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c2 tribune january 25 1989 midwinter outing offers birdseye view by marion strebig federation of ontario naturalists at this point in the winter were i at an inbetween time for birds some lulled by a generally mild winter so far have lingered like the small flock of robins i came across feeding on dried berries in a protected ravine on the other hand wanderers from the north like the redpolls and siskins have not yet ap peared in any numbers comprehensive course reviews for grades 7 to 1 3 if your childs classroom performance leaves something to be desired we can help with specially developed study strategies and comprehensive course reviews in all subjects individual or group instruction for more information call us today 5293 highway 7 suite 203 markham ontario l3p 1b8 telephone 2948757 with this in mind a group of us went out last weekend to see what we could find we were hoping to see some owls and we did we found a retiring owl of the deep woods the longeared owl because it is exclusively noc turnal and roosts quietly during the day in dense foliage near the trunk this owl is not commonly seen except during the winter in that season it moves south and may gather in large flocks in woodlots we spotted our first long- eared owl in just such a place one which had been extensively reforested with white pine it was comparatively easy to spot per ched in the open on a slender pine branch because owls cannot rotate their eyes nature has compen sated by making the eyes ex tremely large and providing ex tra neck vertebrae so the owl can perform what looks like a 360degree head swivel this owl fixed us with its eyes watching us watch it its chestnut facial discs with buff slashes next to the eyes accentuated their centre for learning skills nails by m elan ie thornhill square 300 john st at bayview thornhill 7640882 a 5 different types of artificial nails for youtq choose from nail repairs manicures j nail art v- waging pedicures hours montfri 9-9- sat 96 now offering 0 pedicures and waxing off wth coupon expires fep 23 89 size as we watched it seemed to lengthen as though someone were pulling on the top of its head with an invisible string aside from this it was still the second owl was much harder to find it was behaving the way longeared owls are supposd to tucking itself in by the main trunk perched on a snag it became part of the snag by leaning out for some time we watched them from a respectful distance through our binoculars then so meone moved forward suddenly and the smaller owl lifted on soundless wings and circled off into the woods the other owl followed a few minutes later there were no other species of owls for us that day not even a great horned owl but the woods were crisscrossed by the tracks of ruffed grouse chickadees hung from the branches over our heads feeding and keeping up a companionable lisping blue jays scolded from a distance and a brown creeper searched the tree bark methodically for signs of life an emphatic pik alerted us to the presence of a downy woodpecker a scaled down ver sion both in size and volume of the hairy woodpecker mom c sgamiittfifgj cruptfoods inc comes to markham where it all started j wes mm- along the side roads the little kestrel and the redtailed hawk were active actually the red- tailed hawks were only perching on a variety of perches one was using the top of a billboard as a perch from which to scan open country for prey the kestrels were more active ly engaged in hunting hovering and dropping into the snow i ac tually saw a kestrel flying with a mouse dangling from one foot oddly absent from perches in the open country were snowy owls ulrich watermann a pro fessional falconer who is com missioned to keep pearson inter national airport free of birds reports he has only trapped two snowy owls so far this season most years by this time he would have taken a dozen ulrich traps the owls in german gosnawk traps set on short poles these are clamshaped nets with a trigger unlike leghold or body- gripping traps these capture the birds unharmed so they can be released again well away from the airport for sale sign out as bait by bruce stapley what do you do when you get so many inquiries from people wan ting you to sell your property you dont have time to operate the business if youre the top brass at gm smith ltd whose 10acre heavy transportation business in gormley serves as the north americanwide companys head quarters you throw a for sale sign out front according to company vice president rob donaghey real estate people companies in vestors and individuals have been approaching the company nonstop ever since it set up operation at stouffville road and woodbine a year ago it came to the point where it was getting in the way of business says mr donaghey so we decided to put up the sign and see what happened mr donaghey says there is not really a set price being asked its more of a make us an of fer situation if you put a price on it you may end up settling for less than you might have been able to get originally located on a 10acre site on hwy 7 at kennedy road since 1957 gm smiths head quarters were moved to gormley when traffic congestion began posing great problems for their heavy trucks coming in and out of the yard we were the first business on hwy 7 and kennedy back in 1957 recalls mr donaghey we paid less than 100000 for the property and a building while reluctant to divulge either the amount the property sold for or how much the gormley spot was purchased for it can only be assumed with the recent boom in markham and gormley both properties would have fetched a significant price we bought in gormley just when things were starting to go crazy says mr donaghey it was very busy in the area this past summer and although it has slowed down a little i think it will pick up again next summer mr donaghey says the com pany will decide where to relocate the gormley operation only after a deal is made its not exactly a high priori 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