[TN-Bird] Re: looking for long-term commitment
- From: Charlie <cmmbirds@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 30 May 2006 13:13:14 -0700 (PDT)
Friends,
Speaking of BBS routes...
Tracey and I will be moving to Georgia at the end of this summer.
Among my commitments here are 4 BBS routes. I've conducted 2 of them
for 5 years and 2 of them for 3. The former 2 are "irregular" routes
and are entirely within Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The
other 2 are close by. One starts in Walland (Blount County) and goes
into Sevier county. The other starts in a rural area of south Knox
County and ends just south of Maryville in Blount County.
I hate to leave these routes because they are all good, they are all
enjoyable, and as Steve said, it is best that one person conduct a
route for a long period of time. However I'll be 5.5 hours drive
away, so I simply can't do it after this year.
I would very much like for anyone interested in adopting a route to
come along with me as I conduct them. I plan to do them all in the
next 2 weeks. The 2 in the park must be conducted on a weekday, the
other 2 must be conducted on a weekend.
Please contact me ASAP if you are interested. My number is on the
KTOS website, on the latest newsletter.
If you are interested in ANY BBS route, the BBS website has lots of
information, including the birds seen there each year - it is a good
idea to check out that list and "freshen up" on the species there
before doing the route. It is also a very good idea to "scout" each
route each year prior to conducting it, so you know where roads have
changed, where favorite pullouts may no longer be available, where
construction is, etc.
Charlie
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Great Smoky Mountains National Park
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--- David & Gloria Patterson <dgpatterson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Katherine Goodpasture set me up on a BBS in Wayne County,- took me
> around
> the route the day before and marked each spot with spray tape or
> plastic
> ribbon, stayed at our house overnight, and ran the route with me
> the next
> day.
>
> To get her odometer on a zero at the beginning of the route she
> backed up in
> a circle for perhaps ten revolutions. This was before daylight,
> and lights
> went on in several nearby farm houses.
>
> I banded with her many times, and took students many times. She
> was a
> wonderful friend and scientist.
>
> David Patterson
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Stephen Stedman" <SStedman@xxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, May 29, 2006 11:19 AM
> Subject: [TN-Bird] looking for long-term commitment
>
>
> > Yesterday morning (very early) I traveled 136 miles from
> Cookeville to
> > Hickman County and conducted the Wrigley Breeding Bird Survey for
> the
> > 20th consecutive year. The route is a nice one--I had 76 species
> > yesterday including Red-headed Woodpecker, Warbling Vireo (3),
> Tree
> > Swallow (ad. with 3 young), Cliff Swallow (3 stops), and 14
> species of
> > warblers (2 Ceruleans among 'em)--but the distance involved and a
> large
> > number of other survey commitments closer to Cookeville have
> convinced
> > me that it is time for me to hand this BBS route over to someone
> else,
> > so if there is anyone out there who has good ear-birding skills
> and an
> > interest in running this route, please contact the state BBS
> coordinator
> > about having the route assigned to you.
> >
> > Twenty years ago Katherine Goospasture, the only other person
> ever to
> > run this route, took me to the route and showed me each stop; I
> am
> > willing to meet the lucky person who picks up this route and show
> him or
> > her the stops anytime we can work out a good a good time to meet.
> > Alternatively, I can mail you a copy of the route description if
> you
> > will let me know you need it.
> >
> > I hope that the person who is assigned this route will not turn
> out to
> > be a BBS butterfly, running the route just a short time and then
> > flitting on to other things. BBS data are more valuable if the
> data
> > from each route is collected by a person who runs the route many
> years
> > in succession. I hope this will be the case with the Wrigley BBS
> route
> > in the future.
> >
> > Steve Stedman
> > Cookeville, TN
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>
> The TN-Bird Net requires you to SIGN YOUR MESSAGE with
> first and last name, CITY (TOWN) and state abbreviation.
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>
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> ------------------------------
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> Cleveland, OH
> -------------------------------
> Assistant Moderator Dave Worley
> Rosedale, VA
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> Visit the Tennessee Ornithological Society
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> EXCELLENT MAP RESOURCES
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> Tenn.Counties Map at
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> Aerial photos to complement google maps http://local.live.com
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=================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.
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To post to this mailing list, simply send email to:
tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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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
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Assistant Moderator Dave Worley
Rosedale, VA
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Aerial photos to complement google maps http://local.live.com
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