[Bristol-Birds] Fw: [Va-bird] VSO Annual Meeting, Farmville, April 23-25
- From: "Wallace Coffey" <jwcoffey@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "Bristol-Birds" <bristol-birds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 28 Mar 2010 15:41:21 +0000
I just wanted to chime in with a little more information on the upcoming Annual
Meeting in Farmville. The April 1 registration deadline is approaching and I
wanted to let everyone know what's going to be happening down here in Southside
VA.
The Annual Meeting is a mini-convention with a focus on field trips. While we
do have a business meeting, exhibitors, and a technical paper session, the
field trips are my favorite part. We will be visiting the region's several
state parks, including the new High Bridge Trail, and Red Hill, the final home
and resting place of Patrick Henry. Other field trips will focus on our large
lakes and the many square miles of mixed farmland down here.
What birds might we see? We're expecting about 100 species, including
Prothonotary Warbler, Yellow-breasted Chat, Blue Grosbeak, Whip-poor-will,
Chuck-wills-widow, Louisiana Waterthrush, Grasshopper Sparrow and Kentucky
Warbler, to name just a few. Of course, when you put that many birders in the
field, you never know what surprises may turn up.
The other highlight of the meeting is the Saturday evening banquet. Our
speaker this year is Ted Floyd, the editor of Birding magazine and the author
of the Smithsonian Field Guide to the Birds of North America. Ted's banquet
topic will be "Night Birding: The Final Frontier." Everyone who registers will
also receive a free copy of the ABA's new "Let's Go Birding!" pamphlet, which
Ted has co-authored. Ted will be with us the entire weekend, so you will have
an opportunity to go birding with him and get him to sign your field guide.
You can download a registration form on the website of our local bird club at:
http://web.me.com/annebjacobs/Site/VSO__2010.html
I look forward to seeing many of you in Farmville four weeks from now.
David Spears
Dillwyn, VA
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From: David Spears <merlin2752@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 28 Mar 2010 07:35:23
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Subject: [Va-bird] VSO Annual Meeting, Farmville, April 23-25
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