"Wallace can confirm that I did not write to him and I think Michelle will tell you I did not "bitch" at her. Just to set the record straight. I did not "bitch" at anybody so you can quit sending me your thoughts on the subject." Jeff R. Wilson OL' COOT / TLBA Bartlett Tenn To set the record straight, NO, Jeff Wilson did not "bitch" at me about forgetting my name and location. I mentioned his name only because I did not realize that the reply was directly from him and thought that each and everyone of you had received the message as well. My apologies for the misunderstanding. As for birds, I let my dog out for a few minutes yesterday afternoon and when I went outside to retrieve her she was carrying a junco around in her mouth. She immediately dropped the still kicking bird and I examined it from head to toe. This junco had a single tick under it's left eye. Isn't it a bit late in the year for ticks??? I believe this little guy was sick as well as more than likely the victim of a predator other than my dog as she normally finds much larger things to chase like cats, horses and cows. I wont pretend to be naive and say she had nothing to do with it considering she was found with said bird in mouth. I removed the tick and located a rehabber that could winter the bird until all of his tail feathers grew in. Unfortunately all of my efforts were for not, the little guy died sometime last night. I suppose he was already weakened from some other ailment as juncos always seem very alert and on the ball when it comes to intruders. Michelle Brown Blountville, TN =================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. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Topographical Maps located at http://topozone.com/find.asp * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Visit the Tennessee Ornithological Society web site at http://www.tnbirds.org * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * TN-Bird Net Owner: Wallace Coffey, Bristol, TN jwcoffey@xxxxxxxxxx (423) 764-3958 =========================================================