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Hi all,

We are pleased to announce the Ohio Ornithological Society's 6th annual conference, to be held October 8 - 10 in Eastlake, Ohio, near Cleveland. The shore of Lake Erie is the place to be in early October and the field trips should produce some exciting birds. October is prime time for those beautiful but secretive little skulkers, the Nelson's and Le Conte's sparrows, and some of the field trip destinations are fantastic places to find them. We love it when people get lifers at these conferences, and I think these sparrows will add a few ticks for some people.

While there'll be plenty of terrestrial birding for landlubbers, we've also chartered the vessel "Holiday" to take us out to sea, or Lake Erie, at least. Excursions onto the open waters of the lake are ALWAYS exciting. This is a good time to luck into those fascinating kleptoparasites, the jaegers, including by far our hardest species to find, the Long-tailed Jaeger. Red Phalarope is a possibility as is Sabine's Gull and other unusual gulls. One never knows what will turn up. I was once on an October Lake Erie "pelagic" and a Glossy Ibis flew over. The lake is a magnet for odd birds and it'll be interesting to see what comes to light on these trips.

Conference organizers have arranged an excellent speaker lineup as well. The Dean of Northeast Ohio birding (and dragonflies), Larry Rosche, will give a wonderful overview of birds in the Cleveland region on Friday evening. If you've not yet heard Larry give a talk, you are in for a treat.

We are thrilled that Drew Wheelan of the American Birding Association can make the trip up from the Gulf Coast. Drew has been perhaps the premier frontline reporter and documenter of the BP gusher, and has spent countless hours working along the Gulf to chronicle the happenings there and provide solid information to the rest of us. Drew has been widely interviewed in the media and has become one of the go-to people for factual information. You can read about Drew and his work here: http://birding.typepad.com/gulf/ He'll be speaking about the Gulf on Saturday night.

John Pogacnik, one of Ohio's top experts, will present a program on sparrows. Probably NO ONE has spent more time birding Lake Erie and environs than John, who is also an outstanding photographer. Harvey Webster of the Cleveland Museum of Natural History will talk about the Smart Light - Safe Flight program, which is an effort to reduce the illumination of buildings and other structures during peak migratory periods to reduce bird fatalities. And Andy Jones, also with the Cleveland Museum, will demystify the phenomenon of migration. All are sure to be excellent and informative programs.

Registration is now open. Just visit the OOS website at: http://www.ohiobirds.org/

Let me know if you have any questions, and I'll hope to see you there!

Jim McCormac

Jim McCormac
Columbus, Ohio
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