Come one, come all! The Cayuga Bird Club hosts the New York State Ornithological Association’s annual meeting this year the weekend of September 19 through September 21. Registration is in full swing and we are excited to have people coming from all around New York State to participate in this. We are especially hoping that many of our wonderful local birders will also attend, so that not only our great birding spots but our wonderful friendliness and local hospitality will be showcased for all to enjoy.
The Friday night reception will be held at the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology from 6-9 PM. We thank Melissa Walker for working along with us to make this happen. There will be “heavy” hors d’oeuvres provided by Cornell Catering, along with a wine and beer cash bar. Two presentations will be offered: *All About Bird Biology *given by Mya Thompson , the author of this newly launched web resource, and a recently produced film called *Inside the Lab* (which is not currently available to the general public). Guests can join either of two tours of the employee areas of the Lab. The innovative sound ring, a wooden soundscape sculpture by Mya Lin, part of her “What is missing?” series dealing with extinctions, will be turned on for all to hear and experience. And the wonderful new mural of bird silhouettes, a tribute to Roger Tory Peterson and his first field guide, will captivate our visitors who will have a check list to challenge their ID acumen. Bob McGuire has organized many wonderful field trips and you can select the ones which may interest you. These will be high energy walks to many of our favorite hot spots. Saturday at the Ramada will see a series of interesting paper presentations from 1:30 to 5, with topics ranging from *The Hidden World of Bird Language* to *Earlier Arrival Dates of Spring Migrants*, to *Piping Plover Recovery* in NYS and many more. There will be posters on display, and of course, the NYSOA delegates business meeting in the morning. A silent auction will be ongoing throughout the day. The banquet Saturday night at the Ramada will be buffet style, with a cash cocktail reception preceding this. Announcements of award winners will be followed by our keynote speaker. We are very excited to be presenting Dr. Bridget Stutchbury, who will talk about her groundbreaking research and whose talk is titled *Frequent Fliers: New Discoveries in Bird Migration*. For those who may not know Dr. Stutchbury, you still have time to read her three great books written for general audiences*: Silence of the Songbirds, Bird Detective, and most recently, The Private Lives of Birds: A Scientist Reveals the Intricacies of Avian Social Life.* Doesn’t this sound like a must-attend weekend? Don’t brush it off just because you don’t have to travel long distances and stay in a hotel to attend. As a matter of fact, this is a wonderful reason for you to make sure you are part of this. Go to *Cayugabirdclub.org* to register and for more information. And please note, if you are registering and choosing banquet or reception, the deadline for this is Sept. 12. Contact me if you need more information. Linda Orkin Ithaca, NY -- If you permit this evil, what is the good of the good of your life? -Stanley Kunitz... -- If you permit this evil, what is the good of the good of your life? -Stanley Kunitz... -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
