Tweeters --

Western Field Ornithologists (WFO) is now
accepting abstracts for the scientific paper
sessions at this year's meeting, to be held in
Boulder, Colorado, 21-24 September 2006.

See the formal Call for Papers pasted in below
(which can also be downloaded from the WFO
website, http://www.wfo-cbrc.org/).

WFO meetings are THE forum where professional
ornithologists, amateur field ornithologists, and
active birders mingle, learn from one another,
and help advance our collective knowledge and
appreciation of the avifauna of western North
America.

This year's WFO meeting will feature the usual
terrific lineup of field trips, workshops,
scientific paper sessions, and expert panels ?
plus great camaraderie, beautiful scenery, and
superb birding. If you haven't attended a WFO
meeting before, I urge you to give it a try!

Look for full conference information soon on the
WFO website (http://www.wfo-cbrc.org/). In the
meantime, anyone interested in presenting
research results in our paper sessions, see the
information below, and be in touch with me soon.

I look forward to seeing you in Boulder,

Jay Withgott, WFO Board
Portland, OR
withgott at comcast.net



Call for Papers
Western Field Ornithologists - 31st Annual Meeting

21-24 September 2006
Boulder Colorado


Abstracts are now being accepted for
presentations at the 31st annual meeting of
Western Field Ornithologists, to be held 21-24
September 2006 in Boulder, Colorado.

Oral presentations should reflect original
research or summarize existing unpublished
information, and should be presented in a manner
that will be of interest to professional and
serious amateur field ornithologists. Papers
presented at other conferences will be
considered, provided that the material has not
already been published in full manuscript form.

Talks relating to the following themes are solicited:


Status, distribution, migration, and population dynamics of birds

Systematics and biogeography of birds

Ecology, behavior, and evolution of birds

New information on avian field identification problems

Science-based conservation and management of birds

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

Research described should apply to birds of the
WFO region: western North America (from Alaska
through Mexico, and the Great Plains to the
Pacific coast) and the eastern Pacific Ocean.

All talks should identify study objectives,
describe methods and data analysis, present
results, 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 WFO meetings.

An abstract of your presentation should be
submitted electronically to Jay Withgott
<withgott at comcast.net>. All queries and
submissions must be via e-mail. All abstracts
must be received by 30 June 2005 and should be
submitted in exactly the following format:

_ YOUR LAST NAME, YOUR FIRST NAME, CO-AUTHOR
NAMES. Your affiliation and/or sponsoring
organization(s), 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.

We look forward to seeing you in Boulder!