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["Tommy Curtis" <tcbirdwatch@xxxxxxxxxx>]

In the valley behind our house at least four Wood Thrushes were calling Sunday 
evening and two kept coming tantalizingly near but we could never see one.  
This morning they began calling again and after about an hour of watching, we 
were rewarded with an immature, then a mature, sitting on open branches and 
singing their unearthly song.  I am convinced if you have heard a Wood Thrush 
and a Common Loon calling on an isolated lake in Maine, you have heard the two 
most beautiful sounds in nature.  What a way to begin a Monday!  We also saw a 
very immature female American Redstart, Red-eyed Vireo, and a Black and White 
Warbler (unfortunately it was feeding a Cowbird) in our yard this morning.
Speaking of frustration, wouldn't it be terrible to experience the inspiration 
of the sunrise, the tranquility of the sunset and the sight and sounds of the 
birds all day and not know Who to thank?

Tommy & Virginia Curtis
Smithville, TN
DeKalb County
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