[DVOC] Weekly Digest - Number 08-02 - 1/13/08

Sun Jan 13 13:14:21 PST 2008

The Delaware Valley Ornithological Club  (DVOC) Weekly Digest

Upcoming Meeting (Details and directions at  <http://www.dvoc.org/>
www.dvoc.org)
This Thursday January 17, 7:30 pm, at the Academy of Natural Sciences,
Philadelphia PA
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?

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 1/18 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 Field Trips: (Details and directions at www.dvoc.org
<http://www.dvoc.org/>  under "Field Trips") 
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

Saturday January 26 - Cape May, NJ

Meet 8:30 am at the Wawa Parking Lot (Rtes 47 and 347) for seabirds and
wintering waterfowl. Dress for the weather and bring lunch and scopes. We
will end the day at Jake's Landing Road looking for short-eared owls.

Leader: Martin Selzer

2008 Membership Directory
The 2008 Club Directory will be available at the January 17 meeting. (Some
have been mailed already) 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.

Delaware Breeding Bird Atlas
Delaware is beginning a five year breeding bird atlas and an official
website will be available shortly. Until such time the Club has been asked
to post information on the Club's website. Check out
http://www.dvoc.org/DelValBirding/DelawareBBA/Index.htm

Visitor to the Delaware Valley from Iceland
The webmaster received the following recently:
"First I like to introduce myself . My name is Ómar Runólfsson and I live
in Iceland just outside of Reykjavik the capitol. I am 60 years and work as
an assistant at the institute for experimental pathology department of the
university of Iceland . I am a keen birder and a photographer see my page :
www.flickr.com/photos/omarrun      
Now it happens that my son Hlynur and his wife Erna are in Philadelphia  for
studies and work and will stay until november this year . They have  invited
us the parents to visit them while they stay there and we have desided to go
there in late april and stay for around ten days . The plan is to fly to
Boston MA and drive from there to Philadelphia and same route back . Now
this is the reason for contacting you and I hope you can  help me in finding
some local birders which could point me to  interesting birding places in
Philadelphia and surroundings or on the way to and from Boston MA. I came
upon your name on the Delaware valley bird clubs page and had the feeling
you could help."
If you are interested in pointing this gentleman to interesting birding
spots during his visit (April 17-May 3) please contact him at
<mailto:omar at vortex.is> omar at vortex.is

Fledging Birders Program
http://www.fledgingbirders.org/challenge.html - Submitted by Colin Campbell
"We, as birders, have a responsibility for conserving our winged wonders.
The Fledging Birders Program (www.fledgingbirders.org
<http://www.fledgingbirders.org/> ) is working toward future bird
conservation by helping new birders develop their own understanding of birds
and the issues that threaten them. The Fledging Birders approach integrates
educational theories and birding knowledge to effectively spark the
appreciation of birding in others at their own pace."

DVOC Website Page of the Week
http://www.dvoc.org/BirdingHumor/WinterBirding.htm - Ten laws of winter
birding

Recent Website Enhancements
What's This #19
Old Laruses
Summary of 2007-08 Christmas Counts
Delaware Breeding Bird Atlases
Steve Kacir's Montgomery County Big Year

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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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