UOS Conference

I would like to remind everyone to hurry and register for the Utah Ornithological Society's Fall meeting (Nov 7-9)! The "early bird" price is good through today. If you email your registration form to Jeanne LeBer (JEANNELE@LIB.MED.UTAH.EDU) and then send payment through the postal service, we will still credit you for the reduced price. Otherwise registrations will be accepted at the door.

Registration forms can be obtained at http://www.utahbirds.org/uos/annual_conference.html.

Below is a brief schedule of events

Fri November 7, 7:30 pm Keynote address and reception

"On a Wing and a Prayer: Monitoring Utah's Songbird Populations", Frank Howe, Non-game Avian Coordinator, Utah Division of Wildlife Resources.

Saturday, November 8, Presentations and Meetings

Presentations will cover a diversity of topics. Some examples include-

The new Utah Bird Checklist
The status of the Burrowing Owl in Utah
Conservation strategies for Utah's Birds - Important Bird Areas
Birding the Deseret Ranch
Habitat selection in Willow Flycatchers
Visual and Vocal Displays of Brown-headed Cowbirds
Birds of the Pribilof Islands
Proposal for accomplishing a Utah Breeding Bird Atlas

8:30 - 9:00am - Registration and Continental Breakfast

9:00 - 12:15pm - Morning Presentations, short break, and birder's hour

12:15 - 1:15pm - Lunch

1:15 - 5:00pm - Afternoon Presentations, short break and UOS Business Meeting

Sunday, November 9, Field Trips

There are 2 options for field trips

Option 1

Antelope Island and Causeway ? Leader, Keith Evans

This field trip will meet in the parking lot outside the kiosk at Antelope Island at 8:00am.

Option 2

Birding the north edge of Salt Lake City ? Leader, Mark Stackhouse

This trip will explore some of the good birding spots on the north edge of Salt Lake City. The trip will start at Farmington Bay, and work south towards the city. Stops will include, the Jordan River Parkway in North Salt Lake, the Warm Springs area and the SLC sewage treatment facility, and finish (if time allows) with a trip into Mueller Park in Bountiful. This should provide a good mix of birds, a chance for something rare, and visit a few lesser-known (but good) birding spots. Meet at the McDonalds in Centerville at 7am.

JFC

John F. Cavitt PhD
Dept. of Zoology
Weber State University
2505 University Circle
Ogden, UT 84408-2505

(801) 626-6172
FAX: (801) 626-7445
homepage: http://faculty.weber.edu/jcavitt

"A thing is right when it tends to preserve the integrity, stability, and
beauty of the biotic community. It is wrong when it tends otherwise."

Aldo Leopold