TN Birders, Mark you calanders for an eastern Tennessee bird walk at Hampton Creek Cove State Natural Area in the Roan Mountain area! ----------------------------------------- WHAT: EARLY BIRD SEASON BIRD WALK WHY: Celebrate Tennessee State Natural Areas Week and Hampton Creek Cove’s designation as an Important Bird Area (IBA). WHEN: Saturday, April 8, 2006 9:00 a.m. EST WHERE: Meet at the parking lot of Hampton Creek Cove State Natural Area in Roan Mountain, Tennessee. From Elizabethton, TN, take U.S. Highway 19E to the town of Roan Mountain. In the town of Roan Mountain, take State Route 143 south, turn left onto Stratton Street. Turn right at the first stop sign, then bear left on West Street. Turn right onto Old Highway 143, then turn left on the bridge that crosses the creek, just across from the ball field and before passing the old Cloudland Elementary School. Stay straight on this road, following Hampton Creek up through the cove. The Hampton Creek Cove State Natural Area parking area is on the left, just past Gray’s Chapel. LEADER: Nora Schubert SPONSOR: Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy; Judy Murray at 423-323-4993 TRIP PREPARATION: hiking boots, rain gear, and prepare for cooler temperatures (3,000-4,800’ elevation) Hampton Creek Cove State Natural Area website: http://www.state.tn.us/environment/nh/natareas/hampton/ ---------------------------------- Nora Schubert Johnson City, TN ************************************************* BRISTOL BIRDS NET LIST Bristol Birds Net Photo Gallery located at: http://photos.yahoo.com/ph/jwcoffeyy/album?.dir=/efd5 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-****