tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4465049201581386171.post3765858183427105559..comments2024-02-05T09:24:00.251-05:00Comments on The Birdist: R.I.P. Jeff Wilson, Tennessee's Ol' CootNickLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15505861510483807050noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4465049201581386171.post-14164636692620373832013-05-19T12:39:00.700-04:002013-05-19T12:39:00.700-04:00My birding buddy Don Pendleton contacted Mr Wilson...My birding buddy Don Pendleton contacted Mr Wilson back in May 2010 because we planned a birding trip to TN/AR/LA. The 'old Coot' met with us and took us on a one-of-a-kind birding tour, as you wrote in this post, pointing out birds for us that we couldn't find if we stared out at the muddy plains of peeps for a month. He impressed the heck out of us, telling us how to tell an American Crow from a Fishing Crow by feather sheen, how to spot those tricky Baird's Sandpipers by their posture and the difference between Western & Eastern Meadowlarks by their flight (does it fly like it just had a double shot of espresso or a shot of Jack Daniels?). Neither Don nor myself will ever forget the skill & kindness of 'the Old Coot'. He was one of a kind and had birding skills beyond my wildest dreams for such.<br /><br />http://oldaloneanddonefor.blogspot.com/2010/05/getting-down-in-dixie.htmlClearly Clairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09575924488014945812noreply@blogger.com