@ Wednesday, February 17, 1988 ~) | Bonpen a Licenced | as YOUR : HOME | SECURE? for a free security check CALL ‘856-2633 | At the moment, a visit to the sand dune-marsh complex 2. north and west of the parking lot at Island View beach canbe —[’" _. @ rewarding experience for those interested in hiking or the | _. observation of birds. Mary and I tramped the area this week . ee wi te it pace, for some sting species. a pk _ Int irst place, for some Teason or other, the red-shafted Micker woodpeckers were there in strength. We must have ‘Unlimited counted 40 individuals with as many as four or five in a single ; | _ tree at one time. — en ee wy, a. _ They were flushing in every direction as we walked, giving By Cy Hampson . a | __us excellent opportunities to view the red areas in underwings and tail, the undulating flight and the conspicuous broad white __. eee Tump patch, In addition, perched adult males showed the es 7 _—_ : - a colorful red moustache mi characteristic of the species. a or _ Then Mary spotted a brown female marsh hawk, or northern harrier, coursing the marshy areas which were pretty well. overgrown with long yellow grass, forming excellent habitat = for inice. T The. long tail and the beautifully barred wings were mucl ider : - We were pa ularly interested i the flight i in which the - wings are held well abs ove the b the interests of stability jen strong gusts of cross-wind. In slow eathers on the ends of the wings are often 7 ee and sorted, deflecting air ¢ over them in the. interests - the male is garbed in attractive pale grey. With a clear peel ro . ence for open-country, marsh hawks nest in marshy areas, sometimes on reed-beds over water, as well as in meadows, pastures, and stubble ficlds.. _ While they | take small birds and young waterfowl. on occa- beara majority of their diet consists of mice. ies v the _ : - fir’ tful Dodger : - ee Ww ‘ic! len cause problems (Or our agriculturists Ww) n | _ . ok po GRIFFITH PERSONAL vo | populations of the rodents reach plague proportions; = = FEMALE MARSH HAWK oY Hampson Photo pp sare 655-3231 Too: Sp re northern shrike, perched on the top- area, In North America, it breeds | ‘across Canada from oe _ ei ta! it willow, ‘on the alert mn the upper surfaces and -. . Labrador to. Alaska and winters as far south as Cali mia, | surfa __ Arizona and Missouri. - at Is a ty RS cing ot od “Now in Planning Stage. = - 7 : ) ‘whl | note warbl i rat oe scr beak was clearly hooked, an adaptation f. for ies si y ¢ notes i no : “se gg | Business Centre flesh of the small upon which it feeds. The. feet of this oo and occu ain of k breedi: habitat, the northem shrike is es ; Pee very ) Sent ng Habla, he Doe on Malaview Ave. " qspecially fn you ~ Curicatures make unique and ersonal - gifts for all occasions ,and really are fm to give, | oo So let's g get together and do. acartoon ff oe of someone $O@#B | 7 dimiputive pred oven ill-develc d for those of a bird’: sent ally an OPen-country speci . 7 may start on | ‘ con of or $3. per e aoe would be’ ible to oooh : —§ ) ‘max - for an.18-week grant under this. “~~ Soe E ONL — we non-profit groups, -- program, nid Wakeford a Ao. “SPECIAL RA TREONLY m-2 pr m — private sec or employers jon’t splaved -y ae yep “at wy : aa Sch . ; C x Aue ties 7 . _ j re ae a a “ —. +» Out He : : ; - : nda ¢ 10 1 & Nursery | yo . ncial gram in the spring. They must» |__ yun wan} eu) . Sy] nmtststtor euch couch |] bt Rasthaven Dis Gk and I federa , and, provinc _ also intend to . c soe area tT gpg. pment Revs Robert Santort sn igi | dF Re Petra per hour towards a student's fulltimeinthe fall x : " —aeen —n <