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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (June 10, 1985)
Birders look skyward to study fowl The warmth of the summer sun stimulates the desire to be outdoors, and the hectic rush of finals confirms the need for a stress-free pastime. Basking in the sun. you hear the song of a bird. Turning over, you spot a robin and watch it fly away. Struck by its beauty, you become eager to find out more aland it —' this is how bird watching becomes a hobby. "AH they (bird watchers) need is a good eye and ear.” says Herbert Wisner. a bird enthusiast and senior biology Instructor at the University. A field guide and binoculars are also mandatory. Wisner adds. Wisner says the study of birds is an in teresting field and a great pastime. ".Birders," as bird watchers call themselves, sometimes go out every weekend to the birds' natural habitats — the coast, marshes and forests —- and append hour after hour observing the dif ferent species of birds and their interac tions. Wisner says. Studying and watching birds provides a better understanding of .the environ ment as enthusiasts become aware of the needs and'the habitats of other life forms In the world. Wisner says, lie instructs a .class on the natural history of birds . (Biology t(>6). "Birds act as Indicators- of trouble,” . Wisner says. ‘.‘A drop in bird population • can be due to human destruction, pollu tion or through natural causes.” . ■. . . t Juan Ruiz, a "junior psychology . major ■ and one of Wisher's'students, says: "I -. ' began to appreciate something that I’ve always taken.Tor .granted' .!'■ have a' Is it a plane? Is it superman? No it’s a bird. Memebers of Herbert Wisner’s bird wat thing class gaze into the sky searching for some feathered friends. hunter's interest in birds, and now I know exactly what kind of bird I'm shooting at. and if it's extinct or not." Bird watching includes identifying birds through their markings and songs and learning about the different seeds that each kind eats and the types of trees it nests in. . Bird, watching is rewarding, says Steven Erb. a senior economics major and another student in Wisher's class "It's exciting. Going out. searching for and try ing to identify the bird that you see gives .you a better appreciation, of birds and of their beauty!" he says.. . In December. a Christmas bird count is held'in which '15-mile-diameter circular areas are observed, 'and the number of. bird-, species in each’ of these areas'-are • counted and recorded for bird en thusiasts. In Eugene, an annual breeding survey for the .Fish and Wildlife Services is conducted eaph. June. ' . ' In addition, the Lane County. Breeding. Bird Atlas identifies all‘the breeding places of tlje different bird species in the county’.. The ’Southern Willamette Or-, nithological Club, was .established for local birders.- and the Oregon-Field Or- , nithologists is a state- organization that publishes a journal, Oregon Birds, and conducts - annua'l meetings‘ for its . members • •• •' . . ' .Wisnef will instriict-a field ornithology ciass.at. the University this slimmer‘for . •anyone interested -in taking an indepth ■. •look at birds-in the wild. . ' '* t. Stor • by Fraleiie Guzman . ^hoto by Kim Carlfpn. PNB rates respond to FCC order In compliance with a Federal Communications Commission order, a $1 “subscriber line charge” was added to Pacific Northwest Bell’s monthly telephone bills for residence and single-line, business customers this month. In addition, most long distance rates dropped 5.6 percent. PNB’s Oregon residence customers will pay an addi tional 45 cents per month to off set lowered fees paid by long distance companies connecting to the local network. Measured line rates for businesses have increased $4.10 in accordance with the Oregon Public Utility Commissioner’s staff finding that previous rates were below cost. Bruce Hall, PNB area manager for community affairs, said none of the changes will result in increased revenues for .PNB, ’ “These changes’reflect- the- . -pricing adjustments going on throughout out industry,” he . said,’ • * Recycle This Paper TT" LIBRARY: Senior Class Gift Pledges Padideh Alai David E. Andaraon Martina Pacnlck Armstrong Bardya Azadmard Sloana Barker III Josaph C. Barnard Qarratl A. Blaine Nannatta R. Blakaly John L. Blakingar Christie F. Bowen Jonl J. Brandvold Laura J. Buckley Mona F. Buckley Phil R. Burger Gregory G. Byers Lisa F. M. Calavetta James W. Carney LinYee Chang Michael G. Clapp Katharine Alford Clawson , Mala T. Conrad Paul V. Crouse Roy P. Davies Kathleen A. Downey Robert J. Ekblad Jennifer J. Elling Cheri R. Hammond Eilse 0. Heaiy Ruth E. Kraiman Lois A. Kronquist Jina M. 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