M.O.U. - Annual Paper Session

Registration fee is $4.00 if you register prior to November 25th or $5.00 at the door. Registration will be begin at 8:00 A.M. on December 3rd. Pre-registrations must be received by November 25th, 2011. Mail your check for $4.00 to Carl Greiner at the address shown below. Click here to download a PDF version (525k) of the registration form.

8:00 Registration

9:00 Welcome
Dr. Susan Weller
Director, Bell Museum of Natural History, University of Minnesota

9:15 Forty years of counting and banding at Hawk Ridge
Dr. Gerald J. Niemi
Center for Water and the Environment, Natural Resources Research Institute, U of MN, Duluth

9:45 USGS GPS Study of Botulism and Migration in Common Loons
Kevin Kenow
Research Wildlife Biologist, US Geological Survey

10:15 Minnesota Breeding Bird Atlas, project update
Ann Kessen, for Bonnie Sample
MOU and Audubon Minnesota

10:40 Announcements. break, visit exhibits, book sales

11:00 Chiloe to Nome: Tales of Midwestern shorebird migrations and research efforts
Robert P. Russell
of Migratory Birds, USFWS
11:30 Thirty years of Peregrine Falcon Recovery in Minnesota-a story to be proud of
Jackie Fallon, VP of Field Operations/MN and ND State Coordinator
Midwest Peregrine Society

12:00 Lunch, visit exhibits

1:00 MOU annual business meeting and awards

1:50 Birding Ethics: a panel discussion
David Cahlander, Sharon Stitler, and Roger Everhart

2:15 Golden-winged warbler research at Rice Lake NWR and Tamarac NWR
Henry Streby, Sean Peterson, and David Andersen

2:40 Break and visit exhibits

3:10 Red-headed woodpecker research at Cedar Creek Natural History Area
Chet Meyers and Ari Waldstein

3:35 A Sandhill Crane management plan for Minnesota
Steve Merchant, Wildlife Population and Regulation Program Manager, Section of Wildlife
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

4:00 Purple Martin Conservation Progress
Kelly Applegate
Purple Martin Working Group

4:20 Closing comments

The paper session is held at and hosted by the Bell Museum of Natural History, on the University of Minnesota campus, 10 Church St. S.E., Minneapolis, at the intersection of University and 17th. Parking is available in Nolte Garage, next to the museum. If you park and leave, you will be charged again should you return.

Coffee and refreshments: Minnesota River Valley Audubon Chapter

If you are interested you may order a box lunch the lunch must be prepaid and we need to receive your order by November 25th. The box lunch includes your choice of sandwich (beef, ham, turkey, turkey salad, chicken salad, or veggie), chips, fruit, cookie, and a beverage for $9.50. To reserve your box lunch send $9.50 for each lunch desired, indicating your choice of sandwich, to:

Carl Greiner
1616 Hill St. S.W.
Chatfield, Minnesota 55923

Registration and lunch cost can be included on one check, payable to the MOU.

If you have any questions, please contact Carl Greiner.

Credits:

Special thanks to the following persons and groups for their help in making the meeting a success!

Coffee and refreshments: Minnesota River Valley Audubon Chapter

Lunch and exhibit arrangements: Carl Greiner

Bell Museum staff and the College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences: Dr. Susan Weller, Emma Allen and the visitor services staff, and Dr. Gordon Murdock

Paper session chair: Carrol Henderson, DNR Nongame Wildlife Program Supervisor

Program graphics and printing: Diane Vejtruba, DNR Nongame Wildlife Program

Information Tables

There are several information tables on the upper level (behind the refreshments). Be sure to visit them!

Marlin Bree - Amazing Gulls
Audubon Minnesota - Breeding Bird Atlas
Audubon Minnesota - Chimney Swift Recovery Project
Audubon Minnesota - Duck Stamp Sales
Audubon Minnesota - Purple Martin Working Group
Common Nighthawk Breeding Study
Earl Orf Photography
Friends of Sax-Zim Bog
Jan Dunlap Birder Murder Mysteries
Kollath-Stensaas Publishing
M.O.U. - Education Committee
MN Backyard Birds
Midwinter Golden Eagle Survey; National Eagle Center
Red Headed Woodpecker Recovery
Urban Turkey Study
Wild River Audubon, Nicaragua Birding Trip

The Paper Session

The Schedule

Credits:

Information Tables

8:00	Registration
9:00	Welcome Dr. Susan Weller Director, Bell Museum of Natural History, University of Minnesota
9:15	Forty years of counting and banding at Hawk Ridge Dr. Gerald J. Niemi Center for Water and the Environment, Natural Resources Research Institute, U of MN, Duluth
9:45	USGS GPS Study of Botulism and Migration in Common Loons Kevin Kenow Research Wildlife Biologist, US Geological Survey
10:15	Minnesota Breeding Bird Atlas, project update Ann Kessen, for Bonnie Sample MOU and Audubon Minnesota
10:40	Announcements. break, visit exhibits, book sales
11:00	Chiloe to Nome: Tales of Midwestern shorebird migrations and research efforts Robert P. Russell of Migratory Birds, USFWS
11:30	Thirty years of Peregrine Falcon Recovery in Minnesota-a story to be proud of Jackie Fallon, VP of Field Operations/MN and ND State Coordinator Midwest Peregrine Society
12:00	Lunch, visit exhibits
1:00	MOU annual business meeting and awards
1:50	Birding Ethics: a panel discussion David Cahlander, Sharon Stitler, and Roger Everhart
2:15	Golden-winged warbler research at Rice Lake NWR and Tamarac NWR Henry Streby, Sean Peterson, and David Andersen
2:40	Break and visit exhibits
3:10	Red-headed woodpecker research at Cedar Creek Natural History Area Chet Meyers and Ari Waldstein
3:35	A Sandhill Crane management plan for Minnesota Steve Merchant, Wildlife Population and Regulation Program Manager, Section of Wildlife Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
4:00	Purple Martin Conservation Progress Kelly Applegate Purple Martin Working Group
4:20	Closing comments