[TN-Bird] Tribute
- From: Chad Smith <kingbird09@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2013 15:24:16 -0600
Having just read the words of Jeff Wilson posted by Jud Johnston, this is going
to seem like a First Grade book report. Here goes. What a day! Started the
morning with the Harlequin Duck at Kingsport. It was diving in the rapids near
some geese and other ducks. Fun to watch. Lifer #1 in the bag. From there, I
drove to the Webb Road location in Chattanooga. From the vantage point above
the lake, just past the gated driveway, found the Red-necked Grebe, which was
lifer #2 and really the only other objective I had today. But that location
had a lot more to give. The Western Grebe eventually came into view and stayed
a while. Red-throated Loon put in a brief appearance. A most unexpected Eared
Grebe was there, too, making five grebes present, all in the same field of view
at one point. Magic! (Eared was a new state bird) I was inspired to go out
today by someone who posted a message along the line of "go out this weekend
with the Jeff Wilson spirit." So this day's birding is my tribute. I put in a
lot of hours. Thought of him all day. Even ate Subway. It was a good day for
these great birds to cooperate, and I'm sure it's the last time I'll ever get
three new TN birds in a day (unless there's another hurricane!) Jeff talked
about how badly he wanted to add another state bird to his TN list. I hoped to
be able to call him at some point and say, "Guess what?" Well, that can't
happen, so today was the best I could do. RIP Best, Chad SmithMurfreesboro, TN
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