Wallace wrote: "At the end of this month, I will close my U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service federal migratory bird banding permit. This will conclude 45 years of banding which began March 20, 1961 under Dr. Lee R. Herndon of Elizabethton, TN who sponsored my application and trained me. My federal permit no. 9074 is one of the lowest banding permit numbers in the nation. Bob Sargent, who certifies banders and is one of the leading banders in the south, told me recently he had never seen a banding permit number with as few as four digits in length. Dr. Herndon was 6980 and I not only had the good experience of his being my mentor but I also shared that number as a subpermit for three years as no. 6980-G." ************ Wallace and Fellow TnBirders Reading Wallace's account of his banding adventures leaves me green with envy and anxious to hear more details. The next time I can "corner him", I will pick his brain for more stories. Congratulations my friend for all you have done to improve the lives of birds and their shrinking habitat. Your dedication to the exchange of ideas and information is also one of your many great achievements. As a fellow bander, not in your league, I salute you my friend. God Bless. Bob Sargent Clay, Alabama Permit #22237 (a very high number even after 20 plus years) =================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/ EXCELLENT MAP RESOURCES Topographical Maps located at http://topozone.com/find.asp Tenn.Counties Map at http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/states/tennessee3.gif Aerial photos to complement google maps http://local.live.com _____________________________________________________________