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?) =================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 _____________________________________________________________