Scientific Program - Pacific Seabird Group

Pacific Seabird Group
Fortieth Annual Meeting
Hilton Portland and Executive Tower
Portland, Oregon USA
20-24 February 2013
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Pacific
Seabird
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TableofContents
DEDICATED TO THE STUDY AND CONSERVATION OF PACIFIC SEABIRDS AND THEIR ENVIRONMENT
Listofofficers
Financialdonors 2
Acknowledgements
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Welcomefromthelocalcommittee 3
MessagefromtheScientificProgramChair 3
Hotelmap 5
Conferencemeetings,events,andforagingstrategy
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Fieldtrips 1
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Studentpresentationjudges
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Specialpapersessions
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Plenaryspeakers 9
LifetimeAchievementAward 12
Scheduleataglance
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Scientificprogram 15
Posters
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Authorindex
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Pacific
Seabird
Group
DEDICATED TO THE STUDY AND CONSERVATION OF PACIFIC SEABIRDS AND THEIR ENVIRONMENT
PacificSeabirdGroup
DEDICATEDTOTHESTUDYANDCONSERVATIONOFPACIFICSEABIRDSANDTHEIR
ENVIRONMENT
PacificSeabirdGroupExecutiveCouncilfor2012
Officers
Chair KimRivera
Chair-elect DougForsell
PastChair PatJodice
Vice-chairforConservation CraigHarrison
Treasurer LindsayYoung
Secretary HeatherMajor
Editor VivianMendenhall
Representatives
AlaskaandRussia AdrianGall
Canada KenMorgan
WashingtonandOregon DonaldLyons
NorthernCalifornia HannahroseNevins
SouthernCalifornia,LatinAmericaandHawai`i JenniferBoyce
UnitedStates(excludingAK,WA,OR,CAandHI) IainStenhouse
AsiaandOceania YutakaWatanuki
Europe/Africa SteffenOppel
StudentRepresentative SarahThomsen
LocalOrganizingCommitteeforthe2013AnnualMeeting
HollyFreifeld
Chair
JessicaAdkins
LindsayAdrean
KirstenBixler
AmandaGladics
DougForsell
ScientificProgramChair
LocalCommitteeMembers:
MichelleKappes
PeterKappes
TimLawes
PeteLoschl
PatJodice
AwardsCommitteeChair
DonLyons
AllisonMohoric
KimNelson
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ThePacificSeabirdGroupacknowledgesthegeneroussupportofthe
followingsponsorsanddonors
FinancialSupport:
SpecialAcknowledgements:
Inadditiontotheacknowledgementsabove,thefollowingpeopleandorganizations
contributedtheirassistanceandexpertisetomakingthismeetingpossible.
Audio-visualandposterwrangling:
A/Vequipmentandset-up:
LindsayAdrean
AudioProfessionalsNorthwest
A/Vmanagementduringsessions:
Conferencelogoandbling,entertainment:
MichelleKappes
TimLawes
Fieldtriporganizingandlogistics:
Fund-raising:
PeterKappes,AmandaGladics
KimNelson
HiltonSalesDepartment:
Menuandpartyplanning:
JodiCordova
JessicaAdkins,AllisonMohoric
Meetingwebsitemanagement:
On-lineregistration:
AnnetteHenry
LindsayYoung,DonLyons
Musicfordancing(andsinging):
Posterboardsandset-up:DWATradeShow
andExpositionServices
TheKaraokeKings
Programprinting:OregonStateUniversity
Formattingofpresentationsandabstracts:
PrintingandMailingServices
DougForsell
Registrationdesk:
SilentAuction:SarahThomsenandallthe
generousdonorswhocontributeditems
PeteLoschl
Student-professionalmentorsession:
T-shirtartwork:
SarahThomsen
SophieWebb
Sageadvice:VerenaGill,LoraLeschner,Katie Vendor/exhibitorliaison:
O’Reilly,KimRivera,&LindsayYoung
KirstenBixler
Regdeskandpapersessionvolunteers:RachelBuxton,StefanieCollar,KatharineGoodenough,
PeterKappas,EmmaKelsey,JenniferMa,AllisonMohoric,AdamPeck-Richardson,Catherine
Pham,YasukoSuzuki,AndréaThiebault,andotherswhosenameswerenotavailablepriorto
printing–Thankyou!
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WelcometoPortland!
OnbehalfoftheLocalOrganizingCommitteeforthePacificSeabirdGroup’s40thAnnual
Meeting,IampleasedtowelcomeyoutobeautifulOregonandourfaircityofPortland.From
locationsaroundthePacificNorthwestandbeyond,the“Local”Committeehasbeenworking
hardforthepastyeartoplanwhatwehopeisanotherexcellentconference.Thisyearisa
milestoneforPSG,andwejoinwitheveryoneincelebratingfortyyearsofdistinguished
researchinthePacificandaroundtheworld,importantstridesinseabirdconservation,anda
traditionofprofessionalcollaborationandmentorshipthatispartofourlives,whetherwe’ve
beenmembersforfouryearsorfourdecades.
HappyBirthday,PSG–here’sto40more!
HollyFreifeld
Chair,LocalOrganizingCommittee
MessagefromtheScientificProgramChair
We’regladtohaveyouherewithusinPortlandtocelebratethe40thanniversaryofthePacific
SeabirdGroup.Followingaslowstartonabstractsubmissions,weendedupwith115oral
presentations,57posters,and3plenarytalks.Theoralpresentationsareorganizedintothree
veryfulldays,withtwoconcurrentsessions.Posterspresentationswillbeavailableforviewing
fromWednesday20FebruarythroughnoononSaturday23February;theposterreceptionwill
takeplaceon21Februaryfrom1830to2130.
ThePSGcommunityalwayswelcomesstudents,andfullyone-thirdofourpresentationsthis
yeararefromstudents.Remarkably,overtenpercentofthepapersarebeingpresentedbyour
colleaguesfromJapan,showingboththeirincreasedseabirdresearcheffortsandparticipation
inPSG.Wehavecomealongwaysincetheearly1980’swhenweweregratefulthatOgi-sanor
Hasegawa-sanwereabletoattendedsomeofourmeetings.
OregonandespeciallyPortlandhasbeenthecenterofMarbledMurreletmanagementfor
years.GaryFalxaledtheteamofDeannaLynch,KimNelson,andMartinRaphael,toput
togetheracomprehensivespecialpapersessionexamining“MarbledMurreletsFromSeasto
Trees.”OpeningthemeetingandthespecialpapersessionwillbeaplenarytalkbyZachPeery
summarizingthecurrentstatusandfuturedirectionsofMarbledMurreletscienceand
conservation.
OnFriday,DanielRobywillstartthedaywithanotherplenaryrelevanttothePacificNorthwest
seabirdsbysummarizingtheworkofhisteamoverthepastdecadetounderstandtheecology
ofCaspianTernsandothersalmon-eatingwaterbirds.Followingtheplenary,JoSmithhas
organizedafulldayspecialpapersessionon‘SeabirdsandMarineSpatialPlanning.”
Saturday,wereturntoourthemeofthemeetingcelebrating40yearsofseabirdscienceand
conservationwithaplenarybyRobertRisebroughsummarizingahalf-centuryofworkon
seabirdsandcontaminantsandexploringfuturedirectionsofresearchandconservation.
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Throughoutthethreedaystherearegeneralpapersessionsinthebroadcategoriesof
conservation,breedingbiology,foragingecology,contaminants,techniques,anddistribution
andthreatsatsea.Ihavetriedtoavoidconflictsofpapersofsimilarspeciesorsubjects,and
apologizeifyoureallywantedtoseetwopapersthatoccuratthesametime,butthatisalways
aproblematPSG,becausetherearesomanyinterestingpapers.
ManythankstoHollyFreifeldandeveryoneontheLocalOrganizingCommittee,KimRivera,Pat
Jodice,LindsayYoung,allofthesessionchairs,volunteers,andAnnetteHenry(PSGwebmaster
extraordinaire).Andofcourse,ahugethanksyoutoallofyouthatwillbepresentingyour
scientificwork.
DougForsell
Chair,ScientificProgram
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Hotelmapandconferenceevents
AllconferenceeventswilltakeplaceonHilton’sPlazaLevelandinmeetingroomsonthe3rd
floor.TheregistrationtableisinthePlazaFoyer.Themorningplenaryandourtwoconcurrent
papersessionswillbeheldinthePavilionBallroom.Postersandsilentauctionandvendor
tableswillbeinBroadwayI/IIandinthePlazaFoyer.Committeeandothermeetingsandthe
mentorsessionwillbeheldinthe3rdfloorroomsandinBroadwayIII/IV–pleaseseethe
schedulefordetails.BreaksandreceptionswillbeintheFoyerandPavilion,andthebanquet,
awardsceremony,anddancewillbeinthePavilion,too.
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Conferencemeetings,socialevents,andforagingstrategy
Committeeandothermeetings
ThefollowingPSGcommitteesandothergroupswillmeetbeforeandduringthescientific
program.Allinterestedmembersarewelcometoattendthesemeetings.Inparticular,please
cometoFriday’sConservationCommitteeandPSGBusinessmeetings.Youcanlearnabout
PSG’sactivitiesduringthepastyearandmakecommentsorraiseissuesthatconcernyou.
Wednesday20February
900-1700
MarbledMurreletTechnicalCommittee
BroadwayIII/IV
3rdFloorConferenceRooms:
900-1700
PSGExecutiveCouncil(EXCO)
ForumSuite
900-1200
Kittlitz'sMurreletTechnicalCommittee
CouncilSuite
900-1200
Xantus'MurreletTechnicalCommittee
ExecutiveSuite
900-1200
SeabirdMonitoringCommittee
SenateSuite
Thursday,21February
1515-1700
NorthPacificAlbatrossWorkingGroup
1700-1830
SeabirdStatusAssessmentwithUSFWS*
ForumSuite(3rdFloor)
ForumSuite(3rdFloor)
Friday,22February
1200-1330
PSGConservationCommittee
1700-1900
JapaneseSeabirdConservationCommittee
1730-1830
PSGBusinessMeeting
BroadwayIII/IV
ForumSuite(3rdFloor)
PavilionWest
*Newmeeting!StatusAssessmentforSeabirdSpecieswithUSFWS
Convener:JenniferWheeler,WaterbirdCoordinator,USFWS
In2013,theUSFWSwillbeupdatingitsBirdsofConservationConcernlists,thepurposeof
whichistoidentifymigratoryandnon-migratorybirdsoftheUnitedStatesanditsterritories
thatareofconservationconcernsoastostimulatecoordinatedandproactiveconservation
actionsamongFederal,State,Tribal,andprivatepartners.Indoingso,theUSFWSwilllookto
thestatusassessmentsconductedundertheauspicesoftheWaterbirdConservationfor
Americaspartnership.Theseassessments(continental-scale/2002;CaliforniaCurrent/2005;
PacificIslands/2005andAlaska/2007)benefitedfromconsultationswithPSGmembership;
updateswouldaswell.Allinterestedpartiesareinvitedtothissessiontoweighinonproposed
processforupdatingassessmentsandmaximizingtheirutilityasatoolforconservation.
Events
Welcomereception-Wednesday20Feb.,1900,PavilionBallroom
Eveningpostersessionandreception-Thursday,21Feb.,1830,PlazaFoyerandBroadwayI/II
Bothofthesecateredreceptionsareincludedinyourregistrationfee,andavarietyofmeatand
vegetarianappetizerswillbeserved.No-hostbarsservingbeerandwinewillbetendedboth
evenings;wehaveprovidedacomplimentarydrinkticketforeachregisteredattendee.
Student-ProfessionalMentorsession-Friday22Feb.,1830,BroadwayIII/IV
ThePSGstudent/mentormixerwilltakeplaceonFridayevening.Studentsandjunior
researchersareinvitedtocomeandchatwithseniorbiologistmentorsfromacademia,
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Federal/Stategovernment,non-profitorganizationsandprivateconsultingfirms.Mentorswill
beavailabletoanswerquestionsaboutdifferentcareerpathsanddiscussresearchinterests,
howtonetwork,oranythingelseyou'dliketoaskthem.Themixerisconcurrentwiththe
StudentHappyHourinthePlazaFoyersogrababeverage(no-hostbar)andasnackandthen
meetusintheBroadwayIII/IVroom!
Banquet,awardsceremony,anddance-Saturday23Feb.,1830,PavilionBallroom
ThefinalconferenceeventwilltakeplaceonSaturday,beginningat1830withareceptionin
thePlazaFoyer.Thereceptionisincludedinyourregistrationfee.
Ifyouwouldliketoattendthebanquetbutdidnotpurchaseaticketwhenyouregistered,you
maydosountil1230pmonFriday22Februaryattheregistrationdesk.Ticketsare$70.00.
Pleasewearyournametagthroughouttheevening.ThebanquetmenuisCornishgamehens
orbutternutsquashravioli.Wehavetakenahead-countforeachitemforHilton’skitchen;
theirabilitytomakelast-minutesubstitutionsislimited.Ano-hostbarservingbeerandwine
willbetendedthroughouttheevening.
Theawardsceremonywillfollowthebanquet,andisopentoallregisteredattendees,evenif
theydidnotpurchaseabanquetticket.PSG’sLifetimeAchievementAwardwillbepresented,
aswillawardsforbeststudentpapersandbeststudentposter.
AdancewithlivemusicprovidedbytheKaraokeKingswillfollowtheawardsceremony,and
thedancetooisopentoallregisteredattendees.TheKingshavetheirownsinger,buttheyare
readytobeyourkaraokeback-upband.Mayfondmemoriesorwildstoriesfromthekaraoke
nightinHakodatein2009inspireyoutostepuptothemicrophone!
Silentauction-
ThesilentauctionwillbeheldalongsidethepostersinBroadwayI/IIbeginningonThursday21
February.Allproceedsfromthesilentauctionwillbeusedtosupportourstudenttravelaward
program.Comeandbidonsomebeautifulartwork,books,photographs,andotherunique
itemsdonatedfortheauction.Sheetswillbeplacednexttoeachitem;indicateyourbidonthe
sheet.Biddingwillcloseat9:45amonSaturday,23February.Successfulbidswillbepostedat
1800onSaturday,priortothestartofthebanquet;youdonotneedtobepresentatthe
banquettobeeligible.Wewillacceptpaymentbycashorcheckonlyforitemswon.Ifyou
wouldliketodonateauctionitems,pleasedropthemoffattheregistrationdesk.
ForagingStrategy
Ventureforth!Portlandisyouroyster(orherb-crusted-polenta-&-chevrebocadito,asthecase
maybe).Youregistrationpacketincludesmapsandsometipsaboutwhatlieswithinwalking
distance;alsotryconsultingYelporUrbanSpoon.Afewsuggestions(allverycloseby):
• Habibi(Lebanese)at1012SWMorrisonSt.or221SWPineSt.
• Shigezo(IzakayaJapanese)at910SWSalmonSt.
• Foodcarts:Portlandisloadedwithtiny,portabletake-outplacesservingeverysortof
foodyoucanimagineatreasonableprices.Checkoutthe“pods”ofthesecartsatSW
Alderbetween9thand11thandalong5thbetweenStarkandOak.
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Hiltonhastwonicerestaurants/barsonthepremises:Bistro921(PacificNorthwest;off
themainlobby)andPortoTerra(Italian;intheExecutiveTower).Bothservebreakfast,
too.
Breaks
Themorningandafternoonbreaksduringthescientificsessionwillincludecoffee,tea,juice,
andlightsnacksforregisteredattendees.
Fieldtrips
Wehavethreefieldtripsthisyear.Ifyouhavepurchasedafieldtripticket,youwillhave
receivedinformationbyemailaboutwhattowearandbringonthepelagicandSauvieIsland
birdingtrips(nospecialattireorequipmentrequiredforbeer-tasting),andwheretomeetat
theappointedhouronSunday.Thisinformationwillbeavailableattheregistrationdeskas
well.Additionalticketsmaybeavailable;inquireattheregistrationdesk.
Studentpresentationjudges
SeveralPSGmembershavevolunteeredtojudgestudentoralandposterpresentationsfor
awardstobegivenattheAwardsCeremonyaftertheBanquetonFridayevening.Atthe
beginningoftheconference,judgeswillmeettobeassignedstudenttalksandposterstoview.
Afterallthestudentpresentationshavebeengiven,judgeswillagainmeettodeliberate.The
timeandlocationofeachmeetingwillbeannouncedandpostedatthemessageboardnextto
theregistrationdesk.
Specialpapersessions
MarbledMurrelets,FromSeastoTrees-NewScienceonEcologyandManagementof
MarbledMurreletsConvener:GaryFalxa
ThePacificSeabirdGrouphasbeenaleaderintheconservationoftheMarbledMurrelet
(Brachyramphusmarmoratus)sincetheearly1980’s,andheldthefirstMarbledMurrelet
symposiumin1987.Anongoingconservationconcernhasbeenthelarge-scalelossoftheoldgrowthforestsinwhichthespeciesnestsacrossmostofitsrange.Gillnetsandoilspillshave
alsoposedriskstothespecies,asmaychangesinpreycommunities.Asaresultofthese
threatsandpopulationdeclines,thespecieshasbeenlistedas“threatened”bothinCanada
andintheUnitedStatessouthofAlaska.Inthisspecialpapersession,presentationswillfocus
onnewknowledgeaboutthespecies.FollowingtheplenarytalkonthestateofMarbled
Murreletscienceandconservation,speakersinthesessionwillprovideup-to-dateresultsfrom
researchandconservationworkfromAlaskatonorthernCalifornia.Topicsspanbothterrestrial
andmarinehabitats,anddiverseaspectsofmurreletbiology,conservationstatus,and
management.Severalpresentationsdiscussnewmonitoringandresearchtools,andinitial
effortstoactivelyenhanceforesthabitatformurrelets.Thesessionwillwrapupwith
presentationsontheperspectivesfromtheconservationcommunity,andarecentevaluation
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ofthespecies’statusandconservationneedsatthesouthernendofitsrangeinCalifornia,
Oregon,andWashington.
SeabirdsandMarineSpatialPlanningConvener:JoSmith
Marinespatialplanning(MSP)isapublicprocesstoanalyseandallocatethespatialand
temporaldistributionofhumanactivitiesinapracticalway,balancingthedemandsfor
developmentwithprotectingthemarineenvironment.Marinespatialplanningisusually
specifiedthroughapoliticalprocesstoachievemultipleobjectivesandaddressecological,
economicandsocialvalues.Marinespatialplanningisawell-describedprocessthatrequires
excellentspatialdatasourcesformarinespecies,habitatsandhumanactivities.Whilethe
stepsforMSPlookgreatonpaper,actualprocessesspanyears,ifnotdecades,andamarine
ornithologist'sexposuretothefullprocessisrare.ParticipationbyscientistsinMSPmaybe
infrequentordisconnectedfromthegoverningauthority,yetthedesiretocollectand
contributerelevantdataremainsstrong.
Inthisspecialpapersession,presentationsfrommarinepolicyexpertsandscientistswill
provideconcreteexamplesformostofthestepsinamarinespatialplanningprocess.Speakers
willbeginthesessionbyintroducingtheauthorityandneedforspatialplanningintheUSA,
Canada,andNorthSea.Scientistswillthenusefieldstudies,models,andinnovativetechniques
todefineandanalysecurrentconditions,resolvespatialconflictswithhumanuses,discuss
predictiveapproachesforfutureconditions,addressmonitoringissues,anddevelopmarine
birdindicators.WithresearchfromJapantotheAtlantic,andtheArctictoSouthAmerica,this
specialpapersessionwillincreaseunderstandingofMSPandtherolethatseabirdbiologists
canplayinensuringhighqualitydataareusedtoinformmarineplanningdecisions.
Plenaryspeakers
ZachPeeryreceivedaB.Sc.fromtheUniversityof
California,SanDiegoin1993,aM.Sc.inWildlifeBiologyfrom
HumboldtStateUniversityin1996,andPh.D.fromthe
UniversityofCalifornia,Berkeleyin2004.HisMaster’s
researchinvolvedstudyingthedemographyandhabitat
associationsofSpottedOwlsintheSouthwesternUnited
States.HisPh.D.researchinvolvedstudyingboththe
terrestrialandmarineecologyofMarbledMurreletsin
centralCalifornia.Thisresearchinvolvedacombinationof
radio-telemetryandmark-recapturemethodstoidentifyand
monitornests,estimatepopulationtrends,andunderstand
demographicandenvironmentalfactorslimitingthe
population.FollowinghisPhDstudies,Dr.Peeryheldjoint
post-doctoralresearchpositionsattheMuseumof
VertebrateZoologyatUCBerkeleyandMossLandingMarineLaboratoriesfrom2005to2008.
Duringthistime,heusedgenetictoolstocharacterizehistoricchangesinconnectivityamong
murreletpopulationsandunderstandfactorsinfluencingdispersal.In2008,Dr.Peeryjoined
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thefacultyoftheDepartmentofForestandWildlifeEcologyattheUniversityofWisconsinMadison.AtUW-Madison,hisprimaryresearchinterestsincludethestudyofendangered
speciesandthedevelopmentandintegrationofmethodsindemographyandconservation
genetics.Hecontinueshispopulationandgeneticstudiesofmarbledmurrelets,andhas
initiatedastudyofSteller’sJaysinvestigatingthescaleatwhichhuman-derivedfoodssubsidize
jaypopulationandthreatenMarbledMurrelets.HeisalsotheprincipalinvestigatorofalongtermdemographicstudyofCaliforniaSpottedOwlsinthecentralSierraNevada,anNSF-funded
studyofthebehavioralecologyoftwo-andthree-toedslothsinCostaRica,andfreshwater
turtlesinWisconsin.HisteachingresponsibilitiesatUW-Madisonincludealarge
undergraduatecoursetitledExtinctionofSpeciesthatcoversbiologicalandsocialissues
responsibleforthecurrentbiodiversitycrisis,aswellasgraduatecoursestitledDemographic
MethodsandConservationGenetics.
DanRobyistheUnitLeader–Wildlifeatthe
U.S.GeologicalSurvey-OregonCooperativeFish
andWildlifeResearchUnitandProfessorof
WildlifeEcologyintheDepartmentofFisheries
andWildlifeatOregonStateUniversity.He
receivedaB.A.(Biology)fromAntiochCollegein
1974,aM.S.(WildlifeManagement)
fromtheUniversityofAlaskaFairbanksin1978,
andaPh.D.(Biology)fromtheUniversityof
Pennsylvaniain1986,whereheworkedunder
ProfessorRobertE.Ricklefsontherelationshipof
diettoreproductiveenergeticsinseabirds.InadditiontohiscurrentpositionatOregonState
University,hehasheldfacultypositionsatSouthernIllinoisUniversity–Carbondale(Assistant
ProfessorofZoology,1988-1992)andtheUniversityofAlaskaFairbanks(AssistantProfessorof
WildlifeEcology,1992-1995).DanhasconductedresearchontheecologyofseabirdsinAlaska,
Hawaii,Greenland,Newfoundland,SouthGeorgia,andAntarctica,aswellasthroughoutthe
PacificNorthwestregionoftheU.S.Hisprimaryareaofresearchinterestisthephysiological
ecologyandconservationbiologyofbirds,withanemphasisonseabirds.Hisrecentresearch
includesimpactsofavianpredationonrecoveryofESA-listedsalmonidsintheColumbiaRiver
Basin,effectsoftheExxonValdezoilspillonseabirdsinAlaska,seabird/fisheriesinteractions,
andeffectsofglobalclimatechangeonseabirdpopulationsathighlatitudes.HeservedasChair
ofthePacificSeabirdGroupduring2005-2006andwaselectedaFellowoftheAmerican
Ornithologists’Unionin2008.
BobRisebroughIgrewupinsouthernOntario,
partbird-watcher,partacademicnerd.Ishedthe
academicnerdpart,atleasttemporarily,bynot
finishinghighschoolinordertofollowthespring
migrationatLongPointandPointPeleeontheLake
Erieshoreline.IthenhitchhikedtoMichigantosee
Kirtland’swarblers,toBonaventureIslandforthe
firstseabirds,andontoNovaScotia.There,
however,IsignedanapplicationtoCornellthatmy
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motherhadsentme.AtthattimeCornellhadadon’task–don’ttellpolicyonhighschool
diplomas.
AtCornellafriendshipdevelopedwithWalterBockthatintroducedmetothepublicationsof
ErnstMayr,andthatincludedmanylongdiscussionsaboutevolutionandasummerinternship
attheAmericanMuseumofNaturalHistory.Interestinevolutionbroadenedtoinclude
geneticsand,inagraduateprogramatHarvardwithJimWatson,molecularbiology.Those
wereexcitingtimes–thediscoveryofmessengerRNA.FromJimIlearnedtoappreciatethe
beautyin,andrespectfor,theintegrityofascientificargument.HewasdisappointedwhenI
didnotgoontoapost-docandanacademiccareerbutinsteaddroveofftoSouthAmericain
myLandRovertospendsixmonthsontheGalapagos.Buthisinfluenceremainsdeeply
appreciated.
ThereweretwoexpeditionsoftheWoodsHoleOceanographicInstitutiontotheIndianOcean
ontheR.V.AtlantisandtheR.V.AtlantisII.ThefirststopwasBermuda,whereDavidWingate
wasbeginninghisprogramtorescuetheBermudaPetrelfromextinction.Identificationofthe
seabirdswasthepreoccupationduringthosemanymonthsatsea.
ToreturntoEcuadorIneededsomemoney.Berkeleyseemedtobetheplacetoearnsome.By
sheerchance,andsheerluck,IheardaboutapositionattheUniversityofCaliforniathat
requiredcollectionofmarinefishandtheiranalysisforDDT.ThreeyearsafterSilentSpring,it
wasanopportunityforaconservation-orientedcareer.ThefishfromtheLosAngelesareahad
muchmoreDDTthanthefishfromanywhereelse.Itookadvantageofthefacilitiestobegin
theanalysisofseabirdtissues.HighestDDEconcentrationswereinthebreastmuscleofa
brownpelican.Butsootyshearwatersandashort-tailedshearwaterwerealsohighly
contaminated.
AperiodofscientificactivismfollowedwiththeEnvironmentalDefenseFundtoendDDTusein
theUSAathearingsinWisconsinandWashington,andmeetings,conferences,lecturesand
testimonyaboutthePCBs.Allsupportedbyscientificdatageneratedinthelab.Arewarding
time.
After35yearsinaresearchpositionattheUniversityofCalifornia,Icontinuetoworkthrough
theBodegaBayInstitute,anon-profitcorporation.Whatnext?Effortsto:1)reducetheuseof
leadammunitionthatkillsCaliforniaCondorswhentheyfeedoncarcassesshotbyhuntersbut
notretrieved;and2)clearRachelCarsonandorganizationssuchastheEnvironmentalDefense
Fundofallthosechargesof“genocide”.
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LifetimeAchievementAward:MalcolmCoulter
ThePacificSeabirdGroup’sLifetimeAchievementAwardis
presentedposthumouslytolong-timememberMalcolm
Coulter,whopassedawayonJanuary2,2013.Malcolmwas
bornwithaloveofnature,nurturinggartersnakesandhaving
imaginaryanimaljunglefriends.Hediscoveredbirdsand
ultimatelystudiedseabirdsonfourcontinents.Malcolm
graduatedfromStanfordUniversitywhereheconducted
researchunderPaulEhrlichandPeterRaven.HereceivedpostgraduatedegreesfromOxfordUniversity(EdwardGreyInstitute
ofFieldOrnithologyunderChrisPerrins)andtheUniversityof
Pennsylvania(underRobertRicklefs).HisPh.D.dissertationwas
onthebreedingbiologyandbehaviorofWesternGullsonthe
Farallons.DuringthateraMalcolmhelpedtoestablishthe
FarallonBiologicalStationandmappeditsvegetationwhichhecontinuedtomonitorfor30
years.
From1981-1983,MalcolmwastheresidentornithologistattheCharlesDarwinResearch
StationwherehewasinstrumentalinsavingtheGalapagosPetrelfromextinctionbytraining
andinspiringlocalbiologiststoprotectit.FelipeCruzwillgraciouslydisplayMalcolm’sawardin
theCharlesDarwinResearchStationtoinspireotherstoconserveseabirds.Malcolmdirecteda
woodstorkresearchprogramfortheSavannaRiverEcologyLabfrom1984-1992,branching
outfromseabirdsintowaterbirds.Hewasaco-chairoftheIUCNCommitteeonStorks,Ibis,
andSpoonbillsandfrom1992untilhisdeath,traveledtheworldsupportingbirdconservation
actions.HewastheleadscientistinSAVEInternational’sbattlestobringtheBlack-faced
SpoonbillinAsiabackfromthebrinkofextinction,fromalowofseveralhundredspoonbillsto
almost2,700birdsin2012.Malcolmauthoredabout60scientificpublications.
LongadedicatedmemberofPSG,MalcolmservedaseditorofthePacificSeabirdBulletin
(1985-1991),Chair(1991);investingtrusteeoftheEndowmentFund(1996-2013),delegateto
theAmericanBirdConservancy(1995-2010),memberofthesmallconservationgrants
committee(2007-2013)andfounderoftheCorrespondingMemberCommittee.Malcolm
dedicatedhiscareertobringingbiologiststogethertoconservebirdsandhasbeenrecognized
numeroustimesforhisachievements.AmongthesearePSG(SpecialAchievementAward,
2000),SAVEInternational(2002and2007),KoreanFederationforEnvironmentalMovements
(2006),LinnaeanSocietyofNewYork(2008)andPRBOConservationScience(2012).Malcolm
wasashy,quietmanwhoseloveforanimalsincludedWhiteDog,astraywhobecamehis
belovedcompanionfor17years.Hewasfullofloveforthenaturalworldandaffectionforhis
friendswithwhomhecouldsharealaughattheabsurdityoflife.
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Schedule-at-a-Glance
Tuesday,February19th
1300-1700
PSGEXCOTraining
CouncilSuite(3rdFloor)
WednesdayFebruary20:CommitteeMeetings
Committee
Location
TIME
MarbledMurreletTechnicalCommittee
BroadwayIII/IV
900-1700
3rdFloorConferenceRooms:
PacificSeabirdGroupExecutiveCouncil
ForumSuite
900-1700
Kittlitz'sMurreletTechnicalCommittee
CouncilSuite
900-1200
Xantus'MurreletTechnicalCommittee
ExecutiveSuite
900-1200
SeabirdMonitoringCommittee
SenateSuite
900-1200
PSGExecutiveCouncilMembers'Lunch
CabinetSuite
1200-1300
WelcomeReception-Pavilion
1900-2100
NOTE:PostersmaybesetupinBroadwayI/IIbeginningonWednesdaymorning,February20
Thursday,February21,2012
TIME
800-830
830-930
930-1000
1000-1200
1200-1330
1330-1500
1500-1530
1515-1700
1530-1700
1830-2130
SilentAuction&Posters-BroadwayI/II
PavilionEast
PavilionWest
Introduction,programupdates
PLENARY:CurrentstatusandfuturedirectionsofMarbledMurreletscienceandconservation
-ZachPeery
CoffeeBreak
MarbledMurreletSpecialPaperSession
Conservation
Lunchonyourown
MarbledMurreletSpecialPaperSession
Conservation
CoffeeBreak
NorthPacificAlbatrossWorkingGroup-ForumSuite(3rdFloor)
MarbledMurreletSpecialPaperSession
ConservationandDatabases
PosterSession&Reception-PlazaFoyer&BroadwayI/II
Friday,February22
TIME
815-830
830-930
930-1000
1000-1145
1145-1330
1200-1330
SilentAuction&Posters-BroadwayI/II
PavilionEast
PavilionWest
ProgramUpdates
PLENARY:Aninterestingternofevents:Learningfromcaspianternsandothersalmoneatingwaterbirdsaboutwhatmattersmostforcoastalcolonialseabirds-DanielRobyetal.
CoffeeBreak
SeabirdsandMarineSpatialPlanningSpecialPaperSession
BreedingBiology
Lunchonyourown
ConservationCommittee-BroadwayIII/IV
13
Schedule-at-a-Glance(continued)
Friday,February22(continued)
BreedingBiology
1330-1500 SeabirdsandMarineSpatialPlanningSpecialPaperSession
CoffeeBreak
1500-1530
MarineSpatialPlanningandAt-SeaDistribution
BreedingBiology
1530-1700
JapaneseSeabirdConservationCommittee-ForumSuite(3rdFloor)
1700-1900
PSGBusinessMeeting
1730-1830 1830-2000
Student-ProfessionalMentorSession-BroadwayIII/IV
1830-2100
StudentHappyHour-PlazaFoyer
Saturday,February23
TIME
815-830
830-930
930-1000
945
1000-1145
1145-1315
1200-1400
1315-1500
1500-1530
1530-1700
1800-1900
1900-2100
2100-2400
AllDay
SilentAuction&Posters-BroadwayI/II
PavilionEast
PavilionWest
ProgramUpdates
Plenary:Contaminantsinseabirds:past,current,andfutureresearchandconservation
priorities-RobertRisebrough
CoffeeBreak
SilentAuctionEnds-BroadwayI/II
ConservationToxicology-Contaminants-Hazards
ForagingEcology
Lunchonyourown
PostersComeDown-BroadwayI/II
Techniques
ForagingEcology
CoffeeBreak
ClimateChangeandChangingSeascape(until16:30)
BycatchandSeabirdsatSea
BanquetReception-PlazaFoyer
Banquet&Awards-Pavilion
DanceParty-PavilionHappy40th,PSG!
Sunday,February24-FIELDTRIPS
14
ORALPRESENTATIONS(*denotespresenter,+denotesstudentpresentation)
ABSTRACTSmaybedownloadedhere:http://www.pacificseabirdgroup.org/2013mtg/PSG2013.Abstracts.pdf
SeveralhardcopiesareavailableforviewingattheRegistrationDesk.
Thursday21February
Time
800
830
930-1000
1000
1015
PavilionEast
PavilionWest
Introduction,ProgramUpdates
PLENARY:CURRENTSTATUSANDFUTUREDIRECTIONSOFMARBLEDMURRELETSCIENCEANDCONSERVATION-ZachPeery
CoffeeBreak
MarbledMurreletsFromtoSeastoTrees-GaryFalxa
Conservation-IslandRestoration-MarkRauzon
THERESTORATIONOFASHORT-TAILEDALBATROSSCOLONY
CONSERVATIONOFTHEMARBLEDMURRELETANDTHE
ONMUKOJIMA,OGASAWARAISLANDSGROUP-Tomohiro
PACIFICSEABIRDGROUP:HOWITSTARTED-SpencerG.
Deguchi*,JudyJacobs,FumioSato,RobertSuryan,Lyndon
Sealy*,LoraL.Leschner,HarryR.Carter,S.KimNelson,and
Perriman,NoboruNakamura,ShiroKagawa,GregBalogh
StevenM.Speich
andKiyoakiOzaki
POST-FLEDGINGSURVIVAL,BEHAVIOR,ANDMIGRATIONOF
THEMURRELETINWINTER–AREVIEWOFMARBLED
HAND-VS.NATURALLY-REAREDSHORT-TAILED
MURRELETPOST-BREEDINGDISTRIBUTIONWITHAFOCUSON
ALBATROSSES-RobertM.Suryan*,KiyoakiOzaki,Fumio
ALASKA-KathyJ.Kuletz*,ElizabethA.Labunski,Martin
Sato,TomohiroDeguchi,NoboruNakamura,andGregoryR.
Renner,andMaryAnneBishop
Balogh
1030
DECADALDECLINESINMID-SUMMERABUNDANCEOF
BRACHYRAMPHUSMURRELETSINPRINCEWILLIAMSOUND,
ALASKA-DanielA.Cushing*+,DanielD.Roby,KathyJ.Kuletz,
andDavidB.Irons
ALCIDBREEDINGHABITATRESTORATIONONSANTA
BARBARAISLAND,CALIFORNIA-A.LaurieHarvey*,Sasha
A.Auer,KevinW.Barnes,DavidM.Mazurkiewicz,SarahK.
Thomsen,AndrewA.Yamagiwa,Marie-EveJacques,Renée
E.Robison,KrisM.Robison,andFrankGress
1045
RISKSTOTOP-LEVELPREDATORSREVEALCOMMUNITY-LEVEL
CHANGEINAMARINEECOSYSTEM-NachoVilchis*,Christine
K.Johnson,ScottPearson,JoeEvenson,PeterDavidson,Karen
Barry,MartyRaphael,andJoeGaydos
STATUSOFBREEDINGSEABIRDSONANACAPAISLAND,
CALIFORNIA,IN2011-2012-A.LaurieHarvey*,DavidM.
Mazurkiewicz,MatthewMcKown,MikeW.Parker,Franklin
Gress,KevinW.Barnes,andSashaA.Auer
1100
MARINEMICRO-HABITATSELECTIONBYFLEDGLINGAND
OLDERMARBLEDMURRELETSINOREGONANDNORTHERN
CALIFORNIACOASTALWATERS:WHEREARETHEKIDS?-Craig
S.Strong
SEABIRDSANDSHOREBIRDSOFSWAINSISLAND,AMERICAN
SAMOA-AndrewJ.Titmus*+,N.SuzanneDauphine,and
ChristopherA.Lepczyk
1115
RECENTRESEARCHANDADVANCESINRADARTECHNOLOGY
FORTHESTUDYOFMARBLEDMURRELETS-BrianA.Cooper
FIVEYEARSOFSEABIRDRESTORATIONONASUNCIÓNAND
SANROQUEISLANDS,OFFTHEBAJACALIFORNIA
PENINSULA,MEXICO-MaríaFélix-Lizárraga*,Alfonso
Aguirre-Muñoz,MarlenneRodríguez-Malagón,Karina
Ramos-Rendón,MariamLafoski-Robles,AnaCárdenas-Tapia,
JoséBarredo-Barberena,AnaMarichal-González,Federico
Méndez-Sánchez,LeonardodelaRosa-Conroy,Humberto
Berlanga-García,andEduardoÍñigo-Elías
1130
NEWAPPLICATIONSOFRADARANDACOUSTICRECORDINGS
FORMONITORINGBRACHYRAMPHUSMURRELETS-JennaL.
Cragg*+,AlanE.Burger,RobinM.Corcoran,andJohnF.Piatt
WAKEATOLLECOLOGICALRESPONSES8YEARSAFTERCAT
ERADICATION-MarkJ.Rauzon*andElizabethFlint
1145
TEMPORALTRENDSINMARBLEDMURRELETABUNDANCEIN
CANADA(1996-2011)BASEDONRADARCOUNTS-Doug
Bertram*,M.C.Drever,B.K.Schroeder,D.J.Lindsay,andD.
Faust
PREVENTINGISLANDEXTINCTIONS:KNOWLEDGEPRODUCTS
INSUPPORTOFINVASIVEVERTEBRATEREMOVALFROM
ISLANDS-NickD.Holmes*,BradKeitt,DenaSpatz,Kelly
Newton,DonCroll,BernieTershy,ShyamaPagadandStuart
Butchart
1200-1330
Lunch
15
Thursday21February(continued)
Time
MarbledMurreletsFromtoSeastoTrees(Cont.)-Kim
Flotlin
Conservation-BethFlint
1330
RADARSTUDIESOFINLANDACTIVITYPATTERNSOFTHE
MARBLEDMURRELETACROSSTHEANNUALCYCLEIN
NORTHERNCALIFORNIA-PeterM.Sanzenbacher*,BrianA.
Cooper,andJamesBond
IMPROVINGBURROWINGSEABIRDHABITATWITHNATIVE
PLANTRESTORATIONANDSEALIONEXCLUSION:RESULTS
FROMAÑONUEVOISLAND,CALIFORNIA-RyanCarle*+,
MichelleHester,JessieBeck,DavidCalleri,DaveSands,and
MatthewPassmore
1345
MODELINGMARBLEDMURRELETHABITATUSINGLIDARDERIVEDCANOPYDATA-JoanC.Hagar*,BiancaN.I.
Eskelson,PattiHaggerty,S.KimNelson,DavidVesely
USINGARTIFICIALISLANDSANDSOCIALATTRACTIONTO
ESTABLISHNEWCASPIANTERNCOLONIESINTHEUPPER
KLAMATHBASIN,CALIFORNIA-AllisonPatterson*+,DanielD.
Roby,DonaldE.Lyons,andKenCollis
1400
MARBLEDMURRELETNEST-SITECHARACTERISTICSINALASKA
-S.KimNelson*,MichelleL.Kissling,GusvanVliet,andKathy
J.Kuletz
1415
1430
1445
CHARACTERIZINGTHEFORAGINGANDPOPULATION
ECOLOGYOFSTELLER’SJAYSINREDWOODFORESTS:
IMPLICATIONSFORTHECONSERVATIONOFMARBLED
MURRELETS-ElenaDoucet-Beer*+andM.ZachPeery
EXPERIMENTALASSESSMENTOFTASTEAVERSION
CONDITIONINGONSTELLER’SJAYSTOPROVIDESHORT-TERM
REDUCTIONINEGG-PREDATIONRISKFORMARBLED
MURRELETSINNORTHERNCALIFORNIA-PiaO.Gabrieland
RichardT.Golightly*
SPACEUSEANDBEHAVIOROFSTELLER’SJAYIN
CAMPGROUNDANDNON-CAMPGROUNDSITESWITHIN
REDWOODNATIONALANDSTATEPARKS-Will
Goldenberg*+,T.LukeGeorgeandJeffreyM.Black
CONSERVATIONANDPUBLICEDUCATIONOFTHEJAPANESE
MURRELET(SYNTHLIBORAMPHUSWUMIZUSUME)AT
BIROJIMAANDKADOGAWA-CHO,MIYAZAKI-KEN,JAPAN-
KunikoOtsuki*andReikoKubota
ENGAGINGLOCALCOMMUNITIESTOADVANCESEABIRD
CONSERVATION:CASESTUDYOFATHREATENEDCHILEAN
ENDEMIC-ValentinaColodro*,PeterHodumandVerónica
López
ABIOGEOGRAPHICALANALYSISOFEXTIRPATIONAND
ENDANGERMENTONSEABIRDBREEDINGISLANDS-Dena
Spatz*+,KellyNewton,DonCroll,BernieTershy,NickHolmes,
andStuartButchart
HUMANDISTURBANCETOCOMMONMURRE(URIAAALGE)
BREEDINGCOLONIESONTHECENTRALCALIFORNIACOAST-
AllisonR.Fuller*,GerardJ.McChesney,RichardT.Golightly,
LisaE.Eigner,SandraJ.Rhoades,andSageTezak
1500-1530
CoffeeBreak
1515-1700
NorthPacificAlbatrossWorkingGroup-ForumSuite(3rdFloor)
1530
1545
1600
MarbledMurreletsFromtoSeastoTrees(Cont.)GaryFalxa
ConservationandDatabases-JenniferBoyce
ASSESSMENTOFTHEEFFECTSOFANTHROPOGENICIMPULSIVE
SOUNDONTHEMARBLEDMURRELETINTHEMARINE
ENVIRONMENT-EmilyJ.Teachout
CANCHAINSAWSBEAGOODSOUNDFORMARBLED
MURRELETS?-TomKollasch*,KyleSmith,LianeDavis,and
WilliamRitchie
MARINEANDTERRESTRIALINFLUENCESONSPATIALAND
TEMPORALDISTRIBUTIONOFTHEMARBLEDMURRELETINTHE
PACIFICNORTHWEST-MartinG.Raphael*,AndrewShirk,
GaryA.Falxa,ThomasBloxton,Jr.,MoniqueLance,Deanna
Lynch,SherriMiller,S.KimNelson,ScottF.Pearson,andCraig
Strong
REEVALUATINGTHECONSERVATIONSTATUSOFDEFILIPPI’S
PETREL,APOORLYKNOWNCHILEANENDEMIC-Peter
Hodum*,PaolaGonzález,andChristianLópez
TAKINGATERNFORTHEWORSE?WHENDOWERAISEARED
FLAGFORO.ALEUTICUS?-HeatherM.Renner*,Marc
Romano,andNoraRojek
1615
MARBLEDMURRELETPROTECTIONUNDERTHEENDANGERED
SPECIESACT-ShayeG.Wolf*andKristenL.Boyles
1630
MARBLEDMURRELETCONSERVATIONEFFORTS:TOOLITTLE
BUTNOTTOOLATE-PaulEngelmeyer*andShayeG.Wolf
1645
MARBLEDMURRELETRECOVERYIMPLEMENTATIONTEAM
MEETINGANDSTAKEHOLDERWORKSHOPREPORT-Deanna
Lynch*,LenaChang,GaryFalxa,KimFlotlin,KevinMaurice,
LynnRoberts,EmilyTeachout,andBridgetteTuerler
1830-2130
BASELINESANDWRECKS:DEFININGWHAT'SNORMAL-Julia
K.Parrish,*JaneDolliver,CharlieWright,andElizabethMack
SEABIRDINFORMATIONNETWORK:APARTNERSHIPTO
ARCHIVEANDVISUALIZENORTHPACIFICSEABIRDDATA-
RobbKaler*,DavidIrons,andNoraRojek
THEIMPORTANCEOFSEABIRDCOLONYDATABASESIN
SEABIRDMANAGEMENT,RESEARCH,DAMAGEASSESSMENT
ANDCONSERVATION-GeorgeJ.Divoky
BROWNPELICANMORTALITYPATTERNSINTHEU.S.PACIFIC
NORTHWEST-DeborahL.Jaques*andSharnelleFee
PosterSession&Reception-BroadwayI/II&PlazaFoyer
16
Friday22February
PavilionEast
815
830
930-1000
PavilionWest
ProgramUpdates
PLENARY:ANINTERESTINGTERNOFEVENTS:LEARNINGFROMCASPIANTERNSANDOTHERSALMON-EATINGWATERBIRDS
ABOUTWHATMATTERSMOSTFORCOASTALCOLONIALSEABIRDS-DanielD.Roby*,DonaldE.Lyons,KenCollis,Yasuko
Suzuki,AllenF.Evans,JessicaY.Adkins,PeterJ.Loschl,TimothyJ.Lawes,KirstenS.Bixler,AllisonPatterson,andStefanieCollar
CoffeeBreak
SeabirdsAndMarineSpatialPlanning-JoSmith
BreedingBiology-DanAnderson
LONG-TERMVARIABILITYINNESTINGEFFORTAND
REPRODUCTIONOFTHECALIFORNIABROWNPELICANIN
THEGULFOFCALIFORNIA:AFOUR-DECADEPERSPECTIVE-
DanielW.Anderson
SEA-SURFACETEMPERATUREAFFECTSBREEDINGDENSITY
OFANAVIANROCKYINTERTIDALPREDATOR,THEBLACK
OYSTERCATCHER-MarkHipfner*andBobElner
NEST-HABITATPARTITIONINGANDSHARINGAMONG
BURROW-NESTINGSEABIRDSPECIESONRECENTLYRATFREEISLANDSINNEWZEALAND-RachelT.Buxton*+,
ChristopherJ.Jones,andPhilipO’B.Lyver
1000
MARINESPATIALPLANNINGINTHEUS:FROMNATIONAL
POLICYTOLOCALPLANNING-JenaCarter
1015
MARINESPATIALPLANNINGFORTHENORTHPACIFICCOAST
OFCANADA-SteveDiggon,JohnBones,CharlieShort,
MatthewJusticeandJoannaSmith*
1030
SEABIRDSANDMARINESPATIALPLANNING:ANORTHSEA
PERSPECTIVE-StefanGarthe*,BettinaMendel,andPhilipp
Schwemmer
1045
CHANGESINNESTANDINCUBATIONTEMPERATUREOF
SPATIALASSOCIATIONAMONGROSEATEANDCOMMON
CASSIN’SAUKLETSINARTIFICIALNESTBOXES,SOUTHEAST
TERNS,TUNASANDCETACEANSINTHENWATLANTICOCEAN-
FARALLONISLAND-EmmaC.Kelsey*+,RussellBradley,
HollyF.Goyert,LisaL.Manne,andRichardR.Veit*
PeteWarzybok,JaimeJahncke,andScottA.Shaffer
1100
HOTSPOTSOFSEABIRDAGGREGATIONSDURINGSUMMERIN
THEWESTERNNORTHPACIFIC-BungoNishizawa*+,Yutaka
Watanuki,Sei-IchiSaitoh,DaisukeOchi,YukikoInoue,Sayaka
Nakatsuka,HiroshiMinami,andKotaroYokawa
EGG-LAYINGBEHAVIORINGLAUCOUS-WINGEDGULLS-
GordonAtkins*,AmandaSandler,MindyMcLarty,Melissa
McCormick,ShandelleHenson,andJamesHayward
1115
FILLINGTHEVOID:USINGSUPERHIGH-DEFINITION
VIDEOGRAPHYTOGATHERBROAD-SCALEBASELINEDATAON
MARINEWILDLIFE-IainJ.Stenhouse*,KathrynA.Williams,
andAndyWebb
THEPERILSOFPERSISTENCE:PATTERNSOFDECLINEATTHE
WORLD’SLARGESTCASPIANTERNCOLONY-Stefanie
Collar*+,DanielD.Roby,andDonaldE.Lyons
IMPORTANTMARINEHABITATAREASFORMIGRATORYBIRDS
LIVINGATTHEEDGE:COMMONMURRESATCASTLEROCK
INEASTERNCANADA-KarelAllard*,CarinaGjerdrum,and
NATIONALWILDLIFEREFUGE-StephanieR.Schneider*and
SabinaWilhelm
RichardT.Golightly
1145-1330
Lunch
1200-1330
PSGConservationCommittee-BroadwayIII/IV
1130
17
Friday22February(continued)
Time
SeabirdsAndMarineSpatialPlanning-JoSmith
1330
HOWMANYSEABIRDSDOWENEEDTOTRACKTODEFINE
HOME-RANGEAREA?LouiseM.Soanes*+,JohnP.Y.Arnould,
StephenG.Dodd,MichaelD.Sumner,andJonathanA.Green
TEMPORALANDENVIRONMENTALEFFECTSONTHE
BEHAVIOROFFLIGHTLESSCORMORANTS-JamesL.
Hayward,LibbyC.Megna,BriannaG.Payne,SusanaR.
VelasteguiChávez,andShandelleM.Henson*
1345
SEASONALVARIATIONINTHECROSS-SHELFDISTRIBUTIONOF
SEABIRDSINTHESOUTHEASTERNBERINGSEA-GeorgeL.
Hunt,Jr.*,MartinRenner,andKathyKuletz
HOWTHEBREEDINGECOLOGYOFKITTLITZ’SMURRELET
MAKESSENSE(SOMETIMES):THEBENEFITSOFHIGHQUALITYFORAGEANDRAPIDCHICKGROWTHONNEST
SURVIVALANDADULTFITNESSM-JamesLawonn*+,Daniel
D.Roby,JohnF.Piatt,WilliamH.Pyle,andRobinR.
Corcoran
1400
SPATIALECOLOGYOFKRILL,MICRONEKTONANDTOP
PREDATORSINTHECENTRALCALIFORNIACURRENT:
IMPLICATIONSFORDEFININGECOLOGICALLYIMPORTANT
AREAS-JarrodA.Santora*,JohnC.Field,IsaacD.Schroeder,
KeithM.Sakuma,BrianK.Wells,WilliamJ.Sydeman
EGGCANNIBALISMINGULLSINCREASESWITHSEA
SURFACETEMPERATURE-JamesL.Hayward*,LynelleM.
Weldon,ShandelleM.Henson,LibbyC.Megna,AndreE.
Moncrieff,andBriannaG.Payne
1415
MAPPINGIMPORTANTAREASFORSEABIRDS:HOWTODRAW
THEBOUNDARYLINEMelanieA.Smith*,NathanJ.Walker,
MatthewJ.Kirchhoff,andChristopherM.Free
1430
MODELLINGFORAGINGRANGEFORBREEDINGCOLONIESOF
THICK-BILLEDMURRESURIALOMVIAAnthonyJ.Gaston*,
KyleH.Elliott,YanRopert-Coudert,AkikoKato,Christie
MacDonald,andH.GrantGilchrist
1445
RECENTADVANCESINPROTECTINGTHESEABIRDFORAGE
BASEINTHESOUTHERNCALIFORNIACURRENT-Anna
Weinstein*,GeoffShester,MyraFinkelstein,andBradKeitt
1500-1530
BreedingBiology-LindsayYoung
CASUESANDCONSEQUENCESOFMATECHOICE
PLASTICITY:ISSAME-SEXPAIRINGINLAYSANALBATROSS
MAKINGTHE‘BESTOFABADJOB’?-LindsayC.Young*
andEricA.VanderWerf
INVESTIGATIONSONWINTERCARRYOVEREFFECTSAND
ONSETOFBREEDINGINRHINOCEROSAUKLETS
(CERORHINCAMONOCERATA)-Jean-BaptisteThiebot*,
AkinoriTakahashi,MotohiroIto,YuyaSuzukiandYutaka
Watanuki
INCUBATEOREAT:PATTERNSINDIFFERENTIALNEST
ATTENTIVENESSBYRED-NECKEDPHALAROPES-WillowB.
English*+,BrettK.Sandercock,andDavidB.Lank
CoffeeBreak
18
Friday22February(continued)
SeabirdsAndMarineSpatialPlanning-JoSmith
BreedingBiology-AlexisWill
1530
COMBININGMARINEBIRDDENSITYSURFACEMODELS
USINGSPATIALCONSERVATIONPRIORITIZATIONSOFTWARE
TOAIDSITINGOFOFFSHOREDEVELOPMENT-KristopherJ.
Winiarski*,DavidL.Miller,PeterPaton,andScottR.
McWilliams
1545
USINGAT-SEADISTRIBUTIONOFSEABIRDSTOSELECTTHE
AREAFORTHEPROPOSEDSCOTTISLANDSNATIONAL
WILDLIFEAREA-GregW.Jones*,KenMorgan,andAngela
Stadel
TEMPORALCHANGESINLIPIDPLASMAMETABOLITES
DURINGTHEBREEDINGSEASONOFBLUE-FOOTEDBOOBIES
-MiriamLerma*+,JoséAlfredoCastillo-Guerrero,
GuillermoFernández,AuxiliadoraVillegas,andJuanM.
Sánchez-Guzmán
FEATHERCORTICOSTERONEASANINTEGRATIVEMEASURE
OFNUTRITIONALSTRESSINSEABIRDS:A3COLONY
COMPARISONOFRHINOCEROSAUKLETCHICKS-AlexisP.
Will*+,YuyaSuzuki,KyleElliott,YutakaWatanuki,and
AlexanderS.Kitaysky
1600
CONSERVATIONIMPLICATIONSOFPINK-FOOTED
SHEARWATER(PUFFINUSCREATOPUS)MOVEMENTSAND
FISHERYINTERACTIONSOFFSOUTHAMERICAASSESSED
USINGMULTIPLEMETHODS-JoshAdams*,JeffreyC.
Mangel,JoannaAlfaro-Shigueto,PeterHodum,K.David
Hyrenbach,ValentinaColodro,PaolaPalavecino,Miguel
Donoso,JessicaHardestyNorris
THEINFLUENCEOFAGE,BREEDINGSTATUS,AND
ENVIRONMENTALVARIABILITYONSURVIVALOFBRANDT’S
CORMORANT(PHALACROCORAXPENICILLATUS)ON
SOUTHEASTFARALLONISLAND-AnnieE.Schmidt*+,Louis
W.Botsford,JohnM.Eadie,RussellBradley,andJaime
Jahncke
1615
PREDICTIVEMODELSOFMARINEBIRDDISTRIBUTIONASA
SPATIALPLANNINGTOOL:ACASESTUDYINTHEU.S.MIDATLANTIC-BrianP.Kinlan*,RobertRankin,andChris
Caldow
STATUSOFTHEBREEDINGPOPULATIONOFBRANDT’S
CORMORANTS(PHALACROCORAXPENICILLATUS)IN
CENTRALCALIFORNIAGerardJ.McChesney*,PhillipJ.
Capitolo,HarryR.Carter,MichaelW.Parker,RichardT.
Golightly,SandraJ.Rhoades,CrystalA.Bechaver,RussellW.
Bradley,andPeteWarzybok
1630
WINTERINGAREAOFSTREAKEDSHEARWATERSAND
MERCURYINTHEIRTAIL-FEATHERS:OCEANICSCALE
MONITORINGOFMARINEPOLLUTION-YutakaWatanuki*,
AiYamashita,MayumiIshizuka,YoshinoriIkenaka,Shouta
M.M.Nakayama,ChihiroIshii,TakashiYamamoto,Motohiro
Ito,andTomohiroKuwae
SET-BACKDISTANCESTOPROTECTNESTINGANDROOSTING
SEABIRDSONVANCOUVERISLANDFROMBOAT
DISTURBANCE-TrudyA.Chatwin*,RuthJoyandAlanE.
Burger
1645
TAKINGTHEPULSEOFPUGETSOUND:DEVELOPINGA
MARINEBIRDINDICATORFORASSESSINGECOSYSTEM
HEALTH-ScottF.PearsonandNathalieHamel*
ACTIVE-SPECIFICMETABOLICRATEANDENERGYBUDGET
DURINGFORAGINGTRIPINSTREAKEDSHEARWATER
CALONECTRISLEUCOMELAS-MasakiShirai*+,Maki
Yamamoto,KenYoda,andYasuakiNiizuma
19
Saturday23February
Time
815
830
930-1000
1000
1015
1030
1045
1100
1115
1130
PavilionEast
PavilionWest
ProgramUpdates
PLENARY:CONTAMINANTSINSEABIRDS:PAST,CURRENT,ANDFUTURERESEARCHANDCONSERVATIONPRIORITIES
RobertRisebrough
CoffeeBreak
ConservationToxicology-Contaminants-Hazards-Stacy
ForagingEcology-ScottShaffer
S.VanderPol
EFFECTSOFINTER-ANNUALVARIABILITYINTHE
PATTERNSOFAT-SEAANTHROPOGENICTHREATSTO
TRANSITIONZONECHLOROPHYLLFRONTONTHEHABITAT
SEABIRDSINTHENORTHPACIFIC:ACOMPARISONOF
USEANDREPRODUCTIVESUCCESSOFLAYSANANDBLACKLAYSANALBATROSS(PHOEBASTRIAIMMUTABILIS)AND
FOOTEDALBATROSSES-ScottA.Shaffer*,LesleyH.
SOOTYSHEARWATER(PUFFINUSGRISEUS)-R.Cotton
Thorne,ElliottL.Hazen,StevenJ.Bograd,DavidG.Foley,
Rockwood*+,andLisaT.Balance
MelindaG.Connors,MichelleA.Kappes,andDanielP.
Costa
THEALBATROSSABOUTOURNECK:THESTATEOFTHE
SEABIRDSASINDICATORS:PUFFINDIETSLENDINSIGHT
OCEANSREVEALEDTHROUGHTHEFAMILYDIOMEDEIDAE- INTOELUSIVEFORAGEFISH-SarahSchoen*,JohnPiatt,
StacyS.VanderPol
MayumiArimitsu,EricaMadison,andGaryDrew
STOCK-SPECIFICPREDATIONOFRHINOCEROSAUKLETS
IMPROVEMENTSINOILEDSEABIRDREHABILITATION-USE
(CERORHINCAMONOCERATA)ONJUVENILESALMONIN
OFINFRAREDTHERMOGRAPHY-HannahNevins*,Stori
COASTALBRITISHCOLUMBIA-StrahanTucker*,Mark
Oates,andColleenYoung
Hipfner,JohnCandy,CollinWallace,TerryBeachamand
MarcTrudel
CHRONIC(APERGILLUS)EXPOSUREASANUNDERLYING
CAUSEOFGULLMORTALITYATTHEURBAN-WILDLIFE
TEMPORALVARIATIONINSEABIRDFORAGINGWITH
INTERFACEOFSANFRANCISCOBAY,CALIFORNIA-Stori
RESPECTTOPREYINCATTLEPASS,SANJUANISLAND,WA-
Oates,JuliaBurco*,MikeZiccardi,LairdHenkel,AsliMete,
EmilyRunnells*+,GeorgeHunt,andJohnHorne
andMelissaMiller
DIRTYBIRDS:UTILIZINGANOVELANALYTICALAPPROACHTO
THEUSEOFCONSPECIFICSASCUESTOLOCATEFOODINA
INVESTIGATEPERSISTENTCONTAMINANTEXPOSURETO
SEABIRDFORAGINGTRIP-AndréaThiebault*+,Ralf
BLACKSKIMMERS(RYNCHOPSNIGER)INSANDIEGOBAY-
Mullers,PierrePistorius,andYannTremblay
ChristopherMillow*+,RebeccaLewison,andEunhaHoh
MARINEPREDATORDIETSANDVARIABLEOCEANOGRAPHIC
SUBLETHALEFFECTSOFMERCURYANDPCBSONBREEDING
CONDITIONS:IMPLICATIONSFORFOODWEBDYNAMICS
LEASTTERNS(STERNULAANTILLARUM)-Gabrielle
ANDECOSYSTEMINDICATORS-AmandaJ.Gladics*,
Robinson*+,GaryMills,SaraSchweitzer,SoniaHernandez
RobertM.Suryan,RichardD.Brodeur,LeahM.Segui,and
LauraZ.Filliger
FORAGINGATRESTRICTEDAREAS:FORAGINGSITE
QUANTIFYINGSEABIRDCOLLISIONSWITHPOWERLINES-
SELECTIONOFADELIEPENGUIN-MotohiroIto*,Yuuki
MarcTravers*,SamTheis,BritanySung,andAndréF.Raine
Watanabe,andAkinoriTakahashi
1145-1315
Lunch
20
Saturday,23February(continued)
1315
Techniques-MatthewMcKown
AMODELAPPROACHFORESTIMATINGBURROWNESTING
SEABIRDCOLONYSIZE,TRENDS,ANDHABITATASSOCIATIONS
-ScottF.Pearson,PeterJ.Hodum,ThomasP.Good,Michael
Schrimpf,andShannonM.Knapp
ForagingEcologyandDistributionatSea-StephaniZador
INDIVIDUALSPECIALIZATIONINTHEDIVINGBEHAVIOUROF
AWIDESPREADNORTHPACIFICMARINEPREDATOR-Jana
Kotzerka*,S.A.Hatch,andS.Garthe
1330
PASSIVEACOUSTICMONITORINGOFNOCTURNALSEABIRD
POPULATIONS-COMPUTER-ANALYZEDMEANCALLRATE
CORRELATESWITHABUNDANCEATWEDGE-TAILED
SHEARWATERBREEDINGCOLONIES-MatthewW.
McKown*,JayPenniman,AndreRaine,EricVanderWerf,
MarieVanZandt,LindsayYoung,AbrahamBorker,BernieR.
TershyandDonaldA.Croll
THREE-DIMENSIONALSPATIALUSEOFMARINEHABITATS
PROVIDESINSIGHTINTOTHECONTRASTINGPOPULATION
TRENDSOFADEEP-DIVINGSEABIRDINTHEBERINGSEA-
RosanaParedes*,DavidB.Irons,DanielD.Roby,Yann
Tremblay,RebeccaYoung,AnnM.A.Harding,RachaelA.
Orben,RobertM.Suryan,HeatherRenner,AlexisWill,and
AlexanderKitaysky
1345
NOTJUSTNOISE:EXPLORINGSOUNDSCAPESOFSEABIRD
COLONIES-AbrahamBorker*+,MatthewW.McKown,Josh
Adams,BernieR.Tershy,andDonaldA.Croll
1400
RESTORINGCOMMONTERNNESTINGHABITATUSING
BURNINGANDWEEDBARRIERS-JulietS.Lamb*+,C.Scott
Hall,StephenW.Kress,andCurticeR.Griffin
EFFECTSOFTIDALCURRENTSONMARINEBIRD
DISTRIBUTIONINGLACIERBAY,ALASKA-GaryS.Drew*,
DavidF.Hill,andJohnF.Piatt
MOVEMENTOFSHORT-TAILEDSHEARWATERSWITH
ENVIRONMENTALGRADIENTINTHESUB-ARCTICPACIFIC
ANDARCTICSEASTHROUGHSUMMERTOAUTUMN-
TakashiYamamoto*,KenjiHoshina,BungoNishizawa,
CatherineE.Meathrel,Richard.A.Phillips,andYutaka
Watanuki
GULL-BILLEDTERN-MEDIATEDINTRAGUILDPREDATIONIN
SANDIEGOBAY:USINGRADIOTELEMETRYANDSTABLE
ISOTOPEANALYSISTOMEASURECRYPTICPREDATION
EVENTS-KatharineGoodenough*,andRebeccaL.
Lewison
1415
1430
1445
1500-1530
1530
YEAR-ROUNDSPATIALANDTEMPORALDISTRIBUTIONOFA
SMALL,DIVINGSEABIRD,THECRESTEDAUKLET(AETHIA
CRISTATELLA),ORIGINATINGFROMABREEDINGSITEAT
BULDIRISLAND,ALEUTIANISLANDS-JillL.Robinson*+and
IanL.Jones
BETWEEN-POPULATIONVARIABILITYINBODYSIZEAND
ACOUSTICCOMMUNICATIONOFWHISKEREDAUKLET
(AETHIAPYGMAEA)-AnnaV.Klenova*,NikolayB.
Konyukhov,AlexanderV.Andreev,SergeiP.Kharitonov,
VictorA.ZubakinandAlexanderN.Shienok
USINGREMOTECAMERASTOMONITORMONTANESEABIRD
BURROWSINKAUA’I-AndréFRaine*
CoffeeBreak
ClimatechangeandChangingSeascape-AdrianGall
ANNUALSURVIVALOFANARCTIC-WINTERINGSEABIRDIN
THE21STCENTURY:ARERECENTDECREASESINSUMMERICE
AFFECTINGOVERWINTERSURVIVAL-PaulM.Lukacsand
GeorgeJ.Divoky*
1545
NEWNEIGHBORS:CHANGESINTHEMARINE-BIRD
COMMUNITYOVERTHEPAST35YEARS-AdrianE.Gall*+,
TawnaC.Morgan,MadelineMerck,andRobertH.Day
1600
CHASINGICE:POST-BREEDINGBLACKGUILLEMOTSPURSUE
RETREATINGICEINTOTHEARCTICBASIN-IainJ.Stenhouse
andGeorgeJ.Divoky*
1615
CASPIANTERNINVASIONOFALASKA?NORTHWARD
BREEDINGRANGEEXPANSIONOFTHEPACIFICCOAST
POPULATION-YasukoSuzuki*,DanielD.Roby,MaryAnne
Bishop,andMichelleL.Kissling
1630
REDFLAGSORREDHERRINGS?USINGSEABIRDSINASUITE
OFECOSYSTEMINDICATORSTODETECTANOMALOUS
CONDITIONSINTHEGULFOFALASKAIN2011-Stephani
Zador*andHeatherRenner
FINESCALEFORAGINGBEHAVIOROFTHEFREE-RANGING
RAZORBILL-AkikoShoji*+,EllieOwen,MarkBolton,Holly
Kirk,BenDean,DaveBoyle,AnnetteFayet,ChrisPerrins,
RobinFreeman,StéphaneAris-Brosou,andTimGuilford
CoffeeBreak
BycatchandBirdsatSea-ShannonFitzgerald
THEMYSTERIOUSLYDISPERSIVEMIGRATIONOFTHE
ATLANTICPUFFIN-AnnetteFayet*+,AkikoShoji,andTim
Guilford
“STEPPINGSTONE”MIGRATIONINSOUTHWARD
MIGRATINGARCTICTERNS:THEAPPARENTIMPORTANCE
OFUPWELLINGAREAS-AlyMcKnight,AndrewJ.Allyn,
DavidC.Duffy,andDavidB.Irons*
MODEL-BASEDABUNDANCEESTIMATESOFTHEHAWAIIAN
PETREL(PTERODROMASANDWICHENSIS)ANDNEWELL’S
SHEARWATER(PUFFINUSNEWELLI)BASEDONDATA
COLLECTEDATSEA,1999-2011-TrevorW.Joyce*+and
LisaT.Ballance
EXPERIMENTALEVALUATIONOFMULTIPLEBYCATCH
MITIGATIONMEASURESONPELAGICLONGLINE
OPERATIONINWESTERNNORTHPACIFIC-DaisukeOchi*,
NoriyosiSato,NobuhiroKatsumata,TroyGuy,EdMelvin
andHiroshiMinami
COMPARISONOFGILLNETFISHERYEFFORTANDMARBLED
MURRELET(BRACHYRAMPHUSMARMORATUS)
POPULATIONTRENDDATAINTHESALISHSEA-Amilee
Wilson
21
POSTERPRESENTATIONS(*denotespresenter,+denotesstudentpresentation)
ABSTRACTSmaybedownloadedhere:http://www.pacificseabirdgroup.org/2013mtg/PSG2013.Abstracts.pdf
PosterSession:Thursday,21February,1830-2130
EVALUATINGTHESUCCESSOFNEWLYRESTOREDCASPIANTERNBREEDINGHABITATINMALHEURNATIONAL
WILDLIFEREFUGE,OREGON-NathanBanet*,DanielD.Roby,TimothyJ.Lawes,KirstenS.Bixler,DonaldE.Lyons,
AllenF.Evans,andKenCollis
DEMOGRAPHICSOFALBATROSSESCAUGHTASBYCATCHINHAWAIIAN(2010-2012)ANDALASKANLONGLINE
FISHERIES(2007,2009-2011)-JessieBeck*,MichelleHester,HannahroseMNevins,ShannonFitzgerald,andErica
Donnelly-Greenan
IMPACTOFBALDEAGLESONNESTINGDOUBLE-CRESTEDCORMORANTSATTHELARGECOLONYONEASTSAND
ISLANDINTHECOLUMBIARIVERESTUARY-KirstenS.Bixler*,DonaldE.Lyons,YasukoSuzuki,andDanielD.Roby
RESTORINGSEABIRDSONTHEBAJACALIFORNIAPACIFICISLANDS-JenniferBoyce*andAnnieLittle
USEOFADIVINGPROCELLARIIFORM,THESOOTYSHEARWATER,TOEXPANDAMARINEPLASTICBIODINDICATOR
NETWORK-AlexanderBrush*+,GaryShugart,andPeterHodum
USINGSTABLEISOTOPESTODETERMINEPREDATIONOFENDEMICSEABIRDSINTHEJUANFERNANDEZ
ARCHIPELAGO,CHILE-ValentinaColodro*,PeterJ.Hodum,andKeithA.Hobson
IMAPCTOFTIMEOFDAYONFLIGHTANDFORAGINGPATTERNSOFLESSERBLACK-BACKEDGULLS(LARUSFUSCUS)
ATSEA-Anna-MarieCorman*+andStefanGarthe
CHARACTERIZINGRHINOCEROSAUKLET(CERORHINCAMONOCERATA)GENETICSINTHEWESTERNUNITEDSTATES
-MarilynCruickshank*+,TheresaBurg,andJimHarvey
OPTIMIZINGMONITORINGPROTOCOLSFORDETECTINGREGIONALTRENDSINLEDGE-NESTINGSEABIRD
POPULATIONS-JenniferA.Curl*+,ChristineHunter,andLauraPhillips
SIGHTANDSALVAGE:PREPARINGOBSERVERSFORSEABIRDDUTIESATSEA-JaneDolliver*,ShannonFitzgerald,
CharlieWright,andJuliaK.Parrish
NOTHERNFULMARS(FULMARISGLACIALIS)ASBIOINDICATORSOFENDOCRINEDISRUPTINGPLASTICIZERSINTHE
MARINESURFACEENVIRONMENT-OliviaFeinstein*+,EricaDonnelly,HannahNevins,andPeterHodum
ESTIMATESOFSEABIRDBYCATCHINALASKANGROUNDFISHFISHERIESUSINGTHEALASKAREGIONCATCH
ACCOUNTINGSYSTEM,2007-2011-ShannonM.Fitzgerald*,JenniferMondragon,JenniferCahalan,andJason
Gaspar
TIMELAPSEPHOTOGRAPHYREVEALSGREATFRIGATEBIRDCHICK-REARINGBEHAVIORS-MorganE.Gilmour*+and
AbramB.Fleishman
SOLAR-POWEREDSATELLITETELEMETRYANDGULL-BILLEDTERNS:PRELIMINARYRESULTSOFPOSTBREEDING
DISPERSALANDWINTERINGMOVEMENTSINMEXICO-KatharineGoodenough*,RebeccaL.Lewison,andLesley
M.Handa
SHIPMONITORINGOFSEABIRDSINTHESUBTROPICALWATERSOFTHEPACIFICOCEAN-AnnetteE.Henry*,
MichaelP.Force,TrevorW.Joyce,RobertL.Pitman,andLisaT.Balance
THEAGESTRUCTUREOFBLACK-HEADEDGULLSATTRACTEDTOARTIFICIALFEEDINGS-ACOMPARISONBETWEEN
DIFFERENTFOODTYPES:ARTIFICIALFOODANDFISH-KazuhikoHirata*+andMinakoHasegawa
NOCTURNALTRANSECTSURVEYSCAPTUREDIELSHIFTSINSEABIRD-HABITATASSOCIATIONS-BrianA.Hoover*+,
KathyJ.Kuletz,andKellyBenoit-Bird
TOPDOWNEFFECTSONCOMMONMURREREPRODUCTIONINOREGON-CherylA.Horton*+,RobertM.Suryan,
andKatieDugger
EXPLOITINGSEABIRDLOCAVORESANDTHEQUESTFORKNOWLEDGEOFNEARSHOREPREY-AshleyHovisand
LeslieSlater*
MERCURYCONCENTRATIONSINTISSUESOFFOURAVIANSPECIESATAGATTUISLAND,ALEUTIANARCHIPELAGO,
ALASKA-RobbS.A.Kaler*,LeahA.Kenney,AlexL.Bond,andCollinA.Eagles-Smith
DIETOFATOPMARINEAVIANPREDATORFROMTHEWESTERNALEUTIANARCHIPELAGO,ALASKA-LeahA.
Kenney*,RobbS.A.Kaler,andJeffC.Williams
22
Posterpresentations(continued)
HOWDOTHEYFLYANDSWIM?DYNAMICSIMIRARITYBETWEENFLIGHTANDSWIMMINGINRHINOCEROS
AUKLETS-DaleM.Kikuchi*+,KenjiHoshina,YutakaWatanuki,AkinoriTakahashiandYuukiY.Watanabe
CLIMATECHANGEIMPACTSONTHEBLACKOYSTERCATCHERANDPOTENTIALSUSTAINABLEMANAGEMENT
SOLUTIONS-AmyL.Kocourek*+
IDENTIFYINGIMPORTANTPELAGICAREASINTHEPACIFICARCTIC:SEASONALANDSPATIALPATTERNSINMARINE
BIRDANDMAMMALDISTRIBUTION-KathyKuletz*,BrendanHurley,MeganFergusonandElizabethLabunski
PARALYTICSHELLFISHPOISONINGKILLSKITTLITZ’SMURRELETNESTLINGS-ValerieShearn-Bochsler,EllenW.
Lance*,RobinCorcoran,JohnPiatt,BarbaraBodenstein,ElizabethFrame,andJamesLawonn
REPRODUCTIVESUCCESSOFLAYSANANDBLACK-FOOTEDALBATROSSATMIDWAYATOLLNATIONALWILDLIFE
REFUGEOVERELEVENSEASONS-PeterLeary*,JohnKlavitter,GregSchubert,andLeonaLaniawe
ASSESSINGRAPTORPREDATIONONKITTLITZ’SMURRELETINARECENTLY-DEGLACIATEDCOASTALFJORD-
StephenB.Lewis,MichelleL.Kissling*,ScottM.Gende,andPaulM.Lukacs
USINGSEABIRDSASSENTINELSOFECOSYSTEMHEALTHOFTHESOUTHERNCALIFORNIABIGHT:DEVELOPINGA
COLLABORATIVEASSESSMENTOFSEABIRDSANDCOASTALENVIRONMENTCONDITION-RebeccaL.Lewison*,Ken
Schiff,AnnieLittle,andKatieT.Zeeman
USEOFAERIALIMAGERYANDGISTOESTIMATECOLONYSIZEANDAREAOFGROUND-NESTINGSEABIRDS:BETTER
TOOLSFORMONITORINGSEABIRDPOPULATIONS-PeterJ.Loschl*,DanielD.Roby,MikeHawbecker,Aaron
Turecek,JamesTennyson,andDonaldE.Lyons
CRUISESHIPDISTURBANCETOKITTLITZ’SMURRELETSINGLACIERBAYNATIONALPARK,ALASKA-TimothyK.
Marcella*+,ScottM.Gende,andDanielD.Roby
UPDATINGANDTRACKINGHABITATLOSSWITHTHEMARBLEDMURRELETNESTINGHABITATSUITABILITYMODEL
FORBRITISHCOLUMBIA-MonicaMather,LindaSinclair,andTrudyChatwin*
USINGSTABLEISOTOPERATIOSTOASSESSHARLEQUINDUCKPRODUCTIVITY-EmilyM.McAuley*+andRonaldC.
Ydenberg
RECENTTRENDSINALBATROSSBYCATCHRATESINALASKANLONGLINEFISHERIESTARGETINGGROUNDFISH(2007
TO2011)-EdwardF.Melvin*,SarahL.Jennings,TroyJ.Guy,andShannonM.Fitzgerald
VISUALACUITYINLEACH’SSTORM-PETREL-MindaugasMitkus*+,GabrielleNevitt,andAlmutKelber
DISTRIBUTIONOFSUBADULTSHORT-TAILEDALBATROSSINTHENORTHPACIFIC-AmeliaO’Connor*+,RobertM.
Suryan,KiyoakiOzaki,FumioSato,TomohiroDeguchi,andGregoryR.Balogh
CORTICOSTERONEINFEATHERS–ACAUTIONARYTALEOFNUTRITIONALLY-STRESSEDCASPIANTERNCHICKS-
AllisonPatterson*+,AlexanderKitaysky,DonaldE.Lyons,andDanielD.Roby
POST-BREEDINGDISTRIBUTIONOFANCIENTMURRELETSINTHEBERINGANDCHUKCHISEAS-A.Catherine
Pham*,KathyKuletz,ElizabethLabunksi,andMartinRenner
ACTIVITYPATTERNSOFAUDUBON’SSHEARWATERSBREEDINGINTHEBAHAMAS-CarolinePoli*+,PatrickJodice,
WillMackin,JenniferArnold,andRichardAPhillips
INTERPOPULATIONVARIABILITYOFCRESTEDAUKLET(AETHIACRISTATELLA)BASEDONGENETICAND
MORPHOMETRICDATA-OlesyaS.Pshenichnikova*+,PavelA.Sorokin,AnnaV.Klenova,VictorA.Zubakin,YuriB.
Artukhin,SergeiP.Kharitonov,andAlexanderN.Shienok
ASHYSTORM-PETREL,CASSIN’SAUKLET,ANDSCRIPPS’SMURRELETBANDINGATCALIFORNIA’SCHANNELISLANDS:
PAST,PRESENT,ANDFUTURE-RenéeE.Robison*,AnnieL.Harvey,SashaA.Auer,KevinW.Barnes,DavidM.
Mazurkiewicz,SarahK.Thomsen,WilliamR.McIver,HarryR.Carter,andDarrellL.Whitworth
COLLABORATIVE,INTEGRATEDSCIENCEEXPEDITIONTOTHEST.MATTHEWISLANDS,ALASKA-MarcD.Romano
andHeatherM.Renner
COPULATIONCALLANDBEHAVIOROFGLAUCOUS-WINGEDGULLS(LARUSGLAUCESCENS)-AmandaSandler*+,
GordonAtkins,MindyMcLarty,MelissaMcCormick,ShandelleHenson,andJamesHayward
PRELIMINARYRESULTSOFANEXPERIMENTALSTUDYOFGEOLOCATIONTAG-EFFECTSONPARAKEETAUKLETS-
CarleyR.Schacter*+andIanL.Jones
23
Posterpresentations(continued)
QUANTIFYINGMISIDENTIFICATIONRATESOFBRACHYRAMPHUSMURRELETSDURINGAT-SEAABUNDANCE
SURVEYS-AnneL.Schaefer*+,PaulM.Lukacs,andMichelleL.Kissling
DESIGNINGASEABIRDOBSERVATIONPROTOCOLFORTHESEAEDUCATIONASSOCIATION-MichaelB.Schrimpf*,
ErikR.Zettler,andK.DavidHyrenbach
MARINEIMPORTANTBIRDAREASINALASKA-MelanieA.Smith*,NathanJ.Walker,ChristopherM.Free,
MatthewJ.Kirchhoff,NilsWarnock,andIainJ.Stenhouse
FACTORSINFLUENCINGEGGSIZEOFRHINOCEROSAUKLETSINTEURIISLAND,JAPAN-YuyaSuzuki*+,Motohiro
Ito,KentaroKazama,YasuakiNiizuma,andYutakaWatanuki
STATUSOFJAPANESEMURRELETS(SYNTHLIBORAMPHUSWUMIZUSUME)ANDRATS(RATTUSSP.)ATKOYASHIMA
ANDOKINOSHIMA,JAPAN-MasayoshiTakeishi*,HirotoOkabe,HarryCarter,DarrellWhitworth,andKuniko
Otsuki
PLASTICSINTHEPACIFIC:REGIONALCOMPARISONSOFMARINEPLASTICINGESTIONBYNORTHERNFULMARS-
AliciaTerepocki*,EricaDonnelly,HannahNevins,GaryShugart,andPeterHodum
LIVINGONTHEEDGE:SPATIOTEMPORALPATTERNSOFBARNOWLPREDATIONONSCRIPPS’SMURRELETSON
SANTABARBARAISLAND-SarahK.Thomsen*+,A.LaurieHarvey,andFrankGress
FORAGINGSTRATEGIESANDPOSTBREEDINGDISTRIBUTIONOFTHEHAWAIIANPETREL(PTERODROMA
SANDWICHENSIS),FROMTHEISLANDOFLĀNA’I-MarieVanZandt*+,DonnaDelparte,FernDuvall,PatrickHart,
andJayPenniman
DAYTIMEOCCURRENCEOFDEADMESOPELAGICFISHANDSQUIDATTHESEASURFACEANDTHEIRIMPORTANCE
ASAPREVIOUSLYUNRECOGNIZEDFOODRESOURCEFOROCEANICMARINEBIRDS-WilliamA.Walker*,RobinW.
Baird,DanielL.Webster,JessicaM.Aschettino,GregoryS.Schorr,DanielJ.McSweeney,andShannonFitzgerald
STABLEISOTOPEANDDIETARYANALYSESREVEALTHEROLEOFACRYPTICPREYINTHEELEGANTTERNFOODWEB
INSOUTHERNCALIFORNIAWATERS-CassandraWhitcombe*+andMikeHorn
HOTSPOTSINCOLDSEAS:THECOMPOSITIONANDDISTRIBUTIONOFSEABIRDSINTHENORTHAMERICANARCTIC
-SarahN.P.Wong,CarinaGjerdrum*,KenH.Morgan,andMarkMallory
FLIGHTHEIGHTANDSTYLEOFSEABIRDSINRESPONSETOWINDSPEEDANDDIRECTION-DavidZajanc,Christine
D.Hamilton*,LarryB.Spear,andDavidG.Ainley
DAILYSURVIVALRATEOFNESTSOFWILSON’SPLOVERSINSOUTHCAROLINA-ElizabethA.Zinsser*+,PatrickG.R.
Jodice,andFeliciaSanders
WINTERMARBLEDMURRELET(BRACHYRAMPHUSMAMORATUS)CALLINGINNON-FORESTEDHABITATSOF
WOMENSBAY,ALASKA-DennyZwiefelhofer*andJennaCragg
24
IndexofAuthors
Adams,J19,21
Adkins,J17
Aguirre-Muñoz,A15
Ainley,D24
Alfaro-Shigueto,J19
Allard,K17
Allyn,A21
Anderson,D17
Andreev,A21
Arimitsu,M20
Aris-Brosou,S21
Arnold,J23
Arnould,John18
Artukhin,Y23
Aschettino,J24
Atkins,G17,23
Auer,S15,15,23
Baird,R24
Ballance,L20,21,22
Balogh,G15,15,23
Banet,N22
Barnes,K15,15,23
Barredo-Barberena,J15
Barry,C15
Beacham,T20
Bechaver,C19
Beck,J16,22
Benoit-Bird,K22
Berlanga-García,H15
Bertram,D15
Bishop,M15,21
Bixler,K22,22
Black,J16
Bodenstein,B24
Bograd,S20
Bolton,M21
Bond,A22
Bond,J16
Bones,J17
Borker,A21,21
Botsford,L19
Boyce,J22
Boyle,D21
Boyles,K16
Bradley,R17,19,19
Brodeur,R20
Brush,A22
Burco,J20
Burg,T22
Burger,A15,19
Butchart,S15,16
Buxton,R17
Cahalan,J22
Caldow,C19
Calleri,D16
Candy,J20
Capitolo,P19
Cárdenas-Tapia,A15
Carle,R16
Carter,H15,19,23,24
Carter,J17
Castillo-Guerrero,J19
Chang,L16
Chatwin,T19,23
Collar,S17,17
Collis,K16,17,22
Colodro,V19,22
Connors,M20
Cooper,B15,16
Corcoran,R15,18,24
Corman,A22
Costa,D20
Cragg,J15,24
Croll,D15,16,21,21
Cruickshank,M22
Curl,J22
Cushing,D15
Dauphine,N15
Davidson,P15
Davis,L16
Day,R21
DelaRosa-Conroy,L15
Dean,B21
Deguchi,T15,15,23
Delparte,D24
Diggon,S17
Divoky,G16,21,21
Dodd,S18
Dolliver,J16,22
Donnelly,E22,24
Donnelly-Greenan,E22
Donoso,M19
Doucet-Beer,E16
Drever,M15
Drew,G20,21
Dufy,D21
Dugger,K22
Duvall,F24
Eadie,J19
Eagles-Smith,C22
Eigner,L16
Elliott,K18,19
Elner,B17
Engelmeyer,P16
English,W18
Eskelson,B16
Evans,A17,22
Evenson,J15
Falxa,G16,16
Faust,D15
Fayet,A21,21
Fee,S16
Feinstein,O22
Félix-Lizárraga,M15
Ferguson,M23
Fernández,G19
Field,J18
Filliger,L20
Finkelstein,M18
Fitzgerald,S22,22,22,23,24
Fleishman,A22
Flint,B15
Flotlin,K16
Foley,D20
Force,M22
Frame,E24
Free,C18,24
Freeman,R21
Fuller,A16
25
Gabriel,P16
Gall,A21
Garthe,S17,21,22
Gaspar,J22
Gaston,A18
Gaydos,J15
Gende,S23,23
George,T16
Gilchrist,G18
Gilmour,M22
Gjerdrum,C17,24
Gladics,A20
Goldenberg,W16
Golightly,R16,17,19,16
González,P16
Good,T21
Goodenough,K22
Goyert,H17
GrandTotal24
Green,J18
Gress,F15,15,24
Griffin,C21
Guilford,T21,21
Guy,T23
Hagar,J16
Haggerty,P16
Hall,C21
Hamel,N19
Hamilton,C24
Handa,L22
HardestyNorris,J19
Harding,A21
Hart,P24
Harvey,A15,23
Harvey,J22
Harvey,L24
Hasegawa,M22
Hatch,S21
Hawbecker,M23
Hayward,J17,18,23
Hazen,E20
Henkel,l20
Henry,A22
Henson,S17,18,18,23
Hernandez,S20
Hester,M16,22
Hill,D21
Hipfner,M17,20
Hirata,K22
Hobson,K22
Hodum,P19,16,21,22,22,
22,24
Hoh,E20
Holmes,N15,16
Hoover,B22
Horn,M24
Horne,J20
Horton,C22
Hoshina,K23,21
Hovis,A22
Hunt,G18,20
Hunter,C22
Hurley,B23
Hyrenbach,D19,24
Ikenaka,Y19
Ínigo-Elías,E15
Inoue,Y17
Irons,D15,16,21,21
Ishii,C19
Ito,M18,19,20,24
Jacobs,J15
Jacques,M15
Jahncke,J17,19
Jaques,D16
Jennings,S23
Jodice,P23,24
Johnson,C15
Jones,C17
Jones,G19
Jones,I21,23
Joy,R19
Joyce,T21,22
Justice,M17
Kagawa,S15
Kaler,R22,22
Kappes,M20
Kato,A18
Katsumata,N21
Kazama,K24
Keitt,B15,18
Kelber,A23
Kelsey,E17
Kenney,L22,22
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