[Bristol-Birds] Dave Worley to lead BBC

From: "Wallace Coffey" <jwcoffey@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Bristol-birds" <bristol-birds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 16 Feb 2010 23:53:38 -0500
BBC Vice-President Dave Worley announced tonight
(16 Feb 2010) that Lisa Tyler had recently sent him
a message resigning as a member of the club due to
personal reasons.

Dr. John Moyle suggested that Worley should lead
the club until a nominating committee is appointed at
the usual time and an election held.  His suggestion
met with approval of those attending the February
meeting.

The weatherman was very good to BBC tonight and
those attending found very favorable travel conditions
and virtually dry roads.  Worley
drove his usual 50 miles from Rosedale, Va and
reported clear roads and good driving.  Members
returned home with conditions improving throughout 
the evening.

Faye Wagers, of Kingsport, joined the club and attended
her first meeting. 

John Hay asked for suggestions for future programs
and Rick Knight agreed to be the March speaker.  He
will talk about birds from several of his western field trips.
Wallace Coffey said he was in the process of getting
a Ph.D. graduate student to be a Stephen M. Russell
Graduate Lecture and talk about research of nesting
Bald Eagles in Virginia.  He suggested holding the
April program open for the lectureship.  The lecture 
series has been presented by three previous 
students.

Worley said that the BBC annual spring weekend at Natural
Tunnel State Park in Scott Co., VA has now been set
to an annual date with the State Division of Parks and
will be held each year on the 3rd weekend of May. The
club has a formal agreement with the parks but the event
is now being set to a more favorable date for public
participation.  It includes the lodge and all rooms and
facilities being provided to BBC free in exchange for the
club leading public field trips on that weekend.

Dr. Moyle and Worley are working on details for the
BBC's 20th annual winter Golden Eagle 
Field Trips to Burke's Garden in Tazewell Co., Va.  The
first trip was held 23 Feb 1991, under the leadership
of BBC President Ken Hale.

This year's trip is tentatively set for this coming Saturday,
20 Feb, pending reasonable weather and dependable
road access to the high mountain valley.  Worley said
he and Moyle will monitor the situation and a decision
will be made Friday.  The determination of whether the
trip is a go or not will be posted to Bristol-Birds Net
by either Worley or Moyle on Friday.

Members were told that the High Country Audubon 
Society, which covers Watauga, Avery, Ashe, Wilkes, 
and Alleghany counties in North Carolina, has asked
BBC to join with them on a waterfowl field trip to the
Northeast Tennessee birding areas.  Moyle, who is
chair of the BBC field trips, will help work on a date
for that purpose.

In old business,  Worley said he would soon get
caught up on the status of planning for the joint
VSO/TOS spring meeting at Bristol for 2012 and
would soon appoint committee members.

Moyle also presented a neat program with excellent
photos of his many trips to Africa and the animals of 
the East African savannas.  

Those attending (*indicates those having dinner at
the Mad Greek) included:  Diana Worley, David Worley,
Fred Martin, Janice Martin, Faye Wagers, Jacki Hinshaw*,
Rick Knight*, Polly Moyle*, John Moyle*, Roy Knispel*,
Michele Villeneuve, Don Leach, Carolyn Coffey*, Wallace
Coffey*, John Hay and Charlie Powell.
[Bristol-Birds] Dave Worley to lead BBC

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