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Page 20 The INDEPENDENT, January 4, 2012 Oregon Dept. of Fish and Wildlife invites you to learn about owls Fourteen species of owls can be seen – and heard – in Oregon. From the tiny sparrow- sized northern pygmy owl to the great horned owl with its powerful talons to that rare vis- itor the snowy owl, they delight and amaze. To help Oregonians learn Left, a snowy owl pho- tographed near Burns, Ore- gon in December. Snowy owls live in the arctic and are only rare winter visitors to the state. Photo courtesy of Charlotte Ganskopp. about the state’s owls, the Ore- gon Department of Fish and Wildlife has produced a new fact sheet, Whooooo Am I? Designed primarily for kids, it is the third in a series of flyers that is popular with Oregonians of all ages. The fact sheet pro- vides a description and photo- graph of each of Oregon’s 14 owl species and tells where they live. The flyer is available in the Living with Wildlife sec- tion of the ODFW website. “We have wonderful species of owls in the state,” said An- Open Daily 11 a.m. W ARD ' S M OBILE S HOP ur o H 24 Self-Serve CarVac Biker Friendly Best deal in town Propane $2 .70 lb 9 am to 4:30 pm May be available after hours till 9 pm Call 503-429-1150 or 503-429-0519 745 Adams Ave.,Vernonia Propane and car vacuum located by alley in back. Jan.7 th Random Access Jan.13 th Karaoke Jan.28 th Step Child All Bands & Karaoke start at 9 P.M. Happy Hour: Mon - Fri 4 pm - 7 pm Ladies Night: Wed. 5 pm - Midnight Open until midnight Sun-Thu & until 2:30 a.m. Fri, Sat. 733 Bridge St., Vernonia ut o Body, A ‘ s r e In ey c M 503-429-9999 drea Hanson, ODFW Conser- vation Strategy coordinator. “Learning about owls is the first step in knowing where you might hear or see one.” Some of the facts in the new educational flyer: • Most owls are nocturnal, hunting for insects, fish, frogs, birds, mice and other small mammals in the night • Owls have large eyes so they can see in dim light • Owls cannot move their eyes up, down or sideways, but they can rotate their heads 270 degrees! • Owls do not build nests; in- stead, they use tree cavities, nests created by other species, naturally occurring structures or made-made nest platforms. The flammulated, short- eared, northern spotted, west- ern burrowing and great gray owls are identified in the Ore- gon Conservation Strategy as species of conservation con- cern. The northern spotted owl is listed as threatened under both the federal and state En- dangered Species acts. Visit the Conservation Section of ODFW’s website to learn more. Download the flyer from ODFW’s website, http://www. dfw.state.or.us/wildlife/living_wi th/owls.asp . Other flyers in the series are Batty for Bats and Frogs are Cool. For a print copy, email odfw.info@state.or.us Photo caption: A snowy owl photographed near Burns, Ore- gon in December. Snowy owls live in the arctic and are only rare winter visitors to the state. Photo courtesy of Charlotte Ganskopp. Action Ads INEXPENSIVE – EFFECTIVE 503-429-9410 503-429-0248 493 Bridge St, Vernonia, OR $4.50 for the first 10 words, then just 10¢ for each additional word
