HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1979-05-17, Page 1212 THE HURON! EXPOSIToR,, MAX 1Tt 1979
L9dies tie first game
WO the ladies ban SeaSM1, -Cbegle Oni-eaaa' tnr danbin* Rotel ;tea* 'WMNang
' "Or 'Warthis Yalt gHt Browns Repair had Leanne flUiSser 4 Jeanne Mathews
!Mq18.withbeahtifut•weather McKay for a. •0040,1e, Very for tripies. and Pow Moir
:49 start the fust season goad garnegirig home run, Hitting for f..,qui4
imp. The early game st4rto, Now for the IMe gante McNichol trucking was •Judy
:e4 ;Off 'with, Ken Smith pont which also seemed hire two sorrowwith a Itriple. Good
• challenging Brown's Repair well matched teams but pub game girls,
however they kfoth seemed ling thraugh by, one run was
retty well matched teams the Commercial Hotel team All the :girls would like tg-.
for a score of 19-19, ,beating Louis McNichol say thanks tc! the two knew,
• Hitting for ,Keo Smithrool Trucking teal?), by a. score of sponsors this year who ore.
we had Susan MCAllistor for 15.14, Louis McNichol trucking and
a triplet 1.inda Coleman and Hitting fog the COMMercial the Commercial flatel.
aturally sp •
• 4' . by Steve cook
What acuta4 happens. however. is that the
young fluttei' softly to the ground from the
nest, and are lined up and marched to the
nearest pond or stream by the ,female,"
The wood duck almost met its, end
around the turn of the century. ExceSsiVe
hunting pressure and sustained loss of
habitat rednced tAe populations to a
dangerous low. Pressure on both Canadian
and U.S. governments from hunters and
conservationists resulted in the formation
of The Migratory Bird Treaty Act and by
the 1940's. the population was once"again
healthy and stable. Continued effarts are
constantly increasing the population and
today is the third most common species in
this area. These results have been
attributed soley to the management efforts
of man and can stand as a tribute to man's
concern for waterfowl.
One of the easiest and most effective
•methods of increasing' the number of
woodies in your area is by Ptitting but
nesting boxes. Plans for the construction of
If you happen near 40eaver pond in your
wanderings this spring, or even take a
stroll down a wooded creek, you, may be
surprised by the flushing of a pair of ducks.
If they take off twisting through the trees
with a loud "wee.e-e-k, wee.e.e.k" eall,
you can be sure they are wood ducks. tlf you
get a good look 4t thOti, Y0411 neer
forget the magnificient ,plumage of the
male.
The wood duck (Aix soonsa) also called
woodie, acorn duck, swamp duck, etc. is to
my way of thinking, one of the most
interesting of alt the wateifosVI species. It$
habit of nesting in tree cavities gives rise to
its name as well as some interesting myths
concerning this bird.
In early spring. the female wood duck
starts searching for a suitable cavity for her
nest while the nae sticks faithfully to her
side. Holes created by woodpeckers are
often used and may be located as high as
65 feet, ,or as low as 2 feet, above the
ground; however, a preference is shown for,
those situated between .30 to 40 feet high,
The ideal cavity will have an opening of
about 3 to 4 inches in diameter, a depth of
101a 20 inehes and an inside diameter of 6
to 10 inches. The smaller entrance hole
seems to produce better resultsprobably,
because afreduced predation. The hen will
then lay a clutch of eggs which averages 10
to 12 in number and' incubate them for
• approximately 30 days. „,
The fact that these ducks do nest in such
unusual locations has given rise to some
interesting and amusing theories about
how the ducklings reach water,. While
nests are generally located fairly close to a'
pond or stream, they have been observed
as far away as one mile from the nearest
permanent water supplY. This has led to
speculation that the. female carries the
ducklings from the nest to the water in her'
,beak. Others have declared that the young
ride to water on the back 'of their mother.
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Shooters
win at
gtin club
Winners at the Kippen
gun club May 14th. when
there were 16 shooter's are: -
Wayne Riddel Dashwood 24
John Smallman London 24
Al Kyle Elrucefield 24 `
Bill Weber Exeter. 23 `.
JohnAnderson Kippen 23
Terry Baker Mensal] 23
Mery Batkin Clinton 23
Loyd Verner fiensall 23
Sonja Gunderson London 22
Harrison Schock Zurich 22
Keven Kipfer Dashwood 21
Bill Stewart Goderich 21
Paul Ritchie Exeter 20
Brian Beer 14ensall 20
Elgin Kipfer Dashwood 20
Bert Mahaffey Staffa. 19
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The Forest,Colfers
,
group from, tontion, Ontario
visited our coarse on Saturo
day. It was chilly and damp,
but the group played eight°
mn holes and had a good.,
golfing time. These golferS,
visit us every summer as a
part of their once -a -week
visit to different courses
around Southwestern Ont-
ario. We always look forward
to their visit, but we hope
that the chairman of their
weather ,committee will do Or
bit bettef, next time.
Sunday was Mother's Day
and a few Mothers, unable to
drag the family away from
the course. decided if you
can't beat them, join them.
k's always
nice to see st
ladies
davione-
00rtou(eMother'sely,course,fe
Day.onyee:P
ew
Mother. Sunday was a day ,Of
reckoning. Among st our '
lecorda at the course was a
smafl PrioffiCial 109kilig dm"'
manager
witnessedby,aonu4r
former ma,ager of the :pro
shop, Steven Bennett, noW of
Canterbury Golf & Country
;club.
The doturnent readilhat
certain Gail Price would pay
her husband Bill a certain
amount of money, the day
Bill defeated Gail, "fair and
square' n 9' holes of Golf, •
The pledge had been kept in;
the pro shop for several years
until Sunday, Congratulao
tionswhaDtil.sli going
(6 happen
when. fathers' Day arrive.s?
Golfers will be ineetiningr
several different types are available from
the Ministry of Natural Resources but a
word. of caution must be issued here.
Nesting sites that increase the chance -of
predation are worse than no boxes
Pay particular attention to where the boxes
are placed and take all possibld precautions
to discourage predators. I placed out. Six -
boxes last fall and I'm sure two of them are
being used this spring. That may not seem!
like very good success, but maybe this yeir
there will be a couple dozen more woodies
flying in this area than there would haye
been, and maybe even, more next year
when these youngbirds reiurn.
Wood ducks respond well to
manage ment so if you know of a swale or
two, why not plan an putting out a couple
of boxes this summer. It gives you an
excellent opportunity to help wildlife
without "taming" it. The most attractive
thing about this help is that it takes very
little effort and is not expensive.
R. K. PECK
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Jane Morton. Janet who
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the, 4aughter of Don and
Sheila Morton. Jane is a
student at Seaforth District
ffigh School and we are
looking forward to having her
with us for the summer,
The Men's Match Play
tournament will begin Tues.
day May 22nd instead of the
1Stli as Planned. We hope
this will give some more of
the Men! time to sign up, It
also give pewer mem-
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ber$ a bit more time, to,
estattlish a more accurate'
Itandicap for the first rootht.
The name drawing will, be
done on Monday and first
mond opponents will be
posted in the clubhouse.
There will he seven days to
complete the match, before
the d rgund begins, All
rules will be postedwhen the
draw is made, In the past the
sneW has returned before the
(ourney is completed. If we,
get started right away we will
haVe a winner by September
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I. Remember ,that the fon'
goes on all summer, whetheg
you win or IOW, giving YOU
all a chance to Meet and golf
with most of our Members.
IlieJnniors Ve, really keen
to begin their match play
events, This is the first year
for a Junior match play. so it
will be interesting to see hOW,
these ."Inuni-rnen do.
Tnesday evening will be
busy since our first club
meeting is scheduled in the.
clubhouse for 8 p.m. An
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' Thursday oleo will be
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