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SUMMARY:Raptors in Winter with Jim White ***
DESCRIPTION:Red-shouldered Hawk by Carolyn Holland \n\n\n\nA quest for Raptors in Winter!\n\n\n\nA full day quest for raptors that may be found in our area during the winter months.  We will visit several areas in Delaware and while we will include owls in our search\, no tape recordings will be used to call them in.  Bring snacks\, lunch etc.  There is typically a stop around lunchtime at Wawa/Royal Farms/etc. to refuel.  Be sure to dress appropriately for extended periods of time in the mid-winter elements! \n\n\n\n***DOS members only -This trip is limited to 16 participants & all spots are filled. Please explore the other field trips DOS has to offer!    \n\n\n\nContact Carolyn at fieldtrips@dosbirds.org if you have any questions about this trip. \n\n\n\nMeet in the parking lot at Ashland Nature Center\, Hockessin\, DE.
URL:https://www.dosbirds.org/event/raptors-in-winter-with-jim-white-dos-members-only-2/
CATEGORIES:Field Trips
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SUMMARY:Youth Birders:  John Heinz National Wildlife Area
DESCRIPTION:Great Egret by Michael Moore \n\n\n\nOn this field trip\, we will explore all that this fascinating urban wildlife refuge has to offer\, which isalso the largest remaining tidal freshwater marsh in Pennsylvania! Raptors\, waterfowl\, wading birds\,and other water birds are all possibilities. We will bring scopes and binoculars for birders to borrow. There areno entrance fees for this refuge. \n\n\n\nPlease RSVP to Jessica at redknotyouthbirders@gmail.com so we’ll know to expect you. \n\n\n\nMeet at the Visitor Center parking lot- 8601 Lindbergh Blvd\, Philadelphia PA 19153
URL:https://www.dosbirds.org/event/youth-birders-john-heinz-national-wildlife-area/
CATEGORIES:Field Trips,Youth Birding
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SUMMARY:Late Afternoon Bird Walks at the DuPont Environmental Education Center/Russell W. Peterson Refuge with Joe Francis
DESCRIPTION:Fox Sparrow by Michael Moore \n\n\n\nExplore Delaware’s Premier Urban Wildlife Refuge!\n\n\n\nEnd the week on a positive note with a leisurely walk at the Russell W. Peterson Refuge.  These walks will begin roughly 2 hours before sunset\, allowing opportunity to check out roosting waterfowl\, shorebirds\, rails\, wrens and blackbirds as well as early spring migrants.  Crepuscular sightings of muskrat\, beaver and river otter are possible.  We will walk about two miles\, mostly on boardwalk.  Beginners are welcome\, so bring a friend who is new to birding.  Thanks to regular pedestrian traffic and security  patrols from the Wilmington Riverfront\, this has been a safe area even after dark. \n\n\n\nMeet by the Russell Peterson statue in the parking area for the DuPont Environmental Education Center.  Those interested in more information may contact Joe at jfrancismd@verizon.net.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\nDates for Winter & Spring 2024: \n\n\n\nFebruary 18\, 2024.  Walk begins at 4 pm (sunset at 5:41 pm) \n\n\n\nMarch 24\, 2024.  Walk begins at 5 pm (sunset at 7:18 pm) \n\n\n\nApril 21\, 2024.  Walk begins at 5 pm (sunset at 7:46 pm)
URL:https://www.dosbirds.org/event/late-afternoon-bird-walks-at-the-dupont-environmental-education-center-russell-w-peterson-refuge-with-joe-francis-2/
CATEGORIES:Field Trips
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240221T190000
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SUMMARY:DOS February Meeting:  "Behind the eBird Curtain: The eBird review process and being a better eBirder" by Michael Moore
DESCRIPTION:Zoom only.   \n\n\n\nThe originally scheduled talk\, “RaptorQuest\, Chasing’s America’s Raptors” by Scott Harris had to be canceled at the last minute.  It will be rescheduled.   \n\n\n\nMichael Moore will instead present “Behind the eBird Curtain:  The eBird review process and being a better eBirder”.   This talk will  pull back the curtain and show you how the eBird review process works\, why certain records are flagged rare or high count and  what to do about them\, how to respond to reviewer emails and how to make your reports more valuable to eBird.   \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nMike is the current DOS president and eBird reviewer for Kent and Sussex Counties in Delaware.  He is a retired Biology professor who taught for 38 years. He was on the faculty at Arizona State University for 27 years\, but moved to the University of Delaware in 2009 and retired from there in 2020.  He learned a love of the outdoors from his father who was an avid outdoorsman and fisherman. He started birding in Massachusetts when he was 11 years old. He worked at Manomet Bird Observatory in Massachusetts in college and then completed a PhD in Zoology at the University of Washington on White-crowned Sparrow breeding behavior and endocrinology. He has done research on birds\, reptiles and dragonflies and has published nearly a 100 papers in scientific journals.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe meeting is held online via Zoom software.  Zoom only.   \n\n\n\nMembers will receive an email with Zoom login info prior to the meeting.  If you are not a member and would like to attend\, please use the button below to request login info which is available a few days before the meeting. \n\n\n\nWe look forward to ‘seeing’ you soon! \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nRequest Zoom Login
URL:https://www.dosbirds.org/event/dos-february-meeting-raptor-quest-chasing-americas-raptors-by-scott-harris/
CATEGORIES:Meetings
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SUMMARY:Waterfowl on the Susquehanna Flats with Andy Ednie
DESCRIPTION:Redheads by Michael Moore \n\n\n\nJoin Andy Ednie for an opportunity to observe hundreds of Tundra Swans & ducks while studying a diversity of species.  We’ll look for Canvasbacks & Redheads\, Greater & Lesser Scaup\, Ring-necked Ducks\, Hooded & Common Mergansers\, Buffleheads & Ruddy Ducks just to name a few!  If you have a spotting scope\, bring it along. \n\n\n\nContact Carolyn at fieldtrips@dosbirds.org if you have any questions about this trip. \n\n\n\nMeet at the Rodger’s Tavern Museum parking lot\, 259 Broad Street\, Perryville\, MD.
URL:https://www.dosbirds.org/event/waterfowl-on-the-susquehanna-flats-with-andy-ednie-2/
CATEGORIES:Field Trips
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