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Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2005 14:43:40 -0800
From: Ann Nightingale <motmot at shaw.ca>
To: tweeters-owner at mailman1.u.washington.edu
Subject: Bird Banding Workshop in Victoria

Hi, I am not a member of Tweeters, so I don't believe I can (or should)
post this directly. Would it be possible to have the following
announcement posted on the tweeters list? Rocky Point Bird Observatory is
a non-profit migration monitoring organization in Victoria. Tweeters
members have attended our previous workshops. Thank you for your
assistance!

Ann Nightingale
on behalf of Rocky Point Bird Observatory
Victoria, BC

The Rocky Point Bird Observatory in Victoria, BC, Canada, is offering an
intermediate level bird-banding workshop at Royal Roads University in
Victoria, BC, on the 25, 26 and 27 of March 2005. The 2.5-day workshop
will focus on bird identification, sexing and ageing under the direction
of Peter Pyle, author of the banders? ?bible?, Identification Guide to
North American Birds, Part I. The program has been developed for people
with some bird handling and/or banding experience, but a few seats have
been reserved for novices with little or no experience. This is an
excellent opportunity for undergraduates, graduate students, wildlife
biologists and naturalists to gain a firm foundation in bird banding,
ageing and sexing. Skills practiced in this workshop will be beneficial
for productivity, survivorship and migration monitoring field work.

The cost is $350 Cdn, per participant with a $50 reduction for students.
There is a limited number of dorm room accommodations available at Royal
Roads University for approximately $35 Cdn./night and will be made
available to those first to enroll. Enrollment is limited to 18.

Note, last year?s workshop filled quickly, we recommend early registration.

To enroll, please send your registration form and full workshop fees in
the form of a cheque or money order made out to: Rocky Point Bird
Observatory Society, to:

Rocky Point Bird Observatory Banding Workshop
C/o Donna Ross
3 ? 163 Wellington Ave.
Victoria, BC V8V 4H8

You may submit your registration form by email if you like, but you will
not be confirmed in the workshop until your payment is received.
Registrants will receive a receipt, pre-course reading material, course
information and accommodation information.

For more information or to confirm that there are still spaces available,
contact: Donna Ross (hoshihana at shaw.ca)
mailto:hoshihana at shaw.ca