On Saturday 4 March the venue will be CSIRO, Clunies Ross Street, Prospect, N.S.W. The theme is 'The Contribution of Amateurs to Avian Research'. The meeting will run from 9.30 am to 5 pm with an informal barbecue to follow the AGM. A cost of $20 will cover the registration, morning and afternoon tea, as well as lunch. The barbecue costs an additional $5. The speakers and topics include:
Durno Murray
How do wanderers wander? (albatrosses)
Dariel Larkins
Notes on the breeding biology of the Grey Butcherbird
Andrew Fisher
Amateurs, academics and avifauna: insights from theBathurst Bird Project
Janice Hosking
Surveys conducted by the Dubbo Field Naturalists on Glossy Black-Cockatoos
Judie Peet
Our woodland birds are disappearing
Iain Patterson
Regent Honeyeaters
Mike Clarke
Only amateurs, you must be joking
Cherie Sammut
Castlereagh Nature Reserve
Steve Debus
Publishing bird studies
Tony Saunders
Community participation in avian research
Dick Cooper
Atlassing
Colin Rich
Little Desert
Judy Harrington
Bird database at Bicentennial Park
Scientific Day, on Sunday 5 March, will be day of field outings, involving birdwatching and research activities such as censussing, behavioural observations and banding. To date there are two confirmed study sites, Scheyville and Castlereagh nature reserves. ABSA would like to extend an invitation to all those interested in birds to come and participate in this fantastic weekend. Not only will it give you an opportunity to hear about a wide range of current and interesting projects; it will provide an ideal venue for socially interacting with other bird lovers from many different organisations.
For additional nformation such as directions, please contact Cherie Sammut on (02) 4733 1088 or email her at birdsoul@hotmail.com