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KOS Spring Meeting
24-26 April 2009
Mammoth Cave National Park, 24 - 26 April 2009.
Accommodations at the park include lodge rooms, cottages, and the park campground. A block of lodge rooms is being held until 24 March at a rate of $75 per night. Cabins are available, but none are being held for the meeting. To make reservations, call 877-444-6777.
The featured speaker for the weekend will be Ted Floyd who is editor of Birding, the primary publication of the American Birding Association. More information about Mr. Floyd is available on the ABA website.
We hope that all KOS members have an opportunity to attend the spring meeting. The birding at Mammoth Cave is outstanding!
Future meetings:
Fall 2009. Lake Barkley State Resort Park, 25-27 September 2009.
Spring 2010. Jenny Wiley State Resort Park, 23-25 April 2010.
Fall 2010. Paducah/Ballard Wildlife Management Area (dates to be announced).
Spring 2011. Barren River State Resort Park, 29 April - 1 May.
The Fall 2004 KOS meeting was held from
September
17 - 19, 2004 at
Pine
Mountain State Resort Park. Kathy Caminiti put together some photos taken during this
meeting,
and they are posted (as a pdf file) at http://www.biology.eku.edu/kos/fallmeeting2004.pdf.
Thanks, Kathy!
Reports on previous KOS meetings:
Spring
2004 - Kentucky Dam Village State Resort Park
Fall
2002 - Natural Bridge State Resort Park
Fall
2001 - Kenlake State Resort Park
Fall
2000 - Barren River Lake State Resort Park
Spring
2000 - Henderson, Kentucky
Fall
1999 - Lake Cumberland State Resort Park
Spring
1999 - Jenny Wiley State Resort Park
Fall
1998 - Kentucky Dam Village
PLEASE NOTE: Field trips are subject to change or cancellation due to weather or other unforeseen circumstances. So, be sure to check this site for updates as the date of each trip approaches. You can also contact trip leaders for current information. Appreciation is expressed to all trip leaders.
TBA
If you'd like more information about these counts, check out the KOS Midwinter Bird Count Page.
Bird
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North American Migration Counts are organized by county and are held on the second Saturday in May each spring throughout the nation. Lee McNeely is the state coordinator for Kentucky counts. Similar counts are held each fall on the third Saturday of September. Click here for additional information concerning North American Migration Counts in Kentucky. For additional information about NAMCs, check out:
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