On 16 OCT 04 Steele Creek Park Bristol, TN . Kevin Elam, Nature Center Manager, lined up a morning bird walk that terminated at a banding station operation where Richard Lewis was banding and releasing birds trapped at the park's grassland area. . Highlights included a Red-breasted Nuthatch heard first by Larry McDaniel and I later spotted the bird. The beach shore held one Spotted Sandpiper and Larry also spotted a Cooper's Hawk near the grassland. Students from VA Highlands C.C., Vance Middle School, and Central Elementary were also in attendance. Sam Cross endured the wrath of a Cardinal as he tried to release a newly banded specimen. The bright red bird chose revenge by biting Sam rather than freedom when placed on Sam's hand as a platform for the release. When asked about the incident Sam said simply, "It hurt!" . Bristol Bird Club member Chris O'Bryan presented a program on his research in the park later in the evening. '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-****