[TN-Bird] random sightings and a bit of whining
- From: Charlie <cmmbirds@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 10 Dec 2002 09:05:52 -0800 (PST)
Hi Folks,
Last Thursday on my way to the ATBI conference in Gatlinburg (why to
I cringe, every time I say or type that name?) I saw an adult
Ring-billed Gull, my first ever in that town, though I'm sure those
people who spend more time there have likely seen them often enough.
Then this Sunday I saw 2 in Maryville - my first there for the
season.
Also Sunday, I saw my first Purple Finches of the season - 5 of them
at Newfound Gap, flying east to west, so I guess I put them on my NC
list before my TN list?
As happens sometimes in the life of a teacher, I had conjunctivitis
this week. Bad enough. Uncomfortable, had to miss work, felt like a
leper. But that was nothing compared to my return to work. Someone
had removed my computer desktop image and replaced it with... several
pics of a House finch with conjunctivitis! And all the jokes about
me touching dirty birds... sigh. It's tough being the only crazy
birder in the office.
Here's hoping you have healthy eyes!
Charlie
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Charlie Muise, Senior Naturalist
Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont
Townsend, TN lat 35 deg, 38'23" long 83 deg, 41'22"
"Up, Sluggard, and waste not life; in the grave will be sleeping enough"
- Ben Frankline, Poor Richard's Almanac
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