The Lucknow Sentinel, 2015-11-25, Page 7Wednesday, November 25, 2015 • Lucknow Sentinel 7
Valerie Gillies Postmedia Staff
The guest speaker at the annual Lucknow and District Horticultural Society banquet was Erin
Dolmage, Community Education Technician for Maitland Valley Conservation Authority. She gave a
slide presentation at the meeting and brought two stuffed owls with her which sat on the piano.
Shadow is the barred owl on the left and Midnight is the great horned owl on the right.
The Lucknow UCW catered the annual banquet for the Lucknow and District Horticultural Society
at the United Church on November 13, 2015. The kitchen and serving staff were called out to
be thanked. From left: Mary Lou Irwin, Linda Andrew, Brooklyn Hendriks, Terri Bateman, Riley
Aitcheson, Joan Nelson.
Lucknow Horticultural Society learns about owls
Valerie Gillies
Postmedia Staff
The Lucknow and District
Horticultural Society held their
annual meeting and banquet
at the Lucknow United Church
on November 13, 2015.
The banquet was a roast
beef dinner catered by the
Lucknow UCW.
Following the meal, Presi-
dent Wendy Snow introduced
the guest speaker Erin Dol -
mage, Community Education
Technician for Maitland Val-
ley Conservation Authority, to
give a presentation on owls.
Dolmage spends most of her
time based out of Wawanosh
Nature Centre. She also goes
into schools and to groups to
give presentations and is very
involved in the Stewardship
Department.
Any living creature needs
food, water and space to sur-
vive. Dolmage made the
observation that owls and
red-tailed hawks often share
the same space as they require
the same type of habitat. How-
ever, hawks will attack owls,
therefore, since hawks hunt
during the day, owls hunt dur-
ing the night to eat while avoid-
ing being eaten. The one
exception to owls being noc-
turnal is the snowy owl, which
hunts during the day.
Dolmage described how the
senses helped owls to hunt and
survive, including the eyes,
touch, hearing, smell and taste.
Their preferred methods of
hunting are the surprise attack
and quartering, or sectioning
off a smaller piece of ground,
while flying over a meadow.
Owls need to eat 20-25% of their
own weight in food each day.
Their lifespan is approximately
13 years in the wild.
Owls are divided into two
families. Approximately 16
species are barn owls, which
are the ones with the heart -
shaped face. There are many
more species that are classed
as the second family, true
owls, which have a round face.
Nesting time for owls is in
January and February. They
lay one to four eggs per year
that are about the size of a
chicken egg. The young stay
with the parents until autumn.
Dolmage showed several
slides of owls that are indig-
enous to Ontario. Each slide
was accompanied by a
recording of the specific owl
calls, many of which were
quite surprising to those in
attendance. Dolmage
explained that owls are quite
light, even if they are large in
size, as they are mainly
feathers. These feathers are
soft and velvety with a
fringed feather edge to
reduce sound while flying.
She gave a demonstration of
quickly forcing first a turkey
vulture feather downward
through the air followed by
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doing the same with an owl
feather to give the audience
the idea of how much qui-
eter the owl feathers are
when flapped.
Following the presenta-
tion, Dolmage gave attend-
ees the opportunity to ask
questions. When asked why
barn owls are now on the
endangered species list, Dol -
mage explained that it is
because the older style barns
are coming down and the
new barns are much more
sealed, making it impossible
for the owls to enter. To bring
the population backup peo-
ple need to create a proper
habitat for them.
Dolmage was thanked for
her informative presenta-
tion. The meeting continued
into the business portion.
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more species that are classed
as the second family, true
owls, which have a round face.
Nesting time for owls is in
January and February. They
lay one to four eggs per year
that are about the size of a
chicken egg. The young stay
with the parents until autumn.
Dolmage showed several
slides of owls that are indig-
enous to Ontario. Each slide
was accompanied by a
recording of the specific owl
calls, many of which were
quite surprising to those in
attendance. Dolmage
explained that owls are quite
light, even if they are large in
size, as they are mainly
feathers. These feathers are
soft and velvety with a
fringed feather edge to
reduce sound while flying.
She gave a demonstration of
quickly forcing first a turkey
vulture feather downward
through the air followed by
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Matte Yaur 49111
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.
(Mar honi ed
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AW4 9 53
Lucknow Pharmasave
Flu Shot Clinics 2015
Every Tuesday
10:00 am - 12:OOpm
3:OOpm - 5:45pm
Or CaII To Book
An Alternate Time
Advance booking required. Please call to book your appointment
for one of the dates listed above, or to make other arrangements.
LU'C1NOW PHARMASAVE
(519) 528-3004
doing the same with an owl
feather to give the audience
the idea of how much qui-
eter the owl feathers are
when flapped.
Following the presenta-
tion, Dolmage gave attend-
ees the opportunity to ask
questions. When asked why
barn owls are now on the
endangered species list, Dol -
mage explained that it is
because the older style barns
are coming down and the
new barns are much more
sealed, making it impossible
for the owls to enter. To bring
the population backup peo-
ple need to create a proper
habitat for them.
Dolmage was thanked for
her informative presenta-
tion. The meeting continued
into the business portion.
4ODERIOH STD 524 ?813
.FCR MOVIE INFORMATION...
www, ma'rieli;nks.cc-a daz.,,071 -8014-265-343fl
Ripley's 15th Annual Country
Cbfistnias
wemlCe1ebfatIon
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 29
6:0o PM allitNe
Palade of Lights
kids Follow Santa and the paiade
to the aiena to enjoy a Ffee spate
1 and visit with Santa.
6:3o -7:3o
Yee Public Skating
+` at AYena
Ilayfides - Meet Santa
For further info, please CONTAQ: JOHN CORTAN 519-395-5717 OR SHERRY 519-395-4409
Enjoy the Christmas savings at participating businesses!
II1
SPONSORED BY:
RIPLEY BUSINESS COMMUNITY,
RIPLEY LIONS CLUB & BRUCE POWER