Hello, Ecologists. This year's WFO (Western Field Ornithologists) meeting in Boise, Idaho, is going to be superb. Among other things, there will be field trips to see the brand-new South Hills Crossbill (Loxia sinesciuris). This is no mere split; this is a brand-new bird, just described to science. In all likelihood, you don't have this one in escrow, so you need to come to the meeting to get it. Plus, there will be the usual outstanding lectures, workshops, panels, and scientific paper sessions. Speaking of the scientific paper sessions, the call for papers has just been posted. You can download the Call for Papers at the brand-new WFO website: http://www.westernfieldornithologists.org/docs/2009/CallForPapers_WFO2009.pdf And I'll append it below. Please do NOT send your abstracts to me; follow the directions in the Call for Papers. Here it is: ------------------------------------ Call for Papers for the 34th Annual Meeting of Western Field Ornithologists Abstracts are now being accepted for presentations at the 34th annual meeting of Western Field Ornithologists, to be held 10–13 September 2009 in Boise, Idaho. Oral presentations should reflect original research or summarize existing unpublished information and should be presented in a manner that will be of interest to serious amateur and professional field ornithologists. Talks relating to the following themes are solicited: * Status, distribution, migration, and population dynamics of birds * Systematics and biogeography of birds * Ecology, behavior, and evolution of birds * New information on avian field identification problems * Descriptive field identification * Science-based conservation and management of birds * Techniques for field study of birds, including censusing, monitoring, and other methods; and results of studies applying such techniques Research described should apply to birds of the WFO region: western North America (from Alaska through Mexico, and the Great Plains to the Pacific coast) and the eastern Pacific Ocean. All talks should identify study objectives, describe methods and data analysis, present results,discuss the significance of the research, and propose future research directions.Oral presentations shall be allotted 15 minutes, including 3 minutes for questions and discussion. Dialogue between presenters and audience is a hallmark of WFO meetings. An abstract of your presentation should be submitted electronically to Debbie Van Dooremolen at [email protected] and Jay Withgott at [email protected] no later than 15 June 2009. All abstracts must be submitted in exactly the following format: YOUR LAST NAME, YOUR FIRST NAME, CO-AUTHOR NAMES (Times, 10-point type, all caps). Title of your talk (Times, 10-point type, bold). Your affiliation and/or sponsoring organization(s), if any, complete mailing address (Times, 10-point type, italics); e-mail address (Arial, 9-point type, italics). Brief (300-word maximum) summary of the objectives, methods, results, significance, and generality of your study (Times, 10-point type). Submissions should include a brief (60-word maximum) bio for the primary author. We expect to have sufficient time in the schedule for 26-28 presentations, and we will review submitted abstracts and award program time on a first-received basis. For more information about the meeting, please visit the WFO web site at www.westernfieldornithologists.org. We look forward to seeing you in Boise!
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