Birds Category 1st Place – Marty Dellwo – “Got any worms?” – Chestnut-crowned Antpitta 2nd Place – Bradford Whitman – “Irresistible” – Lilac-breasted Roller Honorable Mention – Debbie Waxler – “Check this out ladies” – Victoria’s Riflebird Fauna Category 1st Place – Barb Bassett – “I’ll scratch your back, if he scratches mine” – Galapagos Marine Iguana 2nd Place – …
Minutes – Oct 17, 2019
Delaware Valley Ornithological Club Time: 7:30pm Call To Order: President: Marty Dellwo subbing for George Armistead(with VP: Linda Widdop; Secretary: Linda Widdop subbing for Gregg Gorton) Attendees: Members present: 23; Reports from Council: none Committee Reports: Membership: Linda Widdop on behalf of Bonnie Witmer New member – Kuenhi Tsai in attendance New applicant – Richard Ziegler Conservation Committee – Anne …
Minutes – Dec 5, 2019
Delaware Valley Ornithological Club Time: 7:36pm Call To Order: President: George ArmisteadVP: Linda Widdop; Secretary: Gregg Gorton Attendees: Members present: 47; guests present: 2 (Dieter Schifferli, Randall Sindlinger) Reports from Council: none Committee Reports: Membership: Bonnie Witmer New members: Tom Johnson, Owen Sindler, Barlow Herbst New applicants: Daniel Long, Chris Richter Conservation: Nothing to report Nominating: Art McMorris Slate of …
Minutes – Nov 7, 2019
Delaware Valley Ornithological Club Time: 7:38pm Call To Order: President: Phil Witmer (subbing for George Armistead)VP & Secretary: Gregg Gorton (subbing for Linda Widdop) Attendees: Members present: 33; guests present: 5 (Karyl Weber, Rich Horwitz, Amanda Dey, Lanny Niles, Janet Lippincott) Reports from Council: none Committee Reports: Membership: Bonnie Witmer New member – Rich Ziegler New applicant – none Conservation …
Banquet 2019 Recap
Congratulations to the Lauren Diamond and the 2019 Banquet Committee for putting together such a memorable event. The major DVOC awards presented were: Witmer Stone Award: Matt Halley for this paper https://bioone.org/journals/Bulletin-of-the-British-Ornithologists-Club/volume-139/issue-3/bboc.v139i3.2019.a6/The-misidentification-of-Turdus-ustulatus-Nuttall-and-the-names-of/10.25226/bboc.v139i3.2019.a6.full Julian Potter Award: Samuel Orr (posthumously) for a lifetime of field work. Sam was a renowned raptor bander. He started banding 45 years ago under Johnny Miller, his best friend. He spent 40 seasons …
Passing of a DVOC Member – Bill Stewart
It is with sadness we report the passing of member Bill Stewart on Tuesday November 12, 2019Previous to becoming a DVOC member, Bill was the recipient of the 2014 Rosalie Edge Conservation Award in recognition of his ongoing conservation efforts in Delaware An article on his passing appeared in USA Todayhttps://www.usatoday.com/story/news/local/2019/11/14/delawareans-mourn-loss-avid-birder-conservationist-and-coach-bill-stewart/4177745002/?fbclid=IwAR3IL9fdzl5GLk3nFFUDpf213Dzx_xFVSHe6NLKi2oFWJRoeaWNi67CrDWE Holly Merker wrote the following on PABirds“Many of you …
Minutes – Oct 17, 2019
Delaware Valley Ornithological Club Time: 7:30pm Call To Order: President: Marty Dellwo subbing for George Armistead(with VP: Linda Widdop; ) Attendees: Members present: 23; Reports from Council: none Committee Reports: Membership: Linda Widdop on behalf of Bonnie Witmer New member – Kuenhi Tsai in attendance New applicant – Richard Ziegler Conservation Committee – Anne Bekker Need nominations for Rosalee Edge …
A Message From Tony Croasdale – BirdPhilly Chairperson
Hello, DVOC members, as chair of the BirdPhilly Committee, I am looking for leaders to guide field trips in Philadelphia. I am looking to put together a calendar of events for 2020. Anywhere you want to lead a walk within the city limits of these cities is great, however I am providing a list a places that I think could …
DVOC Banquet 2019
Join us for another year of food and fun at our Annual Banquet & Art Show! This year’s event will feature ABA President Jeff Gordon as our speaker. All are welcome to attend, and artists of all levels are encouraged to bring an original piece to display in the pop-up art show. Questions? DVOCbanquet@gmail.com. Where: Sheet Metal Workers International Association, 1301 …
Minutes – Oct 3, 2019
Delaware Valley Ornithological Club Time: 7:40pm Call To Order: President: George Armistead(with VP: Linda Widdop; Secretary: Gregg Gorton) Attendees: Members present: 30; guests: William Bassett, Rachel Adler Reports from Council: none Committee Reports: Membership: Linda Widdop New members: Ian Schramm (who was present and warmly welcomed) Applicants: None Field Trips: Linda Widdop Pennypack Park Walk Oct 6, 2019@8am-10:30am 8600 Verree …