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Ted Caldwell stands on the banks of an elbow in the Tennessee River no more than a mile across the Marion County line in a gorgeous area known as the Tennessee River Gardens.
“You see this tree swallow?” Caldwell asked Wednesday morning as a small bird flew aggressively overhead. “That’s the first one I’ve seen this year.”
Birds are abundant when the season is right in this quiet oasis occasionally visited by schools and other groups, and Caldwell can name each one based on its chirp.
“This place has afforded us the opportunity to see so much over the years,” Caldwell said of his family’s land.