[Bristol-Birds] BBC has productive and exciting meeting !

  • From: "Wallace Coffey" <jwcoffey@xxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <bristol-birds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2014 23:23:59 -0400

The attendance at the Bristol Bird Club's April meeting was down by more
than half

of recent numbers tonight (15 April 2014), despite the fact it was a night
that featured

a very good program and many upcoming, exciting and highly-anticipated
events.

 

Mary Erwin present an excellent four-part video on the North American
population

and research concerning the Dark-eyed Junco.  It was not only entertaining
and

fascinating but included a wealth of knowledge about the relationships among
the

many types of juncos and the research which supports the findings.

 

The 2014-2015 Nominating Committee presented its slate of officers which
will be

voted on at the May BBC meeting along with any nominations made from the
floor.  

John Moyle chaired the committee and presented the following slate:

 

President Lois Cox

First Vice-President Kevin Blaylock

Second Vice-President Bill Grigsby (Program Chair)

Secretary Faye Wagers

Treasurer Judy Roach

 

A program Committee was recommended:

 

Bill Grigsby (chair)

Marty Huber

Joann Detta

Barney Brehl

Jeanie Brehl

 

A field trip Committee was recommended:

 

John Moyle (chair) 

Michele Sparks

John Whinery

Richard Lewis

 

Bill Grigsby announced the dates of three field trips to be conducted by BBC
at the July Funfest in Kingsport, TN.

The Sleeping Owl Brewery will be a co-sponsor with the BBC for the bird
walks and pay the commercial sponsorship fee for the event.

 

BBC will conduct an Earth Day event under the International Migratory Bird
Event template.  It will be held this Saturday at 8 a.m.

at the East Stone Commons behind PetSmart in Kingsport.  Please come out to
assist with this event.  It is very important as part 

of the conservation effort for birds and bird migration.

 

John Hay talked about the field trips and BBC overnight weekend to be held
at the Natural Tunnel State Park as part of our

structured agreement with the Virginia state park system.  The dates are May
15-17.

 

Adam Alley and Josh Alley (brothers and student members of BBC) were awarded
a grant from the Lee R. Herndon Memorial

Fund to help mentor their efforts as persistent and dedicated birders and
club members. They were presented a check to

fund the purchase of the recently-published second edition of Sibley's Guide
to birds which came out March 11.  

 

John Moyle announced the 10 May 2014 BBC field trip to Winged Deer Park on
Boone Lake at Johnson City.  The bird walk will 

begin at 8:00 a.m.

 

Those attending tonight's meeting were (* indicates dinner at the Mad
Greek):  David Alley, Nancy Alley, Adam Alley ,Josh Alley,

Bill Grigsby, Janice Martin, *Mary Erwin, *Lois Cox,*Wilma Boy, *Wallace
Coffey, *Polly Moyle, *John Hay, Charlie Powell, *Judy Roach, 

Richard Lewis, *Wilma Boy, Faye Wagers, *John Moyle.

 

 

 

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