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About Sandy post. (Sandy, Oregon) 1938-current | View Entire Issue (May 21, 1981)
Spring ideal time for wildlife photography by RON SHAY Kish and Wildlife Depart, ment w aterfow l, this process takes place and during the summer months, it is often quite difficult to tell the male birds from the females because of this color change Then, as fall approaches, the feather change again takes place in the males and the bright coat fam iliar during hunting season is again in vogue. time of the yesar The law does not cover cats, but they are probably more effective bird predators than dogs The results of free roving pets don’t always end in direct death for the animal being pursued, but the final result may be the same Earlier this week we saw a doe deer well out in the titlal flats of Yaquina Bay She was laboriously wading back toward shore in the belly- deep water, with the soft mud making each step a tremendous effort Poets and song writers have long extolled the v ir tues and glories of spring based on the bloom ing Rowers , blue skies and the birds and bees Though the w riters of songs and poems seldom bothered to go into detail The vivid colors make concerning the activities of most birds admirable pic the birds and bees, there is ture subjects during the spr actually much to be seen to ing mating season Another the careful observer feature of the season makes If you have any ambitions all birds at their peak for the Dale Snow, marine region toward being a w ild life watcher and photographer assistant supervisor, said photographer, or just a keen that this is not uncommon to observer of birds, this is the Generally, they are very see The animals take to the time of the year to get a involved in their breeding water when packs of dogs s ta r t. For the b ird antics and while this is going are chasing them on the photographer, two things on. they tend to be a bit less nearby shore Usually the make spring an especially wary than at other times, deer survive, but not always important time of the year and it is difficult to imagine Actually, three thngs, if As soon as the hens start how rough this must be on a you count the fact that the laying eggs and constructing doe that is due to give birth birds are mating and thus nests, they become wary and in a couple of weeks providing birds for the almost impossible to see future, And during the nesting Spring is a great time to season, the males often go The other two things relate watch both old and young to the mating antics of the their merry way so it is d if wildlife, but it is a time when b ird s . To the casual ficult to see or photograph they should be protected observer, a bird may be just the pairs. This varies con from harassment Some are a bird, but to the person stu siderably with species and at weak from the effects of d y in g b ird s or times the male assists in car winter food shortages, the photographing them, spring ing for the nest. But in either females are in the process of is the tim e when b ird case, the birds are not near bringing off young and all in plumage is at its most spec as apparent as during the a ll, they are q u ite tacular The red waddles on period of time when they are vulnerable. Spring is a good doing the courting the pheasant males are at time to look, but also an im their largest and bright red. This time of year addi portant time to show con The males of other species sideration. tionally should remind pet have the brightest feather owners of their respon coloration of the year sibilities. During the less And if you are a water- wary period of courting and fowler. you w ill never see the during the very vulnerable mallard drakes and other period of nesting, bird are males of the species in any set up for the predators more intense adornment. Roving domestic and semi- With the waterfowl, the Sandy Truck Line got off to domestic cats and dogs are change that takes place a good start in Sandy Youth some of the worst predators when the breeding season Baseball last week, claiming the wild creatures have to ends is one of the most in a 19-16 s lu g fe s t o ver cope with triguing in nature The birds Reynolds East go through a process and Pets have many of the in Ricky Wheeler went the reach what is called eclipse stincts of wild animals and distance on the mound for p lu m age The b rig h t at the same time have the Sandy, surviving some early feathers used to attract a added advantage of knowing trouble He struck out two female are molted and how to get around in human hatters in the fourth and replaced by dull, rather civilization. State law pro fifth , however, to keep nondescript feathers hibits the running of dogs in Reynolds at bay Catcher In virtua lly all of the wildlife habitat during this Tony Statstad picked off Thur» ‘fe S D A Y MONDAY ' EPUESDAY E a r l y B ir d Swim 7 : 0 0 - 8 : 0 0 AM .THURSDAY E a r ly B ir d FRIDAY May 21 1981 (S»< 3) SANOY ¡Or» ) POST SATURDAY E a r l y B ird Swim 7 . 0 0 - 6 , 0 0 am Swim 7 - 0 0 - 6 tOO AN 3 Contreras tops Sandy batters The final statistics have been tabulated for the Sandy High varsity baseball team, which finished fifth in the Timber Valley league with a 6 8 record. Steve (Mo) Contreras led the team with a 424 season S p e c ia l C la s s e s S p e c ia l C la s s e s - - - - - - S p e c i a l C lc n s e e average. The sophomore i . e . P r e Comp P r e Comp P r e Comp P r e Comp 1 r e Comp catcher had a team high 3» 1 2 :0 0 -1 :0 0 H l 1 2 - 0 0 - 1 :0 0 1 2 :0 0 -1 :0 0 1 2 :0 0 -1 :0 0 1 2 :0 0 - 1 .0 0 1 hits in 85 at bats and didn't strike out once the entire P u b l i c Swim P u b l i c Swim P u b l i c Swim season He was named to the P u b l i c Swim P u b l i c Swim P u b lic l:0 0 -t:0 0 l: 0 0 - U : 0 0 ¡ 1:00-1* ; 00 second team of the TVL All 1 .0 0 —L : 00 l:0 0 < :0 0 Swim P u b lic Stars. 1-.00-Í* OC Swim Contreras also led SUHS in 2 : 0 0 - 5 » OOPM singles. 31; doubles, four, COÎQ ET IT I VS S’ L i l l i G li:O O -6 :3 O runs scored. 16; and RBIs U :O O -6:3O h :O O -6 :3 O L:OO-6:3O U .0 0 - 6 :3 0 15 Mitch Paola was Sandy’s A d u lt Swim A d u lt Swim A d u lt Swim A d u lt Swim d u l t Swim second leading hitter, com 6 :3 0 -7 :0 0 6 .3 0 - 7 .0 0 6 .3 0 -7 .0 0 6 :3 0 -7 :0 0 6 :1 0 -7 :0 0 piling a 321 average for the season Paola was named to A d u lt I n 3 t . P u b l i c Swim r u b i l e Swim l 'u b i i c Swim F a m ily i’i j h t the TVL All-Star team at se P u b lic 7 :0 0 -8 :0 0 7 :0 0 -9 :0 0 7 .0 0 -9 :0 0 7 ;0 0 - 9 : 0 0 cond base He had 26 hits in 7 :0 0 -9 :0 0 Swim A d u lt u b Hl c 81 at bats, with three doubles 7 :0 0 - 9 :0 0 Swim and one home run Paola had 7 :0 0 -9 :0 0 14 RBIs and scored 15 runs John Martin had the third highest average. 310 for the year Martin was named to the TVL All-Star for the se cond consecutive season The Sandy centerfielder had 22 hits in 71 at bats with two doubles, a triple and a home run. He scored 13 runs and had 14 RBIs Other Sandy averages Registration for summer Swimnastics and Tiny Tots were Troy Bangs, 286. Registration for persons for classes during public classes at the Sandy Swim • ages 3 to 6). Kraig Gifford, 286; Randy outside the Sandy High swims after June 5. Center w ill he held June 2-5 Martin, 255; Mike Lund. School district w ill be from at the pool 250; Rill Patty, 250; Keith Registration for persons 10.30 to noon and from 1 to 3 The swimming classes will • lasses will include Red within the Sandy High School Powell, 240, Mike Con pm . be held in two week sessions. Cross Swim In structio n, district will be from 9 to treras, 216, Dave Kirkland. Call the Sandy Swim Center, A d u lt classes, Pre- 10:30 a m. and from 1 to 3 172. and Matt Falgout. .163 Persons who miss the June 668-4400, for more informa C om petitive. L ifesa vin g, pm . As a team, Sandy batted 2-5 registration may sign up tion. 278 for the season S p e c ia l < la s s e s - - - - - - S p e c ia l C la s s e s S p e c ia l C la s s e s 4 Adv*n c e d L i f e s a v i n g - - i . e . B a s ic & A d v an ced L i f e s a v i n g S p e c ia l 8 : 0 0 - 9 : 0 0 ________ 8 . 0 0 - 9 : 0 0 8 :0 0 - 9 .0 0 3 .0 0 - 9 :0 0 8 ; 0 0 - 9 : 00 E v e n ts As AMERICAN RED CROSS INSTRUCTION 9 .0 0 -1 2 :0 0 9 : 0 0 - 1 2 :0 0 9 :0 0 -1 2 :0 0 9 :0 0 -1 2 :0 0 S c h e d u le d 9 - 0 0 - 1 2 :0 0 A t Sandy Swim Center Summer registration slated Truck Line claims 19-16 win in season opener three runners at third base to help the Trucker cause Bruce Cook Insurance split a pair of Junior Federal games last week Sandy lost to Reynolds 4 2 last Monday, but came back Wednesday to hand Corbett and 11-1 loss Reynolds p itc h e r Rob English hurled a four hitter and held Sandy scoreless for the fir s t fo u r innings. Sandy’s Matt Novotny was even b e tte r, sto p p in g Reynolds on one hit, but the Sandy defense committed several miscues which led to runs for the visitors. English fanned 11 batters, Novotny, seven Darren Pullen struck out nine hatters Wednesday, leading Sandy to its win over Corbett. Sandy took advan tage of numerous Corbett er rors and 11 bases on balls for the win. The Sandy Ridge Runners came up a run short and suf fered a 12-11 loss to Corbett in Midget National East League action The game was called after three innings because of rain. Carry Kendall picked up the win for Corbett; Nick Kern suffered the loss for Sandy ULTRA L O W T A R ¡ ___ / 7 ___ ____ j a».s- -.. __________ _ Itlu r u ,, w h v -* 1 C am bridge Satisfyin taste in an ultra-low ar cigarette. Q Philip Murrte Inc It e l Soft Pack: 1 mg T m .” 0.1 mg nicotine— 100*s; 4mg tar,” 0.4 mg nicotine av. per r. .garitte by FTC Method W arn in g : The S u rg eo n G eneral Has D eterm in ed That C igarette Sm oking Is Dangerous to Your H ealth * 4 Sandy No 2 exploded for 23 runs in three innings last week and claimed a 23-15 win over Orient in Midget Na tional West action Jason Roberts got the win for Sandy, striking out four and yielding three hits Aaron Knotts came on in relief and picked up the save. Sandy got three home runs in the game, one each from Corey Grant, Douglas Hodge and Jason Witteman. All were with runners on base In Midget Federal action, Reynolds stopped Sandy 10-2 Sandy came up with just one hit in the game, a fifth inning double by Gary Copher. Copber pitched well for Sandy, but errors helped Reynolds to a five run third inning
