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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFOHD, OREGON
MONDAY. FEBRUARY 4. 1963
A 7
Small
Worlds
Around
Us
By
Lynn W.
Watkins
M
ore Days
'RtClittr It Tribune Syndicate, 1961)
Makeshift Nest Saves Bird
From Nocturnal Predators
Youth is often impetuous,
characterized by recklessness
or absolute rashness which
can, an dsometimes does, re-
- suit in all kinds of trouble.
This applies to baby birds as
well as to immature humans.
The very young mocking-
. bird, using no judgment what
soever, pushed himself over
. the edge of the nest and land
ed in a crumpled heap on the
ground. The parent birds, by
pushing and shoving, finally
got the youngster seated on
the curb. The youngster was a
picture of loneliness and utter
despondency; he sat and pout
ed. Passing cars, pulling a
wave-wind behind them,
ruffled the fuzz on the baby
bird's nearly bald head. For
tunately the day was warm,
but the concrete must have
been pretty uncomfortable.
Several times one or the other
of the parent birds flew down
to the youngster and cram
med a worm down the eager
throat.
During the long afternoon
the youngster took several
naps, his eyes closed, his
head nodding. By late after
noon he barely noticed the
occasional cars that passed
. along the street.
With some concern, the
home owner, watching from
his living room window, won
dered about the baby bird's
' fate. Several times he con
sidered going out and placing
the bird back in the nest, but
" his better judgment warned
him that such a procedure
might cause the parent birds
to abandon the youngster.
Day Wanes
As the afternoon waned
and the shadows lengthened
across the yard, the man
. realized that something had
to be done; the baby just
couldn't survive the night in
its exposed position on the
; cold concrete of the curb. He
r had noticed that the parent
birds had made no attempt to
: get the baby back in the nest
; or even away from the street.
The man made up his
, mind; he was going to attempt
to help the sad, little, fuzzy
creature, faced with the ap
" proaching night and the dan
ger of nocturnal predators.
Knowing of nothing better to
" do, he gathered a basket of
leaves and grass. He approch
ed the little bird with ex
treme caution. The parent
birds watched from the limb
of a nearby tree.
Very carefully and slowly
the man heaped the basket of
leaves around the baby bird,
snuggling them up close to
the little form. The baby bird
cocked its head, looked the
man right in the eye but
made no move to escape; he
actually acted unperturbed.
Only Makeshift
It was a makeshift affair, a
poor substitute for a nest -just
a bunch of leaves gath
ered up into a pile. In the
center sat the little bird, a
lonely, homeless waif facing
a long night and countless
dangers.
Feeling that he had at least
accomplished something, the
man retired to his home with
an apprehensive glance at the
pathetic little heads sticking
up above the makeshift nest,
The night came on and like
all the night before dragged
its lonely hours along the
st-eet.
As soon as it was light the
following morning, the man
hurried to the living room
window, worried as to what
he would probably sec. The
makeshift nest was still in
place and three heads ap
peared above the rim of the
substitute home; mother and
father morking bird had mov
ed in and had spent the night
with their wayward offspring.
all comfy in their substitute
home.
Local Winners of
Contest Announced
The six local winners in the
Veterans of Foreign Wars Na
tional Broadcast Scripwriting
contest have been announced.
They are Larura Griffith,
first, a::d Gail Echsrfe. second,
for Phoenix High' school;
Carol Mundlin, first, and
Karen Griggs, second. Crater
High school: and June Price,
first, and J.ine Stinson, sec
ond, for Mcdford High school.
E D. Smith, chairman of
the Voice of Democracy Con
test, said the selection was
difficult as each composition
was well presented and show
ed" keen understanding of
our students regarding 'What
Freedom Means to Me,' the
title of the ccmtcsl."
The three tup winners will
receive $50 sa'ings bonds
from Crater Lake Post 1833.
Siale judging will be on
thi- basis of tape recordings
with winners to be announced
l?.pr. Nationnl winners will
receive $12,000 in prizes,
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