1 NOV 03 U.S. Post Office W. Elk Ave. Elizabethton, TN and Musick's Lakeside Campground S. Holston Lake near Bristol, TN Sam Cross and I were inspired by Tom McNiel's previous post, listing 5 Vesper Sparrows, to investigate the field behind the Elizabethton Post Office. Our list was long with sparrows but the Vesper was a miss. Song, Savannah, White-crowned, White-throated and Field Sparrows were seen this morning around 10AM. . At Musick's we found, among others: . Ring-billed Gull 2 Common Loon 1 Green-winged Teal 2 Double-crested Cormorant Caspian Tern 1 (TWRA Access Area) 'Til we bird again Rack Cross Blountville, TN ************************************************* 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 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 wallace@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (423)764-****