Hello Buckeye Birders, You now have the option to attend JUST the Saturday evening keynote presentation by Drew Wheelan, ABA Gulf Coast Coordinator, on October 9th in Eastlake, Ohio (Cleveland vicinity) during the OOS Sixth Annual Meeting. We've just added this option: see the OOS website for more details (http://www.ohiobirds.org/) Drew will present a first-hand account of the effects of the disaster in the Gulf on birds and bird habitat, and subsequent efforts to clean it up. He will also examine wildlife response efforts and behind-the-scenes politics, including rehabilitation and recovery efforts. The confounding role of corporate and governmental oversight, as well as the exclusion of a willing volunteer force will be discussed: recommendations to prepare for and deal with likely future environmental disasters will be presented. Drew has taken thousands of images of the spill, as well as many hours of video, which he will also feature in this special keynotepresentation. Read Drew’s blog at: http://birding.typepad.com/gulf/ Please register and pay in advance to join us for SATURDAY dinner before Drew's talk: if you are joining us for the lecture portion ONLY, you can pay at the door. Dinner and Drew's presentation for OOS members: $45. Pay in advance. Dinner & Drew's presentation for non-members: $55. Pay in advance. Drew's presentation (no dinner) for OOS members: $15. Pay at door. Drew's presentation (no dinner) for non-members: $20. Pay at door. Of course, we hope you'll attend for the entire weekend! Our Friday evening keynote is Cleveland's Larry Rosche, there are Saturday & Sunday morning field trips and two Lake Erie pelagic options, plus three breakout Saturday afternoon talks on sparrows (John Pogacnik), bird migration (Andy Jones), and dangerous nighttime illumination of tall buildings (Harvey Webster). Full details on registration, lodging, and field trips: http://www.ohiobirds.org/calendar/annual_meeting/meeting.php Please note: the Villa Angela/Wildwood/Cleveland Lakefront State Park field trip is SUNDAY-only with the good folks from Western Cuyahoga Audubon Society! In Appreciation, Ann Oliver Cincinnati ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]