Date: 5/2/26 11:20 am From: Ricky Olson via groups.io <olsonr088...> Subject: [sd-birds] SDOU SPRING MEETING SCHEDULE
South Dakota Ornithologists' Union
Annual Spring Meeting
May 15-17, 2026
Pierre, SD
The annual spring meeting of the South Dakota Ornithologists' Union (SDOU)
will be held May 15-17,2026. We will be headquartered out of the Ramkota
Hotel at Pierre, SD, with field trip outings to Oahe Downstream, area
woodland and grasslands. Registration is $30/person; you do not need to be a
SDOU member to attend.
Friday, May 15th (Ramkota Inn )
6:00-7:30 PM: Registration and Social Hour
7:30-8:30 PM: Birds of Peru
8:30-9:00 PM Field Trip Discussion
Saturday, May 16th (meet at the Ramkota Parking Lot)
7:00 AM-4:00 PM: Field Trips
4:30 -5:30 Board of Directors Meeting
6: 30 - 7:30 PM: Banquet
7:30-8:30 Long-billed Curlew Tracking
8:30-9:00 PM Field Trip Discussion
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Sunday, May 17th (meet at the Ramkota Parking Lot)
7:00 AM - 12:00: Field Trips
12:00 - Bird Count Off (TBD)
12:30 PM: Rare Bird Records Committee meeting (Ramkota)
