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Journal

Pennsylvania Birds

Pennsylvania Birds, the PSO's quarterly journal dedicated to bird distribution and occurence in Pennsylvania, is included in PSO Memberships. It includes sightings for each quarter on a county-by-county basis, rare bird reports, the CBC, the NAMC, site guides, PA Birdlists, Hawk Migration Summaries, book reviews, PORC reports, and articles of general interest ranging from the humorous to the technical. Library/Institutional rates are also available (These rates do not include the PSO Newsletter).


Subscription Information
Subscription Rates
Staff
Latest Issue Information
Publishing Deadlines
Submitting Reports
Submission of Materials for Publication
Reprints
Report Forms
Index
Seasonal Occurrence Tables
Pennsylvania Annual Migration Count (PAMC)
Back Issues on line

Subscription Information

One year's subscription includes 4 issues covering bird sightings from December to November.
The first issue (containing reports for Dec-Feb) is mailed in May and the last issue (containing reports from Aug-Nov) is mailed in February of the following year.
New subscriptions received during the publishing year (late June through March) receive all back issues for that year plus any remaining issues for the current publishing year unless another year is specified.
The back issues are mailed with the next regular issue.

Subscription Rates
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One year Individual Membership in PSO $28.50
One year Family Membership in PSO $32.50
One year Sustaining Membership in PSO $42.50

Library/Institutional Rates

  • United States $30.00
  • Canada $35.00
  • Other Foreign Country $45.00

Make check payable to PSO and send to:
PSO
2469 Hammertown Road
Narvon, PA 17555-9726

Printable Subscription Form

Latest Issue Information
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The most recent issue (Volume 19, Number 3) was mailed on 12/12/05. It included an article about Grassland Birding in Clarion County, a book review of Gardening for Life in Southeastern Pennsylvania, records for June - July 2005, and more.
The next issue (Volume 19, Number 4) is being prepared and will be issued shortly.

Publishing Deadlines
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Materials (articles, letters, photos) to be included in the publication should be sent to the Chief Editor by the due dates listed below.

Issue ------------- Due Date ------ Publication Date
1 Dec-Feb ------ March 31 ------- May
2 Mar-May ----- June 30----------- August
3 Jun-Jul -------- August 31------- October
4 Aug-Nov ------ December 31--- February

Submitting Reports
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Bird sightings should be sent to the County Compiler for the county in which the sightings were made. Be sure to include the following: Species, Location, Number, Observer, Date. If the species requires documentation, be sure to include it.

Submission of Materials for Publication
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We welcome submission of articles, artwork or photographs. Any materials submitted must be accompanied by a self-addressed stamped envelope if the author desires to have the material returned. Slides and/or negatives are preferred and will be returned -- prints will not be returned. Articles should be sent on IBM compatible disks when possible or via email (Word Perfect preferred, but Microsoft Word or ASCII are also acceptable). PENNSYLVANIA BIRDS assumes no liability or responsibility for any unsolicited materials. Materials should be sent to GEOFF MALOSH, 450 AMHERST AVE, MOON TWP, PA 15108-2654. pomarine@earthlink.net

Reprints
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Requests for reprints of articles will be handled by the editors.
Send requests to Frank Haas, 2469 Hammertown Rd., Narvon, Pa 17555-9730 fchaas@pabirds.org.

Staff
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Chief Editor -GEOFF MALOSH, 450 AMHERST AVE, MOON TWP, PA 15108-2654. pomarine@earthlink.net

Seasonal Editors

Data Input Technician - Wendy Jo Shemansky pabirdsrus@zoominternet.net

Department Editors

Membership/Subscription Manager - Frank Haas fchaas@pabirds.org

Report Forms
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The report forms are available in word processing and spreadsheet formats. The word processing formats are Adobe Acrobat (PDF) and Word Perfect (WPD). These are for printing out and then filling in by hand and then mailing them to Wendy Jo.

The spreadsheet versions are available in Quattro Pro versions 8 (WB3) and 11 (QPW) and Microsoft Excel (XLS) formats. These are for filling in the data on your computer and then emailing the spreadsheet to Wendy Jo.

Adobe Acrobat Format (PDF)

This will display the form in an Adobe Acrobat window. Use the print icon on the Adobe Acrobat toolbar (not your browser's toolbar) to print a copy of the form.

Spring Migrant Form (PDF Format, 30KB)
Breeding Bird Form (PDF Format, 13KB)
Fall Migrant Form (PDF Format, 30KB)
Instructions (PDF Format, 17KB)
PORC Review List (PDF Format, 58KB)
Rare Bird Report Form (PDF Format, 19KB)
All of the above Forms (PDF Format in self-extracting zip file, 197KB)
All of the above Forms (PDF Format in zip file, 167KB)

Word Perfect Format (WPD)

This will save the file to your computer in a folder of your choice. Once it is downloaded, go to the file on your computer and double-click on it. Select a location to extract the files to in the "Unzip to folder" box and then click on Unzip. The self-extracting zip file requires no zip software on your computer. If you have zipware on your computer, you can download the smaller "zip" file instead.

All of the above Forms (WPD Format in self-extracting zip file, 66KB, file name PB_Forms_wpd.exe)
All of the above Forms (WPD Format in zip file, 36KB, file name PB_Forms_wpd.zip)

Spreadsheet versions of forms

Follow the instructions the same as Word Perfect above.

Quattro Pro version 8 (WB3 format in self-extracting zip file, 73KB, name of file PB_Forms_wb3.exe)
Quattro Pro version 8 (WB3 format in zip file, 44KB, name of file PB_Forms_wb3.zip)

Quattro Pro version 11 (QPW format in self-extracting zip file, 51KB, name of file PB_Forms_qpw.exe)
Quattro Pro version 11 (QPW format in zip file, 22KB, name of file PB_Forms_qpw.exe)

Microsoft Excel (XLS format in self-extracting zip file, 117KB, name of file PB_Forms_wb3.exe)
Microsoft Excel (XLS format in zip file, 88KB, name of file PB_Forms_wb3.zip)

 

Index

The indices listed below are in Adobe Acrobat (PDF) format (If you do not have Adobe Acrobat Reader on your computer, you can get a free copy by going to http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readermain.html), so they can be printed or saved to your computer for your convenience. The index only includes articles, not Local Notes, Birds of Note, charts, etc.

Title - All articles listed by title
Author - All articles listed by author(s)
Species - Articles that relate to one or a few species, listed by species
Site Guides - Articles about individual sites, listed by county
Reviews - Book or equipment reviews, listed by title
Listing Articles - Articles about Big Days/Years, County Checklists, etc.
Annual Reports - Articles about CBCs, NAMC, Hawk Migration, WRS, etc.