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TOS Winter Meeting 2014 - January 16-20 |
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Written by James (Jim) L. Hailey
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Tuesday, 21 May 2013 10:29 |
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Come celebrate 60 years of TOS. The next semi-annual TOS meeting will be held in Williamson County, Texas, January 16-20, 2014. Headquarters for the meeting will be at the Wingate Inn and Conference Center in Round Rock, Texas. I am excited to announce our guest speakers for this event—Kim Risen, Sandy Komito, and Victor Emanuel. Kim is the owner of NatureScape Tours in Minnesota and is known to many of our members who have had the opportunity to attend one of the Duluth or recent Chicken Run trips he has lead for TOS. On the recent Chicken Run I had several participants tell me “please sign me up for any trip that Kim will be leading for TOS.” Not only is Kim a very knowledgeable guide for birds, but he is very personable and knowledgeable about a myriad of subjects encountered in nature. Our second guest speaker will be Sandy Komito, holder of the Big Year ABA record. Sandy was the featured speaker at the Laredo Birding Festival in February 2013 and received rave reviews by those who attended. He is fun and funny as well as knowledgeable. And our featured banquet speaker will be none other than Victor Emanuel. I really don’t need to tell any of you who Victor is but what some of you might not know is, Victor is a Past President of TOS. In addition to this great line up of speakers we will have afternoon sessions dealing with many aspects of birding presented by experts on various subjects. And, as for birding opportunities, you will have your choice of field trips to Bastrop, Bell, Blanco, Burnet, Comal, Coryell, Llano, Travis, and Williamson Counties. So save the dates! |
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Last Updated on Tuesday, 21 May 2013 10:40 |
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Shorebird Weekender Sept. 6-8, 2013 |
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Written by James (Jim) L. Hailey
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Tuesday, 21 May 2013 09:54 |
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The Shorebird Weekender will be held in Corpus Christi, Texas, September, 6-8, 2013. Our instructor for this event will be Mel Cooksey. Mel is well versed in the region’s shorebird diversity and will provide two evening classes from 7:00 to 9:00 Friday & Saturday. Material presented will focus on identification of the various species that we can expect to see on the field trips that will be conducted on Saturday and Sunday. Our host hotel will be the Comfort Suites near Texas A&M University--Corpus Christi and rates are $95.00 single and $105.00 double + 15% tax. Cost for participating is $75.00 per participant. You can make reservations once you have been included on the list by calling 361-991-7700 and informing reservations you are with the Texas Ornithological Society group. The size of the group (minimum 20--maximum 30) will be determined by the available facilities and number of leaders participating. Individuals can reserve your place by sending an email to Jim Hailey
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and participants will be taken based the order in which the request are received. 
Snowy Plover by James Giroux |
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Last Updated on Thursday, 23 May 2013 09:55 |
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The Texas Ornithological Society (TOS) was founded in 1953 as a nonprofit organization. The purpose of the Society is to promote the discovery and dissemination of knowledge of birds; to encourage specifically the observation, study and conservation of birds in Texas; to encourage the formation of local birding clubs; and to stimulate cooperation among professional ornithologists.
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