The Herndon Bird Club will have its May Meeting Tuesday, May 3, at 7:00
a.m. at the Science Building at Milligan College. To get there, come up
the entry road into Milligan College, turn right just past the Gregory
Center (on the right) into the parking lot. The Science Building is
straight ahead as you come into the parking lot. The meeting will be in
a room on the right just as you enter the Science Building.
Agenda items include report on the field trip to the 7 Islands State
Birding Park, report on the Roan Mountain Spring Naturalist Rally field
trips, planning of field trips for May, discussion (and possible
planning) of the June summer single county counts (the first weekend of
June is before our June meeting), nomination committee report, and
compilation of the observations of the Spring 5-County Count (Saturday,
April 30).
The program presentation will be given by club members Paul and Emily
Bayes entitled: "Birds of Texas--Mostly Rio Grande Valley"
After the meeting, interested members will go to the Green Pines Baptist
Church parking lot on Toll Branch Rd. south of Milligan College to
listen for Chuck-will's-widows.
Prior to the meeting, those interested will meet for dinner and
socializing at 5:30 p.m. at the Smokehouse BBQ on Hwy 359 Milligan
Hwy. Going from Johnson City or from Elizabethton on U. S. Hwy 321,
turn off (north) on Hwy 359 and follow Hwy 359--the Smokehouse BBQ will
be on your right almost immediately.
ALL ARE INVITED to the MEETING AND TO the Smokehouse BBQ for dinner
before the meeting. If you have questions, please feel free to send me
email or call me.
Field Trips to be led by club members at the Roan Mountain Spring
Naturalist Rally Saturday, April 23 and Sunday, April 24.
Saturday, April 23: 6:30 a.m. early field trip--survey of birds at
Hampton Creek Cove--meet at the State Park Welcome Center Parking Lot
(by the water wheel), Leader: Rick Knight
8:30 a.m. birding field
trip--around the State Park and on up to Carver's Gap--meet at the field
trip assembly area near the State Park Cabin area entrance, Leader: Rick
Knight
8:30 a.m. Beginning Birder field
trip--State Park including Miller Farmstead area--meet at the field trip
assembly area near the Cabin area entrance, Leader: Joe McGuiness
Sunday, April 24: 8:30 a.m. birding field trip--extensive birding of
the Hampton Creek Cove area--meet at the field trip assembly area near
the Cabin area entrance, Leader: Roy Knispel
There is no charge for participating in field trips if you are a member
of Friends of Roan Mountain ($15 per year). There is a $5 charge for
non-members.
Roy Knispel, Pres.
Lee and Lois Herndon Chapter, TOS
Phone: 423-202-7802
Cell: 920-203-0332
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