Hello, all --

The deadline for submission of abstracts for this year's WFO (Western
Field Ornithologists) meeting in Santa Maria, California, HAS BEEN
EXTENDED TO FRIDAY, 1 JULY 2005. See below for information on
submission of abstracts, along with general info on the meeting.

Those of you who made it to last fall's conference in Ashland know
how terrific these meetings are -- a chance for birding and science
to mingle. This year's conference is at the end of September --
perhaps the best time of year to bird the California coast. See
below for the call for papers, and the website
(http://www.wfo-cbrc.org/confer.html) for general meeting information.

I hope to see you there!

- Jay

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Call for Papers and Poster Presentations Western Field Ornithologists -
30th Annual Meeting

28 September - 1 October 2005
Santa Maria, California

Abstracts are now being accepted for presentations and posters at the
30th annual meeting of Western Field Ornithologists, to be held 28
September - 1 October 2005 in Santa Maria, California. Papers and
posters presented at other conferences will be considered, provided that
the material has not already been published in full manuscript form.
Authors are responsible for ensuring that their text is accurate and
professionally concise.

Oral and poster presentations should reflect original research or
summarize existing unpublished information, and should be presented in a
manner that will be of interest to serious amateur field ornithologists.
Talks and posters relating to the following special theme of the
2005 meeting are especially solicited:

* Status, distribution, conservation, and management of
birds in human-dominated landscapes. Human-dominated
landscapes in coastal California will be the primary
focus, but we seek contributions on the avifauna of
human-dominated landscapes anywhere in the West.

Talks and posters relating to the following, more general, themes are
also solicited:

* Systematics and biogeography of the birds of the Pacific
Coast region, the North American interior (including
Mexico), and the interface between the two.

* New information on field identification problems relevant
to the birds of western North America and the eastern
Pacific Ocean.

* Techniques for field study of birds, including censusing,
monitoring, and other methods; results of studies
applying such techniques.

All talks and posters should do the following: identify study
objectives; describe study methods and data analysis; discuss the
significance of the research; and propose future research directions.

We expect to allot 15 minutes per oral presentation, including 3 minutes
for questions and discussion. Dialogue between presenters and audience
is a hallmark of all WFO meetings.

Posters should fit within a width of six feet. Graphic materials,
tables, and illustrations should be as simple as possible. Sequence the
viewing of the poster with arrows, letters, or numbers so as to be
self-explanatory. Text, graphics, and illustrations should be readable
from a distance of at least four feet. Poster presenters are expected to
be available for extensive discussion with meeting participants.

An abstract of your presentation or poster should be submitted
electronically to Ted Floyd <tedfloyd at aba.org>. Please note that all
queries and submissions must be via e-mail. ALL ABSTRACTS MUST BE
RECEIVED BY 1 JULY 2005 and should be submitted in exactly the following
format:

* YOUR LAST NAME, YOUR FIRST NAME. Your affiliation (if
any), complete mailing address, e-mail address. Title of
your talk. Brief (300-word maximum) summary of the
objectives, methods, results, significance, and
generality of your study.

For more information about the meeting, visit the WFO web site at
<www.wfo-cbrc.org>.

We look forward to seeing you in Santa Maria!

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Ted Floyd

Editor,
Birding

American Birding Association
P.O. Box 7974
Boulder, Colorado 80306-7974

303-444-6363
tedfloyd at aba.org

Please visit the website of the
American Birding Association:
http://www.americanbirding.org

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Jay Withgott
Portland, OR
withgott at comcast.net