KOS FALL MEETING
77th Annual Meeting
Southwestern College, Winfield, Kansas
September 25 - 27, 2026
 

Fall Meeting Program (Paper authors please note that they will be presented in the order printed in the program.)
Call for Papers
Map of Southwestern College
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 2025 Annual Membership Meeting (will need to be approved during the Business Meeting)


Schedule of Events

Friday, September 25

7:00 - 9:00 p.m. - Friday evening gathering will be in the Beech Science Center Foyer (#27 on Southwestern College Campus Map)
 

Saturday, September 26

8:00 a.m. - Registration - Darbeth Hall Foyer (#21 on Campus Map).

9:00 a.m. - Welcome and morning paper session in Messenger Auditorium (#20 on Campus Map).

11:30 a.m - KOS Business Meeting

11:45 a.m. – Lunch on your own. (The Southwestern College cafeteria will be serving lunch)

KOS Board Meeting If Needed: Location will be announced.

1:30 –  2:30 p.m.  –  Birdwatcher's 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 (or as soon as Birdwatcher's Hour ends) - 4:30 p.m.  –  Afternoon paper session

4:30 p.m., or as soon as the paper session ends – KOS Business Meeting (if needed)

7:00 - 9:00 p.m. Banquet, awards and speaker, Smith Student Center. (#15 on Campus Map) Mark Robbins will present a program on his recent trip to Antarctica.
 

Sunday, September 28

7:00 a.m. – 7:00 a.m. - Half day field trips will tentatively include: Slate Creek Wetlands (Sumner County); Winfield City Lake (Cowley County); Chaplin Nature Center (Cowley County), and other areas around Winfield (Cowley County). Gather in the parking lot north of Beech Science Center. Sign-up sheets will be provided Friday evening and all-day Saturday. Field trip locations may change based on participation sign-up and access availability.

12:30 p.m. – Compilation location will be at the large pavilion in Island Park (north side of Winfield adjacent to the river and US 77 Highway.)
There is no box lunch option - bring your own lunch!

 

Lodging in Winfield

There is no hotel block. Recommended housing options include:
    Quality Inn - 620-221-7529
    Econo Lodge - 620-221-9050
    Super 8 - 620-262-2230
    Best Western (Arkansas City) - 620-307-6767
    The Barns at Timber Creek (B&B) - 620-221-2797

Registration

The meeting registration fee is $10.00.  This fee will be waived for all high school, undergraduate and graduate students.  The Saturday evening banquet is $25.00 per person. To be certain to have a meal, you must be registered by September 12!  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. 12 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, 2025.  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
Mark Robbins, Collections Manager, Ornithology, Retired, University of Kansas Natural History Museum.


 

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

Registration Form, KOS Fall Meeting
September 25 - 27, 2026
Winfield, Kansas

 
I (we) plan to attend the 2026 KOS Fall Meeting
 
Name(s)__________________________________________________________________
 
Address __________________________________________________________________
 
City, State, Zip _____________________________________________________________
 
Phone _______________________ E-mail_______________________________________
 
 
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Registration Fee $10/person                                                          _______ $_________

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

Saturday Banquet, $25/person                                                     _______ $_________
To be certain to have a meal, you must be registered by September 12! 
Gluten free and vegan options available - please indicate below under special needs

Surcharge for payment received after Sep 12th $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 12th 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 2026 KOS fall meeting. (Registering on line, or submission of this form electronically indicates your acceptance of these conditions.) 
 
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