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NUMBER 143, August 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
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WS - http://www.nmnh.si.edu/BIRDNET/CWS/index.html
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THE ON-LINE GUIDE TO GRADUATE STUDIES IN ORNITHOLOGY (http://www.ummz.lsa.umich.edu/birds/studies.html), maintained by the Wilson Ornithological Society Committee on Undergraduate Outreach, is being updated. If the ornithological graduate program at your institution has an entry, please check it for accuracy. If your institution is not represented, you can find formatting guidelines on the web page above for submitting a description of your program. Please send information by 1 Oct 2001, to HERB WILSON at whwilson@colby.edu in either Microsoft Word or ASCII format.
THE AOU RESEARCH AWARDS COMMITTEE is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2001 AOU Research Awards: EVA SANDERS ALLEN, Ph.D. candidate, Indiana University - Genetics of the hybrid zone between Bullock's Oriole and Baltimore Oriole; BARBARA BALLENTINE, Ph.D. candidate, Duke University - Does vocal performance influence female choice in Swamp Sparrows?; ISABELLE-ANNE BISSON, Ph.D. candidate, Queen's University - Evolutionary origin of avian migration in a tropical kingbird; PATRICIA L.R. BRENNAN, Ph.D. candidate, Cornell University - Mating strategies of the Great Tinamou, a species with uniparental male care; ALEXIS CHAINE, Ph.D. candidate, University of California-Santa Cruz - Sexual selection, signaling, and plumage variation in Lark Buntings; JILL L. DEPPE, Ph.D. candidate, University of California-Riverside - Selection of stopover habitat by trans-gulf Nearctic-Neotropical migrant landbirds in Yucatan, Mexico; JOSEPH J. FONTAINE, M.S. candidate, University of Montana - Nest predation and phenotypic expression in breeding birds; ADA C. FOWLER, Ph.D. candidate, University of California-Davis - Population structuring in Cackling Canada Geese; CAMERON GILLIES, Ph.D. candidate, University of Alberta - Land cover change and bird movement in the tropical dry forests of Costa Rica; JENNIFER GRINDSTAFF, Ph.D. candidate, Indiana University - Effects of the maternal environment on antibody transmission to eggs and the consequences for offspring growth and immune development; MARK E. HAUBER, Ph.D. candidate, Cornell University - Social experience and species recognition in brood parasites; DANA M. HAWLEY, Ph.D candidate, Cornell University - Immunocompetence as currency for carotenoid ornamentation in House Finches; MICHAEL M. KASUMOVIC, M.S. candidate, Queen's University - Settlement patterns and fitness consequences associated with territory position within a Least Flycatcher cluster; AUSTON MARM KILPATRICK, Ph.D. candidate, University of Wisconsin-Madison - Evolution of host resistance to a new parasite: the effect of avian malaria on the breeding performance of a native Hawaiian honeycreeper, the Hawaii; ALAN KRAKAUER, Ph.D. candidate, University of California-Berkeley - Reproductive coalitions in Wild Turkeys: Why do subordinate males stay?; ELIZABETH R. LOOS, Ph.D. candidate, University of Louisiana at Lafayette - Clutch size limitation in precocial birds: beyond energetics; LYNN B. MARTIN II, Ph.D. candidate, Princeton University - Is variation in House Sparrow life histories related to immunocompetence?; KEVIN DAVID MATSON, Ph.D. candidate, University of Missouri-St. Louis - Maintenance of immune system function in Hawaii's introduced birds; TROY G. MURPHY, Ph.D. candidate, Cornell University - An investigation into the function of elaborate plumage in the monomorphic Turquoise-browed Motmot; LAURA R. NAGY, Ph.D. candidate, Dartmouth College - Determinants of annual breeding productivity of a Neotropical migrant bird, the Black-throated Blue Warbler; JACQUELINE K. NOOKER, M.S. candidate, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee - An experimental study of female condition and offspring sex ratio in Tree Swallows; RYAN NORRIS, Ph.D. candidate, Queen's University - Linking summer and winter events in a long-distance migratory bird; KATHLEEN D. O'CONNOR, M.S. candidate, University of British Columbia - Effects of extra-pair fertilizations on estimates of effective population size; TARA A. PATON, Ph.D. candidate, University of Toronto - Complete mitochondrial genome sequences to determine family-level relationships among the Charadriiformes: the affinities of Glariolids, Jacanas, Painted-snipes, Thick-knees, and Plovers; KEVIN M. PILZ, Ph.D. candidate, Cornell University - Do yolk androgens modify chick competitiveness? A test in the European Starling; REBECCA JO SAFRAN, Ph.D. candidate, Cornell University - The role of individual decisions in forming population-level patterns: female reproductive strategies and variation in group-size of breeding Barn Swallows; JUSTIN SCHUETZ, Ph.D. candidate, Cornell University - Fickle females? Mate choice and the loss of elaborate tails in a group of African finches; ELISA TARLOW, M.S. candidate, University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign - Energetic costs of passerine migration; REBECCA TITTLER, Research Assistant, University of Quebec-Montreal - 15N levels and songbirds in agricultural and forest landscapes; JASON D. WECKSTEIN, Ph.D. candidate, Louisiana State University - A cophylogenetic analysis of avian hosts and their parasites: toucans and chewing lice; C. MORGAN WILSON, Ph.D. candidate, University of Mississippi - Adaptations for reproducing under different time and energy constraints by the Yellow Warbler
THE WILSON ORNITHOLOGICAL SOCIETY held its annual meeting 3-6 May 2001. The 2001 Margaret Morse Nice Medal was awarded to GLEN E. WOOLFENDEN, who presented the plenary lecture, "The behavior and ecology of the Florida Scrub-Jay: A 33-year perspective." 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 20 papers organized into four sessions, five posters, and a teaching workshop on the value of independent research projects in undergraduate ornithology courses. The Wilson Prize for the best student oral presentation was awarded to DAWN E. DRUMTRA for "The importance of two habitat quality parameters, food and nest site availability, on settlement of Prothonotary Warblers, Protonotaria citrea." Louis Agassiz Fuertes Awards were presented to SARAH L. BURGESS for her study "Identifying the factors that lead to extinction: A case study on the effects of disease, genetic population structure, and demography on the endangered O'ahu 'elepaio (Chasiempis sandwichensis ibidis)" at the University of Hawaii, Manoa, and to KEVIN M. PILZ for his study "Do conspecific brood parasitizing females allocate high levels of androgen to eggs to increase offspring competitiveness? A test with the European Starling, Sturnus vulgaris" at Cornell University. The George A Hall/Harold F. Mayfield Award was received by DAN STRICKLAND for "Does allofeeding occur in the nestling period of Gray Jays on Anticosti Island in the absence of Red Squirrels?" Paul A. Stewart Awards were received by LEONARD SANTISTEBAN at the University of Florida for "Multiple-breeding in the Thick-billed Vireo (Vireo crassirostris): An evaluation of its benefits and costs," REBECCA JO SAFRAN at Cornell University for "The role of individual decisions in forming population-level patterns: female reproductive strategies and variation in social behavior of Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica," and EMILY BETH COHEN of Michigan State University for "Survival and habitat use of postfledging White-throated Robins in a matrix of habitat types." The Edwards Prize for the best paper published in volume 112 of The Wilson Bulletin was awarded to JESSICA R. YOUNG, CLAIT E. BRAUN, SARA J. OYLER-MCCANCE, JERRY W. HUPP, AND TOM W. QUINN for "A new species of Sage-Grouse (Phasianidae: Centrocercus) from southwestern Colorado." The results of the annual election of officers and council members were as follows: President - WILLIAM E DAVIS, JR., First Vice-President - CHARLES R. BLEM, Second Vice-President - DORIS J. WATT, Secretary - SARA R. MORRIS, Treasurer - MARTHA VAUGHAN, Editor - JOHN A. SMALLWOOD, and Members of Council for 2001-2004 - D. CRAIG RUDOLPH and JOHN A. SHETTERLY.
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A CELEBRATION recognizing the distinguished career of DR. STEVEN G. HERMAN will be held on 2 Sep 2001, at The Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington. Steve Herman has taught ornithology, ecology, and zoology at Evergreen for over thirty years. Over those years he reached upwards of 2,500 students, inspiring many to pursue careers in natural resource science and management. Recently granted Emeritus status, Steve has announced his retirement from full-time teaching. Friends, colleagues and alumni are invited to gather in honor of his career during a festive evening of food, music, and memories. If you would like to be added to the invitation list contact KORT JUNGEL at JungelK@evergreen.edu. Alumni can update their records to receive an invitation by contacting JACKIE BARRY at barryj@evergreen.edu. For more information see the event's webpage at: http://www.evergreen.edu/alumni/herman
BRITISH ORNITHOLOGISTS' CLUB (BOC) opens its doors-Until now, membership of the BOC has been open exclusively to members of the BOU (although it has been possible to subscribe to the journal at the higher institutional rate). Effective in 2001, it is now possible to become a full member of the Club without being a member of the BOU, although BOU members continue to benefit from a reduced subscription of £12 per annum. Non-BOU members will pay £18. All members will receive the full benefits of membership, which includes the quarterly Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club and eligibility to attend regular meetings. About eight dinner meetings are held each year in London, on Tuesday evenings, usually at Imperial College South Kensington. Speakers come from all over the world and the talks cover a diverse range of subjects. Since 1894, the Bulletin has published important short papers, most notably in the fields of taxonomy and faunistics. It is now widely regarded as an essential taxonomic journal, publishing type descriptions of many new species and subspecies, as well as major papers concerning new distribution records for little-known countries. Anyone with an interest in bird taxonomy and distribution should not be without the Bulletin. If you have never seen it, please ask for a free sample copy from the Hon. Secretary, British Ornithologists' Club, Dene Cottage, West Harting, Petersfield, Hants GU31 5PA (EM: mbcasement@aol.com), or check out the Club's new website at http://www.boc-online.org and join without delay.
THE FOLLOWING NEWS STORIES are now available from the Entomological Society of America. The full stories are available at http://www.entsoc.org/publicaffairs/press_releases/pr_toc.htm. Both studies appear in the July issue of the Journal of Medical Entomology. MIGRATING BIRDS REDISTRIBUTE TICKS and the diseases they carry throughout North America -- Birds migrating from as far south as South America relocate disease-carrying ticks throughout the United States and Canada. This may explain how Lyme disease can occur in areas where the disease was not formally recognized. TICKS ON MIGRATING BIRDS can carry agents of three human diseases at one time -- Scientists in Russia have found that ticks on migrating birds can carry not only the bacteria that causes Lyme disease, but the same species of tick can also carry the microorganisms that cause two other human diseases. The birds examined in the study are found collectively throughout Europe, Asia, and Africa.
BED, BREAKFAST AND MOTHER NATURE, TOO--In his travels to and from his home at Monticello, Thomas Jefferson would often stop to visit his close friend, Henry Fry, owner of Meander Plantation (built in 1766) on 80 acres of rolling foothills and woods along the Robinson River in northern Virginia. For almost ten years, the Inn at Meander Plantation has been a bed and breakfast host to hundreds of travelers, providing all of the charm and elegance of the Old South in the loveliest of surroundings. Just recently, there has been new addition to the old plantation - the Meander Conservancy. The Meander Conservancy programs will include a variety of day and evening activities, including birdwatching, nature walks that encompass learning experiences with wildflowers, the world of insects and nocturnal creatures, nature photography and butterfly gardening. SUSAN MOSS, the naturalist for the Meander Conservancy, has two graduate degrees in zoology and an extensive background as a natural history educator and she has participated in a number of field research projects across the country. Moss has initiated a local birding club in an effort to unite birders of nearby counties. With a number of bird feeders, bird baths, and nest boxes in place close to The Inn's main building, however, one doesn't have to venture far to see many birds. Children are welcome, as are pets in some rooms. Also, there are special Back-To-Nature package. Check for availabilities. For more information and to make reservations, call the Inn at Meander Plantation at 800-385-4936 or 540-672-4912, FX: 540-672-0405. EM: inn@meander.net and Internet Web site URL: http://www.meander.net The Inn is on James Madison Highway (U.S. Highway 15) about halfway between the towns of Culpeper and Orange. Mailing address: HC 5, Box 460A, Locust Dale, Virginia 22948. For questions related to Meander Conservancy programs and/or the birding club, e-mail Moss at: smoss@meander.net
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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.
NEW SCIENCE ADVISOR NAMED AT INTERIOR DEPARTMENT - Ornithologist JAMES TATE -- a career biologist with diverse experience in private industry, education, and government has become Science Advisor to Secretary of the Interior Gale Norton. Since he began his conservation career more than 30 years ago as an associate professor at Cornell University and assistant Director of the highly respected Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology, Tate has worked extensively on endangered species issues. For the past two years, he served as Advisory Scientist for the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory on projects including Sage Grouse and other environmental issues. From 1991 to 1999, he served Senators Malcolm Wallop, Dirk Kempthorne, and Mike Crapo. Tate was a professional staff member for the Senate Environment & Public Works Committee and the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. From 1988 to 1991, he was a wildlife biologist with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's division of Endangered Species. Tate also was a branch chief and policy analyst with the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement from 1984 to 1988. He served as a manager of environmental affairs for Atlantic Richfield's coal subsidiary in Denver, Colorado from 1974 to 1984. In Wyoming, Tate oversaw environmental compliance permitting for the Coal Creek Mine and Black Thunder Mine, which won numerous environmental awards. Dr. Tate received his PhD in Zoology from the University of Nebraska with a thesis on the foraging behavior of woodpeckers. His experience also includes teaching for the National Audubon Society at the adult education facility off the coast of Maine and serving as editor of the Society's Blue List of declining species. He has held offices and served on boards of scientific and conservation organizations including The Wilson Ornithological Society and the Wildfowl Trust of North America.
ORNITHOLOGICAL COUNCIL INVITED TO PARTICIPATE IN REVIEW OF USDA "SAFEGUARDING" PROCEDURES - USDA's Animal and Plant Health Protection Service (APHIS) has asked the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA) to conduct a review of the USDA animal health safeguarding activities. Safeguarding is the term used by USDA for the policies and procedures used to prevent the inadvertent import of harmful plants, animals, and pathogens. NASDA's recommendations are likely to be the basis of USDA/APHIS policy, and thus will directly affect activities such as import and transport of bird tissues and specimens. The Ornithological Council has been invited by NASDA to submit information regarding the import of bird specimens and tissues. This review is taking place against a backdrop of growing restrictions imposed by USDA/APHIS on importing and transporting bird specimens/tissues. To obtain the information need by NASDA, the Ornithological Council, with the help of Carla Cicero (Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, UC Berkeley) and Mike Braun (Smithsonian Institutions, Molecular Systematics Lab), developed and distributed a survey to obtain detailed information about ornithological research entailing the import of bird specimens and tissues. The Ornithological Council will compile the responses and formulate a statement to NASDA. This is only one approach the Ornithological Council is taking to encourage the USDA to re-examine its policies and procedures with regard to the import, transport, and in-lab handling of bird tissues and to help promote interregional consistency in the application of those regulations
ACTIONS TAKEN BY USDA WILDLIFE SERVICES: the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's Wildlife Services program intends to prepare an environmental impact statement for a project to protect sunflowers from Red-winged Blackbird damage. The environmental impact statement will analyze the potential environmental effects of reducing blackbird damage to ripening sunflowers in North Dakota, South Dakota, and Minnesota. USDA requested comments from the public (the deadline was 20 Jun 2001).
ORNITHOLOGICAL COUNCIL RECEIVES CLARIFICATION FROM USDA ON CURRENT IMPORT REQUIREMENTS - Over the past two or three years, The Ornithological Council has been alerted to the fact that there were vagaries, inconsistencies, and a substantial lack of clarity with regard to the rules and procedures for the import of bird specimens and tissues. The Ornithological Council, with the assistance of Carla Cicero (Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, UC Berkeley) drafted a letter to the USDA, asking for clarifications. In June USDA Import/Export Veterinary Services Assistant Director Karen James-Preston sent a letter to Ellen Paul answering these questions raised in the January letter. The questions and answers were posted on AVECOLS-L and PERMITS-L and will be posted on BIRDNET. If you would like a copy of this posting, please contact Ellen Paul at epaul@concentric.net.
REPRIEVE FOR THE SMITHSONIAN'S CONSERVATION AND RESEARCH CENTER - Smithsonian Secretary Lawrence Small, after meeting with the Smithsonian Board of Regents, has decided to withdraw his plan to close the Smithsonian's Conservation and Research Center (CRC). Small explained that he made this decision because it was clear that the proposal was interpreted by many as indicating that the Smithsonian was backing away from its commitment to science in general, and to the biological sciences in particular. He denied this, saying, "Nothing could be further from the truth, but clearly this action is necessary to correct that false perception. While our intention had been to save the significant cost of managing such a large physical property and to reinvest those savings in scientific research, it is now obvious that the message did not come through. Rather than continue a controversy that was harmful to the Institution, we decided to withdraw the proposal." Nonetheless, there is continuing concern about the future of scientific research at the Smithsonian under Small's leadership. The Board of Regents voted to approve the other aspects of Small's reorganization plan, characterized as new strategic direction for science at the Smithsonian. This plan calls for the creation of centers of research excellence reflecting, among other things, enhanced focus, greater collaboration within and outside the Institution, and increased opportunities for gathering and marshalling greater resources to advance the Institution's scientific research activities. The Board of Regents also approved the Secretary's recommendation to establish a Science Commission to advise the Secretary and the Board of Regents on the design of the full range of elements to be addressed. Small could provide no detail on the commission, which he said was still in the concept stage, other than to say that it will not be engaged in fact-finding. It is not known if the commission will consider closing CRC - which might also imperil the Smithsonian's Migratory Bird Center; Small stated that the proposal was well within reason and was simply misinterpreted. He went on to say that with regard to CRC, "We are where we were before the proposal." A fair interpretation of this statement is that the Smithsonian will refrain from closing CRC at this time, but that the issue of CRC's future will be considered by the commission. Meanwhile, the House Appropriations Subcommittee for Interior and Related Agencies has taken note of the goings-on at the Smithsonian. The report accompanying the FY2002 Interior appro-priations bill prohibits the Smithsonian from making any changes to the existing Smithsonian science programs including closure of facilities, relocation of staff or redirection of functions and programs without approval by the Board of Regents of recommendations received from the Science Commission.
DIRECTOR OF SMITHSONIAN'S NATIONAL MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY RESIGNS - In late May, Robert W. Fri, who has been the director of the National Museum of Natural History for the past five years, announced that he would leave his post later this year because he is not comfortable with the ongoing reorganization of scientific research at the Smithsonian Institution. "The upcoming reorganization of the science units of the Smithsonian will substantially affect the National Museum of Natural History," Fri said in a statement released by his office. "This process will require the leadership of a management team committed to pursuing its success over the long haul. I do not feel that I can make that commitment enthusiastically." Fri is the first science director to resign under Small. Fri's statement indicates that he found some of the proposed changes unacceptable.
OC ON AAAS PANEL ON SCIENTIFIC EXCHANGE WITH CUBA - The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) on 18 Jun organized a meeting to discuss U.S.-Cuba Scientific and Academic Travel Policy. Ellen Paul, OC Executive Director, has had a crash course in this subject over the past few months as she has organized the 2001 meeting of the Society of Caribbean Ornithology. She was invited to join the panel of speakers, which included Michael Smith, Director for Cuban-U.S. Scientific Exchange at Conservation International and several representatives of the American Chemical Society. The discussion focused on how the implementation of current policy actually helps or hinders scientific collaboration between the two countries. Several Congressional staffers were on hand to suggest ways that members of Congress might help remove impediments to collaboration.
HOW TO FIND OFFICIAL NOTICES OF FEDERAL AGENCY ACTIONS - The Ornithological Council also posts these notices to Ornith-L, OCNET, WORGNET, and, in some cases, to NEOORN. For instructions on subscribing to these lists, see BIRDNET at http://www.nmnh.si.edu/BIRDNET/mainindex.html#ProfInfo. Copies of USFWS proposed and final actions and announcements can be found at http://policy.fws.gov/library/frindex.html - there is usually a delay of several days between the official announcement in the Federal Register and the posting to this website. Many APHIS notices are posted at http://www.aphis.usda.gov/ppd/rad/webrepor.html. Alternatively, please write to Ellen Paul at epaul@concentric.net for copies of notices of federal agency actions.
ENDANGERED SPECIES LISTINGS, HABITAT DESIGNATIONS: The USFWS on 30 Apr announced that it found that a listing of the Western Sage Grouse is warranted but precluded, meaning that there are other species/actions which are higher priority for the USFWS at this time. See http://endangered.fws.gov/policy/guide-pr.html for the USFWS Listing Priority Guidance, which is a triage system for the overwhelming job faced by the critically-underfunded Division of Endangered Species. In making this finding, the USFWS found that the population segment of Western Sage Grouse that occurs in Washington is discrete from the remainder of the taxon. Other endangered species actions taken by the USFWS include: (1) critical habitat designation in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New York for the Great Lakes breeding population of the Piping Plover (May 7); (2) announcement of the availability of a genetics study on the Yellow-billed Cuckoo in the Western US (author: Rob Fleischer, National Museum of Natural History) and re-opening of the the comment period, for the 12-month finding on a petition to list this species as endangered, to allow all interested parties to comment simultaneously on the 90-day petition and study (6 Jun; deadline for comments was 20 Jun); (3) release of the draft recovery plan for the Southwest Willow Flycatcher (June 6; deadline for comments 4 Oct); (4) critical habitat designation for the northern Great Plains breeding population of the Piping Plover, including 16 critical habitat units comprised of 11 areas of prairie alkali wetlands, inland and reservoir lakes, and along portions of 4 rivers in the States of Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota (12 Jun; comments due 13 Aug).
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE DIVISION OF MIGRATORY BIRD MANAGEMENT: A Final Environmental Assessment and a Finding of No Significant Impact of take of nestling American Peregrine Falcons for falconry was made available on 11 May. The documents are available from the Division of Migratory Bird Management, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Room 634, Arlington, Virginia 22203-1610. They also are available on the Division of Migratory Bird Management web pages at http://migratorybirds.fws.gov. The USFWS will allow take of up to 5% of the American Peregrine Falcon nestlings produced in the States west of 100 deg. longitude, at the discretion of each State. These States include Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.
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AVIAN STUDY SKINS AND MATERIALS. The Department of Biological Sciences at DePaul University requests the donation of avian materials including study skins, eggs, nests, owl pellets, and related materials for use in the teaching collection for the course Avian Biology & Behavior (Biology 257). All species gratefully accepted with a particular interest in those species, migratory and resident, found in the Midwest Region of the US. Full data not necessary but identification useful. Please contact DENNIS A. MERITT JR., Department of Biological Sciences, DePaul University, 2325 North Clifton Avenue, Chicago, IL, 60614. (PH: 773-325-4937; FX: 773-325-7596; EM: dmeritt@wppost.depaul.edu).
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POSITIONS AND OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE
NOTE the printed version of the Ornithological Newsletter no longer contains job advertisements. As of the August '97 issue, the Positions and Opportunities section is available only in the on-line edition. This edition can be accessed directly at http://www.ornith.cornell.edu/OSNA/ornjobs.htm. This job list is edited 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". When sending your message, please send using the "plain text only" format option and be sure to include your name in the message. You leave by sending to listproc@cornell.edu "unsubscribe BirdJobs-L".
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READERS ARE REMINDED that information on deadlines, etc., of grants listed in the third edition of "Grants, Awards and Prizes in Ornithology" is not repeated here. Only revisions of information in that booklet can be reported here, because of space limitations. For information on continuing grants programs relevant to ornithological research, visit the new electronic home of the Grants, Awards, and Prizes booklet: http://www.nmnh.si.edu/BIRDNET/Grants/index.html.
THE 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 2002. For application guidelines, please write, fax or e-mail SCOTT SUTCLIFFE, Cornell Lab of Ornithology, 159 Sapsucker Woods Road, Ithaca, NY 14850. FX: 607-254-2435, EM: lh17@cornell.edu (no phone calls, please).
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THE NORTH AMERICAN LOON FUND announces the fifth publication in a series of symposia proceedings on loons (Gavia spp.). The proceedings, "Loons: Old history and new findings," edited by Judy McIntyre and David Evers, is a peer-reviewed compilation of 12 scientific papers presented on 15 Aug 1997 at the American Ornithologists' Union in Minneapolis, Minnesota. These proceedings also include state by state status reports contributed by the representative organizations and agencies charged with loon conservation. A report covering Canada and the loon's North American status are also included. To order the proceedings, please send $15 to TED GOSTOMSKI, North American Loon Fund, P.O. Box 68, Mt. Pleasant, Michigan 48804. Orders can also be taken at LoonFund@hotmail.com.
"CROWS AND JAYS," by Steve Madge and Hilary Burn, 2001. Princeton University Press. 216 pp, 30 color plates, 120 color maps. Paper, 6" x 9" format. ISBN: 0-691-08883-7. $24.95. This text treats each of the 120 species of corvids in depth, summarizing identification techniques and concisely reviewing all aspects of corvid behavior, distribution, population, and taxonomy. The color plates depict all 120 species, with each plate accompanied by an informative caption page containing color world-distribution maps and summaries of the criteria required to identify the species. Some of these, including the Banggar Crow, Mesopotamian Crow, and Flores Crow have never before been illustrated. Crows and Jays is both a source of scientifically accurate information and a user-friendly identification guide. It seeks to provide everyone, from birdwatchers to biologists, with a greater understanding of the lives of these fascinating yet very complex birds. Princeton University Press: http://www.pup.princeton.edu. Contact: DIANA CONWAY, PH: 609-258-3104, FX: 609-258-1335, EM: diana_conway@pupress.princeton.edu.
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A 'permanent' meeting list is maintained on BIRDNET (http://www.nmnh.si.edu/BIRDNET/BIRDMEET.html) that focuses mainly on meetings of the Societies that are members of the OC, showing the planned sites and dates of ornithological meetings as far into the future as possible. Note that BIRDNET also maintains a site for the International Ornithological Committee, which includes links to past and future Congresses, at: http://www.nmnh.si.edu/BIRDNET/IOC/index.html.
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ECOLOGY & CONSERVATION CONFERENCE, 3 Aug 2001, Fawcett Center for Tomorrow, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio. This 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. 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).
AOU 119TH STATED MEETINGS (15-18 Aug 2001): Plenary sessions: Staffan Bensch, "Molecular methods to study population divergence - the first steps of speciation"; Dee Boersma, "Seabird conservation"; Marion Petrie, "Current issues in mate choice and sexual selection"; Robert Ricklefs, "The physiology-life history nexus"; Hubert Schwabl, "Maternal steroid hormones in the egg: functions, mechanisms, and implications"; David Wilcove, "Putting Woodpeckers in the Bank And Other Strange, New Approaches to Saving North America s Endangered Birds." Symposia: "The science, management and policy of seabird conservation"; "New perspectives in evolution of sexual traits"; "Bird Collections: Development and use of a scientific resource." Workshops and Roundtables: "Migration monitoring in the Americas"; "Introduction to Band Manager" and "Advanced Band Manager"; "Funding opportunities for ornithology at National Science Foundation"; "The wave of the future: Using recorded sound to monitor avian diversity and abundance" ; "New opportunities for research on the National Wildlife Refuges. For more details and updates on topics, participants, schedule and location, please visit the AOU Seattle website at http://depts.washington.edu/bird2001/.
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 organize and host this conference with the 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 of 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. 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).
ASSOCIATION OF FIELD ORNITHOLOGISTS' 2001 ANNUAL MEETING and related activities will be held in Cape May, New Jersey this coming 14-15 Sep 2001 (Friday morning to Saturday evening). Events will include paper and poster sessions, banding demonstrations, birding trips, and more. Details will be published in the summer edition of AFO Afield and in http://www.afonet.org/. Our meeting headquarters will be the Grand Hotel, Cape May. Questions? Contact: SCOTT SUTCLIFFE (EM: sas10@cornell.edu) at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, 159 Sapsucker Woods Rd., Ithaca, NY 14850.
THE WILDLIFE SOCIETY 8TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, 25-29 Sep 2001, Reno/Tahoe, Nevada. Excellence in Wildlife Stewardship through Science and Education. Among the 13 scheduled symposia are: Avian Interactions with Utility Structures, Sage Grouse Management and Habitat Relationships, and Remote Photography in Wildlife Research and Management: Detection, Inventory, and Beyond. For more information, please contact: The Wildlife Society, 5410 Grosvenor Lane, Bethesda, Maryland 20814 (PH: 301-897-9770, EM: tws@wildlife.org, URL: http://www.wildlife.org).
WESTERN FIELD ORNITHOLOGISTS, 26th Annual Meeting (27-30 Sep 2001) at Reno, Nevada. For more information visit the WFO web site at http://www.wfo-cbrc.org or contact LUCIE CLARK (335 Ski Way #300, Incline Village NV 89451 (PH: 775-831-2909; EM: luclark@sierra.net).
THE RAPTOR RESEARCH FOUNDATION's 2001 Annual Meeting will be held at the Radisson Hotel Downtown in Winnipeg, MB Canada, 24-28 Oct 2001. For information on local arrangements contact The Local Organizing Committee at Manitoba Conservation, Box 24, 200 Saulteaux Cres., Winnepeg, MB Canada (PH: 204-945-7775; EM: wildlife@gov.mb.ca). For information on the Scientific Program contact JEFF SMITH, HawkWatch International 1800 S. West Temple, Suite 226 Salt Lake City, UT 84115 (PH: 801-484-6758; EM: jsmith@hawkwatch.org). Circular of information will be mailed to members in spring of 2001. For details and updates, see conference webpage (URL: http://www.networkx.net/~sparrow/rrf2001.html).
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. 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).
6TH BIENNIAL CONFERENCE OF RESEARCH ON THE COLORADO PLATEAU, 5-9 Nov 2001. Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona. This conference will provide a scientific forum for research results and land-management issues related to the biological, paleontological, geological, cultural, physical, and social sciences on the Colorado Plateau. Everyone who has conducted research and/or is interested in research and resource management on the Colorado Plateau is invited to attend. The conference is sponsored by the U.S. Geological Survey Forest & Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center's Colorado Plateau Field Station and Northern Arizona University. Investigators who have conducted research relevant to the Colorado Plateau are invited to submit an abstract for an oral paper or poster presentation. Abstracts should be submitted by 12 Aug 2001 to receive priority consideration and reduced registration fees. Special sessions will include Biological Inventory and Monitoring, Sustainable Ecosystems during times of Environmental Change, and Factors Influencing Regional Identities and Culture. Persons interested in organizing other special sessions or symposia should contact KENNETH COLE (PH: 520-556-7466 ext. 230; EM: Kenneth_Cole@usgs.gov). Conference details are posted at: http://www.usgs.nau.edu/6th_biennial_conf/
25th ANNUAL MEETING OF THE WATERBIRD SOCIETY 2001 - the Silver Anniversary meeting of the Waterbird Society (originally the Colonial Waterbird Group) will be held at the Sheraton Fallsview Conference Centre in Niagara Falls, Ontario, 7-11 Nov 2001. Two symposia are planned with concurrent sessions in the late morning and early afternoon each day and field trips on the last day. Tentative symposia titles are : "Waterbirds of the Great Lakes" and "Waterbird Foraging Decision". For further information on the scientific program contact PETER FREDERICK (352-846-0565, pcf@GNV.IFAS.UFL.EDU). Field trips will be on 11 Nov. Questions about arrangements can be sent to the Local Committee Chair CHIP WESELOH (PH: 416-739-5846, EM: Chip.Weseloh@ec.gc.ca). Further details are on the Society webpage (URL: http://www.nmnh.si.edu/birdnet/cws/).
*24TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF THE INTERNATIONAL WILDLIFE REHABILITATION COUNCIL--The IWRC will be holding its 24th annual wildlife conference 14-17 Nov 2001 in Lake Buena Vista (Orlando area), Florida. Topics to be covered include: veterinary medicine; wildlife husbandry; conservation; environmental education; administration; and communication. Pre-conference training seminars will take place on 13-14 Nov. For more information contact the IWRC at 4437 Central Place, Suite B4, Suisun City, CA 94585-1633, USA. PH: 707-864-1761, EM: iwrc@inreach.com.
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).
THE PACIFIC SEABIRD GROUP, 29th Annual Meeting (20-24 Feb 2002) will be held at the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History in Santa Barbara, California. The meeting will feature symposia on "Oil and California's Seabirds" and "Status and conservation of the White Pelican", within a full scientific program on 21-23 Feb; committees will meet on 20 Feb. Field trips to the Channel Islands will be offered before (19-20 Feb) and after the meeting (24 Feb). For general information, contact HARRY CARTER, U.S. Geological Survey, 6924 Tremont Road, Dixon, CA 95620 (PH: 707-678-0682 x625; EM: Harry_Carter@usgs.gov) or SARAH FANGMAN, Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary, 113 Harbor Way, Santa Barbara, CA 93109 (PH: 805-884-1473; EM: sarah.fangman@cinms.nos.noaa.gov). For information about the scientific program, contact LISA BALLANCE, NOAA, NMFS, SW Fisheries Science Center, 8604 La Jolla Shores Drive, La Jolla, CA 92037 (PH: 858-546-7173; EM: lisa.ballance@noaa.gov). For meeting updates, check the PSG web page (URL: http://www.nmnh.si.edu/BIRDNET/PacBirds/index.html).
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.
THE 9th ALASKA BIRD CONFERENCE, 6-8 Mar 2002, Wedgewood Resort, Fairbanks, Alaska. All inquiries/suggestions regarding this meeting should be sent to NANCY DEWITT at the Alaska Bird Observatory (EM: ndewitt@alaskabird.org).
PARTNERS IN FLIGHT CONSERVATION PLANS: A WORKSHOP ON IMPLEMENTATION AND INTEGRATION IN THE AMERICAS will be held 20-24 Mar 2002 at the Asilomar State Park Conference Center in Monterey, California. The focus will be on implementing conservation actions identified in Partners In Flight Bird Conservation Plans in coordination with objectives from other major bird initiatives -- the North American Waterfowl Management Plan, the U. S. Shorebird Conservation Plan and the North American Colonial Waterbird Conservation Plan. Conference sessions will include Project Case Studies, Species and Habitat Monitoring, Outreach to New Partners, Education and Information, Birding Economics, Measuring Success, International Cooperative Projects, Research Progress and Applications, the Interface of Biology and Politics, and Strategic Planning for the Next Decade. A poster session, large vendor display and field trips will be offered. There will be opportunities for adjunct meetings of committees, working groups and other entities. A proceedings also will be published. For further information, see http://www.prbo.org/PIF/NPIF2002.htm or contact TERRY RICH (EM: terry_rich@fws.gov) or C. J. RALPH (EM: cjr2@axe.humboldt.edu).
*67TH NORTH AMERICAN WILDLIFE AND NATURAL RESOURCES CONFERENCE, 3-7 Apr 2002, at the Hyatt Regency, Dallas. The theme is "Compassionate, Conservative Conservation through the Lens of T.R.'s Legacy."Among the six special sessions are: "Amending the Endangered Species Act: Is ESA Threatened or Endangered?", "Energy and Conservation: Does Big Oil Mix with Big Game?", and "Conservation and the 2002 Farm Bill: Plowing New Ground." For additional information about the conference contact JAMES WOEHR or RICHARD MCCABE, Wildlife Management Institute, 202-371-1808. For detailed information on the special sessions, go to http://www.wildlifemgt.org/wmi.Individuals interested in participating in any of the Sessions should contact the chairperson indicated about guidelines for submitting abstracts. Abstract deadline: Received by the chairs by 15 Sep 2001. All Special session presentations require papers that will be printed in the Conference Transactions
*THE 83RD ANNUAL MEETING OF THE WILSON ORNITHOLOGICAL SOCIETY, 11-14 Apr 2002, will be held in conjunction with the Association of Field Ornithologists at Florida Gulf Coast University in Ft. Myers, Florida. The meeting will be held in the new Whitaker Center for Science, Mathematics, and Technology Education. The meeting will be co-hosted by Florida Gulf Coast University, Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, and the Florida Ornithological Society. The local host, JEROME A. JACKSON, can be reached at picus@fgcu.edu
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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BRUCE M. BEEHLER has moved to Conservation International as Senior Representative for Melanesia. He will be based in Washington, DC. He now can be reached at: Conservation International, 1919 M Street NW, Suite 600, Washington, DC 20036. PH: 202-912-1343, FX: 202-912-1046, EM: b.beehler@conservation.org.
TED GOSTOMSKI has left the Sigurd Olson Environmental Institute to accept the position of Executive Director with the North American Loon Fund. His contact information is: North American Loon Fund, P.O. Box 68, Mt. Pleasant, Michigan 48804; (989) 772-9611; Email: Loonfund@ hotmail.com. Particularly notable is the movement of the North American Loon Fund office from New Hampshire (where it has been since 1979) to Michigan.
JAMES L. GULLEDGE, member of the AOU since 1968, elected Elective Member in 1981 and Fellow in 1999, and member of COS since 1979, died 5 Jun 2001 following a long illness.
NEDRA KLEIN, member of the AOU since 1979 and Elective Member, passed away in St. Louis, Missouri at Barnes-Jewish Hospital on May 12th from complications following open-heart surgery. Nedra had turned 50 just prior to her death. Nedra was passionate about her studies of the evolution and natural history of Caribbean birds. In Nedra's honour, The Bird Division of The Field Museum has set up a fund to support small grants for studies of Caribbean birds. To contribute to this fund, send a check made out to The Field Museum, to Shannon Hackett, Department of Zoology, 1400 S. Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL 60605. Put "Nedra Klein" in the subject line on the check. A memorial service will be held for Nedra at The Field Museum in Chicago in the fall. If you would like more information on this service, send an e-mail message to SHANNON HACKETT (EM: shackett@fieldmuseum.org).
STEVEN LATTA has moved to the University of Missouri - St Louis to become a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the lab of Robert Ricklefs where he is pursuing studies of avian parasites in the Caribbean region. His new contact information is: Dept. Biology, University of Missouri-St. Louis, 8001 Natural Bridge Rd., St. Louis, MO 63121-4499. PH: 314-516-6211, FX: 314-516-6233; EM: lattas@jinx.umsl.edu.
D. FRANK MCKINNEY, member of the AOU since 1955, elected Elective Member in 1960 and Fellow in 1975, member of COS since 1955, and WOS since 1966, died 12 Jun 2001.
MICHAEL L. MORRISON is now Field Station Manager, White Mountain Research Station, University of California, 3000 E. Line Street, Bishop, CA 93514. PH: 760-873-4344, EM: mike@wmrs.edu.
RAYMOND J. O'CONNOR, Elective Member of the AOU, and member of COS and AFO, was the recipient of a John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship in this year's awards by the Foundation. He will be using it to support a sabbatical at the University of Maine, writing a book on the practice of ecology.
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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:
HERZOG, MARK. Dept. of Env. and Res. Sciences/ Mail Stop 186, University of Nevada Reno, Reno, NV 89512. EM: mherzog@unr.edu.
PALESTIS, BRIAN. Department of Biological Sciences, Wagner College, Staten Island, NY 10301-4495. EM: bpalesti@wagner.edu.
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