FreeLists / bristol-birds / [Bristol-Birds] "Appalachian Bird Adventures" Program by Dr. Fred Alsop, Sept. 22nd at Steele Creek Park

[Bill Grigsby <wgrigs@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Dr. Fred Alsop will be the speaker for the Bristol Bird Club Banquet at 
Steele Creek Park Lodge, Friday, September 22nd. The banquet will be 
held in conjunction with Steele Creek Park's Wildlife Weekend. The 
banquet will be at 6:30 PM followed by the presentation at 8:00 in the 
park lodge. The Wildlife Weekend is sponsored by the Friends of Steele 
Creek Nature Center and Park.

The title of Dr. Alsop's program will be "Appalachian Bird Adventures". 
The program will be open free to the public. He and his wife, Jo Ann, 
will join the Bristol Bird Club at the annual banquet prior to the program.

Dr. Alsop is an accomplished ornithologist and a professor of biological 
sciences at East Tennessee State University. He received his doctorate 
in zoology from the University of Tennessee, and specializes in the 
ecology, distribution, and life history of birds. An avid field 
biologist, birder, and photographer, Dr. Alsop has identified more than 
3200 species worldwide.

He is the renowned  author of the Smithsonian book: /Birds of North 
America/ which gives life histories of over 900 species of birds. He has 
also written books the /Birds of the Great Smokey Mountains/, /Birds of 
Canada/, /Birds of Alabama/, /Birds of Georgia/, and many other states. 
Dr. Alsop travels all over the world leading bird watching trips, like 
his most recent trip to Costa Rica.

This promises to be an enjoyable evening. The dinner is open to to 
non-BBC members, if you wish to come to the dinner, contact Bill Grigsby 
at bill@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx or 423-247-7980 or Janice Martin at (276) 
466-8678, as soon as possible. The menu will consist of Beef Burgundy, 
Chicken Supreme, 3 vegetables, salad, dessert, rolls and beverage.

Bill Grigsby
BBC President