SECOND BEST TV NUMBERS OF ALL TIME SO FAR

SO FAR THIS IS BILL'S SECOND BEST TV COUNT OF ALL TIME. IN 1997 HE SAW 1515. HE IS NOT FAR FROM BREAKING THAT HIGH!!! about 100 off. However, we finally are having a cold front that seems like fall changing to winter. It's been tough to watch for Bill. So many very warm days, finally relinquished to more fallish days, for a few. But, these last couple and the ones coming for at least a week will be near nights in the 30s at least, and staying under 70 at most. But the winds certainly are making it feel colder. I got the little hoop house buttoned up and the heater is working to keep it at 57. I should lower the temp a bit I guess, cause the plants can take it, even if we don't want to. But Bill attempted to rough it a litte while one day, and went up on Friday, only to decide, Nope, too cold to stay. Not worth it. Hope he isn't or doesn't get sick. My son and I certainly have been sick here at the house. This one set me DOWN. The day I went out to pull things into the greenhouse, I almost passed out twice. But it had to be done. ~ THE IMPORTANT THING ABOUT THE WATCH IS THAT BILL IS CLOSE TO HIS HIGHEST RECORD FOR TVS. I HAVE BEEN ON COUNTS WHERE WE SAW OVER 800 SET DOWN IN TREETOPS AND FLYING OVER AT ONCE. SO I KNOW THE NUMBERS ARE OUT THERE IN MIGRATION OR WINTER FLOCKS. BUT TO BE ABLE TO OFFICIALLY COUNT THE MIGRATION OVER THE WATCH AND GET THE DOCUMENTED MIGRATION MOVEMENT OF THEM THERE which refects those numbers IS A SIGNIFICANT THING FOR ONE PERSON BASICALLY. A TEST SAMPLE SO TO SPEAK OF A STEADY MOVEMENT OVER THE WATCH THIS YEAR. ~ I am certainly not going to push for him to go for the record! Here is the last report, and there was not one on Friday, since he went home after about 10 minutes, thinking maybe later. I don't blame him. There's no shelter up there. Cold winds over that edge, Brrrrr.