Andy Jones Bell Museum of Natural History University of Minnesota Accepts Bristol Bird Club annual banquet speaker invitation. Save the date: Friday, Sept. 23 Jones to be honored as a BBC Stephen M. Russell Graduate Lectureship reserve you seats now Andrew W. Jones Andy Jones, a native of Kingsport, TN and one of the most promising young bird researchers in America, has accepted the Bristol Bird Club's invitation to be the annual banquet speaker set for Sept. 23 in Bristol. Hold that date ! A finishing Ph.D. candidate at the famous Bell Museum of Natural History, Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior of the University of Minnesota, he has recently raised eyebrows among ornithologists in this hemisphere. Studying under the prominent ornithologist, Dr. Robert Zink, his molecular research publication of tern pyhlogeny, is gaining widespread recoginition. His proposal for a new genus of terns is being considered by the South American Checklist Committee (SACC). His invitation and arrangements for the BBC banquet and talk have been coordinated by BBC Vice-President Larry McDaniel who handles our programs. Andy is coming to BBC under our attractive reseach recognition as a "Stephen M. Russell Graduate Lectureship" -- honoring outstanding doctorate degree candidates in ornithology. He will be the third candidate honored by this BBC program. His talk: Two months of "winter" in Costs Rica. The banquet will be held at "THE CENTRE," a private dinning center, located near the intersection of U.S. 421 Hwy. and TN Rt. 394 (Ernie Ford Parkway, a.k.a. Bristol beltway :-) and will be a comfortable and attractive venue for another enjoyable BBC Annual Banquet. Meal and speaker in the Azalea Room shown at right. RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED BY WED. SEPT. 14th Spacious private parking Please notify Janice Martin at janice@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx if you will be attending. Some of you have already paid in advance. While everyone in the region is invited to attend, persons who are not members of the BBC must send a check payable to the Bristol Bird Club in advance to: Janice Martin 701 Euclid Ave. Dinner $20.50 served in private dinning room. Bristol VA 24201 Children 12 and under may eat at one-half price. Phone 276-466-8678 + + + + + Janice reserves the right to make whatever arrangements she deems appropriate with handling advance guest payments. Members of the BBC may simply notify Janice by e-mail at janice@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx of their intention to attend. You then may pay at the door. However, anyone who makes a reservation will have to make payment even if they are unable to attend or have a change of plans. All arrangements are final. + + + + + -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The casual banquet menu..... Mixed Green Salad (with all the toppings), Crackers, Fresh Baked Yeast Rolls, Carved Roast Beef, Baked Chicken with sauce, Southern Style Green Beans, Buttered Fresh Vegetable Medley, Herbed New Potatoes, Apple Cobbler, Vanilla Ice Cream, Iced Tea, and Coffee. Special needs should be addressed ASAP and you may contact President Bill Grigsby @ bill@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx for details about how to arrange for special needs. Dinner prepared by Chef Joseph Zacherissen -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Driving directions..... The CENTRE is located just uphill from the traffic light at the intersection for US. 421 and TN Rt. 394 east of Bristol TN. Persons coming from Abingdon and north can drive down Va. Rt. 75 from Abingdon past Musick's Campground and turn right on U.S. 421 and continue to the traffic light. TN Rt. 394 begins at Exit 69 (Blountville) of I-81 and passes Bristol Motor Speedway, ending at the traffic light at U.S. 421 almost insight of THE CENTRE. THE CENTRE is located off the road on a hill and has a nicely - marked private entrance. You will have private parking at the front door and walk to your dinning room all on one level. This is a nice facility, and should serve the Bristol Bird Club, you and your guest well for an enjoyable evening out. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bio and curriculum vitae for Andrew W. Jones..... Andy is an honors graduate of Kingsport Dobyns-Bennett High School and the University of Tennessee Knoxville where he studied for a bachelor of science and was associated with the world famous Bristish ornithologist and ecologist Dr. Stuart Pimm. Pimm is now the Doris Duke Chair of Conservation Ecology at the Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Sciences at Duke University. Andy was a student assistant with Pimm's Florida Everglades research which eventually led to Pimm's publication, "The implications of Cape Sable seaside sparrow demography for Everglades restoration." Animal Conservation 4: 275-281. It was the beginning of Andy's more formal field experience. Dr. Pimm While an undergraduate at the University of Tennessee, Andy worked two summers as a naturlist at Steele Creek Park Nature Center in Bristol, TN (the same position now held by BBC teenager Chris O'Bryan). He has maintained close contact with the Bristol Bird Club and was formerly a member of the Knoxville Chapter of TOS. He has participated in nearly every Bristol Christmas Bird Count and most Glade Spring CBCs and Shady Valley CBCs since he was a freshman at UT in 1995. He was encouraged to become associated with Pimm as a results of participating in field trips and Christmas bird counts with Dr. James Van Remsen, Jr. of Ivory-billed Woodpecker research fame (co-author off the recent Science paper) and a member of the American Ornithologists' Union's Committee on Nomenclature and Classification. Dr. Remsen is curator of birds at the LSU Museum of Natural History. Andy has regularly attened American Ornithologists' Union meetings and frequently presented papers and co-authored papers presented, including one this week. Dr. Van Remsen While here in September, he will colaborate with Chris O'Bryan on a paper O'Bryan will be publishing regarding a winter Barn Owl nest in Southwest Virginia and Andy will appear as an author on that paper. Some bits and pieces from his CV...... EDUCATION University of Minnesota - St. Paul, MN Sep 1999 - present Ph.D. candidate in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior; Ph.D. expected summer 2005 Dissertation: Evolutionary History of Philippine Birds Committee: R. Zink (advisor), S. Lanyon, A. Simons, E. Cushing University of Tennessee - Knoxville, TN Sep 1995 - May 1999 B. S. in Biological Sciences (Ecology and Evolutionary Biology concentration) Graduated Summa Cum Laude, elected to Phi Beta Kappa, member of Honors Program. Participated in the Threshold Program, a curriculum for research-oriented biology majors. Senior Thesis: An Analysis of Genetic Differentiation in Disjunct Populations of Campostoma oligolepis, the Largescale Stoneroller Advisors: D. Etnier and G. McCracken TEACHING EXPERIENCE - Teaching Assistant University of Minnesota Ornithology -- Spring 2002-2005 Evolution -- Fall 2001, 2003, 2004 Field Ornithology -- Summer 2001, 2004 General Zoology -- Fall 2000 TEACHING EXPERIENCE - Guest Lectures Evolution as a Unifying Theory in Biology. Departmental Teaching Seminar, University of Nebraska - Kearney. 12 July 2005. Nests and Eggs. Ornithology, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN. 30 March 2005. Class Aves. Field Zoology, Lake Itasca Field Biological Station, MN. 22 June 2004. Migration. Ornithology, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN. 02 March 2004. Applications of Phylogenetic Trees. Evolution, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN. 03 November 2003. Alfred Russel Wallace and Biogeography. Evolution, St. John's University, Collegeville, MN. 14 April 2003. Molecular Systematics. Evolution, St. John's University, Collegeville, MN. 02 April 2003. Parental Care in the Tetrapods. Natural History of the Tetrapods, St. John's University, Collegeville, MN. 28 March 2003. Adaptive Radiations in Mollusca. Biology of the Mollusks, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN. February 2003. MENTORING EXPERIENCE Shandy Geisler: Conducted independent research on the evolution of plumage in Philippine birds using spectrometry. Will be a co-author on a publication. Is currently in a Master's program in science secondary education. Mariah Babcock and Jake Musser: Learned museum curation techniques including specimen preparation, collecting, and cataloguing. Both are completing undergraduate biology degrees. Chris O'Bryan: Field work in northeast Tennessee. Is lead author on a paper in preparation about winter nesting in Barn Owls. Currently completing high school. PUBLICATIONS - Peer Reviewed Jones, A. W. and R. S. Kennedy. in prep. Phylogeography of Two Lowland Philippine Endemics: the Philippine Bulbul (Hypsipetes philippinus) and Elegant Tit (Periparus [=Parus] elegans). Pavlova, A., A. W. Jones, G. A. Voelker, and R. M. Zink. in prep. Importance of adequate sampling and voucher specimens in evolutionary studies: clarification of Motacilla flava and M. citreola systematics. Jones, A. W. and R. S. Kennedy. in review in The Auk. Plumage Convergence and Evolutionary History of the Island Thrush (Turdus poliocephalus) in the Philippines. Bridge, E. S., G. A. Voelker, C. W. Thompson, A. W. Jones and A. J. Baker. submitted to The Auk. Effects of Size and Migratory Behavior on the Evolution of Wing Molt in Terns: A Phylogenetic-Comparative Study. Bridge, E. S., A. W. Jones, and A. Baker. 2005 A phylogenetic framework of the Terns (Sternini) Inferred from MtDNA Sequences: Implications for Taxonomy and Plumage Evolution. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 35: 459-469. Jones, A. W. 2005. Changes to the Minnesota bird list, 1998-2004. The Loon 76 (4): 182-185. BOOK REVIEW Zink, R. M. and A. W. Jones. 2004. The Speciation and Biogeography of Birds. The Auk 121(4): 1296-1298. HONORS & AWARDS Marcia Brady Tucker Student Travel Award 2004 ($432) Block Grant, University of Minnesota, Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2005 (summer stipend) Dayton-Wilkie Natural History Fund, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 ($1200, 1500, 1200, 1400, 1300) Block Grant, University of Minnesota, Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior, 2001 (tuition and airfare for Tropical Ecology course, Organization for Tropical Studies) University of Minnesota Graduate Fellowship, 1999-2000 (tuition and support) John D. Bohanon Research Scholarship, 1998 ($500) Thomas J. Watson Scholarship, 1995-1999 ($2000/year) Bicentennial Scholarship, 1995-1999 (tuition to University of Tennessee) SCIENTIFIC PRESENTATIONS Barber, B. R., M. B. Robbbins, A. W. Jones, and N. H. Rice. Phylogenetic relationships and biogeography of New World pygmy-owls (Strigiformes: Glaucidium). American Ornithologists' Union, Santa Barbara, CA. August 2005. Jones, A. W., R. S. Kennedy, and R. M. Zink. "The evolutionary history of Philippine birds." American Ornithologists' Union, Quebec City, Quebec. August 2004. Bridge, E. S., A. W. Jones, and A. J. Baker. "The evolution of molt patterns in response to migratory behavior in terns." American Ornithologists' Union, Quebec City, Quebec. August 2004. Bridge, E. S., A. W. Jones, and A. J. Baker. "A mtDNA phylogeny of the terns." (poster). Waterbirds Society Meeting, Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil. September 2003. Jones, A. W., R. S. Kennedy, and R. M. Zink. " Evolutionary history of Philippine populations in two widespread passerines." American Ornithologists' Union, Champaign-Urbana, IL. 09 August 2003. Bridge, E. S., A. W. Jones, and A. J. Baker. "A mtDNA phylogeny of the terns." Colonial Waterbirds Annual Meeting. 2003. Bridge, E. S., A. W. Jones, and A. J. Baker. "Tern phylogenetics and life-history evolution." Evolution Annual Meeting. June 2003. Jones, A. W., R. S. Kennedy, and R. M. Zink. "Phylogeography of two bird species in the Philippines." North American Ornithological Conference. 28 September 2002. Jones, A. "An analysis of the genetic difference between disjunct populations of the Largescale Stoneroller (Campostoma oligolepis)." (poster) University of Missouri - Columbia Undergraduate Research Symposium. 30 July 1998. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Curatorial Assistant Summer 2001, Summer-Fall 2002,Summer 2003 Bell Museum of Natural History, MN Maintained the bird collection: cataloging in Specify, loaning specimens and tissues, preparing specimens, and teaching specimen preparation. Tropical Biology field course Spring 2001 Organization for Tropical Studies, Costa Rica Participated in a two-month course on design, implementation, and presentation of field research projects in a diversity of habitats. Adjunct Research Associate Summer 2000 - 2002 Cincinnati Museum of Natural History Computerized vertebrate tissue collection on Argus; subsampled tissues for my own doctoral research on Philippine bird systematics. Field Assistant Summer 1999 Natural Resources Research Institute, Duluth, MN Conducted point counts throughout National Forests in northern Minnesota and Wisconsin. Field Assistant Summer 1998 Missouri Ozarks Forest Experiment Project, Ellington, MO Conducted spot-maps, nest-searching, and mist-netting in the Ozarks in a forested landscape. Naturalist Summer 1996, 1997 Interpreted the natural history of Steele Creek Park, Bristol, TN to the public. PROFESSIONAL SERVICE "Birds in Art" Planning Committee. 2004. Bell Museum of Natural History. Organized a display of 60 pieces from the Leigh Yawkey Woodson 2004 competition winners, including commentary by local ornithologists. William H. Marshall Field Biology Award Committee. June 2001, 2004. University of Minnesota. Awarded a scholarship to a student excelling in field courses at Lake Itasca Biological Station. Museum bird skin preparation. August 1999-present. Bell Museum of Natural History. Prepared over 275 study skins using various preparation methods. Direct a group of volunteers in specimen preparation. "Oddities and Curiosities" Planning Committee. 2003. Bell Museum of Natural History. Organized a public display of the more unusual items in the Bell Museum's collections, including writing labels and organizing loans. Field trips. 1997-present. Led various bird-watching field trips in Tennessee, Minnesota, and North Dakota. Identification clinics. Winter 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005. Bell Museum of Natural History. Presented six two-hour bird identification workshops using study skins. Each workshop focused on one group of birds (warblers, hawks, owls, and sparrows). Research shed. August 2002. Bell Museum of Natural History. Prepared study skins during a public exhibition. Graduate Catalog Committee. 2002. Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior, University of Minnesota. Served on a committee which evaluated an existing catalog of departmental requirements and created new guidelines. Collections Computerization Team. Spring 2001. University of Minnesota. Planned and summarized the process to make Bell Museum collections accessible on the internet to the public, using Specify. Secretary. PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS American Ornithologists' Union Cooper Ornithological Society Society for Conservation Biology Oriental Bird Club Tennessee Ornithological Society Minnesota Ornithologists' Union JOURNAL REFEREE The Condor (2004, 2005) Biological Journal of the Linnean Society (2004) Animal Conservation (2004) The Migrant (2003, 2005) OUTREACH - Publications 2005. Of Pigeons and Peregrines. Minnesota Birding 42(4): 19. 2005. West Nile Virus and Crows. Minnesota Birding 42(3): 15. 2005. Bird Diversity Before the Dinosaur Extinction. Minnesota Birding 42(2): 13. 2005. Whipping the Cold. Minnesota Birding 42(1): 15. 2004. On the Scientific Side: Owls and Voles. Minnesota Birding 41(6): 13. 2004. Scientific Perspective on Broad-winged Hawk Migration. Minnesota Birding 41(4): 14. 2004. Scientific Short: Hermit Thrush Migration: Females Fly Further. Minnesota Birding 41(3):14. 2004. Scientific Short: The Junco's Tail. Minnesota Birding 41(2):18. 2004. Scientific Perspective on Urban Raptors: the Foraging Behaviors of Cooper's Hawks in Winter. Minnesota Birding 41(1):18. 2003. Scientific Short: Black-capped Chickadee: Seed Caching Unrelated to Brain Size. Minnesota Birding 40(6):17. 2003. Shade-grown Coffee Revisited. Minnesota Birding 40(4):11. 2003. Weren't You Here Last Year? Minnesota Birding 40(3):17. 2002. Index 1993-2001. Minnesota Birding 39(3):13-16. 2002. Rare Species Watch: The Three-toed Woodpecker. Wilderness News Winter 2002: 2. With M. Eaton. 1998. Searching for Stonerollers. SEINE 1 (4):11-13. 1998. Splitting the Tippecanoe. SEINE 1(3): 11-12. OUTREACH - Invited Talks "Evolutionary History of Philippine Birds" University of Nebraska - Kearney. 12 July 2005. "Evolutionary History of Philippine Birds" North Carolina State Museum, Raleigh, NC. 15 March 2004. "Things That Go "Peep" in the Night: Migration of North Carolina's Birds." North Carolina State Museum, Raleigh, NC. 15 March 2004. "Costa Rican natural history" Minnetonka Senior Bird Club. 06 February 2004. "Modern and Historical Birds in Farmed Landscapes" North Oaks Heritage Festival. July 2003. "Wild Turkey: Status and History in Minnesota " North Oaks Neighborhood Outdoor Festival. May 2003. "Two months of 'winter' in Costa Rica" Bell Museum of Natural History. February 2003. "Opportunities with the Organization for Tropical Studies" Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior Graduate Student Seminar Series. November 2001. With T. Smutka. "Species Concepts" Organization for Tropical Studies, Monteverde, Costa Rica. February 2001. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Stephen M. Russell Graduate Lectureship..... The Bristol Bird Club's named lecture honors Dr. Russell, who was a charter member and founder of the Bristol Bird Club while a high school student at Abingdon, VA in 1950. He is retired (Emeritus), from teaching and research in ecology and evolutionary biology at the University of Arizona and is well known as an authority on the birds of Sonora. He is Curator Emeritus of The University of Arizona's Bird Collection . He is an honorary member of the famous Cooper Ornithological Society and a past presidents. He served with distinction on committees and boards for the American Ornithologists' Union (including the office of secretary). The BBC, a chapter of the Tennessee Ornithological Society and the Virginia Society of Ornithology, is named for Dr. Russell. He served on boards and committees of the Organization of Tropical Studies, Western Bird Banding Association, Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, Southwestern Research Station. He received his B.S. from Virginia Tech and a Ph.D. from LSU under Dr. George H. Lowery. His dissertation studied the ecology and distribution of the birds of British Honduras (Belize), which was published as the first A.O.U. Ornithological Monopgraph. He taught six years at LSU-New Orleans before joining the faculty at the Unviersity of Arizona in 1964. He retired from Arizona in 1996. ------------------------------------------ Let's go birding....... Wallace Coffey Bristol, TN