WFO (Western Field Ornithologists) and the Idaho Bird Observatory
invite you to the 34th Annual WFO Conference, to be held this year in
Boise, Idaho, from September 10-13, 2009.

This year WFO will be celebrating its 40th anniversary. In addition
to the usual great field trips, skills workshops, scientific paper
presentations, and social events, this year we feature a keynote talk
and special field trip focused on what may well become the next new
North American species, the South Hills Crossbill. Dr. Craig Benkman
will discuss his fascinating research on this distinct crossbill and
its co-evolution with lodgepole pine cones. A daylong field trip will
visit the South Hills to look for this bird. This is an outstanding
example of what WFO is all about: fostering the fruitful links
between ornithology and birding.

For details and to register, go to the WFO web site
(http://www.westernfieldornithologists.org) and click on the "2009
Annual Conference" button. You can download a full conference
schedule, along with other information, from here. Early hotel
reservations are advised. For more information on what WFO
Conferences are like, click on the "Archives" button at the bottom of
the page for links to information on previous conferences.

We hope you can join us in Boise!

Jay Withgott
WFO Board
Portland, OR