BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Delaware Ornithological Society - ECPv6.15.18//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.dosbirds.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Delaware Ornithological Society REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20230312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20231105T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240907T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240907T120000 DTSTAMP:20260504T043236 CREATED:20240813T143038Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240813T143039Z UID:6981-1725696000-1725710400@www.dosbirds.org SUMMARY:Little Creek Wildlife Area with Chris Bennett DESCRIPTION:Pine Warbler by Chris Bennett \n\n\n\nFind many species at Little Creek!\n\n\n\nWe will bird the main tract of Little Creek Wildlife area from the Hunter Education Building north to the Observation Tower overlooking the main impoundment.  With luck we should find migrant songbirds in the forested areas along the wildlife area road and early waterfowl\, migrating shorebirds\, wading birds\, gulls and terns in the main and west impoundments.  If time allows we will end the trip scoping the Port Mahon Impoundment for additional migrant shorebirds\, early waterfowl and other waterbirds.  We will be driving and walking on well-maintained wildlife area roads. \n\n\n\nPlease note\, a DE Conservation Access Pass is required to drive onto and park at the Little Creek Wildlife Area. \n\n\n\nMeet at the Little Creek Boat Ramp just north of the intersection of Route 9 (Bayside Drive) and South Little Creek Road. \n\n\n\nContact Carolyn at fieldtrips@dosbirds.org if you have any questions about this trip.  URL:https://www.dosbirds.org/event/little-creek-wildlife-area-with-chris-bennett-2/ CATEGORIES:Field Trips ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.dosbirds.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Augustine-pine-warbler-Chris-Bennett.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240914T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240914T120000 DTSTAMP:20260504T043236 CREATED:20240825T204210Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240828T175808Z UID:6990-1726304400-1726315200@www.dosbirds.org SUMMARY:Youth Birders: Delaware Coastal Cleanup DESCRIPTION:Help make Delaware a cleaner place for the birds to live! DOS and the Red Knot Youth Birderswill spend the morning cleaning up trash along the state’s waterways and discovering the birdsthat benefit from our efforts. http://dnrec.delaware.gov/coastal-cleanup/ \n\n\n\nSpaces are limited\, so pre-registration is required! Please RSVP to Jessica at redknotyouthbirders@gmail.com. \n\n\n\nBroad Dyke Wetlands Natural Area\, 304 2nd Street\, New Castle DE 19720 URL:https://www.dosbirds.org/event/youth-birders-delaware-coastal-cleanup/ CATEGORIES:Field Trips,Youth Birding ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.dosbirds.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/litterfreescreenshot-e1724681148959.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240918T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240918T210000 DTSTAMP:20260504T043236 CREATED:20240726T171758Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240831T231017Z UID:6950-1726686000-1726693200@www.dosbirds.org SUMMARY:DOS September Meeting: "Unconfusing Fall Warblers" by Michael Moore DESCRIPTION:Summary:  In his classic A Field Guide to the Birds\, Roger Tory Peterson labelled two plates “Confusing Fall Warblers” forever condemning birders to thinking these birds are nearly impossible to identify. Mike enjoys identification challenges and\, as with his previous DOS talk on Sparrow identification\, he will attempt to break down and demystify the identification of warblers in the fall. All of the regularly occurring warblers in Delaware will be covered. One of the main points is that fall warblers are more similar than not to their spring selves. Yes\, there are few confusing ones and those will be covered in detail\, but there are also many easy ones. The goal is to have you emerge from this talk with greater confidence in tackling the joys of fall warblering. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMike is a retired Biology Professor and a past president of DOS. He currently serves as the Publications Chair on the DOS Council. He started birding in middle school in Massachusetts and has had a life long passion for birds. He completed his PhD at the University of Washington on the field endocrinology of White-crowned Sparrows. After doing a postdoc at the University of Texas in Austin\, he served on the Biology Faculty at Arizona State University for 27 years\, finally moving to the University of Delaware in in 2009 where he retired after 11 years. He has been funded throughout his career by the National Science Foundation and the Nation Institutes of Health and has published nearly 100 papers in scientific journals. He also has a passion for dragonflies and serves as a Vice President for the Dragonfly Society of the Americas. URL:https://www.dosbirds.org/event/dos-september-meeting-unconfusing-fall-warblers-by-michael-moore/ LOCATION:Ashland Nature Center\, 3511 Barley Mill Road\, Hockessin\, DE\, 19707\, United States CATEGORIES:Meetings ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.dosbirds.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/230825_DC-G9_P13_99188-RW2_DxO_DeepPRIMEXD.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240922T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240922T190000 DTSTAMP:20260504T043236 CREATED:20240730T004156Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240730T024722Z UID:6954-1727024400-1727031600@www.dosbirds.org SUMMARY:Evening Bird Walk at the DuPont Environmental Education Center/Russell W. Peterson Refuge with Joe Francis DESCRIPTION:Common Nighthawk by David Brown \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 and perhaps spot a migrating nighthawk. 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\nFuture Dates for Walks: \n\n\n\n October 20\, 2024 4pm~6:15pm \n\n\n\n November 17\, 3pm~4:45pm \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. URL:https://www.dosbirds.org/event/evening-bird-walk-at-the-dupont-environmental-education-center-russell-w-peterson-refuge-with-joe-francis-2/ CATEGORIES:Field Trips ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.dosbirds.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/609076058.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240925T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240925T110000 DTSTAMP:20260504T043236 CREATED:20240907T212631Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240924T220350Z UID:7023-1727251200-1727262000@www.dosbirds.org SUMMARY:First State National Historic Park with Declan O'Neil DESCRIPTION:***Bring your raingear! With rain in the forecast Declan plans to go forward with this walk making it short if the rain becomes steady. *** \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nConnecticut Warbler by Declan O’Neil \n\n\n\nLincoln’s Sparrow by Declan O’Neil\n\n\n\nExplore the Brandywine Valley!\n\n\n\nExplore the exquisite Brandywine Valley tract of First State National Historical Park in search of some delightfully confusing fall warblers and sparrows.  \n\n\n\nAs the morning sun first hits the trees\, we’ll take a slow stroll along the creekside trail. Afterwards\, we will cross the new bridge and loop back around through the woods.  \n\n\n\nIn addition to the usual suspects\, specialty targets seen in past seasons include Lincoln’s Sparrow and Connecticut Warbler. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTennessee Warbler by Declan O’Neil \n\n\n\n Contact Declan at Declan@dosbirds.org if you have any questions about this trip. \n\n\n\nMeet at the parking lot on Ramsey Road across from Ramsey’s Farm. There is overflow parking (if necessary) in the Smith’s Bridge parking lot down the street on Brandywine Creek Road. URL:https://www.dosbirds.org/event/first-state-national-historic-park-with-declan-oneil-4/ CATEGORIES:Field Trips ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.dosbirds.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/DOS-Connecticut-Warbler-by-Declan-ONeil.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240927T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240927T190000 DTSTAMP:20260504T043236 CREATED:20240907T220229Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240907T220424Z UID:7024-1727458200-1727463600@www.dosbirds.org SUMMARY:Cape May with Declan O'Neil DESCRIPTION:September 28 @ 7:00 am – 3:00 pm EDT \n\n\n\n\n\nBroad-winged Hawk by Declan O’Neil \n\n\n\nExperience fall migration at Cape May!\n\n\n\nKnown as “the birding Mecca\,” Cape May\, New Jersey has a legendary status among birders for good reason! Its location at the tip of a narrow peninsula funnels in migrating birds and provides a birding experience unlike any other. Join us for this special two-day trip targeting migrant songbirds and raptors! \n\n\n\nWe will begin Friday evening with a sunset stroll around South Cape May Meadows preserve followed by a group dinner and pick up again bright and early Saturday morning to see migration in action\, visiting Higbee Beach WMA\, the Northwood Center of Cape May Bird Observatory and Cape May Point State Park\, finishing up on the iconic Hawk Watch Platform.  \n\n\n\nBlack-throated Green Warbler by Declan O’Neil\n\n\n\nPlease note that participants are responsible for their own overnight accommodations if they plan to attend both days. \n\n\n\nContact Declan at Declan@dosbirds.org if you have any questions about this trip. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMeet at South Cape May Meadows Friday evening. \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMeet at Higbee Beach WMA Saturday morning.  URL:https://www.dosbirds.org/event/cape-may-with-declan-oneil-2/ CATEGORIES:Field Trips ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.dosbirds.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Broad-winged-Hawk-9.20.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240929T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240929T100000 DTSTAMP:20260504T043236 CREATED:20240825T210440Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240825T210441Z UID:6992-1727596800-1727604000@www.dosbirds.org SUMMARY:Youth Birders: White Clay Creek State Park DESCRIPTION:Pine Warbler by Michael Moore \n\n\n\nOn this trip\, we will be exploring fall migration in the piedmont. We will look for migratingwarblers\, flycatchers\, thrushes\, and raptors as they move through the region on their way south totheir wintering grounds in Central and South America.*Annual parks pass or daily pass required \n\n\n\nPlease RSVP to Jessica at redknotyouthbirders@gmail.com so we’ll know to expect you. \n\n\n\nMeet at the Chambers House Nature Center- 1475 Creek Road\, Newark DE 19711 URL:https://www.dosbirds.org/event/youth-birders-white-clay-creek-state-park-2/ CATEGORIES:Field Trips,Youth Birding ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.dosbirds.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/P10_90163_190403_DC-G9.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240929T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240929T192500 DTSTAMP:20260504T043236 CREATED:20240924T111058Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240924T111059Z UID:7045-1727634600-1727637900@www.dosbirds.org SUMMARY:Swift Night Out DESCRIPTION:Chimney Swifts entering 1300 Delaware Ave\, Wilmington\, DE by Carolyn Holland \n\n\n\nWatch the “Swift Tornado!”\n\n\n\nJoin Sally O’Byrne\, Walt Blackwell\, and Joe Francis at the corner of Pennsylvania Avenue and Franklin Streets in Wilmington on Sunday night\, between 6:30 and 7:25 pm\, to watch migrating Chimney Swifts.  A “Swift Night Out” is a continent-wide effort to raise awareness of these amazing birds\, whose annual migration of 6000 miles between North and South America is as impressive as any on Earth.  Come and visit the “Swift Tornado” as they plunge into their nighttime roost in a nearby chimney at sundown.  Nearly 1000 birds have been observed entering the roost in recent days; last year\, a peak count of 3000 occurred on the same date as this field trip.   \n\n\n\nIf you are not familiar with the amazing life history of Chimney Swifts\, check out this video by Chris Eberly of the Maryland Bird Conservation Partnership:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fcRBcK6brLI \n\n\n\nSuch events are\, by nature\, unpredictable.  If you plan to attend\, email Joe at President@dosbirds.org so you can receive any last minute updates.  URL:https://www.dosbirds.org/event/swift-night-out/ CATEGORIES:Field Trips ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.dosbirds.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/DSC_1561-2-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR