Fellow Tn-birders: Please allow me to take this opportunity to publicly recognize the work of Chris Sloan, Portia McMillian and others. This stunning day of banding hummers by Chris is proof of the hard work and long hours required to do such successful documentation and research. My hat is off to these guys for all of that hard work. With Alabama's Fred Moore and at times Martha Sargent and me, Chris and company will continue to open wide the door for us all to view the lives of these very special little birds. Sneak a peek at what was known about hummingbirds in Tennessee only a dozen years ago. The results of the banding efforts there will astound you. Much of the success of this research is due in large part to the assistance of Wallace Coffey and the folks right here on Tn-birds. Congratulations Chris and a special salute to our wonderful friends in Tennessee. Bless All. Bob Bob Sargent The Hummer/Bird Study Group, Inc. PO Box 250 Clay, Alabama, 35048-0250 205-681-2888 www.hummingbirdsplus.org =================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 wallace@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Visit the Tennessee Ornithological Society web site at http://www.tnbirds.org * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Topographical Maps located at http://topozone.com/find.asp * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ========================================================