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NUMBER 151, December 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:
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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
CORRECTION: ON-LINE ACCESS TO THE AUK The item titled "102 Years of The Condor are available on the
web" in the NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS section of Ornithological Newsletter, Number 150 (Oct 2002)
contained some inaccurate information regarding publications of The American Ornithologists' Union. The AOU is
currently having all back issues of The Auk scanned, and intends to make these available on-line at no cost. Contrary to
the information in the published item, however, no decision has been made yet regarding the web site through which
these issues will be made available. In addition, the AOU has not yet decided whether back issues of Ornithological
Monographs will be made available on-line.
NOMINATIONS FOR MEMBERSHIP CLASSES of Fellow and Elective Member of the AOU are due 6 Mar 2003 (5 months prior to the Stated Meeting). Fellows and Elective Members are encouraged to submit nominations of deserving colleagues. Following its official charge to supplement nominations, the Committee on Nomination of Fellows and Elective Members will prepare only a few nominations, and thus timely submissions from members are imperative. Facsimiles and late nominations will not be accepted. Nominations and full supporting information are to be supplied by the nominators. Nominators seeking to endorse a nominee must first obtain the instructions and forms for 2003 from one of three sources: the Chair of the Committee on Nomination of Fellows and Elective Members, JAMES N. M. SMITH, Department of Zoology, University of British Columbia, 6270 University Blvd., Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, CANADA (PH: 604-822-3363, FX: 604-822-2416, EM: smith@zoology.ubc.ca ), or from the Secretary, M. ROSS LEIN, Department of Biology, University of Calgary, 2500 University Dr NW, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, CANADA (PH: 403-220-6549, FX: 403-289-9311, EM: mrlein@ucalgary.ca ), or from any AOU officer. For ELECTIVE MEMBER nominations, the Secretary will compile and prepare ballot packets to be sent to current Fellows and Elective Members by early May 2003. Ballots will be returned by mail to the Secretary by three weeks before the Stated Meeting, i.e., by 16 Jul 2003, and the names announced at the Business Meeting of Members on 7 Aug 2003 at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL. For FELLOW nominations, the Secretary will compile and prepare packets to be sent to current Fellows by early Jul 2003. Voting will take place at the Fellows Meeting on 6 Aug 2003.
NOMINATIONS FOR AOU OFFICERS AND ELECTIVE COUNCILORS must be received by the Secretary three months before the Stated Meeting. Thus, this year nominations are due 7 May 2003 Officers to be elected at the 2003 Business Meeting of the Members (7 Aug 2003 at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL), will be Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer, and three Elective Councilors. The Bylaws of the AOU require that the Vice-President be elected annually and serve only one term, and the Secretary and Treasurer be elected or re-elected annually. At the conclusion of the 121stStated Meeting, Fred Cooke will begin the second year of his two-year term as President, and James A. Kushlan will begin the second year of his two-year term as President-Elect. The incumbent Secretary (M. Ross Lein) and the incumbent Treasurer (Jeffrey D. Brawn) are willing to stand for re-election. Of the total of nine Elective Councilors, three are elected annually to serve terms of approximately three years, beginning at the close of the Stated Meeting. Elective Councilors to be replaced at the conclusion of the 121st Stated Meeting in 2003 are Edward H. Burtt, Jr., Carla Cicero, and Richard O. Prum. Continuing to serve in 2003-2004 will be Elective Councilors Peter Arcese, Rebecca L. Holberton, John M. Marzluff, Bette A. Loiselle, Jeffrey S. Marks, and Erica Nol. The procedure for nominating AOU officers and Elective Councilors is outlined in the Bylaws (Art IV, Sec 2). "Each Fellow and Elective Member shall be invited in advance of the Stated Meeting at which an election is to be held, to nominate, in writing to the Secretary, one person for President-Elect, one person for Vice-President, one person for Secretary, one person for Treasurer, and three persons for Elective Councilors. These nominations shall be received by the Secretary three months before the Stated Meeting [7 May 2003] and shall be presented at the business session of the Stated Meeting. Nominations for all officers must be accompanied by written consent of the nominee".
THE AMERICAN ORNITHOLOGISTS' UNION held its 120th Stated Meeting in conjunction with the 3rd North American Ornithological Conference at the Hotel InterContinental, New Orleans, LA, 24-28 Sep 2002. AOU Officers elected or re-elected were President: FRED COOKE, President-Elect: JAMES A. KUSHLAN, Vice-President: FREDERICK H. SHELDON, Secretary: M. ROSS LEIN, Treasurer: JEFFREY D. BRAWN. Newly-elected Councilors were BETTE A. LOISELLE, ERICA NOL, AND JEFFREY S. MARKS. The Fellows elected three new Honorary Fellows: ELIZABETH HÖFLING (Brazil), RICHARD SCHODDE (Australia), and LUCIA LIU SEVERINGHAUS (Republic of China), and three new Corresponding Fellows: LEE B. ASTHEIMER (Australia), PATRICIA MONAGHAN (United Kingdom), and MASARU WADA (Japan). Newly-elected Fellows are: CRAIG W. BENKMAN, MICHAEL W. COLLOPY, H. LISLE GIBBS, DOMINIQUE G. HOMBERGER, FABIAN M. JAKSIC, JOHN C. KRICHER, LAURENE RATCLIFFE, ROBERT F. ROCKWELL, and ELIZABETH A. SCHREIBER. New Elective Members are: DANIEL A. CRISTOL, PAUL F. DOHERTY, JR., PAUL L. FLINT, DALE E. GAWLIK, KEVIN P. JOHNSON, KEVIN E. OMLAND, MICHAEL A. PATTEN, THANE K. PRATT, HENRY M. REEVES, CHRISTOPHER C. RIMMER, and KENNETH V. ROSENBERG. The Council re-elected KIMBERLY G. SMITH as Editor of The Auk, and elected JOHN R. FAABORG as the new Editor of Ornithological Monographs. JAMES N. M. SMITH was the recipient of William Brewster Memorial Award for 2002, and JEFFREY R. WALTERS was the recipient of the Elliott Coues Award for 2002. PETER E. LOWTHER received the Marion Jenkinson AOU Service Award for 2002. The 121st Stated Meeting of The AOU will be held at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL, 5 - 9 Aug 2003.
REPORT OF THE 72ND ANNUAL MEETING OF THE COOPER ORNITHOLOGICAL SOCIETY--The Cooper Ornithological Society held its 72nd annual meeting in conjunction with The American Ornithologists Union, Society of Canadian Ornithologists/Société des Ornithologistes du Canada, the Raptor Research Foundation, the Mexican Ornithological Society (CIPAMEX), and the Society of Caribbean Ornithology, at the Hotel Intercontinental in New Orleans, Louisiana, 24-28 Sep 2002. Tom Sherry and Kim Smith chaired the Local Commitee. Phil Stouffer was chair of the Scientific Program Committee and Peter Lowther was the Scientific Program Coordinator. There were close to 1400 registrants. The program included 418 papers, 328 posters, 140 talks in 15 symposia, and 9 workshops. The Society's award for lifetime achievement in ornithological research, the Miller Award, was presented to RICHARD T. HOLMES. A full citation will be published in The Condor. Terry Rich, the President of the Cooper Ornithological Society, read the full citation. Dr. Holmes graciously accepted the award and recognized the role of his colleagues in his research endeavors. WALTER KOENIG was recognized with Honorary Membership to the Cooper Ornithological Society for his service to the society. Dr. Koenig's past service to the society includes being the editor ofTheCondor, from 1996 through 2000, serving as a board member, serving on the local committee for an annual meeting and publications committee, and chairing the board nominating committee. Mewaldt-King Student Research Awards were presented to DAVID DES ROCHERS, College of William and Mary "Avian responses to created tidal wetlands," SCOTT SCHLOSSBERG, University of Illinois, "Effects of livestock grazing on birds: a new approach," GINA ZIMMERMAN, Georgia Southern University, "Cuba's role as a stopover site during the fall migration of Swallow-tailed Kites (Elanoides forficatus)." Pat Heglund and Katie Dugger assisted Jon Faaborg, the Mewaldt-King Award committee chairperson, with the selections this year. Grinnell Student Research Awards were presented to MARK HAUSSMANN, Iowa State University, "How do long-lived birds delay senescence- development of appropriate models and techniques," and JAMES RIVERS, University of California- Santa Barbara, "An investigation of the proximate factors that influence begging behavior in the Brown-headed cowbird." The Cooper Ornithological Society presents four awards for outstanding student papers: the Brazier Howell Award, the Frances F. Roberts Award, and two Board of Directors awards. We also presented student travel awards. Please refer to the North American Ornithological Conference (NAOC) meeting report in this issue of the OSNA newsletter for details. Through the annual balloting by all members of the Society, TERESA BUCHER, KATHRYN PURCELL, and BLAIR WOLF were elected to three-year terms on the Board of Directors. In the Board of Directors' meetings, the following were elected to, or continue in, office: TERRELL (TERRY) RICH, President; BONNIE S. BOWEN, President-elect; EILEEN M. KIRSCH, Secretary; CAROL BEARDMORE, Assistant Secretary; KIMBERLY A. SULLIVAN, Treasurer; JAMES J. DINSMORE, Assistant Treasurer, DAVID DOBKIN, editor of The Condor, and JOHN T. ROTENBERRY, editor ofStudies in Avian Biology. Several resolutions were passed by the Board of Directors. If you know of individuals or organizations that should receive official copies of one or more of these resolutions, contact MARK SOGGE, chair of the Conservation-Resolutions committee, or DAVID BLOCKSTEIN and ELLEN PAUL, who carried the resolutions to all participating Ornithological Societies at the meeting. The next ANNUAL MEETING of the Cooper Ornithological Society will be held at the du Bois Conference Center in on the University of Northern Arizona campus, Flagstaff, Arizona, 30 Apr - 3 May, 2003. MARK SOGGE is chair of the Local Committee, and CHARLES VAN RIPER is chair of the Scientific Program Committee.
THE THIRD NORTH AMERICAN ORNITHOLOGICAL CONFERENCE was held 24 - 28 Sep, 2002 at the Hotel InterContinental, New Orleans, Louisiana. The American Ornithologists' Union, Cooper Ornithological Society, Raptor Research Foundation, Secci N Mexicana Del Consejo Internacional Para La Preservaci N De Las Aves, Society of Canadian Ornithologists / Société Des Ornithologistes du Canada and the Society for the Conservation and Study of Caribbean Birds met jointly. Thomas W. Sherry and Kimberly G. Smith co-chaired the Committee on Local Arrangements. Philip C. Stouffer was the chair of the Scientific Program Committee. The total attendance at the meeting was 1389 (1225 registrants, 90 spouses or guests, 57 volunteers, and 17 vendors). The program included 4 plenary lectures, 418 spoken papers, 328 posters, 140 talks in 14 symposia, and 9 workshops.
TRAVEL AWARDS totaling $41,700 were made to 120 students to help defray expenses for transportation to the North American Ornithological Conference. The majority of these funds ($35,500) was provided for Marcia Brady Tucker Travel Awards by the AOU.
AOU MARCIA BRADY TUCKER TRAVEL AWARDS were granted to 102 students: KATHRYN E. H. AITKEN, University of British Columbia; FRANK K. AMMER, West Virginia University; MICHAEL J. ANTEAU, Louisiana State University; STEVEN M. AQUILANI, University of Mississippi; DANIEL R. ARDIA, Cornell University; JAMES W. ARMACOST, Illinois State University; ANNA R. ARMITAGE, University of California-Los Angeles; CASEY ARMOUR, University of North Dakota; ANDREA ALEJANDRA ASTIE, University of Buenos Aires; KELLY A. ATCHISON, Ohio State University; MARJA H. BAKERMANS, Ohio State University; SHELLEY BAYARD DE VOLO, Colorado State University; THOMAS J. BENSON, Iowa State University; ISABELLE-ANNE BISSON, York University; DAVID N. BONTER, University of Vermont; MARYLENE BOULET, McMaster University; DEBORAH M. BUEHLER, University of Toronto; JASON BULLUCK, Appalachian State University; JAY D. CARLISLE, University of South Dakota; SANDRA B. CEDERBAUM, University of Georgia; NICOLA L. CHONG, University of Toronto; SHARON J. COE, University of California-Riverside; EMILY B. COHEN, Michigan State University; KERRI L. CORNELL, Villanova University; MARIA NANDADEVI CORTES-RODRIGUEZ, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México; CHRISTINE DAHLIN, Nothern Arizona University; VERONICA LAURA D'AMICO, Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia; LILIANA M. DAVALOS, Columbia University; JILL L. DEPPE, University of California Riverside; ROARKE E. DONNELLY, University of Washington; PATRICK J. DORAN, Dartmouth College; STEPHANIE M. DOUCET, Queen's University; LEO R. DOUGLAS, University of the West Indies; EMILY H. DUVAL, University of California-Berkeley; KEVIN ELLISON, University of Manitoba; MATTHEW R. EVANS, Simon Fraser University; BRADLEY C. FEDY, York University"; ROBERT J. FLETCHER, JR., Iowa State University; RACHEL FRASER, Queen's University; JENNIFER GEE, Princeton University; JAMES J. GIOCOMO, University of Tennessee; ANDREW D. GIVEN, University of Toronto; EBEN GOODALE, University of Massachusetts; SCOTT GREMEL, University of Washington; KIRSTEN R. HAZLER, University of Georgia; LYNN S. HODGENS, Arkansas State University; SCOTT P. HORTON, University of Washington; JEFF A. JOHNSON, University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee; JASON C. JOHNSTON, University of Maine; ALAN H. KRAKAUER, University of California-Berkeley; TERRY R. KRUEGER, University of Miami; GARY M. LANGHAM, Cornell University; CHRISTOPHER A. LEPCZYK, Michigan State University; KEITH P. LEWIS, Memorial University of Newfoundland; JOHN D. LLOYD, University of Montana; JENNIFER A. LONG, University of Maine; SCOTT F. LOVELL, University of Calgary; CHRISTINA J. MARANTO, University of California-Irvine; DAMION E. MARX, Texas A&M University; JONATHAN D. MAUL, Arkansas State University; HOPE R. MCGAHA, University of Manitoba; TIMOTHY D. MEEHAN, Humboldt State University; DANIEL J. MENNILL, Queen's University; WILLIAM W. MERKLE, University of Colorado; JENNIFER NESBITT STYRSKY, University of Illinois-Urbana; AMANDA C. NIEHAUS, Simon Fraser University; JACQUELINE K. NOOKER, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; KATHLEEN D. O'CONNOR, University of British Columbia; CHRISTOPHER OLSON, Iowa State University; JASON E. OSENKOWSKI, University of Rhode Island; DIANA CUMINGS OUTLAW, University of Nevada Las; NOAH T. OWEN-ASHLEY, University of Washington; MARIA G. PALACIOS, University of Montana; TIMOTHY H. PARKER, University of New Mexico; BONNIE L. PETERSON, San Diego State University; DAVID W. PODLESAK, University of Rhode Island; ANDREI L. PODOLSKY, North Carolina State University; SUHEL QUADER, University of Florida; ROMULO RIBON, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais; PAULINE ROBERTS, Dartmouth College; AMY S. ROE, Clemson University; TINA ROHILA, University of Washington; SCOTT SCHOLSSBERG, University of Illinois; NATHANIEL E. SEAVY, University of Florida; RUTH B. SMITH, University of New Mexico; ANDREA L. SMITH, Queen's University; TARA E. STEHELIN, University of Calgary; IAIN J. STENHOUSE, Memorial University of Newfoundland; REBECCA L. M. STEWART, University of Manitoba; KATHERINE M. STRICKLER, University of Idaho; WALTER S. SVAGELJ, Universidad de Buenos Aires; HEATHER SWANSON, University of Colorado; CAROL L. TROCKI, University of Rhode Island; THOMAS M. UNFRIED, University California-Riverside; CHRISTOPHER D. VALLIGNY, Villanova University; STACEY VIGALLON, University of Washington; BRETT L. WALKER, University of Montana; DAVID M. WHALEN, University of New Mexico; KARA A. WHITTAKER, University of Washington; GARY E. WILLIAMS, West Virginia University; SUSAN WILLSON HILLMAN, University of Missouri; JOHN C. WITHEY, University of Washington.
COOPER ORNITHOLOGICAL SOCIETY TRAVEL AWARDS were granted to 17 students: KATHI L. BORGMANN, Ohio State University; SANTIAGO CLARAMUNT, Museo Nacional de Historia Natural; GABRIEL J. COLORADO, Universidad Nacional de Columbia; JASON DUXBURY, University of Alberta; MARIA J. FERNANDEZ JAUREGUI, P. Universidad Catolica de Chile; MARCEL A. GAHBAUER, McGill University; CECILIA M. GICHUKI, Kenyatta University; NATHALIE J. HAMEL, University of Washington; MARK F. HAUSSMANN, Iowa State University; JAIME JAHNCKE, University of Calfornia-Irvine; XAVIER LOPEZ MENDELLIN, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México; REBECCA G. PEAK, University of Missouri; TALIMA PEARSON, Northern Arizona University; NICOLE E. POIRIER, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; ANA MARIA SAAVEDRA, Museo de Historia Natural Noel Kempff Mercado; SOPHIA SOLORZANO, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México; SARAH A. SONSTHAGEN, Brigham Young University.
A RAPTOR RESEARCH FOUNDATION TRAVEL AWARD was granted to TRAVIS L. BOOMS, Boise State University.
PRESENTATION AWARDS were given to 10 students for excellence in the rigor and quality of their scientific papers at the Third North American Ornithological Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana, 24 - 28 Sep, 2002. Awards were given by the American Ornithologists' Union, Cooper Ornithological Society, Raptor Research Foundation and Society of Canadian Ornithologists / Société Des Ornithologistes du Canada. All awards were unranked and were announced at the banquet. Specific named awards of different societies indicated in the following lists were assigned at random.
The AMERICAN ORNITHOLOGISTS' UNION presented three awards: 2002 Nellie Johnson Baroody Award to MARK F. HAUSSMANN, Iowa State University, "Teaching an old bird new tricks: does telomere length increase with age in long-lived birds"; 2002 AOU Council Award to JASON D. WECKSTEIN, Louisiana State University, "Molecular phylogenetics and plumage convergence in the Ramphastos toucans"; 2002 AOU Council Award to CHRISTOPHER C. WITT, Louisiana State University, "The causes of differential rates of molecular evolution in bird mitochondrial DNA".
The COOPER ORNITHOLOGICAL SOCIETY presented four awards: 2002 A. Brazier Howell Award to DANIEL R. ARDIA, Cornell University, "Individual quality and experimental increases in reproductive effort affect primary and acquired immunity in Tree Swallows"; 2002 Frances F. Roberts Award to LAURA NAGY, Dartmouth College, "Factors influencing double brooding in Black-throated Blue Warblers"; 2002 Board of Directors Award to CHRISTOPHER R. OLSON, Iowa State University, "Effects of incubation behavior on embryo metabolism"; 2002 Board of Directors Award to SANTIAGO CLARAMUNT, Museo Nacional de Historia Natural, Montevideo, Uraguay, "Osteological perspectives on the phylogeny of recent and fossil furnariods".
The RAPTOR RESEARCH FOUNDATION presented an award to TODD KATZNER, Arizona State University, "Dietary response and demography of Imperial Eagles in a spatially heterogeneous environment in Kazakhstan".
The SOCIETY OF CANADIAN ORNITHOLOGISTS / SOCIÉTÉ DES ORNITHOLOGISTES DU CANADA presented two awards to MARYLENE BOULET, McMaster University, "Where do Yellow Warblers go? An application of genetic markers as a tool to assess migratory connectivity among breeding and wintering grounds"; and to STEPHANIE M. DOUCET, Queen's University, "Parasites, plumage and sexual selection in Satin Bowerbirds".
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THE BIRDS OF NORTH AMERICA (BNA) is nearly complete thanks to the support and efforts of the entire OSNA membership. All manuscripts have been submitted and the final volume 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 100 copies of this valuable First Edition remain and we expect to sell all of them this year. 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. These few remaining copies are selling quickly at a higher price. 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 to purchase the series. Who will be the lucky 100 people who purchase these remaining copies? Thanks again for the help of the entire OSNA community in making this project a huge success.
BREEDING BIRD ATLAS DATA MANAGEMENT. The USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center has developed a complete web-based data management process for Breeding Bird Atlas data. This process provides online capabilities for data entry, data editing, and summary report generation, with the flexibility for state atlas coordinators to control or delegate data management responsibilities to meet the needs of individual atlas programs. An ARCIMS mapping application is also under development that will be linked to this database and allow for the online display and queries of atlas data. The Maryland/DC Breeding Bird Atlas program is using this data management process for their current atlas, and the USGS is willing to make this process available to other state/provincial atlas programs at no charge. For additional information or an online demonstration of this data management system, contact MARK WIMER (EM: Mark_Wimer@usgs.gov ; PH: 301-497-5596).
FIRST CONDOR CHICKS HATCH IN WILD, DIE BEFORE FLEDGING-Apr 11, 2002 was an historic day in the California Condor recovery effort. A pair of condors near the Hopper Mountain NWR in Santa Barbara county were the first to lay, incubate and successfully hatch a California Condor chick in the wild. A second pair hatched another chick on 28 Apr, also near the Hopper Mountain NWR. A third pair in the Sespe Condor Sanctuary produced a chick on 11 May 2002, The parents appeared to be caring for the chicks in textbook fashion and the chicks seemed to be thriving. However, all three were found dead in their nest caves in Oct. A preliminary lab report on the first chick has still not provided a cause of death, although it was determined to have no detectable levels of lead. The necropsy on the second chick, revealed a dozen bottle caps, shards of plastic and glass in the crop and stomach. Pathologists suspect the death of the second chick was caused directly or indirectly by these foreign objects. No report was available on the third chick. According to Marc Weitzel, manager of the Hopper Mountain NWR, "A certain level of mortality is expected in any reintroduction program and although this is a sad day for everyone involved, having had three eggs laid and hatched in the wild this year is still a great success for the California Condor Program." It is expected that these birds will breed again next year.
CALL FOR FIELD STORIES: I am compiling an unprecedented collection of short stories by fellow fish and wildlife biologists. The book is called "The Back Road To Crazy: Stories From The Field," and will contain themes from field life that are as diverse as the species we study. Let's talk about the tools and techniques of our trade (but try not to get too technical for a general readership). Your story may examine one memorable moment in the field, or it may span a lifetime. Biologists, technicians, interns, volunteers, and students are encouraged to submit. Stories up to 5,000 words will be accepted by email (in Microsoft Word format) or by mail until 1 May 2003. For more information, please contact JENNIFER BOVÉ (EM: Fieldstories@aol.com ), 9868 Foliage Road, Joplin, MO 64804.
THE PEREGRINE FUND ANNOUNCES the completion of the Gerald D. and Kathryn S. Herrick Collections Building at the World Center for Birds of Prey in Boise, Idaho. The 10,000-sq ft Center contains TPF's Research Library, study skin and egg collections, and the Archives of American Falconry. The Research Library catalog, containing over 13,000 book and monograph titles, is now searchable and downloadable. In addition, an inventory of journal and conservation magazine holdings, representing over 1,200 titles, and a list of duplicate journals for sale or exchange can be accessed at the site. A searchable catalog of almost 20,000 reprints on biological topics will be soon be added, and researchers may obtain gratis pdf or faxed copies of needed articles, as our resources permit. We welcome tax deductible donations of any bird-related publications to the research library. Please contact for details. The Peregrine Fund, 5668 West Flying Hawk Lane, Boise, Idaho 83709 (PH: 208-362-3716, FX: 208-362-2376).
FREE ONLINE LIST OF 2003 BIRDWATCHING EVENTS in North America at: http://www.birdinghotspot.com.futuresite.register.com/_wsn/page5.html . This may be the most complete directory of its kind available anywhere. However, it will always be a work in progress and it will be continually updated as new information becomes available for 2003. If you know of any Annual Birding Events that should be considered for inclusion, please notify BILL REITTER, Guru Publishing, 2 Brucker Drive, North Cape May, NJ 08204 (PH: 609-886-6212, EM: breitter@earthlink.net ).
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NEWS FROM THE ORNITHOLOGICAL COUNCIL
Provided by DAVID E. BLOCKSTEIN, Chair, and ELLEN PAUL, Executive Director, The Ornithological Council,( OC@cnie.org ) "Providing Scientific Information about Birds." The Ornithological Council is supported by voluntary individual contributions on the OSNA dues notice as well as memberships from the ornithological societies.
THE ORNITHOLOGICAL COUNCIL has had several changes of phone and address over the past few months, as follows: Our actual base of operations is: 8722 Preston Place, Chevy Chase, Maryland 20815. To contact ELLEN PAUL, Executive Director: PH: 301-986-8568, FX: 301- 986-5205. EM: epaul@concentric.net. Our official address is: 1707 H St., N.W., Suite 200, Washington, D.C. 20006. To contact DAVID BLOCKSTEIN, the chairman of the OC, Board of Directors: PH: 202-207-0004, FX: 202-628-4311, EM: oc@cnie.org.
MILITARY PREPAREDNESS ACTIVITIES AND THE MIGRATORY BIRD TREATY ACT - Congressional negotiators reconciling differences between the House and Senate versions of the fiscal 2003 defense authorization bill have tentatively agreed to exempt the Defense Department from the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. The decision could effectively allow the incidental bombing of habitats of hundreds of thousands of migratory birds, including a number of endangered species, that fly over 25 million acres of military-controlled land. While the exemption would be permanent, the Defense Department would be given a year to identify ways to minimize the adverse impact of military training activities on migratory birds. Raymond F. DuBois, deputy undersecretary of defense for installations and environment, said the exemption was made necessary last Apr after a federal judge halted bombing exercises on Farallon de Medinilla, a western Pacific island where migratory birds were being killed. That injunction was later lifted by an appellate court and in early Oct 2002, a U.S. appellate court heard oral argument on the merits of the case. A decision is pending in that case, but the decision would be based on the laws existing at the time the decision is rendered. It would not address the validity of this new legislation - if enacted. Environmental groups including Audubon, the Sierra Club, the American Bird Conservancy and the Endangered Species Coalition, said in a joint statement: "Our existing laws already provide for the achievement of military readiness while maintaining environmental protections." Work on the bill may not be completed by the end of this Congress, which, after returning from an adjournment for campaigning, will have to complete work on the 11 (of 13) appropriations bills that were scheduled for completion by Sep 30, along with major legislation including homeland security. Congress may not complete the defense authorization bill post-election.
USFWS PUBLISHES VISION DOCUMENT FOR PERMITS PROGRAM - The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has published a statement outlining its permitting philosophy and objectives. The statement, entitled "Leaving a Lasting Legacy" can be found on the USFWS website at http://library.fws.gov/IA_Pubs/permits_legacy02.pdf . This document states that the mission of the permitting system is to promote long-term conservation of animals, plants, and their habitats, and encourage joint stewardship with others. In furtherance of this mission, the USFWS outlined thirteen specific action items intended to reform its permits policies and procedures. The development of this vision statement resulted in large part from the efforts of three organizations - the Ornithological Council, the Peregrine Fund, and the American Zoo and Aquarium Association - to encourage the USFWS to improve the permitting system to remove impediments to research and conservation programs that require permits. There are barriers to full realization of the objectives in this vision document, such as a lack of funding to increase staffing levels in the Washington, D.C. and regional offices of the USFWS. Staffing increases are needed to complete pending regulatory reforms, process applications in a timely manner, and ensure the prompt and complete entry of data into the USFWS Service-wide Permit Information Tracking System (SPITS). Additional funding is needed to develop a web-based permit application process. The OC and other organizations are working diligently to remove these barriers.
SPEAKING OF PERMITS - It isn't too early too apply for research permits for next spring and summer. An increasing workload that has not been matched by an increase in staff has made it more difficult to process permits rapidly. Some ornithologists (and especially graduate students) wait until the late spring to apply for permits for research that is planned to start in a few weeks. Filing your application well in advance of the research season is to your advantage, particularly if the USFWS has questions about the application that might take some time to resolve.
ORNITHOLOGICAL COUNCIL PREPARING FACT SHEET ON AVIAN TELEMTRY FREQUENCY ASSIGNMENTS AND COORDINATION - In response to inquiries from ornithologists, the Ornithological Council commissioned a fact sheet on the radio frequencies that are allocated by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for wildlife telemetry in the United States. That fact sheet will soon be published on BIRDNET - the Ornithological Council website (URL: http://www.nmnh.si.edu/BIRDNET/index.html ). Ornithologists who use, or who plan to use, radio telemetry should read this information before purchasing transmitters and receivers.
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REQUEST FOR DONATION: I am working on acoustic communication of bulbuls. I am in need of a sound recorder, microphone, a few mist nets, and literature on communication of birds. If anybody has these items for donation, please contact me: ANIL KUMAR, Wildlife Institute of India, Post box 18, Chandrabani, Dehradun - 248001, India. (EM: anil_rathi@yahoo.com ).
QUESTION ABOUT MIST-NETTING. Our research group is working on the smooth-billed ani in Puerto Rico. We have a hard time catching anis because they don't stay in mist-nets very long. They don't seem to grasp the net with their claws and get stuck in there. We use standard 60 mm mesh mist-nets but I was wondering if you knew of any mist-nets that would be more "sticky" (deeper pockets, or anything of that sort). Any input would be greatly appreciated. GREGORY SCHMALTZ (EM: schmalg@mcmaster.ca ).
REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE As part of an effort to update the known status of coastal populations of Cactus Wren (Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus) in southern California, I am soliciting any published or unpublished information regarding the species' distribution (past and present), ecology, and behavior in Ventura, Los Angeles, Orange, San Bernardino, Riverside, and San Diego counties. Please send any data to: JONATHAN L. ATWOOD, Environmental Studies Department, Antioch New England Graduate School, 40 Avon Street, Keene, NH 03431-3516 (EM: jatwood@antiochne.edu ). Thanks!
UNPREPARED MARSH WREN NEEDED--The Manitoba Museum in Winnipeg, Manitoba, is putting the finishing touches on its final gallery - Parklands/Mixed Woods ecotone. We have several large dioramas, including fishes of Lake Winnipeg, limestone sinkholes which act as snake hibernacula, a salt marsh, but the largest display is a Marsh which grades into a early 1900's rye field (based loosely on the area around Delta Marsh on Lake Manitoba). In the diorama we have a sound track which includes a marsh wren, a nest of a marsh wren, but we lack a good taxidermy mount or an unprepared specimen. All of our marsh wren specimens are the typical torpedo study skins. Is there anyone in possession of, and willing to part with an unprepared marsh wren? Obviously we would prefer if the specimen came from Canada (saves work on permits) but at this stage of the game, any marsh wren in good shape will be gratefully received. Please contact: GAVIN HANKE, Curator of Zoology, Division of Natural History, The Manitoba Museum, 190 Rupert Ave., Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3B 0N2, Canada (PH: 204-988-0659, FX: 204-942-3679 EM: ghanke@manitobamuseum.ca ).
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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://birds.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 .
AOU RESEARCH AWARDS FOR 2003 - Instructions for submitting an application for a 2003 AOU Research Award are now available and can be accessed either via the Research Awards link on the AOU homepage (URL: http://www.aou.org ) or directly (URL: http://www.biology.eku.edu/ritchiso/AOU-ResAward.htm ). Instructions can also be obtained by contacting the Chair of the AOU Research Awards Committee either by e-mail (EM: gary.ritchison@eku.edu ) or by regular mail at: GARY RITCHISON, Department of Biological Sciences, Eastern Kentucky University, 521 Lancaster Avenue, Richmond, KY 40475 - 3102. The deadline for receipt of completed applications is 31 Jan 2003.
COOPER ORNITHOLOGICAL SOCIETY STUDENT TRAVEL AWARDS--The COS is again providing travel support to students who plan to attend the next annual meeting of the Society on 30 Apr - 3 May 2003 in Flagstaff, AZ. Interested students should contact the chair of the Student Participation Committee, MATTHIAS LEU (PH: 208-426-2598, EM: mleu@usgs.gov ) or visit the COS web site (URL: http://www.Cooper.org ) for application instructions and deadlines.
NEOTROPICAL MIGRATORY BIRD CONSERVATION ACT GRANTS FOR 2003 - The deadline for proposal submissions for Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act grants is 31 Jan 2003. The maximum grant size for 2003 is $250,000. Instructions for application can be found on the USFWS website at http://birdhabitat.fws.gov/NMBCA/eng_neo.htm (instructions in Spanish and Portuguese are also available on the same site).
BREWSTER AND COUES AWARDS--Nominations are invited for the Brewster and Coues Awards for 2003. These awards are given annually by the AOU in public recognition of avian research of special significance. The Brewster Award is given for the most important work on birds of the Western Hemisphere published in the last ten years. The Coues Award is for work that has had a major impact on ornithology in the Western Hemisphere, and has no time restriction. To qualify for the Brewster Award, the work must have been done entirely, or nearly so, on birds of the Western Hemisphere; for the Coues Award, the work may have been on birds anywhere in the world. The Coues Award may be given in recognition of important or innovative work or new techniques published in relatively brief articles or in non-ornithological journals. Each nomination should include (1) the name and institution of the nominee; (2) a written description of the contributions of the nominee to ornithology; and (3) a bibliography that documents these contributions. Please see The Auk (89: 436-438, 1972) for a description of the differences in qualifications between the awards. Nominations should be submitted by 1 Mar 2003 to: DR. WALT KOENIG, Hastings Reservation, 38601 E. Carmel Valley Rd., Carmel Valley, CA 93924 (PH: 831-659-5981; FX: 831-659-0148; EM preferred: wicker@uclink4.berkeley.edu ).
MEWALDT-KING STUDENT RESEARCH AWARD: The Cooper Ornithological Society invites applications for the 11th Annual Mewaldt-King Student Research Award. The two $1,000 awards are designated, in the memory of L. Richard Mewaldt and James R. King, to support research that relates to the conservation of birds. Research may be in any area of ornithology, but studies that involve demographics, breeding biology, or dispersal biology may be particularly relevant, especially if the species is endangered, threatened, or otherwise "sensitive." Studies of species from threatened ecosystems (e.g. old growth forest, wetlands) are also of particular interest. 2003 Proposal Deadline: Three copies of the proposal must be received by the Mewaldt-King Award Committee Chair on or before 15 Jan 2003. Only graduate students accepted to or enrolled in a Master's or Doctoral program are eligible for the award. FAXes and electronic submissions are not acceptable. Awards will be presented by the Cooper Ornithological Society at the 2003 annual meeting. Format: Proposals should include 1. Abstract; 2. Introduction, including (a) relevant background, (b) specific hypotheses to be tested or questions asked, (c) relevance of proposed research to avian conservation; 3. Methods, analyses, and timetable; 4. General categories of expenditures and total project budget; 5. Literature cited. The proposal abstract and text, excluding literature cited, should not be longer than 6 single-spaced pages with a 12 point font. Additional enclosures: Proposals must also include the applicant's C.V. (include email address if possible), a letter of support from the applicant's major faculty advisor. Mailing address: Send materials to DR. BRUCE DUGGER, Chair; Mewaldt-King Award Committee; Dept. of Fisheries & Wildlife; Oregon State University; 104 Nash Hall; Corvallis, OR 97331-3803 (EM: bruce.dugger@orst.edu ). Please note this mailing address has changed, DO NOT SEND APPLICATIONS TO PREVIOUS COMMITTEE CHAIR.
TIOF ENDOWMENT FUND PROPOSAL-The International Osprey Foundation (TIOF) is seeking applications for its 13th annual grant program to support research activities of a graduate student primarily focusing on osprey. However, work with other raptor species may be considered. The award recipient will be expected to provide a report on his/her research and use of the funds within one year of receiving the grant. To apply, send a project description of no more than two pages, an itemized estimate of expenses, and the name and address of the graduate supervisor. This project description and estimated budget, along with a cover letter giving whatever personal data you wish to furnish, will serve as your grant application. No further documents are required. Applications must be submitted by 31 Jan 2003 to: TIOF Endowment Fund, P.O. Box 250, Sanibel, FL 33957-0250. The grant will be awarded on 31 Mar 2003.
SOUTHWESTERN RESEARCH STATION STUDENT SUPPORT FUND - The American Museum of Natural History awards several grants each year of approximately $400 - $800 to graduate or postdoctoral students pursuing research at its Southwestern Research Station in the Chiricahua Mountains, Portal, Arizona. Information and application forms for this program and other Museum grant programs can be obtained by contacting: Office of Grants and Fellowships, American Museum of Natural History, Central Park West at 79th Street, New York, NY 10024-5192 (URL: http://research.amnh.org/grants/index.html ; EM: grants@amnh.org ) Applications due: 15 Feb 2003. Address questions concerning the Station to DR. WADE C. SHERBROOKE, Director, Southwestern Research Station, American Museum of Natural History, Portal, AZ 85632 USA; (PH/FX: 520-558-2396; EM: swrs@amnh.org )
2003 SIGURD T. OLSON LOON RESEARCH AWARD--REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS. The LoonWatch program of the Sigurd Olson Environmental Institute at Northland College is accepting proposals for the 16th annual Sigurd T. Olson Loon Research Award. This award program is named after biologist Sigurd T. Olson, whose 1952 paper with William H. Marshall, The Common Loon in Minnesota, continues to be cited as one of the premier baseline reports on the biology of the Common Loon. Since 1986, the Loon Research Award has provided funding for original research that leads to better understanding and management of loon populations. We are accepting proposals for research on any of the Gavia species in North America. Research on behavior, breeding ecology, migration, winter ecology, and evolution of loons are considered. Proposals addressing human impacts to loons will be given special consideration, particularly those dealing with water level fluctuation, recreational use of lakes, and shoreline development. Maximum grant award is $2,500. Proposal deadline is 10 Jan 2003. To request proposal guidelines send an e-mail to LoonWatch@northland.edu or write to: STO Research Award, Sigurd Olson Environmental Institute, Northland College, Ashland, Wisconsin 54806.
TOUCHSTONE & PRESIDENTS AWARD: 2002 AWARD WINNERS AND CALL FOR NOMINATIONS-- Nominations may now be submitted for the Wildlife Management Institute's 2003 Touchstone and Presidents awards. Both awards recognize exceptional professional ingenuity and tenacity in effecting a particular program that, within the past several years, has notably advanced the cause or prospect of sound resource management. Nominations can be for programs in any natural resource discipline. The Presidents Award honors a federal, state or provincial natural resource agency's division, department, office or program. Recipient of the 2002 President's Award was the Roswell Field Office of the U. S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) for its determined efforts to aid conservation of the lesser prairie chicken within the Caprock Wildlife Habitat Area in New Mexico. In particular, the Roswell Office applied vision and consistent effort to adjust traditional land management practices, as well as educate and coordinate conservation efforts with ranchers and energy companies. The Touchstone Award recognizes the achievement of a natural resource management program, professional or group of professionals in the public or private sector. The 2002 Touchstone Award was conferred on Scott R. Klinger, a wildlife biologist with the Pennsylvania Game Commission. Klinger is recognized for his creative and tireless efforts to introduce and implement Pennsylvania's Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP), improving land and wildlife conservation on more than 100,000 acres of private lands in 20 counties. Nominations for either award must include a letter that specifies (1) the name and address of the prospective nominee(s), (2) the name and address of the nominator(s), (3) a brief synopsis of the accomplishment, including its origin and dates, and (4) the names and phone numbers of three individuals other than the nominee(s) who can give independent testimony about the value, scope and other merits of the achievement. Awards will be announced and presented during the 68th North American Wildlife and Natural Resources Conference, Mar 26-30, 2003, at the Adam's Mark Winston Plaza in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Nomination deadline: submitted before 1 Jan 2003 to: WMI Awards, Wildlife Management Institute, Suite 801, 1101 14th Street NW,Washington, DC 20005; via Word or WordPerfect to wmijr@ionet.net or fax to 202-408-5059. See past awards winners at: Wildlife Management Institute's 2003 Touchstone and Presidents awards. WMI website: http://www.wildlifemanagementinstitute.org/wmi/pages/main.html
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"EARLY SOUTHWEST ORNITHOLOGISTS, 1528-1900," Dan Fischer. 2001.University of Arizona Press. Southwest Center Series. 271 pp., 20 illus. 6 x 9 / Cloth. ISBN: 0-8165-2149-2, $45.00. This book identifies more than 100 early ornithologists and explorers who entered the Southwest from 1528 to 1900, all of whom have contributed in significant ways to our understanding of the region's avian life. Dan Fischer identifies those individuals who documented the natural history of the Southwest and summarizes their contributions to our knowledge about the region's birds--particularly through discovering and naming them. He tells why the ornithologists came to the region, what they saw, who described and named the new discoveries, and who were the first to sketch or paint new birds. Beginning with accounts of the earliest Spanish explorers such as Cabeza de Vaca and Coronado, Fischer considers all who visited the region through the end of the nineteenth century, including such renowned naturalists as William Gambel, John McCown, Adolphus Heermann, Elliott Coues, Charles Bendire, and Henry Henshaw. In between, he recalls English mining speculators, French traders, army explorers, railroad surveyors, and more--all of whom contributed to ornithological knowledge. Although focusing on ornithologists, Fischer's text reveals the wonderful variety of avian species in the region and their relationship with human history. Featuring a comprehensive bibliography, illustrations, and maps that portray the westward march of exploration, it is a major sourcebook for southwestern ornithology and an essential volume for anyone interested in birds. U. Ariz. Press (URL: http://www.uapress.arizona.edu/ ).
"COOL NORTH WIND: MORLEY NELSON'S LIFE WITH BIRDS OF PREY," by Stephen Stuebner, 2002. Morley Nelson's achievements during the past 50 years in falconry, nature films, raptor rehabilitation, electrocution issues and peregrine falcon recovery have kept him in the forefront of the battle to protect the winged hunters of the sky. Nelson's stature helped establish Snake River Birds of Prey Natural Area and bring the World Center for Birds of Prey to Boise, Idaho. In this new biography, Stephen Stuebner also details how Nelson, a member of Tom Brokaw's "Greatest Generation," fought with the famed 10 Mountain Division in World War II, winning the Silver Star and the respect of the men who served with him. COOL NORTH WIND is the story of a man who has lived life to the fullest. The book contains more than fifty photographs plus eight pages of color photos. Hardcover, 458 pages, $25.95. Caxton Press, 312 Main Street, Caldwell, ID 83605 (URL: http://www.caxtonpress.com )
"STUDIES IN TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO ORNITHOLOGY HONOURING RICHARD FFRENCH," edited by Floyd E. Hayes and Stanley A. Temple. 2002. Department of Life Sciences, University of the West Indies, St. Augine, Occasional Paper 11:1-209. Softcover ISBN: 976-620-167-6. $20.00 (+ $10.00 shipping and handling). A collection of 26 refereed papers by 32 authors focusing primarily on the ornithology of Trinidad and Tobago, but including data from adjacent Neotropical countries in the Caribbean and South America. Papers cover a variety of subjects, including: Richard Ffrench (field guide author and resident ornithologist); geographic and morphological variation; taxonomy; faunistics of offshore marine, insular, wetland and forest environments; trans-Caribbean migration; conservation; and behavior, ecology and distribution of selected species. For further information on contents, abstracts (English and Spanish), and purchasing information, please consult the following website: http://www.geocities.com/floyd_hayes/occasionalpaper_contents
"BIRDS OF THAILAND," Craig Robson. 2002. Princeton University Press. 272 pp, 128 color plates, 950+ maps. 5 3/4 x 8 3/4. ISBN: 0-691-00701-2 (Paper, $24.95); 0-691-00700-4 (Cloth, $49.95). Not for sale in the Commonwealth (except Canada) and the European Union. With this volume, Craig Robson and fourteen leading illustrators give us the most up-to-date, comprehensive, and concise field guide to Thailand's rich avifaunal heritage in recent years, covering the more than 950 species recorded in the past few years. Color plates cover every major plumage variation, with juveniles also illustrated where notably distinct from males and females. Text covers identification, voice, habitat, behavior, range, status, and breeding for all species and subspecies. Over 950 maps for individual species illustrating their precise distribution within Thailand. All this in a highly portable, pithy, and vividly illustrated guide. http://www.pupress.princeton.edu
"BIRD SONG OF THE GAMBIA AND SENEGAL, AN AID TO IDENTIFICATION", by Clive Barlow, John Hammick and Pat Sellar, is a set of 3 CDs with original recordings of 265 species of birds, including many forest species as well as a comprehensive collection of all the West African brood-parasitic vidua and their estrildid hosts. For details and ordering, see: http://www.mandarinpublications.com .
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FOR SALE: Auk 75(4) to present (missing 75(1-3), 79(1-3). Condor 52(1) to present. Wilson Bull. 78(1) to present (missing 79(2-4). J. Field Ornithol. (Bird-Banding) 50(1) to present. J. Wildl. Manage. 20(1) to present (missing 20(2), 21(1), 24(1-3), 26(2). Wildl. Soc. Bull. (complete set). Wildl. Soc. Monogr. (complete set). Best offer plus shipping. EM: ken.giesen@state.co.us
FOR SALE: Auk, vols. 86 - 119; missing vol. 93 (2), and vol. 95 (3,4). Excellent condition. Best offer plus shipping. Contact LOU BEST (EM: lbbest@iastate.edu , PH: 515 294-7477).
FOR SALE: Auk, vols. 112-118, and Wilson Bull. vols. 105-113. Excellent condition. Best offer plus shipping. Contact by e-mail: ec-franks@wiu.edu
FOR DONATION: Nan Jenks-Jay, Director of Environmental Affairs for Middlebury College, is donating some of their collection of old journals. This is what is available to donate, missing volumes are noted: Bird Observer, vols. 8-21, missing: vol. 9 (5), vol.15 (1), vol.16 (6), vol. 17 (3), vol. 20 (3,5), vol. 21 (1,2,5); Colonial Waterbirds, vols. 5-20, missing: vol. 7, vol. 8 (1), vol. 10 (1), vol. 12 (1), vol. 14 (1), vol. 20 (2); Auk , vols. 90-96, vol. 114, missing: vol. 96 (2,3,4); Wilson Bull., vols. 91-109, missing: vol. 97, vol.105 (1,2); J. Field Ornith., vols. 52-68, missing: vol. 64 (2,3), vol. 65 (1,3), vol. 66 (1). For further information, contact KELSEY INGMUNDSON (EM: kingmund@middlebury.edu ).
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A 'permanent' meeting list is maintained on BIRDNET ( http://www.nmnh.si.edu/BIRDNET/BIRDMEET.html ) that focuses mainly on meetings of the Societies that are members of the OC, showing the planned sites and dates of ornithological meetings as far into the future as possible. Note that BIRDNET also maintains a site for the International Ornithological Committee, which includes links to past and future Congresses, at: http://www.nmnh.si.edu/BIRDNET/IOC/index.html .
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*SYMPOSIUM ON SLOWLY AGING ORGANISMS (SOSA-2) 17-18 Jan 2003. University of Southern California, Ethel Percy Andrus Gerontology Center and Department of Biological Sciences, Los Angeles, California. The focus is on the natural history of aging in long-lived birds and reptiles. Leading researchers from field biology and zoological parks will convene with molecular geneticists. A poster session is planned. Speakers: Cheryl Asa, Steven Austad, Justin Congdon, Eileen Crimmins, Caleb Finch, Nate Flesness, Paula Henry, Cynthia Kenyon, Valentine Lance, Valter Longo, Ian Nisbet, Mary Ann Ottinger, Thomas Perls, Howard Prentice, Robert Ricklefs, Carol Vleck, John Wingfield Limited funds will be available to research trainees (pre-doc or post-doc) to attend. To apply, submit a one-page letter outlining research interests and a two-page NIH Biosketch no later than 1 Nov 2002 to: University of Southern California, Andrus Gerontology Center, 3715 McClintock Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90089-0191, Attn: ETM. Registration deadline: 10 Jan 2003. For more information: e-mail finoff@usc.edu or call 213-740-1756 or visit our website at http://www.usc.edu/gero/SOSA
*9TH NORTH AMERICAN CRANE WORKSHOP, North American Crane Working Group (NACWG), 21-25 Jan 2003, Holiday Inn Capitol Plaza, Sacramento CA. Scott Hereford, USFWS and NACWG, (PH: 228/497-6322x28, EM: scott_hereford@fws.gov ); Tom Hoffmann, NACWG, (EM: thoffmann@hoffmanns.com ; URL: http://www.portup.com/~nacwg )
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). 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 ).
*EDUCATION FOR A SUSTAINABLE AND SECURE FUTURE--Upcoming conference, 30-31 Jan 2003, at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington, DC. The National Council for Science and the Environment invites you to participate in the 3rd National Conference on Science, Policy and the Environment: Education for a Sustainable and Secure Future. Join leading scientists, educators, business people, journalists and policy makers from around the world to discuss how education can contribute to a future that is sustainable and secure for all. This event is an unprecedented opportunity to develop and communicate recommendations for the United States and for the upcoming UN Decade of Education for Sustainability. Highlights include: Presentations by leading scientists and policy makers; Breakout sessions to develop ideas on how to advance environmental education; An exhibition to view and learn about innovative environmental and sustainability education programs and products; Opportunities for participation, debate, and networking. For more details, visit http://cnie.org/NCSEconference/2003conference/ or contact: THERESE CLUCK, National Council for Science and the Environment, 1707 H Street, NW, Suite 200, Washington, DC 20006 (PH: 202-530-5810, FX: 202-628-4311, EM: conference@NCSEonline.org , URL: http://NCSEonline.org ).
19TH TRUMPETER SWAN SOCIETY CONFERENCE: "Working Together to Conserve Our Native Swans", Announcement and Final Call for Papers-- The 19th Trumpeter Swan Society Conference will be held 5-8 Feb 2003 at the Richmond Hotel and Convention Centre, Richmond, B.C. Located minutes south of Vancouver, B.C., this is a major wintering area for migratory trumpeter and tundra swans, and supports a burgeoning resident mute swan population. The conference will focus on the ecology and management of trumpeter and tundra swans throughout North America, recent radio tracking studies and equipment performance, and national and international coordination of swan research and management, with particular attention to mute swan management and interactions with native swans. Co-sponsors include the Canadian Wildlife Service, Ducks Unlimited, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Washington State Dairy Federation, and the Wildlife Management Institute. For a Conference Registration brochure or details concerning format for abstracts and papers, contact: The Trumpeter Swan Society, 3800 County Road 24, Maple Plain, MN 55359 (EM: ttss@threeriversparkdistrict.org ; PH: 763-476-4663).
*THE 4TH ANNUAL ECOLOGICAL INTEGRATION SYMPOSIUM at Texas A&M University - "Natural History and Modern Conservation". The symposium hosts six speakers at a one-day forum for discussion and dissemination of current trends and perspectives in ecology, evolutionary biology, and related fields. This year's theme addresses the history, future direction, and challenges of the conservation of biological diversity. Of particular interest is the relationship of modern conservation ecology to traditional ideologies in natural history. The symposium will be at the Presidential Conference Center at Texas A&M University, College Station, TX on Saturday, 22 Feb 2003. Registration is FREE. For more information and to register, visit: http://eco-symposium.tamu.edu/eco-home.htm . Contact: ecological-symposium@wfsc.tamu.edu
THE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REHABILITATORS ASSOCIATION Symposium 2003 presents "Rehabilitation and Beyond, Broadening Our Horizons" 11 - 15 Mar 2003, Newport, RI. Newport Marriott Hotel, Host: Tufts Wildlife Clinic. Contact Information: NWRA Central Office, 14 7th Avenue North, St. Cloud, MN 56303, (PH: 320-259-4086, EM: nwra@nwrawildlife.org , URL: http://www.nwrawildlife.org )
PARTNERS IN FLIGHT - JOINT MEETING OF THE NORTHEAST & SOUTHEAST WORKING GROUPS will be held 12-15 Mar 2003 at the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia. This workshop will highlight ongoing planning, delivery and evaluation efforts contributing to landbird and all-bird conservation goals of Partners in Flight and the North American Bird Conservation Initiative. The program will feature research and/or monitoring efforts in the southeastern and northeastern Unites States having distinct potential for evaluating or strengthening the biological foundation of work conducted through these initiatives. A portion of the program will focus on bird conservation issues in the Appalachian Bird Conservation Region with working sessions that attempt to advance a coordinated, landscape scale conservation effort in this region. We are encouraging researchers and resource professionals in ecology and conservation to contribute their expertise by participating on the workshop program. Presentations emphasizing planning, implementation, research, or monitoring efforts or issue-specific overviews that support this program focus are preferred, though we welcome all contributions. Posters treating any topic related to bird conservation are welcomed. We would like to especially encourage graduate students to make contributions. Abstracts for oral or poster presentations (< 250 words) should be submitted by email to DR. JEFFREY WALTERS (EM: jrwalt@vt.edu ) by 15 Jan 2003 or 31 Jan 2003, respectively Submissions should include title, authors' names, affiliations, e-mail addresses and indicate who will be presenting if more than one author. Oral presenters should indicate which media they will be presenting in (slide, laptop projection, overhead, etc.). For details visit the workshop website at http://fwie.fw.vt.edu/www/military/PIF_Blacksburg.htm .
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. The 2003 symposium will cover all aspects of Canada goose ecology and management and will include a For 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).
EASTERN BIRD BANDING ASSOCIATION annual meeting 4-6 Apr 2003 at the Hidden Valley Resort near Ligonier, PA Workshops to learn different banding techniques as well as improving banding skills will be held at Powdermill Nature Reserve. For information please contact BRAD S. SILFIES, 1525 Blue Mountain Drive, Danielsville, PA 18038 (EM: bssilfies@entermail.net ).
*SYMPOSIUM ANNOUNCEMENT - INNOVATIONS IN SPECIES CONSERVATION: Integrative Approaches to Address Rarity and Risk. Join invited speakers on 28-30 Apr 2003 in Portland, Oregon as they describe and discuss innovative management strategies directed at conserving rare or poorly known species. Participants will examine various conservation strategies, discussing their ecological, social, and legal context and the risks and uncertainties associated with their implementation. Case studies will be presented that address conservation efforts in multiple locations throughout the United States plus one case study from Australia. The symposium is national to international in scope, and the event should be informative for public and private natural resource managers, scientists, policy makers, members of conservation groups, and the general public. The symposium provides a particularly timely opportunity to discuss conservation strategies because of a recent proposal by the U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management to change management standards and guidelines for rare and little-known species in a regional management plan. The symposium was originally scheduled for the Sep 2002, but was moved to a later date to avoid conflicts with the fall firefighting efforts in the western United States. Symposium details, including registration forms, are available on the Internet at http://outreach.cof.orst.edu/species/ or call 541-737-2329 or email outreach@for.orst.edu . RUTH JACOBS, USGS Forest & Rangeland Ecosystem Sci. Ctr. Information and Outreach Office (PH: 541-750-1047, EM: ruth_jacobs@usgs.gov ).
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). CHARLES VAN RIPER is chair of the Scientific Program Committee. Participants with preliminary ideas for symposia or workshops should contact.
*HUMCONFERENCE 2003, the 5th biennial Hummingbird Research Group conference, will be held 30 Jul - 2 Aug 2003 at the Audubon California Kern River Preserve in Weldon, CA. There will be banding sessions, workshops, demonstrations, and paper sessions. For more information contact DONALD MITCHELL (EM: dmitchel@pressenter.com ; PH: 715-381-9685)
*121ST STATED MEETING OF THE AMERICAN ORNITHOLOGISTS' UNION, University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, Illinois, 6-9 Aug, 2003. The conference will consist of symposia, workshops and roundtables, contributed oral presentations, and poster sessions. The deadline for submitting proposals for symposia and workshops is 1 Feb 2003. Details regarding submissions for symposia and workshops can be obtained by contacting PATRICK WEATHERHEAD, Chair of the Scientific Program Committee (EM: pweather@uiuc.edu ). The general announcement, including the call for papers, details of the plenary talks, registration forms, post-conference trips, social events, etc., will be mailed early in 2003. These details and other information will be posted on the conference home page at http://www.conted.uiuc.edu/aou . For more information concerning the conference, contact the co-organizers SCOTT ROBINSON (EM: skrobins@life.uiuc.edu ) and JEFF BRAWN (EM: j-brawn@uiuc.edu ).
*THE RAPTOR RESEARCH FOUNDATION, 2003 annual meeting, 3-7 Sep 2003, Hilton Hotel in Anchorage, AK. Hosted by the Alaska Bird Observatory. Details will be posted at http://www.alaskabird.org as they become available. For information, contact NANCY DEWITT, Alaska Bird Observatory, P.O. Box 80505, Fairbanks, AK 99708 (PH: 907-451-7159; EM: birds@alaskabird.org ).
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 Sep 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 ).
*The EURING 2003 conference will be held 6-11 Oct 2003, at the Radolfzell Ornithological Institute (Germany).
Further details on EURING 2003 can be found at http://www.phidot.org/euring/main_ie.html .
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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ROBERT C. BEASON has accepted the position of Project Leader with the USDA research program on bird-strike and wildlife hazards to civil aviation. His new contact information is USDA/APHIS/WS, National Wildlife Research Center, Ohio Field Station, 6100 Columbus Ave., Sandusky, OH 44870. PH: 419-625-0242. FX: 419-625-8465. EM: Robert.C.Beason@aphis.usda.gov.
BRUCE D. DUGGER is now an Assistant Professor at Oregon State University. His new address is Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, 104 Nash Hall, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331-3803. PH: 541-737-2465; FX: 541-737-3590; EM: bruce.dugger@orst.edu
KATIE M. DUGGER has recently accepted a position as an Assistant Research Professor at Oregon State University. Her new address is: Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, 104 Nash Hall, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331-3803. PH: 541-737-9317; FX: 541-737-3590; EM: katie.dugger@orst.edu
LINNEA S. HALL has been named Director, Western Foundation of Vertebrate Zoology. Her new address: 439 Calle San Pablo, Camarillo, CA 93012-8506. PH: 805-388-9944; EM: linnea@wfvz.org.
ED N. HARRISON, a member of the AOU since 1934 and an Elective Member since 1969, and an Honorary Life Member of the Cooper Ornithological Society, died in Los Angeles, CA on 25 Sep 2002 at the age of 87.
JAMES L. INGOLD was recently awarded the Richard K. Speairs Endowed Professorship in Field Biology at Louisiana State University in Shreveport, where he is a Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences.
STEVEN LATTA has accepted the position of Project Director of the Latin American Program at PRBO Conservation Science (Point Reyes Bird Observatory). His new contact information is PRBO Conservation Science, 4990 Shoreline Highway, Stinson Beach, CA 94970-9701. PH: 415-868-0655 ext 304, EM: slatta@prbo.org.
JAMES D. MACDONALD of Australia, elected Corresponding Fellow of the AOU in 1949, died on 17 Sep 2002 at the age of 93.
SCOTT STOLESON has accepted a position as Research Ecologist with the Northeastern Research Station of the USDA Forest Service. His new contact info is Northeastern Research Station, Forestry Sciences Lab, PO Box 267, Irvine, PA 16329. PH: 814-563-1693, FX: 814-563-2847, EM: sstoleson@fs.fed.us.
GEORGE E. WALLACE has accepted the position of Director of International Programs at the American Bird Conservancy. His new contact information is: American Bird Conservancy, P.O. Box 249, 4249 Loudoun Ave., The Plains, VA 20198. PH: 540-253-5780, FX: 540-253-5782, EM: gwallace@abcbirds.org.
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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 theOrnithological Newsletter Editor, CHERYL L. TRINE (address below). Additional copies of The Flock can be purchased from the OSNA Business Office.
CHANGES/ADDITIONS:
CAFFREY, CAROLEE. EM:caffrey@tcnj.edu.
ETTERSON, MATT. Mid-Continent Ecology Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 6201 Congdon Boulevard, Duluth, MN 55804. PH: 218-529-5158, FX: 218-529-5003, EM: etterson.matthew@epa.gov.
GASTON, TONY. Environment Canada, National Wildlife Research Centre, Carleton University, Raven Road, Ottawa Ontario K1A 0H3.
HILL, DAVID O. EM: hill@att.net.
PETERSON, JOHN M.C. 477 County Rte 8, Elizabethtown, NY 12932. PH: 518-873-2052, EM: jmcp7@juno.com.
STRAUSBERGER, BILL M. Biology Dept. (M/C 066), University of Illinois--Chicago, 845 W. Taylor St., Chicago, IL 60607. FX: 773-477-3689, EM: cowbirdk@aol.com.
SUYDAM, ROBERT. EM: robert.suydam@north-slope.org
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