Saturday evening, in Shady Valley, TN, a group of Bristol Birders and residents of Shady Valley gathered at Orchard Bog to watch for American Woodcocks often called timberdoodles. We weren't disappointed several males were heard calling then flying over the bog. One actually landed on the path and was easily visible making it a memorable life bird for several in the group. After watching and listening, we went into the cabin and enjoyed snickerdoodles brought by Lois Cox and Wilma Boy with other cookies and hot chocolate and spiced cider. Orchard Bog is a 169 acre tract that is home to the bog turtle. This is one of the areas in Shady Valley being protected byt The Nature Conservancy. This will probably be one of the field trip destinations for the TOS Spring Meeting which will be the first weekend of May. BBC members attending were Lois Cox, Wilma Boy, John Hay, Victoria Hanson, Larry McDaniel, Charlie Parker, Rudy Morales, Janice and Fred Martin, and Bill Grigsby. Visitors and Shady Valley residents were Dan & Wanda Lady, Lissa & Ted Jackson, Lynn and Todd Eastin, and Rick Foster. Thanks to TNC for protecting this valuable wetland so we could share in the spring ritual of the timberdoodles and to Lois and Wilma for the snickerdoodles. Bill Grigsby Kingsport, 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 _____________________________________________________________