Tomorrow (9/27) is the last day to reserve your room at Country Inn & Suite= s at the discount rate. There are a limited number of rooms available. =20 2006 ANNUAL FALL MEETING AND SYMPOSIUM TO BE IN CLARKSVILLE October 27-29 The 2006 TOS fall meeting and symposium will be held in Clarksville from Fr= iday, October 27 through Sunday, October 29. The meeting is co-sponsored by= the Warioto Chapter of the National Audubon Society, the Knoxville Chapter= of TOS, and at large members of TOS.=20 A block of 20 rooms at the Country Inn & Suites, 3075 Wilma Rudolph Blvd., = has been reserved for TOS. Call 931-906-0606, for reservations. Be sure to = ask for the TOS meeting rates, which are $60.00 per night ($68.50 with tax)= . These rooms will be held for TOS members until September 27th. This hotel= is very close to the U.S. 79 exit (Exit 4) of I-24. For more information a= nd directions to the hotel visit: http://www.metrotravelguide.com/. Once at= this page, click on "Clarksville" in the listing of Tennessee cities. Alternative lodging: Numerous other hotels are located along U.S. 79 close to the Country Inn & = Suites. Use the link above for more information on them.=20 Field trips=20 Trips will be held Saturday and Sunday morning. The destinations are not ye= t finalized but are likely to include, Cross Creeks National Wildlife Refug= e, Morgan's Pond, and Land Between the Lakes.=20 The registration fee is $5.00. Attendees may pay upon arrival, but pre-paym= ent is encouraged. Send checks to KTOS, care of Marie Oakes, 18 Rockingham = Lane, Oak Ridge, TN 37830. Please bring your own name tag. Prizes (shade grown coffee) will be given o= ut to the three =E2=80=98most interesting' birding related event nametags.= =20 Schedule Friday, October 27=20 Time and place to be announced - Registration and refreshments; announcemen= ts; sign-up for field trips =20 Saturday, October 28=20 7:00a-12:00p Field trips-depart from Country Inn & Suites 12:00p-1:30p Lunch 2:00p - Paper session =E2=80=93 Country Inn & Suites 7:00pm =E2=80=93 Program- Tennessee State Parks All Taxa Inventory- Country= Inn & Suites=20 Sunday, October 29 7:00a-12:00p Field trips-depart from Country Inn & Suites Dan Mooney Knoxville, TN =================NOTES TO SUBSCRIBER===================== The TN-Bird Net requires you to SIGN YOUR MESSAGE with first and last name, CITY (TOWN) and state abbreviation. You are also required to list the COUNTY in which the birds you report were seen. The actual DATE OF OBSERVATION should appear in the first paragraph. _____________________________________________________________ To post to this mailing list, simply send email to: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx _____________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, send email to: tn-bird-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field. ______________________________________________________________ TN-Bird Net is owned by the Tennessee Ornithological Society Neither the society(TOS) nor its moderator(s) endorse the views or opinions expressed by the members of this discussion group. Moderator: Wallace Coffey, Bristol, TN wallace@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ------------------------------ Assistant Moderator Andy Jones Cleveland, OH ------------------------------- Assistant Moderator Dave Worley Rosedale, VA __________________________________________________________ Visit the Tennessee Ornithological Society web site at http://www.tnbirds.org * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ARCHIVES TN-Bird Net Archives at //www.freelists.org/archives/tn-bird/ EXCELLENT MAP RESOURCES Topographical Maps located at http://topozone.com/find.asp Tenn.Counties Map at http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/states/tennessee3.gif Aerial photos to complement google maps http://local.live.com _____________________________________________________________