[Bristol-Birds] BBC work session meeting makes big plans !!!!
- From: "Wallace Coffey" <jwcoffey@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "Bristol-birds" <bristol-birds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2008 12:27:06 -0400
The Bristol Bird Club's June 2008 meeting was held Tuesday with a
productive work session which formulated plans towards current
projects, upcoming events and new activities.
President Dave Worley announced that Ethel Mason, mother of BBC
Treasurer Janice Martin, passed away earlier in the afternoon. She
will be taken to Williamson, SC for burial and a future memorial
service will be planned for Bristol. She was a friend of the BBC and
a regular participant at Christmas parties and the annul club picnics.
Seven birders made pledges to help fund the second edition of
Rick Knight's book, The Birds of Northeast Tennessee. It will be
published this summer by the Bristol Bird Club.
This brings to 24 the number of birders pledging so far. Participation
has been brisk and generous. The fund raising drive now has
reached 70 percent of goal.
BBC members pledging to the project to date include: Wallace Coffey,
Carolyn Coffey, Ellen Parker, Charlie Parker, Victoria Hanson.
Zellie Earnest, Todd Eastin, Lynn Eastin, Roy Knispel, Chris O'Bryan,
Judy Roach, Michele Sparks, Bill Grigsby, Wilma Boy, Mike Poe,
Larry McDaniel, Susan Hubley, Dave Worley, Lisa Tyler, Gail Lane,
Rob Biller, Mary Erwin, Judy Roach and Bert Hale. Three checks
have been received.
Ellen Parker announced that her effort to secure funding at a called
meeting of the board of directors of the Friends of Steele Creek
Nature Center and Park had been successful. The board donated
$500. Friends of Steele Creek Nature Center telephoned this morning
to report the group's check will be mailed today.
Zellie Earnest has been told that Bays Mountain Nature Center
will contribute and the board of directors of the Kingsport Bluebird
Society has also voted to contribute. Zellie has a pledge request
before both organizations and he and Bill Grigsby are following up on
that effort.
Rick Knight and Wallace Coffey announced that Rob Biller has joined
the team effort to produce the book. Biller will be responsible for map
planning and design.
Mike Poe reported to Coffey that he now has received thirty-seven
photographs for the book. The more notable ones would be the
Swallow-tailed Kite and the photos of the first nesting of a Willow
Flycatcher in the area that Bryan Stevens submitted. Also Bryan sent
a nice photo of a Cackling Goose with a Canada Goose that gives a
good comparison. Rob Biller reported late last night that he had talked
with Ron Carrico and they feel certain they have photos of the male
Harlequin Duck which was at the weir a few years ago. Bert Hale
brought five nice photos to the meeting and Michele Sparks submitted
a CD with 24 photos. Poe also reported that Kevin Elam, former
naturalist at the Steele Creek Park Nature Center who is working on
a masters degree at Virginia Tech, has sent photos for the book.
It appears that nearly 70 photos/images have been submitted for
consideration. The 100+page book will be full process color.
Tom McNeil has finished composition of the many pages of date
tables for species which will be included.
The manuscript is ready and edited with minor changes pending.
Mike Poe has completed several page designs which he will have
ready for consideration in a few days.
If you have not yet pledged to the publication, please send your
pledge in increments of $10.00 to Wallace Coffey at
wallace@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx You will received one book for each
$10 contributed or you may simply state how many books you will
pledge for and contribute as much above the actual book pledge
rate as you wish. Many birders do that.
Birders have started paying their pledges. If you would like to pay
your pledge now, mail a check for your pledge amount payable to
the Bristol Bird Club and mail to Wallace Coffey, 100 Bellebrook
Drive, Bristol, TN 37620.
Bill Grigsby and Mary Erwin will be leading the Funfest bird walks
that will be at 8:30 AM to 9:30 AM at Bays Mountain Park on
Saturday, July 13th and Wednesday, July 16th. The walks will
meet in the parking lot in front of the nature center.
The BBC summer picnic will be held at the Steele Creek Park Civitan
Shelter on Saturday, July 26, 3:30 p.m.
The club's annual banquet is set for Friday, Sep 19. Arrangements
and details are still in the planning stages.
President Worley announced that Larry McDaniel and Assistant
Treasurer Ron Harrington will again hold the club's annual hawk watch
field trip to Mendota Lookout on Clinch Mountain on Saturday, Sep 20.
Club members expressed an interest in again being a sponsor of the
annual Hawk Migration Festival in the community of Mendota at
the foot of Clinch Mountain in Washington Co., Va.
The club will consider returning to the annual Cranberry Festival in
Shady Valley this October to hold its "bog watch" birding event.
Ellen Parker graciously invited BBC to a great outing at the family's
Watauga Lake front home on Saturday, October 18 at 2:30 p.m.
at 136 Summer Hill Private Dr., Butler, TN. which is near Cove
Ridge Marina. More details will be announced later. Mark your
calendars now. We had 28 birders for this event in 2005.
Larry McDaniel announced that the Mountain Empire Butterfly Club
will meet at Steele Creek Park, Saturday, June 21 (this weekend),
at 1 p.m., followed by a butterfly walk.
Birders attending Tuesday's June meeting of the BBC last night
include: Dave Worley, Roy Knispel, Michele Sparks, Rick Knight,
Rob Biller, Gail Lane, Lisa Tyler, Lois Cox, Wilma Boy, Mary Erwin,
Judy Roach, Bert Hale, Larry McDaniel, Charlie Parker, Ellen
Parker, Wallace Coffey and Carolyn Coffey.
All but one of the members attending the regular 7:30 pm. meeting
were at the Mad Greek Restaurant for our pre-meeting Dutch dinner.
Let's go birding.....
Wallace Coffey
Bristol, TN
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