I am happy to announce the meeting dates for our TOS meetings in 2015. The winter meeting will be held as usual over MLK Holiday weekend, January 16-20. I am currently in discussions with the El Paso Audubon group about hosting our meeting there. This would be a first and should offer an opportunity to explore a part of Texas not usually birded by many TOS members. I hope we can work this out. The Spring meeting will be held April 30-May 3 in Winnie, Texas. This will offer us the opportunity to visit all TOS sanctuaries on the upper Texas coast. So be sure and save these dates. I would also like to announce the tentative dates for the winter trip to Minnesota for owls--February 18-23 and the Alaska trip-- June 4-18, 2015. This will give you all something to look forward too and not think about a hot August in Texas. Finally, the summer newsletter is now available in electronic form on the TOS website. There is a password for TOS members. If you are a member and have not received your password, please contact Judy Kestner, TOS secretary, at tosmember@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx to verify your membership and get the password. She will have the information on your membership status. If you haven't receive your password we may not have the correct email address for you. Have a good summer, I off to the cooler climes of Ecuador. Jim Hailey, President Texas Ornithological Society 110 Lavaca Lane Georgetown, TX 78628 Phone: 361-522-3522 Email: irasciblej@xxxxxxxxx Website: www.texasbirds.org Edit your Freelists account settings for TEXBIRDS at //www.freelists.org/list/texbirds Reposting of traffic from TEXBIRDS is prohibited without seeking permission from the List Owner