[TN-Bird] Re: Tennessee life bird lists
- From: Michael Todd <birder1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "jmcbrcwarbler@xxxxxxxxxxx" <jmcbrcwarbler@xxxxxxxxxxx>, "tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2014 07:52:17 -0800 (PST)
Jim,
I also agree with all of your comments, having started before the cell phone
era also. One individual also played a huge role in the big TN lists a number
of people have now, that of course being Jeff Wilson. It would take a while to
figure up how many 1st, 2nd, and 3rd state records Jeff found, and shared with
others from around the state (and region). I'm sure at least a dozen or more of
my TN birds are directly tied to birds Jeff found, with probably that many more
we found together. The pace at which people blow thru the 330's and 340's will
likely slow down a bit I believe, now that he is gone. Very rarely would one
individual have that kind of impact, but I honestly believe over the years Jeff
did.
Good Birding!!
Mike Todd
McKenzie, TN
birder1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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From: James Campbell <jmcbrcwarbler@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, February 26, 2014 8:19 PM
Subject: [TN-Bird] Tennessee life bird lists
I remember back in the late 1960s Fred Alsop, Benton Basham, Paul Pardue, J.B.
Owen and I were trying to see which of us could see the most life species of
birds in Tennessee. We were all at about 270 and wondered if anyone would ever
get to 300. I thought we all would because there would be more and more birders
per se as well as more good and great ones. I also expected communication
between birders would get better. None of us even dreamed of the exponential
increase in contact between birders due to the advent of cell phones and the
internet nor did we foresee anything leading to the tremendous totals above 350
now achieved. Another thing had to happen to get to these numbers and that was
the desire among many birders to make the efforts and sacrifices to do so. I
think The American Birding Association ( in its infancy in the 1960s) and
tn-bird have had great influences in fueling this desire.
Jim Campbell KTOS
Oak Ridge, TN Anderson County
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