Greetings to all observers of Nature, The annual butterfly count at Roan Mtn. will take place Saturday, July 17, 2004. Everyone is welcome, no experience is required. We will meet at 10 am at the Visitors' Center in Roan Mtn. State Park. We will carpool to the nearby Hampton Creek Cove State Natural Area for the morning hours, then head up the mountain to the Rhododendron Gardens for a picnic lunch. There is a small country store on the way up where you can purchase drinks, snacks and groceries. After lunch we hope to find lots of Aphrodite Fritillaries as we walk around the Rhododendron Gardens. As weather and time allows, we will look at several other spots around the area and in the park. Anyone interested in making a separate hiking party to count on the Appalachian Trail along the grass balds should feel free to contact me for details. The results of the count will be reported to the North American Butterfly Association. NABA requests a $3 fee from adult participants, who will be listed in the published report. Come prepared for rain AND sun, as weather on the mountain can be quite changeable. Please contact me if you have any questions. Don Holt (compiler) (423) 914-5862 dnldhlt@xxxxxxx 910 Smalling Rd. Johnson City, TN 37601 =================NOTES TO SUBSCRIBER===================== The TN-Bird Net requires you to sign your messages with first and last name, city (town) and state abbreviation. ----------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- 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 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Visit the Tennessee Ornithological Society web site at http://www.tnbirds.org * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Topographical Maps located at http://topozone.com/find.asp * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ========================================================