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window on wudlife a the tribune tuursoxyt augusf s itl byartbriggcjiide my first introduction to a great blue heron happened in our own living room when i was a very small child i remember it was much taller than i and it had a very longi sharp bill my father bought it from a taxidermist in quebec and it occupied place of prominence until a new nearly full grown kitten decided to practice stalking on this big bird 0 for its pains the cat was banished to the shed and the headless heron ended up in a closet eventually to be discarded with other refuse such was the fate of many of these large birds before public opinion and ensuing legislation decided they looked better in living color than in a living room pose oddly enough though- it was not the laws passed prohibiting the killing of these large birds that saved them from the very brink of extinction rather it was a us bill designed to stop the demand for heron plumes on the new york market with the milliners trade unable to use the gorgeous plumage in their creations because of this act passed in 1910 all members of the heron family began to recover today in many areas great blue herons are a g common sight ic most of us know the great blue heron as a patient fisherman a large winged crane that jumps from the waters edge when disturbed and flaps away with a loud guttral awkv but this pic- turesque part of our rural landscape has another side few people see for this longlegged wader standing four feet high and with a wingspan of nearly six feet nests in the uppermost branches of tall trees in colonies come with me on a visit to one of these isolated nesting sites and discover the birthplace of old stilts after an early morning trip one of my companions gestures towards a large woodlot the heronry is in that section he says but we can get closer by driving around and coming in over the railway tracks- the wood lot we are entering stands tall and green against the earlymoming sky where the sun breaks through the canopy of new leaves pools of blackish water can be seen the dark muck squishes under our boots creating a disturbance that sends up swarms of hostile mosquitos only liberal applications of insect dope keeps these hordes of fury at bay and allows us to continue a quarter mile into this shadowed seclusion and we come to a place where several dead oaks open up pat ches of the forest cover high in the tops of these trees each on a separate bleached limb are fastened the large round sticknests we have reached the heronry at our approach some of these huge birds utter deep nasal notes not unlike the calls of tame geese a few birds spread their wings and clatter out of sight while others merely stick their serpentine beads over the nest edge and remain motionless from bur position some eighty feet below these herons look about the size of chickens the herons are beginning to return with food for their brooding mates each arrival is greeted with much fuss a show of plumes and a lot of duck- like gabbling sometimes when the big birds take off again the whole tree shakes and vibrates which may account for some of the broken greenish eggs we see lying at our feet also in the debris below the next structures are the splattered whitewash droppings of the forty or so pair nesting here this excrement coupled with dead fish and some events p t each week the tribune publishes a list of events scheduled for the days ahead organizations wishing to utilize this service should call 6402100 not later than 5 pm friday musselmans lake the ballantrae and district lions club are holding a benefit bingo thursday tonight august 2 for ed and stephanie morgan and family whose home was destroyed by fire july 17 the event begins at 7 pm dicksons hill aircraft flying demonstration at the torontomarkham airport dicksons hill monday august 6 from 10 am to 6 pm sponsored by wycliffe bible translators rides provided by missionary pilots at three cents a pound for more information call 6402867 sutton- sutton fair august 9 10 11 and 12 featuring horse racing a fair queen pageant a senior queen horse- pull competition cattle sheep and horse judging stage show and a conklin midway vandorf antique and classic car show sponsored by the wnitchurchstouffville museum board sunday august 12 from noon to 430 pm admission adults 1 students and senior citizens 75 cents children 25 cents stouffville the whitchurch stouffville chamber of commerce is holding an august seuebration august 9 10 11 and 12 with a bicycle yard sale pancake breakfast bingo pet show youth service and a sunday morning worship service in the park stouffville puppet show wednesday august 8 at 2 pm in the whitchurch- stouffville publicjibrary ballantrae bingos every thursday evening during the summer months at cedar beach pavillion musselmans lake beginning at 7 pm sponsored by the ballantrae and district lions club admission is 1 unionville the unionville junior farmers are celebrating their 65th an- niversary saturday august 25 at the markham fairgrounds the event will include a beef barbecue from 7 to 9 pm with a dance to follow ballantrae the ballantrae and district lions club is holding a steer roast saturday august 18- at the ballantrae community centre with live entertainment childrens bingo hay rides a corn roast and tball games dinner from 5 to 630 pm at 350 adults 2 children dance- at9 pm admission 5 a couple editors mail i was shocked dear editor- in the july 19 issue of the tribune a story was published concerning an accident that occurred north of stouffville accompanying it was a picture of the mangled car and its driver lying on the ground beside it in my opinion a photo showing the car should have been enough to satisfy the ghoulish curiosity of the few but was it necessary to show the broken bloodied body of the victim i would expect this of memories dear jim k the front page picture july 26 of wheat harvest using the old pull- type binder brought back many memoriesfond memories of days gone by not so good however are my recollections of the hours i spent stocking the wheat by hand that lanny macdonald at murray wilson shoes j v sept 4 chore i wouldnt wish on anyone wliraot palmer rr t stouffville praise a tip of the hat to our mayor and members of the council for the stand taken re the use of beer at our stouffville sellebration in august it has been proven beyond question that the high spirits of this community are not dependent on alcoholic beverages enthusiasm and cooperation are the two import an t ingredients for a suc cessful venture as wr found especially in centennial year and in numerous activities since and hopefully into the future the executive and v member of the sib er jubilee crab a big city newspaper but surely a small town paper like yours could show more compassion for the bereaved this lady had lived in the stouffville area for many years and held a job here until her un timely death as a coworker and friend of miss mcburney i must say i was shocked and hurt perhaps you the editor should have stopped and considered how you would feel if confronted by a similar picture of someone for whom you cared i hope that in future the tribune will show more thought and con- sideration for peoples feelings before using the misfortunes of others for sensationalism fayecole uxbrwge 7n lanny macdonald n at murray wilson shoes j l sept 4 m unfortunate young that have tumbled down give the place an aroma that is far from pleasant but you try to breathe a little less than normal fascinated by the activity taking place in the tree- tops above finally the hour and the circumstances dictate its time to leave from your companion you learn this particular heronry has a history that dates back to when the first railway line was laid sometime in the early 1900s it is to the credit of the farmers nearby that the heronry has survived for it is in such nesting sites the huge waders face their toughest task by nature normally wary and alert when at nest they seem to lose this caution falling easy prey to those who would destroy them this fact coupled with the birds traditional nesting site tendencies means that- new colonies are rarely started thus the loss of a heronry by thoughtless action whether on the birds themselves or on their treetop sanctuary reflects a joss to the whole surrounding community x luckily there are more than 400 known heronries- in ontario a cooperative project involving the ministry of natural resources tbe canadian wildlife ser vice and the long point bird observatory is now under way to map out- unknown nesting sites and to discover the effect pollution and habitat destruction is having on the heron population hunters anglers naturalists and anyone else who may know of a heronry are asked to contact terry quinney long point bird ob servatory po box 160 port rowan ontario for those of us who have gazed wonderingly at a great blue herons sudden yet unhurried departure from the marsh ahead or watched from 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