Just for fun, here are a few quick summaries to show just how far our activities are reaching.<\/p>\n
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- In 2019, IBO\u00a0 received a prestigious Community Research Partnership award from the U.S. Forest Service, Wings Across the Americas<\/a>, an international program\n
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<\/figure>IBO works on projects and partnerships in 9 states in the Intermountain West<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n - \n
- We currently conduct or help facilitate research in 9 U.S. states<\/a>, including California, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming\n
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- Examples of multi-state projects include: Northern Goshawks<\/a> (3 states), Integrated Monitoring in Bird Conservation Regions (IMBCR) <\/a>(3 states), Long-billed Curlews<\/a> (4 states), and Short-eared Owls<\/a> (8 states)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
- In addition to our work across much of the western United States, we also collaborate on research in 4 other countries<\/strong>\n
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IBO conducts research in four other countries outside the United States<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n - \n
- Canada \u2013 Long-billed Curlew satellite telemetry (with Birds Canada<\/a>)<\/li>\n
- Mexico \u2013 Long-billed Curlew winter habitat use (with Terra Peninsular<\/a> and Pronatura Noroeste<\/a>)<\/li>\n
- Mozambique \u2013 movement ecology of African vultures and ecotourism in Gorongosa National Park<\/a> (with Gorongosa Restoration Project)<\/li>\n
- Spain \u2013 fall migration of raptors near the Straits of Gibraltar (with Fundaci\u00f3n Migres<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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- IBO was also well represented at many regional, national, and international conferences and meetings in 2019, totaling 21 oral presentations and 6 posters by 10 different IBO-affiliated authors at 14 meetings in 4 countries (!!)<\/strong> and this doesn\u2019t include current graduate students.\u00a0 In case you want a virtual tour, here are the 2019 meetings where we presented our research:\n
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- Idaho State Bar Environment and Natural Resources Law Section<\/a> meeting; Boise, Idaho<\/strong> \u2013 February (1 presentation)<\/li>\n
- Idaho Chapter of the Wildlife Society<\/a>; Boise, Idaho<\/strong> \u2013 March (4 presentations)<\/li>\n
- MPG Conference<\/a>; Missoula, Montana<\/strong> \u2013 March (1 presentation)<\/li>\n
- International Bird Observatory Conference; Eilat, Israel<\/strong><\/strong> \u2013 March (2 presentations)<\/li>\n
- Partners in Flight Western Working Group<\/a>; Fort Collins, Colorado<\/strong> \u2013 April, and San Diego, California \u2013 November (3 presentations)<\/li>\n
- American Ornithological Society<\/a>; Anchorage, Alaska<\/strong> \u2013 June (1 presentation)<\/li>\n
- Idaho Undergraduate Research Conference<\/a>; Boise, Idaho<\/strong> \u2013 July (1 presentation)<\/li>\n
- The Wildlife Society<\/a>\/American Fisheries Society joint meeting; Reno, Nevada<\/strong> \u2013 September (5 presentations)<\/li>\n
- Partners in Flight<\/a> Public Lands Partner Engagement Day; Ashland, Oregon<\/strong> \u2013 October (2 presentations)<\/li>\n
- Rio Grande Joint Venture<\/a> Management Board Meeting; Monterrey, Mexico<\/strong> <\/strong>\u2013 October (1 presentation)<\/li>\n
- Western Hemisphere Shorebird Group<\/a> meeting; Panama City, Panama<\/strong> <\/strong>\u2013 October (1 presentation)<\/li>\n
- Raptor Research Foundation<\/a> conference; Fort Collins, Colorado<\/strong> \u2013 November (2 presentations)<\/li>\n
- Morley Nelson Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area<\/a> Symposium; Boise, Idaho<\/strong> \u2013 November (3 presentations)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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Rob Miller presents on the population dynamics of the Short-eared Owl in the western United States for the Raptor Research Foundation<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n - \n
- Lastly, we authored and\/or co-authored 3 peer-reviewed journal articles that were published in 2019 (IBO staff underlined<\/strong>) and we have numerous others in progress:\n
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- Askelson, K. K., R. A. Miller<\/a>, J. D. Carlisle<\/a>, G. S. Kaltenecker<\/a>, J. F. Smith, and S. Bayard De Volo.\u00a0 2019. Unusual North Goshawk mtDNA haplotype found in Rocky Mountains.\u00a0 Journal of Raptor Research<\/strong><\/em> 53:358-360.<\/li>\n
- Miller, R. A.<\/a>, J. D. Carlisle<\/a>, M. R. Jeffries, R. Haley, and J. G. Barnes.\u00a0 2019. Winter Raptor Distributions and Habitat Associations Across Nevada.\u00a0 Western Birds<\/strong><\/em> 50:114-141.<\/li>\n
- Coates, S. E.<\/a>, B. W. Wright<\/strong>, and J. D. Carlisle<\/a>.\u00a0 2019.\u00a0 Long-billed Curlew Nest Site Selection and Success in the Intermountain West.\u00a0 Journal of Wildlife Management<\/strong><\/em> 83:1197\u20131213.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- Miller, R. A.<\/a>, J. D. Carlisle<\/a>, M. R. Jeffries, R. Haley, and J. G. Barnes.\u00a0 2019. Winter Raptor Distributions and Habitat Associations Across Nevada.\u00a0 Western Birds<\/strong><\/em> 50:114-141.<\/li>\n
- Askelson, K. K., R. A. Miller<\/a>, J. D. Carlisle<\/a>, G. S. Kaltenecker<\/a>, J. F. Smith, and S. Bayard De Volo.\u00a0 2019. Unusual North Goshawk mtDNA haplotype found in Rocky Mountains.\u00a0 Journal of Raptor Research<\/strong><\/em> 53:358-360.<\/li>\n
- Idaho Chapter of the Wildlife Society<\/a>; Boise, Idaho<\/strong> \u2013 March (4 presentations)<\/li>\n
- Idaho State Bar Environment and Natural Resources Law Section<\/a> meeting; Boise, Idaho<\/strong> \u2013 February (1 presentation)<\/li>\n
- Mexico \u2013 Long-billed Curlew winter habitat use (with Terra Peninsular<\/a> and Pronatura Noroeste<\/a>)<\/li>\n
- In addition to our work across much of the western United States, we also collaborate on research in 4 other countries<\/strong>\n
- Examples of multi-state projects include: Northern Goshawks<\/a> (3 states), Integrated Monitoring in Bird Conservation Regions (IMBCR) <\/a>(3 states), Long-billed Curlews<\/a> (4 states), and Short-eared Owls<\/a> (8 states)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
- We currently conduct or help facilitate research in 9 U.S. states<\/a>, including California, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming\n