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NUMBER 149, August 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
NOMINATIONS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED FOR AOU OFFICERS AND ELECTIVE COUNCILORS to be elected at the 2002 Business Meeting of Members (26 Sep 2002) at the Hotel Intercontinental in New Orleans. To be elected are a President-Elect, Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer, and three Elective Councilors. The Bylaws of the AOU require that the Vice-President be elected annually and serve only one term, and the Secretary and Treasurer be elected or re-elected annually. At the conclusion of the 120th Stated Meeting, JOHN W. FITZPATRICK will finish his two-year term as President, and FRED COOKE will begin the first year of his two-year term as President. The incumbent Secretary (M. ROSS LEIN) and the incumbent Treasurer (JEFFREY D. BRAWN) are willing to stand for re-election. Because nominations are allowed up until 26 Jun 2002, after the deadline for this newsletter, a list of nominees is not being printed. However, the list can be obtained by contacting the Secretary (PH: 403-220- 6549, EM: mrlein@ucalgary.ca).
THE AOU RESEARCH AWARDS COMMITTEE is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2002 AOU Research Awards: SARAH AL-TAMIMI, University of Utah, "Does feather melanization defend birds against ectoparasites?;" ALICE BOYLE, University of Arizona, "Short distance migration in tropical fruit-eating birds;" CHRIS BUTLER, University of Oxford, "Population biology of the introduced Rose-ringed Parakeet in the United Kingdom;" KAREN CAVEY, University of Illinois, "Paternity and male parental investment in multiple broods of American Robins;" ZAC CHEVIRON, Illinois State University "Genetic population structure of the Blue-crowned Manakin across a proposed suture zone in east-central Peru;" AMY DOLAN, Portland State University, "Avian affairs: a study of Eastern Kingbird hidden breeding patterns;" PETER DOMBROWSKI, University of Vermont, "Effect of supplemental calcium on an arboreally foraging insectivore in a calcium depleted environment;" PATRICK DORAN, Dartmouth College, "Causes and consequences of spatial variation in bird abundance and reproduction;" JEFFREY FOSTER, University of Illinois, "Breeding and foraging ecology of five exotic birds in Hawaii;" AMANDA HALE, University of Miami, "Genetic analysis of the social structure and mating system of a Neotropical wood-quail;" SARAH HUBER, University of Massachusetts, "The origin and maintenance of song variation in Galapagos finches;" MEREDITH HUNTER, University of Mississippi, "The role of androgens in the onset of pre-nuptial molt of the American Goldfinch;" MAUREEN LEONARD, University of New Mexico. "The effects of eavesdropping on signal design in two species of birds;" SCOTT LOVELL, University of Calgary, "Neighbor-stranger discrimination and individual recognition by song in Alder Flycatchers;" DANIEL MAZEROLLE, University of Saskatchewan, "Migratory patterns in White-throated Sparrows: tracing origins and destinations of migrating birds using stable isotopes;" HOPE MCGAHA, University of Manitoba, "Nestling competition of sympatric North American cowbirds: the role of flange and palate coloration;" WILLIAM MONAHAN, University of California at Berkeley, "Utilizing an historically documented founder population of the House Sparrow to predict and test microsatellite mutation rates;" NOAH OWEN-ASHLEY, University of Washington, "Environmental regulation of immune defense in the White-crowned Sparrow along a latitudinal gradient;" DUSTIN RUBENSTEIN, Cornell University, "Evolutionary and physiological mechanisms of cooperative breeding in African Starlings;" WENDY SCHELSKY, University of Illinois, "The influence of ecology and physiology on the mating system of Bartlett's Tinamou;" MATTHEW SCHRADER, Florida State University, "Are parasite-mediated life history trade-offs important in the Red-bellied Woodpecker?;" LYNN SIEFFERMAN, Auburn University , "Structural coloration in Eastern Bluebirds: an honest signal of male condition?;" MONICA CARNEIRO DA SILVA, University of Washington, "Is there MHC-disassortative mating in the Thin-billed Prion (Procellariiformes)?;" THOMAS SMALL, Arizona State University, "Environmental control of reproduction in the Rufous-winged Sparrow;" MARY STAPLETON, Queen's University, "Why do female Tree Swallows mate multiply? Testing the genetic compatibility hypothesis;" CHRISTY STRAND, Arizona State University, "Effects of testosterone and photoperiod on vocal control regions and singing behavior of male House Finches;" JOSE TELLO, University of Illinois at Chicago, "Understanding the evolution of Neotropical diversity: implications from phylogenetic patterns in two co-distributed avian genera;" FRANCOIS VEZINA, Simon Fraser University, "Energy management strategies and egg production costs in birds;" BRIAN WALKER, University of Washington, "Differential development of the adrenocortical stress-response in sibling Magellanic penguin chicks;" HIRA ALISON WALKER, University of New Mexico, "Use of exotic and native vegetation by en route insectivorous Neotropical migrant landbirds;" CHRISTOPHER WITT, Louisiana State University, "Exploring the role of Central America to South America dispersal in the diversification of Neotropical birds: a case study using the motmots."
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WATERBIRDS FOR THE AMERICAS - The initiative to create a focus on waterbird conservation has taken on a new name, to emphasize the need for conservation action and the importance of the Neotropics in conserving North American waterbirds. The initial product of this initiative, the North American Waterbird Conservation Plan, will be available in late summer from the American Bird Conservancy, the US Fish and Wildlife Service Migratory Bird Management Division, and via Internet from the Waterbirds for the Americas website, at http://www.NAWCP.org. Regional planning for waterbird conservation, specific conservation planning for marshbirds, and developing a continent-wide monitoring strategy is continuing. For further information on participating in Waterbirds for the Americas contact Steering Committee Chair JIM KUSHLAN (EM: jkushlan@aol.com), for regional and marshbird conservation planning contact JENNIFER WHEELER (EM: Jennifer_A_Wheeler@fws.gov), to receive hard copies of the Continental Plan contact MERRIE MORRISON (EM: mmorr@abcbirds.org), for information on the continent-wide monitoring initiative and for conservation planning in the Caribbean and Central America contact MELANIE STEINKAMP (EM: Melanie_Steinkamp@ugsgs.gov).
SOCIETY OF CARIBBEAN ORNITHOLOGY Incorporates, changes name - The Society of Caribbean Ornithology has been incorporated and is about to apply for recognition as a tax-exempt organization by the United States Internal Revenue Service. Along with the new legal status, the organization has a new name: Society for the Conservation and Study of Caribbean Birds (SCSCB). The new name reflects many years of discussion among members and officers about a name that both describes the full range of activities of its members and is more recognizable to the public. Culminating years of effort by many people, including Catherine Levy, Rosemarie Gnam, Eric Carey, Maurice Anselme, Joe Wunderle, Jerry Jackson, Jim Wiley, Herb Raffaele, Ann Sutton, Ellen Paul, and others, the incorporation marks a turning point in the organization's development. Although the organization is, of course, Caribbean in its focus, the corporate documents were filed in the United States to allow the organization to apply for tax exempt status in that country, because most donors and grantors are in the United States and are more likely to contribute if their contributions are tax-deductible under U.S. law.
"RITE IN THE RAIN" ALL-WEATHER HAWK WATCHER'S JOURNAL is designed especially for hawk watchers, raptor biologists, general birders, ornithologists, wildlife biologists, and ecotourists conducting field studies or observations of birds of prey (vultures and diurnal raptors) anywhere in North and Central America and the West Indies. Made with "Rite in the Rain" all-weather writing paper, the Hawk Watcher's Journal works regardless of the weather, research or recreational conditions. The Hawk Watcher's Journal also contains a checklist of all North and Central American & West Indies Raptors. A 4 5/8" x 7" Journal with 64 pages (32 sheets) that shed water, it is an ideal companion for observational and research studies. At a retail price of $7.95, this affordable notebook is available through Common Ground Distributors Inc. (PH: 800-654-0626). For more information about the product, please visit the manufacturer's web-site at http://www.RiteintheRain.com or contact the manufacturer at J. L. Darling Corporation, 2614 Pacific Hwy East, Tacoma, WA 98424-1017 (PH: 253-922-5000, FX: 253- 922-5300).
ENHANCED VERSION OF WILDSPECTRA NOW AVAILABLE--A new version of WILDSPECTRA, a program that produces spectrograms (sonograms) of sounds in real time on PowerMac computers, has many enhancements. It now opens AIFF and WAVE files, includes many new options for display and analysis of vocalizations, and has new features useful for demonstrations and teaching. WILDSPECTRA is available free of charge for research or education at academic institutions. See http://www.unc.edu/~rhwiley/wildspectra.
THE BIRDS OF NORTH AMERICA (BNA) is nearly complete thanks to the support and efforts of the entire OSNA membership. The final three volumes will be published by the end of this year -- a decade-long project that many thought could never be done. Thanks and congratulations; your project, your effort. Only 200 copies of the series remain and our goal is to sell all of them this year. We are requesting your help in this final push to place this landmark publication in as many libraries as possible. Does your local public library have a copy? Your local bird club or nature center? Please help us find libraries that will purchase a copy of BNA. Many small libraries have copies in their collection. Late last year, for example, the Ephrata (PA) Public Library, Concord College (WV), Hamilton (Ontario) Naturalists Club, and the Santa Ana Watershed Association (CA) all purchased copies of BNA. With one purchase of BNA, a small library can have a comprehensive collection of reference material on North American birds for their students or visitors. We are glad to work with you to help place this in your library. We can supply you with one or more copies of our Fundraising Kit, which includes a sample species profile, descriptive material, ordering information and more. These sample packets can help demonstrate to librarians the depth and magnitude of the series. Please contact us for your copies of these packets: Birds of North America, 1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia, PA 19103 (PH: 888-373-7900; EM: bna@birdsofna.org). Information is also available on our web page, http://www.birdsofna.org). Remember, this is the last chance for libraries to purchase the series. The remaining 200 copies are selling quickly. Thanks again for your help and congratulations on a great effort.
RECENT ORNITHOLOGICAL LITERATURE (ROL) is a compilation of abstracts that pertain to any and all aspects of ornithology and come from the periodic, worldwide scientific literature. The ROL depends upon a cadre of volunteer abstractors and editors around the globe who scan and compile the material. We are constantly seeking more volunteers to help in this effort. If you are interested in helping in this important volunteer effort, please contact JAY SHEPPARD, Managing Editor (EM: jmsheppar@aol.com). Worldwide there are about 125-175 abstractors scanning 500-700 serials. A list of serials not being currently scanned, as well as the ROL bibliographic data and other information, can be found at our web site: http://www.nmnh.si.edu/BIRDNET/ROL/index.html. The list of serials needing to be scanned is changing regularly. Abstractors will have to have access to their assigned journals--personal subscriptions, library copies, or colleagues. The ROL also asks for abstracts and citations to be submitted for all Ph.D. dissertations and those papers published in obscure serials not regularly scanned and cited in the ROL. The wide range of fields in the periodic literature for the citations found in the ROL is what make this bibliographic resource so valuable. We have covered serials dealing with art history, languages, library science, urban design, mathematics, as well as those more biological in nature--molecular biology, anatomy, vertebrate zoology, wildlife management, pests, pesticides, genetics, botany, marine ecology, climatology, entomology, etc., etc. You name the field, and the ROL probably has had one or more cited in the past decade. Downloadable, word processing files are available at the ROL web site, as well as a searchable database of the recent issues now online. The ROL has been raising funds to convert the old printed issues of the ROL to searchable, electronic form. Eventually, we hope to convert all printed supplements back to1983, if we can raise sufficient funds (currently, we have funds on hand to convert back to 1989). As each of the back issues is converted, edited, and the newer subject codes added, they will be posted on the web site. The first back issues should be posted on the web by early fall 2002. We hope to have most of the four dozen back issues posted within a year or so after that.
CAN'T SEE THE PRAIRIE FOR THE TREES-Time and science have shown that trees often are more bane than boon on the eastern and central Great Plains. In particular, according to the Wildlife Management Institute, the rapid spread of eastern redcedar is suppressing native wood and herbaceous vegetation, reducing wildlife habitat in portions of the region and causing some native wildlife to be displaced or eliminated. The eastern prairies now are extensively plowed and fragmented by stands of trees planted as windbreaks for homes, shelterbelts and food plots for wildlife, and for soil and crop protection. In the absence of sound grazing practices or fire management, some of the introduced trees are spreading across the Great Plains to no significant advantage, but to the detriment of certain wildlife. Once eastern redcedar (which is fire intolerant) becomes established, it spreads into adjacent uplands with similar negative impact. Besides eastern redcedar, Russian olive has invaded many former grassland habitats. With the invasion of trees onto the plains, the number and abundance of native wildlife species have declined and those species have been replaced by forest wildlife. For example, virtually 90 percent of the 82 breeding bird species present today on the prairies of eastern Colorado were not present there in 1900. Rather than facilitate movement of native species among potential habitats, recently forested riparian zones facilitate the movement of alien species, including predators, on the Great Plains. A growing legion of conservationists contends that a halt to tree planting and the reintroduction of fire are necessary for the restoration of vast areas of the Great Plains. Native grass communities must be restored if native wildlife populations are to be sustained. The conservationists note that farming should be encouraged only on prime farmland and away from floodplains. Such policy and practice also would remove marginal farmland, introduced pasture and artificially forested areas. Reportedly needed are government cost-share programs to reflect the value of natural ecosystems. Opportunities to effect these programs exist with the recently passed Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (Farm Bill). For more information, contact TERRY BIDWELL, Department of Plant and Soil Sciences at Oklahoma State University (PH: 405-774-9618); or TERRY RILEY, Wildlife Management Institute (PH: 202-371-1808). (Excerpted from "Outdoor News Bulletin", June 18, 2002, Wildlife Management Institute).
68th NORTH AMERICAN WILDLIFE AND NATURAL RESOURCES CONFERENCE-CALL FOR PAPERS. The 68th Conference will be held 26-30 March 2003 in Winston-Salem, NC. Anyone interested in presenting a paper at one of the six Special Sessions is encouraged to contact the appropriate Session chair promptly to discuss the concept of the proposed presentation, requirements (format and schedule) for an abstract, and guidelines for a paper in the Conference Transactions. Proposals (and abstracts) for presentations/papers must be submitted before 15 Sep 2002, and the sooner the better. Special sessions and session chairs "The National Wildlife Refuge System: A Century of Conservation," JIM KURTH, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (PH: 703-358-1744, EM: Jim_Kurth@fws.gov); "Trouble in the City: Human/Wildlife Conflicts in Urban and Suburban North America," CRAIG MILLER, Illinois Natural History Survey (PH: 217-333-7845, EM: craigm@inhs.uiuc.edu); "Natural Resource Policy: Science Under the Microscope," DOUG CRANDALL, National Forest Foundation (PH: 202-298-6740, EM: dcrandall@natlforests.org); "Bird Conservation: Winging It, or Banding Together?" SCOTT YAICH, Ducks Unlimited (PH: 901-758-3874, EM: syaich@ducks.org); "Conservation on Private Land: The Buck Stops Where?" DAVID COBB, North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission (PH: 919-733-7291, EM: Cobbdt@MAIL.WILDLIFE.STATE.NC.US); "Crises in Conservation: Coping and Containing," HARV FORSGREN, USDA Forest Service (PH: 503-808-2200, EM: hforsgren@fs.fed.us). Updates on the 68th North American Conference planning, including a preliminary calendar of certain events, exhibits, registration and more, will be posted on the Wildlife Management Institute's web site (URL: http://www.wildlifemgt.org) and updated periodically. For additional information about the 68th Conference program, contact JIM WOEHR, Wildlife Management Institute (PH: 202-371-1808).
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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.
PACIFIC SEABIRD GROUP FILES PETITION WITH UWFWS TO LIST XANTUS'S MURRELET AS THREATENED UNDER ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT - In April, the Pacific Seabird Group petitioned the USFWS to list the Xantus's Murrelet as threatened, citing the findings of the PSG's Xantus's Murrelet Technical Committee, which has been assessing the status of the species since 1992. The committee, co-chaired by Bill Everett and Kenneth Briggs, has also made management recommendations to the national park and other agencies, and has helped to direct studies to gather information useful for assessing population trends. The petition can be found on the PSG website at http://www.pacificseabirdgroup.org/XAMU_PETITION_FED.pdf
FISHERY AND CONSERVATION ACT MAY PROTECT SEABIRDS - The Congress is in the process of reauthorizing the Magnuson-Stevens Act, also known as the Magnuson Fishery and Conservation Act. The House bill (H.R.4749), sponsored by Wayne Gilchrest (D-MD) would include seabirds in the bycatch provisions of the law by including seabirds in the definition of bycatch. Operationally, that would bring seabirds under the fisheries management provisions that state that "conservation and management measures shall, to the extent practicable, minimize bycatch and to the extent bycatch cannot be avoided, minimize the mortality of such bycatch." The bill also addresses gear technology insofar as it relates to bycatch and would authorize funding for the development of gear that minimizes bycatch. The statute calls for identification of fisheries with significant bycatch programs, and as to the most urgent of those fisheries, the Secretary of Commerce is directed to work with fisheries management councils and fishing industry participants to develop new fishing gear, or modifications to existing gear, that will help minimize bycatch to the extent practicable. The bill authorizes $10,000,000 each year from 2003 to 2007 for grants for efforts to minimize bycatch and develop gear to minimize bycatch.
2001 NATIONAL SURVEY OF FISHING, HUNTING, AND WILDLIFE-ASSOCIATED RECREATION NOW AVAILABLE ON USFWS WEBSITE at http://library.fws.gov/nat_survey2001.pdf. Overviews of the national and state surveys are now available; the final National Report will be released in October 2002. The individual State Reports will be available on a flow basis starting in November 2001. Key findings of this report, which is conducted every two years, include the estimate that 46 million people in the United States observe birds. Wildlife watching has increased about 5% since 1995 but has decreased 13% since 1991. There has been no significant change in the expenditures associated with wildlife watching since 1995.
FARM BILL CODIFIES EXEMPTION OF RATS, MICE, AND BIRDS FROM ANIMAL WELFARE ACT - President George W. Bush on 13 May 2002 signed the Farm Bill (Public Law 107-171). The law includes the Senate amendment by Jesse Helms (R-NC) that codifies the existing regulatory exclusion of rats, mice, and birds from oversight under the Animal Welfare Act. As noted in the past, this change is unlikely to have significant effects on ornithological research, because: (1) Both the Public Health Service (PHS; which includes NIH) and NSF require adherence to the Public Health Service Act regulations, which apply to all vertebrates. Even if your funding is not from NIH or NSF, if your university receives funding from these sources, it is required to provide the Public Health Service with an "assurance document" that states that the university will comply with the PHS regulations; (2) Despite an express, existing exclusion of rats, mice, and birds in the Animal Welfare Act regulations, most, if not all, universities have been regulating these taxa via both the site inspection process (for lab-based research) and the research protocol approval process. In part, this is because of the Public Health Service Act regulations, but it is also because the universities and the individuals who serve on the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committees feel it is scientifically inappropriate to distinguish among vertebrates; (3) The primary difference would have been periodic site inspections by the USDA, so to the extent that these inspections will not occur, there is one less inspection and one less fee to pay; (4) Many labs are already accredited by AAALAC [http://www.aaalac.org], which is not only very exacting, but which includes rats, mice, and birds. The one key benefit of this statutory exclusion is for field biologists. Assuming that field sites would be subject to inspection, the fees could have been very high. More significantly, it is unlikely that USDA would have been able to hire or train inspectors with the appropriate knowledge and expertise to evaluate research conducted under field conditions. Had the USDA been forced to regulate rats, mice, and birds, there were indications that the regulations would adopt the standards of professional societies; specific reference was made to Guidelines to the Use of Wild Birds in Research, which is published by the Ornithological Council.
NOTE: The push for additional regulation on rats, mice, and birds may now shift to the states. The Ornithological Council urges you to contact us should you learn of any effort to persuade your state to enact legislation or promulgate regulations to add more layers of oversight for research involving birds. Please contact ELLEN PAUL (EM: epaul@aibs.org).
BIRDS BUSY BUILDING BOMB SHELTERS - We previously reported that the US District Court for the District of Columbia had issued an injunction against the Navy, prohibiting practice bombing on the Pacific Island of Farallon de Medinilla without a Migratory Bird Treaty (MBTA) Act permit - which the USFWS has repeatedly denied. The House of Representatives took notice of the court's ruling and passed a defense authorization bill (H.R. 4546) addressing both the MBTA and the Endangered Species Act. While the Department of Defense had asked for a complete exemption from the MBTA, the bill as passed by the House instead gives the Secretary of the Interior authority to issue permits for the "accidental removal of migratory birds during military readiness activities." The Interior Department, in denying the Navy's permit requests, stated that it had no authority under the MBTA to issue permits for unintentional (or, as it is often referred to, "incidental") take of birds consequent to otherwise lawful activity. As of late June, the Senate was still working on its version of the defense authorization bill, which does not include the controversial provisions on the MBTA and the ESA; indications are that these provisions would be a point of contention when the House and Senate conferees meet to reconcile the two versions of the bill. Meanwhile, the U.S. Court of Appeal for the D.C. Circuit has now lifted the injunction issued by the District Court. As of the time of this report, no hearing date had been set for the parties to argue the case on the merits.
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BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY is in need of bird specimens for its teaching collection. Prepared study skins are most appreciated, but we will also be happy to accept frozen specimens. Birds from any part of the world would be useful, but our collection is in the greatest need of species from the northeastern U.S. We are especially in need of ducks, Caprimulgids, cuckoos, hummingbirds, flycatchers, swallows, Parids, wrens, thrushes, vireos, warblers, finches, and sparrows. Contact DON DEARBORN (PH: 570-577-3423, EM: ddearbor@bucknell.edu).
REQUEST FOR DONATION of any new or gently used bird watching books for the Riverside County, California Literacy and Families for Literacy programs. Several of our students are avid bird watchers and involve their families in bird watching activities. We are working on bird species, migratory habits and routes and need books and maps to supplement our lesson plans for the tutors. Please send any donations to: SHERRY MARTINEZ, Site Supervisor - Literacy Program, Indio Public Library, 200 Civic Center Mall, Indio, CA 92201 If you have any questions about the program feel free to contact me (PH: 760-347-2580).
REQUEST FOR INFORMATION A color-banded (ASY-M) White-crowned Sparrow was seen earlier this year on the East Coast of the US. The bird had a single "hot pink" plastic band on its right leg; there was no standard aluminum band present. If you know of the source of this bird and would like to know where and when it was observed, please contact me. I would love to know where it was banded. JAY SHEPPARD (EM: jmsheppar@aol.com)
MARKED POPULATION OF AMERICAN CROWS FOR SALE--My husband got a position at the College of New Jersey, and so we are moving closer to family and away from Middle America, but also away from my beloved population of crows. Eighty-five percent of about 135 individuals in approximately 30 groups in town are marked with patagial tags, and their DNA is isolated. I have up to five years of continuous behavioral and breeding data for members of this population. I have two Master's students finishing up examinations of individual contributions to breeding attempts and the correlates of reproductive success. There is also an experienced undergraduate here who would like to stay for a Master's. I hope to, also, somehow continue to be a part. Yet I have no money and, apparently, neither does NSF; I have been advised that submitting a grant proposal would not be a worthwhile effort at this time. Help! The very unusual social organization of this population begs continued study (both sons and daughters may stay home for years, and up to 50% of groups each year contain males or females that have immigrated in from other families). Longer-term reproductive success data would be invaluable. There are tons of other things possible to look at... I saw a crow here modify a piece of wood to use as a probe. Another individual, after having recognized one of my graduate students from a fledgling-rescuing event, stalked her around her house, peering in the windows. Offspring that have finally dispersed to live elsewhere come back and visit their parents every once in awhile. These guys are great. CAROLEE CAFFREY (EM: caffrey@okstate.edu, PH: 405 744 9687).
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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.
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"ENDANGERED SPECIES, PROVINCIALISM, AND A CONTINENTAL APPROACH TO BIRD CONSERVATION," is a four paper exchange between Robert A. Askins and Robert J. Craig (Bird Conservation Research, Inc. Contributions No. 7-10). They explore such questions as: How are decisions made about designating bird species as regionally endangered? How do such decisions drive regional conservation efforts? Are there flaws in how endangered species conservation is practiced at the local scale? Is it time for a fresh approach to bird conservation, and if so, what should it be? The host of this exchange is Bird Conservation Research, Inc., a Connecticut-based research foundation that conducts applied research into open space design for bird conservation. These papers and other current publications may be viewed at the BCR web site, http://www.birdconservationresearch.org. Click on Publications to view the Contribution series.
"ABSENCE AND LIGHT: MEDITATIONS FROM THE KLAMATH MARSHES," by John R. Campbell. 2002. University of Nevada Press. 152 pp. Cloth,5¼" x 8¼". ISBN: 0-87417-496-1. $21.95. The Klamath marshes are a transitory and bird-rich environment on the Oregon/California border. The area-mainly consisting of three shallow lakes-is at the intersection of the Pacific and the Mountain flyways and attracts perhaps a million birds on a given day. The site of the first wildlife refuge (1908) for waterfowl and migratory birds, today the Klamath Basin is at the center of important legal, economic, and emotional battles among tribal, agricultural, and environmental interests. Poet, essayist, and naturalist John R. Campbell has spent extensive time in this fecund ground and Absence and Light is the engaging and thought-provoking result of his encounters with the marshes. In forty-four meditative essays, Campbell provides accessible commentary on contemporary culture as it relates to our attitudes towards nature. It is a place-based meditation on cultural issues of concern beyond a single, specific place. Available through your favorite bookstore, or by mail from the University of Nevada Press. To order, call toll free 1-877-NVBOOKS or visit http://www.nvbooks.nevada.edu
"BIRDS OF SOUTH DAKOTA" by Dan Tallman, David Swanson, and Jeffrey Palmer. Hardcover, 450 pages. A new, completely revised edition of the state bird book. This edition has color photographs and color range maps of every bird known to occur in the state. New color habitat photo section. Banding recovery maps are included for those species encountered across the state line. Cost is $49.95 plus $6.00 s/h. DAN TALLMAN, Northern State University Box 740, Aberdeen, SD 57401 (EM: tallmand@northern.edu).
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FOR SALE: Complete set of Ray Harm 12 American Songbird plates with COA-excellent condition -with boxes. Price is $1500.00 . E-mail me at genju@webtv.net.
FOR SALE by Tucson Audubon Society to benefit our Mason Education Center. Cramp, S. and C. M. Perrins. Handbook of the birds of Europe, the Middle East and North Africa: Birds of the Western Palearctic. Vols I-IV. Oxford, 1977-1985. Excellent condition. $295. Roberts, T. S. Birds of Minnesota. U MN Press, (1936). Some binding wear and light stain on page edges. Used but not abused. $195. 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).
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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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23rd INTERNATIONAL ORNITHOLOGICAL CONGRESS, Beijing, 11-17 Aug 2002. A copy of the 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).
*HERON CONSERVATION - A workshop on the Conservation of Herons will be held at the International Ornithological Congress in Beijing, China, on Wed., 14 Aug 2002, 16:00-18:00. The discussions will include redevelopment of the Heron Specialist Group, progress on the worldwide Heron Action Plan, and especially heron conservation issues in Asia. Participation is invited. For additional information on attending this workshop please contact HEINZ HAFNER (EM: hhafner@aol.com) or JIM KUSHLAN (EM: Jkushlan@aol.com).
*The WESTERN BIRD BANDING ASSOCIATION's 77TH ANNUAL MEETING will be held 6-8 Sep 2002 in Bisbee, Arizona. The meeting will feature field trips on Friday and Sunday and a banding session, workshops, demonstrations, paper session, and banquet on Saturday. The featured speaker will be Sheri Williamson, author of the new Peterson field guide to hummingbirds. For more information, please visit http://thecity.sfsu.edu/snfc/annual_meeting2002.htm.
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 Wildlife 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 ON THE BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION OF COLONIAL WATERBIRDS - A symposium on the biology and conservation of colonial waterbirds will be held on Tue., 24 Sep 2002, 9:00-11:30 AM at the Hotel Intercontinental in New Orleans. The symposium will include discussions of continental conservation planning, continent-wide monitoring, approaches to conservation in Canada, the USA, and MesoAmerica, conservation status assessment, aquaculture, abundant species, seabird conservation and fisheries issues. For more information contact symposium chair JIM KUSHLAN (EM: jkushlan@aol.com).
*AQUATIC BIRD CONSERVATION PLANNING FOR THE CARIBBEAN - A Conservation Planning Workshop for Caribbean Aquatic Birds will be held in New Orleans on Fri., 27 Sep 2002. The meeting is sponsored by the Society for the Conservation and Study of Caribbean Birds and is part of the North American waterbird conservation plan initiative, Waterbirds for the Americas. The workshop will be held at the Hotel Intercontinental in the Magnolia Room, 2-5:30 PM. Space is limited, so those interested should contact the Moderator - ERIC CAREY, President SCSCB, (EM: ecarel@bahamas.net.bs). They can also contact Waterbirds for the Americas through JIM KUSHLAN (EM: jkushlan@aol.com) or MELANIE STEINKAMP (EM: Melanie_Steinkamp@usgs.gov).
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/
*WESTERN FIELD ORNITHOLOGISTS will hold its 27th Annual Meeting (10-13 Oct 2002) in Orange County, California, at the San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary in Irvine and Country Inn and Suites by Ayres in adjacent Costa Mesa. The meeting is hosted by Sea and Sage Audubon Society of Irvine and sponsored by the Sea and Sage and Los Angeles Audubon Society chapters. The meeting will consist of morning field trips, afternoon scientific sessions, expert panels on sound and sight field identification, evening field trips, and an all day pelagic field trip. Evening programs by Robert Pitman ("The Eastern Pacific Pelagic Frontier") and Philip Unitt (San Diego County Bird Atlas). Additional details, a call for papers, list of field trips, preliminary program and registration form can be downloaded directly from http://www.wfo-cbrc.org or http://www.seaandsageaudubon.org. Local contact for the meeting is CATHERINE WATERS (PH: 562-869-6718; EM: robcatwaters@earthlink.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 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).
*RED-COCKADED WOODPECKER SYMPOSIUM IV, 27-31 Jan 2003, at the Savannah Marriott Riverfront, Savannah, Georgia. Hosted by Department of Interior, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. This conference will bring together most, if not all, of the individuals, agencies, institutions, and organizations involved and/or interested in, or affected by, the conservation, recovery and management of the red-cockaded woodpecker (RCW). More than 70 speakers will provide 90 presentations on a wide variety of topics, including, state-of-the-art population and habitat management techniques; latest research findings; regional and landscape-scale conservation partnerships; population status and trend reports; safe harbor and other private land initiatives; population dynamics, demography and ecology; computer-based population monitoring, habitat management, data tracking and accomplishment reporting systems; and outreach programs. Speakers represent all aspects of the RCW world, including academicians/professors, privately and publically funded researchers, land managers, consultants, graduate students, field biologists, non-governmental organization conservationists, and state and federal program administrators. If you are interested in, concerned about, or involved with, the RCW you do not want to miss this opportunity to learn about the species and its conservation and to interact with the individuals involved in its recovery, conservation and management. Birders, graduate students, environmentalists, citizen groups, and others are welcome and encouraged to attend this important conference. A week-long poster session with 25 posters has been organized. An all day field trip on Fort Stewart, home of the Army's 3rd Infantry Division (Mechanized), will not only highlight Fort Stewart's first-class RCW recovery program, but also include stops and discussions about wiregrass/longleaf pine restoration, integration of past and present intensive military training with RCW management, and conservation of other longleaf pine ecosystem-related species. The field trip will conclude with an outdoor barbeque at a local plantation. The conference will also feature a Monday night social and a Tuesday night banquet with a guest speaker and awards ceremony. A registration fee has not been established at this time; one will be determined by mid to late fall 2002. The fee will include the social, morning and evening breaks on Monday-Friday (except Wednesday), the banquet, field trip transportation and lunch, the barbeque, and a copy of the Symposium proceedings (a hardbound book). The hotel will hold a large block of rooms at a discounted rate. All information (registration, list of papers and posters, sponsors, agenda, etc.) about the Symposium is available at URL: http://rcwrecovery.fws.gov. under the "Symposium IV" link. Check the website frequently for updates. For additional information, contact RALPH COSTA, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, RCW Recovery Coordinator (PH: 864-656-2432, EM: ralph_costa@fws.gov).
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 http://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.
*68th NORTH AMERICAN WILDLIFE AND NATURAL RESOURCES CONFERENCE (26-30 Mar 2003) in Winston-Salem, NC. Proposals (and abstracts) for presentations/papers must be submitted before 15 Sep 2002, and the sooner the better. Updates on the 68th North American Conference planning, including a preliminary calendar of certain events, exhibits, registration and more, will be posted on the Wildlife Management Institute's web site (URL: http://www.wildlifemgt.org) and updated periodically. For additional information about the 68th Conference program, contact JIM WOEHR, Wildlife Management Institute (PH: 202-371-1808).
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.
*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 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 as well as 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 web page for more information (URL: http://www.neotropicalornithology.org). Some funds to help defray travel expenses will be available for NOS members needing financial support. CALL FOR PAPERS AND MEETING INFORMATION SOURCES Deadline for proposals for Symposia, Workshops, and Round-tables is 1 Aug 2002. Symposium, Workshop and Round-table organizers will be notified by the end of September 2002 whether their proposal is accepted. Oral Contributions, and Posters abstracts must be received no later than 5 Mar 2003. Submit the proposals and abstracts by e-mail to either of the Scientific Program co-chairs (see below). More details about the Scientific Program and Instructions to Authors (for Plenary and Symposia talks) can be found in our quarterly journal Ornitolog a Neotropical and on the NOS web page (URL: http://www.neotropicalornithology.org). The official web page for registration, accommodation, other local information, travel, and tour information is (URL: http://www.nocchile.cl). The Proceedings of the VII Neotropical Ornithological Congress will be published after the congress as a special issue or supplement of Ornitolog-a 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: FRANCOIS 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 JIMENEZ, (EM: jjimenez@ulagos.cl), and CRISTINA Y. MIYAKI, (EM: cymiyaki@usp.br); Proceedings Committee: Editor: RAYMOND MCNEIL, (EM: Raymond.McNeil@umontreal.ca); and Assistant to the Editor: IVAN LAZO, (EM: bubo@entelchile.net).
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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PETER F. CANNELL, a member of the AOU since 1976, elected Elective Member in 1988, died in Bethesda, MD on 18 May 2002 at the age of 47.
W. EARL GODFREY, the "Dean of Canadian Ornithologists" and longtime Curator of Ornithology at the National Museum of Canada, a member of the AOU since 1942, elected Elective Member in 1949 and Fellow in 1955, died in Ottawa, ON on 8 Jun 2002 at the age of 91.
DR. MARK E. HAUBER has defended his dissertation at Cornell University and is now a Miller Research Fellow at the University of California, Berkeley. His new contact information is: Department of Integrative Biology, 301 VLSB, Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, UC Berkeley, CA 94720-3140, U.S.A. FX: 510-643-8238, EM: hauberm@socrates.berkeley.edu
JOSEPH R. JEHL, JR. retired from Hubbs SeaWorld Research Institute (but not from research), moved to Maryland, and was appointed a Research Associate at the U. S. National Museum of Natural History. Mailing address: 2752 Poplar Lane, Annapolis, MD 21401. PH. 410-224-0728. EM: grebe5k@cs.com.
W. ADAM PHELPS has accepted a position as Wildlife Biologist with the Wildlife Diversity Division of the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries. His new address is Dept. of Game & Inland Fisheries, 4010 W Broad St., PO Box 11104, Richmond, VA 23230. PH: 804-367-8001, FX: 804-367-2427, EM: aphelps@dgif.state.va.us.
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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:
CIMPRICH, DAVID. P.O. Box 5190, Ft. Hood, TX 76544-0190. PH: 254-287-2885, FX: 254-288-5039, EM: dcimprich@tnc.org.
MCNAIR, DOUGLAS BRANCH, Wildlife Biologist III, Division of Fish and Wildlife, Department of Planning and Natural Resources, 45 Mars Hill, Frederiksted, USVI 00840. PH: 340-773-1082, x2205, Fax: 340-772-3227. EM: dbmcnair@vipowernet.net.
RESTANI, MARCO, Department of Biological Sciences, St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, MN 56301
SHARP, BRIAN E. EM: ecoperspectives@yahoo.com
STYRSKY, JENNIFER NESBITT. EM: jjnesbit@students.uiuc.edu
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