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Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, Ore. Wednesday, September 21, 2016
Backyard bird watching with Harry: by Harry Johnson
It’s September and time for our annual fall
migration to begin. This is the time of the year
you’re going to be seeing lots of birds moving
through the Valley. Some of the birds you’ll
recognize and some will be totally new to you.
The birds will be here for a day or two and move
on. The great thing is when they move on; more
are coming to fill the void. I wanted to give you a
list of things you should be doing to get yourself
ready for the big event.
Six Tips for a better Fall Migration:
Tip #1: Make migration safer for birds
It has been estimated that as many as
975 million birds are killed each year in North
America in collisions with glass windows and
buildings. Fall may be the worst time for window
strikes because of the number of inexperienced
young birds flying through unfamiliar territory
that includes so many invisible barriers. For the
next couple of months you may want to try dif-
ferent approaches of lowering window strikes in
your backyard. Whether you use bright colored
coverings over your windows or you can try
using something that moves to keep the birds
away from your window. Yes, I know, I’ve talked
about window strikes and I’ve given you lists of
things you should do if you want to lower the
number of strikes on your window. I’ll print that
report next week for you. (Cheryl’s favorite trick
– don’t wash the windows! It is the reflection
of the sky and trees on the glass that makes the
birds think that they can fly through.)
Tip#2: Attract birds to your yard by
installing a water feature.
Do I sound like a broken record when I
continue to talk about you putting a water feature
in your yard? This is because many migratory
species tend to stay high in the treetops; they
often go unnoticed in our backyards. Water can
be a great way to lure some of these winged
treasures into plain view.
The baths aren’t hard to take care of. You
just need to keep the water fresh. If you get one
that keeps the water moving, that would work
too. This helps combat the spread of West Nile
Virus. I change my water in our bird baths every-
day. Your bath can be as simple as a garbage can
lid turned upside down and set on the ground.
Tip#3: Keep your feeders well stocked.
Don’t miss out on the action around your
hummingbird feeders this time of the year. Hum-
mingbirds are moving south now. We are going
through about three gallons of nectar a week
in six feeders! You may see the daily number
rise and fall over the next couple of weeks.
Goldfinches are breeding and showing off their
brightest plumage of the year. Keep an eye out
for them. Fall is also prime time for rarities due
to migration, so make sure your feeding stations
are well stocked, cleaned and ready for action.
Remember a migrating bird is a hungry bird.
Tip#4: Gear up!
Planning ahead and organizing your gear
goes a long way to a successful season. When
you’re out birding, you want to spend more time
looking at birds and less time juggling between
your binoculars, remembering where you put the
field guide and water bottles. Check out a bino
harness to keep your binoculars handy and help
relieve neck stress.
Tip#5: Get your optics in shape
This is the calm before the storm. Before
the rush of migration sets in, take a few minutes
to inspect your optics. You’ll want to clean them
up and get them ready for action.
Tip#6: Review your field guide
Many of our migrant birds look completely
different in their nonbreeding plumage. Check
your guides and review some of the species you
are likely to encounter in the Illinois Valley.
This will help remind you of markings, shapes
and colors of the birds. Fall migration is prime
time for migrating raptors, so you’ll want to pay
special attention to these birds.
Birding can take you to some amazing
places. It’s always best to be prepared well ahead
of time. Read up on the area you’re going to and
know what to expect and where to look. Bird-
ing is all about taking your time. Remember the
birds aren’t always on your schedule.
I hope you have a wonderful birding expe-
rience wherever and whenever you go.
Harry Johnson
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Church News
Community Bible Church
Bought and Sold
Joel 3:3 (NKJV) They have cast lots for My people,
have given a boy as payment for a harlot, and sold a girl for
wine, that they may drink.
We live in a materialistic age. Much of the world
values a thing or a person based on what they can get out
of them – and not for whom they are. You may think of the
verse above as just another Old Testament verse, but the
context puts the action presented as happening just before the
Lord judges the earth. Don’t think this could happen now?
Then you haven’t been watching the conflict surrounding the
Islamic state terrorists in Syria/Iraq. Yazidi, Kurdish, Chris-
tian, and Shiite women captured then sold for as little as $10,
and in some cases even given away.
It is a terrible evil when people are sold into slavery,
but it is also a terrible thing to sell ourselves into slavery. But
you say, “No one would ever sell themselves into slavery.”
What about the bondage of alcohol, drugs, immorality, food,
bitterness, hate, and the desire for money or power or fame?
The Bible says people who can’t control their tem-
pers make poor friends. You never know what they might do,
because they are in bondage to their tempers. There are many,
many things that control people and make them slaves. You
need to fill in the blank, because you know what controls
you. Sometimes it’s those who proclaim the loudest that they
are free who are in the greatest slavery. 2 Peter 2:19 says,
“While they promise them liberty, they themselves are slaves
of corruption; for by whom a person is overcome, by him
also he is brought into bondage.”
In using the comparison of slavery throughout the
world to our personal struggles, I in no way would lessen the
huge evil of human trafficking. It is very likely that there is
more slavery now than at any time in history. Whatever we
may face, may God grant us grace to endure and overcome.
May God bless you as you seek Him.
In Christ,
Pastor Dave
Places of Worship
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.bridgeviewcc.org
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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
* * *
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
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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
* * *
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
* * *
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
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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
Community Christian Academy
Preschool – 12th grade
Senior Exercise Class
Monday, Wednesday, & Friday
9-10 a.m. in Dining Room
ALL Custom jeweLry designs
& repAirs done in house!
Tues - Fri 9:30 AM - 5:30 PM
sAT 10 AM - 2 PM
sun & Mon Closed
23772 redwood Highway
K e r b y , or
541-592-4838
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Illinois Valley Baptist Church
541-592-6149
102 S. 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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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 7 p.m.
Youth group Thursday - 7 p.m.
www.ivpraisecenter.com
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.
Ministry at CBC
Sunday
Morning Worship 10:30 a.m.
Praise and Prayer 6 p.m.
