KOS FALL MEETING
Pittsburg State University, Pittsburg, Kansas
September 26 - 28, 2025
 

Fall Meeting Program (Paper authors please note that they will be presented in the order printed in the program.)
Call for Papers
Map of Pittsburg State University
Registration Form as a fillable PDF form (please save form to your computer, complete it and email it to Max Thompson)
On-line Payment Registration If you register and pay online at PayPal you do not need to send the form to Max.
Minutes from 2024 Annual Membership meeting (will need to be approved during the Business Meeting)


Schedule of Events

Friday, September 26

7:00 - 9:00 p.m. - Friday evening gathering will be in the Heritage Room at PSU Overman Student Center.
 

Saturday, September 27

8:00 a.m. - Registration

9:00 a.m. - Welcome and morning paper session in the Governor's Room at PSU Overman Student Center (all of the day's meetings will be in this room).

11:30 a.m - KOS Business Meeting

11:45 a.m. – Lunch on your own. 

KOS Board Meeting If Needed: Location will be announced.

1:30 –  2:30 p.m.  –  Birdwatchers Hour.  An opportunity for you to show your bird photos from the past year.  Please bring your photos on a flash drive (USB thumb drive).

2:30 - 4:30 p.m.  –  Afternoon paper session

4:30 p.m. – KOS Business Meeting

7:00 - 9:00 p.m. Banquet, awards and speaker, Wilkinson Alumni Center. Dr. Tim O'Connell, Oklahoma State University is the banquet speaker. His presentation is titled, "Teaching ornithology with the wisdom of Merlin at your side"
 

Sunday, September 28

7:00 a.m. – Half day field trips will include areas around Pittsburg. Gather outside Yates Hall. Field trip locations will be announced Friday evening and Saturday.

12:30 p.m. – Compilation location will be announced on Saturday during the meetings and at the banquet. (Keep checking back to the web page if there are updates prior to that time.)
There is no box lunch option - bring your own lunch!

 

Lodging in Pittsburg

There is a block of rooms at LaQuinta Inn at $129/night. Their phone number is 620-670-5614. You need to call them directly and mention the KOS room block. Deadline for this rate is September 19th. A listing of other options can be found here.

Registration

The meeting registration fee is $15.00.  This fee will be waived for all high school, undergraduate and graduate students.  The Saturday evening banquet is $20.00 per person. To be certain to have a meal, you must be registered by September 18!  Student fees are NOT waived for the banquet. If your abstract for presenting a paper is accepted, you will still have to register. If you are a student not needing to make a banquet reservation, register by sending Max Thompson an email at maxt@cox.net Registrations must be received by Sept. 18 to be included in the meal counts.  There are no refunds for cancellations after Sept. 20.  Registrations received after Sept. 18 will have a $10.00 surcharge per person.
 

Top 10 Best Birds of the Year

Any and all are welcome to submit nominations for bird sightings of rare or unusual birds that were observed anywhere in Kansas since September 30, 2024.  These are typically awarded in a Top 10 format with multiple honorable mention species usually included.  Multiple nominations may be submitted. Please send your nominations to Eugene Young, Northern Oklahoma College, 1220 E. Grand. PO Box 310, Tonkawa, OK 74653-0310; or EUGENE.YOUNG@noc.edu.  Be sure to include the species, location and name(s) of the observer(s).

Banquet Speaker and Program Information
"Teaching ornithology with the wisdom of Merlin at your side" - Whether he’s recruiting birders for Christmas Bird Counts, Breeding Bird Survey routes, or his own projects –– or just helping folks discover the joys of birding in their own backyards –– Tim O’Connell has spent decades introducing people to birds and helping them build their skills. In a presentation that will emphasize how his approach has changed with emerging technologies, he will share his thoughts on what works to encourage the lifelong learning to which each new birder is inspired to commit. With roots in New York, Virginia, and Pennsylvania, O’Connell is today an Associate Professor in the department of Natural Resource Ecology and Management at Oklahoma State University in Stillwater. He is a Fellow of the American Ornithological Society and past-president of the State College Bird Club (PA), Payne County Audubon Society (OK), Oklahoma Ornithological Society, and the Wilson Ornithological Society. Dr. O'Connell's web site.


 

If you register and pay online at PayPal you do not need to send the form to Max
 

Registration Form, KOS Fall Meeting
September 26 - 28, 2025
Pittsburg, Kansas

 
I (we) plan to attend the 2025 KOS Fall Meeting
 
Name(s)__________________________________________________________________
 
Address __________________________________________________________________
 
City, State, Zip _____________________________________________________________
 
Phone _______________________ E-mail_______________________________________
 
 
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Registration Fee $15/person                                                          _______ $_________

Student Registration                                                                      _______ $__0.00____
(No charge for students but you still need to register!) 

Saturday Banquet, $20/person                                                     _______ $_________
To be certain to have a meal, you must be registered by September 18! 

Surcharge for payment received after Sep 18th $10/person         _______ $_________
 
 
Total Amount Due (Checks payable to KOS)                                             $_________
Or pay online via PayPal -
 
 
Number of persons in party: _______
 
Special needs or requests: _______________________________________________________
 
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Registrations received after September 18th will have a surcharge of $10.00 per person.

No Cancellation Refunds after September 20th.
 
Please mail/email completed registration with full payment (even if paying online) to:
Max Thompson
1729 E. 11th Ave.
Winfield, KS 67156
 
e-mail: maxt@cox.net
 
In submitting this registration form I (we) understand that KOS is not responsible or liable for any accidents or injury that might be associated with the 2025 KOS fall meeting. (Registering on line, or submission of this form electronically indicates your acceptance of these conditions.) 
 
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