Thank you Mary Erwin for bringing recognition to my recent Fire Investigator Certification here to Bristol Birds. Actually, birding skill has aided my investigation technique. It seems that any object one desires to study can be divided into field mark groups and fire burn patterns are no exception. Additionally, the season and habitat important to a birder relate to the time of day and type of structure which are important to the fire investigator. So, continual use of my hobby skill translates to a sharper professional skill set without the usual accompanying burden of "work" to do so. 'Til we bird again Rack Cross Blountville, TN ************************************************* BRISTOL BIRDS NET LIST 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. It serves the Russell County Bird Club, Herndon TOS Chapter, Blue Ridge Birders Club, Butternut Nature Club, Buchanan County Bird Club, Bristol Bird Club, Clinch Valley Bird Club and Cumberland Nature Club. -------------------------------------------------- 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-****