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NUMBER 148, June 2002
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.osnabirds.org
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
THE NO-HOST DINNER at the 3rd North American Ornithological Conference for AOU Fellows, the AOU Council and the officers of COS, RRF, SCO/SOC, SCO and CIPAMEX and their guest will be a cajun buffet with cash bar at Michaul's Live Cajun Music Restaurant (URL: http://www.michauls.com), 840 St. Charles Ave., a short walk from the Intercontinental Hotel. The dinner will start at 5:30 pm on Tuesday, 24 Sep 2002 and tickets are $35.00 each. Payment can be made in advance with a credit card using the registration form on the meeting's homepage (URL: http://www.tulane.edu/~naoc-02) or by sending credit card information or check (made out to University of New Orleans) to UNO Conference Services, NAOC 2002, Metropolitan College, New Orleans, LA 70148-999 (FX: 504-280-2393).
NOMINATIONS FOR AOU OFFICERS AND ELECTIVE COUNCILORS must be received by the Secretary three months before the Stated Meeting, i.e. by 26 Jun 2002 Contact Secretary M. ROSS LEIN (EM: mrlein@ucalgary.ca) for more information.
AOU FELLOWS AND ELECTIVE MEMBERS ARE REMINDED that ballots for Elective Members must be returned to the Secretary by 5 Sep 2002. The deadline for nominations for EMs and Fellows has already passed. Newly-elected ELECTIVE MEMBERS will be announced at the Business Meeting of Members (26 Sep 2002) at the 120th Stated Meeting at the Hotel Intercontinental in New Orleans. In early Aug 2002, FELLOWS will be sent balloting and other information related to their upcoming meeting (24 Sep 2002 at the Hotel Intercontinental in New Orleans), during which they will elect new Fellows and conduct other business. Contact Secretary M. ROSS LEIN (EM: mrlein@ucalgary.ca) for more information.
THE WILSON ORNITHOLOGICAL SOCIETY held its annual meeting 11-14 Apr 2002. The 2002 Margaret Morse Nice Medal was awarded to RICHARD T. HOLMES of Dartmouth College, who presented the plenary lecture, "Population change in migratory songbirds: insights from long-term studies in breeding and wintering grounds." 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 34 papers organized into six sessions, 10 papers in a symposium on the Red-cockaded Woodpecker, and 24 posters. WILSON ORNITHOLOGICAL SOCIETY STUDENT TRAVEL AWARDS were presented to JASON BULLUCK of Appalachian State University, MARJA H. BAKERMANS of Ohio State University, KATHI L. BORGMANN of Ohio State University, and DAMION E. MARX of Texas A&M University. The Wilson Prize for the best student oral presentation was awarded to KATHI L. BORGMANN for "Influence of landscape context on exotic shrub cover in riparian forests: implications for breeding birds," and the Lynds Jones Prize for the Best student poster was awarded to NATALIE DUBOIS for "Egg-tossing behavior, mate choice, and parental investment in the House Wren (Troglodytes aedon)." The Louis Agassiz Fuertes Award was awarded to ELENA CATHERINE BERG at the University of California at Davis for her study "Reproductive cooperation and conflict in the White-throated Magpie-Jay." GRAHAM G. FRYE was awarded the George A Hall/Harold F. Mayfield Award for his project, "Natal latitudes, routes, and destinations of Northern Saw-Whet Owls (Aegolius acadicus) migrating through the Northern Rocky Mountains: Answers from banding and stable isotope geochemistry." Paul A. Stewart Awards were awarded to SARA ANN KAISER of Michigan State University for "Effects of landscape configuration on the breeding productivity of Wood Thrush (Hylocichla mustelina)," LIBA PEJCHAR of the University of California, Santa Cruz, for "Habitat selection, source-sink dynamics, and conservation of the Akiapolaau (Hemignathus munroi)," DANIEL M. SCHEIMAN of Purdue University for "Effects of field quality on dispersal rates of Bobolinks," and RUTH B. SMITH of the University of New Mexico for "Relating distance traveled to body condition and hematozoan infection of the Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus) during fall migration." The Edwards Prize for the best paper published in volume 113 of The Wilson Bulletin was awarded to E. HANK TALIAFERRO, RICHARD T. HOLMES, AND JOEL D. BLUM for "Eggshell characteristics and calcium demands on a migratory songbird breeding in two New England forests" (Wilson Bull 113:94-100). 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 2002-2005 - R. TODD ENGSTROM and E. DALE KENNEDY
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STUDY ABOUT GRADUATE STUDENTS--What makes an undergraduate student an outstanding candidate for graduate school in ornithology? Please help answer this question by contributing to a study being carried out for the Wilson Ornithological Society. Students in Ph.D. programs or persons who already have the Ph.D., including advisors of graduate students in ornithology, are requested to answer a questionnaire posted on the internet at http://nhm.ku.edu/komar/questionnaire.doc. It should only take a few minutes of your time (most questions are yes/no or multiple choice). The results will be compiled and analyzed, and presented at a symposium on education in ornithology organized by the Wilson Ornithological Society for the North American Ornithological Conference, during 25-28 Sep 2002, in New Orleans.
OWL, HAWK AND EAGLE DIET ANALYSIS. Time to get those boxes of PELLETS analyzed? Or need some critical advice on how to gain the most from this year's fieldwork on raptor diets? We have over 15 years of experience in diet analysis from a large range of raptors found throughout Canada and the United States. In-house reference collection. Reasonable rates based on sample size and/or type of analysis needed. See Web Page for more details: http://www.bulkley.net/~doyle/ or Contact: FRANK DOYLE, Wildlife Dynamics Consulting (EM: doyle@bulkley.net, PH: 250-846-5154).
DISTANCE SAMPLING WORKSHOPS are being held 14-21 Aug 2002 at the University of St Andrews, St Andrews, Fife, Scotland. (Please note the change in dates from our preliminary announcement). The Introductory Workshop (14-16 Aug) will focus on standard distance sampling methods. Participants will learn how to use version 4 of the program Distance, and will gain a solid grounding in both survey design and methods of analysis for distance sampling surveys. The Advanced Workshop (19-21 Aug) will deal with such material as automated survey design, adaptive sampling, incorporating covariates into the detection function, methods for where g(0)<1, and spatial modeling of density. Participants will learn the more advanced features of version 4 of Distance. The cost of each workshop will be £440 Sterling (£340 for registered students) or £755 for both (£570 for students). We encourage you to register as soon as possible due to limited space. All information, including registration forms, can be viewed on our web site. Please address any enquiries to: Workshop Organizers, CREEM, Mathematical Institute, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, Fife, Scotland, KY16 9SS. (PH: (+44) (0) 1334 363813, FX: (+44) (0) 1334 363714, EM: cathy@mcs.st-and.ac.uk or EM: rhona@mcs.st-and.ac.uk).
BIOSCIENCE, ranked 5/51 journals in the Biology category of ISI's Journal Citation Report, is the preeminent journal for overviews of research in the biological sciences, with strong suits in organismal and environmental biology and ecology. In addition to research overviews, BioScience also publish essays in a variety of areas pertinent to Biology and its practice. With a paid circulation of about 8,500 copies per month, it reaches an extremely broad readership, ranging from advanced high school students and teachers to professional biologists and policymakers. Instructions for manuscript preparation may be found on the AIBS website at http://www.aibs.org/bioscienceguide/resources/contributors.html. Authors may also contact the science editor directly by e-mail, at mgreenstone@aibs.org.
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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.
BIRDS v. BOMBS - In the Northern Marianas, the Center for Biological Diversity, representing a birder by the name of Ralph Frew, successfully sued the Dept. of the Navy to stop the Navy's bombing and shelling exercises on Farallon de Medinilla (near Saipan). He pointed out that the Navy hadn't secured a take permit under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA) from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The Navy didn't even bother to argue that the federal agencies are exempt from the MBTA - probably because an earlier decision out of this same court (the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, which has jurisdiction over federal agencies), held that federal agencies are required to comply with the MBTA and obtain permits for activities that will result in the take of birds protected under the MBTA. However, it wasn't clear if that decision extended beyond the activity under consideration in that case, which was control of resident Canada Geese - a deliberate taking rather than a taking incidental to otherwise lawful activities. The full opinion can be read at http://www.dcd.uscourts.gov/00-3044.pdf. The Navy adopted a brief filed by the Washington Legal Foundation, which argued that "plaintiffs have suffered insufficient injury because the more birds that the defendants kill, the more enjoyment Mr. Frew will get from seeing the ones that remain because bird watchers get more enjoyment from spotting a rare bird than they do spotting a common one." The Court said, "Suffice it to say, there is absolutely no support in the law for the view that environmentalists should get enjoyment out of the destruction of natural resources because that destruction makes the remaining resources more scarce and therefore more valuable." The Court hopes that the federal government will refrain from making or adopting such frivolous arguments in the future."
OC, CIPAMEX, AND SCO LEAD EFFORT TO SAVE NFWF NEOTROPICAL BIRD CONSERVATION PROGRAM - In late Mar, OC learned that the U.S. Agency for International Development intended to terminate its funding for the small grants program run by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation for neotropical migratory bird conservation projects in Central and South America and the Caribbean. For the past ten years, this program has been widely regarded as a model of successful, partnership-based conservation. It has generated a significant amount of funding from its conservation partners. More importantly, it has helped develop in-country capacity for future conservation efforts. Scientific societies and conservation organizations were concerned to hear that this exceptional program would be coming to an end. The Ornithological Council organized the ornithological and bird conservation communities, including Partners in Flight, to express these concerns to USAID. Among the organizations that have communicated with USAID to date are OC member societies CIPAMEX and Society for Caribbean Ornithology, Partners in Flight, the National Park Service, American Bird Conservancy, The Nature Conservancy, Defenders of Wildlife, National Audubon Society, and Birdlife International Americas Region. At an 18 Apr 2002 meeting with USAID officials, it was apparent that there is little chance that this decision will be reversed, but OC continues to encourage other organizations and individuals that wish to see the program continued to contact USAID. For further details, including contact information and a fact sheet on the program, please contact ELLEN PAUL at epaul@concentric.net.
NEW IACUC GUIDEBOOK incorporates materials contributed by the OC - In 1992, the National Institutes of Health Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare (OLAW; then known as the Office of Protection from Research Risk) and the Applied Research Ethics National Association (ARENA) jointly published a guidebook for Institutional Animal Care and Use Committees (IACUCs). The section on field biology reflected a lack of understanding of field biology. In 1999, the Ornithological Council learned that OLAW and ARENA were planning to revise this document. In that OC had a number of concerns about the text, we asked to be permitted to submit comments and suggest revisions and new text. Editor Marky Pitts, the Director of the Animal Subjects Program at UC San Diego, and Nelson Garnett, NIH-OLAW director, welcomed OC's comments and input. On 12 Mar 2002. OLAW and ARENA announced the availability of the 2nd edition of the ARENA/OLAW Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee Guidebook. It addresses multiple issues facing IACUCs in their oversight of institutional animal care and use programs, and contains valuable guidance based on the collective judgment and experience of the authors as well as OLAW precedent and interpretation of PHS Policy. The Guidebook is not a regulatory document and neither establishes nor reflects a change in PHS Policy on Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals. Following the recommendations of the Guidebook will facilitate implementation of institutional animal care and use programs, but is not required. [Note that most IACUCs rely heavily on this publication]. PHS Policy does require compliance with the ILAR Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals and Animal Welfare Act regulations. Printed copies of the Guidebook will be available shortly and will be mailed to the IACUC Chairperson of each institution holding a PHS Animal Welfare Assurance. To order additional copies send an email to: olaw@od.nih.gov. The Guidebook is also available electronically on the OLAW website via two different connections. This file is large and may take a few minutes to download. The FTP link, ftp://ftp.grants.nih.gov/IACUC/GuideBook.pdf, and the HTTP link, http://grants.nih.gov/grants/olaw/GuideBook.pdf, connect to identical files. The FTP link provides a faster connection for downloading. If your browser experiences problems with the FTP link, please try the HTTP link. The Ornithological Council is listed as a contributing author, having prepared some of the text on field biology as well as an appendix listing federal permit requirements for wildlife biology. This is significant because IACUC members often do not realize that the population-level effect, if any, of wildlife research, is subject to these myriad permitting laws. Further, the text on field studies is vastly improved. It acknowledges that the USFWS permitting system is primarily responsible for population-level effects and says that the IACUC may rely on the judgment of the permitting agency as to population issues.
NEW U.S.-INTEGRATED BIRD CONSERVATION WEBSITE previews at http://www.nabci-us.org. This site is dedicated to promoting and advancing integrated bird conservation in the United States. Online you will find a variety of tools and resources including, * An easy-to-browse Bird Conservation Regions (BCR) map hot-linked to BCR descriptions * Links to: -- Bird conservation initiatives and plans, Joint Ventures, and BCR staff -- Migratory Bird Data Center maintained by the USFWS/USGS -- Bird Conservation Directory hosted by the American Bird Conservancy -- BCR map hot-linked to Species Assessment Scores based on Partners In Flight's Species Assessment database hosted by the Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory * A host of information on the North American Bird Conservation Initiative (NABCI), including downloadable documents about the NABCI Vision, the US Committee's Action Plan, and Committee and Working Group contact lists and meeting minutes Coming soon to the site: * Stories from the Field, stories of how people are working together towards integrated bird conservation * National news briefs on integrated bird conservation * A host of links to organizations working on bird conservation * Upcoming workshops, meetings, conferences, and other events
MUTE SWANS, THE SEQUEL - After a U.S. Court of Appeals ruled in late Dec 2001 that Mute Swans had to be included on the Migratory Bird Treaty List, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has issued a permit to the state of Maryland to control the population by addling eggs. The addling effort has already started. Rhode Island has a similar permit. The National Capital Park and Planning Commission has a permit to addle eggs and kill live birds in federal parklands. Wildlife officials in Maryland are working on a comprehensive plan that is expected to include egg addling and could provide for the capture and euthanizing of Mute Swans as control measures. However, Kathryn Burton, the plaintiff who sued to protect Mute Swans, claims in a letter to the Washington Post that the states, Fish and Wildlife and the Interior Department are acting illegally, in concert. She alleges that, "No scientific research or study has ever been produced that verifies the theories used against the mutes, and none of this will stand in a court of law, as we will see. The trumpeter swan, the "trophy bird" being introduced for hunters nationally to create sorely needed sales of licenses, is the real reason the mutes are being targeted. Mutes and trumpeters are so low in numbers that both would qualify for national endangered species coverage if this matter were not corrupted." Stay tuned for Mute Swans III.
BIRDS ON THE BEACH- Beautiful Oregon is once again the scene of a heated controversy about endangered species. This time, it is the Western Snowy Plover. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service designated critical habitat along the Oregon Coast. The designation is now going to be challenged in court by the Coos County, Oregon government, represented by the Pacific Legal Foundation. The county claims that it is trying to force the USFWS to complete an economic impact analysis of beach closures resulting from the critical habitat designation. Several sections of the 18 mile beach between the towns of Florence and Brookings are closed for seven months each year during the plover nesting season. Environmental groups plan to intervene in the lawsuit. Residents of Coos County voiced objections to the county's plan at a public hearing, saying that they feared gaining an anti-environmental image and the possibility of the boycott of the area by tourists. Curry County and the City of Florence declined to join in the lawsuit.
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH RELEASES HANDBOOK ON METHODS AND WELFARE CONSIDERATIONS IN BEHAVIOR RESEARCH WITH ANIMALS - The National Institutes of Mental Health (NIMH) has created a handbook, Methods and Welfare Considerations in Behavioral Research with Animals, to assist the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) in the evaluation of protocols that employ various means to manipulate the behavior and health of laboratory animals. The handbook may be useful to the researcher who is considering different methodologies for behavioral experiments. The report contains chapters on manipulation of access to food or fluids; experimental enclosures/physical restraint; pharmacological studies; aversive stimuli; social variables; ethological approaches; and teaching with animals. Full text editions are available for reading or downloading at http://www.nimh.nih.gov/research/animals.cfm. Limited numbers of printed copies are available upon request by calling 301/443-4513 or sending an e-mail to nimhinfo@nih.gov.
CASPIAN TERNS CAN STAY, BUT HAD BETTER BEHAVE THEMSELVES - The National Audubon Society, Defenders of Wildlife, Seattle Audubon Society, and the American Bird Conservancy have settled their lawsuit against the Army Corps of Engineers over the management of a Caspian Tern colony near the mouth of the Columbia River. The Army Corps of Engineers has been trying to relocate the colonies because of their impact of salmon populations. The colony, which is supposed to be the largest in the world, had moved to a downstream island, where the impact on salmon was reduced, but that island was becoming unsuitable because it was becoming grass-covered. There was a concern that the colony would move back upstream. [Reportedly, the Army Corps of Engineers ultimately wanted to move the colony out of the estuary altogether]. The settlement agreement requires the Army Corp of Engineers to expand the downstream island (East Sand Island) to six acres, and to drive birds from the upstream island (Rice Island) unless they start laying eggs. By 2005, federal officials must complete an analysis of how many salmon smolts the birds can eat without hurting fish populations. They must also look at the health of the Caspian Tern population and look for other possible nesting sites in the Pacific Northwest.
ORNITHOLOGICAL COUNCIL 2001 ANNUAL REPORT now on Birdnet: http://www.nmnh.si.edu/BIRDNET/OC/OCinfo/2001overview.html. The bimonthly activity summaries will be resuming with the Mar/Apr 2002 report, which should be posted shortly. Presented in each report are the highlights, followed by details, of our major activities and accomplishments. These reports, which are distributed to the officers, councilors, and board members of each of the Ornithological Council's ten member societies, are intended to give you an idea of the types of things we do on behalf of ornithology and birds, and how we do it. As always, we welcome your questions and comments on any of the activities. We are particularly interested in hearing from you as to activities you would like to see the Ornithological Council undertake. Please contact ELLEN PAUL at epaul@concentric.net or at (301) 986-8568 to follow-up on this report or for any other discussion pertinent to the Ornithological Council and your society.
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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 LINNAEAN SOCIETY OF NEW YORK awarded the Eisenmann Medal for excellence in ornithology and encouragement of the amateur to WILLIAM S. CLARK, on 12 Mar 2002. In so doing the Society recognized Mr. Clark's contributions to the ornithological literature in raptor identification and taxonomy, his role in the establishment of the Cape May Observatory and the positive influence he has had on so many young people and amateurs through the years. The occasion was the Society's Annual Meeting and Dinner. Last year's recipient was Robert S. Ridgely.
SANDPIPER TECHNOLOGIES celebrates its fifth year of providing free use of its rental fleet to students conducting wildlife research. Equipment for ornithological studies were : a Sentinel Surveillance Video system granted to JEFFREY BALL of Simon Fraser University for his study, "Variation in parental provisioning and fledging success of Red-throated Loons in western Alaska," and a TreeTop Peeper Telescoping Video System granted to JULIE GIBSON of the University of Wisconsin to study "Predation incidence and habitat relationships between nesting woodland raptors and mammalian predators in the upper peninsula of Michigan." The deadline for submitting proposals for the 2003 spring/summer field season is 1 Dec 2002. For a list of available equipment and proposal requirements, go to the Sandpiper website at: http://www.Peeperpeople.com.
THE DENNIS RAVELING SCHOLARSHIP FOR WATERFOWL RESEARCH is awarded annually to a student(s) with a desire to pursue a career in waterfowl or wetlands ecology. Awards are based on the candidate's resolve, high academic achievement, and project merit. Candidates must be pursuing an advanced university degree in: Wildlife, Zoology, Botany, Ecology, or other pertinent biological science. Applicants should submit a ONE page proposal summary description on an original research or management project. Applicants should be prepared to submit a detailed project proposal if requested. The Scholarship is intended to provide field experience and training in the tools, methods, and concepts of waterfowl and wetlands research and management. A committee composed of previous students and professional colleagues of Dennis Raveling will select the winning candidates. There will be 2 Awards given this year. 1st Place will be $2000 paid in quarterly installments 2nd Place will be $1,000 paid in quarterly installments Applicants should submit a resume and a brief (one page) study proposal or statement explaining the course of study for which they need support. This material must be accompanied by a letter from a faculty member indicating willingness to sponsor the candidate and detailing any requirements (e.g. provision for a final report or thesis) for receiving university credit. Names and phone numbers of two references are also required (include at least one University instructor and/or previous employment supervisor). All materials should be submitted by 31 Oct 2002. Complete package should include: One page, single-spaced Proposal Summary, Resume, Statement of Interest, Letter of Support from faculty member, Names and phone numbers of two references. Mail To: California Waterfowl Association 4630 Northgate Blvd., Suite 150 Sacramento, CA 95834 ATTN: M. HAMILTON
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"WHERE TO WATCH BIRDS IN CENTRAL AMERICA, MEXICO, AND THE CARIBBEAN" by Nigel Wheatley and David Brewer. 2002. Princeton University Press. 448 pp. Over 100 maps. 50 line illus. 5-3/8 x 8-1/2. ISBN: 0-691-09515-9. Paper, $19.95. This book is the sixth and latest in the Where to Watch Birds series that will ultimately cover the whole world. Including many of the most alluring and rewarding birding destinations anywhere, this is the first one-volume guide to this vast region. It is the ideal port of call for steadfast birders and nature-minded wayfarers alike. The information presented is succinct, yet detailed enough for readers to work out their own itineraries with a minimum of time and effort. It contains: 430 species of birds in the Caribbean, 1350 species of birds in Central America, over 215 individual sites examined in detail, covering every Central American country, Mexico, and all of the popular Caribbean islands enabling birders to maximize their chances of finding the special birds of each region; Endemic species for each site and region listed separately; accounts include practical information on accommodation, transport, safety, and the timing of visits; list of other interesting wildlife; and numerous site maps and line drawing further enhance the text. (URL: http://www.pupress.princeton.edu).
"ARAB FALCONRY: HISTORY OF A WAY OF LIFE" by Roger Upton is now printed. David Hancock House Publishers // Hancock Wildlife. This epic work by Roger Upton covers his nearly 40 years of hunting and trapping birds with the Arab falconers across Saudi Arabia, the Gulf States and Pakistan. Over 200 incredible color photos taken by Roger and his son over the many years capture the historic element of the life style, the ambiance and nature of the hunt and 50 plus portraits of special hunting birds alone show the subtle differences of what makes a unique Arab falcon. Furthermore, Dr. Nick Fox and associates have expanded the photographic coverage. The nine Chapters are outlined in detail on our website: along with many photos etc. (URL: http://www.hancockhouse.com/products/arafal.htm). The book is 8.5 x 11 inches, Beautifully Hard Bound. The Trade edition has a dust jacket. The two signed Limited Editions have special binding & limited edition signed prints enclosed. Presented in 3 Limited Editions: A. Regular Edition: This is regular Hard Cover Trade edition: Limited to about 2500 copies: $70.00 SD B. Patrons Edition: Includes Special Limited Edition Print Signed by both author Roger Upton and artist son Mark Upton. Numbered copy will reflect order sequence. Limited to 200 copies. $120.00 SD C. Limited Edition: 3/4 Leather bound: on spine and corners. Includes different Limited Edition Print from that in Patrons Edition and is signed by author and artist son Mark Upton. The numbered copy will reflect order sequence. Limited to 50 Copies: $600.00 SD. Hancock House Publishers, 1431 Harrison Avenue, Blaine WA USA 98230 (PH: 604 538-1114; 800 938-1114, FX: 604 538-2262; 800 983-2262, EM: sales@hancockhouse.com, WEB: www.hancockwildlife.org or www.hancockhouse.com).
"BIOLOGY OF MARINE BIRDS" by Dr. Elizabeth A. Schreiber, National Museum of Natural History, Washington D.C. and Dr. Joanna Burger, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey. CRC Press; ISBN 0-8493-9882-7; Cat No. 9882; Hardcover, 744 pp.; $79.95. This book provides the only complete summary of information about marine birds ever published. It both summarizes and analyzes their breeding biology, ecology, taxonomy, evolution, fossil history, physiology, energetics, and conservation. The book covers four orders of marine birds: penguins (Sphenisciformes); albatross, shearwaters, petrels (Procellariiformes); pelicans, boobies, frigatebirds, tropicbirds, cormorants (Pelecaniformes); and gulls, terns, guillemots, auks (Charadriiformes Families Laridae and Alcidae). Two summary chapters address the biology of shorebirds and wading birds and their lives in the marine environment. Written by acknowledged experts in this field, this book is the ideal resource. The authors not only present known information, but also provide new analyses and insights into marine birds biology. You will find no other book that covers all the major seabird groups and all the major topics with this depth of detail. Whether you are studying, researching, or managing marine environments, you will find yourself reaching for this resource repeatedly. To order, call 1-800-272-7737 or order online: http://www.crcpress.com
"PHEASANTS, PARTRIDGES, AND GROUSE" by Steve Madge and Phil McGowan. 2002. Princeton University Press. 480 pp. 72 color illus. 250 color maps. 6 x 9. ISBN: 0-691-08908-6. Cloth, $49.50. This guide brings together, for the first time within a single volume a comprehensive review of all the world's pheasants, partridges, quails, grouse, turkeys, guineafowl, buttonquails, sandgrouse, and the enigmatic Plains-wanderer-over 250 species in all. The group includes some of the world's most familiar and beautiful birds, such as the Indian peafowl and the stunning tragopans, as well as some of the rarest and most threatened. This book provides a comprehensive identification guide to over 250 species of pheasants, partridges, and grouse throughout the world; detailed text that covers identification, description, geographical variation, voice, status, habitat and behavior, distribution, movements, and measurements; color plates depict male, female, juvenile, and subspecies plumages; and information on conservation issues. (URL: http://www.pupress.princeton.edu)
"THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO THE BIRDS OF EUROPE" by Killian Mullarney and Dan Zetterström. Text by Lars Svensson and Peter J. Grant. Translated by David A. Christie. 2002. Princeton University Press. 400 pp. 195 color plates, more than 700 maps, 8-1/2 x 12-1/4. ISBN (cloth): 0-691-09516-7. $49.50. Special large-format edition. For sale only in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. The pocket-sized version of this book, also published by Princeton University Press, is an essential reference to European bird identification. This large-format edition with entirely redesigned text is intended to complement the field guide and permit greater appreciation of the artwork. This guide provides the information needed to identify all European bird species in the normal seasonal and age-related plumage variation. Over 3,500 illustrations are accompanied by innovative pointers and captions drawing immediate attention to the key field marks. Particular attention has been paid to the design and arrangement of every page in order to facilitate easy comparison of confusing plumages. Vignettes illustrate typical habitat and characteristic behavior. On each page opposite the illustrations, texts detail habitat preferences, status in Europe, important identification features and, of course, voice. (URL: http://www.pupress.princeton.edu)
"A BIRDER'S GUIDE TO METROPOLITAN AREAS OF NORTH AMERICA," edited by Paul Lehman. 2001. American Birding Association. 498 pp. 171 maps. Wire-O binding. $28.95. ISBN 1-878788-15-9. ABA Sales Item no. 234. This guide provides a tool to help traveling birders get the most from limited birding time as they travel North America. Birders with as little as a few hours, or as much as a couple of days, to devote to birding can now find the best and least well-known birding areas. The book is designed to help birders traveling on business, or with a non-birding group, to make the most of a few hours of birding. It is sufficiently detailed to provide enough information for a short one- or two-day visit to a major metropolitan area as well. This book covers 33 metropolitan areas across Canada and the United States. For each site, the authors have selected prime birding spots that support a good variety of species and an interesting cross-section of habitats. Attractive options are provided for any time of the year. In addition to the urban sites, the book includes destinations that are within a two-hour drive from the city. Each chapter includes local information to help you make the most of your trip (car rental, hotels, climate, RBAs, web sites) and the most productive local sites are printed in bold face. Available from ABA Sales (PH: 800-634-7736, EM abasales@abasales.com, URL: http://www.americanbirding.org).
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FOR SALE: Old journals from my father's estate. Excellent condition. The Ornithologist & Oologist. 1892 (Jan-May, Aug-Dec), 1893 (Jan-Oct). The Nidologist. 1895 (Jan, Feb, Dec), 1896 (Apr, May). Please call to discuss/submit offer: Diana (PH: 530-550-1757).
FOR SALE: Ridgway (1912) Color Standards and Color Nomenclature. Hardbound, good to very good condition. $700 OBO. ROBERT H. DAY, ABR, Inc.--Environmental Research & Services, P.O. Box 80410, Fairbanks, AK 99708-0410 (PH 907-455-6777; FAX 907-455-6781; EM: bday@abrinc.com).
FOR SALE by Tucson Audubon Society to benefit our Mason Education Center. Please make check payable to Tucson Audubon Society and mail to JOAN TWEIT, 3116 N. Willow Creek Drive, Tucson AZ 85712. Prices include shipping within the contiguous 48 states. (EM: jetweit@aol.com). Thank you. Palmer, R. S. Handbook of North American Birds. Vols. 1-5. Yale, 1962-1988. No dust jacket, otherwise very good. $175. Cramp, S. and C. M. Perrins. Birds of the Western Palearctic: Handbook?. Vols I-IV. Oxford, 1977-1985. Excellent condition. $400. Grinnell, J. Distributional Summation of the Ornithology of Lower California. U C Press, 1921. Original wrappers. A good working copy. $30. Grinnell, J. and A. H. Miller. "Distribution of the birds of California." Pacific Coast Avifauna #27. Cooper, 1944. Binding scuffed, otherwise a good copy. $40.
FOR SALE: A Naturalist's life collection of Natural History Pamphlets, mostly ornithology. 710 selected subject titles in metal file boxes, with inventory list. Remit $10.00 (credited against purchase) for 25 page descriptive inventory and price list. Shipping at cost. Naturalist's Bookshelf, 4087 Burgen Ave., St. Louis, MO 63116.
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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 ANIMAL BEHAVIOR SOCIETY's 39TH ANNUAL MEETING will be held 13-17 Jul 2002 at Indiana University, in Bloomington, Indiana. We have an exciting schedule planned including a keynote address by Felicity Huntingford, a special talk by E.O. Wilson, winner of the ABS Distinguished Animal Behaviorist Award, and ABS Fellows lectures by Michael Beecher and Kay Holekamp. Symposia include 'Animal behavior and multilevel selection', 'New perspectives on mechanisms of evolution in communication systems', 'Applied animal behavior and the integration of behavioral knowledge' and 'The ultimate (and proximate) infant: What we know, what we do not'. For further information see http://www.animalbehavior.org/ABS/Program, or contact the local hosts EM LIA MARTINS (EM: emartins@bio.indiana.edu) and MEREDITH WEST (EM: mewest@indiana.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. A copy of this brochure can be obtained 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.
CHESAPEAKE BAY WATERSHED RESTORATION CONFERENCE: RIPARIAN AND WETLAND STEWARDSHIP, 24-26 Sep 2002, at the Omni Inner Harbor Hotel, Baltimore, Maryland. You are invited to attend as an attendee or speaker! Vital efforts are underway in the Chesapeake Bay region to work at a watershed level to protect and restore wetland and riparian habitats. This conference will allow people to share critical information regarding watershed conditions, riparian and wetland restoration science, and the tools and techniques used for watershed restoration. Much information applies to wetlands nationwide. Attendees: Attendees are from state and federal agencies, universities, conservation organizations, firms, and citizen groups. Topics focus broadly on: *assessment and characterization of watershed conditions; *riparian and wetland restoration science *approaches, tools and techniques for protection and restoration. Exhibits will feature products, services and assistance in wetland restoration. Poster sessions highlight the latest science. Breakouts will facilitate discussions and solutions. The Chesapeake Bay Conference is sponsored by the Potomac Watershed Partnership (Ducks Unlimited, USDA Forest Service, Maryland DNR Forest Service, Virginia Department of Forestry), in conjunction with the Chesapeake Bay Foundation and Stroud Water Research Center. For more info: 1. Visit The Potomac Conservancy website at http://www.potomac.org or 2. send your name, address, phone and email address to hannahk@kiva.net. You will receive information on registration AND how to respond to the call for papers. Deadline for call for papers response is 25 Feb 2002. Registration info will be available May 2002. Chesapeake Bay Watershed Conference, c/o HANNAH KIRCHNER, POB 144, Paoli, IN 47454 (PH: 812-723-0088, EM: hannahk@kiva.net).
*3RD NORTH AMERICAN ORNITHOLOGICAL CONFERENCE, New Orleans, Louisiana, 24-30 Sep 2002. Hosted by Tulane University and The Audubon Institute, the theme is "Birds on the Bayou: In the footsteps of Audubon". The main venue will be the Intercontinental Hotel, located just 3 blocks from the famous French Quarter. The Conference is being hosted by The American Ornithologists' Union, The Cooper Ornithological Society, The Raptor Research Foundation, the Society for Canadian Ornithologists/ Société des Ornithologistes du Canada, The Society of Caribbean Ornithology, and Sección Mexicana del Consejo Internacional para la Preservación de las Aves (CIPAMEX). Other groups wishing to meet in conjunction with the 3rd NAOC should contact the Chair of the Scientific Program Committee, PHIL STOUFFER (EM: stouffer@selu.edu) as soon as possible. The Conference will consist of symposia, workshops and roundtables, contributed oral presentations, and poster sessions. The circular for the meeting is available on the Conference homepage (see below). Deadline for early registration, paper and poster abstracts, and applications for student travel and presentation awards was 3 May 2002. Plenary addresses will be presented by: Thomas E. Martin, Theo Colborn, John Avise, and Kenneth Able. Meeting Symposia The ecology of cavity nesters: Keystone processes, Island treasures: Avian research and conservation in the Caribbean, Problems and opportunities in avian deep phylogenetics, Physiological ecology of migration: How to fly, fast, and feed enroute, Satellite telemetry of birds, Natural climate variability and birds: Recent advances in our understanding of worldwide climate systems, and an examination of their effect on avian population dynamics, Celebrating 100 years of bird banding in North America, and Conservation and ecology of disturbance-dependent birds. Other symposia, workshops and roundtables can be found on the Conference homepage. Teacher Workshop A bird-themed workshop for New Orleans-area public school teachers will be held 21 - 22 Sep. For more information contact DAVID BROWN (EM: dbrown5@tulane.edu; PH: 985-419-2818). Tuesday night's opening reception will be at the Audubon Institute's Aquarium of the Americas, featuring a variety of Cajun dishes. Thursday night is a "picnic" at the House of Blues, featuring Blues and Zydeco music and traditional New Orleans fare. Saturday night's banquet will be followed by dancing to a traditional Cajun French band, Les Freres Michot. A highlight of the meeting will be an art exhibition featuring the works of artists who also are research ornithologists. A variety of field trips will be designed to highlight both typical and distinctive birds. The dinner for Fellows and council of the AOU and officers of other societies will be a Cajun buffet at Michauls (URL: http://www.michauls.com). As more information becomes available, it will be posted on the Conference homepage at http://www.tulane.edu/~naoc-02/ . For more information concerning the Conference, contact the co-organizers: TOM SHERRY (EM: tsherry@tulane.edu) or KIMBERLY SMITH (EM: kgsmith@uark.edu).
THE WILDLIFE SOCIETY 9TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE (24-28 Sep 2002) "Excellence in Wildife Stewardship through Science and Education; Bismarck, ND. For information, please contact: The Wildlife Society, 5410 Grosvenor Lane, Bethesda, MD 20814 (EM: tws@wildlife.org, PH: 301-897-9770, FX: 301-530-2471, URL: http://www.wildlife.org).
*SYMPOSIUM--INNOVATIONS IN SPECIES CONSERVATION: Integrative Approaches to Address Rarity and Risk (30 Sep - 2 Oct 2002), Portland, Oregon, USA Join invited speakers as they describe and discuss innovative management strategies directed at conserving rare or poorly known species. Speakers and audiences will examine various conservation strategies, discussing their ecological, social, and legal context and the risks and uncertainties associated with their implementation. Co-sponsors: USDA Forest Service, USDI Geological Survey, USDI Fish and Wildlife Service, USDI Bureau of Land Management, Oregon State University, Society for Conservation Biology, The Nature Conservancy, and others. Target Audience: The symposium is intended for public and private natural resource managers, scientists, policy makers, members of conservation groups, and the general public. Location: Portland, Oregon, USA at the Oregon Convention Center. Registration Fee: $150 US. For more information, consult http://outreach.cof.orst.edu/species/
THE VIITH NEOTROPICAL ORNITHOLOGICAL CONGRESS will take place in Puerto Varas (Xth Region), Chile, from Sun, 5 Oct through Sat,11 Oct 2003. Puerto Varas, a friendly town of about 35,000, is 10 km N of Puerto Montt, an easy to reach, economical, and well-known travel destination in the beautiful Lake District of Chile. The Puerto Varas Congress Center, with its meeting rooms and related facilities perched on a hill overlooking Lake Llanquihue and the Volcano Osorno, is only an 800-meters walk from downtown Puerto Varas, where participants will lodge and dine in their selection of hotels, hostels, and eating facilities. A variety of pre- and post- tours throughout Chile, including Easter Island and Patagonia, will be offered. The scientific program will include plenary lectures, concurrent symposia sessions, oral papers, poster sessions, and round-table discussions. In addition, special evening sessions with talks and films are planned. English and Spanish will be the working languages of the congress. Members and non-members of the Neotropical Ornithological Society are encouraged to plan on attending this 2003 quadrennial meeting in Chile. Membership in the NOS is inexpensive and open to all with interests in the study of birds of the Neotropics, both resident as well as wintering migratory birds. See our webpage for more information (URL: http://www.neotropicalornithology.org). Some funds to help defray travel expenses will be available for NOS members needing financial support. Scientific Program details will be announced in future issues of our quarterly journal Ornitología Neotropical, in the NOS webpage, and in the VIIth Congress webpage (URL: http://www.geocities.com/kewawoman/NeoOrnSocChile2003.html). A formal Call for Papers will appear in the Apr OSNA Newsletter. The Proceedings of the VII Neotropical Ornithological Congress will be published after the congress as a special issue or supplement of Ornitología Neotropical. This publication will be peer-reviewed and edited and will include the full texts of the plenary lectures and of the symposia papers, and abstracts of the contributed papers. The VIIth Neotropical Congress Officers are as follows: President: François Vuilleumier (EM: vuill@amnh.org); Secretary General: Luis Espinosa G. (EM: legpvar@entelchile.net), Congress Organizer for North America: M. Victoria McDonald (EM: vickiem@mail.uca.edu); Co-chairs of the Scientific Program Committee: Jaime Jiménez (EM: jjimenez@ulagos.cl), and Cristina Y. Miyaki (EM: cymiyaki@usp.br); Proceedings Committee: Editor: Raymond McNeil (EM: Raymond.McNeil@umontreal.ca); and Assistant Editor: Ivan Lazo (EM: bubo@entelchile.net).
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON NEOTROPICAL RAPTORS AND HARPY EAGLE SYMPOSIUM (24-27 Oct 2002). The Peregrine Fund and Fondo Peregrino Panamá invite you to join scientists, conservationists, resource managers, falconers, representatives of zoos, government and non-governmental organizations, and other persons and institutions with an interest in research and/or conservation of birds of prey in Latin America and the Caribbean to participate in a meeting to share knowledge, interests, and concerns and help develop a network of practitioners in the fields of raptor conservation, research, captive-breeding, and falconry. For further information contact: Neotropical Raptor Conference, The Peregrine Fund, 5668 West Flying Hawk Lane, Boise, Idaho 83709 USA (PH: 208-362-3717, FX: 208-362-2376, EM: tpf@peregrinefund.org). Details and registration forms are also available on The Peregrine Fund's Web-site at: http://www.peregrinefund.org/nrconference.html.
VERTEBRATES IN SALT MARSH SYMPOSIUM, 26-28 Oct 2002 at the Patuxent Wildlife Research Center in Laurel Maryland. The symposium will feature research on the evolution, ecology, and conservation biology of terrestrial vertebrates in tidal marshes. The Symposium is sponsored by the Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center, US Fish and Wildlife Service, and USGS. The symposium will receive financial support from USFWS. For on-going updates on the symposium please check the SMBC website at: http://natzoo.si.edu/smbc/Notesandnews/Sparrowsymposium/sparrowsymposium.htm
2002 MEETING OF THE WATERBIRD SOCIETY. The 26th annual meeting will be held 6 - 10 Nov 2002, at the Radisson Hotel, La Crosse, WI. We invite you to share your interests, ideas and knowledge of waterbirds by attending this meeting and presenting an oral or poster paper. The scientific program will include contributed papers, a poster session, special symposia, and workshops. Contributed papers (either oral or as a poster) may be on any subject related to waterbirds. Students are encouraged to attend and present their study results; awards will be given for the best student oral and poster presentations, and some travel awards are available. Abstracts for a paper must be submitted by 15 Aug 2002. Contact SchreiberE@aol.com for scientific program information and christine_custer@usgs.gov for local arrangements information. Meeting information will be available on the Waterbird Society website in Feb. URL: http://www.nmnh.si.edu/BIRDNET/CWS/index.html
NORTH AMERICAN SEA DUCK CONFERENCE AND WORKSHOP, Victoria, British Columbia, 6-10 Nov 2002. Sponsored by Sea Duck Joint Venture partners, this meeting will gather researchers, managers, and administrators with an interest in sea duck biology and conservation, with the intent of providing a focal point for initiating and furthering the goals of the Sea Duck Joint Venture. Activities will include science presentations to define where we are in our understanding of sea duck biology and population status, and workshops on specific issues. For more information, or to propose workshop topics or special sessions, please check out the web site (URL: http://www.seaduckjv.org/conference) or contact: DAN ESLER, Centre for Wildlife Ecology, Simon Fraser University, 5421 Robertson Road, Delta, BC V4K 3N2, Canada (EM: seaducks@sfu.ca).
THE NINTH NORTH AMERICAN CRANE WORKSHOP will be held 21-25 Jan 2003 in Sacramento, California. Scientific sessions and a field trip to the Sacramento River Delta are planned. A proceedings will be published immediately following the meeting. Abstracts are due 1 Dec 2001. For information and updates, including instructions on the CALL FOR PAPERS contact SCOTT G. HEREFORD (EM: Scott_Hereford@fws.gov, PH: 228-497-6322 ext 28).
*THE 84TH ANNUAL MEETING OF THE WILSON ORNITHOLOGICAL SOCIETY, 19-23 Mar 2003, will be held in conjunction with the Association of Field Ornithologists annual meeting at Ohio Wesleyan University in Delaware, Ohio. The Margaret Morse Nice Medal Lecture will open the joint meeting and Ohio Wesleyan's Clark Ornithology Symposium, which is tentatively planned to address ornithology in the Galapagos, will follow to fill the first day (Thursday, 20 Apr). Scientific papers will be scheduled for Friday and Saturday. A teaching workshop will be held on Saturday to develop additional exercises for the WOS laboratory manual. The local host is EDWARD (JED) H. BURTT, JR.
*2003 INTERNATIONAL CANADA GOOSE SYMPOSIUM-- The 2003 International Canada Goose Symposium (ICGS) will be held at the Monona Terrace Convention Center, in Madison, Wisconsin, 19-21 Mar 2003. We invite your attendance, participation, and submission of technical papers for oral presentation or for poster presentation. The last international symposium devoted to Canada geese was held in 1991. The 2003 symposium will cover all aspects of Canada goose ecology and management and will include a special session focusing on issues regarding "resident" Canada geese. We look forward to receiving submissions regarding agriculture and goose interaction, harvest management, damage control practices, foraging ecology, habitat use, population dynamics, genetics and morphology, effects of climate change, predator-prey relationships, factors affecting recruitment, and other aspects of Canada goose ecology and management. Submission deadline is 1 Sep 2002. For submission information, please check out our website at www.dnr.state.wi.us/conferences, send an e-mail to ICGS@dnr.state.wi.us, or call RICKY LIEN at 920-892-8756 ext. 3045.
THE COOPER ORNITHOLOGICAL SOCIETY will hold its 2003 annual meeting at Northern Arizona University (NAU) in Flagstaff, AZ on 30 Apr - 3 May, 2003. The meeting is being held at the invitation of the USGS-BRD Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center and NAU. Local contact for the meeting is MARK SOGGE (928-556-7466 x232). Participants with preliminary ideas for symposia or workshops should contact Mark.
3RD INTERNATIONAL WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT CONGRESS (1-5 Dec 2003) "Ki te raki ki te tonga - Ki uta ki tai (From North to South - From Mountains to Sea); Christchurch, New Zealand; hosted by Manaaki Whenua/Landcare Research (New Zealand), the Wildlife Society (USA), Australasian Wildlife Management Society, Ngai Tahu (Maori tribe of New Zealand's South Island), and the New Zealand Department of Conservation/Te Papa Atawhai. For information, please contact: 3rd IWMC, Conference Office, Centre for Continuing Education, University of Canterbury, Private Bag 4800, Christchurch, New Zealand (EM: wildlife@cont.canterbury.ac.nz, PH: 64 3 364 2915, FX: 64 3 354 2057, URL: http://www.conference.canterbury.ac.nz/wildlife2003).
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PAUL J. BAICICH has left the position of editor of "Birding" for the American Birding Association, and he has accepted a new position for the organization as the Director of Conservation and Public Policy. (All his addresses remain the same.)
WILLIAM A. CALDER, III., a member of the AOU since 1961, elected Elective Member in 1974 and Fellow in 1988; and Life member of COS, died in Tucson, AZ on 23 Apr 2002 at the age of 67, following a courageous but brief battle with leukemia.
JEAN DORST, one of the most influential French ornithologists of the 20th century, elected as a Corresponding Fellow of the AOU in 1960 and an Honorary Fellow in 1973, died in Paris on 8 Aug 2001 at the age of 77.
TERRY L. ROOT has moved and is now on the faculty at Stanford University. Her new address is Center for Environmental Science and Policy, Institute for International Studies, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA 94305. PH: 650-736-1296, FAX: 650-323-2174, EM: troot@stanford.edu.
KAREL H. VOOUS of the Netherlands, elected a Corresponding Fellow of the AOU in 1966 and an Honorary Fellow in 1969, died on 31 Jan 2002.
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THE FLOCK - SPECIAL SECTION
THE FLOCK, the 2001 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 (PH: 913-843-1221; FX: 913-843-1274; EM: osna@allenpress.com). To alert your colleagues of your new address information contact the Ornithological Newsletter Editor, CHERYL L. TRINE (address below). Additional copies of The Flock can be purchased from the OSNA Business Office.
CHANGES/ADDITIONS:
DIVOKY, GEORGE J., Institute of Arctic Biology, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK 99775. PH: 206-365-6009, FX: 508-445-8140, EM: fngjd@uaf.edu.
GREAVES, JIM. EM: jmgreaves@nraonline.com
PRATT, H. DOUG. EM: hdpratt@earthlink.net
ROGERS, RUSSELL, 219 South 2nd Ave., Sequim WA 98382. PH: 360-582-3781, EM: rrogers@olypen.com.
SMITH, BRIAN W. Grassland Systems Program Coordinator, Kentucky Dept. of Fish & Wildlife Resources, #1 Game Farm Road, Frankfort, KY 40601. PH: 1-800-858-1549, EM: brianw.smith@mail.state.ky.us.
WELLER, MILTON W. 20061 Sanibel View Circle, #301, Ft. Myers, FL 30908-7809. PH: 239-267-8272, EM:mwwdlw@msn.com
WENNY, DAN. EM: dwenny@inhs.uiuc.edu
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