[ucbnet] November UCB Newsletter

[Eric Huish]

Utah County Birders Newsletter
November 2007For the full UCB newsletter please visit http://www.utahbirds.org/newsletters/2007/2007_11.html .--------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
NOVEMBER MEETING:
Wed, Nov 14th. Landon Jones will be presenting on the topic “The Birds of Benin: a French linguist's adventure in West Africa.” 
Mr. Jones recently visited Benin in West Africa as a French linguist in the Utah National Guard for a two-week humanitarian mission. He’ll briefly explain the mission, describe the country, and talk about the birds he saw there. During his trip, he recorded a Benin first sighting for one species and saw four other species not previously reported in the region he was birding. These sightings have been accepted for publication in the March issue of “Malimbus: The Journal of West African Ornithology.” Many of the smaller West African countries are not well birded but have nearly as many species as the larger countries. If time permits he will report some of the findings from his literature review on the raptors of West Africa. Landon is currently finishing a master's in wildlife and wildlands conservation under Dr. Clayton White here at BYU.  - Meet at 7:00 PM in the Bean Museum Auditorium on the BYU Campus. 
DECEMBER MEETING:
Wed, Dec 12th. 
Christmas Bird Count Preparation - We will receive instruction and assignments for the Provo CBC. 
Please bring your field guides with you, we will discuss birds that might pose an identification problem. Final assignments will be made for areas to cover during the count, and folders will be distributed to area leaders.Meet at 7:00 PM in the Bean Museum Auditorium on the BYU Campus.
 


FIELD TRIPS:
November 17 (Sat): November loon loop - day trip, meet at 7:30 a.m. at Sam’s Club parking lot, 1313 S. University Ave., Provo: we plan to visit various reservoirs beginning with Deer Creek and ending with East Canyon in search of loons and winter waterfowl.December 22 (Sat): Provo CBC - Call Merrill Webb or come to the December UCB meeting on the 12th if you wish to participate.December 29 (Sat): Bluff CBC - details TBAJanuary 25 - 27, 2008: St. George Winter Bird Festival - make your own arrangementsFebruary 9, 2008: Bald Eagles at Farmington Bay: details TBA
 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------For the full newsletter ( Merrill's Musings, Field Trip Reports, Bird of the Month, Backyard Bird of the Month and more) visit http://www.utahbirds.org/newsletters/2007/2007_11.html .
Eric Huish Pleasant Grove UT poorwill_ at hotmail.com 801-360-8777
 
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