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    The Waterbird Society is composed of biologists, researchers, conservationists, students, and others interested in the behavior, ecology, and conservation of waterbirds. The organization is administered by four officers and nine council members elected from the Society’s membership, which includes people from 31 countries. The Society is a member of the Ornithological Societies of North America (OSNA) and a contributing member of many other scientific societies worldwide, including American Bird Conservancy and The Ornithological Council.
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    La Asociación Colombiana de Ornitología ACO se originó en el año 2002 con 106 miembros fundadores y el fin de incentivar el estudio científico y la conservación de las aves de Colombia mediante la publicación de una revista, Ornitología Colombiana. La idea surgió en el XIV Encuentro Nacional de Ornitólogos en Leticia, Amazonas (octubre del 2001) al ver la cantidad creciente de trabajos ornitológicos que se presentaban año tras año en los encuentros nacionales sin que fueran publicados ni recibieran adecuada divulgación. Desde ese momento un grupo de voluntarios ha estado trabajando de forma ininterrumpida logrando el objetivo inicial y diversificando actividades alrededor de nuestra visión-misión: "Promovemos el desarrollo de la ornitología en Colombia mediante la generación y difusión del conocimiento científico de las aves en pro de su conservación." La Asociación está compuesta por los miembros activos y está dirigida por una junta directiva que se elige entre los miembros cada dos años y se rige según los estatutos. Membresía en la Asociación está abierta a cualquier persona con interés en las aves colombianas y su conservación una vez sea aceptada su solicitud.
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    Founded in 1883, the American Ornithologists' Union was one of the oldest organizations in the world devoted to the scientific study of birds. Over its history, AOU and its members helped create the scientific foundation for ornithology and bird conservation that we enjoy today. The AOU was the largest and most diverse ornithological society in the New World. Although primarily an organization for professional ornithologists, it welcomed to its ranks many students, conservationists, birders and others who cherish the birds of the world. In 2016, The AOU merged with the Cooper Ornithological Society to form the new American Ornithological Society.
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    The Wilson Ornithological Society, founded in 1888, is a world-wide organization of nearly 2500 people who share a curiosity about birds. Named in honor of Alexander Wilson, the Father of American Ornithology, the Society publishes a quarterly journal of ornithology, The Wilson Journal of Ornithology, and holds annual meetings.
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    We fixed a problem that prevented some of you from downloading the RFP linked to above. If you had trouble yesterday, try again now. You do have to be signed in to download it.
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    Great idea Mercedes! To make it easier to provide feedback on the SFO planning process, we've created a new forum just for that purpose.
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    Provides links to all North American joint ventures, compiled by Partners in Flight.
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    A comprehensive list of "all-bird conservation plans" in North America, compiled by Partners in Flight. “All-Bird Conservation Plans” are those plans that include prioritization and conservation planning for all bird species (e.g., including landbirds, waterfowl, shorebirds, waterbirds, game birds, etc.). All-Bird Conservation Plans are being developed under a number of different models. Some plans have been developed by state initiatives, many through Joint Ventures and state wildlife action plans, and some at the Bird Conservation Region level.
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    OspreyWatch is a global community of observers focused on breeding osprey. The observers are linked by an interest in osprey, concern for the health of aquatic environments, and data submitted to a repository through the OspreyWatch website. The mission of OspreyWatch is to collect information on a large enough spatial scale to be useful in addressing three of the most pressing issues facing aquatic ecosystems including global climate change, depletion of fish stocks, and environmental contaminants. Run by the Center for Conservation Biology.
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    The Institute for Tropical Ecology and Conservation (ITEC) is a non-profit 501c3), education, research and conservation corporation, and operates the Bocas del Toro Biological Station in Panama. Our mission is to: offer quality field ecology courses to undergraduates and graduate students, provide facilities for long-term biological research in terrestrial, freshwater and marine ecosystems, operate programs for the conservation of sea turtles, rain forests and other natural resources along the Caribbean coast of Panama, aid the local community by establishing educational programs and workshops on resource conservation, reforestation, pollution control and by providing alternative employment opportunities having minimal environmental impact.
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    Photos from the meeting were posted here on Google Plus: https://plus.google.com/photos/111868492024708616895/albums/5707869102110312913
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    More information about "Follow the ongoing Society for Ornithology discussions"
    As the number of articles, discussions, and files related to the prospective Society for Ornithology grows, we wanted to provide a single location to access everything about the subject. We know it can be difficult to find all comments, which are posted in various forums. Each society set up its own discussion forum and some people also posted comments in response to the articles. To find all articles and comments, click on the SFO "tag" located at the top of this page, beneath the title "Follow the ongoing society discussions" and the date. It will bring up an index of every item with that tag, including the comments that have been posted in the various Forums. August 2011 AOU and Other Societies to Evolve Into New Society for Ornithology. Article posted by @Sue Haig on behalf of Bonnie Bowen, Jed Burtt, John Fitzpatrick, Frank Gill, Dylan Kesler, Brian Olsen, and Stan Senner, 5 August 2011 (51 comments) AOU 20XX Annual Meeting Presentation. PDF posted by @Sue Haig, 9 August 2011 Comments about the Society For Ornithology. Forum topic started by @Sue Haig, 1 Aug 2011 (7 comments) November 2011-November 2012: Comments on the original plan Update on Society for Ornithology Business Plan. Article posted by @Sue Haig, 15 November 2011 (6 comments) RRF Response to Society for Ornithology. Letter posted on Raptor Research Foundation website, 18 November 2011 (48 comments on RRF website: http://www.raptorres...for-ornithology) Another way forward? An alternative to the SFO that societies have considered.... Article posted by @Mercedes Foster, 9 February 2012 (no comments) February 2012: Strategic Planning for the Proposed Society for Ornithology. Press release posted by @John Faaborg, @L. Scott Johnson, Kim Sullivan, Jorge Perez-Eman, @Erica Nol, and @Bob Beason, 24 February 2012. After the press release, various societies sent emails to their members with messages about the outcome of the SFO strategic planning meeting in February. If another society sent a similar email, feel free to post it on OE and we will add a link to it here. AOU message: Outcome of AOU Mid-Year Council Meeting (3 comments) COS message: Information on a new society for ornithology for COS members (2 comments) SCO-SOC message: President's Message regarding SFO, originally published in Picoides 25(1), page 2, titled President's Message (PDF link) (2 comments) March 2012 A Vision for The Society for Ornithology, an article and a document posted by @Sue Haig, 12 March 2012. Societies have started asking for feedback from their members about involvement in SFO planning: Discussion of AFO’s association with proposed Society for Ornithology (2 comments) AOU Members Response to SFO Vision (5 comments) SCO-SOC: President's message regarding SFO WOS' role in the Society for Ornithology (2 comments) April 2012 Report from WOS Council meeting concerning SfO Proposal Candidates for Board of Directors of Cooper Ornithological Society share views on SFO proposal (2 comments) Update on SFO: Participating societies form planning committees (24 April 2012) (2 comments) May 2012 AOU announces representatives to planning committees (1 May 2012) (2 comments) Thinking Critically About a "Vision for the Society for Ornithology" - Commentary and Analysis by John Marzluff (4 comments) Comments Solicited for Emerging Plan to Initiate SFO (29 May 2012) July 2012 Society for Ornithology: New DRAFT Governance and Publication Plan, July 2012 Comments re: 19 July SFO Bylaws draft August 2012 New SFO Plan and Fact Sheet (7 August 2012) This article will be updated regularly as new content becomes available. Let us know if there is anything we are missing so we can add it here. Feel free to leave comments on this or any of the preceding articles or forum topics. We have created a new forum specifically for community feedback on the SFO planning process and documents but please also feel free to comment on specific articles and forum posts that are not part of that new forum. September 2012 Letter from AFO President (20 September 2012) Letter from COS President (26 September 2012 October 2012 Report from WOS President regarding AOU-COS task forces (11 Oct 2012)
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    The OBFS is an association of more than 200 field stations and professionals concerned with field facilities for biological research and education, primarily in North America and Central America. This page is a directory of the field stations.
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    The Avian Knowledge Network (AKN) is an international organization of government and non-government institutions focused on understanding the patterns and dynamics of bird populations across the Western Hemisphere.
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    Birds are the ultimate travelers -- migration is the signature characteristic of approximately half of all species, worldwide (Rappole 1995). Because they do not recognize political or cultural boundaries, their study and conservation requires collaboration between countries and cultures. Such collaboration is now commonplace in the Northern Hemisphere. Surprisingly, no international partnerships exist for the study of bird migration on the planet’s most bird-rich continent, South America, which holds the world’s third-largest migratory system (Jahn et al. 2004, Chesser, 2005) and is the epicenter of bird and migratory diversity (Stotz et al. 1996, Jahn et al. 2004). We propose to establish a network of ornithologists in South America to study two key elements of migration: timing and connectivity. We focus on "Neotropical austral migrants" -- species that breed at the southern latitudes of South America and migrate north towards the equator.
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    Movebank is a free, online database of animal tracking data. We help animal tracking researchers to manage, share, protect, analyze, and archive their data. The animal tracking data accessible through Movebank belongs to researchers all over the world. These researchers can choose to make part or all of their study information and animal tracks visible to other registered users, or to the public.
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    Advancing the science of global animal movements and connectivity by promoting the research and conservation of species throughout the annual cycle. The MCP is an initiative to conduct comprehensive life cycle analyses for wildlife, pushing forward the science of animal movements and connectivity by: Advancing the use of current technologies and facilitating development of new technologies to increase the understanding of migratory connectivity. Studying migratory connectivity and seasonal interactions at multiple temporal and spatial scales. Integrating the use of migratory connectivity knowledge (data, models, analyses) to make it available to environmental managers and policy makers for informed decision making. Working among government agencies and with a suite of public and private partners to accomplish these tasks. Educating the public about migratory connectivity and international conservation.
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    I think they mean that juveniles from larger broods (more nestlings) had lower survival than those from smaller broods. Although according to the results the effect was small.
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    Related items: Article: AOU and Other Societies to Evolve Into New Society for Ornithology Download: AOU 20XX Annual Meeting Presentation.pdf Topic: Comments about the Society for Ornithology
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    Prepared by Leon R. Latimer, State University of New York at Cobleskill; Nancy E. Niles, State University of New York at Cobleskill and Theodore W. Gutzke, USFWS, Medicine Lake NWR, Medicine Lake, MT (5/99) This on-line bibliography is compilation of most articles written about the bluebirds of the genus Sialia, up to the end of 1998. It is based on the hard copy updated and funded by the State University of New York at Cobleskill by Leon R. Lattimer, Nancy E. Niles, and Theodore W. Gutzke.
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    List of scientific journals in Slovenia publishing articles on natural history and biology.
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    An article about the proposal was published in the magazine BirdWatching: AOU president-elect describes proposed new American ornithological society Posted Thu, Oct 6 2011 10:25 AM by Matt Mendenhall
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    The Avian Knowledge Network (AKN) is an international organization of government and non-government institutions focused on understanding the patterns and dynamics of bird populations across the Western Hemisphere. The goal is to educate the public on the dynamics of bird populations, provide interactive decision-making tools for land managers, make available a data resource for scientific research, and advance new exploratory analysis techniques to study bird populations. The AKN is organizing observation-based bird monitoring in three fundamental ways. First, we are developing new ways to discoverthese data by displaying metadata in the bird monitoring data registry (BMDR). Second, we are expanding existing data schemas toorganize these data through the bird monitoring data exchange (BMDE). Third, we are building the technical infrastructure to allowaccess to these data through a federated data grid environment. For more information follow the links below.
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