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NUMBER 157, DECEMBER 2003
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
SEEKING EDITOR FOR THE AUK. The premier journal for ornithological research, The Auk, is seeking a
new editor. All interested parties are welcome to inquire. Ideally, the new editor will be an acknowledged
expert in some aspect of ornithology and have some formal editorial experience. If interested please contact
DR. FRED COOKE, President of the AOU (EM: b174@pop.uea.ac.uk ).
NOMINATIONS FOR MEMBERSHIP CLASSES of Fellow and Elective Member of the AOU are due 16 Mar 2004(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. Nominations and full supporting information are to be supplied by the nominators. Lists of current Fellows and Elective Members are available on the AOU web site (URL: http://www.aou.org/aou/Specmemb.html ). Nominators seeking to endorse a nominee must first obtain the instructions and forms for 2004 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 ). For ELECTIVE MEMBER nominations, the Secretary will compile and prepare ballot packets to be sent to current Fellows and Elective Members by early May 2004. Ballots will be returned by mail to the Secretary by three weeks before the Stated Meeting, i.e., by 27 Jul 2004, and the names announced at the Business Meeting of Members on 17 Aug 2004 at the Université Laval in Québec City, PQ. For FELLOW nominations, the Secretary will compile and prepare packets to be sent to current Fellows by early Aug 2002. Voting will take place at the Fellows Meeting on 16 Aug 2004.
THE CONDOR AVAILABLE ONLINE to all members of Cooper Society--Beginning with the Feb 2004 issue, all members of the Cooper Society will receive access to the electronic version of Condor through the COS partnership with BioOne. This membership benefit, which is currently available only to members at institutions that subscribe to BioOne, has been approved by the Board of Directors of the COS. Members who currently receive the print version ofCondor will also have electronic access. The COS's newest membership category, "Membership without the journal" WILL include the online version of Condor beginning 2004. Now you may join the COS and receive Condor online for just $25. Use your OSNA renewal notice or print out the membership form available on the OSNA web page hosted by Birdnet (URL: http://www.nmnh.si.edu/BIRDNET/OSNA/membership.html ).
REMINDER: ALL NEW MANUSCRIPTS for The Wilson Bulletin should now be submitted to the incoming editor at the following address: DR. JAMES A. SEDGWICK, Editor, The Wilson Bulletin, US Geological Survey, Fort Collins Science Center, 2150 Centre Avenue, Bldg. C, Fort Collins, CO 80526-8118. Correspondence should be addressed to Dr. Sedgwick (EM: wilsonbulletin@usgs.gov ). Instructions for authors are listed on the Wilson Ornithological Society's website (URL: http://www.ummz.lsa.umich.edu/birds/wos.html ) and in The Wilson Bulletin 110:152-154. The Wilson Bulletin would like to reassure authors of prompt responses, objective and impartial reviews, rapid turnaround of manuscripts, and timely publication of the journal.
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 17 May 2004. Officers to be elected at the 2004 Business Meeting of the Members (17 Aug 2004 at the Université Laval in Québec City, PQ), will be 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 122nd Stated Meeting, Fred Cooke will finish his two-year term as President, and James A. Kushlan 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. 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 122nd Stated Meeting in 2004 are Peter Arcese, Rebecca L. Holberton, and John M. Marzluff. Continuing to serve in 2004-2005 will be Elective Councilors Bette A. Loiselle, Jeffrey S. Marks, Erica Nol, Peter P. Marra, Kathy Martin, and Patricia G. Parker. 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 to the Secretary, persons for President-Elect, for Vice-President, for Secretary, for Treasurer, and for Elective Councilors. These nominations shall be received by the Secretary three months before the Stated Meeting and shall be presented at the business session of the Stated Meeting. Nominations for all officers and Elective Councilors must be accompanied by documented consent of the nominee." Nominations may be submitted in writing, or electronically to 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 ).
A NEW DIRECTION FOR ORNITHOLOGICAL MONOGRAPHS-- Following extensive discussion by its Publications Committee and the Ornithological Council, the American Ornithologists' Union (AOU) has decided to make changes in the format and frequency of Ornithological Monographs (OM). Instead of rather sporadic contributions of varying, but sometimes enormous size, that are sold on a piece-by-piece basis, the AOU has decided to produce OMs that are smaller, occur on a regular basis, and will be distributed to all AOU members. Ideally, each new OM will present an important or interesting study that needs more space than a normal article in The Auk. This might involve publishing a complete dissertation that deals with a distinct topic, which, in today's market, might appear as 3 or 4 publications in 2 or 3 journals, or it could be a symposium volume that was tightly focused and to the point. The new OMs will appear up to 3 times annually, be packed with The Auk, and should total about 300 printed pages per year. Manuscripts to produce OMs should range from at least 50 pages to around 200 pages, including tables and figures. Because the newOM will be produced through the new AOU Publications Office, we also hope to make these new OMs timely, such that a symposium held at a summer AOU meeting could be out in a year or even less! The first new OM is scheduled to appear with either the January or April 2004 issue of The Auk. If you have a large project that you feel would fit into this new style or you have other questions, contact the editor, JOHN FAABORG (EM: orgj@Missouri.edu ). Obviously, one does not want to write a 200 page manuscript that does not fit the OM goals, so communication with the editor is a critical part of publishing an OM.
BRIDGET STUTCHBURY has taken over as Recent Literature editor for the J. of Field Ornithology and would like to thank Danny Ingold for 6 years of excellent service as editor. The Recent Literature section will take on a new look and begin a shift in focus. Electronic access to abstract services and journals has skyrocketed in recent years. As a result, there is little need to bring articles that are published in the main North American journals to the attention of JFO readers. Instead, the focus will be on articles that are valuable but not as accessible, such as regional journals, international journals, symposium proceedings and technical reports. New contributors are welcome and should contact Bridget Stutchbury for information on submissions. Authors who wish to have their articles considered for review in Recent Literature may send PDF files or reprints to B. Stutchbury (EM: bstutch@yorku.ca ), Dept. of Biology, York University, Toronto, ON M3J 1P3 Canada).
BREWSTER AND COUES AWARDS--Nominations are invited for the Brewster and Coues Awards for 2004. These awards are given annually by the AOU in recognition of avian research of special significance. The Brewster Award is given for the most important work on the 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 differences in qualifications between awards. Nominations and all supporting documents should be submitted electronically by 1 Mar 2004 to: DR. LEWIS ORING, Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Science, University of Nevada, Reno, NV 89512 (EM: oring@cabnr.unr.edu ).
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RAVEN 1.1 SOUND ANALYSIS SOFTWARE now available for Mac OS and Windows: A new version of Raven, an interactive sound recording and analysis program designed specifically for the study of animal sounds, is now available online (URL: http://www.birds.cornell.edu/Raven ). This release, version 1.1, runs under both Mac OS X and Windows, and adds a number of new features, including display and measurement support for arbitrarily long signals and an automatic update facility. A free demonstration version of the program, including the Raven User's Manual and a set of example sound files, is available at the web site. The fully functional version can also be purchased there.
FIELD RESEARCH STATION AVAILABLE IN YUCATAN--The Southeastern Regional Office of Ducks Unlimited de Mexico, A.C. (DUMAC) located in Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico offers its research station to anyone visiting this region. The Research Station, located in the beach town of Celestún on the Gulf of Mexico and within the boundaries of Ria Celestún Biosphere Reserve, is only 90 km East of Mérida. The research station of DUMAC offers its services to investigators, for training courses, field trips, and bird watchers. The station has accommodation facilities for up to 20 people, including a dining room, kitchen, laundry service, a large classroom, computer room, a small library, and a lab room. The Station is located next to a system of protected parks that embraces an area of approximately 175,000 ha. Next to the Station is the water edge of the Ria Celestún, a shallow coastal lagoon (22.7 km²), which is surrounded by saltwater marshes and mangroves. For further information please contact: DAVID ALONZO (EM: dalonzo@dumac.org or dumacyuc@prodigy.net.mx ) or visit our Web site (URL: http://www.dumac.org ) to learn more about the field station.
PLJV CREATES NEW TOOLS FOR BIRD CONSERVATION--The Playa Lakes Joint Venture (PLJV) is committed to conserving habitat for all birds in the western Great Plains, and is creating unique tools to get the job done. Among these tools is the PLJV GIS which identifies playa lakes, other wetlands and associated habitats in its six-state region. The PLJV is also launching a new electronic publication, the Science Circular, intended for biologists, resource managers and other conservation professionals involved or interested in PLJV biological planning. Find out more on the PLJV's new online science section (URL: http://www.pljv.org/conservation01.html ).
NEW BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATABASE FOR ORNITHOLOGISTS--The BOU, AOU, and Birds Australia are proud to announce the replacement of Recent Ornithological Literature (ROL) with the new Worldwide Ornithological Literature (OWL). OWL is an indexed bibliographic database of citations from the worldwide scientific literature that pertain to the science of ornithology. The OWL deals almost exclusively with serial publications. The new database is accessible at http://www.BIRDLIT.ORG at no charge. OWL's scope will be more than just the "recent" literature of ornithology. Eventually, the goal is to have the online database go back 50 or more years for citations to the serial literature. OWL depends upon volunteers around the globe who compile the material. We are constantly seeking more volunteers to help in this effort. Abstractors are needed for the Neotropical literature, in particular. Anyone interested in helping should contact JAY SHEPPARD, Managing Editor (EM: JMSheppar@aol.com ), for a list of journals needing abstractors and other information. Abstractors must have access to a computer and their assigned journals. OWL also asks for citations for all doctoral dissertations and those papers published in obscure serials not usually covered in OWL. Over 1100 serials were cited in ROL/OWL over the past 12 years. In a sample, 24% were exclusively ornithological in scope, 73% were not, and 3% were undetermined. Bibliographies from forty Birds of North America life history accounts were evaluated. Of the 5442 total citations, 66.1% were serials. A comparison revealed that 59% of the serial citations should have been found in Biological Abstracts and approximately 96% should have been found in the ROL. These numbers are only for comparative purposes, as many papers preceded both indexes by decades, if not a century or more. The commercial abstracting services charge a considerable fee for their services, while OWL is free to any Internet user. The database is being expanded regularly with the regular addition of the old ROL supplements posted or printed over the past 20 years. By the end of 2004, we expect to have a searchable database of 75-100,000 records. In the 21st Century, any previously published scientific information that cannot be later found is literature that may be lost to science. We must be able to find all those papers published in our field of interest regardless of where in the world one is working. Please consider helping abstract. This is not an exceptionally time-consuming endeavor. You will be helping generations of ornithologists to come.
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NEWS FROM THE ORNITHOLOGICAL COUNCIL
Provided by DAVID E. BLOCKSTEIN, Chair, and ELLEN PAUL, Executive Director, The Ornithological Council, (EM: 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.
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS, 2004 NEOTROPICAL MIGRATORY BIRD CONSERVATION ACT - The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has issued its 2004 Request for Proposals under the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act. The Act establishes a matching grants program to fund projects that promote the conservation of these birds in the United States, Latin America, and the Caribbean. Projects may include activities to benefit bird populations and their habitats, research and monitoring, law enforcement, and outreach and education. All grant requests must be matched by non-Federal funds at least 3:1. Congress appropriated $3 million for the program in Fiscal Year 2003. The FY 2004 appropriation has not yet been determined. Check the USFWS website (URL: http://birdhabitat.fws.gov ), and click on Neotropical Birds Grants Program for additional information and application materials. Proposals must be sent electronically to us by 16 Jan 2004.
BIRDNET POLICY PAGES NOW UPDATED: Some of you have noticed that the BIRDNET policy pages were out-of-date. Technical problems, now resolved, prevented us from posting new information to that page. We have worked diligently to update all the items, and to add new items. We hope you ornithologists will resume visiting the BIRDNET policy pages to find information pertaining to permits, animal welfare, research integrity and misconduct policies, data sharing, research funding, and other issues of interest to ornithologists. Recent postings include OC's comments on the permit fee increases proposed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the draft strategic plan for migratory bird conservation issued by that agency for comment, and the comments filed on the proposed Mute Swan control plan. The policy page is found at http://www.nmnh.si.edu/BIRDNET/OC/experthelp/experthelp.html .
ORNITHOLOGICAL COUNCIL TO COORDINATE US NABCI RESEARCH WORKING GROUP - The U.S. North American Bird Conservation Initiative (NABCI) Committee, at its 13 Aug meeting, decided that a research working group should be formed. The research working group, which will be coordinated by the Ornithological Council and Bob Ford, the U.S. NABCI coordinator, will give the other components of U.S. NABCI, such as the federal and state agencies, a more direct and constant link with the ornithological research community. The research working group will complement the long-standing monitoring working group chaired by Jon Bart. Issues to be addressed by the group include: determining the resources needed to support the science needed for adaptive resource management for all birds, finding ways to obtain those resources; integration of research and monitoring into on-the-ground bird conservation mechanisms; development of assessment criteria for management actions (such as land acquisition or habitat management); communication (technical assistance and knowledge transfer); and increased involvement of the academic research community. OC member societies have been asked to nominate members to the group, which will also include representatives of federal and state research agencies and natural resource agencies.
NEW OSNA WEBSITE MAKES CONTRIBUTIONS TO OC EASIER THAN EVER-Most of the support for the Ornithological Council is provided by our eleven member societies. However, support from individual ornithologists is also an important source of funding for OC's efforts to "keep the world safe for ornithology." If you would like to contribute to the OC, you can find a check-off box on the printed version of the OSNA dues notice. Or, if you renew your memberships through the OSNA website, be sure to click on ADD DONATION before you proceed to CHECKOUT. You can easily make a contribution at any time through the new OSNA website. Simply click on https://timssnet.allenpress.com/ECOMosna/timssnet/donations/donations.cfm .
USFWS JETTISONS MUTE SWAN CONTROL PLAN - The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Sep 17 decided to withdraw the proposed permits that would have allowed states to control Mute Swan populations. The decision came one day after a federal judge issued a temporary injunction against implementation of the plan in Maryland. The USFWS said the court's ruling left the agency little choice but to suspend efforts to control the swan population, because the judge's opinion made clear that the USFWS would not win the case. There was strong support for the USFWS plan: "43 conservation organizations dedicated to bird conservation, science, wildlife conservation, and wildlife management" (including the Ornithological Council); only 10 organizations, characterized by the USFWS as "animal rights" organizations opposed the plan. The USFWS now plans to undertake another review of the issue pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).
USFWS ISSUES PUBLIC RESOURCE DEPREDATION ORDER FOR DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANTS - The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on 8 Oct 2003 released a final rule that will allow more flexibility in the control of double-crested cormorants in areas where they are causing damage to aquaculture and public resources such as fisheries, vegetation, and other birds. The rule expands the aquaculture depredation order, which has been in place in 13 States since 1998, to allow USDA Wildlife Services to conduct winter roost control. It establishes a public resource depredation order to allow State wildlife agencies, Tribes, and U.S. Department of Agriculture's Wildlife Services, to conduct cormorant control for the protection of public resources in 24 States (Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wisconsin). Without these depredation orders, agencies and individuals would need a Federal permit to control cormorants. Agencies acting under the depredation order must have landowner permission, may not adversely affect other migratory bird species or threatened and endangered species, and must satisfy annual reporting and evaluation requirements. The Service says it will ensure the long-term conservation of cormorant populations through annual assessments of agency reports and regular population monitoring. The rule also modifies the 1998 aquaculture depredation order to allow control of cormorants at winter roosts near fish farms and to allow fish hatcheries to protect their stock from cormorant predation. This added authority applies only to the original 13 States (Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas) and, in the case of roost control, may be conducted only by officials of U.S. Department of Agriculture's Wildlife Services. The final rule and related documents, can also be downloaded from the Division of Migratory Bird Management web site (URL: http://migratorybirds.fws.gov/issues/cormorant/cormorant.html ).
SPANISH TRANSLATIONS of North American Banding Council Banding Manuals and Wilson Ornithological Society Manual of Field and Laboratory Exercises for Ornithology Now available: With a grant from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Division of International Conservation and with the cooperation of the North American Banding Council and the Wilson Ornithological Society, the Ornithological Council conceived of and coordinated the translation into Spanish of these two very important resource documents. Together with the Spanish translation of Guidelines to the Use of Wild Birds in Research, these materials were distributed in CD format at the VIIth Neotropical Ornithological Congress, held in Puyehue, Chile in October 2003. The Wilson manual - Manual De Ejercicios De Campo Y Laboratorio Para Ornitolog a (En Español) is available on the Wilson Ornithological Society website at http://www.ummz.lsa.umich.edu/birds/WOSManual/Intro.html (in English and in Spanish). The banding manuals is available upon request to the North American Banding Council. See the NABC website at http://www.nabanding.net/nabanding/ for contact information.
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INFORMATION NEEDED ON CERULEAN WARBLERS SOUTH OF THE UNITED STATES BORDER--Cerulean Warbler (Dendroica cerulea) populations have declined substantially in the past 35 years. Stimulated in part by consideration of listing the Cerulean Warbler as threatened in the United States under the Endangered Species Act, a group of ornithologists from South and North America has begun exploring the possibility that the population size of this species may be partially or largely limited by conditions in its wintering range or during migration. This consideration will hopefully lead to conservation measures beneficial to the Cerulean Warbler and the many other species with which it shares habitat in South and Central America. Convinced that unpublished observations can significantly increase our understanding of the non-breeding distribution of this bird, and thus opportunities to undertake conservation measures, we request interested people to send us details on Cerulean Warbler sightings outside of the United States and Canada. Please include the following information for each observation: observer, date, precise locality (country, province, and as much detailed information on locality as possible, including lat-long coordinates if known), elevation, time of day, conditions or quality of observation, number of Cerulean Warblers observed (with age and sex if possible), habitat description, and any other potentially useful comments (nature of flocks and associated species with which the Cerulean Warblers co-occur, etc.). Please submit your records to: PAUL HAMEL, Center for Bottomland Hardwoods Research, P.O. Box 227, 432 Stoneville Road, Stoneville, MS 38776 USA (PH: 662-686-3167; FX: 662-686-3195; EM: phamel@fs.fed.us ).
RAPTOR PHOTOS WANTED: All species of the world: identification shots (different sex, age or regional variants), breeding, rehab photos, etc. needed for large tome on Raptor Rehabilitation by Dr. Peter Holz and Richard Naisbitt. We will give photo credit to photographer, facility and area. We can use original slides, good prints or scans of 6-10 megs each. All photos will be returned to owner. Contact: DAVID HANCOCK (EM: david@hancockhouse.com ).
INFORMATION NEEDED ON TURKEY VULTURE SIGHTINGS--Green herculite patagial tags were applied to the right wing of fourteen nestling Turkey Vultures in central Saskatchewan in August. White numbers are readily visible with binoculars. Sightings of tag numbers can be reported to the banding office, and sightings of a tag, too high to read the number, can be reported to STU HOUSTON, (EM: houstons@duke.usask.ca , PH: 306-244-0742).
BINOCULARS NEEDED for Kakamega Environmental Education Program (KEEP). The threatened Kakamega Forest is an Important Bird Area, the only remnant in Kenya of the Guineo-Congolian forest, that in the past millennium stretched across the entire expanse of Central Africa. KEEP is a locally based community group offering environmental education to local schools and the community at large. KEEP is seeking donations of used binoculars and/or bird recording equipment to assist the program. Please consider donating spare but usable binoculars to be sent directly to the program. Last year we collected and shipped 10 pairs of binoculars. For more information about KEEP and how you can make a donation, please contact WILLIAM (BUD) WIDDOWSON (EM: widdowson@saber.net ), PO Box 1114, Woodland, CA, 95776-1114. (PH: 530-661- 0514).
WANTED: Celluloid flat color bands, 5.5mm internal diameter, YELLOW, made by Hughes. Yellow color is no longer available from supplier. Please contact KARL E. MILLER, Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission, Wildlife Research Laboratory (PH: 352-955-2230, EM: karl.miller@fwc.state.fl.us ).
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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 .
TIOF ENDOWMENT FUND PROPOSAL-The International Osprey Foundation (TIOF) is seeking applications for its 14th 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 2004 to: TIOF Endowment Fund, P.O. Box 250, Sanibel, FL USA 33957-0250. The grant will be awarded on 31 Mar 2004.
TRAVEL GRANTS: INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY, Jyvaskyla, Finland, 10-15 Jul 2004. Thanks to the National Science Foundation, the ISBE American Committee is offering partial travel support to US citizens and permanent residents to facilitate attending the 10th ISBE meeting in Jyväskylä, Finland. Priority for funding will be given to those who (1) are planning to give a presentation (oral or poster) at the meeting; (2) have received or are about to receive their Ph.D. but that are junior in level or otherwise not yet established in the field; and (3) have limited or no access to institutional or external funding that can be used to attend the meeting. In an attempt to increase the racial and ethnic diversity of attendees from the US, we especially encourage minority applicants. To apply for a travel award, submit (preferably by email) (1) a 1-2 page curriculum vita, (2) an expanded abstract (1 page maximum) of the work you plan on submitting for consideration to the ISBE program, (3) a proposed budget, including any additional sources of travel support available, and (4) names and email addresses of two references, to WALTER D. KOENIG, Hastings Reservation, 38601 E. Carmel Valley Road, Carmel Valley, CA 93924 (EM: wicker@uclink4.berkeley.edu ). Application deadline: 31 Dec 2003. We will notify successful applicants by 31 Jan 2004. For additional information, please contact WALT KOENIG (PH: 831-659-5981).
MEWALDT-KING STUDENT RESEARCH AWARD: The Cooper Ornithological Society invites applications for the 12th 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. Any graduate student (of any nationality) accepted to or enrolled in a Master's or Doctoral program at a university in the U.S. or elsewhere is eligible to apply. RESEARCH PROPOSAL FORMAT: 1. Abstract; 2. Introduction, including (a) relevant background, (b) specific hypotheses to be tested or questions asked, (c) relevance of proposed research to conservation biology. 3. Proposed 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. APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: All applications must include one hard copy and an electronic copy of the research proposal (please label the diskette or CD with your name), a copy of the applicants C.V. (that includes an email address if possible), a letter of support from the applicant's major faculty advisor, and a self-addressed stamped envelope. The envelope will be used to notify each applicant regarding the award committee's decision. All materials must be mailed (FAXes or e-mails are not acceptable) to: DR. BRUCE DUGGER, Chair Mewaldt-King Award Committee, Dept of Fisheries and Wildlife, Oregon State University, 104 Nash Hall, Corvallis, OR, 97331-3803; (EM: bruce.dugger@orst.edu ). Applications must be received by the Mewaldt-King Award Committee on or before 15 Jan 2004.
AOU RESEARCH AWARDS FOR 2004 Instructions for submitting an application for a 2004 AOU Research Award are now available and can be accessed either via the Research Award 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: GARY RITCHISON, Department of Biological Sciences, Eastern Kentucky University, 521 Lancaster Avenue, Richmond, KY 40475 - 3102. The deadline for receipt of completed applications is 30 Jan 2004.
DR. RALEIGH J. ROBERTSON is Winner of THE 2003 DORIS HUESTIS SPEIRS AWARD, the most prestigious award of the Society of Canadian Ornithologists. For his outstanding lifetime contributions to ornithology in Canada, the SCO/SOC has chosen Dr. Raleigh J. Robertson as the recipient of the Doris Huestis Speirs Award for 2003. Dr. Robertson is a professor in the Department of Biology at Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, where he holds the Baillie Family Chair in Conservation Biology. He is also the director of the Queen's University Biological Station at Lake Opinicon, Ontario.
LOONWATCH OF THE SIGURD OLSON ENVIRONMENTAL INSTITUTE of Northland College is accepting proposals for the 17th 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 will be considered. This year proposals addressing human impacts to loons will be given special consideration, particularly those dealing with the impacts of lead fishing tackle on loon mortality, the impacts on loon reproduction from invasive vegetation species and the chemicals used to eradicate those species, recreational use of lakes, and shoreline development. Maximum grant award is $2,000. Proposal deadline is 10 Jan 2004. To request proposal guidelines contact CORY COUNARD MACNULTY, LoonWatch Coordinator (EM: loonwatch@northland.edu ), STO Loon Research Award, Sigurd Olson Environmental Institute, Northland College, Ashland, Wisconsin 54806.
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ILAR JOURNAL V4404, "Physiological Research Outside the Laboratory," has just been published. Several articles in this issue may be of interest to ornithologists. This volume discusses ethical, regulatory, and practical research issues surrounding the use of free-ranging and captive wildlife. Issue topics include: identifying the regulations and guidelines that apply to research involving free-ranging and captive wildlife; discussion of the ethics, standards, and techniques of trapping and marking terrestrial mammals for research; overview of research programs at zoos, aquariums, and fisheries. This issue of the Journal also includes a history of the first 50 years of the Institute for Laboratory Animal Research (ILAR). To order go to http://www.national-academies.org/ilar , or call 202-334-2590.
EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY NATURALISTS OF HUDSON BAY, by C.S. Houston, T. Ball, and M.I. Houston. 2003. McGill-Queen's University Press. 333 pp., 6 x 8, 8 color plates, 487 refs. Hard cover. ISBN: 0-7735-2285-9. $49.50 Can. $49.95 US plus $5.00. North American postage, but can be ordered at 20% introductory discount if prepaid, $39.60 US plus $5.00 postage. As early as 1732, fur traders Alexander Light and Thomas Isham at isolated trading posts on Hudson Bay sent "type" specimens to Europe to be painted by George Edwards and given Latin binomials by Linnaeus. Weather information is the largest and longest consecutive series available anywhere. Fur traders and Native people worked together in a mutually beneficial symbiosis. Company fur records led to recognition of the ten-year cycle, now known to involve six mammal and six bird species. Order from: Direct MailManager, McGill-Queen's University Press, 3430 McTavish St., Montreal, QC H3A 1X0 Canada. NY State residents must add 8.25% sales tax.
DICTIONARY OF BIRDS OF THE UNITED STATES: Scientific and Common Names, by Joel Ellis Holloway, 2003. Timber Press, Inc. 244 pp., 25 line drawings, 6 x 9", hardcover. ISBN 0-88192-600-0. List Price: $19.95, plus shipping and handling. From Accipiter to Zonotrichia, this volume presents a comprehensive view of American bird nomenclature that will fascinate birders at every level, from scientists to students taking their first ornithology class. With 900 entires, the dictionary provides updated translations of scientific names and explanations of common names of permanent and migratory birds of the U.S. Intended as a helpful companion to existing bird guides and bird lists, the book has an exclusive focus on birds found in the 50 states including Hawaii, as well as rare, introduced, or escaped species. Additionally, the author traces the etymology and meanings of scientific names back to the original Latin and when possible, deals with Greek roots, a feature no other bird dictionary of this type offers. The text is enriched with 25 pen and ink drawings by renowned ornithologist and bird illustrator George Miksch Sutton. The artist's interpretation of the rare male Trogan elegans adorns the cover. Available from Timber Press, Inc., 133 S.W. Second Ave., Suite 450, Portland, OR 97204-3527. PH: 800-327-5680, 503-227-2878, FX: 503-227-3070, EM: mail@timberpress.com , URL: http://www.timberpress.com .
The WESTERN FOUNDATION OF VERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY has published Occasional Papers Numbers 6 and 7 (in one issue). "Two New Species of Myrsidea (Phthiraptera: Amblycera: Menoponidae) from Hummingbirds (Apodiformes: Trochilidae)," and "A New Genus and Four New Species of Chewing Lice (Phthiraptera: Amblycera: Menoponidae) from Hummingbirds (Apodiformes: Trochilidae)," 9 pages each. Published August 2003. $10.00 postpaid. Order from Western Foundation of Vertebrate Zoology, 439 Calle San Pablo, Camarillo, CA 93012-8506.
BIRDS OF THE SASKATOON AREA, by A.L. Leighton, J. Hay, C.S. Houston, J.F. Roy, and S.J. Shadick.2002. Spec. Publ. #23, Saskatchewan Natural History Society, 206-1860 Lorne St., Regina, SK S4P 2L7. 345 pp. 8½ x 10 . ISBN: 0-921104-19-7. Ring binding. $39 Can., plus postage to US, $12. Based on 60,000 field cards and 75 contributors, replete with exquisite maps and color habitat photographs, it makes extensive use of BBS, CBC and banding data, and covers 11,000 km2 and 341 species (154 of which breed).
BIRDS OF YORKTON-DUCK MOUNTAIN, by C.S.Houston and W. Anaka. 2003. Spec. Publ. #24, Saskatchewan Natural History Society, 206-1860 Lorne St., Regina, SK S4P 2L7. 318 pp. 5¼ x 8 ¼. ISBN: 0-921104-20-0. Paper. $20. Can., plus Canadian postage to U.S., $8. The epicenter of the "prairie duck factory," there are accounts of 305 species (161 of which breed) and over 266,000 birds banded with recoveries mapped to or from every state and territory except Hawaii, Yukon, and the District of Columbia. Both of the above books are available from: Saskatchewan Natural History Society, 206 - 1860 Lorne St., Regina, SK S4P 2L7 Canada,
DIE VOGELSTIMMEN EUROPAS, NORDAFRIKAS UND VORDERASIENS (THE BIRDSONGS OF EUROPE, NORTH AFRICA, AND THE NEAR EAST) by Andreas Schulze. ISBN 3-935329-49-0. Price: EUR 69.30. 819 Birdkinds on 17 Audio-CDs, with 64-page booklet. Playing time 19:20 hours. This exceptional edition includes 2817 sound recordings of songs, calls, and other signs of 819 bird species. Never before were the birdvoices of Europe, North Africa, and the Near East presented in such quality and entirety. The birds are systematically arranged by zoology, similar kinds can thus be compared easily. Each bird species has one to five separate, consecutive titles. This novelty enables user to choose the calls separately from the songs, for example, which in practice brings obvious advantages. The 64-page booklet explains the sound recordings in German, the starting time of each recording is noted. In the registry, the German and scientific (Latin) bird names offer a quick and specific access to over 19 hours of listening experience. The recordings are derived from the following archives: Jean C. Roché, Claude Chappuis, Karl-Heinz Dingler, Andreas Schulze, Alfred Werle, Krister Mild, Guy Gibbon, Boris Veprintsev, and Pavel Pelz. Single orders: payment in advance, delivery plus EUR 16.45 for postage (for the USA). Collective orders: Depending on the amount ordered, we would be happy to make you a personal offer. Contact: Musikverlag Edition AMPLE, Sales + Delivery Department, For the attention of Mr. Roland Fiala, Am Graspoint 44, D-83026 Rosenheim, (PH: 0049-8031-269412, FX: 0049-8031-463787, EM: vertrieb@ample.de , URL: http://www.vogelstimmen.info ).
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PUBLICATIONS FOR SALE: Birds of South America: The Oscine Passerines, Ridgely and Tudor, 1989; Waterfowl and Wetlands-An Integrated Review, Bookhout. 1979; The Living Bird. 1966. Fifth Annual. Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology; Ornithological Monographs Nos. 28 and 30; Proceedings of the Western Foundation of Vertebrate Zoology (Various titles); Breeding birds of Long Point, Lake Erie, McGracken et al.1981.CWS Rept. Series No. 44. Contact britchie@abrinc.com for availability, prices, and shipping.
JOURNAL OF RAPTOR RESEARCH NEEDED--The Golden Gate Raptor Observatory is looking to complete its periodicals collection. Specifically the following "out of print" issues of the Journal of Raptor Research: Vol. 11 Issue 3; Vol. 12 Issues 3 & 4; Vol. 13 Issues 1, 2, & 3; Vol. 14 Issue 2. We will pay $7.00 for each issue. Please contact our office (PH: 415-331-0730, EM: ggro@parksconservancy.org ).
FOR SALE/TRADE (prefer trade): Back issues of Auk, plus a few of J. Wildl. Manage. and Wildl. Soc. Bull. For a list of those available and issues for which I will trade, see http://mama.indstate.edu/users/eudyptes/journalsForSale.htm . Or I can e-mail the list (EM: eudyptes@mama.indstate.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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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. For information, please contact: 3rdIWMC, 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 ).
*AIBS 2004 ANNUAL MEETING. 16 - 18 Mar. Washington DC. Topic: INVASIVE SPECIES: THE SEARCH FOR SOLUTIONS Register online at http://www.aibs.org/annual-meeting-2004/ ; early registration closes 2 Mar 2004. Poster abstracts may also be submitted at the above URL; poster submissions close 16 Feb 2004. Plenary speakers, panel sessions, and informal discussion groups at the 2004 AIBS Annual Meeting will approach the topic of "Invasive Species: The Search for Solutions" from the perspective of one or more of the meeting's cross-cutting themes, including: what makes a species "invasive"; research questions and tools; aquatic and terrestrial issues; economics; public policy; education; public health; prevention and remediation; international issues; and local initiatives. Each plenary speaker will couch his or her talk with reference to invasive species issues involving particular major taxonomic groups: plants, vertebrates, invertebrates, and microbes. Attendees will hear distinguished plenary speakers and panelists present synthesizing lectures from the forefront of their fields, then will join those speakers and other equally notable scholars in panel sessions and informal discussion groups. Speakers include: Ann Bartuska, The Nature Conservancy, "Abating the Threat of Invasive Species: Linking Science and Policy"; Richard Mack, Washington State University, "Prevention and Remediation of Plant Invaders"; Stephen Morse, Columbia University, "Emerging Infections: Microbial Invaders Discover New Territory"; David Lodge, University of Notre Dame, "Bioeconomic Risk Analysis of Invasive Vertebrates and Other Species"; Andrew Dobson, Princeton University "Zen, Parasites, and the Art of Alien Invasion"; Daniel Simberloff, University of Tennessee, "Invasion Biology." Additional speakers include: Cynthia Kolar, U.S. Geological Survey; David Pimentel, Cornell University; Fred C. Dobbs, Old Dominion University. All sessions take place in the Westin Grand Hotel, 2350 M St. NW, Washington DC, 20037 (three blocks north from the Foggy Bottom Metro Station, on the edge of Georgetown). Early registration prices for the 3-day meeting are $200 for individual members of AIBS; $250 for non-members (includes automatic one-year AIBS membership); $160 for government employees; $150 for educators; $130 for students. Early registration closes 2 Mar 2004. Attendance is limited--register early! For more information, contact rogrady@aibs.org .
69TH NORTH AMERICAN WILDLIFE AND NATURAL RESOURCES CONFERENCE (17-21 Mar 2004), Spokane, WA. Resource Stewardship in the 21st Century: A Voyage of Rediscovery. Sessions of potential interest for ornithologists include: Wildlife on Wheels, the Marketing of Today's Outdoor Experience; Chair: ROBERT CLEVENSTINE (EM: robert_clevenstine@fws.gov , PH: 309-793-5800 x521); Our Water Resources: A Candidate for Listing?; Chair: JACK KAPP (EM: jcapp@fs.fed.us , PH: 202-273-4725); Energy and Wildlife; Chair: ROB MANES (EM: wmimanes@prattuse.com , PH: 620-672-5419); Fire Management: Burning Issues; Chair: DEBORAH PRESSMAN, (EM: dpressman@fs.fed.us , PH: 202-295-1281).
*WATERBIRDS AROUND THE WORLD conference, 3 - 8 Apr 2004, Edinburgh, Scotland. Wetlands International is pleased to announce the Waterbirds Around the World Conference - a global review of the conservation, management and research of the world's major flyways. The conference is organized between the United Kingdom and The Netherlands, with support from many other countries and organizations. The focus of the conference is on all major themes and developments related to the global conservation of waterbird flyways during their full annual cycle: breeding areas, stop-over sites and wintering areas. It will address the achievements of the last 40-50 years and consider the need for initiatives to stimulate future conservation, research and management, not only of the world's migratory waterbird flyways, but also of threatened non-migratory species. The final announcement is available at http://www.wetlands.org/GFC/FlyerFinal.htm and the online registration form at http://www.wetlands.org/GFC/registration.cfm . For all other information about the conference go to its homepage http://www.wetlands.org/GFC/Default.htm .
INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON GALLIFORMES 4 - 11 Apr 2004, India. The World Pheasant Association (WPA) is delighted to announce plans of its 8th International Symposium, which will be organized jointly with the Pheasant Specialist Group and the Partridge, Quail and Francolin Specialist Group, in collaboration with WPA-India and the concerned Government Agencies in India. The Symposium will focus on the conservation and sustainable management of all species of Partridge, Quail, Francolin, Guineafowl and Pheasant, with particular emphases on threatened species and their habitats. In 2004, the objective again is to hold a major international gathering of all those with interests in this group of birds. We hope to be in a position to give financial assistance to a good number of young scientists and conservationists wishing to attend the symposium. Such help will come in the form of symposium fee exemption and subsidies for accommodation and subsistence. In order to receive all future updates, prices and a booking form, please complete the Preliminary Registration Form as soon as possible and send it to: MRS PAT SAVAGE, World Pheasant Association (PH: +44 (0) 1425 657129, FX: +44 (0) 1425 658053, EM: admin@pheasant.org.uk , or go to our web links http://www.gct.org.uk/pqf/ or http://www.pheasant.org.uk/ ).
*EASTERN BIRD BANDING ASSOCIATION ANNUAL MEETING 16-18 Apr 2004 in New London, CT at the Holiday Inn. An informative program and interesting field trips are planned. Members will be mailed detailed information in February. For additional information contact GINGER BLADEN, 172-3 Brush Hill Rd., Lyme, CT (PH: 860-434-9644, EM: thrushwoodct@msn.com ).
*ASSOCIATION OF FIELD ORNITHOLOGISTS and WILSON ORNITHOLOGICAL SOCIETY ANNUAL MEETINGS in Ithaca, New York, Thursday, 22 Apr through Saturday, 24 Apr 2004. You are invited to the joint meetings of AFO/WOS to be held at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology's fine new facility, the Imogene Powers Johnson Center for Bird and Biodiversity. Activities will include special pre-meeting workshops, paper and poster sessions, the Margaret Morse Nice Lecture, field trips, fun receptions, an open house at the Johnson Center, formal members' meetings, and more. If you are interested in attending, please contact LINDA MINDE at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology (EM: lh17@cornell.edu ).
2004 COOPER ORNITHOLOGICAL SOCIETY MEETING--The Cooper Ornithological Society will hold its 76th annual meeting 4-9 May 2004, in La Crosse, Wisconsin. Symposia topics will include avian diseases, hierarchical models, and migration stopover ecology. A website for the meeting will be up in Dec 2003 and registration can be accomplished via the website. A meeting brochure will be mailed to all Cooper Ornithological Society members in Dec 2003 or Jan 2004. Conference materials can be sent to those without internet access upon request after Dec 2003. Birding opportunities abound in the area and in town as early May is peak time for spring warbler and sparrow migration. For more information please contact Local Committee Chair: EILEEN M. KIRSCH, USGS Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center, 2630 Fanta Reed Rd, La Crosse, WI, 54603, (PH: 608-781-6226, FX: 608-783-6066, EM: eileen_kirsch@usgs.gov ), or Scientific Committee Chair: TODD ARNOLD, Dept. of Fisheries, Wildlife, & Conservation Biology, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN 55108, USA (PH: 612-624-2220, EM: tarnold@fw.umn.edu ).
*THE 8TH INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON AVIAN ENDOCRINOLOGY (ISAE) will be hosted by Arizona State University and held at the Scottsdale Sunburst Resort, Scottsdale, Arizona, 6-11 Jun 2004. The ISAE is held every four years and provides an up-to-date overview of the field of avian endocrinology through plenary lectures, invited symposium talks, and poster sessions. Topics to be covered during the upcoming meeting include neuroendocrine integration of non-photoperiodic environmental cues; Effects of endocrine disrupting chemicals; Behavioral physiology of the stress response; Melatonin, clock genes, and seasonality; Hormones and female reproductive strategies; Hormonally-mediated parental effects; Ovarian development and follicle differentiation; Photoperiodism and photorefractoriness; Neuroendocrinology of reproductive function and food intake; Application of functional genomics to the endocrine system; Hormonal interactions during ontogenesis; and Extrapituitary pituitary hormones. Plenary lectures will be given by Gregory Ball (Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD), Jacques Balthazart (University of Liege, Belgium), Peter Sharp (Roslin Institute, Edinburgh, Scotland), and Kazuyoshi Tsutsui (Hiroshima University, Japan). The following web site provides information on the conference venue and organization, scientific program, registration, abstract submittal procedure, and activities in and around the Phoenix, Arizona, metropolitan area (URL: http://lsweb.la.asu.edu/isae/index.html ). Please note that the deadline for early (discounted) registration fees for this conference was 30 Sep 2003. Important deadlines: Early Registration (URL: http://lsweb.la.asu.edu/isae/isae_forms.html ): 30 Sep 2003. Abstract Submission (URL: http://lsweb.la.asu.edu/isae/isae_forms.html ): 1 Feb 2004. Inquiries about the conference should be addressed to: DR. PIERRE DEVICHE, Chair of the 8th ISAE Scientific Program and Local Program Committees, School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, P.O. Box 874501, Tempe, AZ 85287-4501 (PH: 480-965-0726, FX: 480-965-2519, EM: deviche@asu.edu ).
2004 SOCIETY FOR CONSERVATION BIOLOGY (SCB) ANNUAL MEETING (New York City). Contact: EVA FEARN (EM: 2004@conservationbiology.org ). SCB's 18th annual meeting, 30 Jul- 2 Aug 2004, will be hosted by the Center for Environmental Research and Conservation (CERC) at the Earth Institute at Columbia University in New York City. CERC is a consortium of five research and education organizations: Columbia University, the American Museum of Natural History, The New York Botanical Garden, Wildlife Conservation Society, and Wildlife Trust. The Society for Conservation Biology annual meeting theme is "Conservation in an Urbanizing World." The SCB 2004 Conference will consider this theme and other emerging topics through symposia, workshops, organized discussions, contributed oral presentations and posters. The meeting is open for registration in Nov 2003. Please check the meeting website (URL: http://www.conbio.org/2004 ) for deadlines and updates or contact (EM: 2004@conservationbiology.org ) for more information. Field trips to several sites in the New York City region will be organized, including: A land and sea tour of the Gateway National Seashore and Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge where 25-30% of all bird species in the United States spend some part of the year; visits to New York area parks and recreational areas to see ecological restoration projects and species reintroduction programs; a visit to Black Rock Forest to learn about long-term forest monitoring and the impacts of invasive species; a visit to Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory on the Hudson River; visits to CERC partner organizations.
122nd STATED MEETING OF THE AMERICAN ORNITHOLOGISTS' UNION, and ANNUAL MEETING OF THE SOCIETY OF CANADIAN ORNITHOLOGISTS (SOCIÉTÉ DES ORNITHOLOGISTES DU CANADA) will be held at Université Laval, Québec, P.Q., CANADA, 16-21 Aug 2004. 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 2004. For submissions for symposia and workshops please contact one of the co-chairs of the Scientific Program Committee, ANDRÉ DESROCHERS (EM: andre.desrochers@sbf.ulaval.ca ), or JEAN-PIERRE SAVARD (EM: jean-pierre.savard@ec.gc.ca ). We expect the general announcement, including the call for papers, details of the plenary talks, registration forms, pre/post-conference trips, social events, etc., to be mailed with The Aukearly in 2004. All information regarding the meeting will be posted on the conference home page at http://www.sbf.ulaval.ca/aou-soc-2004/ . For more information concerning the conference, please contact ANDRÉ DESROCHERS (EM: andre.desrochers@sbf.ulaval.ca ).
THE XIXTH INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF ZOOLOGY, 23-27 Aug 2004, Beijing, China. Sponsored by The National Natural Science Foundation of China, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, and The State Forestry Administration. Student prizes: The scientific committee will award 10 students with "Best Oral" or "Best Poster" presentations. The official language: during the congress will be English. The scientific program will include plenary sessions, symposia, workshops, special-interest group meetings, as well as contributed papers and poster sessions. The program will probably be divided into the following sections: (A) Palaeontology; (B) Systematics and Evolution; (C) Zoogeography; (D) Morphology and Anatomy; (E) Animal Behaviour; (F) Animal Ecology; (G) Conservation Biology; (H) Physiology; (I) Health and Diseases; (J) Comparative Immunology; (K) Reproduction, Development and Genetics; (L) Environmental Impact Assessment; (M) Bioethics (N) Laboratory Animal; (O) Zoological Teaching and Education; (P) The Fate of National Zoos; (Q) Philosophy of Zoology; (R) Veterinary Medicine. A proceedings volume of mini-papers (2 A4 pages for each paper briefly covering introduction, method, result and discussion) is planned. The Acta Zoologica Sinica will publish some selective full papers. For further information and to register on-line visit the home page (URL: http://www.icz.ioz.ac.cn ). For additional assistance, email icz2004@panda.ioz.ac.cn .
*8TH INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS OF RIGHTS-OF-WAY MANAGEMENT will be held in Saratoga Springs, NY, 12-16 Sep 2004. There will be an APLIC-sponsored session on avian interactions during this conference. You are invited to submit a paper to be considered for presentation in the Avian Interactions Session. Your paper will be evaluated by the Avian Steering Committee based on relevance, quality, and timeliness. Abstracts of proposed papers should be typed on one page and limited to 250 words. The abstract should focus on problem objectives, methods, results, and conclusions. In order to reach the widest possible audience, presenters are strongly encouraged to submit manuscripts of their papers. After peer review by other symposium participants, the manuscripts will be included in the symposium proceedings. Abstracts must be received by 15 Dec 2003. Submit abstracts by mail, fax, or e-mail (MS Word only) to: DR. LAWRENCE P. ABRAHAMSON, State University of New York, College of Environmental Science and Forestry, One Forestry Drive, Syracuse, NY 13210 (EM: labrahamson@esf.edu ).
*THE RAPTOR RESEARCH FOUNDATION, 2004 annual meeting, held in conjunction with the California Hawking Club's annual field meet, 10-13 Nov 2004, at the DoubleTree Hotel in Bakersfield, CA. Details will be posted at http://biology.boisestate.edu/raptor/2004meeting.htm as they become available. For general information regarding the meeting, contact DANIEL E. VARLAND, Conference Committee Chair, (PH:360-538-4582; EM: daniel.varland@rayonier.com ). Abstracts for oral and poster presentations on any aspect of raptor biology, ecology, conservation, or management are welcome. Deadline for presentation abstracts: 31 Jul 2004; details and instructions will be posted on the web site identified above as they become available. Special sessions under consideration include Ecology and Conservation of Wetland-Dependent Raptors, West Nile Virus, and Management of Raptor Electrocutions in California. For more information on the scientific program, contact ANGELA MATZ, Scientific Program Chair (PH: 907-456-0442; EM: angela_matz@fws.gov ).
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ALICIA F. CRAIG (newsletter editor of AFO AField) has started a new position with the American Bird Conservancy as the Director of Bird Conservation Alliance. Her office address: 7216 N. Dearborn St. Indianapolis, IN 46240. PH: 317-251-2473, EM: acraig@abcbirds.org.
DANIEL A. CRISTOL was honored with an Alumni Fellowship Award at William and Mary College, Williamsburg, VA on 13 Nov. He teaches an introductory animal behavior course and an ornithology course. Cristol involves his students in much of his research, which takes place in several different locations. Cristol and fellow biology professor John Swaddle created the Institute for Integrative Bird Behavior Studies in fall 2002, made up mostly of biology and math instructors who work together with a goal of interdisciplinary research.
THOMAS V. DIETSCH recently completed his Ph.D. at the University of Michigan, School of Natural Resources and Environment and has begun work on a postdoctoral fellowship with Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center. His new address: Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center, National Zoological Park, 3001 Connecticut Street NW, Washington, DC 20008, EM: dietscht@nzp.si.edu.
SVEIN HAFTORN of Norway, a member of the AOU since 1982; elected Corresponding Fellow in 1983, Honorary Fellow in 1990; member COS and WOS in 1982, died 28 Jul 2003 after a year's illness.
JAMES S. KELLAM graduated in summer 2003 from Purdue University with a Ph.D. in Biological Sciences. He has moved to Ithaca, NY where he is a lecturer in the Department of Biology at Ithaca College. His specialty is animal behavior, and he's looking for an Assistant Professorship with emphasis on teaching and student research. Please go to http://www.ithaca.edu/faculty/jkellam for details.
RICHARD LIVERSIDGE of South Africa, elected an AOU Corresponding Fellow in 1974 and an Honorary Fellow in 1991, died in Kimberley, South Africa on 15 Sep 2003 after a short illness.
TIM O'CONNELL has accepted a faculty position at Oklahoma State University. He will continue to explore the utility of songbird assemblage data in populating models of ecological health. He can be reached at: Department of Zoology, 430 Life Sciences West, Stillwater, OK, 74078-3052. PH: 405-744-7593, EM: oconnet@okstate.edu.
FRANK A. PITELKA, a member of the AOU since 1937, elected Elective Member in 1944 and Fellow in 1948; member of COS since 1940, elected Honorary member in 1963; recipient of the AOU William Brewster Memorial Award in 1980 and the COS Loye and Alden Miller award in 1991., died in Altadena, CA on 10 Oct 2003 at the age of 87. He was editor of Studies in Avian Biology from 1984-87, served on the COS Board of Directors 1988-91, and was elected an Honorary Member of the COS in 1963.
GORDON C. SAUER, AOU member since 1948 and life member of the WOS since 1949, died in Kansas City, MO, on 1 Sep 2003 at the age of 82. He was the leading authority on the life and works of John Gould and left unfinished the monumental task of publishing all of Gould's correspondence.
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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 ofThe Flock can be purchased from the OSNA Business Office.
CHANGES/ADDITIONS:
EAKLE, WADE L. EM: Wade.L.Eakle@spd02.usace.army.mil
HOUGH, GERALD. EM: hough@rowan.edu
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