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...
My calendar shows the next Friends of Nature meeting will be Monday, January 14, 6:30 PM at Winged Deer Park. Future meetings are planned for Jan. 28 and Feb....
Hello Butternuts, The promised Sunday snowstorm finally made it to Roan Mtn. late Sunday night and now, all day Monday. What a lovely sight after such a ...
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Rewhittemo@...
Jan 8, 2002 3:31 pm
After telling Don that I'd not seen any downy woodpeckers this season, one finally tried out our tube feeder seemingly enjoying the cardinal mix I bought from...
I have been searching diligently in my backyard for fox sparrows for the last month. Finally, Sunday evening at dusk with snow falling, I saw one beneath the...
Hello butternuts, Remember when the group led a hike at the Roan Mtn. spring naturalists rally to Twin Springs? It was a wonderful idea, but I believe those ...
Hey folks, I went birding Fri afternoon and found my first ever Bald Eagle at Wilber Lake in Carter Co., TN. Use the bookmark for TN-birds and read the...
I saw the adult and the immature eagle today at Wilber Lake. These were the first eagles I've seen outside of Dollywood. I also enjoyed watching the...
Hey Randy, cool birds,hey? I wondered if I was watching it leave for good or if it would stick around. Apparantly they have been here for a bit. Bryan...
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Jan 22, 2002 3:22 pm
Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the butternuts group. File : /Fox on...
Wednesday evening Jan 23 Kevin Hamed, Wallace Coffey and Phil Gentry went to the weir dams below South Holston Lake in Sullivan Co. to search for amphibians on...
Folks, The usefulness of the features on this groupsite need to be explored. I have started a small database on odonate sightings for 2001 from my personal...
I saw a Cabbage White butterfly today while working on the campus of S.W. Va. Community College near Richlands. I had to resist the urge to run after it. Randy...
Sally and I had what we thought was a Clouded Sulphur and lots of Veronica persica (Persian Speedwell) at Winged Deer park yesterday (Monday). Don H....
Hey, I had a Sulphur Jan 28 Monday afternoon at Steele Creek Park, Bristol, TN, and I DID run after it to get a good look. It looked plain yellow at a...
Jerry, I just reread your last posting and paid attention to the details. Actually, most early season Orange Sulphurs ARE paler yellow than Clouded Sulphurs....
If you are on TNBirds or VABirds you have seen this -- but in case you are not I thought I would post this here too. Hidey everyone! Finally found the group....
Hey Rob, welcome aboard. I checked and I did send you notice of this group last Dec., but I must have used an old e-mail address. Interesting info about...
I strove with none; for none was worth my strife; Nature I loved, and, next to Nature, Art; I warmed my hands before the fire of life; It sinks, and I am ready...
Hey folks, If this works the way I hope it does, I will be posting this simultaneously to bristol-birds and butternuts. (By the way Wallace, I sent a message...
Just as the Fox Squirrel continues to extend its local range from the north and west into the mountains of Northeast Tennessee, so does the Coyote. We are...
Hey folks, I don't want to reinvent the wheel, I want to build eighteen wheelers! I invite the birders out there to join Butternut Naturalists, a Yahoo Group ...
Hey folks, I have problems staying focused. If you have difficulties or questions regarding butternut naturalists, feel free to e-mail me at dnldhlt@......