DVOC Field Trip to Cape May NJ – April 23, 2021

Trip Leaders: George Armistead, Tom Reed, Liam Hart The DVOC field trip on April 23 to Cape May was a great success. 11 of us enjoyed a nice morning flight at the Springwatch, with DVOC secretary Barb Bassett and CMBO‘s Tom Reed hosting us. We had good views of gannets, American Oystercatcher, both loons, and a Parasitic Jaeger fly-by, before …

Minutes – April 1, 2021 Delaware Valley Ornithological Club

Academy of Natural Sciences is closed due to COVID-19. Zoom Meeting: Instructions for meeting registration and how to use Zoom were announced on website and weekly digest. 7:00 PM The Pre-Meeting focused on lights and bird migration. Currently Bird Safe Philly does not need monitors but if you find a dead bird in the city, please enter it into the …

Lorimer Park Spring Bird Walks (8 weeks)

8 week bird walk series starting at Moredon Rd parking lot running on consecutive Weds to watch spring migration. April 7, 2021 – 6 participants, overcast conditions. The group was treated to a pair of Eastern Phoebes looking to nest under the foot bridge, American Kestral sitting on a fence post in Fox Chase Farm north pasture, 2 Pine Warblers …

Fifteenth Annual DOS Delaware Bird-a-Thon

The Fifteenth Annual Delaware Bird-a-Thon will run from May 1 through May 9, 2021. The DOS is sponsoring individual and team competitive categories, and numerous field trips with the goal of raising $50.000 toward a specific habitat protection goal, the Fortner Property in New Castle County, Delaware, which supports a growing population of Sandhill Cranes! Details are posted on the …

Protection of Delaware’s Misapillion Harbor

A 15-year conservation effort has secured an essential stopover for migrating birds, including the imperiled Red Knot https://mcusercontent.com/258b7d1caa6e9161aa8c3924a/files/f411a457-b342-4933-a384-0602be6c4b8e/News_Release_Mispillion_Harbor_FINAL.pdf