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<DIV>If you've got a passion for birds and bird conservation, and want to
know what's going on here in northeastern Illinois within the conservation
community, the <STRONG>Wild Things Conference</STRONG> on Saturday February 2 at
the University of Illinois Chicago campus is the place to be! </DIV>
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<DIV>Never been to <STRONG>Wild Things</STRONG>? It's a blast, and a major
high! Karen and I have been to every one; we always come away feeling energized
and enthusiastic about the great conservation work being done by volunteers and
professionals within our community. Plus, we've learned a lot each time!</DIV>
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<DIV>Pasted below are some of the various scheduled talks with a bird focus;
birds and bird conservation components are contained in many of the day's
talks, as you'll see when you check out the total schedule. </DIV>
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<DIV>Google <STRONG>Wild Things 2013</STRONG> for the link to the conference
website's home page. Registration closes as of midnight on Sunday January 20, so
it's not too late to sign up. Don't procrastinate if you're planning to go and
haven't registered yet. </DIV>
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<DIV>Hope you can make it!</DIV>
<DIV><FONT lang=0 size=2 face=Arial PTSIZE="10"
FAMILY="SANSSERIF">Regards<BR>Bob Fisher<BR>Downers Grove </FONT></DIV>
<DIV>DuPage County</DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG><U><EM>10:15 AM Spring vs. Fall Landbird Migration in Chicago: How
are They Different and Why Does it Matter? - Stotz </EM></U></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><U><EM></EM></U></STRONG> </DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><U><EM>11:15 AM Lake Calumet - What Happened? Precipitous Declines
in Endangered Wetland Birds and How They Might Have Been Avoided - Marcisz
</EM></U></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><U><EM></EM></U></STRONG> </DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><U><EM>11:15 AM Grassland and Shrubland Birds in the Chicago
Region: Ascertaining Habitat Quality Through Studies of Habitat Use and Nest
Predation - Benson, copresenter(s) </EM></U></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><U><EM></EM></U></STRONG> </DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><U><EM>1:30 PM Four Decades of Bird Study at Goose Lake Prairie:
What's Changed and What Have We Learned? - Herkert </EM></U></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><U><EM></EM></U></STRONG> </DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><U><EM>2:55 PM Wind Turbines in Lake Michigan; How They Might
Impact Birds - Fisher</EM></U></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><U><EM></EM></U></STRONG> </DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><U><EM>2:55 PM Don't Call me Hedwig: The Great Snowy Owl Irruption
of 2011-12 - Engel </EM></U></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><U><EM></EM></U></STRONG> </DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><U><EM>3:35 PM Endangered Visitors: Whooping Crane Reintroduction
to the Midwest - Clemency </EM></U></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><U><EM></EM></U></STRONG> </DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><U><EM>3:35 PM Climate Change Impacts to Local Phenology and
Migratory Birds - Stotz, Strang </EM></U></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><U><EM></EM></U></STRONG> </DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><U><EM>4:15 PM Lightning Rounds: Birds and Habitat - Ask, Pollock,
Zamirowski, Zarski </EM></U></STRONG></DIV></FONT></FONT></BODY></HTML>