Please let City Council members Bobby Henon and Mark Squilla and Philadelphia Parks and Recreation Commissioner Kathryn Ott-Lovell know that you support the enforcement of PPR’s policy against the feeding and sheltering of outdoor cats in general, and at Pleasant Hill Park in particular as there has been pushback against the removal of the feral cat colony there. Feral cats are not only the greatest human-caused source of direct mortality …
Minutes – May 20, 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 bird sightings. Call to Order: President Linda Widdop Call to Order: 7:35pm Registrants: 38 [32 members, 6 non-members] Linda welcomed all to the meeting and introduced the …
Say No to Sticky Tape
As we’re beginning to see the spotted lanternfly nymphs again, we have put together this flyer illustrating why NOT to use the sticky tape traps to combat these pests, and a website giving more info and some management options. Please share this flyer with family, friends, and neighbors and on social media. bit.ly/slftape
Forsythe NWR Shorebird Trip
May 22, 2021 – 8 participants, high cloud cover and good temperatures. Trip was timed to coincide with high tide at 8:00 AM for maximum shorebird volume potential. 2 other bird groups were there too- Atlantic Audubon and NJ Audubon Trip Leaders: Yong Kong, Harvey Tomlinson and Marc Chelemer This trip was not for the faint of heart. Trip leader(s) …
Minutes – May 6, 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 bird sightings. Call to Order: President Linda Widdop Call to Order: 7:30pm Registrants: 46 [43 members, 3 non-members] Linda welcomed all to the meeting and introduced the …
Heislerville Shorebird Field Trip
May 9, 2021 – 10 participants, overcast conditions. Trip was timed to coincide with high tide at 8:00 AM for maximum shorebird volume potential. The dike road is closed for repairs so we met at the Matt’s Landing shell parking lot and walked the road rather than drive around the impoundments. Trip Leaders: Linda Widdop, Harvey Tomlinson and Yong Kong …
Minutes – April 15, 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 bird sightings. Call to Order: President: Linda Widdop Call to Order: 7:32pm Registrants: 63 [50 members, 13 non-members]; 37 signed on for the meeting (some had more …
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 …