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of the International Working Group of Partners in Flight No. 37 November - December 2001 CONTENTS:
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News ***************************** ***************************** ABSTRACTS FROM THE V CONGRESS OF THE MESOAMERICAN SOCIETY FOR BIOLOGY AND CONSERVATION The
V Congress of the Mesoamerican Society for Biology and Conservation took
place on October 15-19, 2001 in San Salvador, El Salvador. During the meeting over 25 presentations were made, some
abstracts follow: 1) SUMMARY OF THE IMPORTANT BIRD AREAS PROGRAM IN AMERICA The Important Bird Areas Program in America (IBA's) of BirdLife
International began formally in 1995. The countries that started working
together were Canada, United States and Mexico, and 15 more countries
throughout the continent have joined.
The program covers several regions.
In the Caribbean, Jamaica and Cuba are working in their first
stages with funds that ensure the development of the program. In the Mesoamerican region Panama is only a step away from
publishing the IBA's national directory; and in South America, countries
like Argentina, Paraguay and Brazil are presenting showing significant
advances. For further
information contact: Angelica Estrada, CIPAMEX-BirdLife International,
Apartado Postal 22-012, Mexico, D.F. C.P. 14091, Mexico, Email: ehma@servidor.unam.mx 2) MIGRATORY DUCK COUNT IN THE SOUTHEAST REGION OF NICARAGUA This
project was carried out in the Southeast Biosphere Reserve of Nicaragua,
at "Los Guatuzos" Wildlife Refuge and the Solentiname
Archipelago National Monument, from October 2000 to April 2001. The method used for both counts was standardized, making use
of the Wildlife Counting Simulation for training, developed by John I.
Hodges. The migratory ducks
are present in this region during the month of October; however, they can
be most often observed during the dry months of January and February.
Four species of the migratory birds were identified: Lesser Scaup (Aythya
affinis), Greater Scaup (Aythya
marila), Blue-winged Teal (Anas discors), and American
Wigeon (Anas americana). The
most common species were Blue-winged Teal (Anas discors) and Lesser
Scaup (Aythya affinis), observing flocks of up to 30,000
individuals. It was recorded
that these birds visit the seasonal lagoons in the Los Guatuzos Refuge on
the banks of La Palma river and the wetlands on the border of Costa Rican
territory, which indicates a relationship
between both wetlands. For further information contact: Osmar Arroliga, Fundacion
Amigos del Rio San Juan, Apartado Postal LM 204, Managua, Nicaragua, Tel:
(505) 267-8267, Email: oarroliga@yahoo.com 3) DIVERSITY AND ABUNDANCE OF BIRDLIFE PRESENT IN FIVE SITES OF THE
"EL IMPOSIBLE" NATIONAL PARK, AHUACHAPAN, EL SALVADOR The study was
carried out by the Fundacion Ecologica de El Salvador (SalvaNATURA in
Spanish), and was funded by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF)
from February 17 to March 20, 1998. The
purpose of the research was to study the use of habitat by resident and
migratory birds in the "El Imposible" National Park and its
buffer zone. A total of 256
bird species were recorded, two of these constitute new species for the
country, the Red-capped Manakin (Pipra mentalis) and the
Wedge-billed Woodcreeper (Glyphorhynchus spirurus).
For further information contact: Wilfredo Rodriguez, Email: rodriguezc@navegante.com 4)
LAPA VERDE NATIONAL COMMISSION The
habitat of the Green Macaw (Ara ambigua) in Costa Rica is located
in the northern area of the country.
This species is a victim of the rapid degradation of the natural
forest, especially the loss of the Almendro (Dipteryx panamensis),
a tree that is vital for the conservation of the macaw.
In 1994, the biologist George Powell began researching
intratropical macaw migration, concluding that between 25 and 35 mating
pairs are present in that area. Dr.
Powell contacted the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
and requested collaboration between the government and the interest of
several different civil groups that wished to protect the Green Macaw.
In 1996 the first meeting of the Lapa Verde National Commission (CNLV
as initialed in Spanish) took place.
Two executive rulings were created that same year to restrict the
cutting of the Almendro. For
further information contact: Oliver Chassot and Guisselle Monge, Comision
Nacional Lapa Verde, Email: lapa@cct.roo.cr
and Fausto Alfaro, MINAE, Costa Rica, Tel: (506) 460-1412, Email: falfaro@ns.minae.go.cr
5)
ORNITHOLOGICAL INVENTORY OF “EL CHOCOYERO-EL BRUJO” NATURAL RESERVE From
January 1999 to May 2001, 117 bird species were reported in “El
Chocoyero-El Brujo” Natural Reserve, in Nicaragua, grouped in 12 orders
and 33 families. From the
reported species of the Reserve, 93 species are residents, 15 are
migratory, five species have resident and migratory populations, and four
species are temporary visitors. According
to the criteria proposed by Stotz, et al (1996), three species were
reported to present high sensitivity to changes in habitat, while 41
species present medium sensitivity. Five
species present medium conservation priority, while 14 species have medium
research priority and seven species have high research priority.
The most common species in the Reserve is the Pacific Parakeet (Aratinga
strenua). The information
that is generated from this study will be used to start monitoring
programs in “El Chocoyero-El Brujo” Reserve, and bird observation
educational activities like the ones organized by Fundacion Cocibolca and
CENADE. For further information contact: Edgar Castañeda Mendoza, Director,
Programa de Comanejo “El Chocoyero”, CENADE, Nicaragua, Tel: (505)
270-6070, Email: cnd@ibw.com.ni;
or visit: http://www.ibw.com.ni/~cnd/
MEETING OF THE MESOAMERICA -
PARTNERS IN FLIGHT GROUP IN EL SALVADOR The meeting was held during the V
Congress of the Mesoamerican Society for Biology and Conservation that
took place in El Salvador on October 15-19, 2001.
The following representatives attended the meeting: Octavio Rojas
and Angelica Estrada (Mexico), Ingrid Arias (Guatemala), Omar Figueroa
(Belize), Pilar Thorn (Honduras), Wilfredo Rodriguez (El Salvador) and
Jose M. Zolotoff (Nicaragua); and other biologists from the region.
During the meeting, they discussed the group updates and future
plans. One of the agreements
that was reached was to keep up with the bird conservation activities
carried out by each country through bird observation activities, bird
festivals, Important Bird Area designations, among others.
Moreover, each country will propose a flagship project under an
environmental education, conservation or a research theme; and the means
to obtain the funding for its implementation.
For further information contact: Ingrid Arias, Regional
Coordinator, Tel/Fax: (502) 333-5066, Email: avesnfwf@guate.net
I Park Flight Grantee Workshop
During November 13 to 17, 2001, grantees under the Park Flight Program
participated in a training workshop at the Albright Training Center, in
the Grand Canyon National Park. During
this week, grantees from seven National Parks from the United States and
five protected areas from Mexico and Central America had the opportunity
to present their projects and share experiences with other grantees.
Presenters with experience on environmental interpretation
participated in the workshop making this activity a highly learning
experience that each one can apply in their own area.
Important outcomes of the workshop include the knowledge they will
apply in their projects, interpretation and education material was
distributed, they learned about other experiences and how their own
projects fit within a wider bird conservation program.
Finally, field trips were organized in order to show participants
different interpretative methods used in this Park.
For more information contact: Ingrid Arias, Guatemala, Tel/Fax:
(502) 333-5066, Email: avesnfwf@guate.net
NFWF
ANNOUNCES NEW BIRD CONSERVATION GRANTS Under the Neotropical Migratory Bird
Conservation Program with the U.S. Agency for International Development,
the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation is pleased to announce eight new
bird conservation grants. Two
projects will work on the conservation benefits of shade coffee and birds,
in Mexico (Espacios Naturales) and Colombia (Pro-Sierra Nevada de Santa
Marta Foundation). The Belize
Audubon Society will continue to develop its avitourism program, as will
the Ceaspa at the San Lorenzo protected area of Panama.
Pronatura/Sonora will begin a bird monitoring program in the
Colorado River Delta, and in Costa Rica, ANAI will monitor raptors as they
migrate southward. Funding is also provided to promote the work of the
International Working Group of Partners in Flight, for the La Tangara
newsletter and for international travel grants to attend the third
international meeting of PIF in March 2002.
For further information on any of these new projects, please
contact Ms. Eloise Canfield, NFWF, Tel: 202-857-0166 or canfield@nfwf.org Polylepis Conservation Boosted Proyecto
Polylepis is both a research and community conservation initiative made
possible through a partnership between American Bird Conservancy (ABC) and
ECOAN (Asociacion de Conservacion de los Ecosistemas Andinos, as initialed
in Spanish) with support from the W. Alton Jones Foundation and the Disney
Wildlife Conservation Fund. The
Project aims to identify the most significant remaining fragments of
polylepis forest in the Urubamba watershed, and devise a long-term
conservation strategy to protect them.
Some of the most important polylepis patches that have already been
surveyed are just a few miles from the ancient city of Machu Picchu, a
tourist attraction that draws close to a million visitors annually.
The best known of these is at Abra Malaga, where bird tour groups
frequently stop in hopes of sighting three star bird species found only at
these rarified heights: Ash-breasted Tit-Tyrant (Anairetes alpinus),
White-browed Tit-Spinetail (Leptasthenura xenothorax), and the
Royal Cinclodes (Cinclodes aricomae).
The polylepis forest at Abra Malaga is already highly degraded, and
ECOAN aims to restore the habitat with a reforestation scheme supported by
local people. In exchange for
their participation in replanting polylepis saplings, community members
receive firewood trucked in from lower altitude plantations, and are also
given more fuel-efficient stoves to further reduce demand for wood.
The project is currently surveying additional sites in the
mountains bordering the Sacred Valley of the Incas in the Cusco
Department, and this effort will be expanded to include the nearby
Apurimac watershed if funding allows.
For more information contact: Mike Parr, American Bird Conservancy,
PO Box 249, The Plains, VA 20198, USA, Tel: (540) 253-5780, Fax: (540)
253-5782, Email: mparr@abcbirds.org. ABC Supports Ecuadorian Land Purchase American
Bird Conservancy (ABC) is helping Fundacion Jocotoco increase the size of
a vital 1,200-acre
ELECTRONIC ABSTRACTS AVAILABLE FROM THE STUDENT AND STAFF SYMPOSIUM
OF THE
The Institute for Wetland and Waterfowl Research (IWWR) of Ducks
Unlimited Canada (DUC) organizes every two years a Student and Staff
Symposium to present and discuss their research projects on wetlands and
waterfowl. They do not
publish the full papers but do publish the abstracts.
If you are interested in an electronic version of the abstracts,
contact: Dr. Montserrat Carbonell, Director Latin American & Caribbean
Programs, Ducks Unlimited, Inc., One Waterfowl Way, Memphis, TN 38120,
USA, Email: mcarbonell@ducks.org;
or visit: www.ducks.ca to find a list of all the publications authored by
DUC and IWWR staff. Starting in 2002, bilingual abstracts will appear in The Auk.
In addition to English, the second abstract will typically be in
Spanish, Portuguese, or French, although other languages are possible.
The language of the second abstract will be the decision of the
Editor in consultation with the author(s).
The Editorial Office will supply abstracts in other languages if
the authors are unable to do so. In
addition to the color painting printed on the cover of The Auk
(which is totally subsidized by the American Ornithologists' Union), the
Editor now has discretionary funds to defray the cost of color plates and
color graphics within articles published in The Auk. Interested
authors should contact the Editorial Offices of The Auk, Email:
auk@uark.edu *********** WEB NEWS
*********** AICAS
OF MEXICO AVAILABLE, at:
http://conabio_web.conabio.gob.mx/aicas/aica.html BIRD
CONSERVATION INTERNATIONAL ONLINE. To
access the Journal's abstracts and table of contents visit the Cambridge
Journals Online web page at: http://journals.cambridge.org/.
For further information contact: Dr. Seb Buckton, Editor, The
Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust, Slimbridge, Gloucestershire, GL2 7BT, UK,
Email: Hlancaster@cambridge.org DATABASE OF ORNITHOLOGISTS WORKING IN MEXICO, view it at: http://www.huitzil.net/Basedeornitologos.html NEW NEOTROPICAL BIRD CONSERVATION LIST SERVER.
To subscribe, send a message to:
neobirdconservation-subscribe@yahoogroups.com; or contact: A. Bennett
Hennessey, Coordinador Nacional Areas Importantes para las Aves (IBA),
Casilla 1788, La Paz, Bolivia, Tel: 591-3-563636,Email: Tangara@unete.com;
or visit: www.birdbolivia.com THE CONABIO NEWSLETTER, at: http://www.conabio.gob.mx/biodiversitas/diversit.htm. The Society of Caribbean Ornithology updated web page: http://www.nmnh.si.edu/BIRDNET/SCO/index.html Use of fireworks to disperse birds
(Canadian Wildlife Service) at: BIRD
WEB SITES OF INTEREST: Web
site for the Chocoyero-El Brujo Natural Reserve at: http://www.ibw.com.ni/~cnd Information on the Ontario Breeding Bird Atlas at: www.birdsontario.org/atlas/atlasmain.html Past issues of Wetlands NewsLink on the web at: http://www.aswm.org/wetlandsnewslink Software
for sound analysis (PC, Mac) at: http://eebweb.arizona.edu/faculty/hopp/sound.html Used books at: www.abebooks.com and www.bestbookbuys.com ********* ********* Research Fellowship Program of the
Wildlife Conservation Society The Wildlife Conservation Society Research Fellowship Program (RFP)
awards small grants to field research projects leading directly to the
conservation of threatened wildlife and wildlife habitat.
The RFP is coordinated through WCS's core programs in Africa, Asia,
and Latin America. Please
note that the RFP does not support research in North America (excluding
Mexico), Australia, or Europe and their territories. The RFP will not
limit any individual from applying. However,
most of the grantees are professional conservationists from the country of
research, and/or postgraduates pursuing a higher degree.
There are the following restrictions: Organizations are not
eligible for funding; previous research fellows are not eligible for
funding for the same project; faculty and/or research advisors should not
be listed as principal investigators unless they plan to carry out the
majority Program
Coordinator, MEMBERSHIP GRANTS FOR STUDENTS FROM THE
American Ornithologists' Union The American Ornithologists' Union (AOU) will provide several
hundred grants in the form of a three-year AOU membership to qualifying
graduate students in the Western Hemisphere interested in pursuing a
career in The E. Alexander Bergstrom Memorial
Research Award The award is to promote field studies of birds, by helping to
support a specific research or analysis project. In judging among
proposals of equal quality, special consideration will be given to those
on avian life history, that use data collected all or in part by amateurs,
or that employ bird banding or other marking techniques. Both North
American and Neotropical work is eligible for support.
Applicants must submit a one-page resume, one letter of reference,
and a research proposal (maximum 3 single-spaced pages) that should
include the purpose of the study, methods to be used, and a budget
outlining total costs and other sources of funding received or applied
for. The deadline to submit applications is February 15, 2002.
For additional information or application forms, please contact
Cecilia Riley, Executive Director-Gulf Coast Bird Observatory, 103 West
Hwy. 332, Lake Jackson, TX 77566, USA, Tel: (409) 480-0999, Fax: (409)
480-0777, Email: criley@gcbo.org Joseph Grinnell Student Research Award The third annual Joseph Grinnell Student Research Awards will be
presented by the Cooper Ornithological Society at the 2002 annual meeting
to support beginning research efforts of new Ph.D. graduate students.
Up to two $1000 USD awards are designated, in the memory of Joseph
Grinnell, to support basic research in any aspect of avian biology.
Projects that deal with conservation issues in avian biology should be
directed to the Mewaldt-King Research Awards Committee of the Cooper
Ornithological Society. Students
may not submit a proposal to both award committees in the same year.
Proposals must be received by the Joseph Grinnell Award Committee
by January 16, 2002. Only
graduate students originally enrolled in a Doctoral program after August,
2000 are eligible for the award. Faxes and electronic submissions are not
acceptable, except for applications or letters originating outside the
continental United States. The
application project should include: A complete proposal abstract, CV, and
one letter of support from the applicant's major faculty advisor.
For more information or to submit application contact: Dr.
Carol Vleck, Chair Grinnell Awards Committee, Department of Zoology and
Genetics, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011, USA, Fax: (515)-294-8457,
Email: cvleck@iastate.edu;
or
visit: http://www.cooper.org/cos/awards.htm#grinnell FOREIGN SCHOLAR TRAVEL AWARD The United States Regional
Association of the International Association for Landscape Ecology (US-IALE)
will grant 5 Foreign Scholar Travel Awards to support attendance to the
17th Annual Symposium of Landscape Ecology by landscape ecologists from
foreign countries to foster international exchange about advances in
landscape ecology. Recipients
will receive $1,000 USD at the Annual Meeting and a waiver of registration
fees. It is responsibility of the recipient to make all
transportation arrangements and cover all transportation and lodging costs
associated with participating in the meeting.
Applicants must not be US citizens or reside in the United States.
Foreign students studying in the United States are ineligible to
apply. Applications from
citizens of G7 countries (France, US, Britain, Germany, Japan, Italy,
Canada) will not be accepted. Applicants
must submit a paper or poster presentation for the 2002conference through
the conference web page. The deadline to submit an application is January 15, 2002.
For further information, or to submit an application by email or
post (please include disk copy), contact: Sam Riffell, Center for
Integrative Studies, 100 North Kedzie Lab, Michigan State University, East
Lansing, MI 48824, USA, Email: riffells@msu.edu.
Detailed submission instructions are at: www.msu.edu/~riffells/fsta.htm;
or visit: http://www.calmit.unl.edu/usiale2002/ ******************************** ******************************** Landbird Monitoring Training Course at
PRBO Point Reyes Bird Observatory (PRBO) will offer an advanced training
course on April 15-19, 2002 or June 10-14, 2002.
In this training course, participants will receive intensive
instruction on basic avian ecology, bird identification, and study design,
as well as practical experience with various nationally standardized avian
census techniques. Upon
completion of the course participants will be able to design and implement
Neotropical landbird monitoring programs to identify critical habitats,
recommend restoration techniques, and evaluate management activities that
influence bird populations. Morning
field exercises will be held at PRBO's Palomarin Field Station.
For further information and registration contact: Maureen Moe
Flannery, PRBO Terrestrial Program Biologist, 4990 Shoreline Hwy, Stinson
Beach, CA 94970, USA, Tel: (415) 868-0655, Fax:
(415) 868-9363, Email: mflannery@prbo.org Internship for Mexican, Central, and South American
Biologists The
Willamette National Forest's Neotropical Migratory Bird Program will host
a Latin American biologist during the summer of 2002. As during the past four years, we will link our Forest's
internship program with an internship work experience through the
Institute for Bird Populations in Pt. Reyes, California.
Between May 1 and August 8, the selected intern would participate
in the Monitoring Avian Productivity and Survivorship program and be part
of a two-person team operating mistnetting stations on the Willamette
National Forest. Once that
work is completed, the Willamette National Forest would provide an
additional month of training and work experience, depending on the
interest and needs of the individual.
Roundtrip airfare, housing and a per diem allowance will be
covered. A good comprehension
of English and ability to work outdoors are required
For more information or for a full application information packet
contact: Ruby Seitz, Blue River Ranger District, Tel: (541)822-1203, Fax:
(541)822-1255, Email: rseitz/r6pnw_willamette@fs.fed.us
or Melissa Winfield or Sara Martin, Institute for Bird Populations, P.O.
Box 1346, Pt. Reyes, CA
94956-1346 USA, Email: mellissawinfield@birdpop.org
or saramartin@birdpop.org, Tel
(415)663-1436, Fax: (415)663-9482
or visit: www.birdpop.org. Application Deadline is December 31, 2001 MASTER
IN SCIENCE ON THE PRODUCTION, MANAGEMENT AND CONSERVATION OF NATURAL
RESOURCES The
course will take place at Universidad de Los Lagos, Chile, and will be
offered by University instructors and foreign researchers, and will have a
duration of two years. Funding
is available to national students, through the
Nibaldo Bahamonde Scholarship, and to international students as well,
through the Universidad de los Lagos International Scholarship, which
would cover registration and tuition costs.
Currently, these scholarships have been awarded to students from
Chile and Colombia. This is a
program that starts on March every year.
For further informaction contact: Prof. David R. Martinez, M. Sc.,
Coordinador Programa Magister en Ciencias, Universidad de los Lagos,
Casilla 933, Osorno, Chile, Email: dmartin@ulagos.cl; or visit:
http://www.ulagos.cl/propost/mag01.html *********** *********** IV CARIBBEAN BIODIVERSITY CONGRESS, January 21-24, 2002.
The meeting will take place in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
The Congress will welcome original presentations on Caribbean
biodiversity in the fields of systematic, biogeography, ecology,
conservation, bio-ethics, environmental education, and sustainable
development, which may be presented in either podium or poster session.
For further information contact: Prof. Carlos Rodriguez,
Coordinator, Organizing Committee, IV Caribbean Biodiversity Congress,
Department of Biology, Autonomous University of Santo Domingo (UASD),
Dominican Republic, Tel/Fax: (809) 686-3346, Email: carlos_rguez96@hotmail.com;
or visit: http://caribbeanfish.org Tropical Forests Conference "Working
Forests in the Tropics: Conservation III International Partners In Flight Conference, "Partners In Flight Conservation Plans: Implementation and Integration in the Americas", March 20-24, 2002. The conference will take place at the Asilomar State Park Conference Center in Monterey, California. Please visit the conference web site and read through the "draft program" (http://www.prbo.org/PIF/program.htm) to better understand the scope and intent of this conference. For further information contact: Sandy Scoggin, 4990 Shoreline Hwy, Stinson Beach, CA 94970, USA, Tel: (415) 868-1221 ext. 16, Email: sscoggin@prbo.org conference on "Birds of two worlds:
advances in the ecology and evolution of temperate-tropical migration
system", Spring 2002, to be held in Washington DC, and hosted by the
Smithsonian Institute. The
conference will include a series of invited talks organized into symposia,
round table discussions and poster session.
The organizers are soliciting proposals to fill conceptual gaps in
the conference and eventual book. For
further information contact: Pete Marra, Email: marra@serc.si.edu;
or Russell Greenberg, Email: antbirds@erols.com
or visit: http://natzoo.si.edu/smbcbirdsof2worlds.htm 23rd INTERNATIONAL ORNITHOLOGICAL CONGRESS, August
11-17, 2002. The meeting is
to be held in Beijing, China, under the auspices of the International
Ornithological Committee. The
Congress features ten plenary lectures, 40 symposia, round-table
discussions, oral presentations, and poster presentations.
For further information, or to obtain a copy of the brochure,
contact: Liu Feng, Assistant Secretary General, 23rd.
International Ornithological Congress, Email: infocenter@ioc.org.cn,
or visit: http://www.ioc.org.cn III NORTH AMERICAN ORNITHOLOGICAL CONFERENCE, September 24-30,
2002. The meeting will be
held at the Intercontinental Hotel in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
The Conference will consist of symposia, workshops and
roundtables, contributed oral presentations, and poster sessions.
For further information on the conference contact: Tom Sherry,
Email: tsherry@tulane.edu or
Kimberly Smith, Email: kgsmith@uark.edu.
For more information on the symposia, workshops or roundtables
contact: Dr. Phil Stouffer, Co-Chair, Scientific Program Committee, 3rd
NAOC, Department of Biological Sciences, Southeastern Louisiana
University, Hammond, LA 70402-0736, USA, Tel: (985) 549-2191, Fax: (985)
549-3851, Email: stouffer@selu.edu;
or visit: http://www.tulane.edu/~naoc-02/ SATELLITE TELEMETRY SYMPOSIUM, September 24-30, 2002, New Orleans,
Louisiana, USA.
The Raptor Research Foundation (RRF) is proposing a
symposium entitled Satellite telemetry studies of birds for the 3rd North
American Ornithological Conference (NAOC).
This will be a joint meeting of the American Ornithologists Union,
The Cooper Ornithological Society, the Society of Canadian Ornithologists
/Societe des Ornithologists du Canada, the Raptor Research Foundation, and
the Society of Caribbean Ornithology.
For more information contact: Dr. Ken Meyer, Avian Research and
Conservation Institute, 411 N.E. 7 St., Gainesville, FL 32601, USA, Email:
meyer@arcinst.org. International Conference on Neotropical Raptors and Harpy Eagle, October 24 - 27, 2002 Panama
City, Panama. The Peregrine
Fund and Fondo Peregrino Panama invite you to join scientists,
conservationists, resource managers, falconers, representatives of zoos,
government and non-governmental organizations, and other persons and
institutions with an interest in research and/or conservation of birds of
prey in Latin America and the Caribbean to participate in a meeting to
share knowledge, interests, and concerns and help develop a network of
practitioners in the fields of raptor conservation, research,
captive-breeding, and falconry. For
further information contact: Neotropical Raptor Conference, The Peregrine
Fund, 5668 West, Flying Hawk Lane, Boise, Idaho 83709, USA, Tel:
208-362-3717, Fax: 208-362-2376, Email: tpf@peregrinefund.org
or visit: www.peregrinefund.org/nrconference.html SYMPOSIUM ON TERRESTRIAL VERTEBRATES IN TIDAL MARSHES: EVOLUTION,
ECOLOGY, AND CONSERVATION BIOLOGY, November, 2002 at Patuxent Wildlife
Research Center, Laurel, Maryland, USA.
Papers on related species and subspecies will be considered if they
provide insight into the biology and conservation of their salt marsh
relatives. To aid us in
establishing a tentative table of contents for the proceedings and
schedule for the conference, contact Russ Greenberg at the Smithsonian
Migratory Bird Center Email: antbird@erols.com, Tel: (202) 673-4908.
Individuals interested in receiving updates on the meeting send a
blank email to: join-mire@rana.er.usgs.gov. *************************** PUBLICATIONS AVAILABLE
*************************** THE NEOTROPICAL WATERBIRD CENSUS. THE FIRST TEN YEARS: 1990-1999.
2001. Edited by D.E. Blanco and M. Carbonell. Published by Wetlands International, Buenos Aires Argentina,
Ducks Unlimited, Inc. To get
a copy on a CD contact: Montserrat Carbonell, Email: carbonell@ducks.org
;
or visit: "RAPTOR MIGRATION IN THE MESOAMERICAN CORRIDOR" by Keith
L. Bildstein and Jorje I. Zalles. 20 pages.
Spanish language translation of an article that details current
knowledge on the magnitude of raptor migration along the corridor; the
phenology and geography of raptor migration in Mesoamerica; the history of
raptor migration research along the corridor; and, current efforts to
monitor the flight. An
appendix provides descriptions of 17 sites in the region where raptor
migration has been recorded or is being monitored at present.
Free digital or hard copy versions of this article are available. To obtain a copy contact: Jorje I. Zalles, Hawks Aloft
Education Coordinator, Hawk Mountain Sanctuary, 1700 Hawk Mountain Road,
Kempton PA 19529, USA, Tel: (610) 756-6961, Fax: (610) 756-4468, Email: zalles@hawkmountain.org “NESTING
SHOREBIRDS (Charadradriiformes) OF CUBA: Its distribution and
reproduction”, by Blanco, P; Peris, S.J; Sanchez, B.
2001. 62 pages.
The book covers nesting area, type of nest, and clutch size,
biometrics and morphology of the egg and population data of the 14 species
of shore birds treated in this book in 115 breeding sites based on a
Distribution Atlas in a Grid scale. For more information contact: Salvador S. Peris,
Departamento de Biologia Animal-Zoologia, Facultad de Biologia,
Universidad de Salamanca, 37071 Salamanca, Epain, Email: peris@gugu.usal.es "A FIELD GUIDE TO THE BIRDS OF PERU" by James F. Clements
and Noam Shany. 2001.
Illustrated by Eustace Barnes and Dana Gardner. Ibis Publishing
Company. ISBN: 0-934797-18-8.
540 pages, 6 x 9, soft cover. 127
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species recorded in Peru, plus its distribution and preferred habitat in
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Includes comprehensive bibliography, a gazetteer of places named in
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ibispub@msn.com "BIRD SONGS FROM THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS OF COLOMBIA" - CD,
by Mauricio Alvarez-R. ********************** RECENT LITERATURE
********************** NOTE:
For thorough searches of the ornithological literature consult ROL in the
web at: www.nmnh.si.edu/BIRDNET/ROL (# 81 now posted) Contents
of Cotinga 15 Austral Rail Rallus antarcticus - Juan Mazar Barnett;
Birds of San Juan Mixtepec, district of Miahuatlan, Oaxaca, Mexico - E.
S. Hunn, D. Acuca Vasquez (deceased), and P. Escalante; An unusual
Cactus Wren Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus nest - Antonio
Guzman-Velasco, Armando J. Contreras-Balderas, Juan A. Garcia-Salas and
Jose I. Gonzalez-Rojas; Estructura de la avifauna asociada a Yucca
treculeana en un matorral mediano subinerme en General Escobedo, Nuevo
Leon, Mexico - Juan A. Garcia-Salas, Mohammad H. Badii-Zabeth, Armando
J. Contreras-Balderas, Jose I. Gonzalez-Rojas y Antonio Guzman-Velasco;
Parc National La Visite, Haiti: a last refuge for the country’s montane
birds - Liliana M. Davalos and Thomas Brooks; Contribuciones a la
avifauna de El Salvador - Oliver Komar; Cayenne Nightjar Caprimulgus
maculosus rediscovered? - Johan Ingels and Vincent Pelletier;
The remarkable rediscovery of the Kinglet Calyptura - da Silva, C; Tabarelli, M.
2001. The Future of the Atlantic Forest in Northeastern Brazil. Conservation
Biology: 15(4):819. Develey, P; Stouffer, P. 2001.
Effects of Roads on Movements by Understory Birds in Mixed-Species
Flocksin Central Amazonian Brazil. Conservation
Biology 15 (5):1416. Duguay, J. P; Wood, P; Nichols, J. 2001. Songbird
Abundance and Avian Nest Survival Rates in Forests Fragmented by Different
Silvicultural Treatments. Conservation
Biology 15 (5): 1405. Efe, M; Bugoni, L; et. al. 2001.
First-known record of breeding for the Black Skimmer (Rynchops
niger) in a mixed colony in Ibicui, Rio Grande do Sul state, southern
Brazil. Internat. J. Ornithol. 4(2):103-107. Isfer,
O & Kajiwara, D. 2001.
New occurrence of the Southern Giant Petrel (Macronectes
giganteus) (Aves:Procellariidae) in Parana state, Brazil.
Internat. J. Ornithol. 4(2):108-109. Muldavin, E; Neville, P; Harper, G.
2001. Indices of Grassland Biodiversity in the Chihuahuan Desert
Ecoregion Derived from Remote Sensing.
Conservation Biology 15(4): 844. Nemesio, A. 2001.
Colour production and evolution in parrots.
Internat. J. Ornithol. 4(2):75-102. Steiniger, M; et. al. 2001.
Clearance and Fragmentation of Tropical Deciduous Forest in the
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