Events
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The club publishes a great MONTHLY NEWSLETTER. .
It's the vehicle for sharing with members and keeping them up to date about local birdwatching. Start enjoying what some of us have been doing so for three decades!!
Toowoomba Bird Observers Inc Annual General Meeting.
Saturday 25th November 2006.
Outing - Highfields Falls, Highfields.
Meet at the walking track entrance, Dau Rd Highfields. Contact Ross Begent for details (07) 4697 7198
Toowoomba Bird Observers Inc Annual General Meeting.
Thursday 2nd November 2006.
7:30pm at The Green Room, Department of Primary Industries & Fisheries Conference Centre, 203 Tor St ,Toowoomba.
AGM will be followed by guest speakers Bill Jolly (founding President), Rod Hobson (founding member), club stalwarts Pat McConnell (current Records Officer) & Michael Atzeni (current President), and Rosalie Bird Trails coordinator - and club member - Ross Begent, to celebrate the club's 30th Anniversary. Visitors welcome. RSVP by 30 Oct to Sandra Wilson 0412 065 221.
Annual species count in Toowoomba region.
Saturday 28th – Sunday 29th October 2006.
Toowoomba region.
To be assigned to a team or an area please contact Michael Atzeni (07) 4639 2761. On Saturday, those who wish to can meet around 10.30-11.00am at the Helidon Rest Area to collate records. Otherwise, ring through your records to Michael so that Sunday’s effort can be optimised. If you wish to start Friday, or continue on Monday that’s fine. Please keep in mind the species missing for the "250 in 2006" Challenge (For details, visit our website forum www.toowoombabirdobservers.org/forum).
Saturday 25th November 2006.
Outing - Highfields Falls, Highfields. Meet at the walking track entrance, Dau Rd Highfields. Contact Ross Begent for details (07) 4697 7198.
Thursday 2nd November 2006..
oowoomba Bird Observers Inc Annual General Meeting 7:30pm at The Green Room, Department of Primary Industries & Fisheries Conference Centre, 203 Tor St ,Toowoomba. AGM will be followed by guest speakers Bill Jolly (founding President), Rod Hobson (founding member), club stalwarts Pat McConnell (current Records Officer) & Michael Atzeni (current President), and Rosalie Bird Trails coordinator - and club member - Ross Begent, to celebrate the club's 30th Anniversary. Visitors welcome. RSVP by 30 Oct to Sandra Wilson 0412 065 221.
Saturday 28th – Sunday 29th October 2006..
Annual species count in Toowoomba region. To be assigned to a team or an area please contact Michael Atzeni (07) 4639 2761. On Saturday, those who wish to can meet around 10.30-11.00am at the Helidon Rest Area to collate records. Otherwise, ring through your records to Michael so that Sunday’s effort can be optimised. If you wish to start Friday, or continue on Monday that’s fine. Please keep in mind the species missing for the "250 in 2006" Challenge (For details, visit our website forum www.toowoombabirdobservers.org/forum).
Sunday 30th April 2006.
Outing - Lockyer Valley Wetlands. Contact Rosalie & Jonathon Rudduck (07) 4697 6190
Saturday 25th February 2006.
Overnight campout - Glen Rock area. Contact Ken McKeown (07) 4630 3774
Saturday 28th January 2006.
Bunya Mountains outing.
Wednesday 7th December 2005.
Social drinks at the Burke & Wills 8:00pm [after our committee meeting]. Contact Sandra Wilson for bookings (phone: 0412 065 221)
Saturday 26th November 2005.
Outing to Rockmount area. Meet at 7am at the large green rubbish bins on the corner of Flagstone Ck Rd and Stockyard Ck Rd. Contact Ken McKeown (07) 4630 3774.
06-07 August, 2005.
National Regent Honeyeater/Swift Parrot Survey. If you are unable to participate on these weekends, the Recovery coordinator, David Geering, will accept survey results from the week either side of the official dates.
July 31, 2005.
Bush birding in the Lockyer valley, details to be confirmed closer to the time.
July 6, 2005.. 25-26 June 2005. End of May 2005 –. Wednesday, 25 May 2005.. 14-15 May and 06-07 August, 2005. Wednesday, 04 May 2005. Saturday, 30th April.
Executive meeting, 7.30pm, Toowoomba City Hall. Members welcome.
Raptor survey on the last weekend. Pat McConnell will co-ordinate this outing, and there will be an article in the next newsletter with more details.
We are planning to have a social night with a few slides. Comments and suggestions welcome!
On Wednesday evening, 25 May, the Club is having a slide night in place of our usual outing. Time 7.15pm in the Lower Foyer of the Toowoomba City Hall. This is where we have our monthly executive meetings. Guest speaker will be club founder, Bill Jolly, talking on the birds of "Abberton" & the Lockyer Valley. Tea, coffee and milk will be provided. Bring along a plate of goodies. This should be a great night. Besides Bill's presentation, it will be a good chance to catch up with people who don't usually make it to outings.
National Regent Honeyeater/Swift Parrot Survey. If you are unable to participate on these weekends, the Recovery coordinator, David Geering, will accept survey results from the week either side of the official dates.
TBO Executive Meeting at the Town Hall. 7:30 pm
Outing to Rockmount-Stockyard Creek area. Meet at 7 am at the industrial bins at the junction of Stockyard Creek and Flagstone Creek Roads, Stockyard Creek. This expedition will concentrate on exploring the new southern grids of our survey area. Rosalie Rudduck is our leader.
Ph 4697 6190