Appeal Tribune Wednesday, March 1, 2017 3A Lawmaker wants to make osprey Oregon’s state bird, booting ‘unoriginal’ meadowlark ZACH URNESS STATESMAN JOURNAL A Stayton lawmaker believes Ore- gon’s current state bird is unoriginal, rarely seen and needs to be replaced. Republican state senator Fred Girod wants to boot the western meadowlark as Oregon’s avian ambassador and be- stow that honor upon the “impressive and intrigu- ing” osprey. “Oregon deserves a unique and dynamic Fred Girod choice for state bird,” says Senate Concurrent Resolution 18, which Girod sponsored. Salem Audubon Society president Ray Temple said he opposed the effort. He said that while the osprey could make a good choice, meadowlarks are declin- ing and “need all the attention and help they can get.” In the resolution, Girod points out that the meadowlark, Oregon’s state bird since 1927, is also the symbol for Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota and Wyoming. Further, although the meadowlark was once “commonly seen when Oregon was predominantly a rural state, the western meadowlark is now relatively rare in the areas where the greatest number of Oregonians live.” All of this pales in comparison to the osprey, according to the resolution. The osprey can be seen in every region of the state and “better represents the Oregon spirit.” “The osprey is resilient, and its num- bers in this state are on the rise,” the res- GETTY IMAGES The western meadowlark currently is Oregon’s state bird. DOUG BEALL/SPECIAL TO THE STATESMAN JOURNAL An osprey snatches a fish from a stream. An Oregon lawmaker is proposing to make the osprey Oregon's state bird. olution says. “With its five-foot wingspan and distinctive shape and markings, (it) can be frequently sighted in the sky above almost any body of water with fish enough to sustain it.” That the meadowlark is declining is exactly why it should remain the state bird, Temple said. “Suitable nesting and foraging habi- tats are few and decline in extent every year,” Temple said. “Keeping the mead- owlark as the state bird may in some small way contribute to these efforts and its further existence.” Zach Urness has been an outdoors writer, photographer and videographer in Oregon for eight years. He is the author of the book “Hiking Southern Oregon” and can be reached at zurness@StatesmanJournal.com or (503) 399-6801. Find him on Twitter at @ZachsORoutdoors. 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Also, driving scenes for the whole film were record- ed against a green screen in the covered basketball court. After three 12-hour nights of filming, the crew wrapped things up at the school on the morn- ing of Feb. 20. The Desart Road home of Jay and Kim Lively will also appear in “A Haunting of Silver Falls 2.” Approached at ran- dom by the company, the couple agreed to let film- ing occur inside and out- side their home, which is surrounded by trees and outbuildings. “They promised not to leave any ghosts,” Kim said, laughing. 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