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Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, Ore. Wednesday, April 13, 2016
Backyard bird watching with Harry: by Harry Johnson
Here in O’Brien, one of the most common
birds is the black-capped chickadees. They are
one of our favorite birds to watch and listen to.
We love watching them fly in and grab one seed
and fly back to the tree where they came from.
I loved this quiz. I learned so much about these
wonderful birds. I hope you enjoy doing it as
much as I did.
1. How many species of chickadee reside in the
United States?
A) Three
B) Five
C) Seven
D) Nine
2. What color are chickadee eggs?
A) White
B) Blue
C) Brown
D) Purple
3. Which of the following is true of most chicka-
dees?
A) They are cavity nesters.
B) They have dark caps and
bibs.
C) They say chick-a-dee
D) All of the above
4. True or False? Most chickadee species are non-
migratory.
5. True or False? Male and female chickadees are
indistinguishable to humans.
6. Which of these feeder offerings is best for at-
tracting chickadees?
A) Millet
B) Cracked corn
C) Fruit and nectar
D) Sunflower seeds
7. The black-capped chickadee is the state bird of
which two U.S. states?
A) Ohio and Maryland
B) Massachusetts and Maine
C) Missouri and Oklahoma
D) North Carolina and Arizona
8. Which species is most closely related to the
black-capped chickadee?
A) Boreal chickadee
B) Chestnut-backed chickadee
C) Gray-headed chickadee
D) Mountain chickadee
Here are the answers to the above ques-
tions. I hope you did better than me.
1. C) Seven: They are Carolina, black-
capped (our chickadee), mountain, boreal,
chestnut-backed, gray-headed and the Mexican.
2. A) White: The eggs of all seven North
American chickadee species are basically white
and lightly speckled with reddish-brown.
3. D) All of the above: All chickadee
species nest in cavities, including natural holes
in trees as well as human made nest boxes. They
all have dark caps and bibs and white cheeks
and most have a call that sounds something like
chick-a-dee.
4. True. The key word here is “Most.”
Some populations of black-capped chickadees
will move southward in fall and winter and some
species move to lower elevations in winter. But
for the most part, chickadees are permanent
residents within their ranges.
5. True. Many birds species, such as the
northern cardinal, are sexually dimorphic, mean-
ing the males and females don’t have the same
appearance. This is not true of chickadees, males
and females have identical plumage.
6. D) Sunflower seeds: Black oil sunflow-
er is a favorite, served in a tube feeder or hopper.
Chickadees also love suet and peanuts. I’ve been
using a mix of chopped up sunflower, cracked
corn and nuts and it’s on a platform feeder. They
love both.
7. B) Massachusetts and Maine: Ohio’s
state bird is the northern cardinal, Maryland
claims the Baltimore oriole, the state bird of
Missouri is the eastern bluebird, the scissor-
tailed flycatcher represents Oklahoma, North
Carolina’s state bird is the northern cardinal and
Arizona’s is the cactus wren.
8. D) Mountain chickadee: Unlike the
black-capped, which may be found in any
wooded habitat, the mountain chickadee sticks
mostly to evergreen forests.
As I said, I learned a lot about these won-
derful birds. I hope you did too.
If you want to email me, you can reach me
at birdwatching@frontiernet.net.
The above is brought to you by Harry
Johnson in O’Brien and the Birdwatchers
Digest.
Black-capped chickadee
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Church News
Community Bible Church
200,000,000 – Really?
Revelation 9:16-18 (NKJV) 16 Now the number of the
army of the horsemen was 200 million; I heard the number of
them. 17 And thus I saw the horses in the vision: those who sat
on them had breastplates of fiery red, hyacinth blue, and sulfur
yellow; and the heads of the horses were like the heads of lions;
and out of their mouths came fire, smoke, and brimstone. 18 By
these three plagues a third of mankind was killed--by the fire and
the smoke and the brimstone which came out of their mouths.
In the days in which the apostle John wrote the book
of Revelation, fielding an army of this size (200,000,000) must
have seemed an extraordinary exaggeration. It is possible that
the world population did not total 200,000,000 in that day. In our
day, it is a different story with a world population estimated to
be at 7,400,000,000. In China alone the population is estimated
to be over 1,400,000 by 2020. India has a current population of
around 1,300,000. That’s a lot of people, and the potential of an
army being raised from Asia alone is a possibility.
The term used to arrive at 200,000,000 in the Greek
is actually two myriad of myriads (or twice 10 thousand times
10 thousand). Some believe it is not supposed to mean a literal
number but simply a great host of people. There are also some
who don’t believe it even represents a human army, but possibly
demonic forces sent out to destroy a third of the people on earth.
I am also sure that there are probably other interpreta-
tions that I am not familiar with, but I believe it is worth noting
that China alone has boasted of being able to field a People’s
Militia of 200,000,000. While I am not saying that this army
is from China, I think it is interesting that China and its allies
could raise a military force of this size and the Bible speaks of a
last-days army that big. The devastation wrought by this Army is
mind staggering as the Bible records that one-third of the earth’s
population will die. It will be truly terrible days upon the earth
during those times.
I want to repeat that I don’t expect you to take my word
for anything here, but that you would simply look at this series
of articles with an open mind, and then look at the Bible and
come to your own conclusions. May the Lord bless you as you
seek Him.
In Christ,
Pastor Dave
Ministry at CBC
Wednesday, April 13
A.W.A.N.A. 6:30-8 p.m.
Preschool to grade 6
Adult Bible Study 7-8 p.m.
Sunday, April 17
Morning Worship 10:30 a.m.
All Church Meeting
at I.V. Praise Center 7 p.m.
Community Christian Academy
Preschool – High school
Senior Exercise Class
Monday, Wednesday, & Friday
9-10 a.m. in Dining Room
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church
Up to the Sky,
Everywhere and Back!
Imagine you’re stand-
ing eyeball to eyeball with the
Lord! He looks you straight in
the eye and asks you, “How
much do you love me?” How
do you respond? Whether you
know it or not, every aspect of
your life is connected to your
sincere answer to that question.
When my daughter was
little whenever she was asked
how much she loved her mom-
my and daddy she’d spread out
her arms and say, “Up to the
sky, everywhere and back!”
What a heart touching answer.
She didn’t stop to weigh out
her answer or to consider what
she needed to say to make
a good impression. She just
spoke from the heart. Of
course when she went through
her teenage years we knew
better than to ask that ques-
tion, but that doesn’t take away
from the unrestrained, heartfelt
love that came through in her
childlike response.
How much do you love
me? In the Gospel of John in
chapter 21, Jesus is asking the
same question of Peter. Now
when we saw Peter imme-
diately after Jesus had been
taken prisoner in the Garden of
Gethsemane, he was denying
that he even knew Jesus, let
alone that he loved him!
But instead of condemn-
ing Peter for having denied
him, here Jesus stands on the
shore asking about his love:
“Peter, son of John, do you
love me?” In fact he goes
straight to the heart of the
matter, asking him three times,
“Do you love me?”
Jesus didn’t ask Peter
about his profession of faith.
Peter had already made a great
profession of faith when he
said, “I believe you are the
Christ, the Son of the living
God!” Jesus didn’t ask him
about the “orthodoxy” of his
belief.
I asked you to imagine
that you were standing face to
face with Jesus, looking Him
in the eyes. He isn’t asking
you, “Are you a card-carrying
Christian”. He doesn’t want
to know if your doctrine is
orthodox. He isn’t interested in
performing an investigation of
your sins. He wants to know,
“Do you love me, and is it
proven in the way you live for
me?” What a difference.
Jesus isn’t concerned
about our doctrine, or our posi-
tion in the church. He could
have asked Judas Iscariot,
“Do you love me?” And Judas
could have said, “I’m one of
your 12 disciples, and not just
anyone, I’m the treasurer! I’m
the most trusted one...look at
my position!” But that’s not
the question. The question is,
“Do you love Jesus?”
Jesus is only interested
in one thing. He doesn’t care
about how talented we may
be; after all we wouldn’t have
any talents without Him. He
doesn’t care about our perfor-
mance. He doesn’t ask wheth-
er we’re faithfully making our
tithe. What he cares about is
our heart. What he cares about
is our love.
Jesus doesn’t care that we
may not be able to give mil-
B ingo
lions of dollars for Christ like
some great philanthropist. He
only cares that we love him as
much as any human who has
ever loved!
When Jesus asks us,
“How much do you love me?”
we need to be ready to answer,
“Up to the sky, everywhere
and back!”
Are you ready to answer
when Jesus asks?
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BRIDGEVIEW
COMMUNITY CHURCH
5181 Holland Loop Rd., CJ
541-592-3923
“Come Join the Worship!”
Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m.
Pastor Sonny Moore
www.kbcc.us
COMMUNITY BIBLE CHURCH
Pastor Dave Gordon
113 S. Caves Ave., CJ
Office: 541-592-3896
Email: cbccca@gmail.com
Sunday Worship - 10:30 a.m.
Christian Academy
Pre-K to 12th grade
Awana - Wednesdays - 6 p.m.
* * *
7th DAY ADVENTIST
265 S. Old Stage Rd., CJ
Sabbath School - 9:30 a.m.
Saturday Worship 11 a.m.
Pastor Christian Martin
Church (541) 592-3218
Madrone Adventist School
541-592-3330
* * *
ST. PATRICK OF THE FOREST
CATHOLIC CHURCH
407 W. River St., CJ
541-592-3658
Fr. William Holtzinger, Pastor
Mass - Sunday 11 a.m..
Sacrament of Reconciliation
Sunday - 10:30 a.m.
Holy Days TBA
* * *
IMMANUEL UNITED
METHODIST CHURCH
200 Watkins St., CJ
Phone 541-592-3876
Pastor Charles Chase
Sunday School - 9:15 a.m.
Sunday Worship - 9:15 a.m.
Child-care for small children
* * *
TAKILMA BIBLE CHURCH
10343 Takilma Road, Takilma
Pastor Dan Robinson
Bible Study / Prayer Time
9:30 a.m.
Morning Worship 11 a.m
Wednesday Bible Study
7 p.m
* * *
Illinois Valley Praise Center
28569 Redwood Hwy. CJ
Non-denominational
Bible-believing Church
Sunday school – 9:30 a.m.
Sunday Service – 10:30 a.m.
Thursday Seekers
Meeting – 7 p.m.
Youth Group Thursday – 7 p.m.
www.ivpraisecenter.com
* * *
First Baptist Church of Selma
18285 Redwood Hwy., Selma
541-597-4169
Pastor Monty Pope
Sunday School - 9:45 a.m.
Worship - 11 a.m.
GOOD SHEPHERD
LUTHERAN CHURCH
East River Street
& Lewis Court, CJ
Annemarie Richardson
Lay Pastor.
Sunday School - 9:15 a.m.
Sunday Worship - 10 a.m.
Church Phone: 541-592-2290
www.goodshepherdlutheraniv.net
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VALLEY EVANGELICAL
FREE CHURCH
498 Laurel Road, CJ
P.O. Box 1248
Pastor Marvin Porter
Sunday School - 9:45 a.m.
Worship Service - 11 a.m.
evfree@frontiernet.net
541-592-6160
* * *
FOUNTAIN OF LIFE
ASSEMBLY OF GOD
451 S. Junction Ave., CJ
541-592-3956
Pastor Mark McLean
Morning Worship
9:30 & 11 a.m.
Wednesday - 7 p.m.
Adult Bible Study
* * *
ST. MATTHIAS EPISCOPAL
CHURCH
25904 Redwood Hwy., CJ
541-592-2006
Rev. Bryant Bechtold
Sunday Worship
Service 10:30 a.m.
THE CHURCH OF JESUS
CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY
SAINTS
209 S. Junction Ave., CJ
Sacrament Meet - 10 a.m.
Sunday School - 11:20 a.m.
Priesthood, Relief Soc. -
12:10 p.m.
Bishop
Larry Hammersmith
541-592-3919
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Illinois Valley Baptist Church
541-592-6149
102 South Redwood Hwy
(in the County Building)
Pastor Steve Root
Sunday Worship 10:30 AM
Wednesday Bible Study, Prayer
& Youth Program 7:00 PM
Friday Ladies Bible Study
11:00 AM
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