17 SEP 03 Blountville, TN . Bryan Stevens, Managing Editor of the Herald & Tribune, Washington Co.,TN newspaper has inked an article on the recent Sabine's Gull sighting in Sullivan Co., TN. Below is the link: . www.heraldandtribune.com . Steven's writes that skill and luck play parts in finding/identifying rare birds. Anyone disagree? I certainly agree with Bryan's assessment and hope many will read his very insightful article. Kudos, also, to the Herald & Tribune for recognizing and responding to the growing interest and impact of we birders! . '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-****