by Vickie Park

A group of birders got together September 9 to celebrate Edge Wade’s 80th birthday.  To all of us Edge has been a mentor, a teacher, a warrior and a friend.

To mark the occasion, we all dressed like Edge and tried to imitate her Edginess.  We each proudly wore the Alpha Code of our favorite bird.  As Edge’s favorite bird was a mystery,  we dubbed her TTFF, Tart-tongued Feather-flipper.  What other birder will flip you the bird with a twinkle in her eye and kindness in her heart?