FreeLists / tn-bird / [TN-Bird] Mr. Wallace Coffey-Bird Bander Goodbye

[RubyThroat@xxxxxxx]

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."
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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)


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