Thanks to all the participants who attended the 16th Annual WOW!
The 2009 Wings Over Willcox festival was a spectacular weekend! We ended the festival with 133 species and added Crested Caracara, Wild Turkey, Eastern Bluebird, and Townsend's Warbler, to our long-term festival list. Everyone enjoyed the opportunity to meet and speak with the knowledgable and gracious Dr. Paul Johnsgard. And best of all, the Wings Over Willcox gang had the chance to spend time with all of our wonderful participants. We look forward to seeing you in 2009!
WOW recognizes long-term volunteers
During the 2009 banquet, the WOW committee recognized seven volunteers who have helped with organizing and running the festival for 10 years and more! In addition, Connie Bonner with the Chamber of Commerce was recognized for all her efforts during the past 5 years. These are just a few of the folks that make WOW such a great event! (from left to right: Tom Whetten, Steve Marlatt, Howard Bethel, Connie Bonner, Diane Drobka, Bob Coder, Phyllis Cohorn, and Tony Cohorn)
Featured Artist - Richard Sloan
Considered to be North America's "Dean Of Rainforest Painters", Richard Sloan was born in Chicago, Illinois where he attended the America Academy Of Art. He then worked as an advertising illustrator before joining Chicago's Lincoln Park Zoo as staff artist.
After a 1966 sellout solo exhibition at the Abercrombie & Fitch Gallery in Chicago, Sloan left Lincoln Park to embark upon a lifetime of capturing the World's Rainforests in paint. He was the first Wildlife Artist in North America to turn all his efforts as a painter to documenting exotic animals of the world's tropics.
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Announcements
Mark your calendars for the 17th Annual Wings Over Willcox held January 13-17, 2010. Registration opens September 1, 2009 at 8:00 AM Arizona time. Feel free to browse the Tours & Events to see what you might enjoy!
Check out the Wings Over Willcox podcast on Birdwatch Radio! This is a great site to hear about birds and birders on-line. WOW has been a sponsor the last three programs.
Festival shirts with Anne Peyton's artwork are still available!! You may order using the Souvenirs link or by calling 1-800-200-2272.
The 2009 festival had fewer Sandhill Crane numbers, with 28,400 cranes in the Sulphur Springs Valley, but the views were spectacular! Read more about it in the Birding Blog.
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