[TN-Bird] Burke's Garden (VA) Golden Eagle Trip
- From: Wallace Coffey <jwcoffey@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: 1-A TN-Birds <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2003 07:55:10 -0400
The 13th Annual Bristol Bird Club's Burke's Garden Golden Eagle Field Trip
will get underway from the ETSU-Bristol Campus at 8 a.m. this Saturday, Feb. 15.
Please note that the starting time has moved up to 8 a.m. It had originally
been schedule an hour later.
We will meet other birders at the Abingdon First Bank & Trust parking lot on
U.S. 19 just off West Main at 8:30 a.m. (note that meeting time has been
moved an hour earlier).
We have 25 birders who have indicated they will attend. Carpool arrangments
may be made at the meeting sites as needed.
The following birders signed up to indicate their intent to participate in
the Burke's Garden
Golden Eagle fieldtrip set for Sat. Feb. 15:
Rick Knight
Bob Quillen
Ron Harrington & 2 guests
Allan Trently
Dave Trently & Mia Trently
Victoria Hanson
Jerry Cunningham
Rack Cross & 4 from family
Tom & Jill Horsch
Larry McDaniel
Todd Eastin
Don Holt
Bill Grigsby
Janice & Fred Martin
Mary Jane Erwin
Wallace Coffey
Dress warm for Burke's Garden and plan for very cold wind
This has long been our most popular fieldtrip with many birders attending.
The garden is a high-elevation valley at 3,000 feet and the windchill is
often brutal in winter.
In some years we have had as many as four Golden Eagles and three
Rough-legged Hawks. We may also expect Red-headed Woodpeckers, migrating
Red-tailed Hawks, Wilson Snipe, Green-winged Teal, and Pintail and goldeneye
have been found. In addition we usually find severa Fox Squirrels.
We will stop briefly in Tazewell and grab a quick bite at Hardee's where we
sometimes have other birders waiting. We then head over the mountain into
Burke's Garden. A store in the valley often can provide us with lunch items
and a warm and clean bathroom.
Of extreme importance is the need for very warm
clothing, including gloves, hats, scarfs, boots and such. Even when the
temperature is 40 or 50 degrees the wind can be very cold and difficult.
If you have any question e-mail Wallace Coffey at jwcoffey@xxxxxxxxxx or
telephone (423) 764-3958.
If you have a family radio or two bring one along for car-to-car
communication. There is no hiking on this trip. All of the vast and
beautiful valley is very large farms with few houses and private land.
We will return in mid to late afternoon.
Let me know about your plans so we can count on you one way or another.
Wallace Coffey
Bristol, TN
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