Utah Ornithological Society

Annual Fall Conference
November 7-9, 2003

Where: University of Utah
Aline Wilmot Skaggs Biology Bldg

Friday evening: Frank Howe, keynote address and reception
Saturday: Scholarly, general interest and member presentations;
UOS Board and business meetings
Sunday morning: Field trips

Registration form

About the Utah Ornithological Society

The Utah Ornithological Society is an organization of professionals and amateurs who are interested in birds. The UOS was founded in 1982 in order to promote the field study of birds in Utah. Articles on various aspects of Utah ornithology are published in the bi-yearly journal Utah Birds.

Annual Conference

The Utah Ornithological Society’s annual conference is an opportunity for the Utah birding community to meet and discuss issues related to birds and bird habitat, scientific research, state bird records, bird sightings, and the best places to birdwatch in Utah. One half-day of the conference is devoted to birdwatching in the field with local experts.

Keynote Address and Reception

Friday , November 7, 2003; 7:30 to 9:00 p.m.
at the University of Utah - Aline Wilmot Skaggs Biology Building


Frank Howe, Non-game Avian coordinator and keynote speaker

Frank Howe, Non-game Avian Coordinator
Utah Division of Wildlife Resources

Bio: Frank Howe has been with the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources for over a decade where he has been Partners in Flight Coordinator, Mexican Spotted Owl Coordinator, and Nongame Avian Program Coordinator. Frank is currently involved with a variety of issues in avian ecology, biology, management and monitoring in the state. e is also an Associate Faculty member at Westminster College where he teaches Environmental Biology.

Keynote address: On a Wing and a Prayer: Monitoring Utah's Songbird Populations

Abstract: Bird population monitoring in the 21st century requires state of the art statistical analysis and geographic information systems; it also requires binoculars, clipboards, and good identification skills. Frank will discuss a variety of techniques used to find and monitor songbird populations in Utah and provide inventory and monitoring results from the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources' Nongame Avian Program. Examples will include Black Swift, Grasshopper Sparrow, and Yellow-billed Cuckoo monitoring as well as trend data from over a decade of monitoring our most productive bird areas-riparian habitats. But, bird population monitoring is more than just complex techniques and sometimes confounding results; it is a tool for ecological conservation. By using what we learn from monitoring birds, we will be able to effectively conserve our environment into the next decade and beyond.



Presentations and UOS Board & Business Meetings

Saturday, November 8, 2003

Agenda
8:30 to 9:00 a.m. Registration and continental breakfast
9:00 to 11:00 a.m. Morning presentations and short break
11:00 a.m. to Noon Birders Hours
Noon to 1:00 p.m. Lunch (on your own or pre-ordered box lunches are available) and UOS Board Meeting
1:00 to 4:30 p.m. Presentations continued and short break
4:30 to 5:00 p.m. Business Meeting















  Hermit Thrush  

Presenters

Birder’s Hour
The Birder’s Hour is an opportunity for conference attendees to tell a birding tale. Participants will have 5 minutes to share a birding-related story, show their prized slides, describe a notable field sighting, talk about their Utah life list, or the bird that got away. All interested presenters are asked to indicate their willingness to participate on the registration form. There will be a slide projector, computer with LCD projector and a microphone available for your use. If you have any questions about Birder’s Hour, contact Jeanne Le Ber; phone: 801-532-7384.

Broad-tailed Hummingbird Cassin Finch Chipping Sparrow Lincoln Sparrow Mountain Chickadee Pine Siskin


Field Trips

Sunday, November 9, 2003


Directions to the University of Utah
From I-15 northbound: Take the east bound 600 South exit. At State Street turn left, proceeding 2 blocks north until you reach 400 South. Turn right, proceeding east on 400 South for approximately 2 miles until you reach the University of Utah campus.

From I-15 southbound: Take the east bound 600 North exit. At 300 West turn right, proceeding approximately 1.5 miles south until you reach 400 South. Turn left, proceeding east on 400 South for approximately 2 miles until you reach the University of Utah campus.

A map is available at: http://www.map.utah.edu/umaplink/0084.html Parking after 6:00 p.m. and on weekends is generally OK; be sure to read signs and note hours of operation. There is a paylot just west of the Marriott Library, near the University Bookstore. The Biology Building is down-hill, just west of the bookstore.



Membership
Membership in UOS is open to anyone with an interest in birds. Membership, which includes two issues of Utah Birds, is available on a calendar year.



Questions?
Please call John Cavitt at 801-626-6172
Or Jeanne Le Ber at 801-532-7384