ALABAMA ORNITHOLOGICAL SOCIETY
WINTER MEETING SCHEDULE
Magnuson Wildwood Hotel
See registration form at bottom of page.
ALABAMA ORNITHOLOGICAL SOCIETY
WINTER MEETING SCHEDULE
Magnuson Wildwood Hotel
See registration form at bottom of page.
FRIDAY, JANUARY 17, 2025
5:30 p.m. Board Meeting via Zoom
FRIDAY, JANUARY 24, 2025
Birding on your own if you arrive early. The Wakulla
Springs Boat Trip is an option for those who can’t stay for
the Sunday field trip. The boat trips start hourly from 11 a.m
to 4 p.m. Reservations can be made at
https://thelodgeatwakullasprings.com/boat-tour/.
5:00 p.m. Dinner on your own—two of our kind members will provide desserts at the Social
Hour at the hotel’s Blue Heron Room
5:30 p.m. Registration—Blue Heron Room
6:00 p.m. Social Hour—Blue Heron Room
7:00 p.m. Workshop with Drew Haffenden:
“A Wholistic Look at Peeps”
Blue Heron Room
7:45 p.m. Member Photos—You must preregister with Drew Haffenden to show photos.
SATURDAY, JANUARY 25, 2025
7:00 a.m. Field Trip: St. Marks National Wildlife
Refuge—Meet in the Hotel Lobby
5:30 p.m. Dinner at the Seineyard@Wildwood
Adjacent to Magnuson Hotel Wildwood Inn.
Attendees will pay for their own dinners.
6:30 p.m. Registration
Where: Magnuson Hotel Wildwood Inn—
Blue Heron Room
6:30 p.m. Social Hour—Blue Heron Room
7:15 p.m. AOS Winter Meeting Announcements
7:30 p.m. Keynote Speaker: Dr. Sahas Barve
“Oak Scrub, Fires, and Family: The Natural History of an Enigmatic Florida Endemic Bird”
9:00 p.m. Adjourn
SUNDAY, JANUARY 26, 2025
9:15 a.m. Compilation
Where: Hotel lobby
10:15 a.m. Field Trip: Wakulla Springs Boat Trip
Where: Meet in the Hotel Lobby following the Compilation. Boat trip is at 11.00 a.m.
ACCOMMODATIONS AND INFORMATION
Magnuson Hotel Wildwood Inn
3896 Coastal Highway, Crawfordville, FL 32327
Telephone: 850-926-4455
Rooms are reserved at the hotel for a convention rate of $114 for King, $124 for Double Queen, plus taxes and surcharges per night. The reservation telephone number is
850-926-4455. Please indicate that you are with Alabama Ornithological Society. You must book by December 31, 2024, for guaranteed availability and price. Rooms after that are subject to availability and additional cost.
ACCOMMODATIONS AND INFORMATION
Magnuson Wildwood Hotel, 3896 Coastal Highway, Crawfordville FL. 850-926-4455
Rooms are reserved at the hotel for a convention rate of $114.00 King, $124 Double Queen plus taxes and surcharges per night. The reservation telephone number is 850-926-4455. Please indicate that you are with Alabama Ornithological Society. Must book by December 30 for guaranteed availability and price. Rooms after that subject to availability and additional cost.