TWELVE MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE
Sunday. February IB. 1958
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Saturday. Fab. S
I saw a chickadee from my study window. It was in the
willows above our place, so I went out to get a closer look.
It was a pair of black capped chickadees. This is the variety
we are apt to see in the willows and cottonwoods along the
streams. One winter we saw quite a few of all three kinds of
chickadees in town, black capped, mountain and chestnut
backed, but we usually see very few. Their relatives, ihe tit
mice, are commoner.
Sunday. Fab. 9
I saw more people than I did birds. I like people, too.
Some of them can sing even prettier than the birds. I heard
some that did.
In the afternoon I pulled some of the grass out from
among the daffodils that are coming up. Daffodils are among
my favorite flowers. We have quite a few kinds on the place.
I think the February Gold will be in bloom by another Sun
day. Then the others will string along for about two months.
That is the way our lengthy spring works in this climate.
Monday, Feb. 10
For our regular Monday morning trip J. H. and I went
up through Ashland, past Emigrant reservoir, and up the old
99 Highway to the Siskiyou Summit on the present 99. We
walked around a little up there among the patches of snow
but the only two birds we saw were a Steller's jay and a
robin. We saw hardly any birds in the mountain area, Dut
just below it where the old highway starts up the hill there
was a place where a good many cattle are being fed. There
we saw the largest concentration of Steller's jays either of
us had ever seen. These are the handsome black headed ones
with a crest.
The only two new-for-the-year birds we sawon the trip
were cowbirds and purple finches, both fairly common in
the valley. Cowbirds look like blackbirds with brown heads
and short, thick bills. They are the only parasitic bird in
our country. They lay their eggs in the nest of other birds
and let the other birds take care of the young when they
hatch. Purple finches look so much like house finches you
have to look closely to determine which you are seeing.
At a cub scout dinner in the evening I met another bird
watcher. I used to accept the judgment that bird watchers
ara nnoor nonnlo hut if a7t ar it. is cnmfnrtin? to know
there are so many of us, because it seems I meet or hear
from new ones almost every day.
Tuesday. Feb. 11
My young friend, R.B., called up and told me about see
ing a marsh hawk not far from his home on Barnett rd. He
works that area around KYJC and down along Bear creek
quite regularly and comes up with a good many birds. He
found our only marsh wren and burrowing owls on the
Christmas count. Any one can see birds if they look around
where they are. In 1955 we saw 73 species on or from our
home place.
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One of the members of a garden club wanted to know
what good are these scrub jays that are so common in our
valley. I happened to have an answer that I got from read
ing the "Bird Watcher's Anthology." One of the writers in
that book told about how he sat watching the way acorns
leu on oax xrees ana rouea aown xne nm. tie got to won
dering how oaks ever became established on the higher
slopes of the hill. Then he saw the scrub jays gathering I
acorns, flying up the hill and storing them in the ground.
Many other ways could be listed, in which birds are useful
to trees, and as many in which trees are useful to birds. All
nature is interrelated. The study of the interrelationships
has become a science, called ecology.
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I took an hour, to look for returning tree swallows but
aw none. This isn't the year to beat my record for early
ipring migrants. The weather has ben mild, but I think the
recurring storms discourage migration.
Friday. Feb. 14
Birds might have been making love all over the place
on this lover's holiday but it was too rainy and I was too
busy to find them. A robin sang a log song in our birch tree.
Maybe its hormones are beginning to stir and it will soon be
singing its true territorial song. It is now generally thought
that most birds sing as a declaration that the place where
they are is one that they have established as a territory for
nesting. When a female comes 'along she then chooses her
home site along with her mate. T.M.
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Grange News
Phoenix Grange.
Phoenix Grange met for
the regular business meeting
Tuesday, Feb. 11, with Mas
ter Charles Johnson presid
ing. The horticulture commit
tee put on the program.
Vaughn Quackenbush, of
the experiment station, had a
display of pears of different
varieties, some real red, oth
ers pale green and still others
which were the result of
crossing two or more varie
ties. He said they have about
150 varieties of pears at the
experiment station which
(with help from the govern
ment) they are testing and
working with, trying to im
prove the flavor, keeping
qualities, appearance and
handling and shipping quali
ties, also those least suscept
ible to disease and insects.
He talked on the history of
pears and gave a brief out
line from 1000 years B.C., up
to the present. He said pears
belong to the same family as
quince, hawthorne, and sarv
ice berry, and in early days
were not considered a des
sert, but a medicine, and it
was recommended they be
thoroughly cooked or baked
for best medicinal results.
He brought up the subject
of evolution in the animal
kingdom, particularly extinct
animals and changes that
took place at times due to
climate, different food, de
fense and always the strug
gle for survival, and the his
tory of the growth of pears
through the ages was much
similar.
Dee Hendrickson m e n
tioned the names of a number
'of pears now almost unheard
of such, as the wilder, Flem
ish beauty, congres, howell,
golden nellis and others
which at one time were
grown quite extensively. But
some lacked the flavor, some
did not have good keeping
qualities or were susceptible
to disease and insects and for
various reasons are not now
grown to any great extent. He
mentioned the ferrillas, some
times called trout pears, .be
cause of its spots like a fish,
and said it was used princi
pally for decoration.
Olin Poe reminded us to
save sales slips as this quar
ter is rapidly slipping by.
Secretary L e s b i a Lattie
read a letter from Mrs. Lau
rel Poling, a Phoenix Grange
member, who now lives at
San Leandro, Calif., and a
letter to the Grange from
Mrs. Dora Hilton who is
spending the winter with a
daughter on the east coast.
Mrs. Hilton told of visiting
ine wrute nouse, a senate ses
sion, having lunch with the
Charles Porters and mention
ed having visited a number
of places of interest.
The subject of pay televi
sion was brought up and dis
cussed. The Grange voted
that our resolution committee
draw up a resolution oppos
ing pay television and send
to our congressmen in Wash
ington, D.C.
Coral Schroeder, HEC
chairman announced a pot
luck supper at the next
Grange meeting Feb. 25. This
will be the annual birthday
dinner. The serving commit
tee will be Mr. and Mrs.
Vaughn Quackenbush, Mr.
and Mrs. George Hartley and
Mr. and Mrs. Loyal Bates.
The supper will be served at
7 p.m. Those attending are
asked to bring their own ta
ble service and meat, dessert
or salad dish.
She also announced the
HEC meeting at the home of
Mrs. George Hartley Wednes
day, Feb. 19, there will be a
potluck dinner at 12:30. Mrs.
Mark Smith and Mrs. Barney
Lewin will be co-hostesses.
Proceeds from the penny
march and the penny march
next meeting, will be given
to the March of Dimes.
Meeting adjourned at 9:45
and refreshments of ice cream
and home made cookies were
served by the serving com
mittee Mr. and Mrs. Warren
Loffer, Mr. and Mrs. Harry
Hamilton and daughter, Lin
da. The tables were decorat
ed with valentine place mats
and vases of pussy willows
and narcissus.
Boxy Ann Grange
Roxy Ann Grange held a
potluck dinner before Grange
Friday, Feb. 7. There was a
good crowd out for dinner.
Frances had part of the lec
turer's hour before Grange.
Master Al Sims opened
Grange with five officers ab
sent. Harry Martin reported on
the farm program meeting
held at Gearhart. He said
there were speakers from
Washington, D.C. Farmers are
not signing up for soil bank
program in Jackson county.
Roscoe Roberts reported on
insurance meeting held in
Seattle. There is a new cov
erage in Grange insurance.
It is commercial liability.
They also voted to raise rates
on number three drivers. He
said GIA made money last
year and they are writing in
surance at old rates .
Verda Quackenbush, HEC
chairman, reported there were
26 members and one guest at
a meeting held at Grange
hall Feb. 5. Marie Pfnister and
Bessie Wight were hostesses.
The next meeting will be held
Feb. 19 at the Granee hall.
i Mae Moore and Ruby Garrett
will be hostesses.
Master Al Sims urged all
officers to attend conference
at Central Point. He also read
a measure Grange is sponsor
ing to get on the ballot on
lowering rates on electricity
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welcomed
in Oregon.
Marie Pfnister
members, who hadn't been
there for a time. -Madge
Nowlin called atten
tion to valentine on display
table, that was more than
80 years old, also flowers
made by Verda Quackenbush.
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