Members and other ornithologists are invited to contribute to the scientific session. To apply for a place on the program, follow instructions below. DEADLINE FOR RECEIPT OF THE ABSTRACT BY THE PROGRAM COORDINATOR IS 3 MAY 2002. Proposals for oral presentations will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis until the schedule is full. The Scientific Program Committee will select and organize papers in appropriate sessions based on scientific content of the abstract. Abstracts should summarize findings, not methods. Indicate preference for either lecture or poster presentation. Oral presentations limited to 15 min, including questions and technical difficulties. Poster size limited to 122 x 122 cm. To apply, submit abstracts by e-mail (preferred) or by post for receipt by 3 May 2002 to Peter E. Lowther, NAOC Program Coordinator, The Field Museum, 1400 South Lake Shore Dr, Chicago, IL 60605-2 496, USA; e-mail: NAOC_Abstract@fmnh.org.

There are no pre-printed forms, please READ AND FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS. Include the following information on a single page. Examine the format and style in the sample abstract. The entire abstract -- title, author(s), address(es), and text -- may be, at most, about 250 words. Abstracts may be submitted by e-mail (preferred), or by post , and will be formatted to meet standard style; make note of, spell out or explain special characters which are not standard ascii characters (e.g., "PLUSorMINUS for ± ", or "UMLAUT on u" for ü).

By post, send one (1) copy for receipt by 3 May to Peter E. Lowther, The Field Museum, 1400 South Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL 60605-2496, USA. By e-mail, submit one abstract per message, for receipt by 12:00 CDT (NOON) on 3 May to Peter E. Lowther at NAOC_Abstract@fmnh.org. No FAXes.

Abstracts received after the 3 May deadline will not be accepted.

Eligibility for Student Presentation Awards are determined on the basis of expanded abstracts submitt ed to the Student Awards Committee (see pages 4 and 5); these expanded abstracts are separate from, and in addition to, the abstract submitted to apply for a place on the program (described here).

1) The abstract:

Abstract Title. FIRST AUTHOR(s), short address of first author(s), SECOND AUTHOR, short address, ... LAST AUTHOR(s), short address, .... Presenting author should be listed first . Most style requirements are in the Title-Author-Address line. " Short address" is in the form Department , University, City, and State or Province; as examples: " Dept. Zool., Univ. Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI" or " Dept. Biol., Univ. British Columbia, Vancouver, BC" or " Point Reyes Bird Observatory, Stinson Beach, CA" or " Delta Waterfowl Res. Sta., Portage la Prairie, MB".

Use appropriate nomenclature. Use only AOU common names for North American birds in the title. Note style used in the printed proceedings of earlier Stated Meetings (e.g., Auk 112(1,Suppl.):10AA-36AA).

2) E-mail address

E-mail address for necessary correspondence, including notification of program position. Include also a 4-line, June address of corresponding author for postal contact (if necessary) and phone number, especially if no e-mail access. Receipt of abstract will be acknowledged upon receipt by e-mail (or post). Notification of program position will be made by 15 Jun.

3) List of all authors

List of all authors, especially if more than one; this information is used to create the author index. List authors in format: last name, initials (e.g., Audubon, J. J. ).

4) Enter " POSTER" , " LECTURE" or " EITHER"

Enter " POSTER" , " LECTURE" or " EITHER"to indicate preferred means of presentation. If part of an organized symposium, enter "SYMPOSIUM" instead and specify convener.

5) Equipment needed

Equipment needed if other than 35 mm slide projector; check meeting’s web page for specific instructions if planning a PowerPoint presentation.

6) If willing to chair your lecture session

 If you are willing to chair your lecture session or another session, enter " CHAIR OWN" or " CHAIR OTHER" . Otherwise leave blank.

7) Recommended session

Please suggest topic(s) from t his list: BEHAVIOR, BREEDING BIOLOGY, CONSERVATION, ECOLOGY, FORAGING, MIGRATION, ORIENTATION, MORPHOLOGY, PHYSIOLOGY, VOCALIZATIONS, TROPICAL, SYSTEMATICS, EVOLUTION, OTHER.

8) Other comments or special scheduling requests

e.g., " NOT on Saturday" or " Schedule after paper by Smith" or "EITHER, prefer poster".

Testing experimental nest boxes. PETER E. LOWTHER, Field Museum, Chicago, IL; JOHN L. LOWTHER, Dept. Computer Sci., Michigan Tech. Univ., Houghton, MI; and GAIL E. LOWTHER, Field Museum.
    Several nest box designs for House Sparrows were tested. Experimental boxes (with entrance holes) were used at much higher frequency than control boxes (without). This difference supports the hypothesis (Lowther 1999, Auk 103:23-45) that ...

lowther@fmnh.org
Peter E Lowther
The Field Museum
1400 South Lake Shore Dr
Chicago IL 60605-2496 (312) 665-7953
Lowther, P. E.
Lowther, J. L.
Lowther, G. E.
LECTURE
CHAIR OWN SESSION
BREEDING BIOLOGY
This paper should precede Lowther J L, Lowther & Lowther. During July, address is:

Send one (1) abstract per message. If sending a second time, for any reason, include the word " duplicate" in Subject line. Send abstract as the message, NOT as an attachment. Just copy the text from your word proccessor and paste into your mail program. Do not use special formatting (i.e., italics, bold) in your submission. Do not include signature file in message. Do not number items, just begin each item on a new line (see example above). Many mail programs accept word processing documents as attachments to a mail message, but use some encoding scheme (BinHex, uuencode, MIME, etc.) to convert the binary word processing document (with embedded formatting codes) to a form that can be transmitted with your message. Assume that the receiving mail software is different from what you use and cannot decode attached documents. Assume that the receiving word processor cannot convert the format of your word processor. All submissions will be acknowledged; by e-mail, if e-mail address is given, or by post. If no acknowledgment is received in a reasonable time, please make inquiries. Note that 70% of abstracts are received within 3-4 days of the deadline, so make some allowances at that time.

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