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  1. The San Francisco Bay Bird Observatory is dedicated to the conservation of birds and their habitats through science and outreach. Runs the Coyote Creek Field Station.
  2. The Ventana Wildlife Society bird banding lab (formerly Big Sur Ornithology Lab) has been studying bird populations since 1992 at Andrew Molera State Park. Riparian woodland along the Big Sur River in the park provides important breeding, wintering, and migration stopover habitat for a variety of birds.
  3. The Southeastern Arizona Bird Observatory (SABO) is a non-profit organization dedicated to the conservation of the birds of southeastern Arizona, their habitats and the diversity of species that share those habitats through research, monitoring and public education.
  4. Broome Bird Observatory is dedicated to the conservation of migratory shorebirds. We foster science-based study, public education and alliances with conservation organisations from the local to international level. Broome Bird Observatory is located on the north-west coast of Australia on the shores of Roebuck Bay: Just 25 kilometres east of the town of Broome and some 2,400 road kilometres north of Perth.
  5. Partners from state and federal agencies and non-governmental organizations from across the country pooled their resources and expertise to develop a conservation strategy for migratory shorebirds and the habitats upon which they depend. The plan provides a scientific framework to determine species, sites, and habitats that most urgently need conservation action. Main goals of the plan, completed in 2000, are to ensure that adequate quantity and quality of shorebird habitat is maintained at the local level and to maintain or restore shorebird populations at the continental and hemispheric levels. Separate technical reports were developed for a conservation assessment, research needs, a comprehensive monitoring strategy, and education and outreach. These national assessments were used to step down goals and objectives into 11 regional conservation plans. Although some outreach, education, research, monitoring, and habitat conservation programs are being implemented, accomplishment of conservation objectives for all shorebird species will require a coordinated effort among traditional and new partners. National and regional plans and other plan-related documents are available on this website. Updates and subsequent documents will be posted on this website.
  6. The U.S. North American Bird Conservation Initiative (NABCI) Committee is a forum of government agencies, private organizations, and bird initiatives helping partners across the continent meet their common bird conservation objectives. The Committee is working to secure a bright future for North America's more than 1,150 species of birds, in conjunction with NABCI partners in Mexico and Canada.
  7. At the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, scientists, conservationists, engineers, educators, and students all work together for a common purpose: to understand birds and other wildlife, to involve the public in scientific discovery, and to use our knowledge to protect our planet. Our mission: To interpret and conserve the earth's biological diversity through research, education, and citizen science focused on birds.
  8. The Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center is dedicated to fostering greater understanding, appreciation, and protection of the grand phenomenon of bird migration. Founded in 1991, we are located at the Smithsonian National Zoological Park in Washington, D.C. We seek to: Clarify the causes for declines in migratory bird populations before the situation becomes desperate, raise awareness of migratory birds and the need to protect their habitats through a variety of outreach programs, and protect habitats that are crucial to the annual pilgrimage of migratory birds in the Western Hemisphere.
  9. Partners in Flight / Compañeros en Vuelo / Partenaires d’Envol was launched in 1990 in response to growing concerns about declines in the populations of many land bird species, and in order to emphasize the conservation of birds not covered by existing conservation initiatives. The initial focus was on neotropical migrants, species that breed in the Nearctic (North America) and winter in the Neotropics (Central and South America), but the focus has spread to include most landbirds and other species requiring terrestrial habitats. The central premise of Partners in Flight (PIF) has been that the resources of public and private organizations in North and South America must be combined, coordinated, and increased in order to achieve success in conserving bird populations in this hemisphere. Partners in Flight is a cooperative effort involving partnerships among federal, state and local government agencies, philanthropic foundations, professional organizations, conservation groups, industry, the academic community, and private individuals. All Partners in Flight meetings at all levels are open to anyone interested in bird conservation and we eagerly seek your contribution.
  10. A compilation of useful information provided by the Ornithological Council. Scientific collecting permits are required for all birds, parts of birds, eggs, and nests for scientific research. This includes blood samples, feathers, stomach and crop contents, tissue samples, cloacal and tracheal swabs. However, blood and feathers can be collecting under a bird banding permit if the samples are to be taken in conjunction with banding. Specify, when applying for the banding permit, that you would also like to take blood and/or feather samples. If you are not planning to mark the bird, you must obtain a scientific collecting permit.
  11. A compilation of useful information provided by the Ornithological Council.
  12. The Ornithological Council provides ornithologists with comprehensive information regarding the many permits needed for ornithological research. Some of the permit systems - particularly the import systems for live birds and specimens - are complex and time-consuming process. Others are relatively simple. In both cases, our intent is to provide step-by-step guides for the ornithologist. Busy ornithologists have not had ready access to clear and consistent information. Attempting to navigate the complexities of permitting is time-consuming and sometimes frustrating.
  13. A Guide to the Permits and Procedures for Importing Live Birds into the United States for Scientific Research and Display. A publication of the Ornithological Council. Compiled by Ellen Paul Importing live birds for scientific research is a complex, time-consuming process. This fact sheet is intended to be a step-by-step guide for the ornithologist. We have attempted to provide clear explanations of the regulations and procedures, and to provide answers to anticipated questions or likely problems. By interviewing the agency staff who write and implement these regulations and procedures, and by having them assess this fact sheet for accuracy, we hoped to "fill in the blanks" between the written regulations and the realities of importing live birds. In addition, we have provided helpful hints that are intended to help ornithologists avoid problems in navigating this labyrinth process. This information is current as of September 2005. We will make every effort to keep the fact sheet current by updating as regulations or procedures are changed. Updates will be incorporated into the text and also published as dated appendices, to aid the user of this guide in tracking those changes. We encourage the readers of this fact sheet to contact us with questions or problems encountered in importing live birds. Your experiences will help us to update this fact sheet, but more importantly, will help us to identify regulations or procedures that are in need of revision. We can then work with the relevant regulatory agency to try to bring about those changes.
  14. The Ornithological Council is pleased to provide ornithologists with state permitting information. Every attempt will be made to keep this information up-to-date, but compiling this information is a very time-consuming process and we may not always have the most recent information. For that reason, we (1) have provided contact information for each state permitting office in the general information document and (2) ask that you notify us if you find information that is not current.
  15. The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service issues permits under various wildlife laws and treaties at different offices at the national, regional, and/or wildlife port levels.
  16. You can download a PDF of the paper, courtesy of co-author Mike Reed, here: http://ornithologyexchange.org/forums/files/file/5-lattin-et-al-2011-feather-cort/
  17. The Ornithological Newsletter provides news about the Societies, requests for assistance from researchers, professional positions, worldwide opportunities for field assistants (both paid and volunteer), graduate student positions and support, information on grants, new publications, scientific bird meetings, and news of members.
  18. The membership database for the Ornithological Societies of North America.
  19. Titles tagged with "Ornithology" at the Biodiversity Heritage Library
  20. The Biodiversity Heritage Library (BHL) is a consortium of 12 natural history and botanical libraries that cooperate to digitize and make accessible the legacy literature of biodiversity held in their collections and to make that literature available for open access and responsible use as a part of a global “biodiversity commons.”
  21. The main objective of this compilation is to disseminate information on publications relating to Sri Lankan Ornithology.
  22. Summary 1. The capture of birds using mist nets is a widely utilized technique for monitoring avian populations. While the method is assumed to be safe, very few studies have addressed how frequently injuries and mortalities occur and the associated risks have not been formally evaluated. 2. We quantified the rates of mortality and injury at 22 banding organizations in the United States and Canada and used capture data from five organizations to determine what kinds of incidents occur most frequently. Analyses focused on passerines and near-passerines, but other groups were included. We evaluated whether body mass, age, sex, mist net mesh size, month and time of day or frequency of capture are related to the risk or type of incident. We also compared the recapture histories over time between birds that were injured and those that were never injured for 16 species. 3. The average rate of injury was 0·59%, while mortality was 0·23%. Birds captured frequently were less at risk to incident. Body mass was positively correlated with incident and larger birds were at greater risk to predation, leg injuries, broken legs, internal bleeding and cuts, while smaller birds were more prone to stress, tangling-related injuries and wing strain. Rates of incident varied among species, with some at greater risk than others. We found no evidence for increased mortality over time of injured birds compared with uninjured birds. 4. We provide the first comprehensive evaluation of the risks associated with mist netting. Our results indicate that (1) injury and mortality rates below one percent can be achieved during mist netting and (2) injured birds are likely to survive in comparable numbers to uninjured birds after release. While overall risks are low, this study identified vulnerable species and traits that may increase a bird’s susceptibility to incident that should be considered in banding protocols aimed at minimizing injury and mortality. Projects using mist nets should monitor their performance and compare their results to those of other organizations.
  23. The journal of the RRF began publication in 1967 as Raptor Research News, which doubled as an organizational newsletter and a vehicle for scholarship. Starting with volume 6 in 1972, the title was shortened to Raptor Research, which reflected its broader scope. It was also organized into three sections: formal, peer-reviewed Scientific Papers; Reports, Reviews, and Opinion, which contained meeting reports, book reviews, and other secondary material receiving less editorial scrutiny; and Notes, News, and Queries, which contained items typically found in a newsletter. Beginning with volume 21 in 1987, the journal was renamed The Journal of Raptor Research, its current title. Like the preceding title, it is published quarterly and organized into Research Articles, Short Communications, and Letters, followed by secondary material such as book reviews.
  24. The journal covers analytical and descriptive life history studies, biogeographical patterns of distribution, speciation, systematics and taxonomy, and faunistics of birds in the Neotropics. The journal publishes major papers and short communications. The journal was started when participants at the 3rd Neotropical Ornithology Congress in Cali, Colombia, 30 November to 4 December 1987, decided to establish an "International Neotropical Ornithological Society", and to publish an international scientific journal under the name "Ornitología Neotropical".
  25. The Waterbird Society has published results of scientific research for over two decades beginning with a proceedings of papers presented at the annual meetings from 1978 to 1980 followed in 1981 by a refereed, international journal, formerly called Colonial Waterbirds. In 1999, the journal became Waterbirds to reflect the society’s expanded focus on all aquatic birds and their habitats. The journal is produced by an editor and an international panel of associate editors and is open to submitted papers concerning the biology, conservation, and techniques of study of the world’s waterbirds including seabirds, wading birds, shorebirds, and waterfowl. Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/WaterbirdsJournal
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