Since Tommy & Virginia Curtis told TN-Birds about my comment on "Willie," I decided to share exactly what I said to them with all of you: <If he stays through "St. Patrick's Day," every birder in the state will be awed by his devotion to "his" family and "his" feeder! He's been your guest for Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day, and I cannot imagine a more delightful holiday guest to have!> Now, really, won't we ALL be "awed" by his "faithfulness?" I think Willie knows a good situation when he finds it, and he has found and ideal winter home with Tommy & Virginia. He is really sooooo gorgeous that he's worth the trip to Smithville to see EVEN if you HAVE see rufous hummingbirds before. I, for one, will be waiting to see if he returns NEXT winter! Dee Thompson Nashville, TN =================NOTES TO SUBSCRIBER===================== The TN-Bird Net requires you to sign your messages with first and last name, city (town) and state abbreviation. ----------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- 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 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ========================================================