[DVOC] Weekly Digest - Number 08-05 - 2/3/08

Sun Feb 3 15:18:15 PST 2008

The Delaware Valley Ornithological Club  (DVOC) Weekly Digest

Upcoming Meeting (Details and directions at  <http://www.dvoc.org/>
www.dvoc.org)
Thursday February 7, 7:30 pm, at the Academy of Natural Sciences,
Philadelphia PA
Program - Nathan Gregory, a graduate student at Princeton University. -
"Impacts of Controlled Fires and Traditional Livestock Grazing on Bird
Communities in Kenya"
When many people think of East Africa, they think of savannas - open,
rolling grasslands with scattered trees and abundant wildlife. What they may
not realize is that savannas are the products of a long history of human
influence in the form of controlled fire and livestock grazing using bomas,
temporary thorn-scrub corrals.
Nathan has been investigating how the two components of traditional
pastoralism, fire and grazing using bomas, affect bird abundance,diversity,
and community composition. Pastoralism as a way of life is declining, and
this could have important consequences for conservation.  
Ornithological Study - Debbie Beer - Sexing Bald Eagles

Upcoming Field Trip: (Details and directions at  <http://www.dvoc.org/>
www.dvoc.org under "Field Trips") 
February 9 (Saturday) Delaware City DE
A morning trip around the freshwater ponds can be very productive. Meet 8am
Veteran's Park (Delaware River end of Clinton St) in Delaware City
Leader: Colin Campbell
February 16-18 (Saturday-Monday) Algonquin Park and Amherst Island, Ontario,
Canada
A 3 day trip over President's weekend to look for winter finches, raptors
and owls. In Algonquin we hope for crossbills, redpolls, Pine Grosbeak,
Boreal Chickadee, Gray Jay, Black-backed Woodpecker and Spruce Grouse, while
in the south the woods and fields should hold Saw-whet, Long-eared,
Short-eared and Snowy Owl. If they are around we'll also search for Boreal,
Great Gray and Hawk Owl. Quality, not quantity! Limited registration. Fee.
Leader: Adrian Binns
February 16 (Saturday) Indian River Inlet and Points North, Delaware
Join us as we search for wintering waterfowl, gulls, seabirds and other late
winter visitors. Besides birding Indian River Inlet and Rehoboth Bay, we
will stop at Silver Lake, Cape Henlopen State Park, Prime Hook and Bombay
Hook as we bird our way back north. Dress for the weather, bring lunch and
scopes. This is a joint field trip with Wyncote Audubon.
Meet at the parking lot on the north side of the Indian River Inlet at 9am.
Leader: Martin Selzer
2008 Dues!
DVOC dues for 2008 are due. Annual dues are still only $25 and are quite a
bargain.  
Plus for only $375, you can enjoy the benefits of membership for the rest of
your life and never have to write another check.......at least not for dues.
The $375 life membership is payable in three annual installments of $125
each? Why not start this year! Life membership monies are transferred to the
Club endowment and benefit the Club on a permanent basis.
To pay your dues, you can send in your payment now (all dues notices have
been mailed) or pay your dues in person at the 2/7 DVOC meeting
Make your check payable to "DVOC" and mail to Bert Filemyr, DVOC Treasurer,
1314 Lenore Road, Meadowbrook PA 19046

Dr. Jeff Wells's book is still available.
The club still has a couple of copies of "Birders Conservation Handbook: 100
North American Birds at Risk". We have arranged for a very special price of
on $25 per copy ($35 list price). Pick up a copy at the next meeting. Once
our supply is gone you will have to pay retail to get this outstanding book!

 <http://www.dvoc.org/DelValBirding/DelawareBBA/Index.htm> 
DVOC Website Page of the Week
http://www.dvoc.org/History/AnniversaryDinners/AnniversaryDinners.htm - DVOC
Anniversary Dinners

Back Issues of American Birds and Birding
Club member Al Driscoll has back issues of American Birds and Birding
starting from about 1970 through 1990. If any one wants them he is willing
to bring them to a club meeting. Contact him at hawklwo2ATverizon.net
(replace the AT with @)

Interesting Link
 <http://www.whyy.org/tv12/deltonight.html>
http://www.whyy.org/tv12/deltonight.html - Club member Bob Rufe was on a
recent WHYY TV Delaware Tonight segment. Here is a link to the video. Click
on Recent Stories then on Wider Horizons for 1/30/2008 (This link will only
be active until this Tuesday)

Old Laruses
As you can see, several old Laruses have been scanned and posted on the
website. If anyone has copies of Laruses that are not posted, please
consider lending them to the webmaster for scanning and posting. (contact
webmaster at dvoc.org)

Recent Website Enhancements
Roosevelt Park Field Trip Report
Kacir's Montgomery County Big Year
Cumberland County Christmas Count Report
2007-2008 Christmas Counts Reports

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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
It is also available at 215 240 7547
Report your sightings to  <mailto:rba at dvoc.com> rba at dvoc.com or 215 240 7547
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>
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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