Members of the Bristol Bird Club held their annual Christmas Bird Count planning meeting Tuesday (12/18) at Steele Creek Park Lodge and set in motion details for four CBCs to be sponsored and conducted by members following Christmas. The meeting included distribution of count maps, party assignments, starting times, report forms, party meeting locations, area leader assignments, compilation schedules and a list of species for which documentation will be required. The following represents TENTATIVE party assignments for each count. A final listing of known participants by counts and areas will be distributed as soon as possible. This list includes area leaders in boldface type: Kingsport, TN (Dec 26, 2007) Compiler Bill Grigsby Area 1: Rick Phillips, Tom Laughlin Area 2: John Moyle Area 3: Bill Grigsby, Ron Harrington, Zellie Earnest Area 4: Wallace Coffey, Andy Jones, Michelle Sparks, Charlie Parker, Chris O'Bryan Area 5: Rick Knight Area 6: Tom McNeil, Rob Biller Kingsport CBC compilation meeting TBA. Glade Springs, VA (Dec 29, 2007) Compiler Ron Harrington Area A: Unassigned Area B: Unassigned Area C: Unassigned Area D: Wallace Coffey, Andy Jones, Charlie Parker, Chris O'Bryan Area E: Tom McNeil, Rob Biller Glade Springs CBC compilation day of the count. Covered dish dinner following count at home of Susan Reid, 106 W. Valley St., Abingdon, VA Bristol TN-VA (Dec 30, 2007) Compiler Richard Lewis Area A: Rick Knight, Roy Kinspel, Joe McGuiness, Kim Stroud Area B: Wallace Coffey, Kevin Hamed, Michelle Sparks, Andy Jones, Charlie Parker, Chris O'Bryan Area C: Ron Carrico, Rob Biller, Don Holt, Tom McNeil Area D: Richard Lewis Area E: Larry McDaniel, Tom Hunter, Janice Martin, Dave Worley (pending), Ron Harrington Area F: Rack Cross, Sam Cross, Carol Cross, Diane Draper, Todd Hare Bristol CBC scramble assignments after 3 p.m.: Weir Dam S.F. Holston River: Ron Carrico, Rob Biller, Don Holt, Tom McNeil Musick's Campground, South Holston Lake: Rick Knight, Roy Kinspel, Joe McGuiness, Kim Stroud Clear Creek Lake: Wallace Coffey, Kevin Hamed, Michelle Sparks, Andy Jones, Charlie Parker, Chris O'Bryan Middlebrook Lake: Rack Cross, Sam Cross, Carol Cross, Diane Draper, Todd Hare, Richard Lewis Steele Creek Park Lake: Larry McDaniel, Tom Hunter, Janice Martin, Dave Worley (pending) Bristol CBC compilation: Jan 3, 2008, 7:30 pm. Steele Creek Park Lodge Shady Valley, TN (Jan 1, 2008) Compiler Rob Biller Area A: Wallace Coffey, John Moyle, Andy Jones, Charlie Parker, Chris O'Bryan Area B: Ron Carrico, Rob Biller Area C: Tom McNeil, Don Holt, Joe McGuiness, Kim Stroud Area D: Rick Knight, Michelle Sparks, Janice Martin, David Hunt Shady Valley CBC compilation online by email to count compiler. Ed & Michelle Talbott have notified us that they may be able to participate in one of the above counts and will contact us at a later date closer to the counts as to when and where they may join a party. If you wish to participate in one or more counts, contact either myself, a count compiler or an area leader. Please email me any changes, corrections or additions to party and count assignments. Persons attending Tuesday BBC Christmas Bird Count planning meeting include: Janice Martin Michelle Sparks Ron Carrico Roy Kinspel Tom McNeil Wallace Coffey Chris O'Bryan Charlie Parker Larry McDaniel John Moyle Rack Cross Bill Grigsby Ron Harrington Mary Erwin Diane Draper Don Holt Rob Biller Let's go birding..... Wallace Coffey Bristol, TN