[Bristol-Birds] Herndon Bird Club Reminder--Nightjar Surveys tomorrow evening.

From: "Roy & Robin Knispel" <rknispel@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Bristol-birds" <bristol-birds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 28 May 2012 08:59:04 -0400
The Lee & Lois Chapter of TOS has the following up-coming events:

1. NIGHTJAR SURVEYS--there will be three:
        Two survey routes will be run on Tuesday evening, May 29  (The rain 
check date for these trips is Thursday, May 31)
            Dry Creek Rd.  route        Leaders:  Don Holt and Dianne Draper
            Milligan route                  Leaders:  Joe McGuiness and Kim 
Stroud
            To participate in either of these, to eat with the group, meet at 
Bellacino's on South Roan St. (Food City Parking Lot) in Johnson City at 7:00 
p.m.  The groups will set out at 8:15 p.m. from the Bellacino's area of the 
parking lot, so if you do not want to eat with the group, but do want to 
participate in one of the surveys, be at the lot before 8:15 so you are ready 
to leave at 8:15.  
        The third survey will be in the Fish Springs area in eastern Carter 
County.  This survey will be on Friday, June 1.  Leaders are Joe McGuiness and 
Kim Stroud.  To eat with the group, meet at Primo's Italian Restaurant, 151 
Hudson Drive in Elizabethton at 7:00 p.m.   The group will leave at 8:15 p.m. 
from Primo's.
        The surveys work as follows:  each survey follows a prescribed route 
which is used each year.  There ten stops, about one mile apart.  At each stop, 
participants count Whip-poor-wills and Chuck-will's-widows heard during a timed 
six minute interval.  The final reports are turned in by the survey trip 
leaders.  Realistically, counting begins at the first stop around 8:45 to 9:00 
p.m. so the survey usually does not finish before 10:00 p.m.  


2.  REGULAR CLUB JUNE MEETING--The regular June Club meeting normally would be 
on Tuesday, June 5 beginning at 7:00 p.m., but at this point, the meeting place 
is still under consideration--our usual meeting place at Milligan College 
probably will not be available in June.  The likely meeting place and time will 
be at Sycamore Shoals in Elizabethton at 7 p.m. but at this point, this has not 
been confirmed.  Watch the mailing list for more information on the meeting 
place.  Two main agenda items for the meeting are planning of the Club's summer 
Carter County bird count (to be held Saturday, June 9) and planning of the 
Annual Club Picnic, Saturday, July 14, at the Harris Pavilion of Rotary Park, 
Johnson City.  The program will be a description of birding a small part of 
England by club member Roy Knispel.

If the meeting works out for Monday, June 4, prior to the June 4 meeting, some 
members will meet at Bellacino's Italian Restaurant on South Roan St. (Food 
City Parking Lot) in Johnson City around 5:30 p.m. to eat and socialize before 
the meeting.  ALL are invited and welcome to the meeting and to Bellacino's. 


3.  SPRING CARTER COUNTY BIRD COUNT--Saturday, June 9.  This count will be 
planned at the club meeting presumably June 4.

If you have questions about the meeting, nightjar surveys, or other club 
matters, please feel free to call me or send email.

Thank you.

Roy Knispel, Pres.
Lee & Lois Herndon Chapter, TOS
Phone:        423-202-7802     (preferred)
Cell:            920-203-0332
[Bristol-Birds] Herndon Bird Club Reminder--Nightjar Surveys tomorrow evening.

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