FreeLists / bristol-birds / [Bristol-Birds] BBC/Natural Tunnel State Park Spring Birding Weekend 2006

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The Bristol Bird Club had a great weekend at Natural Tunnel State Park, 
Duffield, Virginia. Natural Tunnel is a beautiful park with great 
facilities and wonderful views of Natural Tunnel and southwest Virginia. On 
four walks on Saturday and Sunday, May 20th and 21st. We enjoyed great 
fellowship and good food in a comfortable and natural setting.

The participants, including Linda Jarrett and Donna Poteet (Duffield), 
Donna Kolb (Jonesville), Martha Podren (Gray, TN), Fiona Zahnke (Big Stone 
Gap), Bob Quillen (Bristol), Barbara Hollis, Jackie Manis (Norton).

The walks were led by Bristol Bird Club members Mary Erwin, Judy Roach, 
Mitch, Donna, and Alexis Moore, Zellie Earnest Nancy Necessary, Wilma Boy, 
Lois Cox, Dave and Diana Worley, Janice and Fred Martin and Mike Poe. The 
staff from Natural Tunnel State Park supporting the walks were Marty 
McConnell, Megan Krager, Bob Vangundy and Jean Brown (outstanding volunteer 
leader).

Other activities were held in addition to the bird walks, as part ot the 
birding weekend. Highlighting these was a presentation about bird 
photography led by Dr. Bill Harris, Mountain Empire Community College, and 
Bill Akers. Also offered were nestbox building led by Megan Krager and a 
presentaton on landscaping for birds by Bill Grigsby.

We appreciate the work done by the NTSP staff to put on this successful 
weekend of birding as a International Migratory Bird Day event to introduce 
others to birding and to see the NTSP Birding Trail and the various 
habitats and the species of birds in each type of habitat.

SPECIES SEEN From 5/20/2006 to 5/21/2006
Black Vulture
Turkey Vulture
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Cooper's Hawk
Broad-winged Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Wild Turkey
Ruffed Grouse
Rock Dove
Mourning Pigeon
Chimney Swift
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Pileated Woodpecker
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Eastern Phoebe
Eastern Kingbird
Tree Swallow
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Barn Swallow
Cedar Waxwing
Carolina Wren
Gray Catbird
Northern Mockingbird
Brown Thrasher
Eastern Bluebird
Veery
Hermit Thrush
Wood Thrush
American Robin
Carolina Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
White-breasted Nuthatch
Blue Jay
American Crow
Common Raven
European Starling
White-eyed Vireo
Philadelphia Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Prairie Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler
Black-and-white Warbler
American Redstart
Ovenbird
Common Yellowthroat
Hooded Warbler
Yellow-breasted Chat
Scarlet Tanager
Eastern Towhee
Chipping Sparrow
Field Sparrow
Grasshopper Sparrow
Fox Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Northern Cardinal
Indigo Bunting
Bobolink
Red-winged Blackbird
Eastern Meadowlark
Common Grackle
Baltimore Oriole
American Goldfinch
-------- STATISTICS --------
Species seen - 65



Bill Grigsby
Kingsport, TN

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