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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
style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Upcoming
Meeting </span></strong><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>(Details
and directions at </span></strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a
href="http://www.dvoc.org/"><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'>www.dvoc.org</span></strong></a></span><strong><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>)</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Thursday
July 10, 2008 - 7:30 pm <span style='color:red'>(Please note the date. Because
of the 4th of July being on a Friday this meeting is one week later than usual)</span><br>
<strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Informal Summer Meeting</span></strong><br>
<strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Held at the Palmyra Cove
Nature Park, Palmyra, NJ</span></strong></span></b><strong><span
style='font-weight:normal'> </span></strong><strong><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>(at the base of the Tacony Palmyra
Bridge)</span></strong><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:red'><br>
</span></b><span class=mainsmalltext1><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.palmyracove.org/"><span
style='font-weight:normal'>Directions to the Meeting</span></a><br>
</span></b></span><span class=mainsmalltext1><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:windowtext'>There will be an informal
6:00 pm dinner gathering at the <a
href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=7349%2BN.%2BCrescent%2BBlvd.%2BPennsauken,%2BPA&sll=39.9574,-75.17097&sspn=0.008059,0.018711&ie=UTF8&ll=39.970033,-75.044539&spn=0.008058,0.018711&z=16&iwloc=addr"><span
style='color:windowtext'>Penn Queen Diner</span></a>, 7349 N. Crescent Blvd.,
Pennsauken, NJ 08110-1517</span></span><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br>
</span></b><span class=mainsmalltext1><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif";color:windowtext'>Short presentations including....</span></span><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br>
<span class=mainsmalltext1><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:windowtext'>A Raptor ID Puzzle - </span></span><a
href="http://www.dvoc.org/Personnel/Filemyr.htm"><span style='color:windowtext'>Bert
Filemyr</span></a><br>
<span class=mainsmalltext1><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:windowtext'>Southeast Arizona - <a
href="http://www.dvoc.org/Personnel/Hynson.htm"><span style='color:windowtext'>Rob
Hynson</span></a></span></span><br>
<span class=mainsmalltext1><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:windowtext'>Behind the Curtain of the DVOC Website - </span></span><a
href="http://www.dvoc.org/Personnel/Filemyr.htm"><span style='color:windowtext'>Bert
Filemyr</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Upcoming
Field
Trips
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<p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>July
12 (Saturday) - Bombay Hook NWR And Environs, Delaware <o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
font-weight:normal'>Join us to witness the early part of the annual southbound
shorebird migration spectacle. Meet at 7:30AM at the headquarters<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
font-weight:normal'>Leader: <a href="http://www.dvoc.org/Personnel/Selzer.htm">Martin
Selzer</a></span></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Summer
2008 Philadelphia Larus</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'> (Jason Loghry - Editor)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The
new edition of our newsletter has been posted on the website. You can either
read it on-line or print it out for reading.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>This
is the primary method of distribution of Philadelphia Larus. Congratulations to
Jason Loghry on his initial effort. He was assisted by past editor Naomi
Murphy.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Happy
Anniversary to the Delaware Valley RBA</span></strong><strong><o:p></o:p></strong></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The
Delaware Valley RBA is now one year old. It is no longer "new", and
has become a well established resource for birders. Kudos to Chairperson Steve
Kacir and his committee.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The
RBA is released on Thursdays. There are three methods of distribution. A voice
recording is available at 215-240-7547. It is posted to the Pennsylvania, the
New Jersey and the Delaware list serves. And it is posted (with enhancements)
on the club's website. Reports of sightings are always sought. Either e-mail <a
href="mailto:RBA@dvoc.org">RBA@dvoc.org</a> or call 215-240-7547 and leave a
message.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Interesting
Paper<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Member
George Armistead calls our attention to a new paper on avian phylogeny.</span><span
style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a
href="http://biology.unm.edu/witt/pub_files/Hackett_etal_2008_Science_bird_phylogenomics.pdf">http://biology.unm.edu/witt/pub_files/Hackett_etal_2008_Science_bird_phylogenomics.pdf</a>
- the paper<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a
href="http://scienceblogs.com/grrlscientist/2008/06/early_birds_shake_up_avian_tre.php">http://scienceblogs.com/grrlscientist/2008/06/early_birds_shake_up_avian_tre.php</a>
- a brief synopsis of the paper<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Interesting
Link</span><o:p></o:p></strong></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a
href="http://www.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/getaways/07/04/seaway.trail.ap/index.html">http://www.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/getaways/07/04/seaway.trail.ap/index.html</a>
- submitted by Bert Filemyr</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>August 7th
Meeting Alert</span><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black;font-weight:normal'>Author Elizabeth Rosenthal who is scheduled to
speak about her book </span></strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:
"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>"Birdwatcher: The Life of Roger Tory
Peterson" at the August 7th meeting, has an article in the July/August
2008 Birdwatcher's Digest. The article, like her book, is about Roger Tory
Peterson.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:#005E00'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
font-weight:normal'><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Website
Enhancements</span><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Warren
County Birding Page<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Ton
Croasdale Personal Page (updated)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Hunterdon
County Birding Page<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Middlesex
County Birding Page<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Mary
Bowler Personal Page (new member)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Monmouth
County Birding Page<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Summer
2008 Larus<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Delaware
Valley RBA<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Mercer
County Birding Page<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Burlington
County Birding Page<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Kacir's
Montgomery County Big Year<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Keller
Gloucester County Big Year Update<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></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><o:p></o:p></p>
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<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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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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