[DVOC] Weekly Digest - Number 09-01 - 1/4/08

Sun Jan 4 15:28:23 PST 2009

The Delaware Valley Ornithological Club  (DVOC) Weekly Digest 

Request for Christmas Count Results

Please send your Christmas Bird Count reports to either Frank Windfelder or
Debbie Beer, particularly if you are a compiler. These are needed to prepare
a report for the Annual Members Meeting this week.

Upcoming Meeting

This Thursday January 8th, 7:30 pm at the Academy of Natural Sciences

Program - 119th Annual Members Meeting

Since the founded of our club in 1890, the first meeting of every year has
been the "Members Meeting". At this meeting there will be the election of
officers, new Council members and Fellows, the distribution of the 2009
Membership Directory, the Treasurer's Report, and the Endowment Trustees
Report. Then a brief Ornithological Study. followed by a recap of area
Christmas Counts. We will then adjourn for the  traditional refreshments as
the club celebrates another year.

Christmas Count Season Is Wrapping Up

The Christmas Bird Count schedule is now posted on the DVOC website, and
volunteers are needed in many areas.  Contact the compiler to join one of
the many counts in the Delaware Valley region.

http://www.dvoc.org/DelValBirding/CountsCensuses/index.htm 

Upcoming Field Trips  

January 10 (Saturday) - PHILADELPHIA MID-WINTER BIRD CENSUS, PENNSYLVANIA
(PMWBC) 

Join the 23rd annual mid-winter census which highlights the incredible
diversity of habitat and species found within our city borders . An average
of 92 species are recorded each year including notable rarities. 

Contact: Keith Russell

January 17-19 (Saturday-Monday) - MONTAUK (LONG ISLAND), NEW YORK

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 and Chris Walters 

2009 Membership Directory

The directory will be available to all members at this Thursday's meeting.
Please pick yours up and to save postage costs, please pick up directories
for people not at the meeting who you will see. Inside the directories will
be the 2009 dues notices for members who owe 2009 dues. On the day after
that meeting, the directories will be mailed to members who live outside the
Delaware Valley area. The remaining directories will again be available at
the January 22nd meeting. Any directories not claimed by the end of 1/22
meeting will be mailed on January 23rd.

Recent Website Enhancements

(1/3/08) Pelagic Field Trip Report

(1/2/08) Cassinia Volume XV 1911

(1/2/08) Keller's 2008 Gloucester County Big Year

(12/29/08) Officers of the DVOC 1890 - Present

(12/29/08) Cassinia Volume XII 1908

Items Available for Purchase at DVOC Meetings

DVOC Hats - $17 each

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)

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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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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