Session 1

Avian Influenza in Wild Birds: Environmental Sampling for the Rapid Detection of Avian Influenza Viruses

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Robert G. McLean, USDA APHIS Wildlife Services
Jeffrey S. Hall, USDA APHIS Wildlife Services
Alan B. Franklin, USDA APHIS Wildlife Services
Heather Sullivan, USDA APHIS Wildlife Services
Kaci Vandalen, USDA APHIS Wildlife Services
Susan Shriner, USDA APHIS Wildlife Services
Matthew Farnsworth, USDA APHIS Wildlife Services
Paul Oesterle, USDA APHIS Wildlife Services
Ginger Young, USDA APHIS Wildlife Services
Jenny Carlson, USDA APHIS Wildlife Services
Kacy Cobble, USDA APHIS Wildlife Services
Stacey Elmore, USDA APHIS Wildlife Services
Ted Anderson, USDA APHIS Wildlife Services
Sean Hauser, USDA APHIS Wildlife Services
Kevin Bentler, USDA APHIS Wildlife Services
Nicole Mooers, USDA APHIS Wildlife Services
Kathryn P. Huyvaert, USDA APHIS Wildlife Services
Tom Deliberto, USDA APHIS Wildlife Services
Seth Swafford, USDA APHIS Wildlife Services

Corpus Christi, TX

12:00 AM

Blackbird Use of Wildlife Conservation Sunflower Plots

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George M. Linz, USDA APHIS Wildlife Services
Jonathan M. Raetzman, North Dakota State University
Heath M. Hagy, North Dakota State University
H. Jeffrey Homan, USDA APHIS Wildlife Services
William J. Bleier, North Dakota State University

Corpus Christi, TX

12:00 AM

Chromaflair® Crow Buster for Repelling Blackbirds and Crows

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Scott J. Werner, USDA APHIS Wildlife Services
Shelagh K. Tupper, USDA APHIS Wildlife Services
John L. Cummings, USDA APHIS Wildlife Services

Corpus Christi, TX

12:00 AM

Cowbird Control: Management Issues, Controversies and Perceptions, and the Future

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Scott G. Summers, The Nature Conservancy
Richard M. Kostecke, The Nature Conservancy
Garrett L. Norman, The Nature Conservancy

Corpus Christi, TX

12:00 AM

Field Method for Analyzing Birds for Avicide 3-Chloro-P-Toluidine Hydrochloride

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Jerome C. Hurley, USDA APHIS Wildlife Services
Patricia A. Pipas, O&G Environmental Consulting
Shelagh K. Tupper, USDA APHIS Wildlife Services
John L. Cummings, USDA APHIS Wildlife Services
Randal S. Stahl, USDA APHIS Wildlife Services

Corpus Christi, TX

12:00 AM

Modeling Costs of Using Ovocontrol G for Managing Nuisance Canada Goose (Branta Canadensis) Populations

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Joe N. Caudell, USDA APHIS Wildlife Services
Stephanie A. Shwiff, USDA APHIS Wildlife Services

Corpus Christi, TX

12:00 AM

Use of Alpha-Chloralose by USDA Wildlife Services to Immobilize Birds

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Jeanette R. O'Hare, USDA APHIS Wildlife Services
John D. Eisemann, USDA APHIS Wildlife Services
Kathleen A. Fagerstone, USDA APHIS Wildlife Services
Lawanna L. Koch, USDA PPD Environmental Services
Thomas W. Seamans, USDA APHIS Wildlife Services

Corpus Christi, TX

12:00 AM