As a former president of TOS and member since 1981, I would like to applaud Danny Gaddy's comments about how TOS functions. Without the continued hard work of members who volunteer many hours to our organization, the website, Migrant, Warbler , Tn-Bird and other contributions to ornithology would not exist. Perhaps, all those who contribute data to TN-Bird who are not members of TOS should consider joining, and if that is not possible for whatever reason,they should consider a financial contribution to help the organization continue and improve on its mission. Virginia Reynolds Memphis, TN Shelby County =================NOTES TO SUBSCRIBER===================== The TN-Bird Net requires you to sign your messages with first and last name, city (town) and state abbreviation. You are also required to list the count 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 _____________________________________________________________ Visit the Tennessee Ornithological Society web site at http://www.tnbirds.org * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Topographical Maps located at http://topozone.com/find.asp _____________________________________________________________