WEDNESDAY MORNING RADNOR LAKE LEADERS NEEDED FOR SPRING 2026!
Spring will soon be upon us and I'm in search of leaders for the 4 Wednesday morning migration walks at Radnor Lake SP. They begin on Wednesday, April 22nd and run through May 8th. Walks begin at 7:30 from outside the Visitor's center and follow the same traditional route each time...up the road, across the spillway and up the trail to Long Bridge...where the walk officially ends. The responsibility of the leader is NOT to be the know-all expert but to simply greet folks as they arrive, get the walk started, keep it moving, maintain and eventually post the 'official' NTOS eBird list. There will be birders of all caliber on these walks and they pretty much 'run' themselves. So if you've taken part in them and enjoyed them in the past, please consider volunteering to lead one this spring. Contact Cyndi Routledge - routledges@bellsouth.net Thank you!!
VOLUNTEERS NEEDS FOR FALL WEDNESDAY MORNING RADNOR LAKE MIGRATION WALKS…
It’s that time again…time to find 4 willing volunteers for the FALL Wednesday morning Radnor Lake migration walk. This year’s dates are September 17th & 24th and October 1st & 8th. We gather by 7:30 am near the kiosk in the west Parking lot (off Otter Creek Rd) of Radnor Lake…and then set off up the road, across the spillway and up the trail to Long Bridge where the walk officially ends. As Leader you are the ‘point of contact’ on that day, you get the group started and keep the group moving. You also keep the ‘official’ bird list for the morning…which includes all that is seen and heard…and within 36 hours post the official list to TN-birds.org or get it to me to do it on your behalf. It’s that easy.. As we always say, you don’t have other be an ‘expert’ birders…just a willing volunteer. 😉 Each group will
TOS SPRING MEETING INFORMATION AND REGISTRATION FORM
Tennessee Ornithological Society Spring Meeting, 2025 The Chattanooga Chapter will host the 2025 TOS Spring Meeting, May 2-4. We at CTOS are eager to share our scenic city and birding hotspots with you! The meeting sites are a short walk apart, and steps from Aquarium Plaza in downtown Chattanooga. Friday evening’s reception will be held at the Courtyard by Marriott Chattanooga Downtown, from 5-8 PM. Registration packets, name badges, and field trip sign-ups will be available during the reception, and also in the morning prior to field trips. Saturday afternoon’s Board of Directors meeting will also take place at the Courtyard Marriott. Saturday night’s banquet and program, beginning at 6PM, will be at nearby Puckett’s Restaurant. Dinner will be a buffet with conventional and vegetarian choices. There are numerous other restaurants in downtown Chattanooga and the vicinity. We will be able to accommodate only 70 people for the dinner and speaker
Important information from our birder friends at Warner Parks….
Dear NTOS member... I am reaching out to you regarding a significant development that could profoundly and negatively impact the ecosystems, and native plants and animals of Warner Parks. A proposal in the Belle Meade Highlands Design and Mobility Implementation Plan currently under consideration, would ultimately result in the construction of a road corridor extending from Highway 100 to the Cheekwood entrance and the Percy Warner Golf Course parking lot. This plan was initially and primarily created to address parking and access solutions for Cheekwood. While several options were proposed for an access road from Highway 100 to Cheekwood, the Planning Commission amended the proposal in January to focus their attention on one solution: creating a new paved road. I strongly believe this new road would negatively impact Percy Warner Park. The proposed road is being framed as a "shared access" road for Park users and Cheekwood
Immediate request for volunteer….Area Leader for January 1st Christmas Bird Count
We need your help!! Are you interested in being the Area Leader for the Donelson/ Pennington Bend and the Metro Center Route for the January 1st, 2025 NTOS Christmas Bird Count?? We could sure use your help!! For more information or to volunteer, please call Tarcila Fox - 615-405-8625!
IMMEDIATE ACTION ALERT
On Thursday, October 3, 2024 the Tennessee State Legislature will meet to consider changes in how the State protects our wetlands - reviving an issue that sparked intensive debate earlier this year when the Bill was first introduced to roll back environmental oversight over nearly half a million acres of the State’s fragile ecosystems. West TN Representative Kevin Vaughn (R-95) is the lead sponsor for proposed legislation. Tennessee has about 780,000 acres of wetlands. Vaughn’s legislations focuses mainly on ‘isolated wetland’ with NO surface connection to a river or lake. Nearly half of TN’s wetlands fall into the category. But as we know EVERYTHING is CONNECTED no matter what a map reveals. Draining these wetlands and building on them is a slippery slope. The Tennessee Department of Conservation released a 183-page reporting outlining 18 recommendations…they are a ‘slight’ improvement from the original January proposal but still fall short