Today was made to order for birding at Musick's Campground and the Weir Dam near Abingdon. Not only was the weather perfect, but two life birds decided they would become members on my list. I identified three Red-breasted Mergansers and three Eared Grebes on the lake at the campground. Other birds spotted included Ring-billed gulls (95), Ring-necked ducks (13), and several Canada Geese. At the Weir Dam I saw Bufflehead (85), American Wigeon (10), Canada Geese (4), Ring-necked Ducks (3), and Mallards (3). A short walk on the trail yielded two Golden-crowned Kinglets as well as chickadees, titmice, sparrows, etc. Good Birding, Michelle Justus Talbott Buchanan County Bird Club http://www.bcplnet.org/birdclub/birdclub.htm ************************************************* 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 Chapter TOS, Greeneville 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 jwcoffey@xxxxxxxxxx (423)764-3958