HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1981-09-09, Page 2Page 2-1401mow UMW, Wottnesdkv, September 9, 1961
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ItottYain 14101dus has inanlred Many poem •bluebird likes hollows ht old
Some residents don, t even mid song. Indeed who can cedar fence posts. (Angle
, • • . know his name. But, almost forgot Al Jolson lauding the Iron poSts are so much snore
everyone in the Dintrobin bluebird in that famous gong prudesi now),stut he often
• ire* knows that the "glue- "April Showers" as he sang chooses abandoned wood
• bird Man" Comes rotind "Keep on wsitittli for the , peckers' net itt hollow trees
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ever spring to ' check the bluebird and listening for his (but such -'ireee are more
, bluebird. hinnies. sonio whenever April, Show. often 'cut down new and they
• He item, repairs and re. ers ,come sloso.ortgl", or Jan fetch a geed market nth* for
• painta theft' • as needed to. Pearce • belting out the well burning), idea hos spice
ensure their readiness for known . old favourite "The around. his home. This ,prefu
their tenants who fly up from Bluebird of Happiness"?, erence plus his own timidity
the south. The bluebirds , Dr, MacNay remembered 'keeps the 'bluebird from the
smith urgently for northern - that , bluebirds had. been Attest_
howling inctime. to Shelter 4 abundant, inwestern• Ont.
nor family. of up" to live- ;ado When he WeegroWing.up ,...The starlings, had come
babies. there, and now in 1966 in along itt the egrly twenties
When Dr, Ci Graham both Eastern and Western and these 'prolific little bul.
Midi* retired in. 1966 he Ontario thislittle bird was lies gobbed off the cavities
wainteg to find a useful being salientlyreduced itt in farad trees and fence
project. As a biologist he91.1 111100111, almost to the point posts and crowded the blue.
• particularly aware that many of extinction. bird right out. The sterling
• wlld life species were being. Only two pairs had been .population increased, While
• threatened,• • , • • Seen In the Disnrobin Area ' the bluebird. decreased, The.
• tf.,
Perhaps the bltit'obird has when 04 MacNay began his tree seitillovi Is a'thief cont.
• some special 'meaning •fernew project. He notes , that pedtor for the proper blue.
•• him, for MacNayl. quickthe scarcity of nesting sites • bird house but the starling is
to point out that the bluebird posed the main problem, ,The toe big. to get in,
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Publicparticipates in dee'
1.. *horn pap 1 . ° - Power Development at Douglas Polid to
studies, will select actual route sites for London,
the required transmission facilities, This There were .38 people who went through
• ; will then be brought to the govertunent for , the infOrmation centre in Clinton, which On-
. approval, Ontario llydro has proJected the tario Hydro considers a "pretty good tura
facilities will be in service by July 10 . nout", The questions asked by those in at
Of the six - proposed routes, four run tendance related to. Hydro's compensation
through Huron County, from Bruce Nuclear policy, the need .for the transtnissiottlines,
. - . the impact .on the environment and alter.
native energy mantes, -
Bob Peck of Varna Said he realizes people
have to have power and while he hopes the
transmission lines won't go otr his land, he:
will have to put up with the lines if they do,
here to learn more,"' said Mr. Peck.
Both Mr, Peek, and Don Lobb, of Clinton
said they had learned from the information ,
centre and they intend to remain interested
as the projeet continues, Mr .• Peck said lie
'could declde vvinchgroposed route is best
Mr, and Mrs. John Moffat of Hattill,
Brucefield said they were naturally con-
ceited about the proposed routes and
wanted to know what thealternatives are.
Besides the. meeting itt Clinton, Ontario
Hydro held information eentres in Ailsa
Craig and Lucknow4nfortnation centres
Will also be 'held in Chatham on Sept, 15,
Chatsworth oh Sept, 17, Flesherton on Sept,.
23, Avening .on 'Sept, 24, and in Paisley on
Oct; 6,
Farm dealers...
• ofroin Par 1• •
ing decision, Mr. Lobb said almost 100 per-
cent of the complaints were resolved.
Mr. Lobb explained the dealer's expenses
such as Ordered parts not pielted. up, courier •
Service to pick' up the part, and overhead
coats. • ,
"My advlce to you is to do the simple tasks
at home on the farm,". said Mr. Lobito: ra.
• tionalizing that labor rates are the sane no
matter what the Job is,
Mr. Lobb said he didn't 'think farmers
know enough about the farm dealers' situ -
don,
• "I can't think there is a dealer that
•. wouldn't help you," Mr, Lobb said,
; The association president also suggested
that farmers make purchases ahead of
• season, although he realized this isn't
'always possible, 110 --said if the Majority
followed this practise the farmer would
eventually be the winner.
• • During a question and answer period. one
farmer asked if the companies cotdd-build
machinery that was 'good for the farmers,
saying what he had Is a piece' of junk, Ile
said even if the machinery would teat the
first summer it would help, • •
Jack Stafford of Howick Township asked
about a warranty on used 'machinery and
Mr, Lobb said it does vary with the dealer,
"It would be in the farmer's.interest to hi -
quire," Mr. Lobb said,
The OFA regional director from- Huron
South, Andre Durand expressed concern on
a law that states dealers have to supply
parts for 10 years, specifically asking what
would happen if the company went
bankrupt,
Mr. Lobb said the law states' the tnanufac.
tearer has to supply parts for 10 years and in -
the ..caserof bankruptcy, unless there is
another firm that could manufacture, theparta,
parts; "everybody is in trOuble";
Count on taskforce
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farmers enjoy in all 'other major agricultural
provinces, •
The tisk force will asinine high interest
rates and their effect on long-term farm
development; examine pricing of Ontario
farm, products; look at the profitability of
Ontario agriculture compared to other
sectors of society; recommend policies that
would provide' long.terrn food security for
Canadian ceOSOrtier end financial security
for Ontario tamers,
"It's time we stopped lurching from one
financial crisis to another," commented
Barrie, "We are cottstandy miming to
government to bail us out,"
when he had gathere more information,
The preferred plan to be submitted te the
Ministry of Environment in November of
this yenr will be based on economy, environ-
fnent and technical aspects, Ontario 'Hydro
said,
The wrens. alio comnete
,'. for the houses, but as they:
ere not as numerous as the
tree swallows their CoMpeti.
don threatens less. Although
the wren is smaller than the
bluebird he builds his nest'of
larger,, coarser, . ,materials,
managing to hold large twigs
itt his beak end bring than.
Into the , where he
**lids right on top Orthe fine
grass', -and • rootlets of the
bluebird's nest,
"The bluilditis are nittiVes.
here," says 'Dr. MacNay,
"but on the Migration route
from the, south they hunt for
nesting sites along the way.
If caught in a snowstorm or
in prolonged, cold Spell,
they don't survive," When at
last a Sititible. nesting site is
found, ". -the tnele puts few
pleceitof 'grass in it and sings
to attract the lettile.. 'to the,
site es as• to
Together th.et: build , the
nest and she lays her eggs
the first brood usually 5 blue
She sits for about . two
weeks before they hatch ,
while the male stays around
protecting the nest and tak.
ing his turn sitting on the
eggs. Once hatched, the little
birds stay in the next for 2 to
3 weeks. During this time
they exercise their •wings in
the house and when they do
go out they fly directly from
the nest,
;,The first brood stays
around and helps until the
second family is raised,
Then they ail stay, in the
area flying around and pre.
paring for the time of the
long flight south to escape
the Winter, • They go in a
group; And back they conic
to the same area the net
year hoping that the same •
nesting site will still be
there,
"This natural tendency of
bluebirdto return to an
inviting nesting site each
year," Dr, MacNay explains,
"is why it was possible for
the to build up the population
in this !tree," Then, too,
there is a spinoff in all the
surrounding area,. even right
across the river into Quebec,
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