Saturday, October 4, 2008
7:30 AM - 6:00 PM

Conference location:
Chestnut Ridge Elementary School
Walnut Creek, Ohio

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Morning Field Trip, 7:30 AM to Noon:
Funk Bottoms Wildlife Refuge

Amish Cooked Lunch

Afternoon Programs, 1:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Opening Remarks - Kim Kaufman 

Ben Thornton our Master of Ceremony  

Chasing Beeps: Radio telemetry in rail research,
presented by Auriel Van Der Laar 
 

Winter Birds on the North Coast,
presented by Bret McCarty
 

Birds for Bucks: Ecotourism and the Traveling Birder presented by Jared Merriman 
 

Afternoon Break

 

      Birding Killbuck Marsh: A birder and his bicycle
presented by Jacob Bowman  
 

How Ecotourism is Protecting the Tropics,
presented by Brad Wilkinson &  Ethan Kistler

Our Keynote: Hope Batcheller, from Petersburgh, New York
presenting "Fledglings: Researching the Unknown"

Every passerine has been a fledgling. Why is it, then, that virtually nothing is known about this crucial stage of birds' lives? Visual and audio identification are both unknown areas, let alone behavior and development.

For the past two summers, Hope Batcheller has recorded fledglings in northern New England. In this talk, she will share audio recordings of fledglings, stories and photos from the field, the research process, and implications of all this for Breeding Bird Atlas projects.

Hope Batcheller, age 16, lives in rural Petersburgh, New York. Though interested in birds her whole life, finding an Ovenbird nest at age 8 fired an obsession. Breeding behavior and nest-finding have always fascinated Hope, and taking the Cornell Lab of Ornithology's "Homestudy Course in Bird Biology" sparked her interest in vocalizations.

A complete conference agenda and registration form will be in your next OYBC newsletter - Golden-Wings.  If you are not a member call us at 419 898-4070 for a registration packet.
 

Kenn Kaufman’s Bird Quiz - start studying now! 

Closing Remarks - Kim Kaufman 

 

Sunday, October 5, 2008 at 8:30 AM
Digiscoping Field Trip
 Funk Bottoms Wildlife Area Observation Deck on SR-95
With Leica Optics Digiscoping Expert, Jeff Bouton
Transportation on your own

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Registration deadline is September 29, 2008

See you there!

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