Please send in your 2025 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 2025 checklists to Billings committee chair Art McMorris (mcmorris AT mac …
DVOC Photo Contest 2025
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 9 pm on November 29th to compete for prizes; then all are welcome to join us on December 18th to see our fellow members’ finest photography work. Our judges for this year are: …
DVOC Banquet 2025
Join us on Friday, November 14th, 2025 at 6:30pm for a tasty buffet-style dinner and presentation by Jason Hall, founder of the In Color Birding Club. Jason will cover his observations of the birding landscape before 2020 and the progress we’ve made since. It will include enjoyable bird sightings, the establishment of organizations, and some of the iconic birds in …
Passing of Patrick McGovern
We are deeply saddened by the passing, on August 24, of Patrick McGovern, husband of long-time DVOC member Doris McGovern, after a battle with cancer. Pat is well-known internationally as a historian of fermented beverages: he would do sophisticated chemical analysis of scrapings from ancient pot shards to determine the makeup of ancient beers and wines. He is known popularly …
DVOC night at the Philadelphia Union
Join fellow DVOC members on Saturday August 23rd at 7:30pm at the Philadelphia Union! Bring out your friends, family and fellow club members for a fun night of soccer by the Delaware River. You can find additional information and the link to purchase discounted tickets in the upcoming Weekly Digests.
Write for the Birds
Join fellow DVOC members on Wednesday, July 23, 7-9 pm at the Discovery Center, 3401 Reservoir Drive, Philadelphia to advocate for legislation at local, state and national levels that impacts birds. We will focus on identifying top issues of concern, and support and guidance will be provided for a letter-writing campaign. More information here.
2025 Annual DVOC picnic
2025 Annual DVOC Picnic, August 17th, noon – 5:30pm. For more information, please see the Weekly Digest or contact president@dvoc.org.
Black Excellence in Birding Week
The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University is celebrating Black Birders Week with events on Friday May 30th and Saturday May 31: Friday May 30th 5:00 PM-8:00 PM is Dinos After Dark: The Joy of Birding. The museum will be open to the public that evening, with a pay-what-you-wish ticket. Saturday May 31st 6:00 PM-10:00 PM is the 4th …
WSB team Raven LunaChicks supports DVOC
On May 10, 2025, the Raven LunaChicks will compete in the 42nd annual World Series of Birding (WSB), a 24-hour competition to find as many bird species as possible in New Jersey. The all-women, DVOC team – Linda Widdop (captain), Debbie Beer, Lori Gladulich, and Patty Rehn – will criss-cross the state from midnight to midnight, looking for owls, rails, …
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 …