As most of you know this area of the state is probably one of the best areas for birding in terms of variety of species. It also is an area that will often have some unexpected species turn up almost any time of the year. This should be a fun weekend for all of you NOU members who want to get out and find some of those migrants that come through in early September. Our usual fall meeting days were in the middle of October at Halsey. This year we not only are meeting a
month earlier but also in a very different location. Steve Dinsmore, who has organized this year's meeting, indicated in an earlier NeBirds message that there should be some possibilities of seeing some not so common gulls, lots of shorebirds, and possible strays of more western species (Townsend's Warbler or Cassin's Vireo as examples).

There is a schedule of the Field Days activities on the back of this page. Be sure to get your registration in to Jan Uttecht as soon as possible. There is lodging at Cedar Point or you can make your own arrangements with local motels or campgrounds.  Registration will be in the main building at Cedar Point. To get there from Ogallala drive north on highway 61 to the Kingsley Dam.  Before you start over the dam turn right onto a gravel road that takes you up and turns to the left and then down to where you are level with the dam. This first part is the same road you take to the eagle viewing area by the spillway. You will be on a gravel road heading east along the south side of the spillway. You then pass through a gate and travel east for about another mile. There will be signs (NOU) posted for you to follow. You don't want to go across the dam to the campground area. Cedar Point is on the south side of Keystone Lake.

When filling out the registration for lodging at Cedar Point be sure to list the names of people you know who will be staying with you.  Three to four people will be staying in each cabin. As you can see from the program, breakfasts are free. If you need a hot eggs and bacon breakfast you will have to arrange that on your own at a local restaurant.

More information will be provided for you when you arrive for registration.

Nebraska Ornithologists' Union meeting
8-10 September 2000
Ogallala, Nebraska

The fall 2000 meeting of the Nebraska Ornithologists' Union will be in the Ogallala area from 8-10 September 2000. This should be a great time to bird the Lake McConaughy area for migrant passerines and shorebirds. There are several other good birding areas nearby, including Crescent Lake National Wildlife Refuge, the Clear Creek marshes, Ash Hollow State Park and Sutherland Reservoir.

Meeting schedule

8 September (Friday)

6-9 p.m. Welcome at Cedar Point Biological Station (Board meeting, bird quiz, sign-up for field trips).

9 September (Saturday)

6-7 a.m. Breakfast (fruit, rolls, coffee, juice) at Eagle Viewing building (Lake Ogallala).
6:30 a.m.-noon Field trips, departing from the Eagle Viewing building.
noon-1 p.m. Lunch at Haythom Ranch.
1-5 p.m. Optional field trips.
3:30-5 p.m. Programs at Haythorn Ranch (possible topics include empidonax identificalion, shorebird migration, and hawk migration).
6-7 p.m. Dinner at Haythorn Ranch.
7-8 p.m. Evening program-Dr. Fritz L. Knopf (Biological Resources Division of the U. S. Geological Survey, Fort Collins, CO) "Declining grassland birds of the Great Plains."

10 September (Sunday)

6-7 a.m. Breakfast (fruit, rolls, coffee, juice) at Eagle Viewing building (Lake Ogallala).
6:30 a.m.-noon Field trips, departing from the Eagle Viewing building.
noon-1 p.m. Lunch at Cedar Point Biological Station.

Some local motels:
Comfort Inn    308-284-4028
Days Inn        308-284-6365
Econo Lodge    308-284-2056
Elms Motel     308-284-3404
Plaza Inn        308-284-8416
Sunset Motel   308-284-4264
Super 8           308-284-2076

There are numerous places to camp around Lake Ogallala and Lake McConaughy.

For more information, or to request time for a presentation, contact:
Stephen J. Dinsmore
612 1/2 West Magnolia St.
Fort Collins, CO 80521
dinsmore@lamar.colostate.edu
(970) 482-5264 home

REGISTRATION FORM
Fall NOU Meeting,  8-10 September 2000,  Ogallala
Registration deadline - 1 September 2000

Registration fee:    $8.00

Meals:

Saturday breakfast    free
Saturday lunch     $6.00
Saturday dinner     $15.00
Sunday breakfast      free
Sunday lunch       $6.00

Cabin at Cedar Point (Friday night)      $10.00
Cabin at Cedar Point (Saturday night)    $10.00
Roommate preference(s)

Name(s):
Address:
City, State, Zip code:
Phone number:

**Be sure to include the registration fee. Make checks payable to NOU and send this form to:

Jan Uttecht
1505 Glenmore Drive
Norfolk, NE 68701

**Note on lodging. Cedar Point Biological Station has made a limited number of cabins available at a cost of $10 per person per night. These are rustic cabins housing up to five adults each with shared bathrooms. These are not private cabins and we will try to place a minimum of four persons in each cabin. Linens and heat/AC are NOT provided in these
cabins and smoking is NOT allowed. Please indicate if you have a preference for roommates. If not, you will be assigned roommates on a first come, first served basis.

President and Newsletter Editor:
Clem Klaphake, 707 Garden Ave., Bellevue, NE 68005,   402-292-2276,  cnk@scholars.bellevue.edu

Vice-President:
Janis Paseka, 1585 Co. Rd 14 Blvd., Ames, NE 68621,   402-727-9229,  paseka@tvsonline.net

Secretary:
Mitzi Fox, Rte 2 Box 36, Albion, NE 68620,      402-395-2395,  mitzi@albion.net

Treasurer:
Jan Uttecht, 1505 Glenmore Drive, Norfolk, NE 68701,     402-371-8793

Editor, Bird Review:
William Clemente, Box 10, Peru State College, Peru, NE 68421, 402-872-3073 Hm,   402-872-2233 Wk,
clemente@bobcat.peru.edu

Librarian:
Mary Lou Pritchard, 6325 '0' St., Lincoln, NE 68510,   402-472-3334 State Museum,  402-486-2428 Home

Past President:
Betty Allen, 9628 Emmet St, Omaha, NE 68134,    402-571-9755,  lizprints@webtv.net

Directors:
Thomas Labedz, 724 Glenarbor Cr, Lincoln, NE 68512,  402-423-1384,  tlabedz@unlinfo.unl.edu

Mark Brogie, Box 316, Creighton, NE 68729,      402-358-5675,  mbrogie@mother.esu1.k12.ne.us

Steve Lamphere, 3120 Fillmore St., Omaha, NE 68112, 402-455-5496

Records Committee:
Joel Jorgensen, Chair, 1218 Jackson St., Blair, NE 68008,  402-426-5138,  zrtac@genesis.net

Breeding Bird Atlas Project and Nest Records Committee:
Wayne Mollhoff, 1817 Boyd St., Ashland, NE 68003,     402-944-2243,  wm24.925@NAVIX. net

Occurrence Reports:
Ross Silcock, P.O. Box 57, Tabor, IA 51653,     712-629-5865,  silcock@sidney.heartland.net

Nebraska Birdline:
Loren and Babs Padelford, 2405 Little John Rd., Bellevue, NE 68005,    402-292-5325 Birdline,
402-292-5556 Hm,  lpdlfrd@juno.com

NOU Web Site:  http//rip.physics.unk.edu/nou/

Rare Bird Alert:
John Sullivan, 3003 Orchard St., Lincoln, NE 68503,      402-476-5239,  johnsllvn@juno.com