News Items
Back issues of the Journal of Raptor Research
now available.
Years 1967-2005 of JRR are now available free on Searchable Ornithological
Research Archive (SORA).
2007 RRF Award Committee Report to Board of Directors
Petra Bohall Wood, Chair
Fall 2007
Awards committee staffing changes:
Petra Wood, chair of the awards committee since 1993, is stepping down.
Clint Boal will be the new chair. Clint Boal is stepping down after 7 years
as chair of the Hamerstrom subcommittee and is being replace by Brent
Bibles. Patricia Hall, chair of the Koplin subcommittee since 1996, is
stepping down and is being replaced by Jim Harper. Rick Gerhardt, chair of
the Anderson subcommittee is stepping down. A replacement is still needed
beginning with the 2008 conference.
The William C. Andersen Student Presentation Award
Rick Gerhardt (chair) was not able to attend the conference so Petra
Wood chaired the committee this year.Judges were Jim Bednarz, Cheryl
Dykstra, Jim Elliott, Angela Matz, Ruth Tingay, and Petra Wood.
Eleven oral presentations and 4 poster presentations were made. RRF
guidelines state that if less than 5 posters are in contention, no separate
poster award will be given. Therefore, the posters were judged with the oral
papers. We normally would have one 1st place and one runner-up selected.
However, due to the high quality of all the presentations, two additional
individuals were recognized as honorable mention. Recipients were notified
before the banquet and asked to attend the banquet.
Award for 1st place includes a $100 check, 1-yr membership to RRF, and a
banquet ticket. The runner-up receives a 1-yr membership to RRF and a
banquet ticket.
First place: Markus Mika, Barrick Museum of Natural History, University
of Nevada-Las Vegas. "Population Genetics and Evolutionary History of the
Flammulated Owl (Otus flammeolus)"
Second place: Christopher Briggs, Dept of Natural Resources and
Environmental Science, University of Nevada-Reno. "Assortative Mating in
Swainson’s Hawks (Buteo swainsoni)"
Honorable mention: Martina Zucchini,Biology Department, Boise State
University."Flight Strategies of Neotropical Migrant Raptors in Panama"
Jessi L. Brown, Dept of Natural Resources & Environmental Science,
University of Nevada-Reno"Using existing nest box occupancy data to model
potential American Kestrel habitat in south-central Florida"
The James R. Koplin Student Travel Award
Committee chair Pat Hall has stepped down after many years as chair. The
new chair will be Jim Harper. There were no applicants for the 2007
conference.
Amadon and Tully Grants
Committee: Carole Griffiths (chair), Robert Rosenfield. The committee
received 8 applications for the Tully Grant and 8 for the Amadon Grant.
Recipients have been notified and have been sent their checks.
Amadon grant of $1000awarded to Ronald Kale Mulwa, research
scientist in the Dept of Ornithology, National Museums of Kenya. "Survey and
assessment of the determinants of the high abundance of migratory and
resident raptors in hilly landscapes of Eastern Kenya."
Tully grant of $500awarded to: Corinne Kozlowski, graduate
student at University of Missouri - St. Louis. "Differential yolk androgen
allocation and sex-specific effects of elevated androgens in Eastern screech
owl nestlings."
Brown Grant
Jeff Lincer (Chair), Dick Clark, David Johnson, Guy Rondeau. Two
applications were received.
$1,400 awarded to Paul Kariuka Ndang’ang’a who manages the
‘Species’ component of the Conservation Programme of the BirdLife
International Africa Partnership. "Detailed Status for African Raptors;
Prioritization for Conservation Action"
Hamerstrom and Cade Award Committees
Nomination Committee: David Andersen (chair), Patricia Kennedy, Steve
Redpath, and Eduardo Inigo-Elias
Selection Committee: Clint Boal (Chair), Brent Bibles, Buzz Hull, Marco
Restani.
Two nominations were received for the Hamerstrom Award. Both individuals
were presented with the Fran and Frederick Hamerstrom Award this year. They
were Karen Steenhof and Michael Kochert. See the
March 2007
Wingspan
for more details.
