[DVOC] Weekly Digest - Number 08-01 - 1/6/08

Sun Jan 6 13:59:00 PST 2008

The Delaware Valley Ornithological Club  (DVOC) Weekly Digest

Congratulations to the new Club Officers as elected at the 1/3/08 Annual
Members Meeting
President - Paul Guris
Vice President - Frank Windfelder
Secretary - Art McMorris
Treasurer - Bert Filemyr
New members of Council - Debbie Beer, Tom Bailey
And congratulations to Steve Kacir and Debbie Beer on their election as
Fellows of the DVOC

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... 
    a. You can send in your payment now.
    b. Pay your dues in person at the 1/17 DVOC meeting
    c. Or you can wait until after 1/20 and look for your dues notice in the
mail
Make your check payable to "DVOC" and send it to Bert Filemyr, DVOC
Treasurer, 1314 Lenore Road, Meadowbrook PA 19046

Upcoming Meeting (Details and directions at  <http://www.dvoc.org/>
www.dvoc.org)
Thursday January 17, 7:30 pm, at the Academy of Natural Sciences,
Philadelphia PA
Annual Members Meeting
Program - Jeffrey Hall - "Birds on the Rocks (Seabirds in the Canadian
Maritimes)"
Visit breeding colonies of murres, gannets, and other seabirds off the coast
of the Canadian Maritimes, along with other creatures that share the marine
habitat of the North Atlantic. Featured is the Machias Seal Island colony of
that most appealing of seabirds, the Atlantic Puffin. 
Ornithological Study - Frank Windfelder - Black-capped vs. Carolina
Chickadee: How Can You Really Tell?

Upcoming Field Trips: (Details and directions at www.dvoc.org
<http://www.dvoc.org/>  under "Field Trips") 
Saturday January 12, 2008 - Philadelphia Mid-Winter Census
Help count birds within the Philadelphia City limits
Contact: Keith Russell
Saturday- Monday January 19-21, 2008 - Montauk (Long Island) NY
A trip over Martin Luther King weekend for winter finches, eiders, scoters,
alcids and any Eurasian accidentals. Car pool from N.E. Phila at 6AM. Space
is limited due to lodging constraints - first come, first served! Shared
expenses. 
Leaders: Erica Brendel, Chris Walters
Saturday January 19 - Conowingo Dam, MD and Muddy Run, PA
In recent years there has been a nice concentration of Bald Eagles at
Conowingo. After birding the dam we will head north to Muddy Run, a
Pennsylvania Power and Light reservoir for wintering waterfowl.

Meet at 9AM at Fisherman's Park at Conowingo.

Directions: From Route 1. Immediately after crossing the dam, turn left on
Fisherman Park Road for .07 mile and follow signs to Fisherman's Park. 

Leader: Tom Reeves

2008 Membership Directory
The 2008 Club Directory will be available at the January 17 meeting. Be sure
to pick yours up! Any directories not picked up at that meeting will be
mailed  If you cannot make the meeting ask a friend to pick yours up for
you. We would like to keep the mailing expenses to a minimum.

Frank Windfelder's Philadelphia Big Year - 2007
Congratulations to Club Vice President Frank Windfelder on his 2007
Philadelphia Big Year. He set an amazing record of 233 species seen. A
fantastic achievement!
http://www.dvoc.org/DelValBirding/WindfelderBigYear/WindfelderBigYear.htm

Steve Kacir's Montgomery County PA Big Year - 2008
Club member Steve Kacir has undertaken a Montgomery County PA. We all wish
him the best of luck! He is looking for ongoing information concerning birds
in Montgomery County.
http://www.dvoc.org/DelValBirding/KacirBigYear/KacirBigYear.htm

DVOC Website Page of the Week
http://www.dvoc.org/DelValBirding/CountsCensuses/index.htm - Censuses and
counts in the Delaware Valley Region

Recent Website Enhancements
Summary of the 2007-08 Christmas Counts.
Pictures from the Annual Meeting
Paleo-Ornithology Ornithological Study
Revision of the Members Page
Minutes of the 12/20/07 meeting
What's This #18
Steve Kacir's Montgomery County Big Year
2008 Field Trips
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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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