A memorial service for Al Driscoll will be held at 2:00 pm on Saturday, June 25th at the Moorestown Friends Meeting House, 118 E. Main Street, Moorestown, NJ 08057. You can also join online at www.zoom.us/J/86870042660
Passing of a Member – Frank Windfelder
It is with great sadness we report the passing of DVOC member Frank Windfelder on Wednesday 4/13/22. Frank joined the DVOC in 1971. He was a Fellow and a Life Member. He served the DVOC in many roles including President. Frank was truly a legend. Online Obituary and Funeral Arrangement: https://lifecelebration.tributes.com/obituary/show/Francis-Windfelder-108541408
Birding Backpacks
Get a 3-week loan of a ‘Birding Backpack’ which includes binoculars, a field guide to birds, and a park map from one of the participating Philadelphia Free Libraries. See the attached flyer for more details including a list of participating libraries.
Bob Billings Big Year Winner 2021
DVOC congratulates Brian “BQ” Quindlen, the winner of the 2021 Bob Billings Big Year award. BQ saw an impressive 257 species of birds in the DVOC program area in 2021, in spite of all the restrictions due to Covid-19 (restricted travel, no pelagic trips, etc.)! His total included a Heermann’s Gull, a species never before sighted during the 11-year history …
Results of the election of officers and councilors
The election of DVOC officers and councilors is held each year at the “Annual Members’ Meeting” each January. The results of the election held at the January 6 2022 meeting are as follows: Officers (for 1-year terms): President: Gregg GortonVice President: Barbara BassettSecretary: Navin SasikumarTreasurer: Martin Dellwo Councilors-at-Large (for 3-year terms): Victoria SindlingerPatrick McGill DVOC congratulates the elected officers and …
Annual Meeting – Women in DVOC
See ‘s ‘From the Archives’ presentation at the annual meeting on Women in DVOC: PDF
2021 Philadelphia Mid-winter Bird Census Report
The 35th annual Philadelphia Mid-Winter Bird Census (PMWBC) was held on Saturday January 9, 2021. One hundred and three participants (the largest number to date) in 50 parties took part in the 2021 census, recording 108 species and 31,553 individual birds. The 2021 Philadelphia Mid-winter Bird Census Report is now available here (PDF).
Results of the 2021 Photo Contest
Thanks to Steve Mattan who hosted and to the judges – Debbie Waxler, Cliff Hence, and Navin Sasikumar See all the winning photos here Birds1st Place: Ed Norman – A Peregrine Falcon Attacks2nd Place: Ed Norman – Great Egret Juggles a Fish3rd Place: Susan Jarnagin – WhoopsieHonorable Mention: Anne Bekker – Hooded Merganser Fauna1st Place: Ed Norman – Quartet of Garter Snakes2nd …
Call for Photos for Banquet Slideshow
Linda Timlin is organizing a slideshow of DVOC members to be played during the 2021 virtual banquet. Please submit photos of DVOC members to dvoc.banquet.slides@gmail.com by November 16th for inclusion in the slideshow.
Call for volunteers – East Falls River Landing Project
Many know that the unprecedented flooding from Hurricane Ida set this project, to which the DVOC contributed substantial funding, back quite a bit. Please join the Friends of the River Landing on Saturday, 20 November, 10 am to 1 pm, to help replace the topsoil that was lost, and to reseed / remat the site. Register at this link or email michelle.feldman@eastfallspa.com