SAVE THE DATE! - The 2010 annual picnic will be hosted by Anita and Paul Guris, at their house, on Saturday July 31. Click Here for details!
 
 

The Delaware Valley Ornithological Club (DVOC) is the organization for birders and bird enthusiasts in the Delaware Valley region.
All who have an interest in birds are invited to attend functions of the DVOC.

 
   

Dated 7/28/10

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DVOC Annual Picnic
Saturday July 31 at the home of Anita and Paul Guris
Click Here for full details

Anita has announced that the theme for this picnic is "Pink Flamingos". Wear something pink, bring something pink!
Be creative!

Next Meeting -
Thursday August 5, 2010
7:30 pm
Held at the Palmyra Cove Nature Park, Palmyra NJ

There will be an informal 6:00 pm dinner gathering at the Penn Queen Diner, 7349 N. Crescent Blvd., Pennsauken, NJ 08110-1517

Short presentations including:
Rushton Farm Bird Banding Station – Lisa Kiziuk, Doris McGovern
Tom’s Birding Quiz #2 – Tom Bailey. Test your knowledge of North American birds, birding and birders. A prize will be awarded to the winner.

Full 2010 Meeting Schedule

 

 

 

 

 

Next Field Trips

August 28 (Saturday) (Date Change) –JOHNSON SOD FARM FOR GRASSPIPERS, SALEM COUNTY, NJ
A field trip to the Johnson Farm’s sod fields for an assortment of shorebirds including plovers and sandpipers. Target birds include Upland Sandpiper, American Golden-plover, Baird’s Sandpiper and Buff-breasted Sandpiper. Sharp- tailed Sandpiper was seen here in 2003 and Pacific Golden Plover in 2002. This is basically a half day trip. Meeting Time: 7:30AM Meeting Place: On Grier's Lane just past the intersection of Grier's Lane and Route 77
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This DVOC trip is free to members and non-members.
Trip Leader: Steve Kacir
Click Here for reports from past years

August 29 (Sunday) – PALMYRA COVE NATURE PARK, NJ
We will bird for passerines, then go to the cove for waterbirds. It’s a good time for early fall migrants, such as Golden-winged & Mourning Warblers, Yellow-bellied, Least and Olive-sided Flycatchers. These are rare of course, but we're bound to find something good. Meet in the parking lot at 6:45 AM
This DVOC trip is free to members and non-members.
MAXIMUM: 10 participants - email Frank to register
Leader: Frank Windfelder (267-251-1141)
Click Here for reports from past years



 

 

 


Full 2010 Field Trip Schedule

 


 
    
 

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From the DVOC Constitution/By-Laws:
•The mission of this club is the advancement and diffusion of ornithological knowledge.
•The members of this club shall be persons who are interested in ornithology considered in its widest sense
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for information on pledging/donating to the
2010 Conservation Fund via the efforts of
DVOC's World Series of Birding Team - The Lagerhead Shrikes

Contributions to DVOC are tax-deductible.
The DVOC is a 501(c)(3) organization.
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Delaware Valley Ornithological Club
c/o Academy of Natural Sciences
1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway
Philadelphia, PA 19103

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