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Wednesday, September 21, 2016 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
Sisters Country birds
By Douglas Beall
Correspondent
In early spring the sym-
phonious melodies of
the male American robin
(Turdus Migratorius) are
heard over the entire U.S.
They begin mating in
April and can produce up
three broods by the end of
July. The female builds the
cup-shaped nest with grass,
twigs, and feathers and a
coating of mud for stability.
Occasionally the male will
assist in the gathering of
materials. The nest is built
in many places including
drainpipes, in wreaths on
doors, window ledges, and
of course trees.
The female incubates
2-5 light blue eggs for two
weeks and the chicks are fed
by the male and female for
two weeks before they leave
the nest. Worms, grubs, ber-
ries and caterpillars are the
mainstays of their diet.
As fall begins the rob-
ins gather in large flocks
to feast on many varieties
of fruit. Juniper berries are
a favorite food in Central
Oregon with elderberries,
hawthorn, honeysuckle, and
dogwood berries stripped
from the trees. The rob-
ins can get inebriated from
the fermentation of older
fruit.
The American robin is a
member of the thrush fam-
ily, which includes blue-
birds. It was named after the
European robin, which has
a similar reddish breast. A
group of robins is called a
“round” or a “flock.”
For more American
robin photos visit http://
abirdsingsbecauseithasa-
song.com/recent-journeys.
Outlaws volleyball team wins two
By rongi Yost
Correspondent
The Outlaws team swept
Ridgeview on the hardwood
last week, with scores of
25-12, 25-13, and 25-9 on
Tuesday, September 13. Two
days later, they beat Sutherlin
at home 25-20, 25-14, 25-10.
In Tuesday’s match-up
against Ridgeview, the Lady
Outlaws’ entire team got time
on the court, and Coach Rod
Jones was able to mix it up
and experiment with several
different line-ups.
Sisters dominated play
throughout the contest, made
quality touches, and cut down
on their errors.
On Thursday, a big home
crowd got behind the Outlaws
in their win over Sutherlin.
Sisters had many good
moments on the court, but
still committed way too many
unforced errors. The first set
was tough, Sutherlin was
competitive, and they made
the Outlaws work for the win.
The Outlaws picked it
up in the second and third
set and took the match in
three. Everybody on the team
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Freshman Samantha Siva with a great dig against Sutherland.
played at least two out of the
three sets.
Jones made special note of
senior Emma Houck.
“Emma had a solid game
swinging for us tonight, and
she had an excellent game
blocking,” said Jones. “She
had four or five solo blocks
and just did a great job.”
Jones added, “We’re still
making too many mistakes.
We need to execute, and take
care of the ball better. These
are a group of great kids and
they’re working hard. We’re
getting better and we’re going
to be good.”
Sisters was to play at
Sweet Home on Tuesday,
September 20. On Thursday,
September 22, the Outlaws
will play at home against
Elmira, and then they will host
the annual Sisters Invitational
on Saturday, September 24.
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