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Preface
to the Second Edition
When the first edition
of this little county bird book appeared in 1993, I envisioned
that I would issue printed copies of new editions of the work every decade or
so. Obviously,
this electronic second edition of Birds of Putnam
County, Tennessee is both a little tardy
and a little different in
mode of appearance than I originally intended, but I hope it will serve
its purpose—to acquaint residents of, and visitors to, the county with
the diverse and
wonderful avifauna living around us—despite these changes
in my plans.
Many are the persons
who have assisted in the collection of data on which the substance
of this
book rests, and I want to thank them collectively for their assistance,
some of which
has extended over the entire three decades that I have lived and
birded in Putnam County.
Without the dedication of these individuals
and many who conducted field work in the county
before my time (see
"List of Observers" in the Clickable Table of Contents) the
present
edition of this work would be much less substantive than it is.
Special thanks are due to
Brian O. Whitworth for assistance in the production
of the maps (Figures 1 and 2) that
accompany this edition of the work.
To my late wife and
companion of thirty-five years, Barbara H. Stedman, the most thanks
are due, because without her continuing support and participation in data
collection, my
efforts to find and to document the birds of Putnam County
would have been a less
pleasant and much longer task. Thanks Barb.
8 December
2006/3 March 2016 SJS
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