I know many of you have been expecting the issue of hunting sandhill cranes in Tennessee to come up sooner or later. Read Bob Hodge's column in the Jan 27 Knoxville News Sentinel suggesting that hunters propose sandhill crane hunting in Tennessee to TWRA. http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2008/jan/27/lets-hunt-ribeye-in-the-sky/ Marcia Davis Knoxville, Tennessee -- Marcia Davis Birdlife Column, Knoxville News Sentinel 865-330-BIRD, tennwren@xxxxxxxxxxx Creating a Bird-Friendly Yard University of Tennessee Winter Course # 282923 2/26 and 3/04/2008, Tuesdays 6:30-8:30 PM 3/01/2008, Saturday Field Trip 8:30-10:30 AM www.outreach.utk.edu/ppd 865-974-0150 =================NOTES TO SUBSCRIBER===================== The TN-Bird Net requires you to SIGN YOUR MESSAGE with first and last name, CITY (TOWN) and state abbreviation. You are also required to list the COUNTY 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 ------------------------------ Assistant Moderator Andy Jones Cleveland, OH ------------------------------- Assistant Moderator Dave Worley Rosedale, VA __________________________________________________________ Visit the Tennessee Ornithological Society web site at http://www.tnbirds.org * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ARCHIVES TN-Bird Net Archives at //www.freelists.org/archives/tn-bird/ EXCELLENT MAP RESOURCES Topographical Maps located at http://topozone.com/find.asp Tenn.Counties Map at http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/states/tennessee3.gif Aerial photos to complement google maps http://local.live.com _____________________________________________________________