This was a hybrid meeting, broadcast on Zoom. We had a speaker and a live audience in the BEES classroom and the meeting was broadcast on Zoom. Call to Order: President Barb Bassett Call to Order: 7:31 PM Attendees: In person – 9 On Zoom – 11 The minutes from the last meeting were approved. Committee Reports Field Trips – …
Minutes – February 20, 2025
This was a hybrid meeting, broadcast on Zoom. We had a speaker and a live audience in the BEES classroom and the meeting was broadcast on Zoom. Call to Order: President Barb Bassett Call to Order: 7:30 PM Attendees: In person – 20 On Zoom – 24 The minutes from the last meeting were approved. Committee Reports Field Trips – …
New Composite Bird List Available
A composite of the PA, NJ and DE official state bird lists, updated with the most recent changes in the official state lists, has been posted on the Billings page. The list is provided as a convenience for people participating in the Bob Billings Big Year competition and for anyone interested in having the three states’ official lists in one …
Bob Billings Big Year Award Winner
The DVOC congratulates Manny Dominguez, the winner of the 2024 Bob Billings Big Year Award. Manny saw 283 species of birds in the DVOC program area in 2024, including three species new to the count. The award will be presented to Manny at the March 20 DVOC Meeting, with members of Bob Billings’s family present, and Manny will give us …
Minutes – February 6, 2025
This was a hybrid meeting, broadcast on Zoom. We had a speaker and a live audience in the BEES classroom and the meeting was broadcast on Zoom. Call to Order: President Barb Bassett Call to Order: 7:30 PM Attendees: In person – 6 On Zoom – 6 The minutes from the last meeting were approved. Committee Reports Field Trips – …
Minutes – January 16, 2025
This was a hybrid meeting, broadcast on Zoom. We had a speaker and a live audience in the BEES classroom and the meeting was broadcast on Zoom. Call to Order: Vice-President Navin Sasikumar Call to Order: 7:35 PM Barb Bassett was away. Attendees: In person – 17, On Zoom – 23 The minutes from the last meeting were not approved …
Minutes – January 9, 2025
The annual meeting was in-person only and took place at the Discovery Center. Call to Order: Barb Bassett Call to Order: 7:15 PM Attendees: 38 Barb began by making some short remarks, welcoming everyone to the 135th Annual Members’ Meeting of the DVOC. Barb noted that the club was the oldest continuous Ornithological Club in the United States and then …
Bob Billings Big Year Award
Please send in your 2024 bird checklistsThe DVOC member who saw the most bird species in the DVOC program area during the calendar year is crowned the winner of the BOB BILLINGS BIG YEAR AWARD! The prize: $200 and bragging rights! All members are urged to send in their 2024 checklists to Billings committee chair Art McMorris (mcmorris AT mac …
Minutes – December 19, 2024
This was a hybrid meeting, broadcast on Zoom. Call to Order: Barb Bassett Call to Order: 7:30 PM Attendees: 20 viewers. In person: 9 Gregg Gorton 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 New members since the last meeting: …