[BCNnet] Conservation of Boreal birds and the IBWP, and much more at Birding America, March 18

[casresearch at comcast.net]

On Saturday, March 18, the Chicago Audubon Society will present our 7th bi-annual BIRDING AMERICA conference.   With topics ranging from  the Ivory-billed woodpecker and Boreal bird conservation, SE Wisconsin birding, Minnesota owls,birding spots in IL, TX, the Pribilof Islands and Costa Rica, digiscoping, flycatcher and duck ID and more, there are many interesting birding topics to choose from and get you excited for the upcoming spring migration!

The conference will take place March 18, 9am to 4pm, at North Park University in Chicago.

For more information:

 http://www.chicagoaudubon.org/pages/20-01 01.shtml

or http://www.chicagoaudubon.org and click on Birding America
 
Keynote address:   Dr. Jeffrey Wells, Boreal Songbird Initiative -
"THE IVORY-BILL AND THE BOREAL: LESSONS AND LEGACIES "
 
BREAKOUT SESSIONS include:

a)   BIRDING SPOTS NEAR CHICAGO (where are the best birding spots, time of year, birds you'll see), 
10am - Iroquois County,IL  - John Baxter 
11am - Hennepin/Hopper Area, Putnam Co.IL - Doug Stotz, Field Museum
1pm - Birding the Chicago River - Jerry Garden
2 pm- Birding Southeast Wisconsin - Greg Seegert 

b)   SKILL BUILDING/PROJECT WORKSHOPS
10am - Duck Identification - Walter Marcisz
11am - Gardening for Birds and Butterflies... R. David Johnson
1pm - Flycatchers of IL and their Identification... Geoffrey A. Williamson
2pm  - Digiscoping - Ben Lizdas, Eagle Optics

c)   VACATION TRIPS:
10am -  Pribilof Islands - Sean Smith 
11am  -  Costa Rica - David B. Johnson 
1pm - The Owls of Minnesota - Laura Erickson, Minnesota 
2 pm - Costa Rica - David B. Johnson  (repeat)

3pm CLOSING presentation ...
"Birding the Texas Tropics - The Rio Grande Valley"- Sean Smith 

{note: to avoid a late registration fee of an extra $5 (after this Friday), call the Chicago Audubon office at 773-539-6793 before COB on Friday, and let our office manager Skipper know that you would like to come.  NAS members $40, non-NAS members $50}

Alan Anderson
Chicago Audubon Society Vice-President
casresearch at comcast.net 
Des Plaines, IL

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Alan B. Anderson 
casresearch at comcast.net 
Des Plaines, Cook Co.
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