I gleamed the following report from Carolina Birds. Pretty cool stuff mentioned. Rob Biller Elizabethton,TN - Hi Folks, Simon's note about his upcoming Roan Mt trips prompted me to let folks know what is up there right now. I spent half a day there this past Sunday June 10, and found it to be quite birdy. Hermit Thrushes were singing at various locations including the high bluff area, Carver's Gap, and the sides of Round Bald. Pine Siskins were flying around all over the place, no way to know how many. Had one Red Crossbill flying around Carver's Gap also. On Round Bald, had a singing Vesper Sparrow, they are not found there every year by any stretch. Alder Flycatchers were noted at Carver's Gap and from Round Bald to Jane's Bald, in the usual spots. At the beginning of the Bluff Trail, had a non-singing Yellow-rumped Warbler, in the same place that a pair has frequented the last couple of years. Had three different Magnolia Warblers, one definitely on territory, one even got his picture taken! These guys were at the Rhodo gardens area at the top. Also the usual high elev stuff was present in good numbers - Red-br. Nuthatches, Winter Wrens, Brown Creepers, Golden-cr. Kinglets, Canada Warblers, etc. So if you want to get in some excellent high-elev birding, I heartily suggest you checking out the Roan area in the next couple of weeks. Oh, by the way, the Rhododendron is getting quite spectacular on the mt. and balds! Later, Ricky Ricky Davis Rocky Mount, NC ************************************************* BRISTOL BIRDS NET LIST Bristol Birds Net Photo Gallery located at: http://photos.yahoo.com/ph/jwcoffeyy/album?.dir=/efd5 Be sure and visit the Bristol Bird Club website at: http://bristolbirdclub.org 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-****