Nov. 30, 2005 Morris Williams has negotiated permission from two of the land owners for birders to enter the area. I'm adding this info at the bottom of this note. As you can see, Morris has done a great deal to get all this put together as you can see. I for one thank him for sharing such a beautiful bird. When I was going out today, I met the logger coming in. He said it had been too wet to work because of the rain but was going to start cutting and dragging logs out for loading this afternoon. He can't get the big log trucks in until it dries out some more. So there will be sliders and a lot of movement right where the bird has been seen, so be careful. If you are patient the bird will come up from feeding and perch for a short period of time. I don't think it would be wise for a bunch of people to start jumping on brush piles. I'm trying to upload the photos but the site is down. I'll try again tomorrow. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Jeff, Glad you found the bird and were able to show it to Andrew Salhany. Am anxious to see your photos. I went tonight (30 Nov.) and talked to both landowners. They are sympathetic and willing to help us. We can approach from the east and drive within 100 yards of the bird. To do this we cross the Dennison property. I told them that I would place a registry at the entrance for visitors to sign. This will let them know who we are. I plan to place signs tomorrow (1 Dec.) to aid visitors. I will try to post a drawing of the bird at strategic points on the farm. Becky is working on the drawing now. Basically drive past the Dennison residence and tool sheds. About a 100 yards beyond, turn right onto an implement path and go to the end and park. Use common sense. Don't go too far and get stuck. These people are too busy to pull cars out of the mud. To reach the Dennison Farm go north from Elora on Hwy 121 about 1.5 miles and turn left (west) on Red House Road. Go past the cemetery to the first road on the right (north). This is Milner's Switch. It dead-ends at the Dennison Compound. There are also lots of signs directing people to the Dennison Family Farm. The bird is actually on the property of Sr. Rolando Franco. It pleased him to know that his visitor is normally a resident of his native Mexico. If this works out, it would be nice for all of us to pass-the-hat and reward these good people for their hospitality and generosity. The loggers worry me. For now lets hope for the best. The last thing we need is the appearance of trying to block their work. I'll try to assess the situation tomorrow. But time may be running out, so let's get the masses in as soon as possible. I'll be in and out of the site tomorrow, but censusing elsewhere in the Flint River most of the day. Teaching duties prevent my being there most of Friday. I'll keep you posted. Good to visit with you yesterday. Someday I'd like you to teach me how to identify Sturnella neglecta in flight. Hasta luego, Morris PS. GPS for Black-throated Sparrow: 35 02.213 N; 86 23.794 W >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Good Birding !!! Jeff R. Wilson / TLBA 6298 Memphis-Arlington Road Bartlett, TN 38135 =================NOTES TO SUBSCRIBER===================== The TN-Bird Net requires you to sign your messages with first and last name, city (town) and state abbreviation. You are also required to list the count in which the birds you report were seen. The actual date of observation should appear in the first paragraph. _____________________________________________________________ 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 _____________________________________________________________