July 2006

In early May, three neighbors reported deer in North Buckhead.  The first sighting was of a "skinny" deer by Iris Stonecipher on Loridans Drive near Skyland Drive.  She saw it in a neighbor's yard on Friday morning, May 12.  The second sighting was by Lisa Frank on Saturday, May 13, who saw a "huge female deer" in her garden on Haverhill Drive near Herrington Drive.  On Wednesday, May 17, Elizabeth Barbone reported that she and her children saw "a medium size" white tail deer at Haverhill Drive near Herrington Drive.  The Barbones got out of their car and approached within 15' of the deer--"It was pretty neat and sure beats seeing that old sneaky coyote!". 
How do deer get to North Buckhead?  Nancy Jones of our Environmental Committee suspects that they walk into the neighborhood along Nancy Creek.   
Other wildlife has been reported as well.  Estelle Johnston, Robert Cook, Meredith Stevenson and Jeannie McGuire  reported seeing foxes.  Jeannie also saw a coyote.
When you see a wild animal, try to get a picture--send it to Gordon Certain.  Among the pictures we have posted on our web site, we have recent pictures of an snapping turtle by Arthur Roberts and Canada geese by Gaylen Baxter.  See www.nbca.org/Wildlife.

Have you ever been the new kid on the block?  When you don't know anybody, everything is strange and new, and you miss your old friends and neighbors…and you wonder:  what are these people like?  Are they friendly?  Where will I fit in?  We have all been in this position, at one time or another.
North Buckhead now has a New Neighbor Greeting Committee.  It is headed up by Rita Christopher and Susan Richardson, and its goal is to make our new neighbors feel welcome here.  To this end, the committee has put together a package for our latest arrivals.  The package includes a handbook, "newcomer" magazines, an Atlanta map, a copy of NBCA's newsletter, and, last but not least, chocolate chip cookies.  One hundred fifty-one of these packages have been distributed so far. 
Much credit goes to Rita for coordinating this effort; to Susan, for creating the handbook (entitled "Welcome to the Neighborhood!"); and to Gordon Certain, for updating and printing the handbooks.   
Rita states, "I hope new neighbors will contact me if they haven't received a package.  They can reach me by e-mail (ritachristopher@bellsouth.net) or at home at 404-237-5878."   We hope that newcomers will soon feel at home here in North Buckhead.