Secretary Salazar visited the Platte River Monday, called the spectacle "inspirational" and said, "....to see what's happening at the Platte River is truely amazing." You can read Operation Migration's report of this visit in the field journal: _http://www.operationmigration.org/Field_Journal.html_ (http://www.operationmigration.org/Field_Journal.html) On the 19th, I will be sending a Petition to Secretary Salazar and other officials in USFWS requesting that the Management Plan for the Eastern Population be changed to exclude the hunting objective based on insufficient survey methods and a lack of input from those who are opposed to hunting sandhill cranes in the east. You may sign the petition as anoymous if you do not wish your name published, but please sign it if you are in agreement with this request. Petition is found here: _http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/sandhill-cranes-new-plan/_ (http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/sandhill-cranes-new-plan/) Vickie Henderson Knoxville, TN Knox County =================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 -------------------------------- Assistant Moderator Chris O'Bryan Clarksville, TN __________________________________________________________ Visit the Tennessee Ornithological Society web site at http://www.tnbirds.org * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ARCHIVES TN-Bird Net Archives at //www.freelists.org/archives/tn-bird/ MAP RESOURCES Tenn.Counties Map at http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/states/tennessee3.gif Aerial photos to complement google maps http://local.live.com _____________________________________________________________