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Alabama Ornithological Society Winter Meeting
January 22, 2016, 8:00 am–January 24, 2016, 5:00 pm
ACCOMMODATIONS AND INFORMATION
Lakepoint Resort State Park is about 8 miles north of Eufaula, Alabama, on US 431.
The reservation numbers for the Park Lodge are 1-800-544-5253 or 334-687-8011. Please indicate that you are with AOS.
If you cannot get into the Lodge, there are also a number of motels in nearby Eufaula.
Note that there will be a banquet Saturday night. There will be no Friday night potluck supper.
MEETING SCHEDULE
FRIDAY, JANUARY 22
4:00 p.m. Registration—Riverside B
5:00 p.m. Social Hour—Riverside B
6:00 p.m. Dinner from menu—Dining Room
(open 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.)
7:00 p.m. Sparrow ID Workshop, Charlie Muise, Instructor—Riverside B
SATURDAY, JANUARY 23
7:00 a.m. Field Trips:
Lakepoint State Park and Eufaula NWR Wildlife Drive, Main Unit
Trip Leader, Mark Jackson, Manager, Lakepoint State Park
Eufaula NWR, Houston Unit (walking trip)
Trip Leaders, Charlie Muise and Andrew Haffenden
Eufaula NWR, Kennedy Unit (walking trip)
Trip Leader TBA
12:00 p.m. – 2 p.m. Lunch on your own
2:00 p.m. Field Trip with Charlie Muise to Eufaula NWR Wildlife Drive, Main Unit, to observe and identify sparrows.
2:30 p.m. Board Meeting—Southern Pine Board Room
5:30 p.m. Social Hour—Riverside B
6:30 p.m. Banquet—Riverside B
7:30 p.m.— Keynote Speaker: Charlie Muise
Burning and Banding: Conservation and Research in Georgia’s Grasslands
About the Speaker:
Charlie Muise, Georgia’s Important Bird Area Coordinator, will discuss Georgia’s active participation in the National Audubon Society’s Important Bird Area program, which seeks to identify and protect key areas around the world that provide critical habitat for birds. Besides running banding stations at two locations in Georgia, Charlie Muise has participated in studies on the effects of prescribed fires and native prairie restoration on songbird populations, and also in studies of whimbrel and oystercatcher migratory routes, as well as wintering habitat and distribution of Nelson’s, Henslow’s, seaside, and saltmarsh sparrows.
SUNDAY, JANUARY 24
7:00 a.m. Field trip to Eufaula NWR Bradley Unit—Meet in the Lobby
Trip Leaders, Charlie Muise and Andrew Haffenden
12:00 p.m. Compilation—Location TBA