Merry Christmas TN adn Bristol Birders across Tennessee and Southwest Virginia! Today Tom McNeil, Don Holt, and myself (Rob Biller) made a 3 county, 9.5 hour, Christmas bird run today. Highlights include: Greater White-fronted Geese (2) - Bush Hog Pond, Washington County,TN Gadwall - Little Wilbur Dam rec area, Carter County, TN American Wigeon - Weir Dam, Sullivan County - Little Wilbur Dam rec area, Carter County, TN American Black Duck (10) - 9 on pond off Berry Hill Rd - Washington County, TN, 1 - Little Wilbur Dam rec area, Carter County, TN Redhead (1) - Weir Dam, Sullivan County, TN Bufflehead - Usual compliment at Little Wilbur Dam rec area in Carter County,TN and usual compliment at Weir Dam in Sullivan County, TN Ruddy Duck (2) - Weir Dam, Sullivan County, TN Eared Grebe (10) - Musick's Campground (South Holston Lake), Sullivan County, TN RED-NECKED GREBE (1) - Seen from Musick's Campground (South Holston Lake), Sullivan County, TN BUT the bird was sitting in WASHINGTON COUNTY, VA Northern Harrier (at least 3) - in various fields while riding in Washington County, TN ALBINO RED-TAILED HAWK (1) - seen perched in various trees between Snapp Bridge Rd and Lester Snapp Rd in Washington County, TN Wilson's Snipe - Powell's Farm Pond (across street from West View School), Washington County, TN Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (2) - 1 at Watauga Dam rec area in Carter County and 1 at South Holston Dam, Sullivan County, TN Red-breasted Nuthatch (1) - Watauga Dam rec area in Carter County, TN Brown Creeper (1) - South Holston Dam, Sullivan County, TN Winter Wren (1) - Watauga Dam rec area in Carter County, TN Golden-crowned Kinglet - Watauga Dam rec area in Carter County, TN Hermit Thrush - Watauga Dam rec area in Carter County, TN PINE WARBLER - Watauga Dam rec area in Carter County, TN White-crowned Sparrow (1) - Musick's Campground, Sullivan County, TN Rob Biller Elizabethton, TN ************************************************* BRISTOL BIRDS NET LIST Bristol Birds Net Photo Gallery located at: http://f2.pg.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-****