The 1999 LOS Fall Meeting will be held on the weekend of October 29-31. Activities Friday and Saturday nights will be at the Knights of Columbus Hall behind Our Lady of the Sea Catholic Church. Hubert has studied Least Terns on the Red River for the past three years, and, assisted in part by a grant from LOS, spent the months of June, July and half of August on the river studying nesting colonies of endangered, interior Least Terns.
Many hardships threaten the survival of the Red River population of terns.
The proposed extension of the Lock and Dam system into Arkansas is foremost among those threats. No consideration is given to the nesting colony safety when water levels rise above their nests. Hubert will share his suggestions for improving their nesting success. On Saturday morning there will be a field trip to area birding spots. Please pre-register if possible.