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qc stote sv best available copy february birds beat the blahs tribune march 1 1989 c15 by marion strebig federation of ontario naturalists although the weather cant make up its mind whether to commit itself to winter or spr ing birds have already decided for them the silly season has arrived again the male cardinal is using the forsythia bush to launch attacks against the garage window there he flutters for 30 seconds or so then returns to the bushes to preen possibly seeing his own reflection in the window he imagines hes driv ing off battalions of rival males i birders also suffer im not a lister a lister is a brirder who abandons everything including his family and job if he hears of a rare bird anywhere within a days drive but i confess to responding to a call we received at the federation of ontario naturalists it related to a rock wren that appeared to have set tled at least temporarily on a takefront in etobicoke the rock wren is a western bird that should have been hap pily wintering in arizona we pondered what strange twist of fete had prompted it to land on fie shores of lake ontario thousands of miles from home when we heard about the vvren it was a bright day in february the sun was warm and the sky was blue a perfect time to play hooky several of us drove down to the rake the location it had selected was in many respects an ironic one it was a manmade spit in the process of being created by truckloads of fill looking for a bird as tiny as a wren among piles of rock was miniretreat in claremont claremont claremont baptist church is hosting a mini- retreat saturday march 4 from 93bamto4 pm workshops at the event will in clude chocolatemaking folk art scarftying and handson crafts guest speaker is sooz wells she will also provide music registration which includes lunch is 10 for additional information call janice schier at 6492127 or pat davis at 6495104 like searching for the prover bial needle in a haystack except wrens like small dogs are given to noisily scolding intruders while we never did see or hear this elusive fellow we did catch the sound of a horned lark tinkling somewhere on that muddy expanse of raw earth also among the rocks we startled a small flock of snow buntings that rose on rapid wing and whirled away like driven snow on a small tree near the en trance to the spit a handsome male evening grosebeak sat long enough to be admired it was a good day for hawks as well on our way back we spotted two redtailed hawks floating over the don valley one had something dangling from its talons lately there seem to be red- tailed hawks wherever there is open ground since this hawks diet con sists largely of rodents it hunts like most owls from a perch but it also appears to enjoy the intoxication of rising in spirals its broad wings motionless i saw it again later in the day escorted by three noisy crows it came to rest in a pine tree within view of my window it was there the crows really began to have some fun although the redtailed hawk is too ponderous in mo tion to be a threat to any bird these crows were not about to tolerate its presence on their territory they proceeded to buzz the hawk and i could tell through my binoculars they were actually making contact finally the hawk turned its head like a horse shaking off a fly rose on broad strong wings and sailed out over the ravine his tormentors already losing interest only followed a short distance ill be watching for its return next time possibly with a mate xoxnshomberg t romance art auction no reserves ontarios first and only no reserve auction a large and diverse collection every piece wl be sold individually to the highest bidder on the floor no reserve or buy backs and no madin or phonebids included are originals emited editions prints antique prints and engravings an posters studio prints and other fine collectibles original paintings include oils acrylics and watarcolours antique prints engravings many hand coloured works by aj casson t 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