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considering the repeatability of corticosterone 
levels.” 
NANCY KLAMM BEST UNDERGRADUATE 
STUDENT ORAL PAPER AWARD 
Sarah MacLean, Cornell University, “Real 
danger or crying wolP? Auditory and visual threat 
recognition in gulls.” 
WOS STUDENT PRESENTATION AWARD 
Kristen Dybala. University of California, Da¬ 
vis. and PRBO Conservation Science. “Effects ot 
weather and fledge date on survival in juvenile 
Song Sparrows vary by developmental stage.” 
STUDENT TRAVEL AWARDS 
(presented jointly by AFO, AOU, CIPAMEX, 
COS. RRF, SCO’, WOS. and WS) 
Michael Akresh, University of Massachusetts, 
"Demographic response of a shrubland bird to 
habitat creation, succession, and disturbance.” 
Kyle Aldinger. West Virginia University, 
"Conservation of Golden-winged Warblers on 
pusturelands in West Virginia.” 
Sarah Alessi. Western Michigan University, 
"Delayed dispersal and family living do not lead 
to kin-structuring in the neotropical Buff breasted 
Wren (Caniordiilus h'ucotis) in Gamboa. Panama." 
Michael J. Andersen, University of Kansas, 
Phylogeography in the southwest Pacific: sys 
tematies. biogeography, and species limits in the 
Golden Whistler (Pachycephahi peetoraHs) com¬ 
plex.” 
Katharine E. Baldorf, The Ohio State Univer¬ 
sity. "Distributional changes in Ohio's breeding 
birds over 25 years: is climate change impor¬ 
tant?” 
Matthew Baltison. University of Windsor. 
Ontario, “Field test of an affordable wireless 
microphone array that fits in a backpack.” 
Phred Benham, University of New Mexico, 
‘ Geographic barriers and distinct environments 
are linked to phylogcographic structure in the 
Andean Hummingbird. Meuillurci tyrianthina." 
Pierre-Paul Bitton, University of Windsor, 
Ontario, “Sympatry and plumage evolution in 
•he genus Tro'gon." 
Nicholas Block. University of Chicago. "Par¬ 
asites reveal despeeiation of deeply divergent 
lineages in a passerine bird.” 
Matthew A. Boggie, University of Arizona, 
"Spatial ecology and mate interactions of Coo¬ 
per’s Hawks in the non-breeding season.” 
David W. Bradley. University of Waikato, New 
Zealand, “Vocal tradition and conservation of the 
endangered North Island Kokako (Callaeas wil- 
sani)." 
Clare E. Brown, Louisiana State University, 
“The evolution of hummingbird migration." 
Allison Byrd, University of Maine, “Under¬ 
standing Common Loon (Gavia iturner) biogeog¬ 
raphy and viability in an era of climate change.” 
Pilar Carbo Ramirez. Universitaria Col. Carbo- 
neras. Mexico. “Occurrence of blood parasites in 
bird communities from two sites with different 
degree of urbanization in central Mexico.’ 
Jeff Carter. Foil Hays State University. "Chang¬ 
es in migration timing of twelve passerine species 
over a 45-year interval in the High Plains. 
Mery Casady, University of Nebraska. Kear¬ 
ney, “Differences in behavior of wild Whooping 
Cranes (Grits atnericana) using natural and 
suburban winter habitat.” 
Antonio Celis-Murillo. University of Illinois, 
Champaign/Urbana. “An experimental evaluation 
of the performance of acoustic recording systems 
for estimating avian species richness and abun¬ 
dance.” 
Scott J. Chiavacci, University of Illinois, 
Champaign/Urbana. “Factors affecting the nest 
success of shrubland birds in rural and urban 
landscapes of Illinois." 
Andrew Chin, York University, Toronto. "As¬ 
sessing the performance ol bird communities as 
indicators of coastal wetland health: the effect oi 
Great Lakes water levels.” 
Andrea H. Claassen, University of Minnesota, 
“Breeding success and conservation ol sandbar¬ 
nesting birds along the Mekong River in Cambo¬ 
dia.” 
Mason Cline, University of Georgia, "A bird’s 
eye view of climate change: research and 
decision-making skill instruction in undergraduate 
student curriculum.” 
Emily B. Cohen, University of Southern Mis¬ 
sissippi. “Application of a spatially explicit 
individual-based model to conservation of migrat¬ 
ing songbirds." 
Tara Conkling, Mississippi State University. 
“Discrepancy in nest survival between search 
methods for grassland birds.” 
Christina Cornett. University of Hawai’i, 
"Movement ecology of the endangered Hawaiian 
Goose.” 
Maureen Correll, University of Maine, “Re¬ 
mote sensing as a tool for coastal marsh 
