The 62nd Annual Meeting of the New York State Ornithological Association (NYSOA) will be held on Saturday, September 26, 2009. The registration form was mailed in the current "New York Birders" newsletter, and can also be found on the NYSOA web site at: http://www.nybirds.org . Directions to Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge and Montezuma Audubon Center can also be found on the NYSOA web site. The registration deadline is September 5, 2009.
Activities for the day are listed below. Joan Collins Potsdam & Long Lake New York State Ornithological Association 62nd Annual Meeting Montezuma Audubon Center Saturday, September 26, 2009 *Field Trips* Beginning at 7:30, 8:00, and 8:30 a.m. Meet at the Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge Visitor's Center *Buffet Lunch (limit of 80 people)* Meet at the Montezuma Audubon Center *Lunchtime Speaker: Shai Mitra* "Finding and Identifying Shorebirds in New York State" Techniques for finding and identifying shorebirds in New York State will be explained, focusing on similarities and differences between coastal and inland sites. The presentation will be illustrated with Shai's photos from Long Island, and by Dominic Sherony's photos from throughout the state, and will be integrated with the morning's field trip results from the Montezuma wetlands complex. Shai Mitra has studied birds in the northeastern United States and around the world for almost thirty years. He received a BA in Biology from Cornell University in 1989 and a PhD in Evolutionary Biology from the University of Chicago in 1996. From 1996-2000 he operated a major bird-banding station at the Fire Island Lighthouse, on the south shore of Long Island. Currently, he is an Assistant Professor of Biology at the College of Staten Island, with research interests in the areas of avian ecology, evolution, and conservation. Shai is Editor of The Kingbird, the quarterly publication of the New York State Ornithological Association; co-compiler of bird records for the New York City and Long Island region; a member of the New York State Avian Records Committee; Chair of the Rhode Island Avian Records Committee; and co-compiler of three Christmas Bird Counts on Long Island and Rhode Island. *Annual Meeting of Council of Delegates 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.* (Open to all members.) -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES Temporary archive: http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
