department of Biological Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, V5A 1S6, Canada. Tel. (PH: 604-291-4982, EM: tdwillia@sfu.ca).
*3RD CONFERENCE OF THE EUROPEAN ORNITHOLOGISTS' Union--the Avian Calendar: Exploring Biological Hurdles in the Annual Cycle (22-26 Aug 2001), in Groningen, The Netherlands. The meeting is jointly organized with the Nederlandse Ornithologische Unie and the Animal Ecology Group o the University of Groningen, Netherlands. For the complete meeting announcement, visit the website: http://www.nou.nu. If you want more information, contact: Third EOU Conference, c/o THEO BOUDEWIJM, Akelei 42, 4102 JM Gulemborg, Netherlands (EM: theo.boudewijn@hetnet.nl).
BIRD STRIKE 2001-the third combined Bird Strike Committee USA/Bird Strike Committee Canada Conference, to be held in Calgary, Alberta, 27-30 Aug 2001. Presenter proposals due 2 Apr 2001, Early Bird Registration Deadline 1 Jun 2001. CAROL LIBER (PH: 604-276-7471; FX: 604-276-9142; EM: pnwp@netcom.ca) of Pacific Northwest Planners will manage this conference and coordinate the exhibitors program. Questions or comments may be addressed to BRUCE MACKINNON (PH: 613-990-0515; FX: 613-990-0508, EM: mackinb@tc.qc.ca).
PRAIRIE GROUSE TECHNICAL COUNCIL Biennial Meeting, 5-8 Nov 2001, will be held at Woodward, Oklahoma. The aim of the conference is to bring together all those involved or interested in research and conservation on prairie grouse, especially Lesser and Greater Prairie-Chickens, Sharp-tailed Grouse, and Sage Grouse. Research papers and discussion sessions will be held on 6 & 7 Nov. Field trips in the area will provide opportunities to see and learn about Lesser Prairie-Chicken research and habitat conservation efforts. For more information contact RUSS HORTON (PH: 405-364-7142; EM: rhorton@onenet.net) or STEPHANIE HARMON (PH: 918- 581-7458 x229; EM: stephanie_harmon@fws.gov).
SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2002 Annual Meeting (2-6 Jan 2002), Anaheim Marriott, Anaheim, CA. For information see the SICB web page at http://www.SICB.org or contact the SICB business office (PH: 703-790-1745, FX: 703-790-2672, EM: SICB@BurkInc.com).
BIRDS OF TWO WORLDS: ADVANCES IN THE ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION OF TEMPERATE-TROPICAL MIGRATION SYSTEMS - March 2002. The Smithsonian Environmental Research Center and Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center at the National Zoo are hosting a conference to synthesize the cutting-edge findings about the basic ecology and evolution of migratory birds. The conference will take place tentatively in March 2002 at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC and will last two and a half days. The conference will include a series of invited talks organized into symposia, round table discussions and an evening session of contributed posters. The 6 main symposium topics are currently: 1) The control of numbers: the when and where of population limitation, 2) Population structure and differentiation in winter and summer, 3) Social systems and life histories, 4) The evolution and phylogeography of temperate/tropical migration, 5) Migration: strategies for departure and stopover, and 6) Causes and consequences of habitat occupancy/selection in winter and summer. The underlying question of each topic is how the ecology and evolution of birds is affected and constrained by long distance migration. We will include the best conceptual papers - without constraints on geography (Nearctic/ Palearctic). All inquiries/suggestions regarding this meeting should be sent to PETE MARRA (EM: marra@serc.si.edu) or RUSSELL GREENBERG (EM: antbird@erols.com). Additional information will be posted in upcoming OSNA newsletters.
23rd INTERNATIONAL ORNITHOLOGICAL CONGRESS, Beijing, 11-17 Aug 2002: The first brochure for this congress has been posted on the congress home page which can be reached at URL: http://www.ioc.org.cn. Persons without access to the Internet can obtain a copy of this brochure by contacting MR. LIEU 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). All ornithologists are encouraged to take part in this first ornithological congress of the millennium and the first in Asia.
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HANS BLOKPOEL, a research scientist with the Canadian Wildlife Service in Nepean, Ontario, has retired and now runs his consultancy Larus International Biological Consulting & Services, 1115 Cromwell Drive, Ottawa, ON, Canada, K1V 6K3. PH: 613-731-5126, FX: 613-260-3433, EM: blokpoel@capitalnet.com, URL: http://www.larusinternational.com.
TERRY CHESSER has left the American Museum of Natural History to accept the position of Curator and Research Leader of the Australian National Wildlife Collection. His new address is: Australian National Wildlife Collection, CSIRO Sustainable Ecosystems, GPO 284, Canberra ACT 2601, Australia. PH: (02) 6242 1689; FX: (02) 6242 1555; EM: terry.chesser@cse.csiro.au
DANIEL FROEHLICH has moved to Seattle to study molt at the University of Washington in Sievert Rohwer's lab at the Burke Museum. Burke Museum, U. of Washington, Box 353010, Seattle, WA 98105-3010. PH: 206-595-2305, EM: dfroehli@u.washington.edu
TERRELL D. RICH has left the Bureau of Land Management and has accepted the position of Partners in Flight National Coordinator with the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service. His new address is: Division of Migratory Bird Management, USFWS, 1387 S. Vinnell Way, Boise, ID 83709. PH: 208-378-5347, FX: 208-378-5262, EM: terry_rich@fws.gov.
BRETT K. SANDERCOCK has accepted a position as Assistant Professor of Avian Ecology at Kansas State University. His new contact information is: Division of Biology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, USA, 66506-4901. PH: 785-532-0120, FX: 785-532-6653, EM: bsanderc@ksu.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:
KAHL, M. PHILIP, 100 Mountain Road, Pine Valley, Sedona, Arizona 86351-7222.
MARRA, PETER P. Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, P.O. Box 28, 647 Contees Wharf Rd., Edgewater, MD 21037. PH: 301-261- 4190 ext 224, FX: 301-261- 7954, EM: marra@serc.si.edu.
SUTTER, JASON, Dept. of Fish & Wildlife Resources, College of Natural Resources, University of Idaho, P.O. Box 441136, Moscow, Idaho 83844-1136. PH: 208-885-9440.
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