Area Birders, I apologize for the late post, but better late than never, because some of you need to know what you missed out on. On Sunday, August 1, Larry McDaniel and I (Roger Mayhorn) led a bird walk on Clinch Mountain in conjunction with the Highlands Festival. The walk took place at the Raven Ridge Bed and Breakfast and campground owned by Charles and Alona Kennedy at the top of Clinch Mountain off Rt 80 near Hayter's Gap. 14 birders turned out for the event and a good time was had by all. In spite of it being the slow time of the year a few good birds were seen including, Black-and-white Warblers, American Redstart, Indigo Bunting and Blue-headed and Red-eyed Vireos. Great looks were had by some of the group when a Broad-winged Hawk flew from a nearby power line and began circling overhead. After hiking back up the graveled road to Raven Ridge the group was greeted with an unexpected treat. Alona Kennedy, who is an excellent cook, had made Hummus Tahini with vegetables for dipping. She also had Spinach dip with flat bread, and a couple of mouth watering pastries. One was a mixed berry pastry with a flaky crust, made with Charles and Alona's home grown berries. Another was a small pastry cup filled with a mixture of cool whip, cream chese with a bit of lime juice and topped with a red wine berry. In addition there was a large tray of fresh, sweet watermelon sections. The group sat on the deck of the Raven Ridge Hummingbird cafe and gorged themselves ( at least some of us), while watching the many Ruby-throated Hummers and enjoying the view of the distant mountains. You should have been there, Roger Mayhorn Buchanan County Bird Club Grundy, VA ************************************************* BRISTOL BIRDS NET LIST Bristol Birds Net Photo Gallery located at: http://f2.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/jwcoffeyy/album?.dir=/efd5 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-****