Bird Conservation Alliance
Bird Conservation Alliance National Meeting
Web: http://www.birdconservationalliance.org/index.htm

Takes place at the Nature Conservancy World Wide Office in Arlington, VA

Bird Conservation Alliance
Bird Conservation Alliance Regional Meeting
Web: http://www.birdconservationalliance.org/index.htm

Takes place at McAllen, Texas.

Alaska Bird Observatory, Inc.
12th Biennial Alaska Bird Conference
418 Wedgewood Drive
Fairbanks, AK 99701
USA
Phone: (907) 451-7159
Email: ndewitt@alaskabird.org
Web: http://www.alaskabird.org/ABOAKBirdConferenceHome.html

The Alaska Bird Observatory will host the 12th Biennial Alaska Bird Conference in Fairbanks, Alaska at the Westmark Hotel from March 4-7, 2008. 2008 ABC Keynote Speaker to be Scott Weidensaul. Suggestions for pre-conference workshops, special sessions, and associated meetings are now being accepted. Details will be posted on this website as they become available. For further details, contact the local organizing committee chair Nancy DeWitt.

Institute for Field Ornithology
West Coast Pelagic Birds
American Birding Association
4945 N 30th St, Suite 200
Colorado Springs, CO 80919
USA
Phone: 719-578-9703 x235
Fax: 719-578-1480
Email: ifo@aba.org
Web: http://www.americanbirding.org/ifo/workshops.html

22-27 October 2007; Monterey, California; Instructors: Debi Shearwater and Peter Pyle. This workshop will combine classroom study along with two pelagic excursions to explore this incredible habitat. Lectures, slides, videotape and discussions involving field identification, life history and general ecology of the Monterey Bay will enhance this learning experience.

Institute for Field Ornithology
Owls & Trogons
American Birding Association
4945 N 30th St, Suite 200
Colorado Springs, CO 80919
USA
Phone: 719-578-9703 x235
Fax: 719-578-1480
Email: ifo@aba.org
Web: http://www.americanbirding.org/ifo/workshops.html

27 May-2 June 2007; Portal, Arizona; Instructors: Sheri Williamson and Tom Wood. Your afternoon and evening classroom sessions will explore the lives of owls and trogons in depth, while day and evening field trips into a variety of habitats will give you first-hand experience with these fascinating and mysterious birds. Behavior, ecology, conservation, and identification of the thirteen species of owls and two species of trogons that occur in southeastern Arizona.

Institute for Field Ornithology
East Coast Shorebirds
American Birding Association
4945 N 30th St, Suite 200
Colorado Springs, CO 80919
USA
Phone: 719-578-9703 x235
Fax: 719-578-1480
Email: ifo@aba.org
Web: http://www.americanbirding.org/ifo/workshops.html

18-25 August 2007; Newburyport, Massachusetts; Instructor: Wayne Petersen. Explore various shorebird habitats through daily field trips, some close to Massachusetts Audubon's Joppa Flats Education Center, and others farther afield.

Institute for Field Ornithology
Birds of the Tropical Deciduous Forest
American Birding Association
4945 N 30th St, Suite 200
Colorado Springs, CO 80919
USA
Phone: 719-578-9703 x235
Fax: 719-578-1480
Email: ifo@aba.org
Web: http://www.americanbirding.org/ifo/workshops.html

5-11 October 2007; Sonora, Mexico; Instructors: Rick Wright and Denis Wright. Join Rick Wright for a one-week introduction to the birds of Sonora's tropical deciduous forest.

Flying Wild`
Flying Wild Training
5555 Morningside
Suite 212
Houston, TX 77005
USA
Phone: 713-520-1936
Fax: 713-520-8008
Email: marclcee@aol.com
Web: www.flyingwild.org

You can receive a copy of Flying WILD: An Educator’s Guide to Celebrating Birds by attending and successfully completing a Flying WILD Educator Training. We are currently working to build a network of training partners throughout the United States.

Institute for Field Ornithology
Sparrows
American Birding Association
4945 N 30th St, Suite 200
Colorado Springs, CO 80919
USA
Phone: 719-578-9703 x235
Fax: 719-578-1480
Email: ifo@aba.org
Web: http://www.americanbirding.org/ifo/workshops.html

23-28 June 2007; Minot, North Dakota; Instructor: Jim Rising and David Beadle. The primary emphasis of this workshop will be the identification, ecology, and classification of the New World Sparrows in the Family Emberizidae.

Institute for Field Ornithology
Flycatchers
American Birding Association
4945 N 30th St, Suite 200
Colorado Springs, CO 80919
USA
Phone: 719-578-9703 x235
Fax: 719-578-1480
Email: ifo@aba.org
Web: http://www.americanbirding.org/ifo/workshops.html

23-29 July 2007; Sierra Vista, Arizona; Instructor: Chris Benesh. We will be in Arizona at the prime time for the maximum diversity and number of hummingbirds, and there is always the chance of something truly exotic turning up. Our classroom sessions will focus on the visual, behavioral, and vocal differences in the various genera of flycatchers.