[DVOC] Weekly Digest - Number 09-25 - 6/21/09

Sun Jun 28 20:30:35 PDT 2009

The Delaware Valley Ornithological Club  (DVOC) Weekly Digest 

Upcoming Informal Summer Meeting

Thursday July 2, 7:30 pm at the Palmyra Cove Nature Center, Palmyra NJ

Frank Windfelder, "ID of Great, Double-crested and Neotropic Cormorants,
plus Anhinga"

Debbie Beer, "East African Safari Adventure"

Cassinia Volume 71 will be distributed at this meeting

Cassinia Volume 71
The latest volume of Cassinia (the DVOC's journal) is ready for
distribution. Editor Art McMorris will have the copies at the July 2nd
meeting. If you are there make sure you pick up yours. Also make an effort
to pick up copies for other DVOC members you might be seeing this summer. It
will be expensive to mail copies to individual members so we would like to
make every effort to minimize mailing costs. 

Update on Paul Guris

Club President Paul Guris, and his brother, underwent kidney transplant
surgery on Friday June 26th. Information on Paul's status is available at 

http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/paulguris 

DVOC Annual Picnic 
The date for the Annual Picnic has been set - Saturday August 1.

Full information is at
<http://www.dvoc.org/MeetingsPrograms/MeetingsPrograms2009/Picnic2009/Picnic
2009.htm>
http://www.dvoc.org/MeetingsPrograms/MeetingsPrograms2009/Picnic2009/Picnic2
009.htm 

Upcoming Field Trips
July 18 (Saturday) - BOMBAY HOOK NWR, Delaware

We'll be looking for returning shorebirds and other migrants. Bring lunch
and scopes and lots of bug juice. 

(This DVOC trip is a joint field trip with Wyncote Audubon and is free to
members and non-members.) 

Contact leader Lynn Jackson for details

New Blog

Club member Tony Croasdale has started a new blog while he is in Alaska -
http://radicalnaturalist.blogspot.com/ 

AOU Convention

A message from Bob Curry  - Chair, Committee on Local Arrangements, AOU2009,
Philadelphia (12-15 August)

We have made special arrangements to allow non-professionals interested in
birds to attend components of the conference program, through single-day
registration options (instead of paying for the entire conference).
Components that DVOC members might be interested in include:

.         Welcome and Plenary session, Thursday morning, 13 August,
featuring talks by Scott Weidensaul and Bob Ricklefs (
http://www.birdmeetings.org/aou2009/plenary.htm) 

.         Keynote lectures and associated symposia on Friday and Saturday on
topics including bird song & learning; conservation; and behavioral ecology
(http://www.birdmeetings.org/aou2009/keynote.htm)

Details about registration options are at
http://www.birdmeetings.org/aou2009/reg_fees.htm

We will also need volunteers to help run the meeting. We need folks to help
with registration, AV projection, and other logistical aspects. People
interested in signing on as a formal volunteer-in exchange for free
admission to some of the presentations-should contact me for details.

If anyone else at DVOC has any questions, please don't hesitate to contact
me.

Robert. L. Curry, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Biology
Villanova University
800 Lancaster Avenue
Villanova, PA  19085 USA

Tel. 610-519-6455
Fax 610-519-7863
 <http://www.homepage.villanova.edu/robert.curry/>
http://www.homepage.villanova.edu/robert.curry/

Meeting Minutes

Minutes of the June 4th meeting have been posted on the website. Anyone who
has additions or corrections should contact the Secretary or the President

Items Available for Purchase at DVOC Meetings

DVOC Hats - $17 each (or $20 by mail)

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)

Information on the Birds of North America discount program is available at
http://www.dvoc.org/Membership/DVOC_BNA.htm 

Bert Filemyr and/or Jeff Holt will have copies of their book "The Composite
Prints of the Audubon's Birds of America" available at most meetings - $12
each

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DVOC is on Facebook. Check out
http://www.facebook.com/pages/DVOC-The-Delaware-Valley-Ornithological-Club/4
9975018421 

The DVOC has a discount program for Birds of North America Online. Check out
http://www.dvoc.org/Membership/DVOC_BNA.htm 

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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