Kerbouchard
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OK, if the wide side is covered (for now), 70-200 + teleconverter would make sense, and probably use most, if not all of the budget. There *might* be enough budget left for a half-way decent tripod - I haven't priced teleconverters recently.
A slowish (f/4) 70-200 with teleconverter attached would almost necessitate a tripod though. And may prove too slow for wildlife once you factor in the stop or two you lose due to the teleconverter... I don't shoot wildlife, so I don't know how big of a deal that would be in the real world...
See, that's the thing, you just blew the OP's entire budget and we have him shooting with a 300mm 5.6(70-200 f/4 with TC). That's exactly where he is at now except with $2000 less in the bank account.
I guess if I was really going to give advice on spending his budget, I would say a Sigma 150-500 for around a grand and a good manfrotto tripod and ball head, around $500.