As I watch the message traffic on birding listservers over many surrounding states it appears there is a widespread migration of loons, cormorants, gulls, mergansers and egrets during the last few days. This is not unexpected but we are seeing a good flight. Many Bonaparte's Gulls are being seen in good numbers. We are getting our fair share. Purple Finches are everwhere and some feeders are covered with them. More are arriving at still other feeders where they had not earlier been. Rose-breasted Grosbeaks are appearing at some feeders south of us. Many species are moving early and some Ruby-throated Hummingbirds are well north of us. Let's go birding.... Wallace Coffey Bristol, 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-****