Hello Bristol Birders, A fellowship of 9 has travelled to coastal South Carolina. The fellowship consists of Don Holt, Diane Draper, Brooky and Jean, Larry "Mad Dog" McDaniel, Tom McNeil, Jeff Larson, Kim Stroud, and Rob Biller. Today was the first real birding day. Highlights from Huntington Beach State Park (from the Causeway to the Education Building feeders to the Jetty[ The Tom McNeil Death March]) include: Cave Swallows 40+ Common Ground Doves 3 Painted Bunting 1 (female) Saltmarsh Sharp-tailed Sparrow 4+ Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow 1+ Red-throated Loons 10++ Harlequin Duck 1 Common Eider 1 Great Black-backed Gulll 2+ Northern Gannets 50+ Purple Sandpiper 1+ I have posted some pictures on my Gallery page. You can reach the gallery by following the link below: http://www.technobohemia.com/beta/gallery/view_album.php?set_albumName=HuntingtonBeach_SC_Jan2006 If no link above - copy/paste in to browser URL Locater. Rob Biller Elizabethton, TN ************************************************* BRISTOL BIRDS NET LIST Bristol Birds Net Photo Gallery located at: http://f2.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/jwcoffeyy/album?.dir=/efd5 This is a regional birding list sponsored by the Bristol Bird Club to facilitate communications between birders and bird clubs of Southwest Virginia and Northeast Tennessee. -------------------------------------------------- You are subscribed to Bristol-Birds. To post to this mailing list, simply send an email to: bristol-birds@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe, send an email to bristol-birds-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the one word 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field. -------------------------------------------------- Wallace Coffey, Moderator wallace@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (423)764-****