This fall DVOC will publish a brand new volume of Cassinia covering 2010-2013. If you are a new club member you may be scratching your head. Cassinia...? What's Cassinia?
Cassinia is the journal of the DVOC. The journal is named after
John Cassin,
a Pennsylvania ornithologist, and one of the country's greatest ever.
He described 198 species of birds from North America, and five
ABA Area birds still bear his name. (Only Alexander Wilson has as many named for him). Published periodically since 1901 (Witmer Stone was the first editor), Cassinia covers topics related to birds primarily in eastern Pennsylvania, Delaware and New Jersey; mostly the Delaware Valley.
Cassinia is all on-line for anyone to read, for free, anytime. It's a treasure trove! More than anything else, as a club, "Cassinia is what we do", as treasurer Bert Filemyr likes to say.
It's a good time of year to reflect. During the height of summer, birding is at a bit of a lull. Shorebirds are moving south again and there are a couple Roseate Terns hanging around the beach at Cape May, but the rush of autumn migration is still weeks or more ahead of us. Take some time and think about if you might be able to contribute to your next issue of Cassinia. Editor Dave Long (
cassinia@dvoc.org) is still looking for some material for upcoming Issue 74-75 which covers the years of 2010-2013.
The deadline is September 1st.
In particular we could use contributions on the following:
- General Notes (Unusual species, nesting records, short notes on interesting behavior, population trends, etc.)
- Sightings (send photos to Steve Kerr: stephen_kerr at comcast.net)
- Feature articles (personal birding adventures, biographies, museum news, species profiles, etc.)
- Obituaries (we really need help on these! Contact Dave Long (cassinia@dvoc.org) if you can help by writing or can contribute anecdotes about recently passed members.
- Art (photos & artwork)
September 1st ain't far off!
Each issue of Cassinia allows us to reflect from a club perspective, and to provide future generations a benchmark. If you're not familiar with Cassinia, check out the wealth of material on the
DVOC page for Cassinia. Good things are in store for this journal and we want you to be as much a part of the process as you would enjoy being.
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