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Perspectives in Ornithology: Spatial ecology of migratory passerines on temperate and boreal forest breeding grounds. Darroch M. Whitaker, Ian G. Warkentin [PDF]
Fifty-first supplement to the American Ornithologists' Union Check-List of North American Birds. R. Terry Chesser, Richard C. Banks, F. Keith Barker, Carla Cicero, Jon L. Dunn, Andrew W. Kratter, Irby J. Lovette, Pamela C. Rasmussen, J. V. Remsen, Jr.James D. Rising, Douglas F. Stotz, Kevin Winker
Perspectives in Ornithology: Diversification of life histories in New World birds. W. Douglas Robinson, Michaela Hau, Kirk C. Klasing, Martin Wikelski, Jeffrey D. Brawn, Suzanne H. Austin, Corey E. Tarwater, and Robert Ricklefs [PDF]
Founded in 1883, the American Ornithologists' Union is one of the oldest and largest organizations in the world devoted to the scientific study of birds. Although the AOU primarily is a professional organization, its membership of about 3,000 includes many amateurs dedicated to the advancement of ornithological science.
AOU News
2010 COS/AOU/SCO Meeting Student Activities Update - A Great Success!!
This year the Joint Student Affairs Committee held a total of seven student activities:
- Student-Mentor Lunch: Lunch held at Uno Chicago Grill and we hosted over 70 participants!
- Student-Professional Ornithological Social: Two hundred participants joined us for a light dinner and intriguing discussion!
- Quiz Bowl: Several teams were established before the conference even began, plus we had a great bonus round featuring hilarious and knowledgeable faculty - next time questions will be more challenging!
- Get To Know Your Society Workshop: A small, informal group of students and professionals showed up to discuss involvement/activities in participating societies.
- Partnering with Non-academic Institutions Workshop: Many thanks to our speakers that participated and spurred interest/discussion throughout the workshop.
- Silent Auction: The best auction yet! We had many donations which spurred funds for future student participation!
- First Annual Photo Contest: Many thanks to our entrants who displayed over 200 photos for judging by all conference attendees!!
Students from AOU, COS, and SCO partnered together to organize these great activities. Thanks to Melissa Blundell, Nicholas Block, Brian Smith, Holly Middleton, Pete Hosner, Melanie Colón, Samantha Franks, Stephanie Wright, W. Andrew Cox, Andrea Norris, Lynnette Dornak, Markus Mika, Kristina Cockle, Wendy Lenhart, Anna Drake, Daniel Barton, and David Hodkinson.
Member Artwork Featured
"The Art of the Bird" is a current exhibition of painting, drawing, and sculpture at the Blue Hill Cultural Center in Blue Hill Plaza, Pearl River, NY. One of the four featured artists is a longtime AOU member, Francois Vuilleumier. Dr. Vuilleumier is an AOU Elective Member and Fellow who is retired from his position at the American Museum of Natural History.
New Portal for Manuscript Submission
The University of California Press took over as publisher of The Auk in 2009, and on 10 June 2009 ScholarOne Manuscripts ™ replaced Rapid Review as the portal for submission of manuscripts, including regular research articles, solicited manuscripts, and letters to the Editor. An efficient review process requires that the Editor be able to draw upon a large army of able volunteers to serve as reviewers. We have transferred all existing reviewer profiles from Rapid Review to ScholarOne, but we encourage potential reviewers to visit The Auk’s site on ScholarOne and either check and update their information or add themselves as potential reviewers. More information can be found on the Instruction to Authors.
New Checklist of North American Birds interface
The AOU is pleased to announce a new web page for the Check-list of North and Middle American Birds. The check-list is now in a searchable database. You can browse the full list of species as well as search by scientific/common name, family, or order. You can also download the entire list or their search results in an Excel compatible text file. Species in the search results table are linked to the respective Birds of North America Online species accounts, if an account is available online.
The new check-list page also has a link to the committee's main page, the 7th Check-list and supplements, pending and prior proposals, and guidelines for submitting a proposal.
California Condor status report
The California Condor status report is available on the AOU Conservation Committee page.