shares this link about Lyme disease and climate change: https://aeon.co/essays/how-lyme-disease-became-the-first-epidemic-of-climate-change
Duetting Wrens
shares an interesting piece in the Miami Herald about research on duetting wrens by Karla Rivera-Cáceres at the University of Miami. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/environment/article207286584.html
FDR Park Re-model
says: ——————————————- Dear fellow DVOC members, As many of our Philadelphia members might have heard by now, the Parks and Recreation Department in cooperation with the Fairmount Park Conservancy has initiated a twelve-month-long process to develop a Master Plan for the remodeling of the Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR) Park in the south of the city. As part of the Fairmount …
2018 Philadelphia Mid-winter Bird Census Report
The 2018 Philadelphia Mid-winter Bird Census Report is now available here. Sixty nine participants organized in 34 parties took part in the 2018 census recording 93 species and 21,046 individuals.
Minutes – March 15, 2018
Delaware Valley Ornithological Club Time: 7:30pm Call To Order: Marty Dellwo (filling in for Pres. George Armistead) VP: Linda Widdop; Secretary: Gregg Gorton Minutes from last meeting approved as submitted. Attendees Members present; 36; Guests: none identified Committee Reports: Membership Committee: Gregg Gorton New Members: Pamela Barton (who joins her husband, Michael Walter, in a household life membership); New applications received: …
Minutes – March 1, 2018
Delaware Valley Ornithological Club Time: 7:50pm Meteorological Note: The electrical power went out before the meeting could start, and we learned that the entire area was also without power—likely due to a Nor’easter called Storm Riley that was sweeping into Southeastern PA. So instead of holding the meeting in the BEES Conference Room on the 3rd floor, we moved down …
Bob Billings Big Year Winner
DVOC congratulates , the winner of the 2017 Bob Billings Big Year competition. Debbie saw 353 species of birds in the DVOC program area in 2017, quite an accomplishment! The award will be presented to Debbie at the April 5 DVOC meeting, with members of Bob Billings’s family present, and Debbie will give us a brief talk about her big …
PHISHING SCAM targeting DVOC members!
PLEASE READ – PHISHING SCAM targeting DVOC members! Several members have received emails appearing to be from a DVOC member asking for a “benevolent” favor of some type. This is a targeted phishing scam which targets the reader to take action that usually ends up costing money. Please do not respond to those emails. If you are unsure, contact the …
CMBO Optics Sale on April 14 & 15
The CMBO optics sale will be happening on Saturday and Sunday, April 14 & 15 from 9 am – 5pm. See attached flyer for more details. NJA – 23rd Annual Optics Sale Ad – Full Color – 2.23 x 4.5 (v3)2 CMBO 23rd Optics Sale release
Minutes – Feb 15, 2018
Delaware Valley Ornithological Club 7:32 PM Academy of Natural Sciences (Commons) Call To Order: President George Armistead Vice President: Linda Widdop Secretary: Gregg Gorton Minutes from last meeting approved as submitted. And, the Philadelphia Eagles Super Bowl victory was loudly approved by all after President Armistead exclaimed about it. Attendees: Members present; 31; Guests: 1 (Daniel Kobza) Reports from Council: …