[DVOC] E-Mail Update - Number 07-34 - 9/1/07

[Bert Filemyr]

The Delaware Valley Ornithological Club  (DVOC) Weekly Update
 
Upcoming Meeting (Details at  <http://www.dvoc.org/> www.dvoc.org under
"Meetings") 
Saturday September 8th - 10 am 
Held at the Philadelphia Zoo! The third of our three informal summer
meetings.
Please note the date, time, and location of this meeting!
We will meet at the Shelly Gate at 10 am. (The Shelly Gate is at the
opposite end of the lot from the Zoo Balloon.)We will enter as a group and
admission is free. (Courtesy of the Conservation and Education
Departments.). Club member Wendy Lenhart has arranged her schedule to tour
us around the bird department a bit and can promise close looks at the
Southern Ground Hornbills and Andean Condors at the very least. She will
again coordinate some additional animal feedings. More details as available.
Consider joining the field trip to East Park Reservoir held before this
meeting (7:30 am - 9:30 am) 
 
Upcoming Field Trips: (Details and directions at www.dvoc.org
<http://www.dvoc.org/>  under "Field Trips") 
Saturday September 8 - Bird Banding and Fall Warblers at East Park Reservoir
Plan this as an early start in tandem with the Club's 10 am informal meeting
at the Zoo (less than a mile away), followed by a tour of zoo grounds and
photo opportunities there. See the banding in progress and explore all the
site's oaks/maples/bushes/water edges at the height of the fall warbler
migratory season. This is a site of long historical interest to past DVOC
stalwarts like Ed Fingerhood and Dave Cutler.
7:30 am - 9:30 am
Leaders Doris McGovern and Chris Walters
Sunday September 9 - Johnson Sod Farm in Cumberland County NJ
For an assortment of shorebirds including plovers and sandpipers.
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper in 2003 and Pacific Golden Plover in 2002. Meet on
Grier's Lane, just east of Route 77 at 7:30AM
Leader: Steve Kacir
Monday September 10 - Manayunk Chimney Swift Roost, Philadelphia PA (Rain
date September 12)
In autumn migration, huge numbers of Chimney Swifts roost in chimneys of
certain schools in the Roxborough/Manayunk area. The best site this year
seems to be the chimney of John Story Jenks School at 8310 Germantown Avenue
in Philadelphia (Germantown and Southampton Avenues in Chestnut Hill). The
birds have been going down the chimney just before dark, so people should
get there around 6:45 PM when the birds begin to gather. There is some
street parking behind the school, as well as a parking lot (free in the
evening) next to the Verizon building across Germantown Avenue from the
school. Swifts can be viewed from the rear of the school playground or from
across Germantown Avenue near Southampton. Jane will be in the playground.
Leader: Jane Henderson

 
Silver Lake Nature Center Event
The third annual "Wild About Birds" event will be held at the Silver Lake
Nature Center (Bristol, PA) on Saturday September 15th. Full information is
available at  <http://www.dvoc.org/Misc/2007/SLC2007.pdf>
http://www.dvoc.org/Misc/2007/SLC2007.pdf. Feel free to distribute this
flyer to local nature centers.
 
John James Audubon Audubon Center at Mill Grove Event
An event featuring author Scott Weidensaul will be held on Tuesday September
25th. The John James Audubon Center at Mill Grove is located in Audubon Pa.,
near Norristown. Full information is available at
<http://www.dvoc.org/Misc/2007/MillGroveInvitation.pdf>
http://www.dvoc.org/Misc/2007/MillGroveInvitation.pdf. Feel free to
distribute this flyer to local nature centers.
 
DVOC Website Page of the Week
 <http://www.dvoc.org/NB4NB/Default.htm>
http://www.dvoc.org/NB4NB/Default.htm - New Bins for New Birders
 
Website Enhancements This Past Week
2008 Programs
Windfelder Philadelphia Big Year Update
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Report Your Sightings to the Delaware Valley RBA
The Delaware Valley RBA is posted on Thursday evenings at
<http://www.dvoc.org/RBA/Current/Active/Index.htm>
http://www.dvoc.org/RBA/Current/Active/Index.htm
Report your sightings to  <mailto:rba at dvoc.com> rba at dvoc.com. 
The general guidelines of what to report are on the Delaware Valley Rare
Bird Alert Page -  <http://www.dvoc.org/RBA/Current/Active/Index.htm>
http://www.dvoc.org/RBA/Current/Active/Index.htm
 
Merchandise Available!
Both DVOC merchandise and Nikon/DVOC Lagerhead Shrikes merchandise are
available at our on-line store. 
http://www.cafepress.com/nikondvoc
http://www.cafepress.com/dvoc
  
Information on the Club and Club activities are at  <http://www.dvoc.org/>
www.dvoc.org
 
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