As an addition to the field trip on Saturday, I am willing to lead folks to Cook Rec Area Saturday afternoon to watch the roost (assuming it isn't raining). If you are interested, please email me directly at scott.somershoe@xxxxxx<mailto:scott.somershoe@xxxxxx> At this point, I would plan to meet at the boat ramp/parking lot at Cook Rec Area and be ready to get going by 3:45 pm. A good scope is recommended, plus old shoes as we'll be walking the shoreline, which is uneven rocks and gravel and may be a little muddy in places. Directions: Cook Recreation Area Take I-40 East from Nashville and take Exit 221B - Old Hickory Boulevard. Turn right on Old Hickory Boulevard and travel approximately 1 mile to stop light at Bell Road. Turn left on Bell Road and travel approximately 1 mile to stop light. Turn right on New Hope Road and travel approximately 2 miles to Stewarts Ferry Pike. Turn right on Stewarts Ferry Pike and travel approximately 1 mile to Old Hickory Boulevard. Turn left on Old Hickory Boulevard and travel approximately 1 1/2 mile to recreation area entrance. Cheers, Scott Somershoe On Saturday, January 21 Richard Connors will lead an NTOS trip to some Percy Priest Lake sites to look for loons and other water birds. Stops will include Percy Priest Dam, Cook Recreation Area, and the Couchville Lake section of Long Hunter State Park to look for Hooded Mergansers, etc. In the afternoon the group will proceed around the lake to the "Merlin spot" at Anderson Road Recreation Area. Bring a lunch, snacks, and water, plus a spotting scope if you have one. Dress warmly as it is often colder around water. Meet at 7:30 am at the Adventure Science Center lower parking area, or meet at the upper parking lot at the dam at 8 am. The outing will last a little over a half-day. Frank Fekel NTOS Field Trip State Ornithologist Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency P.O. Box 40747 Nashville, TN 37204 615-781-6653<tel:615-781-6653> (o) www.tnwatchablewildlife.org<http://www.tnwatchablewildlife.org/> www.pbase.com/shoeman<http://www.pbase.com/shoeman>