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Open to all amateur photographers who live within approx. 150 miles of Pittsburg, KS. No age limit. No Audubon affiliation necessary.	Prizes awarded in Three nature oriented categories. Up to five photos total may be submitted	Entry Deadline Thursday   April 30, 2009	Sperry-Galligar Audubon Photo Contest Winners Announced at the May 2009 picnic	For Entry Form,  Rules and/or Questions contact: Dr. Steve Ford 620-235-4745 Office 620-632-4280 Home E-mail: sford@pittstate.edu
Saturday September 13, 2008	Braum's Ice Cream & Dairy Store 515 S. Broadway Pittsburg, KS	6:30 P.M. Ends about 8:00 P.M.	Annual Fall Chimney Swift Count Just show up - no gear is needed!	Parties disperse Chimney Swift roosts in Pittsburg, KS Swifts entering chimneys is a spectacle to witness.
Thursday nights October  2nd. - 9th. -16th. 2008	Pittsburg Public Library 308 N. Walnut Pittsburg, KS	6:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. Free to Public	Birding for Beginners Three 2-hour sessions on birds and bird watching.	Presented by Dr. Steve Ford Pittsburg State Univ. and Sperry-Galligar Audubon
Saturday October 4, 2008	Mangile residence 816 E. Atkinson Ave., Pittsburg KS	8:00 A.M.	1st. field trip in conjunction with Birding for Beginners seminars	A short field trip for new birders.  Bring binoculars if you have them.
Saturday October 18, 2008	Wilderness Park 1/2 mile W. of US-69 & McKay Frontenac, KS	8:00 A.M.	2nd. field trip in conjunction with Birding for Beginners  seminars	A one mile birding walk through Wilderness Park.  Bring binoculars if you have them.
Friday May 1 - 3  2009	Room 102 Yates Hall Pittsburg State University Pittsburg, KS	More details later	Kansas Ornithological Society Spring Meeting	Reception Field Trips Banquet  Programs