[DVOC] Weekly Digest - Number 08-24 - 6/8/08

[Bert Filemyr]

The Delaware Valley Ornithological Club  (DVOC) Weekly Digest

 

Preparing for the July 10th Meeting

Club Program Director and Vice President Frank Windfelder
<http://www.dvoc.org/Personnel/Windfelder.htm>  would like to add another
short (20 minute or so) presentation to the Thursday July 10th informal
meeting. If you have a topic that will be of interest to club members,
contact Frank.



Interesting Link

http://birdingonthe.net/gmaps/eBirdMap.html  - A feature of eBird (and
hosted on Birding on the.net) that allows a person to see where rare birds
are being seen. Submitted by James Maloney

 

World Series / Conservation Pledges and Donations 

If you have not sent in your donation or pledge now would be a good time to
do it. If you made a pledge per species in advance of the World Series, you
need to know that our team identified 229 birds at the event. Even if you
did not make a pledge in advance, you can always just make a straight
donation. Any amount is appreciated. All money raised goes to this
conservation efforts of the club. Details of what this year's money is going
to is on the club website.

Send you check to Bert Filemyr <http://www.dvoc.org/Personnel/Filemyr.htm>
(Club Treasurer).

 

Upcoming Field Trips

June 28th (Saturday) - Wharton State Forest for Nighthawks, NJ New in 2008

For Nighthawks (booming) and Whip-poor-wills (calling) and
Chuck-will's-widow (unlikely). Steve may develop some other birding location
we'll hit first before making our way to Carranza Rd; in 2007 we hit the
Red-headed Woodpecker Habitat Enhancement Area at Brendan Byrne SF (formerly
Lebanon SF) before heading to Wharton. Meeting time and place are to be
announced.

Leader: Steve <http://www.dvoc.org/Personnel/KacirS.htm>  Kacir

July 12 (Saturday) - Bombay Hook NWR And Environs, Delaware 

Join us to witness the early part of the annual southbound shorebird
migration spectacle. Meet at 7:30AM at the headquarters

Leader: Martin <http://www.dvoc.org/Personnel/Selzer.htm>  Selzer

 

Upcoming Meeting (Details and directions at  <http://www.dvoc.org/>
www.dvoc.org)

Thursday July 10, 2008 - 7:30 pm
Informal Summer Meeting
Held at the Palmyra Cove Nature Park, Palmyra, NJ (at the base of the Tacony
Palmyra Bridge)
 <http://www.palmyracove.org/> Directions to the Meeting
Short presentations including....
A Raptor ID Puzzle -  <http://www.dvoc.org/Personnel/Filemyr.htm> Bert
Filemyr
Behind the Curtain of the DVOC Website -
<http://www.dvoc.org/Personnel/Filemyr.htm> Bert Filemyr

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

 

Interesting Non-Club Field Trip

Field Trip Chairperson Adrian Binns calls our attention to.....

New Jersey Audubon's Sandy Hook Observatory is pleased to announce a special
field trip to Lakehurst Naval Air Engineering Station on Wednesday June 18,
2008 from 8 am to 1 pm.  The base hosts some of New Jersey's rarest
grassland species and is normally off-limits to the public.  Breeding
species we can expect to see at Lakehurst include Upland Sandpiper, Horned
Lark, Grasshopper Sparrow, and Eastern Meadowlark.  In recent years very
rare breeders such as Vesper and Henslow's Sparrows have occurred.  The base
also hosts interesting botany and butterflies. The tour is limited to 25
people and strictly open only to U.S. Citizens with proper identification.
Cost is $20 per person.  Trip leaders are Pete Bacinski, Scott Barnes, Linda
Mack, and Rick Radis.  For more information and to register contact SHBO at
<mailto:shbo at njaudubon.org> shbo at njaudubon.org or 732-872-2500.

 

Recent Website Enhancements

May 15, 2008 Minutes

Spring 1995 Larus

Fall 1991 Larus

Fall 1992 Larus

NB4NB Grant Report

Kacir's Montgomery County Big Year

North Carolina Field Trip Report

Carpenter's Woods Field Trip Report

Delaware Valley RBA

 

Items Available for Purchase at DVOC Meetings

DVOC car window stickers - $1 each
"Birders Conservation Handbook: 100 North American Birds at Risk" by Dr.
Jeff Wells - only $25 (limited supply)

"Song of the Blue Ocean" by Dr. Carl Safina - signed by author - A $17 value
now only $12 (limited supply)


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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
 
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