Congratulations to Melinda Welton, Chris Sloan, Jan Shaw, Cyndi Routledge, Vickie Henderson and others who played major leadership roles considering the proposal to hunt Sandhill Cranes in Tennessee. We appreciate the many long hours and efforts as well as we thank those who were able to be present at the TWRC meetings in Nashville during the past two days. We also extend our appreciations to those who responded by contacting commissioners, TWRA, voting on the website and being responsible birders and conservationists. We also thank our birder/hunters who have participated as well as the many hunters across the state who did not support an immediate hunting season or any hunting season at all -- whichever. The two-year delay to consider a hunting season is one of the greatest accomplishments folks of the Tennessee Ornithological Society and TN-Birds Net have made. It is a wonderful supporting effort for the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency. Now the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency has a significant opportunity for best management of the cranes. This is an enormous accomplishment for the greater interest of the wildlife resources of Tennessee. It is a time to say thank you to everyone, including TWRA and TWRC, for their good judgment and good effort on behalf of the cranes and wildlife management in Tennessee. It was a win-win day for all. Wallace Coffey Bristol, 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 -------------------------------- Assistant Moderator Chris O'Bryan Clarksville, TN __________________________________________________________ Visit the Tennessee Ornithological Society web site at http://www.tnbirds.org * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ARCHIVES TN-Bird Net Archives at //www.freelists.org/archives/tn-bird/ MAP RESOURCES Tenn.Counties Map at http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/states/tennessee3.gif Aerial photos to complement google maps http://local.live.com _____________________________________________________________