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Hi all,

Just a reminder that the For Our Birds 2008 conference is approaching  
fast. Space is filling up, and though nobody will be turned away at  
the door (barring fire regulations ...), it'll be a huge help if you  
register right away.

The conference is on Saturday and Sunday, November 15 & 16, at the  
Rowe Management Building on the Dalhousie University campus in  
Halifax. It's a rare chance to hear all sorts of perspectives on  
birds in Nova Scotia.

It's also a rare chance to get in your two cents: Sunday morning is  
devoted to open discussion on what should be done for birds in the  
province. Ideally, we hope to leave the conference with some clear  
plans for improved coordination and communication among everyone  
that's interested in bird conservation.

I've pasted a brief list of the Saturday talks below. Again, please  
register asap so we can get a clear idea of numbers. Details are at  
http://ecologyaction.ca/coastal/birds/

Thanks,
Andy Horn
Halifax



Brief summary of talks:

Saturday's talks start with a keynote presentation by Janis  
Dickinson, Director of Citizen Science at Cornell's Lab of  
Ornithology, who will give an overview on citizen involvement in bird  
monitoring and conservation across North America. Then there'll be a  
wide range of talks on bird conservation in Nova Scotia:

Sherman Boates on DNR's perspective on bird conservation in NS
Andrew Boyne on what CWS is doing for birds in NS
Ted D'Eon on restoring Roseate Terns to The Brothers
Andy Horn on why swallows are disappearing in NS and elsewhere
Randy Lauff on our spotty knowledge of saw-whet and boreal owls in NS
Carolyn Matkovich on using radar to track migrating birds
Dave McCorquodale on Christmas Bird Count trends in Cape Breton
Susann Myers on the Maritime Shorebird Survey
Cindy Staicer on our declining Acadian forest birds
Becky Stewart on the Maritime Breeding Bird Atlas
Becky Whittam on BSC volunteer bird monitoring in NS
Jim Wolford on chimney swifts as a case study
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size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">The conference is on =
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chance to hear all sorts of perspectives on birds in Nova =
Scotia.</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
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12.0px Helvetica">It's also a rare chance to get in your two cents: =
Sunday morning is devoted to open discussion on what should be done for =
birds in the province. Ideally, we hope to leave the conference with =
some clear plans for improved coordination and communication among =
everyone that's interested in bird conservation.</font></div><div =
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pasted a brief list of the Saturday talks below. Again, please register =
asap so we can get a clear idea of numbers. Details are at <a =
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summary of talks:</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
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12.0px Helvetica">Saturday's talks start with a keynote presentation by =
Janis Dickinson, Director of Citizen Science at Cornell's Lab of =
Ornithology, who will give an overview on citiz