WSO/WBCI Symposium Neotropical Migrants: Insuring Their Return February 4 =AD 5, 2005
Join the Wisconsin Society for Ornithology and Wisconsin Bird Conservation Initiative in wintry February to learn about how the birds that breed in th= e Great Lakes area are living on their own wintering grounds, and what trials they will face during their return journey. WSO/WBCI Symposium 2005, entitled Neotropical Migrants: Insuring Their Return, will be held February 4 =AD 5, 2005, at Hotel Mead and Conference Center, Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. Speakers and topics: Chandler Robbins will deliver the keynote speech at the dinner on Friday evening. A senior ornithologist with the U.S. Geological Survey in Maryland= , Robbins has written more than 400 papers, reports and books on ornithology, including the Golden Guide to Birds of North America. =20 Bill Evans, pioneering researcher in interpreting the flight calls of migrating birds, will present results and analysis of his research. =20 Other topics include the physiology of migration, radar ornithology, population status of our Neotropical migrants, updates on programs of Partners in Flight and Birds without Borders, and much, much more. =20 Three concurrent sessions on Saturday will focus on bird education, conservation in Latin America, and conservation of birds in migration. We are also pleased to provide two additional programs in support of habitats and researchers: Three companies have agreed to donate fair trade, organic shadegrown coffe= e for breaks and meals, enough to cover the entire two days =AD Cafe Altura (www.cafealtura.com, 800-526-8328), Caf=E9 Mam (www.cafemam.com, 888-223-3626= ) and Green Mountain Coffee (www.greenmountaincoffee.com, 888-879-4627). =20 In support of Birders=B9 Exchange and its program to provide optics and othe= r aids for people doing research in Latin America, optics that are donated to Birders=B9 Exchange in conjunction with the event will be matched with new binoculars on a one-for-two basis by Eagle Optics of Middleton, Wisconsin (www.eagleoptics.com, 800-289-1132). Registration materials, which include more detailed information, are available on the websites for WSO and WBCI. Go to www.uwgb.edu/birds/wso/dates.htm#meetings or www.wisconsinbirds.org/events.htm (choose WSO/WBCI Symposium; Adobe Acrobat Reader is required to open the file). You can also contact Christine Reel, [email protected] or 262-547-6128 for a copy of the registration materials. For more information contact Christine Reel, [email protected] or 262-547-6128
