Schedule

DOWNLOAD SCHEDULE
(also available in registered participant packet at conference)

Friday, September 22, 2023
2:00pm to 8:00pm

Registration | Lobby

4:30pm to 7:30pm
Welcome Reception (Cash Bar), Light Eats
| Vendor Hallway, Outdoor Terrance

6:30pm to 7:30pm
Light Eats | Quiz venue in Ballroom | Ticket needed.

7:30pm to 8:15pm
Birding Quiz by NYS Young Birders Club
Ticket needed for entry. Details here

Saturday, September 23, 2023
7:00am to 11:00am Field Trips
field trip schedule
field trip breakfast option

—-Options below for those not on field trips —–
7:00am to 12:00pm
Registration | Lobby

Breakfast Options
Conference packet includes a list nearby restaurants
(Hotel does not serve breakfast on Saturday, only on Sunday.)

10:30am to 11:30am
Workshop: Eastern Bluebirds, Sandy Morrissey,
Bronx River-Sound Shore Audubon
Held in Ballroom

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9:03am to 6:00pm
Vendors & Displays available
Raffles and Silent Auctions
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11:30am to 12:45pm
Buffet Lunch

Advance reservations only

11:30am to 12:45pm
Ornithology Paper Sessions

(4 presentations)
No ticket needed | in Ballroom
Welcome to bring own lunch as well
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1:00pm to 2:30pm
Workshop Keynote: Tom Stephenson

Learning Bird Sounds

2:45pm to 3:30pm
Short Workshop Sessions

(workshop schedule)
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3:30 pm to 5:00 pm
NYSOA Delegates Annual Meeting

All are welcome to attend
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Vendor Area Activities
4:00pm to 5:00pm
Book Sales & Signing

(David Allen Sibley & Tom Stephenson)

4:30pm to 6:00pm
Pre-Dinner Reception,
Outdoor Terrace
Light Eats with Cash Bar
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Saturday Dinner Activities
5:30pm Buffet Opens

6:30pm
NYSOA & SMRA Welcome
6:45pm
NYSOA Awards
7:15pm
Raffles & Silent Auction Winners
7:30pm
Keynote: David Allen Sibley
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Sunday, September 24, 2023
7:00am to 11:00am Field Trips
In addition to guided field trips,
you may wish to use our guide
to field trip locations
for some more
birding on the way home.

Safe Travels Home!