What do you know about Colorado Field Ornithologists? First, it is one of the best organizations of its kind in the US. Why? Because of volunteers like you.
As chairman of the Nominating Committee, I’m interested in expanding CFO’s excellence. We need volunteers to serve on our board of directors—people with ideas and energy. You needn’t be able to identify a bird by its shadow or by a drifting feather. You do need interest in one or more activities and the time to contribute to our effort. How do you know CFO? v Maybe through COBirds, where you learn quickly about all things bird. And you’ve probably tried Tony Leukering’s maddening (partial) bird pictures on the weekly Photo Quiz (that gets 200,000 hits annually). v When you want to flock, you come to the annual convention to see birds and birders. This year’s Alamosa convention will keynote Ted Floyd, the author of the Smithsonian Guide to North American Birds. Project winners and Awards will be announced. Bob Spencer’s acceptance speech after Joe Roller’s testimonial was a great warm-up before the keynote. v To find a rarity in a special place, you join a CFO field trip. And when you do glimpse a rarity, you submit your record to CFO’s “Colorado Birds Records Committee.” Your sighting is written up in “Colorado Birds,” the quarterly magazine that20offers fascinating photos and articles. v Heading to a remote spot in Colorado to visit your aunt, you first review the County Birding website to check nearby county hotspots. But to advance today, we need more volunteers. The above activities have committees that love additional help. We also will be replacing three retiring directors in May. Become a volunteer. Also, please submit nominations for Director. We want representation of all kinds of birders from all sorts of habitats. Feel free to nominate yourself. Describe your interests. For questions or suggestions, contact me at 303 740 7575 or at [email protected]. And if you are not yet a member, become one, then join the membership committee and contribute ideas on snaring holdouts. Larry Modesitt --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
