Herndon Bird Club members and guests had their field trip in Kingsport today, beginning at the overlook above the Ft. Patrick Henry Dam and ending at the driving range at the Meadow View Golf Course. Eighteen birders attended: Don Holt, Dianne Draper, Rick Knight, Eric and Kathy Noblet, Charles Moore, Lisa Tyler, David Kirschke, Jerry Thornton, Wallace and Carolyn Coffey, Faye Wagers, Nata Jackson, Brookie and Jean Potter, John Hay, Jim D. Anderson, and Roy Knispel. Targets were the Great Blue Herons and nests at the Ft. Patrick Henry Dam--13 nests, all with herons on at one time or another--Black-crowned Night Heron--a good look at one seen flying over the Riverfront Restaurant as we were leaving--and Am. Woodcock displaying--at least 3 different birds seen at the driving range at the Meadow View Golf Course about 6:45 to 7:15 p.m. Other highlights included a mature Bald Eagle glistening in the sun above us at the Ft. Patrick Henry Dam overlook and two River Otter playing in the Soouth Holston River and far bank between the Riverfront Restaurant and the confluence of the North and South Forks of the Holston River. The following is a full list of birds observed: Canada Goose Mallard Double-crested Cormorant Am. Coot Black Vulture Turkey Vulture Bald Eagle Red-tailed Hawk Am. Kestrel Great Blue Heron Black-crowned Night Heron Killdeer Spotted Sandpiper Am. Woodcock Wilson's Snipe Rock Pigeon Mourning Dove Ring-billed Gull Kingfisher Downy Woodpecker Carolina Wren E. Bluebird Robin Yellow-rumped Warbler Song Sparrow Swamp Sparrow Red-winged Blackbird Please send an addendum if I missed any birds that you saw or heard. The weather was a bit windy but otherwise great for a field trip. The water flow out of Ft. Patrick Henry Dam was much higher than usual, which, we expect, cut down some of the variety of waterfowl and numbers, but it was a great day for birding and socializing. We enjoyed a great meal at the Riverfront Restaurant and good listening to and viewing of the Am. Woodcock at the driving range. Thanks to Joe McGuiness and Kim Stroud, Don Holt and Dianne Draper for initiating the planning for the field trip, to Rick Knight, John Hay, and Bill Grigsby for helpful input and scouting for Woodcock, and to all who attended for contributing to the pleasant day in the field. Roy Knispel, Pres Lee & Lois Herndon Chapter, TOS Phone:423-202-7802