Hello nuts. This is a test to see if this works. Are the Butternuts defunct? I'm not interested in being president anymore- it hasn't been a good experience....
Last Sunday I had the cleistogamous (big word for flower that doesn't open and is self-pollinating) form of Henbit (Lamium amplexicaule) and yesterday I got...
Hello butter people, No the butternuts are not defunct! Just recovering from a short nap. How about waking up at my house on December 31st about 7 pm? I'm ...
... by the J.C. Senior Center. ditto on the henbit and veronica, blooming in my yard, too. I haven't been home in daylight hours this week, but my mom tells...
Add another "yard weed" as Sally so ungraciously refers to them. Hairy Bittercress (Cardamine hirsuta) complete with developing seed pods. Enjoyed hearing...
Sat. the 15th I saw Erigeron annua, Aster pilosus, Stellaria media, And Ranunculus repens (Creeping Buttercup), all in bloom by the Watauga River by the old...
Sat. the 15th I saw Erigeron annua, Aster pilosus, Stellaria media, And Ranunculus repens (Creeping Buttercup), all in bloom by the Watauga River by the old...
Sorry about the double posting yesterday, I thought the computer ate the first one. Also, I was in a hurry and forgot to mention that on the Elizabethton...
Check out the Bookmarks feature here. I just added a few sites, organized into folders by general taxonomic groups. It's not hard to figure out or use. Give...
For those of you who were involved in the Meetings and Field Trips of the Butternut Nature Club, I thought I would clarify that this yahoo- group (which is...
I saw 2 Sandhill Cranes flying over Boone Lake in Johnson City, TN this morning. What was really cool was that I heard and saw them from my living room. Larry...
I went to the bookmarks feature here, clicked on TNbirds archives, and couldn't find a thing about birds at the Weir Dam. If anything is happening there,...
The scheduled walk at Steele Creek Park this afternoon had one participant, the Dr. Doolittle of East TN birds, Larry McDaniel. It was quite a thrill to watch...
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Don Miller
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Dec 23, 2001 3:15 am
[December 22] Butternutters, Orange Sulphurs are still a-flyin' as of today (the 22nd). I found two or three of them this afternoon while searching farm...
A good number of Buffleheads and American Wigeons are at the weir dam below South Holston Dam as of 12/23. There were also several Ring- necked Ducks. Larry...
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Allan Trently
atrently@...
Dec 24, 2001 1:54 am
While in Bryce, VA my brother Dave and I came upon a female bluebird that was lying inside an American Robin nest. I watched the nest for about an hour. The...
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Gary & Nancy Barrigar
barrigar@...
Dec 24, 2001 3:09 am
Nancy & I are off to Mexico the day after Xmas to see the Monarchs in Mexico. The trip is Nancy's Xmas present. We will be flying into Mexico City and then...
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Stan and Mary Ann Ben...
samorchids@...
Dec 24, 2001 3:10 am
Bluebirds are cavity nesters. Likely the bird(s) was simply seeking shelter. Bluebirds often will crowd together in the winter for warmth - although, usually...
Gary & Nancy Barrigar, What a wonderful idea for a Christmas gift. I hope you can bring back some pics to share in the Butternuts Photos feature. May you...
Christmas Day I had a Sharp-shinned Hawk eating a bird beside my feeder. At dusk the same day a Cooper's Hawk just missed a meal beneath another feeder. That...
I forgot to mention the exact location of my Christmas Day sightings. It's always a good idea to at least give the county a sighting occurs in, but more is...
I see the url for the map in my last message got changed to an active link - no need for pasting - Cool huh! Just remember when using Bookmarks on the Yahoo...
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Stan and Mary Ann Ben...
samorchids@...
Jan 3, 2002 2:19 am
Don Holt, These days, fox squirrels are rather common around here (Pulaski, VA). I see them every time I go out - saw several today. One of the best places,...
Stan Bentley, Thanks for the location and the history. I wonder, if fox squirrels like open forest, are they likely to be found in association with Red-headed...
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Stan and Mary Ann Ben...
samorchids@...
Jan 4, 2002 2:21 am
Don Holt, As a matter of fact, I have seen fox squirrels in the same area as red-headed woodpeckers on 2 occasions I can recall. But I expect this is general...
A location between Bristol and Abingdon Virginia that Fox Squirrels can be found is along Providence Rd. between Interstate 81 and Old Jonesboro Rd.. We saw...
