[TN-Bird] TOS Winter Meeting -- Manchester

I want to thank the Highland Rim Chapter for hosting the 2006 TOS Winter 
Meeting in Manchester this weekend. Approximately 50 TOS members attended this 
well organized event. Members came from as far away as Memphis and Bristol.  
Highland Rim members provided opportunities for interesting birds and offered 
hospitality including quite a spread of food and two informative speakers.  
Special recognition for Ruth Luckadoo, long time Highland Rim member, and Lisa 
Trail, Chapter President, along with the other Highland Rim Chapter officers 
and members who led field trips and provided such hospitality.  Charlie Muise 
spoke about the progress of the Bird Monitoring Plan (which had been the topic 
of a working Partners In Flight (PIF) meeting on Friday) and John Lamb updated 
us on the bird and land management projects at the AEDC.  Bird highlights of 
the weekend included a very cooperative Black-throated Sparrow and a Cackling 
Goose. 
While no formal business is conducted at a Winter Meeting, we did have a 
well-attended planning session in which members provided suggestions and 
developed ways of implementing or improving club services on topics ranging 
from:  the TOS website, ideas to encourage a broader range of membership, 
discussion of future access to the digitized Migrant (which is soon to be 
available) and other topics. The teamwork and honest exchange of ideas are 
appreciated.  

Thanks to all of the TOS members who work hard to make this organization 
function.

Danny Gaddy, President TOS


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