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Young animals are a demanding lot, for- ever whimpering, whining, squawking and crying for food and warmth. Their vo- cal abuses are di- rected at their parents whose summers are lost in the frenzy of caring for and protect- ing their young. One particular bird of the north Superior area, however, has managed to avoid the hassles of parental life. Rather than build a nest of its own, the Brown-Headed Cow- bird lays its eggs in the nests of other small birds, particu- larly the nests of warblers, vireos and thrushes, and re- lies on them to hatch its egg and rear its young. It's called '*parasitism", for the cowbird offers no as- sistance to the foster parents and makes no effort to attend to the needs of its off- spring. When ready to lay its eggs, the female cowbird finds an active bird's nest, Blood Clinic A blood grouping clinic will be held at The McCausland Hos- pital Laboratory, on Monday, June 13th, Tuesday, June 14th and Wednesday, June 15th, 1983, from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. The purpose of the blood grouping clin- ic is to ensure a pre-determined '*type" list of blood donors is' readily available in case of an emergency where a certain "type" of blood is needed. Only a small amount of blood is necessary to perform this test. Please come out and share your gift of life. All volunteers MUST be 18 to 60 years of age and in good health. waits for the moment when both parents are away, then sneaks in and in a matter of seconds lays an egg. Frequently she re- moves and some- times eats one or two of the foster parent's eggs to make room for her own. One cow- bird egg in- another bird's nest is usually the rule; however, two eggs, often laid by different cowbirds, are not uncommon and there is one re- Pukaskwa Park Terrace Bay-Schreiber News, Wednesday, June 8, 1983, page 3 Parenthood, the easy way out port of eight cowbird eggs in a_ thrush's nest. Some. victimized bird species accept the cowbird's egg wihout hesitation. Other speices reject it, or more often bury the alien egg by build- ing a new floor on their nest. Young cowbirds usually hatch earlier: than the young of the foster parents. They are bigger and tend to grow faster than their nest mates, thus in- suring that they get more than their share of food. Usually the smaller nestlings are actually crowded out of the nest or die of starvation. At one time in its evolution the cow- bird probably built its own nest, and no one knows why it adopted the habit of parasitic egg laying. One sug- gestion (it is merely speculation) is that the cowbird, formerly called the buffalo bird, used to follow the migrations of the large grazing herds. Because it was al- ways moving it was impossible to build a nest. Its solution was to look for another 'Even bird's nest in which to lay its egg. So evolv- ed the parasitic egg laying habit. Man has not looked kindly upon the cow- bird's parasitic ways. In literature the bird is often seen as a shiftless character. its scientific name Molothrus sig- nifies in Greek a vagabond or tramp. Vagabond or not, the cowbird has_ per- fected a unique way of: caring for its young and will no doubt con- tinue as a parasite as long as it can do so successfully. O HIRES WEDDING Mr. and Mrs. Ed Borutski are pleased to announce the forthcoming marriage of their daughter Catherine Elizabeth to David George Lengyel son of Mr. and Mrs. George Lengyel. The wedding will take place Saturday, June 18, 1983 in Holy Angels Church, Schreiber, at 3:00 p.m. ANNOUNCEMENT THANK-YOU | would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who made_ my retirement party such a success. To all my family, relations and friends who travelled great distances to attend. For the many cards, gifts, phone calls and contributions to the "TREASURE CHEST". Special thank-you"s to Janice Paradis for the beautiful cake and Gilbert Gerow for creating the lovely chest, both true masterpieces. To my grandson, Drew Gordon for his reading of "THE ENGINEER", my grandchildren who sang "THE RAILROAD SONG" to me _and all who help in ANY: way to make this an occasion | shall never forget. Special thanks to my wife and children who feee this such a memorable day in my ite. Sincerely, Stan Kusik 1985. GILLES POULIOT P.O. Box 511 Manitouwadge Ontario POT 2CO 807 - 826-4003 For information or assistance Gilles Pouliot is pleased to announce that he will be seeking the nomination for the New Democratic Party for the next Provincial Election, likely to be held in Respectfully asking for a chance to represent you. TUDENTS? WE ALL DO! very year, governments and businesses, large and small, create thousands of summer jobs for students. Students count on these jobs to earn money so they can return to school, and to help build the experience that builds careers. The Government of Canada helps to match students with jobs by establishing over 400 special Canada Employment Centres for Students right across the country. This year, many students are hoping to find jobs in the neighborhoods where they live, working with homeowners for a month, a week or even a day. If you'd like some help building a fence or painting your house, hire a student to help. You'll find the work goes more quickly with two. In business, you can count on students to fill in for vacationing staff. Many students have special training in business, the sciences, computer processing and other fields, that enables them to take on responsible summer jobs. To hire a student this summer, call the Canada Employment Centre for Students nearest you. Don't wait for someone else to come up with summer jobs for students. THIS IS THE YEAR THEY NEED YOU. HIRE A STUDENT: Canada Employment and Immigration Emploi et Immigration Canada iv Lloyd Axworthy, Minister Lloyd Axworthy, ministre