Jan. 10 (Friday) 12:30 PM The Trumpeter Swan was at the pond to the right of the entrance road. I also walked around the wetland trail and saw the following: Belted Kingfisher Eastern Bluebird (4) Song Sparrow American Robins (10+) Kildeer (21+) - in field west of the wetland pond Northern Mockingbirds (2) Downy Woodpecker European Starlings (10+) Monday, Jan. 6 - Kingsport Meadowview Marsh and pond on Meadowview Cattails Golf Course Hooded Mergansers (15) Mallard (4) Gadwall (2) on the sluice along Riverport Road Gadwall 3 Hooded Merganser (2) Tuesday Jan. 2 - Hiwassie Wildlife Refuge Sandhill Cranes (1000+) Whooping Crane Snow Goose Red-tail Hawk Great Blue Herron (4) while there, the three parties present were all from upper East Tennessee. John & Dee Eiklor of Gray and a group from Roan Mtn. Wallace, just wanted to let you know that I have gotten out of my backyard! Bill Grigsby Kingsport ************************************************* 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 Chapter 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 jwcoffey@xxxxxxxxxx (423)764-3958