John Sellars TOS regrets to inform others of the loss of our faithful friend and member Vernon Charles Berry. Charles passed away October 30th. Charles had served our country in the military before he & Erline married. Charles was quite astute in noting his wood ducks on his farm pond, soaring hawks, and was conscientious in attempting to foil squirrels and "bully birds" from his seed eating birds of which he was so fond. If you were a starling or grackle, you probably weren't welcome at his feeder! If I recall, neither was the snapping turtle welcome in helping himself to the baby wood ducks welcome, either! Charles also noted the hummingbird's arrival and last seen dates. Charles was a gem of a gentleman and will be sorely missed. His wife, Erline, passed away Dec of 2005. He is survived by loving daughter, Harriet Jewell of Atlanta GA.. A dedicated farmer, Charles was comical in his sense of humor, loyalty to University of Tennessee, and loved to travel. He and I always had a line we'd feed each other, "I am so glad you got to see me..." He is so right...we are all so glad we got to see Charles as a birder, farmer, loving husband & father, and friend. We bid Adieu to a dear friend. Melissa Turrentine John Sellars TOS Wilson Co TN =================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 __________________________________________________________ Visit the Tennessee Ornithological Society web site at http://www.tnbirds.org * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ARCHIVES TN-Bird Net Archives at //www.freelists.org/archives/tn-bird/ EXCELLENT MAP RESOURCES Topographical Maps located at http://topozone.com/find.asp Tenn.Counties Map at http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/states/tennessee3.gif Aerial photos to complement google maps http://local.live.com _____________________________________________________________