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Welcome to the American Ornithological Society 2018 Annual Conference. We are pleased to have you join us at the lovely Hilton El Conquistador Resort in Tucson, AZ. 
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Heather Herakovich

Tuesday, April 10
 

8:00am MST

Taking the Next Step with R: Data Management, Publication Quality Graphics and Function Building Coronado II

7:00pm MST

Keynote Address: On the diversity, coexistence and conservation of grassland sparrows Presidio III-VDr. H. Ronald Pulliam • American Ornithological Society & Tucson Audubon Society

8:00pm MST

AOS 2018 Opening Reception Colibri Lobby Lounge & Hotel LawnHilton El Conquistador
 
Wednesday, April 11
 

8:00am MST

Welcome Address and Plenary: Prospects for tropical birds and a changing world Presidio III-VJeff Brawn

10:00am MST

Coffee Break Turquoise FoyerAllegro Coffee

10:30am MST

Social and Ecological Influences on Repertoire Size Across Birds Agave II-IIIGavin M. Leighton

11:00am MST

Plover paparazzi: using nest video cameras to estimate survival and population size of breeding Piping Plovers Coronado IKelsi L. Hunt • Daniel H. Catlin • D. Fraser • Meryl J. Friedrich • Daniel Gibson • Coral J. Huber • James

11:15am MST

Dietary niche dynamics of two alcids in northeastern Newfoundland under varying prey availability Presidio IIJulia E Gulka • Gail K Davoren

11:30am MST

Assessing the impacts of Burmese pythons on wading bird nesting colonies in the Everglades of Florida Coronado ISophia C. M. Orzechowski • Peter C. Frederick • Margaret E. Hunter • Christina M. Romagosa

11:45am MST

Regional Occupancy and Post-fire Recovery of California Gnatcatchers in Southern California Coronado IBarbara E. Kus • Alexandra Houston • Kristine L. Preston

1:30pm MST

Conservation of Henslow's Sparrow in the Chicago Metropolitan Area: An Area With Surprisingly Good Long-term Potential Coronado IJames R Herkert

1:45pm MST

Landscape context, vegetation structure, or plant identity? Investigating potential drivers in site selection by shrubland birds Coronado IKaitlyn E Ripple • T. J. Benson • Loren Merrill • Kirk Stodola • David N Zaya

2:00pm MST

Managing the CATastrophe: exploring the options for reducing the numbers of free-roaming felines Presidio VLinda Matarazzo Cherkassky

2:15pm MST

Characterizing adult and juvenile use of red-pine dominated plantations in Wisconsin's population of Kirtland's warblers Coronado IAshley M Hannah • Kim Grveles • Davin Lopez • Anna Pidgeon • Christine Ribic • Sarah Warner

2:30pm MST

Declining old-forest species as a legacy of large trees lost Coronado IGavin M Jones • Rocky J Gutiérrez • John J Keane • M Zach Peery

3:00pm MST

Coffee Break Presideo FoyerAllegro Coffee

3:30pm MST

Early Professional Symposium Presidio III-IVChristopher Tonra • Andrew J. Boyce • Erik D. Enbody • Philina A. English • Benjamin G. Freeman • Dan Gibson • Elizabeth A. Gow • Michael G Harvey • Alex E. Jahn • Sara A. Kaiser • Katie LaBarbera • Sara E Lipshutz • Karan J. Odom • Richard A. Stanton • Brian C. Weeks

7:00pm MST

Poster Reception Turquoise Ballroom
 
Thursday, April 12
 

8:00am MST

Plenary: The avian tree of life: crossing the borders among disciplines Presidio III-VRebecca Kimball

10:00am MST

Coffee Break Turquoise FoyerAllegro Coffee

10:45am MST

The effects of bison reintroduction on grassland nesting birds in tallgrass prairie Presidio IIHeather A Herakovich • Holly P Jones

11:00am MST

How migrating songbirds survive crossing the Gulf of Mexico in autumn Coronado IMichael P Ward • Thomas J Benson • Antonio Celis-Murillo • Jill Deppe • Robb Diehl • Theodore J Zenzal

11:15am MST

Movement ecology of grassland sparrows and why it matters for conservation Presidio III-IVAlice Boyle

11:30am MST

Tracking Mountain Plover migration: conservation implications of non-breeding habitat use Presidio III-IVAllison K Pierce • Stephen J. Dinsmore • Courtney J. Duchardt • Angela M. Dwyer • Dennis Jorgensen • Peter P Marra

11:45am MST

Spatial Distribution and Site Fidelity of Long-billed Curlews Wintering in California and Mexico Presidio III-IVStephanie E Coates • Jay D Carlisle

12:00pm MST

Wildlife Acoustics Unattended Recording Lunch & Learn Agave IWildlife Acoustics

2:15pm MST

Identifying priority areas for grassland songbirds in Canadian Prairie Potholes Region Presidio III-IVBarry G Robinson • Connor Charchuk

2:30pm MST

Grazing management for conserving grassland birds: the need to consider local environmental context and species philopatry across landscapes Presidio III-IVKristin Petersilia Davis • Cameron L Aldridge • David J Augustine • Susan K Skagen

2:45pm MST

Context-dependent influences of vegetation structure on nest survival in the shortgrass steppe Presidio III-IVAmber Rose Carver • David J Augustine • Susan K Skagen • Michael B Wunder

3:00pm MST

Coffee Break Presideo FoyerAllegro Coffee

3:30pm MST

Quantifying the contribution of ranching to grassland birds of the northern Great Plains Presidio III-IVKevin S Ellison

3:45pm MST

Prioritizing and Evaluating North American Grassland Bird Conservation Efforts Presidio III-IVNicole L Michel • Joanna Grand • Gary Langham • Chad Wilsey

4:00pm MST

The effects of Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater) brood parasitism on the growth and development of grassland songbird hosts Coronado IISarah K Winnicki • W A Boyle

4:30pm MST

Influence of Drought on Nest Phenology of the Burrowing Owl [Athene Cunicularia] Throughout the Great Plains Region Coronado ICatie M. Porro • Kirsten Cruz-McDonnell • Martha J Desmond • Fitsum A. Gebreselassie • Randall Griebel • Julie A. Savidge

6:00pm MST

Forty Years of Finding Birds in Southeastern Arizona: in honor of the careers of Dr. Stephen and Ruth Russell Presidio III-VChris Benesh • Les Corey • Jennie MacFarland • Ron Pulliam • Scott Richardson • Susan Wethington • American Ornithological Society • Tucson Audubon Society

7:30pm MST

Poster Reception Turquoise Ballroom
 
Friday, April 13
 

8:00am MST

Plenary: Early Professional Award Winners Presidio III-VKristen Covino • Dr. Scott A. Taylor

10:00am MST

Coffee Break Presideo FoyerAllegro Coffee

10:30am MST

Integrating citizen science and structured data to inform conservation and management Presidio III-IVNicole L Michel • Gary M Langham • Timothy D Meehan • Chad B Wilsey

10:45am MST

New initiatives at cooperative bird banding stations aid the conservation of migratory species Presidio III-IVSteven Albert • Kristen Ruegg • James Saracco

11:15am MST

Growing up in a noisy world: can grassland songbird nestlings cope with oil development? Coronado IAlexandra L Heathcote • Nicola Koper

1:45pm MST

Grazing and grassland birds: Does management affect abundance in Colorado's shortgrass steppe Coronado IIKristin Petersilia Davis • Cameron L Aldridge • David J Augustine • Susan K Skagen

2:00pm MST

Prairie Strips for Birds: Increasing Biodiversity Alongside Agriculture Coronado IIJordan C Giese • Robert W Klaver • Lisa A Schulte

2:15pm MST

Tracking grassland fledglings: using radio-telemetry to study post-fledging survival of a threatened grassland songbird Presidio IHannah C Carey • Nicola Koper • Barry Robinson

2:45pm MST

The Elephant Bird in the Room: Violations of the Closure Assumption and the Meaning of Occupancy Agave II-IIISean M Peterson • Steven R Beissinger

3:00pm MST

Coffee Break Turquoise FoyerAllegro Coffee

3:30pm MST

Mexican spotted owls and the Mescalero Apache Presidio IISerra J Hoagland

4:00pm MST

Discrepancy in the amount of wintering versus breeding grassland bird publications: Using text analysis to quantify seasonal bias in life-cycle studies Coronado IIJohn A Muller • Jeremy D Ross

4:15pm MST

Informing isotopic assignment of secretive marsh birds migratory connectivity with directed and opportunistic citizen science data Presidio III-IVAuriel M.V. Fournier • Kiel L. Drake • Sammy L. King • Marie Perkins • Mark C Shieldcastle • Alexis R. Sullivan

4:45pm MST

New Zealand Changing Islands: 35 years of Landbird Populations Affected by Introductions, Succession, Predator Control, and Weather Agave II-IIIC. John Ralph • Linda L. Long • Carol P. Ralph

6:00pm MST

First meeting of the R oRnithologists: Discussing current issues and newest uses of R in the Ornithology world Joshua Tree

8:00pm MST

Quiz Bowl Presidio III-V
 
Saturday, April 14
 

8:00am MST

Plenary: Living in the Anthropocene: Birds facing a changing world Presidio III-VIan MacGregor-Fors

10:00am MST

Coffee Break Presideo FoyerAllegro Coffee

10:30am MST

Influence of avian life history strategies on building collision risk at a continental scale Coronado IIJared A Elmore • Bradley J Cosentino • Stehpen B Hager • Scott R Loss

11:00am MST

Climate change and management implications for a declining Neotropical migratory songbird breeding in the Great Plains Presidio IIAlex J Glass • Nicole Arcilla • Andrew J Caven • Daniel H Kim • Kelsey C King • Madison Sutton

1:30pm MST

Does use of exotic shrubs influence nesting success of Veeries in northeastern Pennsylvania? Coronado IChristopher B. Goguen • Les D. Murray

2:15pm MST

Guiding Coordinated Bird Monitoring Decisions Through Structured Decision Making Presidio IIAuriel M.V. Fournier • Evan Adams • Janell Brush • Robert Cooper • Steve DeMaso • James Lyons

3:30pm MST

Threatened birds, dynamic habitats and disturbance processes: conservation ecology in one of the worlds most understudied savanna ecosystems Presidio IJo Kingsbury • G. Matt Davies • Ross Macleod • Chris Tonra

4:00pm MST

Autumn social familiarity preferences predict reproductive output in Brown-headed Cowbirds (Molothrus ater) Agave II-IIIGREGORY M KOHN

4:15pm MST

Relationship of conservation practices to priority grassland bird occupancy in the Central Hardwoods Bird Conservation Region Coronado IChristopher M Lituma • David A Buehler • Cara J Joos