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THE WILSON JOURNAL OF ORNITHOLOGY • Vol 124. No. 4. December 2012 
Saturday Peter P. Marra delivered the fourth 
plenary lecture, “Studying birds in the context of 
the annual cycle: carry-over effects and seasonal 
interactions.” 
The Local Committee hosted field trips each 
morning to various bird-watching trails on 
campus. Longer trips, from 1 to 3 days, during 
and alter the conference included (I) watching 
shorebirds on the Fraser Delta, (2) observing 
marine birds and mammals of the Salish Sea, (3) a 
trip to the Colony Farm Banding Station, (4) a 
tour of the Vancouver North Shore Coast and 
Mountains. (5) a hike in Manning Provincial Park. 
(6) birding in the Okanagan Valley, and (7) a trip 
to Bamficld Marine Sciences Centre. 
On Saturday evening the conferees gathered at the 
UBC Museum of Anthropology for a reception prior 
to the annual banquet. The evening events included 
an enjoyable dinner accented by live musical 
performances. WOS awards (below) were presented 
at the banquet, previously during the WOS Awards 
ceremony on Thursday, or on the WOS web site. 
MARGARET MORSE NICE MEDAL 
(for the WOS plenary lecture, to be presented at 
the 2013 Annual Meeting) 
Peter R. and B. Rosemary Grant. 
WILLIAM AND NANCY KLAMM 
SERVICE AWARD 
(for distinguished service to the Wilson Ornitho¬ 
logical Society) 
Doris J. Watt. 
EDWARD’S PRIZE 
(for the best major article in Volume 123 of The 
Wilson Journal of Ornithology) 
Morton L. Isler and Bret M. Whitney, “Species 
limits in antbirds (Thamnophilidae): the Scale- 
backed Antbird (Willisomis poecilinotus) com¬ 
plex.” 
Kelsey Low, Villanova University, “Plumage 
brightness, social dominance, and reproductive 
success of male Carolina Chickadees (Poeeile 
carol inert sis): implications for hybridization with 
Black-capped Chickadees (P. atrieapillus)T' 
GEORGE A. HALL/HAROLD F. 
MAYFIELD AWARD 
Daira Ximena Villagran Chavarro. Fundacion 
Conservation Verde Colombia. "Saving the 
Cundinamarca Antpitta: assessment and conser¬ 
vation of the Cundinamarca Antpitta ( Grallaria 
kaetsneri), Colombia.” 
PAUL A. STEWART AWARDS 
Michael Akresh, University of Massachusetts, 
“Examining carry-over effects in Prairie War¬ 
blers using stable-isotope analysis." 
Jacob Armiger, Villanova University, “The 
genetic mating system and reproductive skew in 
the Yucatan Wren (Campylorhynchus yucatmi- 
CltS)." 
Kristen Covino. University of Southern Mis¬ 
sissippi, "Hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis ac¬ 
tivity in Nearctic-neotropieal songbirds throughout 
spring migration.” 
Rachel Eaton, Michigan Stale University. 
“Following frugivores: tracking avian use of 
and damage to cherry orchards." 
Annette Fayet, University of Oxford. “Migra¬ 
tory navigation and behaviour of the Atlantic 
Puffin." 
Landon Jones. University of Louisiana, “Spa¬ 
tial patterns of seed dispersal by two species of 
toucans in a tropical agricultural landscape." 
Kristin Kovach. University of Windsor. "The 
function ol duelling behavior in Thryothorus 
wrens." 
Bethany Krebs, University of filinois. Cham- 
paign/Urbana, “Impacts of parasitism on avian 
immunocompetence, behavior, and movement." 
STORRS L. OLSON PRIZE ALEXANDER WILSON PRIZE 
(for the best book review in Volume 123 of The < for best student paper) 
Wtlson Journal of Ornithology.) Andres M. Cuervo, Louisiana State University, 
Gregory B. P. Davies, for his review of “What “Evolutionary assembly of the Andean avifauna: 
were they thinking? Is population ecology a a comparative phylogeographic study of diversi- 
science?" by Bertram G. Murray Jr. fication and elevational distribution." 
LOUIS AGASSIZ FUERTES AWARDS LYNDS JONES PRIZE 
role n of a plaii| iy ehcmkst 6 University ’ “ The (tbr best sllldem postef presentation) 
herbivores: a multi-scale aTsessme^t'^ ^ UVian Chnstine L - Madliger, University of Windsor, 
“Applying stress hormones to conservation: 
