AZFO Annual Meetings:

5th Annual Meeting Announcement:

Phoenix, October 21-23 2011

If you enjoy observing, surveying, or conducting research on Arizona’s birds, please plan to attend the Arizona Field Ornithologists (AZFO) annual state meeting. This year it will be held at the Arizona Game and Fish Department office at 5000 W. Carefree Highway in north Phoenix just west of I-17. Both members and nonmembers are invited to attend this enjoyable and educational gathering.

The Saturday session will feature presentations on changing bird status and field research in Arizona, plus reports and future plans for the many AZFO activities. We encourage anyone interested in giving a 15-minute oral or a poster presentation on original avian research, surveys or other pertinent Arizona endeavors to visit our Call for Papers and Posters announcement for more details.

On Friday afternoon and Sunday morning you can participate in mini-field expeditions to lesser known birding areas in northern Maricopa and southern Yavapai counties. Please click here for more details and meeting registration.

Meeting Summary (including highlights from the mini-expeditions)

Past Meetings:

2010: Fourth Annual Meeting, Prescott, 10/08-10
Meeting Summary (including highlights from 5 Mini-Expeditions/Workshops)

2009: Third Annual Meeting, Tucson, 10/24-25

2008: Second Annual Meeting, Flagstaff, 10/04-05

2007: First Annual Meeting, Gilbert, 10/20-21

Annual Meetings Feature:

Expert presentations on identification, status and distribution of Arizona birds
Presentations on where to go birding in Arizona by local experts
Reports on AZFO Activities such as Field Expeditions, Seasonal Reports, Sightings Database, the Online Journal, Web Page, Censuses
FInd out how you can get involved with AZFO
Report from the Arizona Bird Committee
Bird identification quizzes
Sunday half-day field expeditions led by local experts to underbirded areas
A chance to meet new friends and visit with old ones!