I agree with Fred. It's been good to see your reports. Brings my old haunts alive and active in my mind. I hope your replacement will be able to do the same. Dell Little Arlington, Texas "Excellent Birds" On Jan 23, 2014, at 4:52 PM, "Collins, Fred (Commissioner Pct. 3)" <Fred_Collins@xxxxxxxx> wrote: > Texbirds will miss you. You are the first to report regularly to Texbirds > from the refuge. You regular post have led me to bring one of our senior bus > trips there next month. We have been going to Goose Island every year but are > coming to the refuge because we can see through your post what is there. > > Thank you and the best to you in Lewis and Clark Country. > > > Fred Collins, Director > Kleb Woods Nature Center > 20303 Draper Road,Tomball TX 77377 > > Harris County Precinct 3 > Steve Radack Commissioner > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: texbirds-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:texbirds-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On > Behalf Of David True > Sent: Wednesday, January 22, 2014 8:47 AM > To: texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [texbirds] Thank you for everything! > > I just wanted to say thank you for the great birding tips and all the > interest for birds and other nature items for the past three years. I'm > moving on to a new job as a park ranger for the Army Corps of Engineers along > the Missouri River in South Dakota and Nebraska. I hope that everyone will > get a chance to continue birding at Aransas NWR and the surrounding areas. > Although the drought has somewhat hurt the birding diversity at Aransas over > the past few years, birds like the Painted Redstart, Red-headed Woodpeckers > and others continue to pop up there. With a bird list over 400 species, > anything is possible there. Of course, the Whooping Cranes are special too! > > > I will be back a few times this year as a guide so maybe I will see some of > you then. South Dakota and Nebraska has great birding (Bald Eagles often > perch outside my new office window in Nebraska!) but I will always miss Texas > birding, that's for sure! > > > > Thank you for everything! > > > > Sincerely, > > > > David True, Park Ranger, Aransas National Wildlife Refuge > > davidttrue@xxxxxxxxxxx > > > > Edit your Freelists account settings for TEXBIRDS at > //www.freelists.org/list/texbirds > > Reposting of traffic from TEXBIRDS is prohibited without seeking permission > from the List Owner > > > Edit your Freelists account settings for TEXBIRDS at > //www.freelists.org/list/texbirds > > Reposting of traffic from TEXBIRDS is prohibited without seeking permission > from the List Owner > > Edit your Freelists account settings for TEXBIRDS at //www.freelists.org/list/texbirds Reposting of traffic from TEXBIRDS is prohibited without seeking permission from the List Owner