>From Russell Rogers, Seattle WA, rrogers at halcyon.com

This is an e-mail announcement of the WFO-WSO annual meeting to be held
this year in Spokane, Washington. Please feel free to send this along to
anyone that may be interested. If you have any questions please send them
to me directly.

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The Twentieth
Western Field Ornithologist
and
The Seventh
Washington Ornithological Society
Annual Meeting
Spokane, Washington
June 16-18

The 1995 joint annual meeting of the Western Field Ornithologist (WFO) and
the Washington Ornithological Society (WOS) will be held in Spokane,
Washington on June 16-18. The focus of the meeting will the birds of the
Okanogan Highlands, Columbia Basin, and the Palouse area of Washington and
Idaho.

ACCOMMODATIONS

The Spokane Holiday Inn will host this year's meeting. They have arranged
a very reasonable price for WFO and WOS members at 58.00 per night, single
or double occupancy. To make reservations for a room, please contact the
Holiday Inn directly at 1-509-747-2021. Make sure that you tell them that
you are part of the WOS-WFO Annual Meeting. If you are interested in
camping are available nearby at the Riverside State Park. Directions to
the State Park will be included with your confirmation letter.

FIELD TRIPS

Field trips will be conducted each day of the convention. Full day trips
will run on Friday and on Sunday, with half day trips to local areas on
Saturday morning. Buses will be provided for each trip at an extra cost of
$14.00 for the full day trips and $8.50 for the half day trips. Buses are
equipped with over head storage for scopes and field bags, air
conditioning and rest rooms. Registration for specific routes will be on
a first come basis. For safety purposes, we would prefer that no one
follows along behind the buses in their own cars.

Special Sunday trips will be arranged for meeting participants returning
to central and western Washington. These trips will work their way
westward so that you can already be half way home when you are done.
Groups size will be 10-14 people, or a maximum of 5 cars per group. The
cost for participating in these trips will be $5.00 per person.

Salmo Mountain area (Friday and Sunday)

Salmo Mountain, in the Selkirk Mountain range, is host to several boreal
species of birds, such as Boreal Chickadee and Spruce Grouse. Other birds
to look for on this trip would be Three-toed Woodpecker, Gray Catbird,
Northern Waterthrush, American Redstart and Bobolinks.

The Palouse Region (Friday and Sunday)

On Friday this trip will visit Idaho localities in the St. Maries and
Plummer area, such as Heyburn State Park. On Sunday this trip will visit
Washington localities such as Hole in the Ground, Steptoe and Kamiak Butte
(isolated patches of forest) in Whitman County. Expect to see birds such
as Sora, Grasshopper Sparrow and White-throated Swifts.

Spokane localities (Saturday)

These trips will run on Saturday morning. Short trips to Mount Spokane,
Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge, Riverside State Park and other local
hot spots. Some of the birds to expect are Ruffed Grouse, Black-backed
Woodpecker, Gray Partridge and possibly Clay-colored Sparrows.

Homeward bound: Moses Lake, Potholes Reservoir, Route 2, and Blewett Pass
(Sunday)

This trip is designed with those participants returning to central and
western Washington in mind. They will run on Sunday only and will not make
use a bus. Groups will be limited to a five cars. The exact route will be
up to each leader to decide. Sign up for specific routes at time of
registration.

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Thursday, June 15
5-8 PM Registration

Friday, June 16
5 AM Breakfast Buffet
6 AM Field trips depart (return around 4 PM)
4-8 PM Registration
5:30-6:30 PM Social Hour- No host Bar
6:30 Dinner buffet
7:30 WFO Board Meeting, WOS Board Meeting

Saturday, June 17
5 AM Breakfast Buffet
5:30 AM Field trips depart (return around 10 AM)
10 AM Paper Session
12 Noon Lunch Buffet
1 PM Paper Session continues
3:30 PM Beverage Break
4:30 PM ID panel
6:00 Social Hour- No host bar
7 PM Banquet and speaker

Sunday
5 AM Breakfast Buffet
6 AM Field trips depart (return 3:00 PM)

MEALS

Meals will be offered individually (See Registration Form). The following
meals will be offered: all you can eat breakfast buffet on Friday,
Saturday and Sunday will include eggs, bacon, cold cereal, muffins, coffee
and tea ($5.75), box lunches on all day field trips include a sandwich,
apple, chips, and can beverage ($5.50), Friday Dinner buffet will include
two different pasta dishes, bread, and salad and beverage ($11.00), all
you can eat lunch deli buffet on Saturday including salad and beverage
($8.75), the Saturday banquet will be your choice of a chicken or fish
dish, vegetables, salad, bread and beverage ($16.00).

[note: e-mail users may print everythihg below this point, and sent it in
for registration]

REGISTRATION

Name
Name (guest)
Address
City
State
Zip
Phone

Registration Fees [ $00.00 X number of .... = total amount]

WOS or WFO Member and spouse
if mailed before May 1 $25.00 X ________ = ________
WOS or WFO Member and spouse
if mailed after May 1 $30.00 X ________ = ________

Non Member $40.00 X ________ = ________

Meals
Friday breakfast buffet $5.75 X ________ = ________

Friday box lunch $5.50 X ________ = ________

Friday dinner buffet $11.00 X ________ = ________

Saturday breakfast buffet $5.75 X ________ = ________

Saturday lunch buffet $8.75 X ________ = ________

Saturday banquet $16.00 X ________ = ________

Sunday breakfast $5.75 X ________ = ________

Sunday box lunch $5.50 X ________ = ________

Field Trips

Full day trips Fri & Sun $14.50 X ________ = ________

Half day trips on Saturday $8.50 X ________ = ________
Special Sunday trip for those
returning to the west. $5.00 X ________ = ________

Tee Shirt* $15.00 X ________ = ________

TOTAL (Check enclosed) = ________

Make checks payable to WOS (Washington Ornithological Society)

*Tee Shirts, 100% cotton tee shirts commemorating this years WOS-WFO
meeting, designed by renowned northwest wildlife artist Linda Feltner.

For planning purposes, please circle the trips that you are interested in
participating in. One trip per day. Seats on trips are on a first come
first servered basis. Seating at time of registration is limited to
availablity.

Salmo Mountain Fri - Sun
The Palouse, Idaho Fri - -
Whitman Co. - - Sun
Spokane locales - Sat -
Turnbull - Sat -
Mt Spokane - Sat -
Homeward Bound - - Sun

If attending banquet, please indicate which meal and how many you would
like.

Chicken___________Fish__________

If you are interested in presenting papers or displaying an exhibit,
please let us know by May 1, 1995.

Please return this form and a self addressed stamped envelope for your,
conformation information to the address below.

WOS-WFO Annual Meeting
c/o Russell Rogers
4510 Glenn Way SW
Seattle, Washington 98116
rrogers at halcyon.com
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