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<p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:blue'>The Delaware Valley Ornithological Club (DVOC) Weekly Digest </span></strong><span
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<p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>December
18th Meeting - Photo Contest <br>
</span></b><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Deadline
for submissions is December 10th!</span></b><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Well,
fall is here 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 and flora),
Scenery, and Birders (one year, former President Bob Sehl was shown riding a
camel).<br>
Entries must be submitted in advance to Frank Windfelder. You can submit a
MAXIMUM of 5 shots in the categories of Birds and Natural History, but only
three in Scenery and Birders. Prizes will be awarded.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Put
your pictures on a CD and either email them, snail mail them, or hand them to
Frank Windfelder at a DVOC meeting. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Format:
Digital only<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Please
name the contents of the photo and give the place where it was taken.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>DVOC
Annual Banquet<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>96
members and guests enjoy a fun evening at the November 20th annual banquet. The
club extends sincere thanks to Bernice and Joe Koplin for organizing this gathering.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Congratulations
to The Witmer Stone Award winners Pat and Clay Sutton and The Julian K. Potter
Award winner Steve Kacir. The Conservation Award will be presented at the
upcoming meeting.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>(Witmer
Stone was one of the founders of the DVOC and a leading member for 49 years. An
obituary was published in the club's journal - Cassinia. This past week it was
posted on the DVOC website.)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Interesting
Link<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a
href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7738798.stm">http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7738798.stm</a>
- submitted by Colin Campbell<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Release
of a New Book by Club Members</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br>
Club members Jeff Holt and Bert Filemyr are pleased to announce the publication
of their book - <i>The Composite Prints of Audubon's Birds of America.</i> This
book is the direct result of the March 2007 DVOC Field Trip to Mill Grove,
Audubon PA. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>In
1838, as John James Audubon’s monumental creation, Birds of America, was
nearing completion, he requested that his engraver, Robert Havell, produce 13
extra, unique prints. Havell was instructed to combine images from two separate
plates into a single print, commonly known as a “Composite Plate”.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Only
two full sets, along with a handful of individual prints, of these rare prints
exist today and are rarely if ever seen by the public. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>In
this book Jeff and Bert, for the first time anywhere, provide an analysis as to
how and why these plates were made, while providing illustrations depicting all
13 of the Composite Plates.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Further
information on this significant addition to the literature on John James
Audubon is available at <a
href="http://www.thefilemyrs.com/AudubonComposites/index.htm">http://www.thefilemyrs.com/AudubonComposites/index.htm</a>
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>This
book, produced in conjunction with the DVOC, is available at <a
href="http://www.Amazon.com">www.Amazon.com</a>. Search for "Audubon
Composites".<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>In
the November of 2009, Jeff and Bert will be presenting a program about this
topic at a club meeting.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The
book is available for $12.99 on Amazon.com. Bert and Jeff will attempt to bring
copies to meetings. These copies will be available for $12.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Upcoming
Field Trips </span><o:p></o:p></strong></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>November
28 (Friday) Hawk Migration at Raccoon Ridge, NJ<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>New
in 2008 <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Do
you find yourself with nothing to do on the day after Thanksgiving? Want to get
out and burn off some of that turkey? Or pumpkin pie? Come join us at Raccoon
Ridge for a day of hawk watching. This late in the season usually bring in
Golden Eagles, Goshawks and other late migrants. We will meet at the Blairstown
Diner in Blairstown, NJ at 8:30 AM and proceed to the AMC's Mohigan Lodge and
hike along the Appalachian Trail for about two miles to Raccoon Ridge. It will
be COLD! Dress warmly with many layers. Bring lunch and a pad to sit on.
Meeting time is 8:30 AM. If you are going to attend, please let Bob know in
advance by email. He will try to arrange car pools. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Leader:
Bob Horton<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The
Blairstown Diner is marked on the Warren County Birding Page on the club
website.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Upcoming
Meeting<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Thursday
December 4th 7:30 pm at the Academy of Natural Sciences<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Program
- Scott Weidensaul, “Of a Feather”<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>From
the moment Europeans arrived in North America, they were awestruck by a
continent awash with birds - great flocks of wild pigeons, woodlands alive with
brilliantly colored songbirds. Join naturalist and author Scott Weidensaul as
he traces the unpredictable history of bird study in America, from frontier
ornithologists (one of whom barely escaped pursuing Apaches with a precious
hawk egg hidden in his mouth) to society matrons who organized the first
effective conservation movement; from luminaries like Alexander Wilson (a
convicted blackmailer) and Audubon (an accomplished liar) to modern geniuses
like Roger Tory Peterson.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>2009
DVOC Membership Directory<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>It
is time to start preparing the 2009 directory and that means it is time for
members to ensure that their contact information is correct. An update packet
will be circulated at the next couple of meetings for attendees to check their
information. If you are unable to attend and your contact information has
changed in the past year, please send the changes to <a
href="mailto:treasurer@dvoc.org">treasurer@dvoc.org</a>. The contact
information in the directory includes name, address, e-mail address, home
phone, work/daytime phone, and cell phone.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Submit
all changes by Friday December 19</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Recent
Website Enhancement<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>(11/21/08)
2008 Banquet Report<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>(11/21/08)
Delaware Valley RBA<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>(11/20/08)
Bill Creekmore Personal Page (new member)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>(11/19/08)
Witmer Stone's Obituary<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Items
Available for Purchase at DVOC Meetings</span></strong><span style='font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>DVOC
Hats - $17 each<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>DVOC
car window stickers - $1 each<br>
"Birders Conservation Handbook: 100 North American Birds at Risk" by
Dr. Jeff Wells - only $25 (limited supply)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>"Song
of the Blue Ocean" by Dr. Carl Safina - signed by author - A $17 value now
only $12 (limited supply)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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____________________________________________________________________________________________________<br>
Report Your Sightings to the Delaware Valley RBA<br>
The Delaware Valley RBA is posted on Thursday evenings at </span><a
href="http://www.dvoc.org/RBA/Current/Active/Index.htm"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>http://www.dvoc.org/RBA/Current/Active/Index.htm</span></a><br>
<span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>It is also
available at 215 240 7547<br>
Report your sightings to </span><a href="mailto:rba@dvoc.com"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>rba@dvoc.com</span></a><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> or 215 240 7547<br>
The general guidelines of what to report are on the Delaware Valley Rare Bird
Alert Page - </span><a href="http://www.dvoc.org/RBA/Current/Active/Index.htm"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>http://www.dvoc.org/RBA/Current/Active/Index.htm</span></a><br>
<span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <br>
Merchandise Available!<br>
Both DVOC merchandise and Nikon/DVOC Lagerhead Shrikes merchandise are
available at our on-line store. <br>
</span><a href="http://www.cafepress.com/nikondvoc"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>http://www.cafepress.com/nikondvoc</span></a><br>
<a href="http://www.cafepress.com/dvoc"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>http://www.cafepress.com/dvoc</span></a><br>
<span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <br>
Information on the Club and Club activities are at </span><a
href="http://www.dvoc.org"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>www.dvoc.org</span></a><br>
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