According to http://www.tn.gov/twra/pdfs/wmaseasons.pdf , page 19, there will be muzzleloader deer hunts at the Hiwassee Wildlife Refuge at Birchwood in Meigs County on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday October 24-26 and on October 31-November 2. Therefore, I did not go to the HWR viewing area this morning. At the Cherokee Removal Memorial Park (Meigs County) I saw one adult and one immature bald eagle. Hundreds of coots were present on the Rhea County side of the Tennessee River near a dock. The only other particularly noteworthy sighting of the morning was a group of 10 turkey vultures that appeared to be kettling before they flew south. I saw these at home in Birchwood (Hamilton County). Charles Murray Birchwood, TN