Sam Cross and I saw four of the five Bufflehead on Thanksgiving Day which marked a park species for us both. The current Steele Creek Checklist of birds indicates that the Bufflehead is an Uncommon Migrant in the park. As for the Northern Shoveler, it is not listed as having ever occurred in the park. I have several write-in species that would make the list current though the tenure of Naturalist Don Holt. These write-ins are also absent a Northern Shoveler. I am believing this is a new park record. I must go now. 'Til we bird again Rack Cross Blountville, 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-****