From: Wisconsin Birding Network [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, March 31, 2009 9:56 PM To: Wisconsin Birding Network Subject: [wisb] Wisconsin Society for Ornithology convention in Siren May 21 - 25 Hello all! A second reminder of the convention. These are really fun! Could someone please forward this to the bird nets in Minnesota, northern Ontario, Illinois,Iowa and the UP? Thanks much, Sandy-Ursula Petersen, WSO Publicity Birders coming to Northwest Wisconsin Birdwatchers from all over Wisconsin and beyond will be coming to Siren, Wisconsin in May for the 70th annual Wisconsin Society for Ornithology (WSO) Convention. The convention will be headquartered at The Lodge at Crooked Lake in Siren. On Thursday and Friday, May 21 and 22, there will be all-day field trips north and south of Siren. Convention activities begin at The Lodge at Crooked Lake on Friday, May 22, with registration 4:00 - 7:00 p.m. At 4:00 p.m. the WSO Bookstore will open, and the Friends of Crex Meadows Wildlife Area will have an informational display and items for purchase. On Friday evening at 7:00, Jim Hoefler will give an introduction to Crex Meadows,; at 7:30 p.m. Ryan Brady will give an overview of the Marshbird Monitoring Project. These presentations will be followed by a field trip to Crex Meadows, 8:00 – 11:00 p.m. Saturday morning, May 23, and Sunday morning, May 24, convention registrants may participate in field trips to destinations in the area: Crex Meadows Wildlife Area, Fish Lake Wildlife Area, Namekagon Barrens, St. Croix River, Bird Banding with Bruce Bacon, and -- on Sunday only -- Wisconsin Point near Superior. The WSO Annual Meeting will be at 12:00 noon on Saturday. At 1:00 Scott Hull will give a presentation: “Wisconsin Sharp-tailed Grouse 2025—Conservation Success Story or Lost Cause?” The 5:00 Saturday evening Convention Banquet will be followed by a presentation of awards. At 6:30 p.m. Andy Paulios and Bruce Bacon will speak about “Nightjars in Wisconsin” (Common Nighthawks, Whip-poor-wills, and Chuck-will’s-widows). At 7:00 p.m. convention attendees may choose one of two field trips: 1) banding Nightjars, or 2) birding Crex Meadows Wildlife Area. For complete information and registration forms for the convention, please contact: Christine Reel, 2022 Sherryl Lane, Waukesha, WI 53188; (262)-547-6128; [email protected] or check the WSO website ( <http://www.wsobirds.org/convention_2009.pdf> http://www.wsobirds.org/convention_2009.pdf). _____
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