I ddi 3 backyard bird counts this weekend. The first was all day on Friday at my home and some adjacent properety. Saturday morning I did the South Holston River from Wilcox Drive south and west to the Rotherwood Estates and then back to Wilcox on the Sluice. Satruday afternoon I spent a disappointing afternoon at the Meadowview. Here are my results: 1. Our Home: Wild Turkey 19, Black Vulture 5, Turkey Vluture 2, Cooper's Hawk @ (1 male and 1 female), Red-tailed Hawk 2 (a pair), Killdeer 1, Mourning Dove 8, Great Horned Owl 1, Red-bellied Woodpecker 1, Downy Woodpecker 2 (male and female), Hairy Woodpecker 1 (male), Northern Flicker 1, Pileated Woodpecker 1, Eastern Phoebe 1, Blue Jay 5, American Crow 3, Carolina Chickadee 5, Tufted Titmouse 3, White-breasted Nuthatch 2, Brown Creeper 1, Carolina Wren 8, Eastern Bluebird 3, American Robin 4, Northern Mockingbird 2, European Starling 15, Yellow-rumped Warbler 2, Eastern Towhee 1 (male), Chipping Sparrow 7, Field Sparrow 1, Fox Sparrow 2, Swamp Sparrow 6, White-throated Sparrow 26, Dark-eyed Junco 5, Northern Cardinal 13 (5m and 8f), Purple Finch 1 (male), House Finch 1 (female), American Goldfinch 34. 37 Species. 2. S. Holston River and Sluice: Canada Goose 147, Gadwall 8, Mallard 65, Northern Shoveler 1, Hooded Merganser 2, Double-crested Cormorant 9, Great Blue Heron 2, Black-crowned Night-Heron 2, Black Vulture 6, Turkey Vulture 1, American Kestrel 1, American Coot 21, Killdeer 12, Spotted Sandpiper 1, Ring-billed Gull 86, Rock Pigeon 26, Mourning Dove 14, Belted Kingfisher 2, Red-bellied Woodpecker 4, American Crow 8, Carolina Chickadee 5, Tufted Titmouse 3, White-breasted Nuthatch 1, Carolina Wren 3, Eastern Bluebird 3, American Robin 26, Northern Mockingbird 5, European Starling 73, Cedar Waxwing 12, Yellow-rumped Warbler 13, Song Sparrow 10, White-throated Sparrow 1, House Sparrow 4. 33 Species. 3. Meadowview Golf Course: Mallard 6, Wild Turkey 1, Great Blue Heron 1, Turkey Vulture 1, Red-tailed Hawk 1, Killdeer 2, Rock Pigeon 74, Belted Kingfisher 1, Red-bellied Woodpecker 1, American Crow 3, Carolina Chickadee 4, Tufted Titmouse 2, Carolina Wren 4, Northern Mockingbird 3, Song Sparrow 16, Swamp Sparrow 9, White-throated Sparrow 8. 17 Species. John Moyle Glen Alpine Road Kingsport/ Sullivan County