Just wanted to thank Bob & Ellen, and everyone who made the newest birders feel welcome at the holiday party. It was TOO much fun! Also, the New York Times had an interesting article on a birder who was arrested for shooting a feral cat. I had a stray cat stalking my back deck feeders this summer - a baby gate & two buckets of cold water finally banished the intruder. http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/02/magazine/02cats-v--birds-t.html?th&emc=th Happy holidays! Lisa > From: "Wallace Coffey" <jwcoffey@xxxxxxxxxx> > To: "Bristol-birds" <bristol-birds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: [Bristol-Birds] BBC regional Christmas party was splendid ! > Date: Sun, 2 Dec 2007 00:09:09 -0500 > > Birders came from across the region Saturday night to the beautiful > home of Bob & Ellen Parker and Charlie Parker at Piney Flats, TN to > join the celebration and fellowship at the Bristol Bird Club's Regional > Christmas Party. The turnout was great on a night of comfortable and > clear weather. > > BBC President Dave Worley challenge the membership to "hit a high > surge" and birders responded with Christmas excitement and food > beyond compare. Our cooks are special and always to be > appreciated. > > President Dave and First Lady Diana pulled off a "Chinese gift > swap" that surprised everyone. In no time flat we had drawn for > and swapped what was probably the best and most exciting gifts > in our history. > > Our partying birders were festive in the great variety of Christmas > caps, vests, holiday shirts, bow ties, ribbons and Christmas socks. > Truly amazing. > > The Parker's home was comfortable and the holiday season > decorations gorgeous. Excellent taste in so many way. > > Birders who came to celebrate and enjoy the fellowship included: > > Bob Parker > Ellen Parker > Charlie Parker > Diane Draper > John Moyle > Polly Moyle > Don Holt > Rob Biller > Rack Cross > Carol Cross > Jacki Hinshaw > Dave Worley > Diana Worley > Nora Schubert > Larry McDaniel > Janet Brown > Michele Sparks > Gail Lane > Rick Knight > Mike Poe > Wallace Coffey > Carolyn Coffey > Lisa Tyler > Ed Burke > Julia Burke > Allen Martin > Lois Cox > Teresa Duncan > Nicole Duncan > Michelle Duncan > Wilma Boy > John Hay > Fred Martin > Janice Martin > > Our trash buster crew again (we were there in 2004) left the Parker's home > in spotless condition and even carried all of the trash off their property > and > to several of our own homes. Furniture was rearranged and pillows > replaced on couches and chairs. > > Merry Christmas to you all and we enjoyed being with birders and families. > > Let's go birding.... > > Wallace Coffey > Bristol, TN ************************************************* BRISTOL BIRDS NET LIST Bristol Birds Net Photo Gallery located at: http://photos.yahoo.com/ph/jwcoffeyy/album?.dir=/efd5 Be sure and visit the Bristol Bird Club website at: http://bristolbirdclub.org 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-****