Congratulations to all participants, especially the winners. Thanks to the host and coordinator, Navin Sasikumar, and the judges – Lauren Diamond, Linda Timlin, and Troy Bynum. See all the winning photos here Birds1 – Black-and-red Broadbill, Kevin Berkoff2 – Toucanet Mom Putting up with Screaming Kids, Linda Widdop3 – Brown Violetear, Tanya Burnett Fauna1 – Ribbon Snake East Spring Peeper, Doug …
Minutes – December 13, 2024
This was a hybrid meeting, broadcast on Zoom. Call to Order: Barb Bassett Call to Order: 7:30 PM Attendees: 26 viewers. In person: 21 Linda Widdop moved to approve minutes of the last meeting and Marty Dellwo seconded the motion. The minutes were approved unanimously. Committee Reports Membership – Barb Bassett for Rebecca Reicherter Since the last meeting, two new …
Nominating Committee Report
At the Nominating Committee’s meeting on Dec. 13, Art McMorris (Chair) reported the Committee’s slate of nominees for the Jan. 9 2025 election. The nominees are: Officers (for 1-year terms):President: Barbara BassettVice President: Navin SasikumarSecretary: Manny DominguezTreasurer: Martin Dellwo Councilors-at-Large (for 3-year terms):Perri StrawnRob Karchnyak No additional nominations were …
DVOC Photo Contest 2024
Start sorting through your photos and find your inner artist! The annual DVOC photography contest will be here before you know it. Submit your best photos by November 30th to compete for prizes; then all are welcome to join us on December 19th to see our fellow members’ finest photography work. Our judges for this year are: , , and …
Bird Safe Philly Apparel Fundraiser
Bird Safe Philly launched a Bonfire fundraising campaign. Bird Safe Philly shirts, sweatshirts, zip-up hoodies and more are available for purchase here. The campaign will run until December 4th so that orders are delivered by December 24th. All the proceeds will go to Bird Safe Philly to support their work protecting native birds in the Philadelphia area from a variety …
2024 Annual Banquet
November 15th Congratulations to Lauren Diamond for putting together such a memorable event. Nearly 69 people registered for the Annual Banquet. Everyone had a great time and enjoyed the good food and camaraderie. Call to Order: President Barb Bassett 8:00 pm – Barb welcomed all to the banquet. A special thanks went to Lauren Diamond for all her work setting …
Minutes – November 7, 2024
This was a hybrid meeting, broadcast on Zoom. Call to Order: Navin Sasikumar Call to Order: 7:30 PM Attendees: 14 viewers. In person: 10 (plus Navin, Nilesh) Gregg moved to approve minutes of the last meeting and Bert seconded the motion. The minutes were approved unanimously. Committee Reports Membership No report. Field Trips – Nilesh Shah for Linda Widdop If …
Minutes – October 17, 2024
This was a hybrid meeting, broadcast on Zoom. Call to Order: President Barb Bassett Call to Order: 7:30 PM Attendees: 22 viewers. In person: 5 (plus Barb, Navin) Gregg moved to approve minutes of the last meeting and Marty seconded the motion. Committee Reports Membership – Barb Bassett for Rebecca Reicherter No members joined since the last meeting. Field Trips …
Minutes – October 3, 2024
This was a hybrid meeting, broadcast on Zoom. Call to Order: President Barb Bassett Call to Order: 7:30 PM Attendees: 17 viewers. In person: 3 (plus Barb, Navin) Marty moved to approve the minutes of the last meeting and Gregg seconded the motion. Committee Reports Membership – Barb Bassett for Rebecca Reicherter One new member joined since the last meeting: …
Minutes – September 19, 2024
This was a hybrid meeting, broadcast on Zoom. Call to Order: President Barb Bassett Call to Order: 7:30 PM Attendees: 34 viewers. In person: 21 (plus Barb, Navin and Tory) The minutes from the last meeting were approved. Updates and news: DVOC Council meeting was held over the summer. DVOC made a $2000 donation to support the Birds of Bucks …