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The Georgia
Ornithological Society's (GOS) mission is to encourage the scientific study
of birds by gathering and disseminating information on Georgia bird life.
GOS actively promotes bird conservation by encouraging the preservation of
habitats that are vital to the survival of resident and migratory birds. The
GOS also gives scholarships, produces scientific publications, and provides
fellowship among those interested in nature.
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The GOS was founded in Atlanta in 1936, with Roger
Tory Peterson, who happened to be in Atlanta for a talk for the Atlanta Bird Club, in
attendance. From the beginning, the GOS provided for both recreational and
scientific birding, with the quarterly publication, the GOShawk as the newsletter
and The Oriole as the scientific ornithological journal. Two meetings were held
each year in various parts of Georgia, with a weekend of birding, fellowship and the
reading of scientific papers. Over a dozen occasional papers were published through the years,
together with bird lists and The Birder's Guide to Georgia (current revision is
number thirteen). As members began to see bird habitat destroyed, they began to take more
interest in the preservation of bird habitat and the protection of rare and endangered
species. They also began providing scholarships for bird study. TOP
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General membership meetings are
held semi-annually in the winter and spring. The meetings generally last from Friday evening through Sunday
or Monday mid-day and feature evening presentations of interest to the
birding community and field trips conducted by experienced birders familiar
with the areas in which the meetings are held. Meetings to be held in 2008
are as follows:
Meeting Schedule for 2008
16 - 18 May 2008
GOS Spring Meeting
Clayton, GA
Contact: Dan Vickers (770) 235-7301
email: 2nd-vp AT gos.org
10 - 13 Oct 2008
Georgia's Colonial Coast
Birding & Nature Festival
Jekyll Island, GA
Featured Speaker: Pete Dunne
http://www.coastalgeorgiabirding.org/
Visit the GOS Meetings
Page for more information.
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Dr. Bob Sargent
President
1263 Clairmont Place
Macon, GA 31204
(478) 397-7962
president AT gos.org |
Bill
Lotz
1st V. P.
4140 N. Broadland Rd., NW
Atlanta, GA 30342-3610
(404) 261-1906
1st-vp AT gos.org |
Dan Vickers
2nd V. P.
5249 Beech Forest Drive
Lilburn, GA 30047
(770) 923-4927
2nd-vp AT gos.org |
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DeeAnne Meliopoulos
Secretary
(404) 408-9687
secretary AT gos.org |
Jeannie
Wright
Treasurer
3851 Ashford Trail
Atlanta, GA 30319-1894
(770) 451-1518
treasurer AT gos.org |
Steve Holzman
Business Manager
349 Jefferson Rd.
Bishop, GA 30621
(706) 613-9493 ext 229
b-mgr AT gos.org |
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Sara Schweitzer
Editor - The Oriole
D.B. Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources
University of Georgia
Athens, GA 30602-2152
(706) 542-1150
oriole AT gos.org |
Dr.
Bob Sargent
Editor - The Oriole
1263 Clairmont Place
Macon, GA 31204
(478) 397-7962
oriole AT gos.org |
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Chair Editorial Committee
editor AT gos.org |
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Dr.
Jim Ferrari
Editor - GOShawk
444 Ashley Place
Macon, Georgia 31204
(478) 757-0293
goshawk AT gos.org |
Allison Reid
Chair Membership Committee
198 Ponce de Leon Ave. NE #C7
Atlanta, GA 30308
(404) 783-2756
membership AT gos.org |
Terry
Moore
Chair Checklist and
Records Committee
13000 Bucksport Court
Roswell, GA 30075
(770) 641-9017
records AT gos.org |
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Mark
Beebe
Chair Earth Share
of Georgia Committee
2069 Mills Lane
Marietta GA 30060-4917
(770) 435-6586
esg AT gos.org |
Carol Lambert
Chair Conservation
Committee
4608 Westhampton Dr.
Tucker, GA 30084-2850
(770) 939-7668
conservation AT gos .org |
<Vacant>
Past President
past-president AT gos.org |
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Phil Hardy
Historian
(non-voting member)
(229) 924-2043
historian AT gos.org |
Dr. Bob Sargent
Chair Education Committee
1263 Clairmont Place
Macon, GA 31204
(478) 397-7962
education AT gos.org |
James
F. Flynn Jr.
Webmaster
(non-voting member)
6360 Lillie Lane
Cumming, GA 30040
(770) 886-6029
webmaster AT gos.org |
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Editorial |
Malcolm
Hodges |
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Conservation |
Carol
Lambert, Brad Bergstrom, Ted Theus, Ralph Henderson |
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Checklist and Records |
Terry Moore,
Ty Ivey, Steve Barlow, Pierre Howard, Walt Chambers, James F.
Flynn Jr. |
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Earle R. Greene Award |
John
Swiderski (Chairman), Giff Beaton, Terry Moore |
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Education |
Bob Sargent,
Tim Keyes |
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H. Branch Howe, Jr. Grants |
Les
Davenport (Chairman), Emil Urban, Georgann Schmalz |
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Bill Terrell Grants |
Joe
Meyers, Steve Holzman, Todd Schneider |
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Finance Committee |
Jeannie
Wright, Bill Lotz, Bob Sargent, Joe Pugh, Jim Valentine |
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Rare Bird Alert |
Jeff Sewell |
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Opportunity Grants |
Mark Beebe,
Jeannie Wright, Dan Vickers |
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Avian Conservation Grants |
Dan Vickers,
Bob Sargent, Jim Ferrari, Jeannie Wright, Mark Beebe, Bob Cooper |
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Rare Bird Alert
Transcriptions |
Steve
Barlow, Ken Blankenship, Jim Flynn, Charlie Muise, Tracey Muise,
Larry Russell, Lois Stacey |
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