This conference will bring together professional ornithologists from museums and other academic institutions, high school, undergraduate, and graduate students, government agencies, as well as non-professional researchers and citizen scientists alike from all over Ohio to present and share their research projects with one another and with other interested individuals through oral and poster presentations.  The focus of this conference is to highlight Ornithological research by Ohioans within the state and abroad.

Our keynote speaker for this conference is Dr. Edward H. Burtt, Jr., the Cincinnati Conference Professor of Zoology at Ohio Wesleyan University, the 2011 Ohio Professor of the Year by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the Council for Advancement and Support of Education, former President of the Wilson Ornithological Society and the American Ornithologist Union, and co-author of the recently released book titled "Alexander Wilson: The Scot Who Founded American Ornithology."

This event will appeal to bird researchers, students, educators, birders, and bird enthusiasts from throughout Ohio.

 -Nearby Attractions 

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Schedule

Saturday, Oct. 19th 

8:00-9:00 a.m.—Registration/Continental Breakfast/Meet-&-Greet/Hang Posters

9:00-9:15 a.m.—Welcome by Denison Biology Department Faculty Member

9:15-9:30 a.m.—Welcome by Conference organizer/Introduction of Presenters

9:30-10:00 a.m.—"Population biology of Red-winged Blackbirds on the Lake Erie Islands."--Sarah Winnicki, student, Denison University

10:00-10:30 a.m.—"Using knowledge networks and data sharing to advance bird conservation and research"--Megan Seymour, USFWS

10:30-11:00 a.m.—"Using avian radar and acoustic monitors to quantify bird and bat migration along the Great Lakes shorelines: Implications for pre-construction surveys and management"--Jeff Gosse, USFWS

11:00-11:30 a.m.—"TBA--Sandhill Cranes"--Jason Tucker, School of Environment & Natural Resources, Ohio State University

11:30-12:00 a.m.—"Processing Nestbox Data for Future Analysis"--Richard M. Tuttle

12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m.—Lunch/Poster Presentations/Social Hour

1:00-1:30 p.m.—"Seasonal difference in water loss and lipid composition in the skin of House Sparrows (Passer domesticus)"--Alex Champagne, Graduate Student, Dept. of Evolution, Ecology and Organismal Biology, Ohio State University

1:30-2:00 p.m.—"Demographic response of the Hooded Warbler (Setophaga citrina) in forest stands with different habitat structure"--Dr. Kelly A. Williams, Ohio University

2:00-2:30 p.m.—"Phylogeography of two Appalachian Songbirds"--Dr. Andy Jones, Cleveland Museum of Natural History & Courtney Brennan, Graduate Student, Environmental Science, Cleveland State University

2:30-3:00 p.m.—Break (Posters/social/Restrooms)

3:00-3:30 p.m.—"Making sense of looney tunes: The role acoustic signals play in territory selection and defense by Common Loons (Gavia immer)."--Dr. Jay Mager, Ohio Northern University

3:30-4:00 p.m.—Tenth Presentation

4:00-5:00 p.m.—Keynote Presentation-"Alexander Wilson: journeys of a pioneer ornithologist, 1804-1813." Dr. Jed Burtt, Jr.

5:30-7:30 p.m.—Reception in Upper Floor of Slayter Student Union (*food & adult beverages available for purchase)

Sunday, Oct. 20th

 8:00-10:00 a.m.--Bird walk at The Dawes Arboretum with the local Birding Fun & Nature (FAN) Club.