[TN-Bird] Cranes in the New Year? Long
- From: "olcoot1@xxxxxxx" <olcoot1@xxxxxxx>
- To: "tn-bird" <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 01 Jan 2012 09:02:11 -0600
Jan. 1, 2012
I started this New Year at Hop- In Refuge in Obion Co, with a gray dawn and
whistling winds, listening to the distant chortling of Sandhill Cranes. I
decided to start my year with these birds for three reasons.
First, to honor and thank those individuals that are working, with much effort,
time and at great expense to weave a new and hopefully strong thread
of Whooping Cranes into the complex fabric of the eastern flyway. With success
may come insurance against a catastrophic collapse of the struggling western
population of these magnificent birds, that came so close to being relegated to
the dusty shelves of history.
Secondly, to remember the Whooping Cranes that have been willfully or
mistakenly shot in Indiana, Georgia, Alabama, and others killed in the western
flyway in recent times. This morning, I again noted how colors blend into gray
at dawn and dusk.
Third....In Hope that Tennessee can be made a sanctuary for all cranes, be they
Whooping, Sandhill, or Hooded. I hunted and fished well into my 40s with the
same diligence that I now bird and hold no ill will for those that continue to
enjoy these sports but do not want to see any Whooping Crane put in jeopardy.
More respect and revenue can be the reward for the State of Tennessee and the
Tennessee Wildlife Resource Agency through efforts in giving refuge and
protecting these cranes and thus enhancing the enjoyment for one and ALL.
Hiwassee now reveals the best
and most rewarding path for us to follow into the future.
.
Jeff R. Wilson / TLBA
6300 Memphis-Arlington Rd.
Bar tlett, TN. 38135
http://WWW.pbase.com/ol_coot/
What is this feathered thing that lifts my heart to the heavens.
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