Brookings-Harbor pilot., November 29, 1951, Page 6, Image 6

BROOKlNGS-HARBOR PILOT. BROOKINGS, OREGON
Thursday, November 29, 1951
Mallard Duck
ouiu in a special recorded program
<o be aired o ver radio statio n s
th ro u g h o u t the country. P roceeds
from the Nov. 19 to Dec. 25 C h rist­
m as Seal Sale a re th e sole support
of th e T it prevention and control
pro g ram s of 3,000 tu b ercu lo sis a s ­
sociations aftlllated with the N atio n ­
al T uberculosis A ssociation. (Photo
courtesy CHS.)
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Yes, th e re re a lly a re Flying
| S q u irrels! M ost people know lit-
| tie ab o u t them , though, because
j th e sm all, fast-m oving an im als
hide aw ay a«id sleep in the day
tim e. It is only a t night th a t they
tirelessly explore th e tre e s and
J ground. T hey a c tu a lly fly, too,
but not w ith wings.
To help him glide, th e flying
sq u irrel has a thin fold of skin
along each side of his body, be­
tw een his fro n t and hind legs.
W hen he leaps, w ith legs o u t­
stretch ed , th e skin stre tc h e s and
m akes th e underside of his body
broad and flat. Like the w ing of
an airp lan e, this su rfa ce enables •
him to sail thro u g h th e air.
He cannot sta y aloft, like a
bird, but according to the N a tio n ­
al W ildlife F ederation, he can
glide long d istances betw een the ,
tree s and down w o o d e d hillsides. ,
F rom a height of 60 feet, a flying ,
sq u irrel has been know n to sail ,
152 feet th ro u g h th e air.
By sh iftin g his body, the flying l
sq u irrel can control his aerial i
m ovem ents. He can tu rn from j
side to side, o r he can swoon un- I
If census tak es could count
every duck in N o rth A m erica, it
is likely th a t they w ould find
m ore M allard ducks th a n any
o th e r kind. T h ere are tam e ones
on farm s and w ild ones living in
most every p art of the continent.
Wild M allards spend th e ir sum ­
m ers from A laska to G reenland
and south as fa r as C alifornia
and V irginia. In th e w inter, they
live in th e south h alf of th e U.
S., and down into Mexico and
C en tral A m erica.
W ith th e changes of seasons,
g re a t flocks of them tak e to the
air. They m ake good tim e on th e ir
m ay
a nest in a w dndpecker hole.
iXni t forget Lozella S te rn b c rj
1 ! 1,1 * hi' bi IMhs ol .1 l i m b
a t E m anuel hospital, 2800 Com and a th ird in a hole on th e side
m erc ial St., P o rtland, w ith Christ- of a tre e tru n k . I hey also occupy
m as g reetin g cards, etc.
forks in tre e s and tak e over old
| Dii'd nests. If th ere is a house or
b arn n e a r th e woods, they m ay
even live in th e a ttic or loft.
In th e «pot w hich they have
chosen, th e p a re n ts build a nest
of leaves, g rass, moss, fur, and
o th e r soft m aterials. T here, dur-
, ing M arch and April, from two to
Six young a rc born. They a re
very tins and rem ain blind for
the first four weeks.
V hen they are old enough, the
young join th e ir p a re n ts in the
M’arch for food nuts. s< ds. buds,
fru it and some insects. They also
»at birds and eggs but not
»'nough to cause any g re at harm .
As w in te r com es to the coldest
p a rts of the U nited S ta te s, the
’'» • ’• sq u irre ls are less lively and
u'tive, but tbev do not
ristmns S
As th ey grow, th e young birds
begin to look m ore and m ore like
th e ir p aren ts. The fem ales a re
m ostly brown, w ith m a r k s of
black. They have dull yellow bills
and feet.
T he m ales have g reen heads
and necks, w h ite collars, and p u r­
ple-brow n breasts. T hey a re lig h t
want through
Two Guns
OPHIR NOTFS
Bi/ M r it. W illia m T a ylo r
Mrs. Nell C arm ichael is spend­
ing a m onth in so u th ern C alifo r­
nia. Mrs. Iris S n id er is helping
a t B lue W a te r Lodge d u rin g h er
absence.
M rs. W’a lt H ines e n te rta in e d
th e W om ens C lub T h u rsd a y as
M rs. B rew er had not yet re tu rn e d
from A rkansas. It w as announced
t h a t th e w om en had com pleted
th e ir p ro ject of raising enough
m oney to equip a hospital room.
A th an k you le tte r w as read from
C. E. Seger, ch a irm an of th e hos­
p ita l hoard. T he n ex t m eeting of
th e clu b will be on Dec. 6, nt the
hom e of Mrs. U. E. B rew er, w ith
th e topic for th e d ay to be ‘T h e
C h ristin a s Decorations.*’
Mrs. H erm an K o b len zar has
announced th e opening of a dress
•hop a t h er home. She plans to
h a v e a shop built soon.
A T hanksgiving d in n er w as e n ­
joyed at O phir G range Nov. 18.
fo r m em bers and friends. T he d in ­
n e r w as followed by dancing and
cards.
,
Mr. and Mrs V ictor .Johnston
d rove to G ra n ts P ass to spend j
T hank sg iv in g w ith Mr. J o h n sto n ’s i
b o th e r and fam ily. On th e ir w ay
o v er they «topped nt R oseburg f
to visit Mrs. Jo h n sto n 's son, Rus- r
•ell Duffy.
Mr. and Mrs. Sandy M ackey I
an d son, F o rrest, sp en t T hank«- v
giving at tlie hom e of Mrs. M ack­
e y ’s p a re n ts at Alsea, O re,
h
eggs. T he eggs m ay be lig h t g reen
to gray-brow n.
A fte r she sits on th em from 26
to 28 days, th e eggs h atch . l w
baby ducklings, covered w ith so ft
yellow down, quickly learn to
w alk o r swim.
Arizona
© N a tio n a l W ild life Federation
Card of Thanks
M allard Duck
vvuuiu o n e io la k e this op­ journeys, says the N atio n al W ild­
p o rtu n ity to th a n k everyone who life F ed eratio n , because they can
were so kind d u rin g C arla and j fly up to six ty m iles an hour.
S a n d ra ’s hospitalization. F o r all
the m any gifts, flowers, candy, , V hile b ea tin g t h e i r stro n g
wings, they w atch for pools o r
a id s and le tte rs which helped so j lakes of fresh w a te r w here they
much to ch eer them d uring th eir
llness, I'o all of the kind n eig h ­ can live and find food. In th e
w a te r they get m osquito larvae,
bors and friends w ho have been
¡insects, snails, and shellfish. At
¡o helpful we can only say again
the edges th ey feed on th e seeds
hat we th an k you.
and stem s of plants.
C arl and Vera W hitlock.
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Among th e weeds and bushes
n e a r the w a te r, the M allards build
in w a rm regions, the
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N ational n ests of leaves and grass, w ith
W ildlife F ederation reports, they
n ever slow dow n, but t rem ain busv linings of d a rk g ray down. W hen
h er nestin g place is ready, the
the y e a r round.
fem ale lays from six to 13 larg e
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