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NUMBER 159, APRIL 2004
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.waterbirds.org
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
AOU FELLOWS AND ELECTIVE MEMBERS ARE REMINDED that ballots for Elective Members must be returned
to the Secretary by 27 Jul 2004. The deadline for nominations for EMs and Fellows has already passed. Newly-elected
ELECTIVE MEMBERS will be announced at the Business Meeting of Members on 17 Aug 2004 at the 122nd Stated
Meeting at the Université Laval in Québec City, PQ. By early August 2002, FELLOWS will be sent balloting and other
information related to their upcoming meeting (16 August 2004 at the Université Laval in Québec City), during which
they will elect new Fellows and conduct other business. Contact Secretary M. ROSS LEIN (EM: mrlein@ucalgary.ca)
for more information.
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"ORNITHOLOGY 101" is being offered by Profs. David Bird and Rodger Titman of McGill University, Montreal from 1-5 Jun 2004 as an IFO Workshop of the American Birding Association. The registration fee is $400 U.S. It is first-come, first serve for a maximum enrollment of 25 students. No qualifications are necessary. For more information, visit the ABA's web site http://www.aba.org or contact DAVID BIRD, 21,111 Lakeshore Rd., Ste. Anne de Bellevue, Quebec H9X 3V9 (PH: 1-514-398-7760; FX: 398-7990; EM: bird@nrs.mcgill.ca; URL: http://www.nrs.mcgill.ca/ascc).
THE PEREGRINE FUND RESEARCH LIBRARY--The library and reprint collection catalogs (containing >14,000 and >16,000 titles, respectively) and an inventory of journal holdings are posted on the website in searchable form (URL: http://www.peregrinefund.org). The library maintains a standing offer to supply free pdf copies of any articles in the collection to any researcher or student upon request.
BOREAL CONSERVATION FRAMEWORK LAYS OUT VISION for Protecting Vital Breeding Grounds for Billions of North American Birds--Stretching from Alaska to the Atlantic Ocean, Canada's boreal forest is one of the world's largest forests. It accounts for 25 percent of the earth's remaining intact forests, covers 1.3 billion acres, and is larger than the Brazilian Amazon. With more fresh water than any place on earth, Canada's boreal forest supports some of the largest populations of wildlife such as grizzly bears and wolves, and provides vital breeding grounds for up to a third of North America's land birds (up to 3 billion landbirds) and 40 percent of its waterfowl. In December 2003, the Canadian Boreal Initiative (CBI) announced a landmark vision to protect this global treasure. The Boreal Conservation Framework proposes a new approach to balancing conservation and economic development: the establishment of a network of large interconnected protected areas covering about half of Canada's boreal region, and the use of cutting-edge sustainable development practices in remaining areas. The Framework reflects an extraordinary alliance of conservation organizations, First Nations, and timber and oil companies who have signed on to the Framework. (Information about the Framework can be found at CBI's web-site: http://www.borealcanada.ca) While vast tracks of the boreal region remain unspoiled at this point, the release of the Framework comes at a time when development is rapidly escalating and land use decisions in every Canadian province and territory will determine the fate of much of the boreal region within the next three to five years. With over 90% of the boreal under public ownership, a critical next step will be to persuade Canadian governments to play a central role in making the Framework's vision a reality. Much of the resource development in the boreal is being driven by U.S. consumption. The U.S. is the leading importer of Canadian forest products and oil and gas. Eighty-one percent of Canada's forest products go to the United States, and most of the wood cut in Canada's boreal is used to make paper, including catalogs, junk mail, magazines, and newspapers. And the U.S. buys more of its oil and gas from Canada -- 60% of which is produced from the boreal -- than any other single source. Of the 298 bird species that have some of their breeding grounds in the boreal forest, at least 40 species of land birds and several species of ducks are already experiencing population declines in part due to habitat loss from logging and oil and gas development. While American consumption is largely responsible, it also means that American citizens and companies can influence the fate of this global treasure. The boreal is perhaps the greatest forest conservation opportunity left on earth. An international campaign focused in the U.S. is emerging. The Boreal Songbird Network is a new network of conservation groups that include: the Boreal Songbird Initiative, the National Audubon Society, the National Wildlife Federation, Ducks Unlimited, the Natural Resources Defense Council, and the American Bird Conservancy. These groups are working to build a broad base of international support for boreal conservation and the adoption of the Boreal Framework. For more information on how you can help protect the boreal forest, please go to the Boreal Songbird Initiative website at (URL: http://www.borealbirds.org). The Boreal Songbird Initiative is a new project dedicated to educating birdwatchers and naturalists throughout the United States about the importance of North America's boreal forest to migratory birds.
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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.
OC PARTICIPATES IN USFWS MIGRATORY BIRD FORUM - In late January, the Ornithological Council's Executive Director, Ellen Paul, joined some sixty representatives of various non-governmental organizations, state agencies, and federal agencies at the National Conservation Training Center, for a 2-day review of the Migratory Bird Strategic Plan. This document, released in October for public comment, sets out a blueprint for the migratory bird programs of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The participants were provided with summaries of the hundreds of public comments, and were asked to provide additional feedback on the changes the agency proposed in response to the public response. It was an excellent opportunity to help shape the programs that the USFWS will implement over the next ten years to manage and conserve populations of wild birds.
MESOAMERICAN ELECTRONIC BIRD GROUP CREATED - During the Congress of the Mesoamerican Society for Biology and Conservation celebrated in Tuxtla Gutierrez, Mexico, 3-7 Oct, the Society's Interest Group on Birds was created. The group's mission will be to establish communication between ornithologists of Mesoamerica, as well as to share information on training opportunities and funding between group members. This group was formed because there was no existing electronic discussion forum for exchanging information among Mesoamerican ornithologists. Ornithologists interested in joining this group should contact SALVADORA MORALES, Alianza para las Areas Silvestres (ALAS), Managua, Nicaragua, (EM: salvadora@avesnicaragua.org) or OLIVER KOMAR, SALVANATURA, El Salvador, (EM: okomar@salvanatura.org). The Mesoamerican Society for Biology and Conservation was formed following the symposium on ornithology in northern Central America at the Wilson Ornithological Society meeting in 1995.
USFWS ON-LINE PERMIT APPLICATION SYSTEM DUE TO ARRIVE THIS YEAR - Over the past two years or so, the Ornithological Council has been asking the USFWS to develop a web-based permit application and reporting system. In mid-February, the OC learned that the USFWS hopes to have the on-line permits application system, including a secure payment system, up and running by the end of the year. Thereafter, they will work on on-line reporting systems. The permits to be included are those issued by the USFWS under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act, CITES, Endangered Species Act, and Wild Bird Conservation Act. Special use permits for refuges won't be included. Banding permits won't be included even though these are MBTA permits because they are issued by the USGS Bird Banding Lab. However, we requested that they coordinate with the BBL and "lend" the system to the BBL so the permit applicant can still apply for all permits with what looks from the user's end like one system. We also asked that, in the development of the reporting system, they consult with user groups such as ornithologists so that the product is user-friendly and appropriate to the kinds of data that must be reported. I may be asking some of you to do guinea pig duty! Watch this space or check on Ornith-L, OCNET, or Permits-L for updates. Ornith-L is a listserv for ornithologists run by DR. JEANETTE BIDER. To subscribe, send the following message to LISTSERV@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU: subscribe ORNITH-L "your name" inserting your name, without the quotes. Leave the Subject line of your message blank. OCNET is a listserv run by the Ornithological Council. The subject matter is more limited than that of Ornith-L; it is specifically for public policy information related to ornithology or bird conservation. To subscribe, send the following message to listserv@umdd.umd.edu : subscribe OCNET-L "your name" inserting your name, without the quotes. Leave the Subject line of your message blank. Permit-L is a listserv run by DR. SALLY SHELTON at the National Museum of Natural History. To subscribe to PERMIT-L, send the following message to listserv@si-listserv.si.edu : subscribe PERMIT-L "your name" inserting your name, without the quotes. Leave the Subject line of your message blank.
TWO U.S. AGENCIES SIGN FIRST MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT REGARDING MIGRATORY BIRDS -At the end of the Clinton administration, an Executive Order was signed requiring any Federal agency whose actions have, or likely to have, a measurable negative impact on migratory bird populations to develop a MOU with the Service to promote conservation of migratory birds. The MOUs identify positive actions that Federal agencies can apply to ensure their activities consider the conservation of migratory birds. However, the MOUs will not authorize the take of migratory birds. The deadline for developing and signing the MOUs was January 2003. A copy of the EO may be found at http://migratorybirds.fws.gov. The first such MOU has now been completed between the USFWS and the government's newest agency, the Department of Homeland Security. See below for full text. The USFWS decided not to seek public comment on these MOUs, so there is no opportunity for input. To read the full MOU, visit the Department of Transportation website, go to simple search, and enter the docket number 16575. Do not enter the year or the name of the agency. For more background, see (URL: http://www.nmnh.si.edu/BIRDNET/OC/experthelp/MBTA_fed.html#Update_September_2003).
CC AGREES TO ORNITHOLOGICAL COUNCIL REQUEST to clarify Telemetry Frequency Regulations - About two years ago, several ornithologists asked OC how to determine legal frequencies for wildlife telemetry, and about cross-border coordination of frequencies. Those inquiries led OC to hire an expert to write a fact sheet on avian applications of radio telemetry. In the process, OC learned that due to a glitch in the FCC regulations, there was NO frequency in the United States that was legal for airborne applications of wildlife telemetry. Therefore, OC filed a petition with the FCC asking them to fix this glitch. The FCC has agreed to this request by stating that they will revise these regulations. The regulatory process can be slow, so it could be some time before the regulation is actually revised. The Ornithological Council's fact sheet, which appears on BIRDNET at http://www.nmnh.si.edu/BIRDNET/OC/Radio_tracking.html has been updated, and will be updated again when the regulations are revised. The Ornithological Council has also notified telemetry equipment manufacturers, so ornithologists should be able to purchase telemetry transmitters and receivers set to the legal frequencies.
PRESIDENT'S BUDGET REQUEST A MIXED BAG FOR BIRDS AND SCIENCE - The President's budget request for FY2005 is out, and even in a very difficult fiscal climate, there is some good news for bird programs. The President has requested a 44% increase for the North American Wetlands Conservation Act (if Congress agrees, NAWCA would receive about $54 million dollars). The Joint Ventures would receive a $1.2 million dollar increase - almost 11.5%, while the State Wildlife Grants would increase to $80 million. However, the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act would receive only a 1% increase of $49,000 above the current funding level of $4 million. Of particular interest to ornithologists is a request for an additional $757,000 to make up the documented deficit in the permits and regulations program of the USFWS Division of Migratory Bird Management. This funding will allow for the timely processing of permit applications but will not be sufficient to fund other efforts such as permit reform. Science programs did not fare well under the President's request. The U.S. Geological Survey would sustain a cut of $18.2 million from the FY04 funding level of $938 million. Although $17 million of the cut represents elimination of Congressional earmarks from the prior year, this is still a disappointment to the many organizations, including the Ornithological Council, which would like the see the USGS budget reach $1 billion. The request includes approximately $16 million for new and expanded programs. The President has requested an increase of $1.2 million to support science for Interior bureaus, such as the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of Land Management, and National Park Service. Funding for biological research activities has been reduced by $6.9 million to $167.6 million. Additional funding cuts proposed for biological research activities largely come from the elimination of Congressional earmarks, such as the Nebraska Cooperative Research Unit and the termination of lower-priority research on pallid sturgeon, diamondback terrapins, grizzly bear population in Montana, fishery genetics research in the Northeast and mid-Atlantic region, among others. A significant source for the budget reductions ($2.7 million) arises from the elimination of on-going USGS fire ecology and biological fire science research. Among proposed increases are an additional $250,000 for ecological mapping; $500,000 for the Great Lakes deepwater fisheries large vessels program; $1 million for research within the Klamath River Basin, $350,000 to provide support for the Science on Interior's Landscape initiative; $1 million more to support invasive species work in brown tree snake control and innovative control methodologies for Asian carp; and $500,000 to conduct research related to carbon trading and storage in the Northern Prairie wetlands area. The National Science Foundation proposed budget for FY 2005 includes a 2.2% ($13 million) increase in funding for the Biological Sciences Directorate (BIO) to bring it to a total of $600 million. Specific increases include a $3.2 million increase for integrative biology and neurosciences, a $3.2 million increase for environmental biology, and $5.2 million for "emerging frontiers" - a new, cross-discipline "virtual directorate." The increase for the Biology Directorate also includes an additional $2.3 million for the Long Term Ecological Research Network program, to initiate three new coastal LTER sites. The Biocomplexity in the Environment initiative would receive no increase, but NSF has again requested $12 million for the proposed National Ecological Observatory Network in the Major Research Equipment and Facilities Construction Account (MREFC). This is the fourth request for NEON; none of the previous requests have been granted. In the budget for the U.S. Department of Agriculture, funding for Forest and Rangeland Research would increase by $15 million to $281 million; the increase would fund programs to optimize the delivery of research findings by improving FS management of investments in research, development and technology applications. Funds will be targeted to leading-edge technical assistance on a competitive basis. Funds are also provided for continued accelerated research on rapid management responses to invasive species that threaten forest and rangeland health. The National Research Initiative, a competitive grants program, would increase from $164 million to $180 million.
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INFORMATION NEEDED ON STATUS OF BEWICK'S WREN--The US Fish and Wildlife Service wants to know if the eastern forms of Bewick's Wren (Thryomanes bewickii bewickii and T. b. altus) warrant consideration for listing as threatened in the southeastern USA. I've been asked to investigate the matter. Please send me information you have on the bird's present and past abundance in your part of its range stretching from eastern Nebraska, Oklahoma and Texas to the eastern coastal states. I am especially interested in the present abundance of subspecies altus which occurs in the Appalachian region from central Pennsylvania and eastern Ohio to northern Alabama including eastern parts of Kentucky and Tennessee and western parts of the eastern coastal states. The range west of there belongs to the form bewickii. I also solicit opinions on the taxonomy of the species, particularly thoughts concerning the validity of the altus race. Send information to DOUGLAS JAMES, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas 72701 (PH: 479-575-6364, FX: 479-575-4010, EM: djames@uark.edu).
REQUEST TO CURATORS, COLLECTIONS MANAGERS--We are working on the winter distributions of the races of both Nelson's and Saltmarsh Sharp-tailed sparrows (Ammodramus nelsoni, A. caudacutus). For this study, we wish to examine all specimens of these two species taken in winter (Nov-Mar). We have examined the specimens in the larger collections (e.g., NMNH, AMNH, MCZ, FMNH, LSU, U. MIch.) and now wish to add the specimens housed in smaller collections. We ask any person in charge of a collection that includes winter specimens of sharp-tailed sparrows that we have not examined to contact us regarding your holdings. We will be pleased to provide, or otherwise confirm, species and subspecies determinations of specimens that we handle. Contact: GLEN E. WOOLFENDEN (EM: gwoolfenden@archbold-station.org) or JON S. GREENLAW (EM: jsg@iline.com).
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).
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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 can be reported here, because of space limitations. For information on continuing grants programs relevant to ornithological research, visit: http://www.nmnh.si.edu/BIRDNET/Grants/index.html .
2003 MORLEY NELSON FELLOWSHIP--Conservation Research Foundation announces the awarding of the 2003 Morley Nelson Fellowship to SARA RESS of the University of Arkansas for a study entitled "Use of stable hydrogen isotopes to identify and assess yearly variation of natal origins among raptors migrating through the Florida Keys."
THE MORLEY NELSON FELLOWSHIP, awarded by the Conservation Research Foundation, is a stipend of up to $600 to support work reflecting the multi-faceted career of Morley Nelson. Priority will be given to applicants in raptor research, management, and conservation, who might use the stipend to supplement or attract other funding. More than one award could be made each year, and Fellowships could extend more than one year. The criteria for this Fellowship are broad and not restricted to raptor research; anything bearing on the conservation of raptors will be considered, such as habitat issues, education, cinematography, etc. Send 3 copies of a brief proposal (<4 pages, including a 1-page personal resume) outlining goals, objectives, and expected results/products of the study or activity, names of 3 references, total budget, and other sources of support. Send by post, not e-mail. Contact: WILLIAM G. MATTOX, Conservation Research Foundation, 8300 Gantz Ave., Boise, ID 83709. For more information only, not applications (EM: wgmattox2@earthlink.net). Deadline: 1 Oct 2004.
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THE BIRDS OF NORTH AMERICA: LIFE HISTORIES FOR THE 21ST CENTURY (1992-2002) is now complete in 716 parts. These illustrated reviews provide comprehensive summaries of the current knowledge of the breeding birds of North America, with range maps and an extensive list of references. Upon completion of the project, Buteo Books acquired the inventory of species accounts in this series. Individual accounts are priced at $7.50 each plus shipping and handling which is $4 for one book and $1 for each additional book, to a maximum of $10 per order. Available from Buteo Books; 3130 Laurel Road, Shipman, VA 22971. (PH: 800-722-2460; 434-263-8671; FX:434-263-4842; EM: allen@buteobooks.com). The complete list, in taxonomic order, is available on our website (URL: http://www.buteobooks.com).
FOR THE BIRDS, by Randolph Scott Little, 2004. Published by the author. 6 x 9 in., 512 pp., 56 b&w illus., color frontispiece, 8 appendices, references, index. ISBN 0-9746396-1-3, $40.00, perfect-bound; ISBN 0-9746396-0-5, $75.00, hardcover limited edition. The Laboratory of Ornithology at Cornell University figures prominently in the world of ornithology, but what do you really know about the Lab? How did it begin? How did it evolve to become the magnet institution that it is today? This book, based on deep archival research, extensive interviews and considerable personal insight serves both as an interestingly informative read and as a lasting reference to answer questions such as those. Further information and ordering instructions may be obtained at the author's website (URL: http://RSL.HOME.ATT.NET.
THE BIRDS OF AFRICA, VOLUME VII, SPARROWS TO BUNTINGS, by C. Hilary Fry and Stuart Keith, editors, 2004. Princeton University Press. 728 pp., 950 color photos, 36 color plates, 275 maps. ISBN: 0-691-11952-X. Cloth: $225/£150. This seventh and final volume in the set covers more than 340 species, from sparrow to buntings. The editors and artists have worked closely with nine other authors-all acknowledged experts on their bird families-to produce a superb reference in which encyclopedic text on every species are complemented by accurate and detailed paintings and drawings of the birds themselves. Full bibliographies, acoustic references, and indexes complete this marvelous work of reference. Princeton University Press, 41 William Street, Princeton, NJ 08450 (PH: 609-258-5714, FX: 609-258-1335).
EVOLUTION OF FLIGHTLESSNESS IN RAILS (GRUIFORMES: RALLIDAE): PHYLOGENETIC, ECOMORPHOLOGICAL, AND ONTOGENETIC PERSPECTIVES. Bradley C. Livezey, 2003. American Ornithologists' Union: Ornithological Monographs No. 53. 654 pp. Paper. $10.00. The complete series of Ornithological Monographs published by the American Ornithologists' Union are available from Buteo Books, as well as the Check-list of North American Birds and back issues of The Auk. Complete details may be found at our website, (UL: http://www.buteobooks.com), or by contacting Buteo Books at 3130 Laurel Road, Shipman, VA 22971.(PH: 800-722-2460; 434-263-8671; FX:434-263-4842; EM: allen@buteobooks.com).
BIRDS SOUNDS OF MADAGASCAR, MAYOTTE, COMOROS, SEYCHELLES, REUNION, MAURITIUS AND RODRIGUES, by P. Huguet and C. Chappuis. Published by SEOF (Society of French Ornithological Studies). Box of 4 CDs plus a 116 page, entirely bilingual booklet (French-English). This is a supplement to the previously published African Sounds encyclopedias: "African Bird Sounds", Volume I (Sahara, Maghreb, Madeira, Canary Islands and Cape Verde islands), and volume II (Western and Central Africa, neighboring Atlantic islands). The principle and presentation in this third volume are similar to those used in the two previous publications. 327 species are presented, out of the 344 that can be heard; that is around 1000 recordings of songs and calls for Madagascar and neighboring islands. Included in this volume are species that are nesting, which have been imported, are passing through or are wintering, and are well known for being sound-producing. As wintering species produce a similar type of sound in any wintering region around the globe they pass through, authors have also submitted recordings from areas which are not covered in this publication. This work is the result of a collaboration from 31 recordists and organizations. This publication roughly follows the same order as the book Birds of the Indian Ocean Islands, by Ian Sinclair and Olivier Langrand. Scientific names have been used for each species, as in English and French. Vocalizations for a number of these species have never been published before. Some were incorrectly described in books and for others the sounds was completely unknown until now (e.g., Pterodroma aterrima). This sound publication allows comparison of acoustical and morphological drifts among some populations occupying several islands, such as the genera Streptopelia, Otus, Hypsipetes, Acrocephalus, Terpsiphone, Zosterops, Nectarinia, Coracina, Foudia and also sometimes between those islands and Africa (Columba, Treron, Phyllastrephus - Berneria). In order to facilitate acoustic comparisons between certain groups, specific identifying criteria have been given, in particular for Couas, Ground Rollers, and Zosterops. Price including postage: 58 Euros for Europe, 62 Euros for other countries. Please order from: Bibliotheque de la SEOF-MNHN, 55 rue Buffon, 75005 Paris, France (EM: seof@mnhn.fr).
IMPORTANT BIRD AREAS OF CALIFORNIA, by Daniel S. Cooper, 2004. Audubon California. 6 x 9 in., 286 pp., 56 b&w photos, 8 maps. ISBN 0-9747277-0-9, $19.99, paperback. Part of an international effort to map the regions of the world most critical to birds, this landmark contribution from California describes 150 sites around the state and more than 100 sensitive bird species that depend on them. The recognition of California's IBAs was largely based on unpublished data and dozens of interviews with field ornithologists and land managers from around the state. More than a site guide, this publication describes the geographical setting of each area, its importance to birds, as well as the pertinent conservation issues at each, including non-native species, urbanization and human disturbance. Copies available from: Audubon California. 87 No. Raymond Ave., Suite 700, Pasadena, CA 91103 (PH: 626-564-1300 x. 304, FX: 626-564-1330). Please add $5.00 shipping/handling. Make checks payable to "Audubon California IBA Book."
BUTEO BOOKS now distributes the PETERS' CHECK-LIST OF BIRDS OF THE WORLD and the ORNITHOLOGICAL GAZETTEERS published by the Museum of Comparative Zoology of Harvard University. The Check-list, published between 1934 and 1979, is complete in 16 volumes. The Ornithological Gazetteers for South America lists collecting localities, names of collectors, and dates of their visits gleaned from the literature and museum collections. An invaluable reference both for museum scientists and field workers, the series includes: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, the Guianas, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela. Complete details may be found at our website (URL: http://www.buteobooks.com), or by contacting Buteo Books at 3130 Laurel Road, Shipman, VA 22971. (PH: 800-722-2460; 434-263-8671; FX:434-263-4842; EM: allen@buteobooks.com).
RECORDS ACCEPTED BY THE TEXAS BIRDS RECORDS COMMMITTEE (1987-2003) by Mark W. Lockwood et al., Occasional Publication No. 5, 2003.Texas Ornithological Society, Jack Clinton Eitniear, Series Editor. 8 color photos, 64 pages. Printed by CADMUS Professional Communications $10.00 (TOS members), $12.00 (Non-members). Price includes postage and handling. Make checks payable to "Texas Ornithological Society," TOS Scientific Publications, 218 Conway Drive, San Antonio, Texas 78209-1716 USA. (EM: Bulletin@Texasbirds.org; PH: 210-828-5306).
HAWKS AND OWLS OF EASTERN NORTH AMERICA by Donald S. Heintzelman, 2004. Rutgers University Press. 206 pp., 30 color photos, more than 80 b/w photos. ISBN: 0-8135-3350-3; cloth, $29.95. This book provides an introduction to our native birds of prey. It describes in detail the identifying characteristics, behaviors, and habitats of each raptor found in the region. Chapters on citizen science and recreation teach readers how they can experience raptors firsthand through study and observation. Additionally, the book contains up-to-date information on population trends and what is being done to protect different species. Rutgers University Press, 100 Joyce Kilmer Avenue, Piscataway, NJ 08854-8099 (PH: 732-445-7762, FX: 732-445-7039, URL: http://rutgerspress.rutgers.edu).
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FOR SALE: Almost complete set of Bent Life Histories, 22 volumes plus index. Missing #174 Woodpeckers, one duplicate of #176 Cuckoos. National Museum Bulletin editions with paper covers (except #107, Diving Birds is hardcover reprint). Can email photos of each to judge condition; a few loose covers. $200 plus shipping. Contact peter.bergstrom@noaa.gov.
FOR SALE: Large number of natural history books, journals, and videos. Most of the books are ornithological, but there are also books on mammals, reptiles, amphibians, and wildflowers (Rickett). See
http://www.hslc.org/~simon/birdbooks.html; EM: simon@hslc.org; write to: ALAN SIMON, 795 Ridley Creek Road, Media, PA 19063; or call PH: 610-565-7622 for a list.
JOURNALS AVAILABLE FOR FREE. Complete sets, all issues. You pay shipping cost. Auk 1980 - 2002; Anim. Behav. 1982 - 2002; Behav. Ecol. 1990 - 1998; Conserv. Biol. 1996 - 2002. Contact: SEATL789@aol.com
THE PEREGRINE FUND RESEARCH LIBRARY has a large number of duplicate ornithological journals and popular bird magazines for sale or exchange. See the 60-page listing on our website (URL: http://www.peregrinefund.org) under "Research Library," email (EM: library@peregrinefund.org), or call (PH: 208-362-3716). Donations of any bird-related publications to the library are tax deductible.
JOURNALS FOR SALE--Condor, Vol. 73:1 to 106:1 (1971-2004); missing Vol. 74 and Vol. 96; Auk- Vol. 90 (1973) through Vol. 120 (2003); Wildl. Soc. Bull. 1:1 (1973) through Vol. 24, missing Vol. 1:4; Wildl. Monogr., #1-132, missing #32; J. Wildl. Mgmt- Vol. 21 - Vol. 66 (1996); missing Vol. 29:1,2,& 3. Including Vol. 18:1 (1957). Synchronous cycles in animal populations. Accepting offers, include shipping. EM: farmlp@mtaonline.net, PH: 907-745-6890, Palmer, Alaska .
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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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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 ).
JOIN US AT THE 2004 joint meeting of the Association of Field Ornithologists and Wilson Ornithological Society, Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY. The meeting will be held at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology's fine hew facility in Ithaca, NY, the Imogene Powers Johnson Center for Birds and Biodiversity, Thursday, 22 Apr through Saturday, 24 Apr 2004. 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. Registration materials will be mailed in January and posted on the AFO and WOS websites.
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 can be found at http://www.umesc.usgs.gov/cooper/ and registration can be accomplished via the website. A meeting brochure will be mailed to all Cooper Ornithological Society members in Jan 2004. Conference materials can be sent to those without internet access upon request. 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. : Abstract Submission Deadline (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 Auk early 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 10-13 Nov 2004, at the DoubleTree Hotel in Bakersfield, CA, will be held in conjunction with the California Hawking Club's annual field meet. Details will be posted at http://biology.boisestate.edu/raptor/2004 meeting/2004 meeting.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 is 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 ).
THE INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY AND SYSTEMATIC jointly with the CUBAN ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY and other entities involved in the study and preservation of the biodiversity, celebrates every four years the SYMPOSIUM OF ZOOLOGY, the most important event on Cuban Zoological Sciences. The next issue, the VI Symposium will take place in Topes de Collantes, Sancti Spiritus, Cuba, from 15 - 20 Nov 2004. Plenary lectures, Round Tables, Workshops, Oral Presentations, and Posters Exhibitions assessing aspects of Systematic, Ecology, Behaviour Evolution, Monitoring, Conservation, Environmental Education and other areas covered by Zoological Studies, will surely promote professional discussions, update and divulgation of the scientific results presented by individuals and national and international institutions. Please visit our Website to find additional information.(URL: http://www.geocities.com/zoologiacubana/simposio and http://www.geocities.com/zoologiacubana/meeting.htm , EM: zoología.ies@ama.cu ; and direccion.ies@ama.cu/ ). MSc. Roberto Alonso Bosch, Announcer, VI Simposio de Zoología. Topes de Collantes. Cuba. Note: U.S. citizens who want information on obtaining a license to travel to Cuba should consult the website of the Office of Foreign Assets Control. One can obtain a license to travel to a scientific meeting. Guidelines and forms can be found at http://www.treasury.gov/offices/eotffc/ofac/sanctions/cuba_tr_app.pdf ; see section III (page 24 of the .pdf) for the information on travel to professional meetings.
24TH INTERNATIONAL ORNITHOLOGICAL CONGRESS 2006, 13-19 Aug 2006, Hamburg, Germany. Call for symposium proposals and pre-registration. The Scientific Program Committee (SPC) for the 24th International Ornithological Congress 2006 invites you to submit symposium proposals. Symposia are aimed at the general ornithologist and provide up-to-date coverage of current ornithological research. Each symposium will include 5 speakers: 2 of these will be invited by the conveners to provide keynote addresses that summarize the global progress of ornithological science in the field over the last four years and to address priorities for future research. The other 3 speakers will be chosen by conveners, with guidance from the SPC, from abstracts of accepted contributed papers. This is intended to increase global participation and/or allow new researchers to contribute to symposia. Each symposium should have 2 co-conveners. Since this is an international congress, the SPC will give preference in choosing symposium topics to symposia with co-conveners from different continents, and, failing this, from different countries. If it is not possible to meet these criteria, a brief explanation should be given under 'Justification of symposium' on the application form. Conveners may choose themselves as keynote speakers. Conveners can organize only one symposium. Also note that symposium speakers cannot give another oral presentation during the congress, but can apply to organize a round table discussion or present a poster. Proposals for symposia must be received on or before 1 Apr 2004. We urge you to use the electronic submission form available on the IOC meeting web site (URL: http://www.i-o-c.org ). If you are unable to use the electronic form, please use the form below as a template and send it as an email attachment to the chair of the SPC, Susan Hannon, at IOC2006@biology.ualberta.ca If you cannot submit your proposal by email, please mail it directly to the program chair: SUSAN HANNON, Dept of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, T6G 2E9. Please provide a title of symposium, Names, institution or affiliation, addresses, phone, fax, email of Principal organizer, Co-organizer, first and second keynote speakers, and describe (400 words maximum) goals, objectives, importance of the symposium and outline briefly what each keynote speaker will cover, giving a preliminary title if possible. Justify (250 words maximum) why this symposium is important and timely and why it will be of interest to IOC congress participants. If you cannot find a co-convener from another continent or country, explain why. The justification will not appear in the program or on the web site. All proposals will be reviewed by the SPC in August 2004 and symposium organizers will be notified as to whether their proposal has been accepted shortly thereafter. We ask that symposium organizers have a firm commitment from keynote speakers to attend the meeting before listing them in their proposal. Once a proposal has been accepted and the speakers finalized, we will request abstracts for each of the keynote talks. Summaries of accepted symposia will be posted on the IOC website. We also ask that symposium conveners inform speakers that the conference proceedings will be published, so that speakers must be willing to submit a paper on their presentation. We also call for pre-registration if you like to receive all further information about the congress. Please use the electronic submission form available on the IOC meeting web site http://www.i-o-c.org . If you are unable to use the electronic form, please contact us by e-mail at info@i-o-c.org or mail it to: IOC 2006, Institute of Avian Research, An der Vogelwarte 21, 26386 Wilhelmshaven, Germany.
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STEVE BEISSINGER has been awarded the A. Starker Leopold Chair in Wildlife Biology at UC Berkeley where he currently serves as chair of the Department of Environmental Science, Policy & Management.
RICHARD S. CROSSIN, who became a member of the AOU in 1961, died on 16 December 2003. Dick worked for most of the major museums in the country and his beautiful specimens are in even more collections.
FRIEDRICH W. GOETHE of Germany, elected a Corresponding Fellow of the AOU in 1962, died on 3 January 2003 at the age of 91. Dr. Goethe was former Director of the Institute of Avian Research "Vogelwarte Helgoland" in Wilhelmshaven, Germany. Most of his research focused on the biology of the Herring Gull and other Larus species. His colleague, Dr. Wolfgang Winkel commented that with his death "we have lost one of the last great German ornithologists of the 'old school'".
STEPHEN MARCHANT of Australia, elected a Corresponding Fellow of the AOU in 1974 died in New South Wales, Australia in September 2003, at the age of 91.
RICHARD PRUM has joined the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and the Peabody Museum at Yale University as the Coe Professor and Curator of Ornithology. Requests concerning the Yale Peabody ornithological collections, ornithology library, or other vertebrate zoology collections can be addressed to him. EM: richard.prum@yale.edu, PH: 203-432-9423, URL: http://www.yale.edu/eeb/prum
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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.
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ENGEL, KATE. Parametrix, Inc.,5808 Lake Washington Blvd. NE, Suite 200 Kirkland, WA 98033-7350. PH: 425-822-8880 ext. 3438, EM: kengel@parametrix.com
HENDRICKSON, SHER. EM: shendrickson@ncifcrf.gov
JOHNSTON, DAVID W. EM: fordeboids@verizon.net
RIDGELY, ROBERT S. American Bird Conservancy, PO Box 58,200 Beede Flats Road, North Sandwich, NH 03259.
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