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Raptors in a Changing World Raptors in a Changing World Photo by Kate Davis Raptor Research Foundation 2010 Annual Meeting Program and Abstracts Fort Collins, Colorado September 22-26, 2010 Raptor Research Foundation • 2010 Annual Meeting • Fort Collins, Colorado Conference AT-A-GLANCE WEDNESDAY, Sept. 22 LOBBY 12:00-5:00 pm Registration 12:00-5:00 pm Vendor Setup THURSDAY, Sept. 23 SALON D SALON E 7:00 a.m-5:00 pm Registration (Lobby) 8:00-8:15 am Welcome and Announcements (Salon D): Local Conference Committee 8:15-8:30 am Welcome (Salon D): Darin Atteberry, Ft. Collins City Manager 8:30-9:20 am Plenary Speaker (Salon D): Dr. Pat Shipman, What is a Bird? An Evolutionary Approach 9:20-10:00 am Coffee Break Coffee Break 10:00 am J. Dwyer, Testing Survey Methods for… M. Scholer, Using Woodpeckers to… 10:20 am M. Etterson, Detectability Analysis of… R. Conrey, Rainfall and Plague Influence… 10:40 am J. Barnes, Call-Broadcast Surveys for… S. Chiavacci, Nesting Success & Failure… 11:00 am M. Larson, Pre-Nesting Survey Methods… S. Salafsky, Prey Abundance/Weather… 11:20 am C. Briggs, Apparent Nest Success vs.… R. Tinajero, Habitat Fragmentation and… 11:40 am L. Priestley, Determining Phenology of… J. Bednarz, Sibling Aggression in… 12:00-1:40 pm Lunch (Early Career Raptor Researchers' Lunch - Offsite) 1:40 pm D. Whittington, The New USFWS Eagle… J. Brown, Rain & Reproductive Timing… 2:00 pm W. Voelker, Native Culture in Conflict… S. McCann, Nesting & Provisioning... 2:20 pm B. Watts, Eagle Economics in the… R. Milgalter, Precipitation, Phenology,… 2:40 pm M. Martell, Contaminants in Bald Eagle… J. Heath, Recruitment of Second Year… 3:00-3:40 pm Coffee Break Coffee Break 3:40 pm K. Steenhof, Off-Highway Vehicles and… M. Kochert, Use Frequency of Golden… 4:00 pm B. Washburn, Bird-Aircraft Strike Hazard… D. Bird, Ecology of Urban-Nesting Bald… 4:20 pm C. Kendall, Old World Vultures and… R. Crandall, Golden Eagle Nesting… 4:40 pm M. Gercken, Goshawk Occupation of a… J. Smallwood, Vocalizations of… FRIDAY, Sept. 24 SALON D SALON E 7:00 am-5:00 pm Registration (Lobby) Keynote Speaker (Salons D and E): Bruce MacDonald, Perspectives on Climate 8:00-8:40 am Change 8:40 am N. Nemeth, West Nile Virus in Raptors L. Baril, Declines in Bald Eagle and… 9:00 am W. Iko, West Nile Virus Infection at the… L. Baril, Peregrine Falcons in… 9:20 am A. Franklin, West Nile Virus and Spotted… D. Smith, Yellowstone Raptor Initiative… 9:40-10:00 am Coffee Break Coffee Break 10:00 am M. Saggese, West Nile Virus and St. Louis… D. Bystrak, Raptor Banding Records at… 10:20 am T. Felix, Prevalence of Taxoplasma gondii… J. Lutmerding, Raptor Encounter… 10:40 am N. Nemeth, Avian Influenza Viruses in… C. Farmer, Raptor Banding and... 11:00 am Panel: Raptors and Zoonotic Infections J. McNicoll, Changing Reasons for… 11:20 am I. Caballero, Genetic Patterns of… A. Hull, 25 Years of Raptor Banding at… 11:40 am F. Hogan, Breeding Behavior of the… G. Niemi, 38 Years of Raptor Banding… 12:00-1:40 pm Lunch Lunch 1:40 pm B. Breen, Farmers and Turkey Vultures,… O. Allen, 40 Years of the Cape May… 2:00 pm B. Bedrosian, Eagles and Lead Rifle… S. Slater, Spatial Temporal Assessment… 2:20 pm G. Holroyd, The Clarion Burrowing Owl D. Varland, Peregrine Falcons on… 2:40 pm T. Nygård, The Reintroduction of the… C. McIntyre, Mortality & Winter Range… 3:00 pm J. Barclay, Population Dynamics of a… 3:20-3:40 pm Coffee Break Coffee Break 3:40 pm D. Gossett, History and Trajectory of… L. Mojica, GPS-Satellite Transmitters for… 4:00 pm D. Bell, Radio-tracking Prairie Falcons,… C. Kendall, GPS Transmitters and… 4:20 pm J. Klucsarits, A Population Update of… M. Wallace, Patagial Tag/Transmitters… 4:40 pm D. Bird, Reversing the Decline of… S. Weidensaul, Geolocators and Raptors... 5:00 pm H. Snyder, A World Class Raptor Area… K. Bildstein, The Future of Raptor Banding Only the presenting author’s names and shortened titles are provided for brevity. Please see the full schedule for complete information. i Raptor Research Foundation • 2010 Annual Meeting • Fort Collins, Colorado Conference AT-A-GLANCE SATURDAY, Sept. 25 SALON D SALON E 8:00 am G. McKee, Trends for Raptors, Prey,… 8:20 am S. Slater, Oil and Gas Activities and… K. Duffy, Instilling Raptor Appreciation… 8:40 am N. Morgan, Raptor Tolerance to… K. Davis, Raptors in the Creative Process 9:00 am C. Kemper, Utilities' Raptor Nest… J. Scherpelz, Creativity and Flexibility… 9:20 am J. Mason, Methane Burners: Better… W. Voelker, The Comanche Ethno-… 9:40-10:00 am Coffee Break Coffee Break 10:00 am J. Smallie, Camera Traps & Cape Vulture… K. Lacy, Raptors' Role in Age-… 10:20 am V. Pope, Collision Potential at a… J. Parks, The Cornell Approach to… 10:40 am R. Lehman, Interpretation of Raptor… F. McCorkle, Uses of Falconry Training… 11:00 am P. Juvvadi, Bird Electrocutions on… J. Dawson, Extended Free Flight: Avian… 11:20 am R. Harness, Electrocution Assessment of… W.Crawford, The Changing Face of… W.Crawford, The Changing Face…, 11:40 am A. Manville, Minimizing Take by Power… cont’d 12:00-1:40 pm Lunch Lunch 1:40 pm C Alvaro, Spanish Windfarm Impact on… E. Savage, Migratory Bird Educational… G. Stewart, Research Based Conservation 2:00 pm C. Maisonneuve, Landscape, Windfarm,… Education 2:20 pm S. Cole, Wind Farm Compensation for… S. Slater, Migration Monitoring and… 2:40 pm P. Sweanor, Wind Energy BMPs for… D. Moller, Women and Raptors in the… 3:00 pm D. Whittington, Eagle Conservation & … J. Parry-Jones, International Centre for… 3:20-3:40 pm Coffee Break Coffee Break SATURDAY, Sept. 25 SALON F-H 8:00 am M. Martell, Golden Eagle Migration between WI and Canada 8:20 am T. Booms, Short-eared Owl Migration Routes and Wintering 8:40 am G. Proudfoot, Movement and Migration of Saw-Whet Owls 9:00 am R. Milgalter, Spatial and Temporal Territory Characteristics 9:20 am J. Wiens, Spatial Ecology of Northern Spotted Owls in OR 9:40-10:00 am Coffee Break 10:00 am E. Moss, Habitat Properties of Golden Eagle Territories 10:20 am C. Boal, Relationship of Raptors and Prairie Chickens 10:40 am H. Craig, Isotope Signatures to Study Dietary Patterns 11:00 am C. Dykstra, Mercury, DDE, & PCB Trends in Bald Eagles 11:20 am S. Hindmarch, Risk of Secondary Rodenticide Poisoning 11:40 am M. Saggese, Health Assessment of Raptors in Argentina 12:00-1:40 pm Lunch Only the presenting author’s names and shortened titles are provided for brevity. Please see the full schedule for complete information. ii Raptor Research Foundation Annual Meeting ♦ September 2010 ♦ Ft. Collins, Colorado Marriott Hotel Conference Center Floorplan iii Raptor Research Foundation Annual Meeting ♦ September 2010 ♦ Ft. Collins, Colorado Raptor Research Foundation Annual Meeting September 22-26, 2010 Fort Collins, Colorado Hosted by The Rocky Mountain Raptor Program Co-hosted by the Raptor Research Foundation and EDM International, Inc. iv Raptor Research Foundation Annual Meeting ♦ September 2010 ♦ Ft. Collins, Colorado Table of Contents Conference at a Glance ..................................................................................................... i Sponsors ........................................................................................................................... 1 Raptor Research Foundation Personnel ........................................................................... 2 Conference Hosts ............................................................................................................. 3 Raptor Research Foundation ................................................................................ 3 Rocky Mountain Raptor Program .......................................................................... 3 EDM International .................................................................................................. 3 Contributors....................................................................................................................... 4 Conference Moderators .................................................................................................... 4 Volunteers ......................................................................................................................... 4 Field Trip Sponsors ........................................................................................................... 5 Welcome to Fort Collins! ................................................................................................... 5 The Marriott ....................................................................................................................... 6 Vendors ............................................................................................................................. 6 Presenter Information ........................................................................................................ 6 Scientific Papers .................................................................................................... 6 Icebreaker ............................................................................................................. 6 Early Career Raptor Researcher Lunch ................................................................ 6 Poster Session ...................................................................................................... 7 Silent Auction ........................................................................................................ 7 Eagle Dance .......................................................................................................... 7 Field Trips ........................................................................................................................
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