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About The nugget. (Sisters, Or.) 1994-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 25, 2019)
Wednesday, December 25, 2019 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon Sisters Country birds By Douglas Beall Correspondent A familiar resident of our ponderosa pine forests is the white-headed wood- pecker (Picoides albolar- vatus). Feeding on insects, cone seeds, and larva from the thick bark of ponderosa pines, they also nest in older snags of pines. After excavating the nest cavity, two to nine white eggs are laid and the parents share brooding duties for approxi- mately 14 days, and then the chicks are fed by both par- ents for another 26 days in the nest. At least some of the pairs remain together for the winter. White-headed wood- peckers are one of the most poorly studied birds of the woodpecker family. American ornithologist John Cassin first described the white-headed wood- pecker in 1850. Cassin col- lected some 43,000 various bird skins which were cured in arsenic, and he died from arsenic poisoning. A group of woodpeck- ers are referred to as a <drumming,= <gatling,= or <decent.= To view more images of the white-headed wood- pecker, visit http://abird singsbecauseithasasong. com/recent-journeys. PHOTO BY DOUGLAS BEALL CHECK OUT THIS WEEK’S NUGGET INSERTS! HOLIDAY CLEAN-UP Ray’s Food Place Carpet Cleaner Fresh Lemons or Limes 3 for $1 Organic Bunch Carrots $3.49 ea. Shop Vac Classico Pasta Sauce, 15–24 oz. selected $2.49 Bi-Mart All Christmas Clearance 50% off! Storage Boxes NEED IT, RENT IT! All 2020 Calendars 30% off! 506 N. Pine St. All Women’s and Men’s Long Sleeve Shirts 541-549-9631 30% off! www.sistersrental.com Sales • Service Rentals • Accessories 17 Santa visits Black Butte Ranch By Jim Cornelius Editor in Chief Santa Claus is extremely busy in this season, but each year he makes time to spend the weekend before Christmas at Black Butte Ranch. He visits with dozens and dozens of children, hear- ing about their year and their holiday wish list, then shares story and song with the 400 or so people who turn out for the Ranch9s Breakfast with Santa. Julia Kelleher of Bend has been bringing an extended family of 20 out to Black Butte Ranch each year for the past seven years. The reason is simple: <He9s the best Santa,= she told The Nugget. <Real Santa.= Over Saturday and Sunday morning, Santa spent hours with the children as thousands of pictures were snapped. Then, presumably, he headed back to the North Pole with a long list of Christmas wishes in his pocket to prepare for one extraordinarily busy night of delivery. Breakfast with Santa is part of Black Butte Ranch9s set of traditional holi- day activities, which also includes tours of the Ranch in a wreath-decked carriage. PHOTO BY JIM CORNELIUS Families crowded The Lodge at Black Butte Ranch so that children could have some time with Santa Claus. A huge thank-you to the Sisters Audry community for all your support. Van Houweling PMHNP-BC Wishing you peace & joy Now Accepting this holiday season! Insurance 541-595-8337 • www.shesoarspsych.com h 102 E. Main Ave., Downtown Sisters