BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Delaware Ornithological Society - ECPv6.15.18//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Delaware Ornithological Society 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:20241006T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241006T110000 DTSTAMP:20260426T065329 CREATED:20240730T022615Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240730T145921Z UID:6967-1728201600-1728212400@www.dosbirds.org SUMMARY:University of Delaware Farm & Ecology Woods with Blue Hen Birding DESCRIPTION:Pond at UD Farm by Samantha Melanson\, President of Blue Hen Birding \n\n\n\nExplore the UD Farm & Ecology Woods! \n\n\n\nPectoral Sandpiper by Michael Moore\n\n\n\nBy special permission from the University of Delaware & hosted by Blue Hen Birding\, a UD student organization\, here is an opportunity for non-UD affiliated birders to explore the University of Delaware Farm & Ecology Woods to observe the many species of birds that can be found there during fall migration. Be prepared with bug spray and appropriate footwear as the areas near the wetlands can be muddy especially if we have rain prior to the trip. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nYellow-rumped Warbler by Michael Moore \n\n\n\nThis trip will be limited to 12 participants. Please email Carolyn at fieldtrips@dosbirds.org providing contact information to sign up for this trip or if you have any questions. \n\n\n\nMeet at the UDairy Creamery\, 535 S College Ave\, Newark DE & perhaps enjoy some ice cream after our walk! Parking must be paid by the hour using the Passport Parking App in Zone 755 (Lot 1 in front of the Fred Rust Ice Arena) or in Zone 756 (Lot 2 next to the UDairy Creamery & behind Townsend Hall). URL:https://www.dosbirds.org/event/university-of-delaware-farm-ecology-woods-with-blue-hen-birding-3/ CATEGORIES:Field Trips ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.dosbirds.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/IMG_7550-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241009T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241009T110000 DTSTAMP:20260426T065329 CREATED:20240826T233534Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240914T151851Z UID:7003-1728460800-1728471600@www.dosbirds.org SUMMARY:Ashland Migrant Walk with Jim White DESCRIPTION:Canada Warbler by Mike Moore \n\n\n\nMigrant Bird Walk at Ashland!\n\n\n\nJoin Jim White for a ramble along the Red Clay Creek at Ashland Nature Center in search of warblers and other neotropical migrants! Bring your binoculars and spotting skills. \n\n\n\nMeet in the parking lot of Ashland Nature Center\, Hockessin DE at 8:00 am. \n\n\n\nContact Carolyn at fieldtrips@dosbirds.org if you have any questions about this trip. URL:https://www.dosbirds.org/event/ashland-migrant-walk-with-jim-white-3/ CATEGORIES:Field Trips ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.dosbirds.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Canada-Warber-Mike-Moore-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241012T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241012T120000 DTSTAMP:20260426T065329 CREATED:20240918T141429Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240918T141430Z UID:6770-1728720000-1728734400@www.dosbirds.org SUMMARY:Cape Henlopen State Park with Chris Bennett DESCRIPTION:Marsh along Walking Dunes Trail by Chris Bennett \n\n\n\nRaptors\, shorebirds\, terns\, gulls & late migrant songbirds at Cape Henlopen!\n\n\n\nCape Henlopen’s location at the mouth of Delaware Bay along the mid-Atlantic coast makes it a magnet for migrating and overwintering birds of all kinds.  Birds that might be encountered at Cape Henlopen in early October include late migrant songbirds\, raptors (this time of year features the greatest diversity of migrant raptors)\, shorebirds\, terns and gulls.  The park also provides a wide variety of habitats from nearshore ocean\, Delaware Bay\, beach and dunes\, maritime forest and tidal and non-tidal wetlands that are easily accessible to birders.  Park entry fees are in effect. \n\n\n\n Peregrine Falcon by C. Bennett\n\n\n\n Lesser Black-backed Gull by C. Bennett\n\n\n\nBrown-headed Nuthatch by C. Bennett\n\n\n\nMeet at the Fishing Pier Parking Lot. \n\n\n\nContact Carolyn at fieldtrips@dosbirds.org if you have any questions about this trip. URL:https://www.dosbirds.org/event/cape-henlopen-state-park-with-chris-bennett/ CATEGORIES:Field Trips ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.dosbirds.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/CHSP-Marsh-walking-dunes-trail-15-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241013T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241013T110000 DTSTAMP:20260426T065329 CREATED:20240730T000113Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240730T012727Z UID:6960-1728806400-1728817200@www.dosbirds.org SUMMARY:Searching for Sparrows at Burrows Run with Andy Ednie DESCRIPTION:Field Sparrow by Michael Moore \n\n\n\nExplore Burrows Run while searching for sparrows!\n\n\n\nJoin Andy Ednie to search for sparrows in beautiful Burrows Run! October is the perfect time to find migrating sparrows\, welcome back our winter birds\, and study our year-round residents too! We’ll look for White-throated\, White-crowned\, Lincoln’s\, and others on this pristine private property in the Red Clay Valley. \n\n\n\nMeet at Burrows Run gated entrance off of Ashland Clinton School Rd\, just uphill from Center Mill Rd. Bring bug spray\, wear boots and prepare for some hill climbing! \n\n\n\nContact Carolyn at fieldtrips@dosbirds.org if you have any questions about this trip.  URL:https://www.dosbirds.org/event/searching-for-sparrows-at-burrows-run-with-andy-ednie-3/ CATEGORIES:Field Trips ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.dosbirds.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/P10_90428_190407_DC-G9.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241020T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241020T100000 DTSTAMP:20260426T065329 CREATED:20240826T134642Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240826T134642Z UID:6993-1729411200-1729418400@www.dosbirds.org SUMMARY:Youth Birders: Ashland Nature Center DESCRIPTION:Peregrine Falcon by David Brown \n\n\n\nOne of the great things about fall migration is how much slower it is than the spring. This givesus lots of time to search out later migrants like sparrows\, finches\, and kinglets. We’ll end thetrip with some time at the hawk watch to look for falcons\, hawks\, and eagles. \n\n\n\nPlease RSVP to Jessica at redknotyouthbirders@gmail.com so we’ll know to expect you. \n\n\n\n3511 Barley Mill Road\, Hockessin DE 19707 URL:https://www.dosbirds.org/event/youth-birders-ashland-nature-center/ CATEGORIES:Field Trips,Youth Birding ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.dosbirds.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/IMG_5556.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241020T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241020T181500 DTSTAMP:20260426T065329 CREATED:20240730T003821Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240730T003822Z UID:6961-1729440000-1729448100@www.dosbirds.org SUMMARY:Late Afternoon Bird Walk at the DuPont Environmental Education Center/Russell W. Peterson Refuge with Joe Francis DESCRIPTION:Yellow-bellied Sapsucker by Carolyn Holland \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. 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\nNext Walk: 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/late-afternoon-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/2024/07/227162341-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241023T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241023T210000 DTSTAMP:20260426T065329 CREATED:20240919T184517Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240930T192717Z UID:7034-1729710000-1729717200@www.dosbirds.org SUMMARY:"A Fascination with Finches" by Matthew Young DESCRIPTION:NOTE THIS TALK IS A WEEK LATER THAN USUAL. \n\n\n\nSummary: From backyards to wilderness peaks\, finches are some of the most exciting\, mysterious\, and popular group of songbirds. In this information-packed presentation\, finch expert Matthew Young will introduce you to the 43 finches of the United States and Canada from feeder-favorite goldfinches to Red Crossbill tribes\, to poorly known mountain-top Black Rosy-Finches to endangered Hawaiian honeycreepers.  Matt has co-authored with Judy Stokes The Stokes Guide to Finches of the United States and Canada which covers detailed finch identification\, language\, behavior\, irruptions\, specialized maps and foraging charts on crossbills\, conservation\, and much more.   There will be an opportunity for book signing at the meeting as well. Books will be for sale at the meeting for $20. Profits to benefit DOS programs. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMatthew Young is the Founder and Board President of the Finch Research Network. Matthew has also worked in the field of social work with special needs populations at the William George Agency for 12 years. Additionally\, Matthew worked at the Cornell Lab across 15 years where he worked on Golden-winged Warblers\, Voices of Hawaii’s Birds\, Merlin Bird ID\, and was Project Lead on Lab’s first Irruptive Finch Survey in 1999. Widely known as a preeminent authority on finches of North America\, Matthew has written finch species accounts for breeding bird atlases\, Birds of the World accounts\, and published several papers on finches and the Red Crossbill vocal complex. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis talk is in person\, but live streaming of this talk will be available to members of DOS who can’t make it. Link to be provided by email to members a couple days before the talk. A recording of the talk will also be available to DOS members who will receive an link via email after the talk. Join now if you want these links! URL:https://www.dosbirds.org/event/a-fascination-with-finches-by-matthew-young/ 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/2024/09/Young-Featured-Image-PUFI-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241025T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241025T203000 DTSTAMP:20260426T065329 CREATED:20240826T140046Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240919T204655Z UID:6989-1729882800-1729888200@www.dosbirds.org SUMMARY:Youth Birders: Rushton Woods Owl Banding DESCRIPTION:*Note the evening meeting time! \n\n\n\n\n\nNorthern Saw-whet Owl by Jessica Shahan \n\n\n\nIt’s time for another fun evening with owls!  Join the banding crew at Rushton Woods Preserve as they work to catch and band Northern Saw-whet Owls\, to help researchers discover more about their amazing annual movements and unique nocturnal adaptations.  \n\n\n\n911 Delchester Road\, Newtown Square PA 19073 \n\n\n\nSpaces are limited\, so pre-registration is required\, please contact Jessica at redknotyouthbirders@gmail.com. URL:https://www.dosbirds.org/event/youth-birders-rushton-woods-owl-banding-2/ CATEGORIES:Field Trips,Youth Birding ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.dosbirds.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/IMG_4660-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241026T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241026T103000 DTSTAMP:20260426T065329 CREATED:20240730T152527Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240730T152528Z UID:6973-1729929600-1729938600@www.dosbirds.org SUMMARY:Anson B. Nixon Park with Ian Stewart DESCRIPTION:Palm Warbler (Yellow) by Carolyn Holland \n\n\n\nExplore this under-birded park to see what species we might find!\n\n\n\nAnson B. Nixon park (www.ansonbnixonpark.org) is an attractive 100 acre site owned by the Kennett Area Park Authority. It contains two small lakes and a mix of woodland and dense forest with creeks. It is free to enter\, there is ample parking and the trails are good. We will search the woods and edges for late migrants\, winter visitors and residents. This well-maintained park is under-birded yet the mix of habitats holds great promise of us adding some new species to the site list! Bring bug spray and wear appropriate shoes for walking. \n\n\n\nContact Carolyn at fieldtrips@dosbirds.org if you have any questions about this trip.. \n\n\n\nThe entrance to the park is on N Walnut Street in Kennett Square. The GPS coordinates on the map below will take you to the park entrance where there is a sign at the end of the driveway. Follow the driveway and soon you will come to a good size parking lot on the right where we will meet. If this lot is full there is a spillover lot further down the driveway. URL:https://www.dosbirds.org/event/anson-b-nixon-park-with-ian-stewart-2/ CATEGORIES:Field Trips ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.dosbirds.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/DSC_2820-3.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241027T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241027T170000 DTSTAMP:20260426T065329 CREATED:20240923T011607Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240923T011608Z UID:7043-1730016000-1730048400@www.dosbirds.org SUMMARY:Big Sit at First State National Historical Park with Declan O’Neil DESCRIPTION:View for the Big Sit by Declan O’Neil \n\n\n\nYellow-bellied Sapsucker by Declan O’Neil\n\n\n\nJoin the Big Sit!\n\n\n\nA “big sit” is a unique birding event where as many birds as possible are counted from one stationary location. Providing a scenic view of the Brandywine Valley\, the large hill at First State National Historical Park is an ideal big-sitting spot!  \n\n\n\nOur main targets will be migrating raptors and songbirds in addition to resident species. Past rarities seen from the hill at First State include Short-eared Owl\, Orange-crowned Warbler\, and Sandhill Cranes\, so we’ll make sure to keep our eyes peeled!  \n\n\n\nThis is a casual event\, so feel free to come and go as you please. Bring a folding chair and a picnic if desired. \n\n\n\nWe will meet at the top of the hill\, accessed from the Ramsey Road parking lot across from Ramsey’s Farm. \n\n\n\nContact Declan at Declan@dosbirds.org with any questions about this event. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMerlin by Declan O’Neil URL:https://www.dosbirds.org/event/big-sit-at-first-state-national-historical-park-with-declan-oneil/ CATEGORIES:Field Trips ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.dosbirds.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/ViewFSNHP.jpeg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR