Oct. 27, 2003 I've decided to bestow this award and all the honors and recognition that go with it, to Jan Shaw for not going with "conventional wisdom" and questioning the ID and going with her impressions on this wonderful bird. The TOTB (Thinking Outside The Box) Award pays off in many ways but the most rewarding aspect is the sharing. It is seldom in life that we can give so much real joy to so many. The smiles, grins and varying gestures that spread through the 14 people there Sunday afternoon when the bird made a very showy appearance was one of those birding moments that will be remembered and relived by all that stood under gray skies on watch. I would bet that everyone in that group will always be tied by that experience. It happens time and time again in your birding life when the bird or birds and the people you shared the moment with are etched into your memory bank to be recalled when you meet again. Remember the day.................! Thanks again to Jan for sharing and "the check is in the mail.";o) Good Birding!!! Jeff R. Wilson OL'COOT / TLBA Bartlett, TN =================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 jwcoffey@xxxxxxxxxx * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Visit the Tennessee Ornithological Society web site at http://www.tnbirds.org * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Topographical Maps located at http://topozone.com/find.asp * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ========================================================