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Wednesday, April 15, 2020 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
Sisters Country birds
By Douglas Beall
Correspondent
Orange-crowned war-
blers (Oreothlypis celata)
are beginning to arrive and
their trill can be heard in the
underbrush along streams
and lakes.
One of the plainest of
warblers, the orange feath-
ers on its head are almost
never visible. This species
is also among the most
hardy. They are usually
seen singly, sometimes
loosely associated with
flocks of other birds. In all
seasons they tend to stay
fairly low, in bushes or
small trees, flicking their
tails frequently as they
search among the foliage
for insects.
Males arrive on breed-
ing grounds before females,
and establish territory by
singing from medium-
high branches. Typically
males return to territories
defended the previous year.
Nest sites are protected
from above by overhanging
vegetation, usually on the
ground in small depressions
or on steep banks.
Females lay four or five,
white or creamy eggs with
reddish-brown speckles.
Females incubate for 11 to
13 days. Young are fed by
both parents, but brooded
only by the female, and
leave the nest in 10 to 13
days when they still fly
poorly. Both parents feed
the young for at least a few
days after they leave the
nest.
This particular orange-
crowned is showing more
orange than I have ever
seen. A group of warblers
has many collective nouns,
including a bouquet, con-
fusion, fall, and wrench of
warblers.
For more orange-
crowned warbler pho-
tos visit http://abirdsings
becauseithasasong.com/
recent-journeys.
PHOTO BY DOUGLAS BEALL
Orange-crowned warbler, showing an exceptional amount of his
namesake color.
Year-round
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Laird Superfood of Sisters dropped off its first round of supplies to St. Charles Health System’s Bend hospital
last Thursday.
INSPIRE: Operation
Inspire has come
together to meet needs
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2,000 masks.
In addition, Laird
Superfood 4 which special-
izes in all-natural perfor-
mance-enhancing food prod-
ucts 4 also donated their
Instafuel and coconut water
hydration products to the
emergency room staff at the
hospital. The first round of
donations was delivered last
Thursday.
Operation Inspire was
underway.
<It just kind of grew from
there,= Fisher said. <It got
traction.=
Fisher has set up a hotline
at his business (541-312-
9176) where businesses or
individuals interested in con-
tributing to the operation can
be connected with recipients.
<If they call, I can pretty
much send them in the right
direction immediately,=
Fisher said.
He noted that he has been
in close communication with
St. Charles CEO Joe Sluka;
Joe Marchiando, senior vice
president of improvement and
strategy at St. Charles; and
St. Charles public informa-
tion officer Lisa Goodman.
Fisher also noted that one
key need is for individuals to
volunteer to cut out materials
for masks to the specs pro-
vided by St. Charles, <which
is a time-consuming part of
the manufacturing process.=
Those willing to take
on that task should contact
Fisher through the hotline.
Pham noted that EDCO
representatives Capi Lewis
and Elise Rossman have been
key players in connecting
businesses with community
needs.
<They are working with
a lot of local businesses who
have pivoted their businesses
to help meet these needs,=
Pham said.
He said that he <can9t say
enough about EDCO= and
their <effort to keep this com-
munity together and helping
businesses just stay alive.=
Operation Inspire is providing
supplies and protective masks to
frontline medical personnel during
the COVID-19 crisis.
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