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Spring 2000: Notes from Alumni

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Jeffrey Davis, who took the field ornithology course at Au Sable-Great Lakes during his sophomore year at John Brown University, Siloam Springs, AR, in 1994, completed his master's degree in biological science at the University of Tulsa in 1998. As Au Sable's A Rocha intern in Kenya last year, he carried out a survey of the Amani Sunbird (Anthreptes palligaster) in the Arabuko-Sokoke Forest of Kenya. An East African endemic, this bird is listed as Globally Threatened due to its restricted habitat. The Amani Sunbird is among six Globally Threatened bird species within the ASF, and as a result, the ASF has been considered the second most important forest for conservation in all of Africa. Results of Jeff's study will be presented at the Pan-African Ornithological Conference, held in Kampala, Uganda, this September. The study will also be submitted for publication in a special edition of the ornithological journal, the Ostrich.

John and Danielle (Rozeboom) MacKenzie were recently married and have moved to northern Michigan to assist us for the next year.

Pete and Diana Scholtens (Redeemer) are proud new parents, and Pete is in his second year of teaching.

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