Curriculum Vitae - Dartmouth College

Ernesto Ruelas Inzunza
Dartmouth College
Biology Department
Gilman Hall
Hanover NH 03755
Mobile: (607) 342-4971
Phone: (603) 646-2788
Fax: (603) 646-1347
E-mail: ernesto.ruelas@dartmouth.edu
http://www.dartmouth.edu/~ruelas/
Education and Training
2008-to date. Howard Hughes Medical Institute Postdoctoral Fellow/Research Associate B.
Dartmouth College, Biology Department. Hanover, New Hampshire.
2005-2008. Visiting Fellow/Research Scholar. Cornell University, Laboratory of Ornithology.
Ithaca, New York.
2001-2007. Ph.D. in Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior, Division of Biological Sciences; GIS
Graduate Certificate, Department of Forestry; University of Missouri. Columbia, Missouri.
1993 . Graduate Diploma in Ecology of Populations, Universidad de Costa Rica – Organization
for Tropical Studies. San José, Costa Rica.
1985-1991. Licenciatura (Bachelor’s Degree) in Biology/Terrestrial Ecology, Universidad
Veracruzana, Xalapa, Veracruz, México.
Professional Experience
Howard Hughes Medical Institute Postdoctoral Fellow, Dartmouth College
Since September 2008, I am a postdoctoral fellow at the Biology Department. This is a
fellowship that has an equal emphasis on research and teaching, and I was an instructor for the
courses Methods in Ecology and Tropical Biology (Foreign Studies Program), and will teach Animal
Behavior this coming winter. My research project is titled The Fingerprint of Climate Change in
Hawk Migration Phenology. I work at Dr. Matthew P. Ayres’s Lab. I continue to lead the Raptor
Population Index Project (description below).
Raptor Population Index Project Manager, HMANA, and Visiting Fellow/Research Scholar,
Cornell University
May 2005-August 2008. The Raptor Population Index Project (RPI) is a cooperative initiative
whose goal is to monitor North American raptor populations using migration count data. The
partnership is composed of the Hawk Migration Association of North America, Hawk
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Mountain Sanctuary, HawkWatch International, Bird Studies Canada, and was hosted by the
Cornell Lab of Ornithology.
RPI uses independent data from nearly 200 contributors and is administered through an
online database system. As program leader, my main tasks are articulating the process of field
data collection done by citizen-scientist contributors, to collaborate with data management,
analysis, and synthesis, and positioning RPI as a provider of high-quality information for
scientific and conservation purposes (similar to other continent-wide programs such as the
Breeding Bird Survey, the Christmas Bird Count, and PRISM). Other activities involve
fundraising, coordination with a team of four staff in separate physical locations, and reporting
to Science Advisory and Steering committees (http://www.rpi-project.org/ and
http://www.hawkcount.org/).
Ph.D. Student, Research and Teaching Assistant, University of Missouri
August 2001-May 2005. During my doctoral studies at the Avian Ecology Lab, Division of
Biological Sciences, University of Missouri, I was a TA in eight semester-long courses:
Ornithology, General Ecology, and Environmental Science for undergraduate-level students in
MU (fall and winter), and Tropical Ecology and Field Ornithology for undergraduates at the
University of Nebraska (summer). I also collaborated surveying birds using point counts and
mist-nets in BBIRD and MOFEP projects in central and southern Missouri, as well as in
Guánica, Puerto Rico. Advisor: Dr. John Faaborg
(http://www.biosci.missouri.edu/avianecology/index.html).
Executive Director, Pronatura Veracruz
January 1994 to July 2001. I founded and directed the state chapter of Pronatura (a Mexican
conservation non-profit organization, similar to The Nature Conservancy) in Veracruz. My
duties included the design of interdisciplinary conservation projects (biodiversity conservation,
management of natural protected areas, watershed management, ornithological and ecological
research, project and biological monitoring, environmental education, community
development, and ecotourism), strategic planning and plan implementation, organizational
development, supervision and coordination of 15-30 staff personnel and volunteers,
development of intra- and inter-institutional alliances, fundraising, and budget administration.
I networked with multiple partner organizations from grass-roots to international such as WWF
and TNC. Additionally, I served as coordinator of two conservation programs within PV,
Veracruz River of Raptors and Alvarado Wetlands, and led 5-7 birding, nature, and culture
tours per year. To date, I continue to be an associate of PV and participate actively in
fundraising and project implementation (http://www.pronaturaveracruz.org/).
Undegraduate Employment, Internships, and Ancient Work Experience
Conservation Project Associate, Pronatura Veracruz (June-December 1993); Consultant,
Instituto de Ecología A.C. (June-July 1993); Assistant Research Biologist C, Centro de
Investigaciones Ecológicas del Sureste (June 1992-May 1993); Field Research Biologist,
Pronatura Chiapas-Ecósfera (August 1991-May 1993); Social Service Volunteer, Laboratorio de
Vida Silvestre, Universidad Veracruzana, Veracruz, México (January-August 1991); Research
Intern, Hawk Mountain Sanctuary, Pennsylvania (August-December 1990); Field Research
Assistant, The Peregrine Fund – Aplomado Falcon Project, Texas (April-June 1990); Field
Research Assistant, Western Foundation for Raptor Conservation – Goshute Raptor Migration
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Project, Nevada (August-October 1989); Volunteer Field Research Assistant, Instituto Nacional
de Investigaciones Sobre Recursos Bióticos, Veracruz, México (October 1987-November 1988).
Teaching Experience
Winter 2011. Instructor, Animal Behavior, BIO 27. Dartmouth College.
Summer 2010. Instructor, Methods in Ecology, BIO 22. Dartmouth College.
Spring 2010. Co-leader (with Dr. Tania M. Schusler), Field Study Trip: Sustainability in the
Land of the Maya: the interplay of politics, economy, and the environment, ES604-A.
Antioch University New England. Quintana Roo, Campeche, and Yucatán, Mexico.
Winter 2009. Co-instructor (with Drs. Rebecca Irwin and David Peart), Ecological Research in
the Tropics I, BIO 55; Ecological Research in the Tropics II, BIO 56; and Ecological Research
on Coral Reefs, BIO 57. Dartmouth College; term-length Foreign Studies Program courses
in Costa Rica and the Cayman Islands.
Winters 2003 and 2005. Teaching Assistant, Ornithology, BIO/FW 266. University of Missouri -
Columbia. Instructor: Dr. John Faaborg.
Falls 2002 and 2004. Teaching Assistant, General Ecology BIO 3650, writing-intensive course.
University of Missouri - Columbia. Instructor: Dr. John Faaborg.
Fall 2004. Teaching Assistant, Environmental Science: Warm Little Pond, GH 2461, for honors
students. University of Missouri - Columbia. Instructors: Drs. Jan Weaver, James Carrell,
and Frank Schmidt.
Summers 2001 and 2003. Teaching Assistant, Tropical Ecology BIOS 465, University of
Nebraska – Lincoln, with field work in Tamaulipas and Veracruz, México. Instructor: Dr.
John Faaborg.
Summer 2002. Teaching Assistant, Field Ornithology BIOS 494/894, University of Nebraska-
Lincoln, Cedar Point Biological Station. Instructor: Dr. John Faaborg.
Summer 1994. Instructor. Methods in Field Ornithology. Universidad Veracruzana, Córdoba,
Veracruz, México.
Summers 1992 and 1993. Instructor. Methods in Field Ornithology. Universidad Veracruzana,
Xalapa, Veracruz, México.
Prizes, Grants, and Awards
Grants (recent 4 years)
2009. Lannan Foundation. The Fingerprint of Climate Change in Hawk Migration Phenology
(PI of grant for $10,000).
2009. National Fish and Wildlife Foundation. Raptor Population Index Project (PI of Grant
2009-0007-000 for $197,000) (Total including matching funds is $720,000).
2008. American Bird Conservancy – Northeastern Coordinated Bird Monitoring, $5,000 for
Raptor Population Index Project Site Database (PI).
2007. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act (Grant 3873),
$83,050 for Raptor Population Index Project (PI) (Total including matching funds
$240,555).
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2007. National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, $101,515 for Raptor Population Index Project Year
3 (with Laurie Goodrich, Senior Ecologist, Hawk Mountain; total including matching
funds $205,600).
2006. National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (Grant 2006-0041-000), $105,700 for Raptor
Population Index Project Year 2 (with Laurie Goodrich, total including matching funds
$212,000).
2006. James L. Baillie Fund, Bird Studies Canada, $1,000 (Canadian) for Raptor Population
Index Project (PI).
Honor Awards
2009. Partners in Flight International Leadership Award (to Raptor Population Index Project)
2008. Postdoctoral Fellowship, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
2002. Partners in Flight International Leadership Award
2001. Pronatura Nature Conservation Award
1995. American Museum of Natural History - Frank M. Chapman Memorial Fund
1991. Zeiss Research Award
Publications
Peer-reviewed
Ruelas I., E. , L.J. Goodrich, and S.W. Hoffman. 2010. Cambios en las poblaciones de aves
rapaces migratorias en Veracruz, México, 1995-2005. Acta Zoológica Mexicana 26: 495-525.
Ruelas I., E. and S.H. Aguilar Rodríguez. 2010. La avifauna urbana del Parque Ecológico
Macuiltépetl en Xalapa, Veracruz, México. Ornitología Neotropical 20: 87-103.
Ruelas I., E., L.J. Goodrich and S.W. Hoffman. 2010. North American Population Estimates of
Waterbirds, Vultures, and Hawks from Migration Counts in Veracruz, México. Bird
Conservation International 20: 124-133.
Hussell, D.J.T. and E. Ruelas I. 2008. Long-term Monitoring: The Raptor Population Index in
Principle. Pp. 151-164 In K.L. Bildstein, J.P. Smith, E. Ruelas I., and R.R. Veit (Eds.) The
State of North America’s Birds of Prey. Series in Ornithology 3. American Ornithologists’
Union and Nuttall Ornithological Club. Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Smith, J.P., C.J. Farmer, S.W. Hoffman, C.A. Lott, L.J. Goodrich, J. Simon, C. Riley, and E. Ruelas
I. 2008. Trends in Autumn Counts of Migratory Raptors around the Gulf of Mexico, 1995-
2005. Pp. 253-278 In K.L. Bildstein, J.P. Smith, E. Ruelas I., and R.R. Veit (Eds.) The State of
North America’s Birds of Prey. Series in Ornithology 3. American Ornithologists’ Union and
Nuttall Ornithological Club. Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Dunn, E.H., D.J.T. Hussell, and E. Ruelas I. 2008. Recommended Hawk Watch Methods for the
Purpose of Population Monitoring. Pp. 447-460 In K.L. Bildstein, J.P. Smith, E. Ruelas I., and
R.R. Veit (Eds.) The State of North America’s Birds of Prey. Series in Ornithology 3.
American Ornithologists’ Union and Nuttall Ornithological Club. Cambridge,
Massachusetts.
Farmer, C.J., L.J. Goodrich, E. Ruelas I., and J.P. Smith. 2008. Conservation Status of North
America’s Birds of Prey. Pp. 303-420 In K.L. Bildstein, J.P. Smith, E. Ruelas I., and R.R. Veit
(Eds.) The State of North America’s Birds of Prey. Series in Ornithology 3. American
Ornithologists’ Union and Nuttall Ornithological Club. Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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Ruelas I., E. 2008. Raptor Migration Watchsite Descriptions. Pp. 279-301 In K.L. Bildstein, J.P.
Smith, E. Ruelas I., and R.R. Veit (Eds.) The State of North America’s Birds of Prey. Series in
Ornithology 3. American Ornithologists’ Union and Nuttall Ornithological Club.
Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Bildstein, K.L., J.P. Smith, and E. Ruelas I. 2008. The Future of Raptor-migration Monitoring.
Pp. 435-446 In K.L. Bildstein, J.P. Smith, E. Ruelas I., and R.R. Veit (Eds.) The State of North
America’s Birds of Prey. Series in Ornithology 3. American Ornithologists’ Union and
Nuttall Ornithological Club. Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Elliott, J.E., C.M. Morissey, C.J. Henny, E. Ruelas I., and P. Shaw. 2007. Use of Satellite
Telemetry to Track Southward Migration of Pacific Northwest Ospreys and Contaminant
Exposure on their Wintering Grounds. Ecological Applications 17: 1223-1233.
Book Chapters and Peer-edited Publications
Martínez Leyva, E., E. Ruelas I., O. Cruz C., J.L. Barr, E. Peresbarbosa Rojas, I. Chávez D., G.
Ramón L., R. Rodríguez M., A. García M., and N. Ferriz D. 2009. Dynamics of Passerine
Migration in Veracruz, México. Pp. 62-70 In T.D. Rich, C. Arizmendi, D. Demarest and C.
Thompson (eds.). Tundra to Tropics: Connecting Birds, Habitats and People. Proceedings of
the 4th International Partners in Flight Conference. Partners in Flight, Washington, D.C.
Ruelas I., E., L.J. Goodrich, S.W. Hoffman, E. Martínez L., J.P. Smith, E. Peresbarbosa R., R.
Rodríguez M., K.L. Scheuermann, S.L. Mesa O., Y. Cabrera C., N. Ferriz, R. Straub, M.M.
Peñaloza P., and J.G. Barrios. 2009. Long-Term Conservation of Migratory Birds in México:
The Veracruz River of Raptors Project. Pp. 577-589 In T.D. Rich, C. Arizmendi, D. Demarest
and C. Thompson (eds.). Tundra to Tropics: Connecting Birds, Habitats and People.
Proceedings of the 4th International Partners in Flight Conference. Partners in Flight,
Washington, D.C.
Ruelas I., E. 2009. Monitoring With a Conservation Goal: Principles and Practice of Raptor
Migration Monitoring. Pp. 641-650 In T.D. Rich, C. Arizmendi, D. Demarest and C.
Thompson (eds.). Tundra to Tropics: Connecting Birds, Habitats and People. Proceedings of
the 4th International Partners in Flight Conference. Partners in Flight, Washington, D.C.
Iliff, M., L. Salas, E. Ruelas I., G. Ballard, and S. Kelling. 2009. The Avian Knowledge Network:
A Partnership to Organize, Analyze, and Visualize Bird Observation Data for Education,
Conservation, Research, and Land Management. Pp. 365-373 In T.D. Rich, C. Arizmendi, D.
Demarest and C. Thompson (eds.). Tundra to Tropics: Connecting Birds, Habitats and
People. Proceedings of the 4th International Partners in Flight Conference. Partners in
Flight, Washington, D.C.
Medellín, R.A., A. Abreu-Grobois, M. C. Arizmendi, E. Mellink, E. Ruelas I., E. Santana C., J.
Urbán, and E. E. Íñigo-Elías. 2009. Conservación de especies migratorias y poblaciones
transfronterizas. Pp. 459-515 In J. Sarukhán (ed.) Capital natural de México, vol. II: Estado
de conservación y tendencias de cambio. Comisión Nacional para el Conocimiento de la
Biodiversidad. México, D.F.
Ruelas I., E. 2006. La migración de las aves. Pp. 449-460 In P. Moreno-Casasola (Ed.) Entornos
Veracruzanos: la costa de La Mancha. Instituto de Ecología, A.C., Xalapa, Veracruz, México.
Woodrey, M.S., D. Demarest, and E. Ruelas I. 2005. Addressing Conservation Needs of Birds
During the Migratory Period: Problems and Approaches. Pp. 653-656 In C. J. Ralph and
T.D. Rich (Eds.) Bird Conservation Implementation and Integration in the Americas:
Proceedings of the Third International Partners in Flight Conference Volume 2. General
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Technical Report PSW-GTR-191. Pacific Southwest Research Station, Forest Service, U.S.
Department of Agriculture. Albany, California.
Ruelas I., E., S.W. Hoffman, and L.J. Goodrich. 2005. Stopover Ecology of Neotropical Migrants
in Veracruz, Mexico. Pp. 657-673 In C. J. Ralph and T.D. Rich (Eds.) Bird Conservation
Implementation and Integration in the Americas: Proceedings of the Third International
Partners in Flight Conference Volume 2. General Technical Report PSW-GTR-191. Pacific
Southwest Research Station, Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture. Albany,
California.
Barrow, W.C. Jr., L. A. Johnson Randall, M. S. Woodrey, J. Cox, E. Ruelas I., C. M. Riley, R. B.
Hamilton, and C. Eberly. 2005. Coastal Forests of the Gulf of Mexico: A Description and
Some Thoughts on Their Conservation. Pp. 450-464 In C. J. Ralph and T.D. Rich (Eds.) Bird
Conservation Implementation and Integration in the Americas: Proceedings of the Third
International Partners in Flight Conference Volume 1. General Technical Report PSW-GTR-
191. Pacific Southwest Research Station, Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Albany, California.
Mesa, S.L., Y. Cabrera C., and E. Ruelas I. 2003. Programa Río de Rapaces. Pp. 404-405 In H.
Gómez de Silva and A. Oliveras de Ita (Eds.) Conservación de aves, experiencias en México.
CIPAMEX and CONABIO Edition, México D.F.
Ruelas I., E., L.J. Goodrich, S.W. Hoffman and R. Tingay. 2000. Conservation Strategies for the
World’s Largest Raptor Migration Flyway: Veracruz, The River of Raptors. Pp. 591-596 In
R.D. Chancellor and B.-U. Meyburg (Eds.) Raptors at Risk. Hancock House Publishers.
Surrey, B.C., Canada.
Ruelas I., E. 2000. Río Metlac. Pp. 158 In M. del C. Arizmendi and L. Márquez V. (Eds.) Áreas
de Importancia para la Conservación de las Aves en México. CONABIO-Fondo Mexicano
para la Conservación de la Naturaleza. México, D.F.
Ruelas I., E., O. Cruz, and L. Maynard. 2000. Centro de Veracruz. Pp. 159-160 In M. del C.
Arizmendi and L. Márquez V. (Eds.) Áreas de Importancia para la Conservación de las
Aves en México. CONABIO-Fondo Mexicano para la Conservación de la Naturaleza.
México, D.F.
Montejo D., J.E. and E. Ruelas I. 1997. Notes on the Spring Raptor Migration in the Pacific and
Atlantic Slopes of Guatemala, with Observations on Wood Storks and Laughing Gulls. Hawk
Migration Studies 22(2): 6-8.
Mesa O., S.L., E. Ruelas I. and X. Osorio M. 1997. Programa de educación ambiental formal
Veracruz: Río de Rapaces, su inserción en el curriculum de 4o. grado de enseñanza primaria.
Appendix III, Pp.102-114 In A. de Alba and E.J. González Gaudiano. Evaluación de
programas de educación ambiental, experiencias de América Latina y el Caribe. Centro de
Estudios sobre la Universidad, UNAM - CECADESU, SEMARNAP – UNESCO. México, D.F.
Mesa O., S.L., L. de J. Tiburcio P. and E. Ruelas I. 1996. Veracruz: Río de Rapaces I; Diseño del
programa de educación ambiental y avances. Pp. 151-156 In L. Hernández C. (Ed.)
Memorias de la IV Reunión Regional de Educadores Ambientales del Sur-Sureste de México.
Red Regional de Educadores Ambientales del Sur-Sureste de México. Mérida, Yucatán,
México.
Domínguez B., R., E. Ruelas I., and T. Will. 1996. Avifauna de la Reserva El Ocote. Pp. 149-178
In M.A. Vásquez S. and I.J. March M. (Eds.) Conservación y desarrollo sustentable en la Selva
El Ocote, Chiapas. ECOSUR-CONABIO. San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas, México.
Silva R., E., F.E. Galán A. and E. Ruelas I. 1994. Educación para la conservación de las rapaces.
Pp. 283-287 In R.M. Vidal (Ed.) Memorias de la II Reunión Regional de Educadores
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Ambientales del Sur-Sureste de México. Pronatura Chiapas. San Cristóbal de Las Casas,
Chiapas, México.
Books and Manuals
Bildstein, K.L., J.P. Smith, E. Ruelas I., and R.R. Veit (Eds.) 2008. The State of North America’s
Birds of Prey. Series in Ornithology 3. American Ornithologists’ Union and Nuttall
Ornithological Club. Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Mesa O., S.L., Y. Cabrera C., L. Colorado L., S.M. Gaughan, and E. Ruelas I. 2005. Veracruz Río
de Rapaces, manual de educación ambiental. Third Edition. Published by Pronatura
Veracruz. Xalapa, Veracruz, México.
Oliveira, L.F. 2000. Educación ambiental, una guía práctica para profesores, instructores y
animadores culturales y de tiempos libres. Grupo Editorial Iberoamérica, México D.F.
(Spanish translation and adaptation of the Portuguese text by S.L. Mesa O. and E. Ruelas I.)
General Audience Articles, Reviews, and Newsletter Notes (recent 4 years)
Ruelas I., E. 2010. Aves rapaces migratorias. Biodiversitas 92:11-15.
Ruelas I., E. 2009. Writing and citing “international” names. Frontiers in Ecology and the
Environment 7(7): 351-352.
Ruelas I., E. and J. Tilden. 2009. Raptor Migration in New Hampshire. New Hampshire Bird
Records 27(3): 49-54.
Ruelas I., E. and J.P. Smith. 2008. Continental-Scale Decline of the American Kestrel, North
America’s Smallest Falcon. RaptorWatch 22(3): 1, 3-4.
Ruelas I., E. 2008. The Raptor Population Index: taking the pulse of raptor migration. Birding
40: 58-68.
Ruelas I., E. 2008. Recent Literature Review. Hawk Migration Studies 34(2): 43.
Ruelas I., E. 2007. Symposium Abstracts: Raptor Migration, Ecology and Conservation in the
New World. Hawk Migration Studies 32(2): 6-9.
Ruelas I., E. 2007. Birding in Veracruz: HMANA’s First Tour to the River of Raptors. Hawk
Migration Studies 32(2): 24-27.
Ruelas I., E. 2007. Recent Literature Reviews. Hawk Migration Studies 32(2):74-75.
Ruelas I., E. and E. Müller G. 2007. Gulf/Caribbean Report. Hawk Migration Studies 32(2): 68-
71.
Ruelas I., E. 2007. The Case of the American Kestrel. Hawk Migration Studies 32(2): 13-16.
Theses
Ruelas I., E. 2007. Raptor and Wading Bird Migration in Veracruz, Mexico: Spatial and
Temporal Dynamics, Flight Performance, and Monitoring Applications. Ph.D. Dissertation.
University of Missouri. Columbia, Missouri.
Ruelas I., E. 1995. Sobre el efecto de la dirección y la velocidad del viento en los patrones de
migración del aguililla cola-roja (Buteo jamaicensis) en la cordillera Kittatiny, Pennsylvania,
Estados Unidos. B.Sc. Thesis. Universidad Veracruzana. Xalapa, Veracruz, México.
In review
Ruelas I., E., S.E. Wengert, and F.C. Governali. The wings of Neotropical birds are more
rounded and carry more weight. Submitted to Evolution.
Ruelas I., E., J.E. Martínez-L., and J.E. Valenzuela-G. Doves kleptoparasitize ants. Submitted to
Journal of Tropical Ecology.
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Presentations
Scientific and Professional Societies’ Meetings (recent 4 years)
Ruelas I., E. 2010. Ecología de la migración de rapaces en Veracruz. X Congreso de Estudio y
Conservación de las Aves de México. Xalapa, Veracruz, México (plenary lecture).
Ruelas I., E. 2010. Phenological Plasticity in Hawk Migration. American Ornithologists’ Union,
Cooper Ornithological Society, and Society for Canadian Ornithologists Joint Meeting. San
Diego, California.
Ruelas I., E. (speaker) and D. J. T. Hussell. 2008. Monitoring with a conservation goal:
principles and practice of raptor migration monitoring. Fourth International Partners in
Flight Conference. McAllen, Texas.
Ruelas I., E. (speaker), L. J. Goodrich, E. Martínez L., E. Peresbarbosa R., R. Rodríguez M., K. L.
Scheuermann, S. L. Mesa O., Y. Cabrera C., N. Ferriz, R. Straub, M. M. Peñaloza P., J.
Barrios, J. P. Smith, and S. W. Hoffman. 2008. The Veracruz River of Raptors project:
threats, opportunities, and long-term conservation strategies. Fourth International Partners
in Flight Conference. McAllen, Texas.
Martínez L., E., E. Peresbarbosa R., O. Cruz C., J. Barr, I. Chávez D., G. Ramón L., R. Rodríguez
M., N. Ferriz, and E. Ruelas I. 2008. Dynamics of passerine migration: insights from a
banding station in coastal Veracruz, México. Poster Presentation. Fourth International
Partners in Flight Conference. McAllen, Texas.
Farmer, C.J. (speaker), E. Ruelas I., and J.P. Smith. 2007. Migration Monitoring Points to
Widespread American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) Declines. Raptor Research Foundation –
Hawk Migration Association of North America Joint Meeting. Fogelsville, Pennsylvania.
Ruelas I., E. 2007. HawkCount.org: A Tutorial. Raptor Research Foundation – Hawk
Migration Association of North America Joint Meeting. Fogelsville, Pennsylvania.
Ruelas I., E. 2007. A Data Collection Protocol for Raptor Migration Monitoring. Raptor
Research Foundation – Hawk Migration Association of North America Joint Meeting.
Fogelsville, Pennsylvania.
Hussell, D.J.T. (speaker) and E. Ruelas I. 2007. The Raptor Population Index in Principle: Longterm
Monitoring of North America’s Raptors. Raptor Research Foundation – Hawk
Migration Association of North America Joint Meeting. Fogelsville, Pennsylvania.
Smith, J.P. (speaker), C.J. Farmer, S.W. Hoffman, C.A. Lott, L.J. Goodrich, J. Simon, C. Riley,
and E. Ruelas I. 2007. Trends in Autumn Counts of Migratory Raptors Around the Gulf of
Mexico. Raptor Research Foundation – Hawk Migration Association of North America Joint
Meeting. Fogelsville, Pennsylvania.
Ruelas I., E. 2007. Active Raptor Migration Watchsites: Where Are They Located, How Do
They Operate, and What Are They Monitoring? Raptor Research Foundation – Hawk
Migration Association of North America Joint Meeting. Fogelsville, Pennsylvania.
Farmer, C.J. (speaker), L.J. Goodrich, E. Ruelas I., and J.P. Smith. 2007. Assessing the
Conservation Status of North America’s Birds of Prey. Raptor Research Foundation – Hawk
Migration Association of North America Joint Meeting. Fogelsville, Pennsylvania.
Bildstein, K.L. (speaker), J.P. Smith, and E. Ruelas I. 2007. The Future of Raptor Population
Monitoring in North America. Raptor Research Foundation – Hawk Migration Association
of North America Joint Meeting. Fogelsville, Pennsylvania.
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Membership and Service in Professional Societies
and Conservation Organizations
American Ornithologists’ Union (Conference Committee, 2002, 2006; International Committee,
2007-present; Elective Member 2008; Council Member 2010-2012)
Association of Field Ornithologists (best student paper award committee, 2010)
Cipamex (board of directors member 1998-2001)
Hawk Migration Association of North America (México/Gulf regional editor for Hawk
Migration Studies 1992-2001, 2006-2007, HMANA Research Award Committee 2008-2010)
Hawk Mountain Sanctuary (Research Associate 2003-present)
Neotropical Ornithological Society (Vuilleumier Student Fellowship Fund, 2010)
North American Ornithological Conference (co-chair, Local Committee, IV NAOC, Veracruz,
México, 2006; member, International Committee V NAOC, Vancouver 2012)
Pronatura Veracruz (Advisory Board, 2001-present)
Partners in Flight (Mesoamerican Group member, translator of conference proceedings)
Raptor Research Foundation (member of Local Committee its 1989 Annual Meeting in Veracruz,
México)
Manuscript reviewer and abstract translator
The Auk, The Condor, Ornithological Monographs, Series in Ornithology, Journal of Field Ornithology,
Journal of Raptor Research, and The Wilson Journal of Ornithology.
Manuscript reviewer
Huitzil, Southwestern Naturalist, Western Birds, Journal of Biometeorology, Natural Areas Journal,
Waterbirds, Acta Zoológica Mexicana , Madera y Bosques, and Ornitología Neotropical.
Editorial board
Ornitología Neotropical.
Dr. John Faaborg
Professor
University of Missouri
110 Tucker Hall
Columbia, Missouri 65211
Phone: (573) 882-7541
E-mail: faaborgj@missouri.edu
Dr. Matthew P. Ayres
Professor
Dartmouth College
Biology Department
Gilman Hall
Hanover, New Hampshire 03755
Phone: (603) 646-2788
E-mail: matt.ayres@dartmouth.edu
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Dr. Laurie J. Goodrich
Senior Ecologist
Hawk Mountain Sanctuary
Acopian Center for Conservation Learning
410 Summer Valley Rd.
Orwigsburg Pennsylvania 17961
Phone: (570) 943-3411 x106
E-mail: goodrich@hawkmtn.org
10 December 2010