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PROGRAM and ABSTRACTS A joint meeting with between Raptor Research Foundation Annual Conference 2013 III Neotropical Raptor Network Conference WWGBP VII International Conference on Birds of Prey and Owls Bariloche, Rio Negro, Argentina, October 21-24 2013 1 I Worldwide Raptor Conference, October 2013, Bariloche, Argentina The I Worldwide Raptor Conference organizers and participating organizations are extremely grateful to our sponsors WE THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR SUPPORT! Condor level ($3,000) Sia-The Comanche Nation Ethno-Ornithological Initiative Hawk level ($1,000) Ecotone NorthStar Lotek Kestrel level ($300) Administración de Parques Nacionales Cau Cau Excursiones 1 I Worldwide Raptor Conference, October 2013, Bariloche, Argentina TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Sponsors………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….2 Conference Hosts…..……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….3 Welcome to the I World Wide Raptor Conference………………………………………………………………………………………….4 Centro Regional Universitario Bariloche – Universidad Nacional del Comahue……………………………………………….5 Raptor Research Foundation, Inc.……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………5 Neotropical Raptor Network/The Peregrine Fund…………………………………………………………………………………………..6 World Working Group on Birds of Prey and Owls……………………………………………………………………………………………6 Welcome letter form Dr. Ruth Tingay, President RRF……………………………………………………………………………………..7 Welcome Letter from NRN Advisory Committee…………………………………………………………………………………………….8 Greetings from Kate Davis, RRF Conference Committee Chair………………………………………………………………………..9 Raptor Research Foundation Personnel………………………………………………………………………………………………………….10 Neotropical Raptor Network Advisory Board………………………………………………………………………………………………….11 The Peregrine Fund Board………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………12 The Peregrine Fund Conference Representatives……………………………………………………………………………………………13 World Working Group on Birds of Prey and Owls…………………………………………………………………………………………..13 I Worldwide Raptor Conference Co-hairs……………………………………………………………………………………………………….14 Sia The Comanche Nation Ethno-Ornithological Initiative………………………………………………………………………………15 Lotek………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………16 NorthStar……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….17 Ecotone………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….18 Important Information……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………19 Getting around Bariloche……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….20 Conference Schedule at Glance………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………21 Scientific Program at Glance…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..24 Special Events…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………26 Scientific Program Oral and Poster Presentations…………………………………………………………………………………………..28 Plenary and Special Talks Speakers…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………35 Acknowledgements…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………40 Conference Venue-Hotel Panamericano Bariloche…………………………………………………………………………………………43 Moderators…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….44 About Bariloche……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..45 Workshops and ECRR Committee......……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..48 Abstracts…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………51 2 I Worldwide Raptor Conference, October 2013, Bariloche, Argentina CONFERENCE HOSTS HOST ORGANIZATION Centro Regional Universitario Bariloche (CRUB) - Universidad Nacional del Comahue SOCIETIES MEETING JOINTLY Raptor Research Foundation, Neotropical Raptor Network (sponsored by The Peregrine Fund), World Working Group on Birds Of Prey and Owls LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE Committee Co-chairs: Valeria Ojeda -Department of Ecology, Universidad Nacional del Comahue and Conicet, Bariloche, Rio Negro, Argentina and Sergio A. Lambertucci -Laboratorio Ecotono, Universidad Nacional Del Comahue – Inibioma/Conicet, Bariloche, Rio Negro, Argentina, Miguel D. Saggese - College of Veterinary Medicine-Western University Of Health Sciences, California, USA. Local Committee Members and Volunteers: Ana Trejo, Lorenzo Sympson, Gonzalo Ignazi, Facundo Barbar, Agustina Di Virgilio, Ines Croce, Pablo Alarcón, Fernando Ballejo, Nicolás Lois, Gala Ortiz, Karina Speziale, Agustin I. Quaglia, Maite Amoros. Art used in this program and in the Tote bags are courtesy of Fernando Ballejo. Banners design courtesy of Gonzalo Ignazi. JOINT ORGANIZING COMMITTEE Kate Davis (Chair), Dr. Dan Varland and Libby Mojica - RRF Conference Committee Dr. Marta Curti and Dr. Rick Watson - Neotropical Raptor Network/The Peregrine Fund Representatives Dr. Bernd Meyburg - World Working Group on Birds of Prey and Owls Representative ONLINE REGISTRATION MANAGEMENT AND CONFERENCE WEBSITE Libby Mojica - Raptor Research Foundation and Miguel D. Saggese – Raptor Research Foundation and Western University of Health Sciences SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE Dr. James Dwyer – EDM International, Inc and Dr. Ana Trejo – Department of Zoology -Universidad Nacional del Comahue (Chairs), Brian Smith, Miguel D. Saggese (abstract review) 3 I Worldwide Raptor Conference, October 2013, Bariloche, Argentina Welcome to the I Worldwide Raptor Conference in Bariloche! For the first time, a joint meeting between the Raptor Research Foundation, the Neotropical Raptor Network (sponsored by The Peregrine Fund) and the World Working Group on Birds of Prey and Owls is taking place in South America. A perfect mixture of wild nature and cultural heritage awaits you; we will ensure that you experience all the wonders that the city of San Carlos de Bariloche, Patagonia and Argentina have to offer. This international conference is 21-24 October, 2013, in Bariloche City, Rio Negro Province, Argentina, close to the heart of Nahuel Huapi National Park. The conference host is the Universidad Nacional del Comahue, Bariloche, Argentina. The local organizing committee co-chairs, Miguel D. Saggese, (College of Veterinary Medicine-Western University of Health Sciences, California, USA), Valeria Ojeda (Department of Ecology, Universidad Nacional del Comahue and CONICET, Bariloche, Rio Negro, Argentina) and Sergio A. Lambertucci (Laboratorio Ecotono, Universidad Nacional Del Comahue – Inibioma/Conicet, Bariloche, Rio Negro, Argentina) welcome you to Bariloche, Patagonia, Argentina. We sincerely hope that you have the best possible experience. Together with representatives of the participating host organizations and volunteers, we have done everything possible to make this conference something to remember. Before, during and after the conference we stand ready to help you have the time of your life in South America. For help with questions, problem solving or if you just simply want to talk raptors, look for us: the local co-chairs; we will be wearing white ribbons each day of the conference. Please don’t hesitate to contact us. We are here for you! In closing, we say thank you very much for your kind support through your participation in this unique event, and welcome to Bariloche! Drs. Valeria Ojeda, Miguel D. Saggese and Sergio Lambertucci I Worldwide Raptor Conference Co-chairs 4 I Worldwide Raptor Conference, October 2013, Bariloche, Argentina Centro Regional Universitario Bariloche, Universidad Nacional del Comahue With a program that began in 1978, Biology is one of the oldest and most prestigious programs at Bariloche’s Centro Regional Universitario Bariloche of the Universidad Nacional del Comahue (CRUB-UNCo). With a large number of full-time students, CRUB-UNCo is not a big university. One of the university’s greatest strengths in fact is the personal relationships among teachers, students and other faculty-members fostered by its small size. CRUB-UNCo offers a B.S. degree in Biology (main orientation is on Natural Resources Management) and also a Ph.D. degree. The Ph.D. is based on a unique type of free schedule where candidates design their program requirements. High standards are maintained in the program; they may be validated by the quality of the courses taken by the candidates, quality of student annual advance reports and oral presentations, and the requirement that at least one scientific paper from dissertation research be published in peer-reviewed journals (listed in ISI) before submitting the dissertation. These unique requirements make this Ph.D. degree one of the most highly ranked in Argentina. Argentina has a free education system, from entry to the highest levels; both undergraduate and Ph.D. degrees are offered at no cost to the student. The faculty in Biology is actively involved in research and teaching as well as in community service; faculty members receive some of their financial support from agencies and grants. There are several laboratories and departments developing basic and applied research in different biological fields whose members receive some of their support from outside Argentina (mostly applied to specific research topics), but most of the research, and all the teaching activities, are conducted through wages and subsidies provided by the university and by the Argentine scientific research agencies: the Agencia Nacional de Promoción Científica y Técnica (ANPCyT) and the Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET). Two members of the organizing committee, S. Lambertucci and V. Ojeda, are researchers at the CONICET; their offices are located at the university by affiliation there. Scientific Program co-chair Ana Trejo is a full-time teacher/researcher at CRUB-