If you happen to be by the post office on North State of Franklin, in Johnson City, you might take a look at where the barn swallows are nesting at the back of the building. They've planted themselves in a corner of an alcove that looks like should have too much human traffic for their liking. You can see this from the parking lot. While we were watching them the other evening several flew in to the alcove, only to find, I suppose, the entrance to the nest busy and proceeded to perch on the concrete block face--not on the edge at the mortar. I was surprised at this as those blocks are very smooth. Charles Moore Johnson City ************************************************* BRISTOL BIRDS NET LIST Bristol Birds Net Photo Gallery located at: http://photos.yahoo.com/ph/jwcoffeyy/album?.dir=/efd5 Be sure and visit the Bristol Bird Club website at: http://bristolbirdclub.org 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-****