Hello TN-Birders, hope you don't mind the interuption from the south. The next Colonial Coast Birding & Nature Festival will be held on Jekyll Island, GA from October 9-13. The Festival Website is available here: http://www.coastalgeorgiabirding.org/ and the latest press release is available here: http://www.coastalgeorgiabirding.org/press081308.pdf ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A note from Beth Roth, Festival Publicity Chairman The reason that we're sending this out at this early date is because...Registration for the Festival begins on Saturday, August 23rd at 9:00 A.M (EST) and ends on September 22nd. Click the Registration link on the above website for more information. We try to give people a "Heads Up", to save the date, sign up for some of the more popular Island Trips, and to make hotel reservations. People can also come just for the day to explore The Rookery at The Jekyll Island Convention Center. Individuals or families can enjoy learning about Georgia's magnificent coastline at "The Rookery", an interactive exhibit featuring booths manned by authors, artists, and conservation based organizations. Master falconer Steve Hein and a collection of birds of prey from Georgia Southern University's Center for Wildlife Education and Lamar Q. Ball Raptor Center, will present live raptor shows on Saturday, October 11th. By the way, all the exhibit hall activities will be free and open to the public. We appreciate all the support and enthusiasm that you've given us for this special event, throughout the years. If you would like anymore information, or would like to meet up with someone on Festival Weekend, please contact one of us. Beth Roth: bethheron AT bellsouth.net Lydia Thompson: artworksbylydia at bellsouth.net Issues or questions about the website: steve_holzman AT yahoo.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thank you, Steve Holzman North High Shoals, GA Steve Holzman North High Shoals, GA Oconee County, USA =================NOTES TO SUBSCRIBER===================== The TN-Bird Net requires you to SIGN YOUR MESSAGE with first and last name, CITY (TOWN) and state abbreviation. You are also required to list the COUNTY in which the birds you report were seen. The actual DATE OF OBSERVATION should appear in the first paragraph. _____________________________________________________________ To post to this mailing list, simply send email to: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx _____________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, send email to: tn-bird-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field. ______________________________________________________________ TN-Bird Net is owned by the Tennessee Ornithological Society Neither the society(TOS) nor its moderator(s) endorse the views or opinions expressed by the members of this discussion group. Moderator: Wallace Coffey, Bristol, TN wallace@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ------------------------------ Assistant Moderator Andy Jones Cleveland, OH ------------------------------- Assistant Moderator Dave Worley Rosedale, VA __________________________________________________________ Visit the Tennessee Ornithological Society web site at http://www.tnbirds.org * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ARCHIVES TN-Bird Net Archives at //www.freelists.org/archives/tn-bird/ MAP RESOURCES Tenn.Counties Map at http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/states/tennessee3.gif Aerial photos to complement google maps http://local.live.com _____________________________________________________________