[Bristol-Birds] BBC enjoys informative August meeting.
- From: "Wallace Coffey" <jwcoffey@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "Bristol-birds" <bristol-birds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 18 Aug 2010 19:49:33 -0400
It was an exciting and informative meeting for the Bristol
Bird Club when its August monthly meeting was held
Tuesday night.
President Dave Worley announced that the site for our
planned banquet was not available for the date BBC
wanted so it now appears that the BBC Banquet
date will be moved to Friday, Sep 24. It will be at the
Addilynn United Methodist Church where it has been
for the past two years. The church has agreed to
host the meeting but the final date needs to be
confirmed.
Steven Robbins from the City of Kingsport presented
the program concerning changes at Meadowview Marsh
wetlands and three proposed mitigation tracks now
in public review for state and federal permits.
V-P Rick Knight, who chairs field trips, announced that
the club's field trip to Rankin Bottom is now planned
for Saturday, Aug 28, or the following Saturday if
needed. More details will be posted soon.
Dr. John Moyle, who heads up the BBC Rainforest
Adventures Committee, announced that the club would
offer two field trips early next year. Both opportunities
would be the second week of February and include
10 days of birding and wildlife viewing. A trip to Panama
would also include birding by boat on the Panama Canal.
A second opportunity would be to Costa Rica. Depending
on the number of birders interested in going, one of the
trips would be a go. Three birders indicated their intentions
to participate.
The BBC Mendota Hawkwatch will open early next week
according to Tom Hunter who leads that
effort. He said he would be working closely with Ron
Harrington to coordinate coverage. Tom asked that
anyone who could spend time at the lookout to let him
know as soon a possible. The tower count will run
Aug 30 to Oct 5 this year.
Since Hunter has taken over, several new initiatives
will begin at Mendota.
Mendota will be participating for the first time in the
Hawk Migration Assoc. of North America reporting and publishing
system. This is a near-real-time international database
of hawk counts across the continent. The goal is to have
the daily data posted to the database daily. Hunter hopes
to soon reach the point that birders can pull up the daily
data by computer and know what the coverage and
activity is at Mendota in real time when staring up to the
tower to participate.
Another key aspect of 2010 will be operation of weather
data collecting equipment at the site to record the real time
weather affecting the site.
Treasurer Janice Martin presented an 8-page financial
report complete thru Aug 17. It becomes a useful tool
as BBC begins to look at revenues and expenses heading
into preparations for the 2012 VSO-TOS Joint Annual
Meeting sponsored by the Bristol Bird Club.
Members of the present Joint Meeting Planning Committee
have been very busy during the past month. Those working
on the venue options have made numerous trips to area
hotels, motels, convention centers and conference centers
to get quotes, inspect facilities, talk menu options and get
bids for the event. Some have required several contacts
and even revisits.
A second coordination and planning session for the
2012 meeting will be called by President Worley within
a week.
BBC has been in contact with the Virginia Society of
Ornithology to provide information and questions for the
VSO Board of Director's Retreat held earlier this month.
The board has responded with suggestions and needed
information. A liaison between VSO and BBC has been
named and is in place, already working with BBC on
several aspects of the event.
Those attending the BBC Tuesday meeting were provided
with a number of significant details, including some that
are in the making but not yet final.
Attendance: Janice Martin, Mary Clark, Wilma Boy,
Tom King, Richard Lewis, Amanda Lewis, *John Hay,
*Dave Worley, *Jacki Hinshaw, *Rick Knight, *Tom
Hunter, *Wallace Coffey, *Carolyn Coffey, *Rack Cross,
*Traci Slagle, *Judy Roach, *John Moyle, *Steve Robbins,
*Nora Schubert, *Mahalia Schubert.
*indicates those eating at Mad Greek.
Wallace Coffey
Bristol, TN
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