Tennessee Ornithological Society Spring Meeting, 2025

The Chattanooga Chapter will host the 2025 TOS Spring Meeting, May 2-4. We at CTOS are eager to share our scenic city and birding hotspots with you!

The meeting sites are a short walk apart, and steps from Aquarium Plaza in downtown Chattanooga.

Friday evening’s reception will be held at the Courtyard by Marriott Chattanooga Downtown, from 5-8 PM. Registration packets, name badges, and field trip sign-ups will be available during the reception, and also in the morning prior to field trips. Saturday afternoon’s Board of Directors meeting will also take place at the Courtyard Marriott. Saturday night’s banquet and program, beginning at 6PM, will be at nearby Puckett’s Restaurant. Dinner will be a buffet with conventional and vegetarian choices. There are numerous other restaurants in downtown Chattanooga and the vicinity. We will be able to accommodate only 70 people for the dinner and speaker program on Saturday evening, so register soon.

For Saturday night’s program, Dr. David Aborn, professor of ornithology at UTC, presents “What’s in a Name? Background and Discussion on the Proposed Changes to North American Bird Names”. Dr Aborn has developed a highly entertaining and informative visual presentation, guaranteed to generate a lively discussion!

A block of rooms will be held for TOS through April 2 at the Courtyard Marriott at the special rate of $189/night. Breakfast and parking are included. The price for the banquet/program is $25. Book your group rate for Chattanooga TOS

The Tennessee Aquarium will discount their entry fee by $5 with your TOS lanyard and name badge throughout the weekend.

TOS Spring Meeting 2025 Registration Form

Name(s) _____________________________________________________________________

Address _____________________________________________________________________

Email _______________________________________________________________________

Cell phone ___________________________________________________________________

TOS Chapter affiliation or County _________________________________________________

Chapter or State Officer position, if applicable ________________________________________

Is this your first TOS meeting?  yes______   no______

$_______ for ____Registration(s) at $10 each

$_______ for ____Banquet/program reservation(s) at $25 each

$_______payable to Chattanooga TOS

Via Mail:  David Stone, CTOS Treasurer

                PO Box 330

                Ooltewah, TN,37363

Via Paypal: TBA