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GENERAL MEETINGS Burroughs meets on the first THURSDAY of each month, *September through June (with the exception of April when we hold our Annual Dinner), at the Anita B. Gorman Conservation Discovery Center. Click here for directions. * special events and times may be scheduled Need a ride?* Come for coffee and cookies around 6:30 p.m.; program begins at 7:00 p.m. Members and guests are welcome. The Burroughs Conservation Committee meets at the same location at 6:30 p.m. Come and get involved! UPCOMING MEETINGS September 6, 2007 -- "Field Notes from Borneo" by Rob Moyle, KU Assistant Professor and Assistant Curator in Ornithology. October 4, 2007 -- "Greater Prairie Chickens in Missouri" by Larry Rizzo, Natural History Biologist with the Missouri Department of Conservation, and Kansas City native son. November 1, 2007 -- "Birds and Natural Areas of Costa Rica" by Greg Griffith. December 6, 2007 -- BAS HOLIDAY PARTY! *** CANCELED DUE TO WEATHER *** Please bring a dish to share and have fun with fellow birders! January 3, 2008 -- TBA February 7, 2008 -- "Wild Utah: America's Redrock Wilderness" by Bob Brister, Interregional Outreach Coordinator, Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance. March 6, 2008 -- "Birding Adventures at Bosque Del Apache NWR" by Mark McKellar. Join the owner of the Northland Backyard Bird Center as he takes us on a tour of this renowned New Mexico hotspot that should be on every birder’s "must-see" list! April 5, 2008 -- BAS Annual Dinner and Silent Auction. Popular speaker, birder and photographer, David Seibel, will be our guest presenter. Look for details in our upcoming newsletter and on the front page of this website! May 1, 2008 -- "All About Purple Martins" with Louise Chambers of the Purple Martin Conservation Association. Come learn about the natural history of our largest North American swallow and how to host a colony of your own to help bolster their population! June 5, 2008 -- "Birds of Western Kansas" by Burroughs' own Matt Gearheart. If you thought the short-grass plains of western Kansas was sparsely populated with birds, you're in for a surprise as Matt shows us the many species that you can add to your life list in this often-ignored region! Speaker suggestions? Contact Program Coordinator, Elizabeth Stoakes at (816) 554-1956 or  *NEED A RIDE? Contact a volunteer in your neighborhood to catch a ride to the meeting! Overland Park Lisa Weeks (913) 642-8322 Brookside - Midtown Jill DeWitt (816) 333-3293 Lee's Summit - South Kansas City Mike & Elizabeth Stoakes (816) 554-1956 Can you offer a ride to members and guests in your neighborhood? Contact Mike Stoakes by email at  , or call (816) 554-1956 with your name, neighborhood and phone
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