With the beginning of fall, migratory birds are flying through Philly on their way to their southern wintering grounds. Unfortunately, an estimated 1,000 birds collide with buildings and windows each year in just one four-square-block area in downtown Philly. A simple action like turning out lights can help birds navigate our environment and protect them, potentially reducing deaths by up …
Annual DVOC picnic
Annual DVOC Picnic, August 13th, noon – 4:30pm, at The Discovery Center. More information on the flyer below.
Come celebrate Black Birders Week!
Black Birders Week is a weeklong series of events to highlight Black nature enthusiasts and to increase the visibility of Black birders, who face unique challenges and dangers when engaging in outdoor activities. The event was created as a response to the Central Park birdwatching incident and police brutality against Black Americans. The inaugural event ran from May 31 to …
DVOC’s Raven LunaChicks compete in the World Series of Birding
DVOC’s Raven LunaChicks competed in the 40th annual World Series of Birding where we covered the full state of NJ in 24 hours of mad dash birding. We started in the Great Swamp at midnight, made our way through High Point and Stokes State Forests, Wantage and Layton grasslands, Forysthe NWR, Belleplain and Cape May point. We endured rain and …
eBird For Everyone!
Learn to use the eBird mobile app to document and share your bird observations! This workshop is on Saturday, May 6, 1-3pm, at John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge at Tinicum. Registration required at https://bit.ly/eBirdForEveryone and more information here.
Bioblitz at Croydon Woods Preserve
The Heritage Conservancy will be running a 24-hour bioblitz at their new Croydon Woods Preserve – 80 acres of Coastal Plain forest ! – from Thurs 5/18, 3pm thru Fri 5/19, 3pm, followed by a closing ceremony which will run till 6 pm. This biodiversity survey is a bit different in that it will consist of teams for each taxon, …
Bob Billings Big Year 2022 Winner
DVOC congratulates Ken Walsh, the winner of the 2022 Bob Billings Big Year Award. Ken had 272 species of birds in the DVOC program area in 2022, including one species new to the count (Hermit Warbler)! The award will be presented to Ken at the April 6 DVOC meeting, with members of Bob Billings’s family present, and Ken will give …
Bob Billings Big Year Award
Please send in your 2022 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 2022 checklists to Billings committee chair Art McMorris (mcmorris AT mac …
Results of the 2022 Photo Contest
Congratulations to all participants and especially the winners. Thanks to Steve Mattan who hosted and to the judges – Linda Timlin, Cliff Hence, and Navin Sasikumar. See all the winning photos here Birds1 – Kevin Berkoff – Violet-capped Woodnymph2 – Linda Widdop – Don’t Fence Me In3 – Judy Stepenaskie – I’m singing my heart out for you, Baby Honorable Mention …
2022 Philadelphia Mid-winter Bird Census Report
The 36th annual Philadelphia Mid-Winter Bird Census (PMWBC) was held on Saturday January 8, 2022. Ninety participants took part in the 2022 census, recording 108 species and 44,584 individual birds. The 2022 Philadelphia Mid-winter Bird Census Report is now available here (PDF).