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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. ..• • 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 helStitet • •Ey torotann• Dog .• • 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 APPLIANCES 'ln the heart of downtow nYartia- VACUUM - CLEANERS - sakes :sod ser‘ice Of most makes, • * CB RADIOS AND ACCESSORIES * SPEED QUEEN APPLIANCES * MOFFAT APPLIANCES . • * SMOKE SENSORS • . . -* INSECT LIGHTS AND. 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We hope this will give some more of the Men! time to sign up, It also give pewer mem- • 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 • 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. 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