Conference Archives

Each year WFO holds a multi-day conference with scientific papers, field trips, workshops, panels, a keynote address, the annual membership meeting, and other events. The location varies each year as WFO attempts to span its region of coverage while also making its conferences accessible to the bulk of its members. Programs, abstracts, and other documents from past conferences are archived below. The current year’s upcoming conference is described here.


2009: Boise, Idaho

  • Post-conference summary by Catherine Waters
  • Conference program
  • Schedule of scientific presentations
  • Abstracts of scientific presentations
  • Field trip information
  • Checklist of birds seen on field trips

    2008: San Mateo, California

  • Post-conference summary from Western Birds
  • Conference program
  • Schedule of scientific presentations
  • Abstracts of scientific presentations
  • Field trip information
  • Checklist of birds seen on field trips

    2007: Las Vegas, Nevada

  • Post-conference summary from Western Birds
  • Conference program
  • Schedule of scientific presentations
  • Abstracts of scientific presentations
  • Field trip information
  • Checklist of birds seen on field trips

    2006: Boulder, Colorado

  • Post-conference summary from Western Birds
  • Conference program
  • Schedule of scientific presentations
  • Abstracts of scientific presentations
  • Field trip information
  • Checklist of birds seen on field trips

    2005: Santa Maria, California

  • Conference program
  • Schedule of scientific presentations
  • Abstracts of scientific presentations
  • Field trip information

    2004: Ashland, Oregon

  • Conference program
  • Schedule of scientific presentations
  • Abstracts of scientific presentations
  • Field trip information

    2003: Silver City, New Mexico

  • Conference program
  • Pre-conference overview
  • Schedule of scientific presentations
  • Abstracts of scientific presentations
  • Thick-billed Parrot Reserve, Chihuahua, México - Post-Meeting Field Trip

    2002: Costa Mesa, California

  • Conference program
  • Pre-conference overview
  • Titles of scientific presentations
  • Schedule of scientific presentations
  • Abstracts of scientific presentations
  • Field trip information

    2001: Reno, Nevada

  • Conference program
  • Titles of scientific presentations
  • Schedule of scientific presentations
  • Abstracts of scientific presentations
  • Field trip information


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