Celebrating birds and biodiversity, the Arkansas Audubon Society (AAS) fall convention will engage participants through birding trips, folk music, and ecology presentations. This convention will be held Friday,November 18 through Sunday, November 20 at the Holiday Inn and Suites in Rogers. Friday registration (4 – 6 p.m.) will transpire in the Wilson Roomhallway.
The convention will offer excellent opportunities to view Bald Eagles and other late-fall specialties like waterfowl, sparrows, and hawks.
Friday afternoon field trips will cover Compton Gardensand Crystal Bridges, and Woolsey Wet Prairie. Saturday field trips will encompass Devil’s Den State Park, Centerton Fish Hatchery, Lake Atalanta, Chesney Prairie Natural Area, Beatie Prairie, and the Eagle Watch Nature Trailin Gentry.
Saturday evening’s speaker is Dr. H. David Chapman, apoultry science professor at the University of Arkansas. He will talkabout Lake Fayetteville’s history and bird life.
Also Saturday, seven ornithology graduate students will give presentations about their study areas: Wedge-billed Woodcreepers in Ecuador, the effects of forest disturbance in the Ozarks, the nocturnal activity of nesting songbirds, the Louisiana Waterthrush as an indicator of water quality, the foragingneeds of forest birds, and the interdependency of rare hornbills and raretrees.
Registration is $25 per person and is open to non-members;children under 16 are free. Evening meals are an additional charge. A convention registration form, complete meeting agenda, and downloadable brochure about the society are available athttp://www.arbirds.org/.
If you have questions about the convention, please contactKaren Holliday at ladyhawke1@att.net.
The biannual AAS conventions give birders a forum to networkand learn about ecological issues. Join the Arkansas Audubon Society Facebook group to follow society events and friendly discourse about birds and otherwatchable wildlife
