{{Short description|American ornithologist}} Dr '''Russell P. Balda''' is an American ornithologist notable for his studies of the behavioral ecology of the pinyon jay as well as for his work on spatial cognition in seed-caching birds. He was the 1998 recipient of the Cooper Ornithological Society’s Loye and Alden Miller Research Award, which is given in recognition of lifetime achievement in ornithological research.<ref>[http://www.cooper.org/COS/COS_award_miller.html COS: Miller Awards] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070814155154/http://www.cooper.org/COS/COS_award_miller.html |date=August 14, 2007 }}</ref>
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==External links== * [http://www4.nau.edu/acl/balda.htm Russell P. Balda]
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