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Join us again for the annual Fermi Christmas Bird Count on December 16th. This is your chance to contribute to an important community science opportunity. Data collected provides invaluable insights into winter bird populations plus it’s a great opportunity to connect with fellow birders. If you participated last year, you’re already on the list and will be contacted in early December regarding your counting areas. If it’s been a few years, or you are new to the count and would like to participate, please contact the compiler, Jeff Chapman at jeffchapman948@gmail.com. Remember you’ll be grouped with a team so no […]

The DBC is looking for pictures of birds taken between September 1 and November 31, 2023 for the Fall ’23 Photo Contest. All photos are welcome: amateur, funny, imperfect, high-quality. The “story behind the shot” is also taken into account when judging. The judges want this to be a fun contest; no categories have been predefined for award-winners so every entry has a chance to win!  NOTE: The judges usually do not give out more than one award to the same author if they submit multiple images. If you would like to look at past DBC Photo Contest winners CLICK […]

As announced in the last Drummings, the Club will host a book discussion November 14. President Mike Warner was inspired by A Wing and a Prayer, The Race to Save Our Vanishing Birds by Anders and Beverly Gyllenhaal and couldn’t wait to share it with you! The authors spent a year traveling the U.S. in their Airstream Trailer visiting sites where dedicated scientists, researchers, and volunteers are working to save some of their local species from extinction. He was touched by the enthusiasm and determination these people have to preserve our birds and thought the writing was excellent-a great read! […]