The Fall 2024 Arkansas Audubon Society Convention held jointly with the IBBA
Schedule
Fri Oct 25 2024 at 06:00 pm
Location
Holiday Inn Little Rock-Airport-Conf Ctr | Little Rock, AR
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Join us and the Inland Bird Banding Association for a weekend full of discussing birds and field trips in Little Rock!Our Nightly speakers are Rebecca Peak from US Fish and Wildlife Service (Friday) and Bill Holimon from Arkansas Natural Heritage commission (Saturday). Saturday afternoon we will have oral and poster presentations themed with "Inspiring the Next Generation of Bird Conservation."
Rebecca's topic will be “Timing & Flight Behavior of Golden Eagles in Ozark Highlands.” During winter, the eastern population of Golden Eagles soars and hunts in areas with the same topographic features that are favored for wind development. It therefore puts all soaring birds, and particularly the Golden Eagle, at risk from the turbine’s rotating blades. In cooperation with partners, the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service-Arkansas Ecological Services Field Office is conducting a study to capture and fit a solar-recharged GPS-global system for mobile communication transmitters to Golden Eagles. The purpose of the study is to assist wind energy developers in evaluating environmental risk to this Federal Trust Resource for proposed wind projects in the Ozark Highlands.
Bill's topic is “Ecology of the Red-cockaded Woodpecker (Dryobates borealis) and Recovery Efforts of This Imperiled Species in Arkansas.” In addition, Bill will tell us about habitat management, monitoring, and translocation efforts for this species, and status of its populations in Arkansas.
Field Trip Coordinator Kevin Krajcir has organized interesting field trip combinations for us, with 12 guided field trips over three days (including a beginning birders' field trip), and 5 that are combined wth banding demonstrations. You won't want to miss these! Bird banders and banders in training, we are offering a special event just for you on Friday afternoon--Bird Banding Hacks and How-Tos--an opportunity for banders to share experiences and tips.
We look forward to seeing you there!
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Where is it happening?
Holiday Inn Little Rock-Airport-Conf Ctr, 3201 Bankhead Dr.,Little Rock,AR,United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
