[TN-Bird] Chris O'Bryan, Naturalist

No doubt many other tn-birders have enjoyed Christopher O'Bryan's postings and 
may enjoy a recent e-note I received from him.  I found it inspiring.  With his 
permission I am posting it, with a bit of the preceeding e-correspondence.  

     Today (January 17th) I (Chris O'Bryan) spotted two Brown Creepers on 
Mcqueen Road off of Winchester Road, Crandull, Shady Valley, Johnson County, 
Tennessee. This bird is a rare winter resident, no January records, according 
to "Bird Study in Shady Valley, Tennessee"  by John Wallace Coffey and John L. 
Shumate.  . . .                                  Happy Birding!!!
                             Christopher O'Bryan
                                Shady Valley, TN


Chris, I enjoy your postings.  Brown Creeper is uncommon and different enough 
to be an exciting find any time.
I assume from the writing style that you are fairly young.  Keep up the good 
work.

David Patterson
Chattanooga, Hamilton County, TN

David,

     Thank you! I am fourteen years old since May ninth last year. I have 
birded for about two years now and I am also an all-round naturalist in my area 
(Johnson County).  My main love is herpetology (study of reptiles and 
amphibians). 

     I volunteer as a junior naturalist (mainly in the summer) at Steele Creek 
Park in Bristol Sullivan County,
Tennessee, where I lead natural history hikes and small educational snake 
talks, and clean cages and feed the animal collection in the nature center. 

     I have observed a large number of bird species in Steele Creek Park. In 
mid Spring I will be conducting field research on Apolone Spinifera Spinifera 
(Eastern Spiny Softshell Turtle) in Steele Creek Park lake where I will be 
studying population, basking site analysis and measurements of the turtle.

     I look forward to meeting you some day!

                                         Happy Birding!
                                      Christopher O'Bryan


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