[DVOC] Weekly Digest - Number 09-18 - 5/3/09

Sun May 3 19:14:09 PDT 2009

The Delaware Valley Ornithological Club  (DVOC) Weekly Digest 

2008 Conservation/World Series of Birding Fundraising

This is the last Weekly Digest Before the World Series of Birding

DVOC is pleased to support the "Willistown Conservation Trust Bird Banding
Station in Rushton Preserve" as our 2009 Conservation project.  The proceeds
from our World Series of Birding team fundraising will be donated to WCT for
this project.  See our Conservation section for more details, and send in
your pledge form now.  Our winning DVOC team Nikon/Lagerhead Shrikes has
begun preparing for the big event, and we appreciate your support!

More information is at http://www.dvoc.org/Misc/Donating.htm

The 2009 Pledge/Donation form is at
http://www.dvoc.org/WSB/WSB2009/2009WSB_PledgeForm.pdf 

Or you can just e-mail your pledge to treasurer at dvoc.org

Upcoming Meeting

Thursday May 7, 7:30 pm at the Academy of Natural Sciences

Chris Lotz, "Birding the Southern Third of Africa from Cape Town to Victoria
Falls and Namibia"

Chris will take us on a journey from the southern tip of Africa through
extremely diverse birding habitats across 7 very different countries. He
will show photos which give just a taste of some of the birds (plus other
wildlife and scenery) you will encounter as you travel through South Africa
and then northwards along the Namib Escarpment to the great Zambezi River,
the Okavango and beyond to lesser-known but spectacularly bird-rich areas.
Chris will give us an impression of what it's like to bird this incredible
part of the world.

Ornithological Study - Tree Swallow Attack - Frank Windfelder

Minutes of the April 16th Meeting

The minutes of the last meeting have now been posted on the website.  Any
corrections or additions should be brought up at or submitted prior to the
next meeting.

http://www.dvoc.org/MeetingsPrograms/MeetingsPrograms2009/Minutes/Apr16_2009
.htm 

A Deceased Club Member is Being Honored
On Saturday, May 9, at 10 am, the East Pool at the Edwin B Forsythe NWR at
Brigantine will be officially dedicated and renamed in memory of John
Danzenbaker.  The ceremony will be held roughly midpoint along the East
dike, and vehicles will probably caravan from the Visitors' Center.  It
should run less than an hour (just guessing; perhaps less than half an
hour).  Refreshments will be provided afterwards at the Visitors' Center.
All are welcome to attend. 

More information about this distinguished member is available at
http://www.dvoc.org/Personnel/DanzenbakerJ.htm 

A Publication by a Club Member

Club member Elizabeth J. Rosenthal has recently written an article on the
Birdfellow birding blog about the red knot and horseshoe crab situation in
the Delaware Bay?  It can be found at: http://www.birdfellow.com/

New Cassinia editor sought 
Art McMorris will be stepping down as Cassinia editor once issues #71 and
#72 are completed.  Therefore Council is looking for suggestions for a new
editor to begin with issue #73, which will cover the calendar years
2008-2009.  Please send names to Art, who will forward them to Council for
their action .

Big Day Reports

Doing a Big Day in May has been a tradition at DVOC. Get together with some
friends, pick a single 24-hour day, a birding location, and see how many
species of birds you can find. Afterwards, download the DVOC Big Day Report
Form, fill it out, and submit your results to Frank Windfelder. If you wish,
come to the June 4th DVOC meeting and tell us about it in person. This
includes teams participating in the New Jersey World Series of Birding"

Upcoming Field Trips  

May 8 (Friday) - TURKEY POINT for NIGHTBIRDS and RAILS, NJ 

New in 2009 - Rescheduled from earlier

Many of the details about this trip have yet to be finalized. Our objective
is to do some night birding and listen to calling rails and other marsh
birds that are primarily active at night. The tentative itinerary is to meet
at Turkey Point in the early evening and listen for rails, with the
objective of hearing Yellow Rail. Other target birds include Black Rail,
Sora, King Rail and Clapper Rail. This is a change of venue from previous
years' trips to the C&D Canal in Delaware. Details for the trip will be
finalized well in advance of the May 2 scheduled date. In case of bad
weather that would make listening for rails difficult, the trip will be
rescheduled. Please make all efforts to contact Steve Kacir if you plan on
attending.

(This DVOC trip is free to members and non-members.) 

Field Trip meeting place: TBA

Meeting Time: TBA

Leader: Steve Kacir

May 10 (Sunday) - JOHN HEINZ NWR AT TINICUM IN SW PHILADELPHIA

New in 2009 - CHANGE IN LOCATION

One-half day trip. We will bird for passerines, but check the wet habitats
as well for non-passerines. Meet in Tinicum's parking lot at 6:30 AM.

(This DVOC trip is free to members and non-members.) 

Leader: Frank Windfelder (267-251-1141) 

MAY 11 (Monday) - GLOUCESTER COUNTY "RUN", NJ (WEEKDAY) 

We will spend most of the morning at Glassboro Woods WMA looking for
southern swamp breeders such as Kentucky, Prothonotary, and Hooded Warblers,
Acadian Flycatcher, and Scarlet Tanager. For the afternoon, we will hit a
couple "off the beaten" path areas in the county for additional breeding
birds. 

We will meet at 7:00AM at Glassboro Woods WMA on Carpenter - the west (Rt.
47) end. Pull into the parking area by the gate.

(This DVOC trip is free to members and non-members.

Leader: Sandra Keller

MAY 13-14 (Wednesday, Thursday) - BIRDING TRIP TO THE LOWER POCONOS, PA
(WEEKDAYS)

We will bird the most likely spots on the way up on Wednesday (bring your
own lunch). We will spend the night in a luxurious cabin on a private 4,000
acre preserve, http://www.graystonespreserve.com . The preserve has had 69
species nesting including Bald Eagle and Woodcock. We will dine there on
Wednesday night and then look for owls at dusk. We will have breakfast in
our cabin the following morning and hike the preserve looking for warblers
along a premier trout stream. We will again bird targets of opportunity on
our way back Thursday arriving home late in the evening. The cost is
$130/person double occupancy. This includes van or SUV transportation
depending on numbers, dinner on Wednesday night and breakfast Thursday
morning. We will leave from Havertown at 7:30 AM on the 13th. 

(This a special offer and a private opportunity for DVOC members. All
arrangements are being made by Phil Witmer and Greystone Preserve. There is
a fee for this trip which is not set by DVOC. If the trip is not filled by
club members it may be opened to non-members.)

For more information contact Phil Witmer at 610.446.1312 or
pnw at themissionworksllc.com

DVOC Hats - Available by Mail

The popular and stylish DVOC ball caps are now available not only at the
meetings. They are available by mail! At the meetings they are $17, by mail
they are $17 plus $3 to cover mailing costs. One size fits all and they are
available in green, blue, or tan. E-mail treasurer at dvoc.com for further
information. Get yours while they last!

Recent Website Enhancements

(5/3/09) Minutes of the April 16, 2009 Meeting

(5/2/09) Cassinia XLIX 1965-1966

(4/29/09) Delaware Valley RBA

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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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. 
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 <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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