[mou] Midwest Birding Symposium

[Jim Williams]

Just a  reminder for those of you  who are looking to hone some of your bird
identification skills or learn more about backyard birdwatching/habitat, and
a cadre of other topics you might  want to get signed up for the Midwest
Birding Symposium September 11-14, 2003. There is a Packer home game on
Sunday, September 14th and lodging will be at a premium for Saturday night.

The symposium schedule includes talks on birding/photography,  hummingbirds,
backyard habitat/bird feeding hints, optics, owls, red-headed woodpeckers,
gull and raptor identification, as well as fall warbler identification and
Prairie chicken conservation. In addition numerous field trips will be held
and there will be a marketplace, Special Exhibits and a Silent Auction to
raise funds for the Prairie Chickens, good food, and a book signing.

Some very notable speakers will be there,  including Don & Lillian Stokes,
Kenn Kaufmann, John Acorn, Sheri Williamson, Joe and Mary Ann McDonald,
Ernesto Ruelos Inzunza, Tom Schultz, Eldon Greij etc. etc.

Pre- and post-symposium field trips will be held at Horicon Marsh and
Necedah NWR respectively.

Those wanting more information about the Symposium  can go to

http://www.birdersworld.com/brd/default.aspx?c=a&id=137

Also if any one is interested in a pre-symposium Conservation through
Birding summit on September 11th 9 AM-4 PM

Conservation Through Birding Summit you can check out.
http://www.conservationthroughbirding.org/get_involved.html

Ron Windingstad
Madison

forward by Jim Williams