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MEMBERSHIP

Connie Goldman - Chairperson
Anita Guris
Deborah Danila

CLICK HERE for Application Form in *.pdf format

The club enthusiastically welcomes new members – young people, beginners and anyone else who is genuinely interested in birding. Members benefit from the wealth of information and expertise that this club offers. The club newsletter, Philadelphia Larus, and the bi-annual club journal, Cassinia, are provided to members.

DVOC is the organization for birders and bird enthusiasts in the Delaware Valley region. Please visit our current meeting/program and field trip schedule. Meetings are lively proceedings, with a featured speaker or a special forum as well as reports from the various committees, announcements, and general field notes. The club has an extensive program of field trips – local, regional, national, and international. All meetings, field trips, and other club activities are open to members and non-members.

Joining the DVOC is a simple process.

• Submit completed application to any member of the Club or mail it to:

Delaware Valley Ornithological Club
Membership Committee
c/o Academy of Natural Sciences
1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway
Philadelphia, PA 19103

• After approval by Council, the new member will be welcomed to the Club.

• Dues

• Dues are $25 per year. The Club's fiscal and dues year runs from January to January.
• People joining January through March, pay the full dues for the year ($25).
• People joining April through August, pay half dues for the year rounded to the highest dollar ($13), and are covered to the end of the year.
• People joining September through December, pay full dues ($25), and are covered to the end the following year.
• Dues are $10 per year for Junior/Student Membership. This category is available to students at the college level or below.

For further information contact the Membership Chairperson - Connie Goldman

Fellows and Honorary Members

List of Honorary Members and Fellows

(From the DVOC Constitution)
"Ornithologists who have attained special prominence in their ornithological work may be chosen at the annual meeting to be Honorary Members of the Club."

(From the DVOC Constitution)
"Fellows shall be chosen ......from among the Active Members of at least one year's standing as a recognition of the high quality of their ornithological work."

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