Dick Peake is probably the only person in southwest Virginia to actually identify a Kirtland's warbler in this region. Verifying that the bird is there is very useful in helping to identify the migration route of this extremely rare species and to perhaps identify and protect critical habitat in the migration corridor. As this species nests only in a very specialized jack-pine habitat in north-central Michigan we can be sure that the bird is not being harassed on its breeding ground. Dick Peake is an extremely responsible and knowledgeable birder. Give the man a break!!! He was kind enough to tell the rest of us that the bird was out there! Some would argue that he should not have done that. Hope all is well with you Dick. Thanks for keeping us posted on this very rare sighting. Ed Morgan, Abingdon, VA ************************************************* 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