The Condor 9 I:227 0 The CooperOrnithological Society 1989

NEWS AND NOTES

COOPER ORNITHOLOGICAL SOCIETY tions to Management and Conservation. The meeting ANNUAL MEETING will be concluded with a 40-minute presentation by The 59th annual meeting will take place in Moscow, Dr. John A. Wiens on Future Directions in Avian Idaho, at the University of Idaho from 22-26 June Community Ecology. 1989. The Cooner meeting will include a variety of The Moscow-Pullman area is a gatewayto the scenic and recreationalwonders of the Pacific Northwest and events in addition to the s&entific program, including Downloaded from https://academic.oup.com/condor/article/91/1/227/5189302 by guest on 25 September 2021 rafting on local scenicrivers. Dr. J. Michael Scott (U.S. northernRocky Mountain regions.Seattle, Puget Sound, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of Fish and British Columbia, Banff National Park in Alberta, and Wildlife, College of Forestry, Wildlife and Range Sci- the U.S. parks: North Cascades,Glacier, Yellowstone, ences, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID 83843) will and Grand Teton are all within a 6- to 12-hour drive. be local chairman. Dr. Tom Scottwill chair a workshop The Selway-Bitterrootand Frank Church River of No on use of GeographicalSystems In Avian Ecologyand Return Wilderness Areas are within half a day’s drive. Dr. Keith Dixon will lead a sessionon preparing sci- These plus nearby National Forest lands contain miles entific papers for publication. Dr. E. 0. Garton will be ofhiking trails, excellentfly-fishing and rafting streams, chairing a symposium on long-term studies (10 years high mountain lakes, and numerous campsites.Come or more) in avian biology. Invited speakersare: make the Cooper Meeting the start of your exciting summer vacation. G. E. Woolfenden and J. W. Fitzpatrick. Lifetime The meeting is hosted by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife reproduction in the Scrub . Service, College of Forestry, Wildlife and Range Sci- W. M. Hochachka. J. N. M. Smith. and P. Arcese. ences. Universitv of Idaho. and the World Center for The influencesof food availability and social sys- ’of Prey. ’ tem on population regulation in Song Sparrows. Address inquiries to: Dr. J. Michael Scott, Idaho K. L. Bildstein. P. Frederick. and J. Johnston. Lona- Cooperative Fish and Wildlife ResearchUnit, Univer- term studies of White Ibises breeding in coastal South Carolina. sity of Idaho, Moscow, ID 83843 (208-885-6960). H. C. Mueller, D. D. Berger, and G. Allez. Popu- Program: Dr. Kerry P. Reese, College of Forestry, lations of migrating hawks at Cedar Grove, Wis- Wildlife and Range Sciences, University of Idaho, consin, 1936-1988. Moscow, ID 83843 (208-885-6435). W. A. Calder, D. Bradley-Spencer,and L. L. Calder. The Broad-tailedHummingbird: A long-termstudy LONG-TERM ECOLOGICAL STUDIES at the Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory. OF BIRDS C. D. Marti. Feeding, reproduction, movements, and survivalof the Common Barn-Owl in the Great A symposium titled “Long-term EcologicalStudies of Basin. Birds” will be held during the 59th annual meeting of T. C. Edwards, D. H. Rusch, K. F. Abraham, and the Cooper Ornithological Society, 22-26 June 1989, M. Gillespie. Survivorshipin CanadaGeese: Costs Moscow, Idaho. Papersdescribing the resultsof lonn- and benefits to the use of traditional migratory term studies of population dynamics, behavior, foi- routes and wintering sites. aging ecology, or other ecologicalaspects of birds are K. B. Aubry, and J. A. Putera. Long-term moni- invited. For further information or to submit an ab- toring of populationsin different-agedDoug- stract write to: E. 0. Garton, Fish and Wildlife De- las-fir forests. partment,University ofIdaho, Moscow, ID 83843 (208- D. E. Runde. 1O-year trends in colony site locations: 885-7426). Implications for monitoring populations of wad- ing birds. F. R. Gehlbach. A central Texas population of East- FIFTH ITALIAN CONGRESS OF em ScreechOwl: The importance of eggmortality Organized bv S.R.O.P.U. (Stazione Romana Osser- to long-term population stability. vaiione e ProtezioneUccelli), C.I.S.O. (Centro Italian0 E. 0. Garton, R. Gale, and J. Ball. A 50-year per- Studi Omitoloeici) and I.N.B.S. (Institute Nazionale spective on population dynamics of Trumpeter Biologia della Selvaggina),the Fifth Italian Congress Swansat Red Rocks Lakes National Wildlife Ref- of Ornithology will be held in Rome in October 1989. uge. The subject of the Congressis expected to be divided Longer paperswill be presentedon topics of special into the following sections:(1) Life strategiesin Med- interest. Peter Meyers will presenton Overview ofAvi- iterranean ; (2) Behavioral ecology; (3) Birds an Research by the National Audubon Society and and aariculture:(4) Bird life in towns: (5) Conservation discussthe future role of NAS in avian research.His and b&d-life management;and (6) Migration. If inter- presentationwill beginour meeting. On the secondday, ested in participation, pleasecontact D.ssa Paola For- Dr. Barrv Noon of the U.S.D.A. Forest Service will tuna, Secretariade1 V” Convegno Italian0 di Omito- discussDemographics of the Spotted Owl: Implica- logia, Via Dino Frescobaldi 76, 00137 Roma, Italia.

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