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About Brookings-Harbor pilot. (Brookings, Curry County, Oregon) 1946-1978 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 1, 1953)
THE SNOWY OWL ^ p iIE PLA IN of the snow-cov- * ered coastal m arsh was in ter rupted by curving tidal creeks and an occasional white-capped haystack, like a m arshm allow cookie. Atop one of these a snowy owl sat, silent and alert. A lone crow flying tow ard the beach spotted him there and sounded an alarm . In a moment a gang of black rascals was caw ing and jeering its traditional enemy of darkness. Since most owls see poorly in daylight, they are considered safe game; but this around the pole beyond the limit I te r in their bleak homeland, there of trees and as far north as land I is a southw ard m igration to , future of this rapacious and beau tiful birds seems secure is known, the great w hite owl has northern United S tates each fall. its home. Snow persists in May J Some years as result perhaps of and June when the bird scratches feed shortage, it is a veritable in a depression in the moss on a hill v a s io n . These owls are birds of ock top and lays 5 to 8 white A showing ol the colored movies , the open country, being seen most oggs. r<, feed the voracious often about the Great Lakes, the taken on th eir trip to oriental >oung, this fearless hun ter will Saint Lawrence river and along j IHu ts on the President Wilson. take anything to twice its size the A tlantic coast. They appear I was recently shown to a group Lorn big Arctic hares, game and irregularly in num bers to Vir I of friends by the Lyle Redlields ‘ lore birds to fish, but its normal ginia, Illinois, Kansas, Colorado and Mrs. Weber. Many bdautiful food consists of mice and lem and W ashington, having w andered souviners native to each port w ere mings. Much of the year it roam s to the Gull coast and Bermuda. also displayed ami much enjoyed the tundra like a nomad per- Look lor them on dunes, posts, by all those seeing them. totm ing invaluable service in re hayricks, hummocks ami m usk ducing populations of those do rat houses rarely in trees. st tuctive rodents. Of necessity, in Since stuffed w hite owls arc no a land of midnight sun, it has longer the approved decoration of learned to hunt by day. I cigar stores and bars, says the 1 hough m any snowy owls win- National Wildlife Federation, the Local News THURSDAY, JANUARY Snowy Owl Pilot Class Ads Pay BROOKINGS BARBER SHOPS C U R -D E L CLEANERS Jake and Lloyd NAPA? MfWVtAR ’ k ’ We are thankful to be starting another year in our community, among our good friends. Success to every one of you. NORMA'S Beauty Salon B R O O K IN G S M A R K E T Les and Bob Dimmick 1 1953 Mr and Mrs. W arren Sm ith ami their d au g h ter and fam ily of Ev e re tt, W ash., are in Long Beach, Calif., to celebrate the holiday season. Mr. and Mrs. A rt Forsburg have lately visited a dau g h ter in San Francisco Our affection will be with throughout ♦Ke year« ' 952 Notional Wildlife Federation was no ordinary owl. Crouching low, w ith fierce yellow eyes it watched every movement of its torm entors. Suddenly it sprang into the air. Pow erful talons snatched a crow in full flight. Re turning to its perch w ith uncon cern .he great bird tore out the flesh and swallowed it, then, squat ing, wiped off its face in the snow as a cat does. The crows w ere gone. The snowy owl is spectacularly handsome. It is all w hite except for m ore or less distinct brownish bars on back and belly. Its head is big and round w ithout ea r tufts, or horns. By both weight and wing span it is A m erica’s largest owl, w ith a weight of 5 pounds, length to 26 inches and spread of 5 ’a feet. In the chill A rctic regions, clear Brœkings I larbor Pilot 7 try ’em.
