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AMERICAN ORNITHOLOGY 2018 2018 American Ornithological Society Program Celebrating Connections: Birds Across Borders April 9 -14, 2018 Tucson, Arizona Hilton El Conquistador amornithmeeting2018.org #AOS18AZ 2018 AOS Program 1 April 9-14, 2018 BIRDS.CORNELL.EDU Visit our booth to find out more about our resources, big data, media, and teaching materials. Clockwise from top left: Verdin by Robert Dobbs/Macaulay Library, Cactus Wren by Gerrit Vyn, Vermilion Flycatcher by Bryan Calk/Macaulay Library, Elegant Trogon by Rob O’Donnell/Macaulay Library Welcome to Tucson! On behalf of the Local Organizing Committee and the Meetings Coordination Committee, I welcome you to the 136th meeting of American Ornithology. We hope that you have a wonderful time here in the Sonoran Desert. We want you to enjoy the meetings…learn in-depth about a new topic, talk to a scientist whom you’ve been wanting to meet, share your knowledge and love of birds, see a new species, and have a great deal of fun. We have invited Dr. Stephen and Ruth Russell to be Honorary Co-chairs for this meeting. The special symposium on “Forty years of finding birds in southeastern Arizona” (Thursday from 6 - 7:30 pm) honors the Russells, their work on southeastern Arizona birds, and their contributions to American ornithology. Program highlights include a keynote address by Dr. H. Ronald Pulliam, five intriguing plenary talks, 15 symposia on a diversity of topics, five workshops, two evening poster sessions, three roundtable discussions, 16 field trips, the All-out Ostrich Scramble, and the banquet and bird jam on Saturday night. Don’t miss the binational symposium on “Desert birds in peril: research and conservation challenges in northern Mexico and the southwestern United States,” emphasizing the theme of the conference, Celebrating connections: birds across borders. Please enjoy networking and discussing science during the many special events for students, early professionals, and other groups. Thanks so much for coming to this meeting. We are delighted that you are here and look forward to seeing you again or meeting you for the first time! Sallie Hejl Local Organizing Committee Sallie Hejl (chair), National Park Service Charles van Riper III, US Geological Survey and Bonnie Bowen, Iowa State University emeritus University of Arizona emeritus Andy Boyce, University of Arizona Carol Vleck, Iowa State University emeritus Kathryn Chenard, University of Arizona Jennie Duberstein, Sonoran Joint Venture AOS Meeting Coordination Committee co-chairs Renee Duckworth, University of Arizona Susan Skagen, US Geological Survey emeritus Rolf Koford, US Geological Survey retired Mike Webster, Cornell University Erin Morrison, American Museum of Natural History Courtney Conway (scientific program), US Susan Sferra, US Fish and Wildlife Service Geological Survey Idaho Cooperative Research Unit Logo designed by Kathryn Chenard 2018 AOS Program 3 April 9-14, 2018 Table of Contents Sponsors & Exhibitors ..................................................................................................... 5 Organizers & Committees .................................................................................................. 6 Resort & Meeting Space Maps ......................................................................................... 7 General Information .......................................................................................................... 9 Agenda ............................................................................................................................ 10 Keynote and Plenary Speakers ........................................................................................ 16 Concurrent Sessions and Symposia ................................................................................. 23 ePoster Sessions ............................................................................................................... 35 Poster Sessions ................................................................................................................. 36 Index ............................................................................................................................... 42 Tucson, Arizona 4 www.amornithmeeting2018.org Sponsors Premier Level Sponsor Violet-crowned Hummingbird Level Sponsor Sponsoring Bird Friendly™ coffee for the entire meeting Vermillion Flycatcher Level Sponsors Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Arizona Tucson Audubon Society Next Gen Level Sponsors Reid Park Zoo University of Arizona College of Science Office of Diversity and Inclusive Excellence, University of Arizona Greater Roadrunner Level Sponsors University of Arizona School of Natural Resources and the Environment Biosphere 2 Exhibitors Visit Anchorage Kathryn Chenard artwork Lotek GeoTrak Journal of Avian Biology AFO Avian Research Supplies and Avinet Wildlife Acoustics Smithsonian Institution 2018 AOS Program 5 April 9-14, 2018 Our thanks to the many organizers and committees that bring energy to our meetings! Honorary Co-chairs: Stephen and Ruth Russell AOS Executive Office: Melinda Pruett-Jones, Crystal Ruiz, Chris Mulvaney Local Arrangements Committee: Chair, Sallie Hejl; Bonnie Bowen, Andy Boyce, Carol Vleck (field trips), Kath- ryn Chenard (logo), Jennie Duberstein, Renee Duckworth, Rolf Koford, Erin Morrison (volunteer coordinator), Susan Sferra, Charles van Riper III Scientific Program Committee: Chair, Courtney Conway; Vicki Garcia, Bob Steidl, Bill Mannan, Bob Cooper, Alberto Macías Duarte, Nancy Chen, Lauryn Benedict, Michael Anderson, Blair Wolf, Bob Clark, Vicky Dreitz Meetings Coordination Committee: Co-chairs, Susan Skagen, Mike Webster, and Courtney Conway Website and social media: Jordan Rutter Student & Postdoc Travel and Presentation Awards: Co-chairs, Matt Carling and Morgan Tingley Early Professional Awards: Chair, Katie Dugger Student Activities Committee: Co-chairs, Nicholas Mason and Amelia-Juliette Demery Early Professionals Committee: Chair, Sara Kaiser Diversity and Inclusion Committee: Co-chairs, Kevin Omland and Viviana Ruiz Gutierrez Field trip and bird walk leaders: Tucson Audubon Society and Sonoran Joint Venture And our special thanks to our energetic and capable Event Planners: Katie Kulp and Lynn Williston Special Issue: Genomic Analyses of Avian Evolution P RESEN T E D BY ZEISS Guest Editors: Prof. Peter Houde The spectacular biodiversity of the Sonoran Desert and the Sky New Mexico State University Las Cruces Island mountains comes alive during the summer monsoon rains. Prof. Michael Wink Heidelberg University AUGUST 8–12, 2018 Keynote speaker Bill Thompson III NEW! Overnight field trips Special Issue Keywords: Half- and full-day trips, evening owling trips, avian genomes workshops, and a FREE Nature Expo genetics of adaptive traits phylogenomics Deadline: 31 August 2018 Diversity is an international and interdisciplinary journal of science concerning the concept and application of diversity, diversity assessment and diversity preservation. It is focused on organismic and molecular diversity. 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Hours: Tues 4-9pm; Wed 7am-6pm; Thurs-Fri 8am-5pm, Sat 8am-1pm Venue Information The majority of events and talks will be held in the convention center and main building of the Hilton El Conquistador. The keynote address, plenaries, and awards will be in Presidio Ballroom III-V. The Last Territory is a short walk downhill from the convention center; if transportation is needed, please inquire at the hotel registration desk. A business center with PCs and Macs has a printer for complimentary use for boarding passes and short documents. Registration Fee & Name Badge Please be sure to wear your badge at all times. Note the back of your badge denotes your ticketed and registered events (other than field trips). Events that require pre-registration are denoted by R. For onsite
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