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1. MBTA permits and the shutdown

   Author: Ornithological Council

   This news and analysis are provided by the Ornithological Council, a consortium supported by 11 ornithological societies. Join or renew your membership in your ornithological society if you value the services these societies provide to you, including OrnithologyExchange and the Ornithological Council.

   Under federal regulation, you are authorized to continue doing the work for which you have been issued an MBTA permit after that permit expires IF you have applied for renewal at least 30 days prior to the permit expiration date. Continue reading for important detail.

   Update 30 Jan 2019 on BIRD BANDING PERMITS: We are advised by the BBL that the backlog of work awaiting them upon return from the shutdown return is daunting. Permit renewals were the #1 priority for the BBL permit office. The BBL staff has completed that task for the permits that expired in December/January and should have the February permits (that we have received) renewed before the end of the week. Any bander with a permit that expires in February or March should request renewal before Feb. 15 in case of a second shutdown. The BBL is turning our attention to the other permit related requests and will plow through that backlog as fast as week can, prioritizing those banding activities that are planned to start within the next month or so. They should be caught up with the band order requests by early next week. Operationally, the banding community should not experience many problems for ongoing operations as a result of the shutdown. They should be caught up before the activities for the 2019 field season crank up in May/June unless they experience another shutdown in mid-February.

    

    

   By Ellen Paul, January 22

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2. NIH adopts Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals: Eighth Edition

   Author: Ellen Paul

   You really want to read this if you need to obtain protocol approval from an Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee!

   By Ellen Paul, December 1, 2011

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   • December 1, 2011

3. Do you like ice cream?

   Author: Ellen Paul (who happens to be the Executive Director of the Ornithological Council but here is expressing her personal views)

   Yes? Then join an ornithological society today!

   By Ellen Paul, August 3, 2015

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   • August 3, 2015

4. Time to apply for permits & permit renewal

   Author: Ellen Paul

   Yes, it is only February, but now is the time to apply for new permits or for permit renewal...you will be glad you did!

   By Ellen Paul, January 26, 2012

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   • January 26, 2012

5. Highly pathogenic avian influenza: how it will affect ornithologists in Canada, the United States, and Mexico

   Author: Ornithological Council

   When zoonotic disease makes the headlines, you can be sure your university is going to be concerned about what those crazy ornithologists are doing! Tell them, "Don't worry - I'm not planning to kiss any ducks!"

   By Ellen Paul, August 6, 2015

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   • August 6, 2015

6. Update on Society for Ornithology business plan

   We are writing to update the ornithological community on our efforts to develop a business plan for the Society for Ornithology. We understand that lack of details at this point can be frustrating. However, we are working as quickly and thoughtfully as we can so that soon you will have a better idea of what we are proposing and be able to comment on it. (6 comments)

   By Sue Haig, November 15, 2011

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   • November 15, 2011

7. IMPORTANT WEBINAR: March 20: Oversight of Research Involving Wildlife

   Urge your IACUC chair, members, and Institutional Official to sign up for this important webinar! UPDATE 3/19: If you want to ask a question, you must submit it in advance. In case you can't listen in tomorrow...this webinar will be archived.

   By Ellen Paul, March 17, 2014

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   • March 17, 2014

8. How political is the science of conservation?

   Union of Concerned Scientists releases survey of 7,000 federal employees at four agencies, including the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. You'll want to read this report!

   By Ellen Paul, October 10, 2015

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   • October 10, 2015

9. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - permit app & report forms under review

   Author: Ornithological Council

   Under the Paperwork Reduction Act, federal agencies must obtain approval from the White House Office of Management and Budget whenever the agency wants to collect information from 10 or more members of the public. That includes permit application forms. Every three years, the agencies must request renewal of the OMB approval and when they do so, the public is afforded a chance to comment on the forms themselves and the burden imposed on those who must use the forms.

   By Ellen Paul, March 29, 2017

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   • March 29, 2017

10. Thinking of using geolocators? Read this first.

    Author: Ornithological Council

    Those planning to use geolocators on songbirds should take note of this critical new research.

    By Ellen Paul, May 4, 2017

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    • May 4, 2017

11. Waterbirds Editor's Choice: Loon Research and Conservation in North America Waterbirds 37 (Special Publication I)

    This special volume on loons, published by the Waterbird Society in collaboration with the Biodiversity Research Institute, presents 15 papers that further our understanding of Gavia behavior, life-history and population ecology, movements and migrations, habitat and landscape requirements and the impacts contaminants have had on loon populations. Here, the editor highlights two of those papers. The special loon issue is available online at http://www.bioone.org/toc/cowa/37/sp1

    By Ellen Paul, June 25, 2014

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    • June 25, 2014

12. New U.S. Federal Policy on Access to Publicly Funded Research - Publications and Data

    Author: Ellen Paul

    The White House has ordered federal agencies to develop plans to increase public access to federally funded research, including literature and data. How will this affect you and your scientific society? Read on...

    By Ellen Paul, February 25, 2013

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    • February 25, 2013

13. USFWS may issue MBTA permits for unintentional bird kills

    Author: Ornithological Council

    The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service plans to control incidental take of birds protected under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act via permits with conditions that require the use of measures to reduce or eliminate mortality. Ornithological research will be needed to determine the effectiveness of any particular measure!

    By Ellen Paul, February 13, 2015

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    • February 13, 2015

14. A Vision for The Society for Ornithology

    Author: Susan Haig (chair), Bonnie Bowen, Jed Burtt, John Fitzpatrick, Frank Gill, Dylan Kesler, Thomas Martin, Brian Olsen, Amanda Rodewald, Stan Senner, and Jeffrey Walters

    The SFO Vision Statement below represents the initial efforts to plan the Society for Ornithology. The document was prepared over the past year by senior ornithologists from across North America. It will now be used by a new committee comprised of 4 representatives from each of the ornithological societies in the Americas interested in helping further plan SFO.

    By Sue Haig, March 12, 2012

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    • March 12, 2012

15. Peregrine Fund offers digital access to full library

    The Peregrine Fund has made all holdings in its research library available to the all by offering to provide PDF copies of any reprint, article, book chapter or report for your one-time personal use.

    By Chris Merkord, January 13, 2014

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    • January 13, 2014

16. The Ornithology Exchange introduces its new Funding Portal

    The Ornithology Exchange proud to announce a new Funding Portal which aims to help ornithologists find ways to fund their research. The portal features our brand new Grants & Awards database, recent announcements like RFPs and deadline reminders, a discussion forum where you can ask for help, and a list of links to other online resources.

    By Chris Merkord, August 5, 2013

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    • August 5, 2013

17. New wildlife biology training module for animal welfare

    The Ornithological Council, the American Society of Mammalogists, and others have developed a wildlife-specific module for the training required under the Animal Welfare Act. If your university or institution provides online training from CITI, look for this module and encourage your IACUC members to take it out for a spin, too!

    By Ellen Paul, July 19, 2013

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    • July 19, 2013

18. Ornithological Council announces award of two grants

    Author: Ellen Paul

    The Ornithological Council is very pleased to announce the award of two grants for the 2016 funding cycle of the OC Small Grants Program. We congratulate Glenda Denise Hevia of Argentina and Isabel Raymundo Gonzalez of Mexico for undertaking meritorious research projects that promote bird conservation. We are honored to support their work.

    By Ellen Paul, January 6, 2017

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    • January 6, 2017

19. Ornithological Council small grants program: Call for Proposals

    Author: Ellen Paul

    The Ornithological Council is pleased to issue a Call for Proposals for a new small grants program to fund conservation-oriented research in Mexico, the Caribbean, Central America, and South America. Ornithological Council programa de pequeñas subvenciones para investigación: solicitud de propuestas. El Consejo de Ornitología se complace en publicar una convocatoria de propuestas para un nuevo programa de pequeñas donaciones para financiar la conservación orientado a la investigación en México, el Caribe, América Central y América del Sur. DEADLINE AUGUST 1.

    By Ellen Paul, June 8, 2012

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    • June 8, 2012

20. Importing avian specimens or samples from Canada?

    Author: Ornithological Council

    The Ornithological Council has been given a heads-up that APHIS is about to restrict imports of avian specimens and samples from the area of eastern Canada where HPAI has been found.

    By Ellen Paul, April 16, 2015

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    • April 16, 2015

21. RENEW OR JOIN NOW

    The new OSNA Member Portal is now open and available for you to renew your society memberships in the American Ornithological Society, the Association of Field Ornithologists, the Raptor Research Foundation, and the Wilson Ornithological Society. Renewing online is fast and convenient for you and helps the societies to gather information to better serve you.

    By Ellen Paul, January 11, 2017

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    • January 11, 2017

22. Latest issue of AFO

    The latest issue of the Association of Field Ornithologist’s biannual newsletter, AFO Afield, includes information about the AFO's annual meeting and presence at NAOC VI, a contribution from former recipients of the Bergstrom Award about their research, and interviews with three former recipients of the Pamela L. and Alexander F. Skutch Research Award.

    By Jennifer Smith, August 10, 2016

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    • August 10, 2016

23. USFWS - headed for the endangered species list?

    Author: Ornithological Council

    The incredible shrinkage of Department of the Interior and its constituent agencies - heading for the endangered species list?

    By Ellen Paul, December 16, 2016

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    • December 16, 2016

24. Drones for monitoring or studying birds? Maybe not...

    Author: Ornithological Council

    The FAA has proposed new regulations on the use of drones. Will you be able to use drones to study birds in the United States? Maybe not...

    By Ellen Paul, March 26, 2015

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    • March 26, 2015

25. California overhauling scientific collecting permit regulations

    Author: Ornithological Council

    The California Department of Fish and Game is overhauling its scientific research permit regulations. If you work in California, here's your chance to have your say.

    By Ellen Paul, March 27, 2017

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    • March 27, 2017