[DVOC] Weekly Digest - Number 08-38 - 9/14/08

Sun Sep 14 13:57:57 PDT 2008

The Delaware Valley Ornithological Club  (DVOC) Weekly Digest 

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

This is our first formal meeting after the summer. Be sure to come and see
old friends and make new ones.

This Thursday September 18, 2008 - 7:30 pm at the Academy of Natural
Sciences in Philadelphia

Program - Lillian Armstrong, "New Jersey Birding and Wildlife Trail Guides
Project"

A peek inside the creation of New Jersey's Birding and Wildlife Trails. 

After nearly 20 years on Wall Street, the last 14 of which were on San
Francisco's version of it -- Montgomery Street, primarily in financial
communications, Lillian Armstrong was ready for a change. Her passion for
birds and the environment was nurtured through her volunteer efforts at the
Golden Gate Raptor Observatory, and semi-annual trips to Cape May to visit
her birder-parents. It was through sheer luck and serendipity that the
fledgling NJ Birding and Wildlife Trails program had a brand new position
open just as she resigned and turned over the reins of the practice she had
built to one of her colleagues. She started with NJAS August 1, 2004, and
the last four years have flown by.

Ornithological Study - Art McMorris - "Recent AOU Checklist Changes."

December 18th Meeting - Photo Contest

Format: Digital only

Well, summer is over and many of you have taken some great trips and shot
some wonderful photos. Will you win the DVOC slide contest? Prizes will be
awarded in four categories: Birds, Natural History (non-avian fauna),
Scenery, and Birders (one year, former President Bob Sehl was shown riding a
camel).

Entries must be submitted in advance to Frank Windfelder. You can submit a
MAXIMUM of 3 shots in each category, except birds, where you can submit 5
(it's a bird club!).

Put these on a CD and either email them, snail mail them, or hand them to
Frank Windfelder at a DVOC meeting

Upcoming Field Trip                            

September 19-21 (Friday - Sunday) - Pocono Environmental Education Center,
Dingman's Ferry, PA

New in 2008 

We will travel up to Pocono Environmental Education Center (PEEC) and arrive
for dinner around 6. There can be a social hour which would require you to
BYOB after dinner. 

Birding will begin on Saturday and we will bird all day. Looking for fall
warblers and even taking a trip over to Sunrise Mountain for observing
migrating raptors. We will have all of our meals at PEEC's new
environmentally friendly dining hall. Sunday will consist of birding all
morning then coming back for lunch and checkout. There is a charge for the
event and will be around $90 a person, which will include 6 meals and two
nights lodging on PEEC's campus.

We need 10 people to sign up for this trip. Contact trip leader James
Maloney ( jimbo24 at snip.net ) if you are interested

Interesting Link

http://www.birdpost.com/ - an interesting eBird like site - Submitted by
Scott Fraser

DVOC Hats!

There have been no DVOC hats for sale for some time now. But...a new supply
is being ordered! Yea!

Upcoming Event at Tinicum
The Fifth Annual "Cradle of Birding" Wildlife & Conservation Festival will
be held at the John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge at Tinicum on Saturday,
September 20th, 2008.  The featured speaker is Paul Baicich, the former
editor of Birding magazine.  Several DVOC members are leading workshops and
a bird-a-thon.

Details at
http://www.fws.gov/northeast/heinz/Cradle%20of%20Birding%202008-Full%20Agend
a.htm                      

A New and Special Field Trip!
Birding and Sailing in the Antilles:

In the footsteps of James Bond (former DVOC member)

Bob Horton and Vincent Nichnadowicz will lead a ten-day birding by sail trip
to the Caribbean in mid-January, 2009. Using a chartered boat from either
Antigua or St. Vincent to explore several islands such as Barbuda, Nevis,
Guadeloupe, St. Lucia and/or Montserrat. The boat will be either a sloop or
a catamaran depending on the size of the group and will be our home as we
travel. Days will be a mix of sailing, sea and land bird watching and
snorkeling. Emphasis will be on endemic Caribbean birds as well as wintering
birds. A good field guide is Herbert Raffaele's Birds of the West Indies.
Costs will be approximately $1,000.00 plus airfare and food for self
catering.

Bob is a former US Coast Guard member who spent a lot of time sailing his
Corinthian in the NY/NJ area. Vincent has sailed and captained boats in the
Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans.

Group will be limited to four to eight people and will determine boat size
and itinerary. Sailing experience is not needed but a desire for adventure
is. Please contact Bob at (609)865-9941.

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

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/nikondvoc
 <http://www.cafepress.com/dvoc> 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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