2009 ABA Convention

The American Birding Association has estabished the dates for the 2009 Convention and conferences. Field trips, workshops, tradeshow and keynote speaker await you during the weeklong convention. The convention is in Corpus Christi, TX from 27 April through 3 May 2009 at the Omni Bayfront Hotel on the Corpus Christi Bay.

• Three days of field trips to see the 431 birds of the Coastal Bend
• Two days of workshops to hone ID skills
• Daily tradeshow
• Keynote speaker: Kenn Kaufman

          Target birds: Least Grebe, White tailed Hawk, Buff-breasted Sandpiper, White tipped Dove, Groove-billed Ani, Golden-fronted Woodpecker, Great Kiskadee, Green Jay, Black-crested Titmouse, Olive Sparrow, Botteri's Sparrow, and over 20 species of Warblers!

           Click Here to Register: ABA Convention or Call 1-800-850-2473 ext 230

ABA River of Raptors Conference

Mark your calendar for the  ABA RIver of Raptors Conference from 4-10 of October 2009. Based at Xalapa, north of Veracruz at the Fiesta Inn Xalapa. Enjoy four and one half days of field trips and a half day workshop by Steve Howell

Target Birds include: thousands of broad winged Hawks, Swainson's Hawks, Mississippi Kites, Turkey Vultures plus Osprey, Snail Kite, Common Black Hawk, Harris's Hawk, Roadside Hawk, Gray Hawk, Short-tailed Hawk, White-tailed Hawk, and Zone tailed Hawk; Aplomado Falcon, Bat Falcon, nine species of Doves, Parrots, and Parakeets, sixteen species of Hummingbirds, Trogons, seven species of Woodpecker, over 20 Tyrant Flycatchers and nearly 40 species of Vireos and Warblers, Tanagers, Brush-Finches, Saltators, and Orioles!

Registration Opens 3 February 2009