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Greetings once again: 
Some  of you will remember that this time last year I took advantage of the 
vast  experience of TN-BIRDers and solicited from you recommendations for 
programs for  the monthly meetings of the Nashville Chapter of the Tennessee 
Ornithological  Society (NTOS).  Your response was  gratifying and resulted in 
our 
inviting a number of excellent speakers from  Middle Tennessee and beyond.  My  
thanks to all of you who made that possible. 
The floor is now open for nominations for  the meeting year 2006-2007â??your 
suggestions for those among you who have  something of interest to say 
regarding 
birds, birding, and the natural worldâ??and  the political infrastructure which 
is so important to the survival of the avian  world.  You can nominate others 
or  you can volunteer yourself.   
Like  all such organizations, our financial resources are limited, but we can 
usually  defray travel costs and provide housing for those traveling instate 
or from  neighboring states such as Alabama and Kentuckyâ??such as we did with 
Bobby  Harrison when he agreed to speak for the annual TOS meeting in 
Nashville, hosted  by NTOS. 
Following is a selected list of some of the programs and  people who have 
graced us with their presence over the past year or  so: 
    *   Sandy Bivens, â??Bird Stories and Studies from the Warner  
Parksâ??â??the 
rich birding history of Nashvilleâ??s twin parks 
    *   Susan Bradfield, â??Kids are for the Birdsâ?? (birding  programs for 
kids
â??and grown-ups too!) 
    *   Mike Carlton, â??Whatâ??s Happening in Our State Parksâ??â??an  
encouraging 
word from a State Parks official 
    *   Ed Byrne, â??Tennesseeâ??s Best Birding Localesâ?? (preview  of an 
article 
to be published in the Tennessee Conservationist) 
    *   Richard Connors, â??Dragons and Damsels: Digital Views of  Other Flying 
Creaturesâ??â??professional photographs by the TOS  president-elect 
    *   Richard Connors, Frank Fekel, Melinda, Chris Sloan,  Melinda Welton, â??
What You Always Wanted to Know About Birds but Were Afraid to  Ask: Responses 
from a Panel of Expertsâ??â??lively set of questions and  answers 
    *   Ed Gleaves, â??The Literature of Birdingâ??â??PowerPoint  presentation 
on 
bird guides and beyond 
    *   Alice Klingshirn, â??South Africa:  A World in One Countryâ??â??
photographs of South African wildlife 
    *   Daniel Moss, â??Fort Campbell: Providing Important Habitat  for 
Grassland and Scrubland Birdsâ??â??inside look at the birds on a major  
military 
reservation. 
    *   Charlie Muise, â??Bird Banding Projects in East Tennesseeâ??â??report 
on 
MAPS in the  Smokies 
    *   Gary Myers, â??State Wildlife Strategiesâ??â??a view from the  top 
    *   Jan Shaw, â??Maritime Marvels: Birds of Newfoundland and  Nova  Scotia
â??â??superb photos of pelagic birds 
    *   Chris Sloan and Melinda Welton, â??Birding in  Ecuador from the Andes 
to the Amazonâ??â??slides and videos of a rarely seen  world (remember Green  
Mansions?)

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