Hi folks, No, I'm not talking about representative Taylor, that guy from NC who is always working against the park. I'm talking about the real thing: Wild Turkeys. They seem to be hanging around the Sugarlands Visitor Center (Sevier County) a lot recently. I drive by there 6 times this week, and 4 times 2 weeks ago, and they were every single time. Several other folks have made similar comments to me. Nearly every time it's been 4-6 hens. Most often they are about 1/4-1/2 mile west of the VC, in the direction of Elkmont. A couple times they have been right next to the VC parking lot. I last saw a Ruffed Grouse about 2 weeks ago between Tremont Road and the Townsend Wye, in Blount County. Charlie ps, if you want a list of reasons that make rep Taylor detrimental to the National Park, I'd be happy to share with you. Charlie ===== ************************************************** Charlie Muise, Senior Naturalist Now living in Maryville, TN Still working in Great Smoky Mountains National Park "Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm" Ralph Waldo Emerson __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Free Pop-Up Blocker - Get it now http://companion.yahoo.com/ =================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 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ========================================================