(Please note: Scientific Program and Abstracts for Colonial Waterbird Society meeting are in a separate handout).
08:30 Introductory Remarks : Room 114
09:00 Paper Session I : Room 114
10:00 Coffee
10:20 Paper Session II : Room 114
12:00 Lunch : Bay View Dining Room
PAPER SESSION I: Behavior and long-term projects focusing on diverse taxa
Guy Baldassarre, Session Convenor Room 114
08:30 Welcome: Cathy King.
Introductory Remarks, Goals of the Meeting and Introduction to the Specialist Group and the Action Plan- Alan Johnson
09:00 Ecology and conservation of American
flamingos in Yucutan, Mexico.
F.Arengo, G.A. Baldassarre, and E. Galicia.
09:30 Long-term variations in a Chilean
flamingo population in Mar Chiquita, Cordoba, Argentina.
H.E. Bucher.
10:00 Coffee Break
10:20 The greater flamingo ringing program and results. A.R. Johnson.
10:50 The distribution and denisty of lesser
flamingo in relation to food availability and productivity.
C. Tuite.
11:20 Adaptations to a nomadic life in the greater flamingo. A. Studer-Thiersch.
11:50 General Discussion
12:00 Lunch, Room 214B
Working Group Facilitators and Recorders to meet with Alan Johnson
13:30 Session 2 : Room 114
15:10 Coffee
15:30 Paper Session 2, continued
SESSION 2, Flamingos in Africa and Europe
Alan Johnson, Session Convenor Room 114
13:30 Declines and movements of Lesser flamingos in Africa. R.E. Simmons
13:50 Current status and distribution of
Phoeniconaias minor in East Africa, especially Uganda.
J. Arinaitwe.
14:10 A brief status report on Phoeniconaias
minor in some Ethiopian Rift Valley lakes.
Y. Dellegen & S. Desta. (talk moved to Monday afternoon)
14:30 Conservation status of flamingos in Kenya. O. Nasirwa.
14:50 Nocturnal displacement of Greater
flamingos at a breeding colony in Spain.
M. Rendon-Martos.
15:10 Coffee Break
15:30 Molecular sexing of greater flamingos
at the creche. G. Bertault, M. Raymond, F.
Rousset, F. Cezilly, & A. Johnson
15:50 The status of flamingos at the heart of semi-dry land in Afganistan. A.W. Adil.
16:10 Current status of flamingos in Kazakastan. A. Z. U. Zhatkanbayev. (CANCELLED)
16:30 Development of a free-living mixed
breeding colony of three Phoenicopterus Taxa in Western Europe.
P. Kessler and J. Gutenberg.
16:50 Flamingos presumably escaped from
captivity find suitable habitat in western Europe .
J. M. Treep.
19:30 BANQUET, LIVE AUCTION AND DANCING, Ballroom, Kovens Center
Sunday, October 25
08:30 Session 3 : Room 120
10:10 Coffee
11:30 Break into Working Groups
12:00 Lunch, Bay View Dining Room
SESSION 3, Flamingos in South America
Adelheid Studer-Thiersch, Session Convenor Room 120
08:30 The value of flamingos as a touristic resource in Laguna Pozuelos Natural Monument. R. R. Clark and M. E. Mosqueria. (CANCELLED)
08:50 Andean flamingos breeding at Laguna Brave, La Rioja, Argentina H. E. Bucher.
09:10 Flamingos feeding in concentrators in a new slat company at Los Olvitos sanctuary , Venezuela. C. L. Casler and E. E. Este.
09:30 Status of Carribean flamingos in Venezuela. F. E. Espinoza.
09:50 Results of simultaneous censuses of James and Andean flamingos in Bolivia, Argentina, Chile and Peru. M. Valqui, S. Caziani, O. Rocha, and E. Rodriguez.
10:10 Coffee Break
10:30 Protected areas for flamingos in Northwestern Argentina. Y. Vilina and G. Marinez. (CANCELLED)
10:50 The status of Chilean flamingos in Uruguay. S. Umpierrez. (CANCELLED)
11:10 Divide into Working Groups (see next page)
West Africa, East Africa, Southern Africa Room __117________
Facilitator Chris Tuite
Recorder(s) _______________
_________________________
West Mediterranean, East Mediterranean, and Asia Room __120_
Facilitator: Simon Pickering
Recorder(s) :______________
_________________________
Caribbean/northern South America/Galapagos Room ___124____
Facilitator: Felicity Arengo
Recorder(s) :____________
_______________________
Andes/southern South America Room ____128___
Facilitator: Keith Bildstein
Recorder(s) :____________
_______________________
Global collection planning, captive research, Room _____T.B.A.___
husbandry/veterinary/handling/nutrition
Facilitators: Tony Richardson and Chelle Plasse
Recorder(s) :____________
_______________________
12:00 LUNCH, Room 214A
13:30 Working Group Session
15:10 Coffee
15:30 Working Groups, reconvene
17:20 Poster Session
13:30 Reconvene Working Groups
15:10 Coffee Break
15:30 Reconvene Working Groups
17:00 Reconvene large group and summarize dayís findings Room 120
18:00 POSTER SESSION AND RECEPTION:
Session Convenor: Chris Brown Alcove South
1. Benthic invertebrates in flamingo feeding areas. E. E. Este & C. L. Casler.
2. Health status of a cohort of Chilean flamingos Phoenicopterus chilensis at
Surire Salt Lake in northern Chile. J. Galaz, C. Brevis, C. Jara, S. Donoso, and L. Rubilar.
3. Relacion entre la fenologica del flamenco y la comunidad de crustaceos en um humedal
temporal. M. Rendon-Martos, C. M. Garcia, J. M. Vargas, J. M. Ramirez, and A. Garrido.
4. Comparison of growth rates, food volume and behavior in two species of hand-reared flamingo
chicks. L Burch and C. Gailband.
5. Fatal herpes virus in American flamingo chicks. R. J. Montali, S. Hallager, P. E. Tomassoni, G.
Cooper, and L. Richman.
6. The use of volunteer staff to facilitate research and handrearing of flamingos at Zoo Atlanta.
S. Forbes, M. Reinertsen, M. Bloomsmith, B. Stevens, and T. Maple. (CANCELLED)
7. Pairing in Captive Chilean Flamingos as a Function of Separation Methods. M. Reinertsen,
S. Forbes, M. Bloomsmith, B. Stevens, J. Marr, and T. Maple.
8. Sonographic analysis of the vocalizations of Chilean and American (Carribean) flamingos.
J. T. Boylan.
9. Flamingos of the Andean salt lakes, northwest Argentina: abundance patterns and habitat
relationships. S. Caziani and E. Derlindati.
10. Protected areas for flamingos in Northwestern Argentina. P. Marconi and S. Caziani.
11. Habitat association of three flamgino species in the Salar de Asocatan, Chile.
Y. Vilina and G. Martinez. (CANCELLED)
12. Plumages and molt patterns of captive Caribbean flamingos (Phoenicopterus
ruber ruber). P. Shannon.
13. Analysis of captive flamingo populations based on North American Regional
Studbooks for Caribbean and Greater flamingos. P. Shannon and V. Hawk.
14. Proyecto nacional de conservacion de especies prioritarias, estudido de un caso:
el flamenco. Reyes-Gomez. (CANCELLED)
15. The distribution of the James and Andean Grupo para la conservacion de los flamencos
altoandianos: Actions and goals. E. Rodriguez, S. Caziani, O. Rocha, and M. Valqui.
16. Distrubucion y abundancia de flamencos en el norte de Chile, Periode 1990-1997.
E. Rodrigues and J. P. Contreras.
17. The importance of the Makgadikgadi salt pans in Botswana for flamingos in Africa.
G. P. McCulloch and W. D. Borello.
18. Monitoring of the flamingo population in the wildlife refuge Cienaga de los Olivitos, Zulia,
Venezuela. D. E. Pirela.
19. Hand-rearing flamingo chicks. M. Bishop. (CANCELLED)
20. Los flamnecos de la Reserva Nacional Salinas y Aguada Blanca (Arequipa, Peru): Problematica. J. A. Ugarte and L. Mosaurieta.
21. Nocturnal movements of breeding
flamingos between the Fuente de Piedra colony and feeding areas.
Rendón-Martos, M., J.M.Vargas, M.A.Rendón-Martos,
J.M.Ramírez and A.Garrido.
Monday October 24
08:00 Paper Session 4, Room 120
10:10 Coffee
10:30 Working Groups, reconvene
12:00 Lunch
SESSION 4, Flamingos in Captivity
Susan Elbin, Session Convenor
Room 120
08:00 Zoo flamingo populations and opportunities for research. C. E. King.
08:20 Behavioral demands on an enclosure for Greater flamingos. A. Studer-Thiersch.
08:40 Artificial incubation and feeding of flamingo chicks project. M. E. Parada, R. Kurte, F. F. Novoa, and E. Rodriguez.
09:00 Social aspects of captive Caribbean flamingos. P. Shannon.
09:20 Flamingos in captivity: Results of the 1990-1996 American Zoo and Aquarium Survey. C. E. Siegel.
09:40 Reconvene Working Groups from Sunday
10:45 Coffee Break
11:00 Reconvene Working Groups from Sunday
12:00 Lunch
13:30 Working Groups, reconvene
14:00 Group Facilitators: Presentation of working group recommendations to entire group, floor discussion Alan Johnson, Moderator Room 114
Cathy King, Action Plan Coordinator, Recorder
15:00 Coffee Break
15:15 Retrospective overview of meeting and future directions W.G. Conway.
15:45 Final announcements, closing remarks A. Johnson.
16:00 Board buses for Social at the Miami Zoo