ABSTRACTS of Presented Papers Given by KEVIN J. MCGOWAN

2004

• McGowan, K. J., A. B. Clark, D. A. Robinson, Jr., R. Serrell, and L Patrican. Patterns of mortality from West Nile virus in a marked population of American Crows in Ithaca, Tompkins Co., New York, 2002-2003. American Ornithologists' Union, Quebec City, August.

• Heiss, R., K. Ulion, A. B. Clark, K. J. McGowan, and C. Caffrey. Mouth color and tail shape as an indicator of age in American Crows. American Ornithologists' Union, Quebec City, August.

• Robinson, D. A., Jr., M. C. Chin, A. B. Clark, and K. J. McGowan. Mouth color correlates in nestling American Crows. American Ornithologists' Union, Quebec City, August.

• Clark, A. B., K. J. McGowan, C. Caffrey, and D. A. Robinson, Jr. Familial care-giving in American Crows. Animal Behavior Society, Oaxaca, Mexico, July.

• Robinson, D. A., Jr., M. C. Chin, A. B. Clark, and K. J. McGowan. Determinants of mouth color in nestling American Crows. Animal Behavior Society, Oaxaca, Mexico, July.

• Clark, A. B., K. J. McGowan,, D. A. Robinson, Jr., and R. Serrell. Patterns of mortality from West Nile virus in a marked population of American Crows in Ithaca, Tompkins Co., New York, 2002-2003. Association of Field Ornithologists and Wilson Ornithological Society, Ithaca, NY, April.

• Heiss, R., K. Ulion, A. B. Clark, and K. J. McGowan. Mouth color and tail shape as an indicator of age in American Crows. Association of Field Ornithologists and Wilson Ornithological Society, Ithaca, NY, April.  [Winner of the Lynds Jones Prize for the best student poster.]

• McGowan, K. J., A. B. Clark, D. A. Robinson, Jr., and C. Caffrey. Familial care-giving in American Crows. Association of Field Ornithologists and Wilson Ornithological Society, Ithaca, NY, April.

• Robinson, D. A., Jr., M. C. Chin, A. B. Clark, and K. J. McGowan. Determinants of mouth color in nestling American Crows. Association of Field Ornithologists and Wilson Ornithological Society, Ithaca, NY, April.

2003

• Hochachka, W. M., D. N. Bonter, K. J. McGowan, and A. A. Dhondt. Assessing the spatial extent and impact of West Nile virus outbreaks with winter bird monitoring data. American Ornithologists' Union, Champaign-Urbana, IL, August.

• McGowan, K. J., A. B. Clark, D. A. Robinson, Jr., C. Caffrey, T. J. Weston, and S. C. R. Smith. The impact of West Nile virus on American Crow populations. American Ornithologists' Union, Champaign-Urbana, IL, August.

• Weinstein, T. A. R., and K. J. McGowan. Age and seasonal differences in the social interactions of American crows in the foraging flock. Animal Behavior Society, Boise, ID, July.

2002

• McGowan, K. J., A. B. Clark, J. Senecal, R. Curtis, and D. A. Robinson, Jr. Roost location patterns and roost characteristics of young American Crows. North American Ornithological Conference, New Orleans, LA, September.

• Clark, A. B., K. J. McGowan, J. Senecal, R. Curtis, and D. A. Robinson, Jr. Roost location patterns and roost characteristics of young American Crows. Animal Behavior Society, Bloomington, IN, July.

2001

• K. J. McGowan and J. W. McGowan. American Crow group size as an indication of social behavior in the Maritime Provinces of Canada. American Ornithologists' Union, Seattle, WA, August.

• H. Snyder, K. J. McGowan, J. Clougherty, and R. S. Hames.Nest site selection of suburban American Crows.  American Ornithologists' Union, Seattle, WA, August.

2000

• T. A. Weinstein and K. J. McGowan. The behavior of American Crows in the flock in winter. American Ornithologists' Union, St. John's, Newfoundland, August.

1999

• Bowman, R., J. M. Marzluff, and K. J. McGowan. Introduction to urban bird studies: An historical perspective.  American Ornithologists' Union, Ithaca, NY, August.

• McGowan, K. J. Demographic and behavioral comparisons of urban and rural American Crows in New York. American Ornithologists' Union, Ithaca, NY, August.

• J. M. Marzluff, R. L. Knight, K. J. McGowan, C. Caffrey, and R. E. Donnelly. Causes and consequences of expanding American Crow populations in urban environments.  American Ornithologists' Union, Ithaca, NY, August.
• McGowan, K. J., J. M. Marzluff, and R. Bowman. Synthesis, opportunities and future directions. American Ornithologists' Union, Ithaca, NY, August.

• J. M. Marzluff, R. L. Knight, K. J. McGowan, C. Caffrey, and R. E. Donnelly. Causes and consequences of expanding American Crow populations in urban environments. . Cooper Ornithological Society Meeting, Portland, OR, March.

1998

• McGowan, K.J. A demographic description of the co-operatively breeding American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos. 22nd International Ornithological Congress, Durban, South Africa, August. [Ostrich 69 (3&4): 328.]

1997

• McGowan, K.J. Routes to breeding in Eastern American Crows. American Ornithologists' Union, Minneapolis, MN, August.

1996

• McGowan, K.J. The uncommon crow: aspects of natural history important for the rehabilitation of young American Crows. 19^th Annual Conference of the International Wildlife Rehabilitation Council, Niagara Falls, NY, October.

• McGowan, K.J. Demographic comparisons of urban and rural American Crows (Corvus brachyrhynchos). Cooper Ornithological Society, San Diego, CA, March.

• McGowan, K.J. An Ithaca murder mystery: what's going on in those crow flocks anyway? 20th Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Symposium, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, January.

1995

• D. McClearn & K.J. McGowan. Canopy access for research. 9th International Conference on Outdoor Recreation and Education, Ithaca, NY, October.

• McGowan, K.J. The dynamics of winter American Crow foraging flocks in New York State. American Ornithologists' Union, Cincinnati, OH, August.

• McGowan, K.J. Land of opportunity or uban blight: are cities opportunities or traps for the American Crow? 19th Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Symposium, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, January.

1994

• McGowan, K.J. Natural history of crows. Invited paper, New York State Wildlife Rehabilitation Council 14th Annual Wildlife Seminar, Haines Falls, NY, October.

• McGowan, K.J. A comparison of the breeding success of urban and rural American Crows, Corvus brachyrhynchos. XXI International Ornithological Congress, Vienna, Austria, August.

• McGowan, K.J. Fecal sac consumption in nesting corvids: do parents eat feces because they want to, or because they have to? Fifth International Behavioral Ecology Congress, Nottingham, UK, August.

• McGowan, K.J. Cities: opportunities or traps for the American Crow? Joint meeting of the American Ornithologists' Union, the Cooper Ornithological Society, and the Wilson Ornithological Society, Missoula, MT, June.

1993

• McGowan, K.J. Fecal sac ingestion in nesting corvids: do parents eat poop because they want to, or because they have to? American Ornithologists' Union, Fairbanks, AK, June.

• McGowan, K.J. The complex life of the American Crow. Eastern Bird Banding Association, Painted Post, NY, April.

• McGowan, K.J. Fecal sac ingestion in nesting corvids: do parents eat poop because they want to, or because they have to? 17th Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Symposium, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, January.

1992

• McGowan, K.J. Comparative social biology of two sympatric crows. Fourth International Behavioral Ecology Congress, Princeton, NJ, August.

• McGowan, K.J. Cooperative breeding and reproductive success of American Crows in Ithaca, New York. American Ornithologists' Union, Ames, IA, June.

• Hailman, J.P., K.J. McGowan, & G.E. Woolfenden. The role of helpers in the sentinel behavior of Florida Scrub Jays. Joint meeting of the Wilson Ornithological Society and the Florida Ornithological Society, Kissimmee, FL, April.

1991

• McGowan, K.J. The complex life of the American Crow. 44th Annual Meeting of the Federation of New York State Bird Clubs, Syracuse, NY, September.

• McGowan, K.J. Interesting things about the most interesting of birds: crow biology in Ithaca, New York. 15th Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Symposium, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, January.

1990

• McGowan, K.J. Vigilance and group size in the American Crow. American Ornithologists' Union, Los Angeles, California, June.

• McGowan, K.J. Vigilance and group size in the American Crow. Animal Behavior Society, Binghamton, New York, May.

• McGowan, K.J., & M.C. Witmer. Natural history collections and wildlife rehabilitators: why they should know each other. 1990 National Wildlife Rehabilitation Association Symposium, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, March.

• McGowan, K.J. Group size and vigilance in the American Crow. 14th Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Symposium, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, January.

1989

• McGowan, K.J. The provisioning of fledgling Florida Scrub Jays. American Ornithologists' Union, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, August.

• McGowan, K.J. The provisioning of fledgling Florida Scrub Jays. 13th Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Symposium, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, January.

1988

• McGowan, K.J. Florida Scrub Jay helper contributions to sentinel behavior. American Ornithologists' Union, Fayetteville, Arkansas, August.

1987

• McGowan, K.J. The development of sentinel behavior in young Florida Scrub Jays. American Ornithologists' Union, San Francisco, California, August.

1986

• McGowan, K.J. Individual contributions to the group in the Florida Scrub Jay. XIX International Ornithological Congress, Ottawa, Ontario, June.

• Fitzpatrick, J.W., G.E. Woolfenden, & K.J. McGowan. Sources of lifetime fitness of Florida Scrub Jays. XIX International Ornithological Congress, Ottawa, Ontario, June.

1985

• McGowan, K.J., & G.E. Woolfenden. The survivorship of young Florida Scrub Jays from fledging to independence. American Ornithologists' Union, Tempe, Arizona, October.

• Hailman, J.P., K.J. McGowan, & G.E. Woolfenden. Sentinel behavior of the Florida Scrub Jay: Do helpers hinder? American Ornithologists' Union, Tempe, Arizona, October.

• McGowan, K.J. Beyond many eyes: a sentinel system in the Florida Scrub Jay (Aphelocoma c. coerulescens). Animal Behavior Society, Raleigh, North Carolina, June.

• Hailman, J.P., K.J. McGowan, & G.E. Woolfenden. Sentinel behavior of the Florida Scrub Jay: Do helpers hinder? Animal Behavior Society, Raleigh, North Carolina, June.

1984

• McGowan, K.J. Another way of helping: Sentinel behavior in Scrub Jays. Florida Ornithological Society, West Palm Beach, Florida, October.

• McGowan, K.J. The sentinel system of the Florida Scrub Jay (Aphelocoma c. coerulescens). American Ornithologists' Union, Lawrence, Kansas, August.

1983

• McGowan, K.J. Fledgling care in the Florida Scrub Jay (Aphelocoma c. coerulescens). American Ornithologists' Union, New York, New York, September.

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