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Pines Slo w-P itch tournament winner Orono Weekly Times, Wednesday, June 30, 1982, 9 ~~Arn Home The girls slow-pitch teamn Karen Copping, Kim Copp- Mrs. Yeo, Debbie Abramoff, Deanna Knight, Rhonda of the Pines Senior Public ing, Joy Wind, Lynda Mer- Annette Harness, Laura Bentley, Karen Mercer, Mer- proudly display the fruit of rick, Debbie, Brough, and Aldridge, Shawna Kelly, ridy Stephenson, Erin their victory. Front Row: Nora Martin. Jacki 'Van Doleweerd, Parker, and Mr. Smith. Left to Right-Patti Irwin, Back Row: Left to Right- Great Pine Ridge Kinsmen Officers. Last Saturday evening at a Great Pisse Ridge Kinsmnen banquet and dance at King elected their 1982-83 officers. Garden in Bowmanville the Pictured above are Ken Lee, Past Deputy Govenor, past president,DvePk quest 'speaker, Ed Nova, president and Scott Lee-, vice- director, Wayne Deremo, presidenlt. Great Pine Ridge Kinette Officers WORK WANTED D&R Custom Fencing and custom chain-sawing 983-9627 or 623-7353 Orono, Ont. We thought it may of some interest to give an update as to our Atlassing for Breeding Birds in our particular 10 square kilometer section in the north-eastern section of Hope Township and the southern section of Cavan Township. As you may remnember Atlassing is being carried out by volunteers throughout the Province and is a scheme of the Ontario Federation of Naturalists to atlas ail breeding birds in Ontario. During the last three mon- ths we have tramped over Most of Our allotted 10 square kilometer section, through bushes, unopened side roads and what have You. We have taken ýa lot of enjoyrnent in the process to this point enjoying the out- doors and the companionship of others as we explore yet another possible habitat for birds. To this point we have recorded 67 different varieties Of birds in the area by actual sightings and in Most cases have verified their presence through a return Visit. One thing we have learned is that Our expertise in bird watching is that of a novice for there are many other birds yet to be recorded and we are going to have to exer- cise much more patience in gaining sightinigs of the birds. We knrow they exist but then a warbler neyer seems to sit long enough for us to get the binoculars on itnor does the Wood Thrush or Veer make itself prominent in a suitable place for discovery. Owls and Hawks have been a disaster and in this group we have on- ly recorded the Red Tail Hawk, the Osprey and the Great Horned Owl. Previously we wrote about the Osprey but after sighting the bird four times in the Garden Hill area it seems to have'left or is now sitting tight on a nest. On a recent evening jaunt with Sîd Rutherford into the Baxter Creek headwater area which flows into Mîillbrook we were delighted with the after dusk antics of a Nighthawk followed by my first sighting of a Whip Poor Will. We spent some fifteen m)inutes Watching the Nîghthawk as it whirred above us with dives the wing noise of the bird that is par- ticular to the breed. OuZr con- sultant, Rutherford, gave us the reason for the noisy dives outllning that a nest would be nearby and it was a mating performance by the bird. .Later on the way home through a forest trail the car lights caught a small red glow in the distance on the side of the road. t did not move and we were able to pull up along sidé to discover it was a bird and it had been its eye that had glowed red. We had neyer seen such a bird before but fortunately when looking up additional information on the Nighthawk we had viewed a picture of the Whip Poor Will which is of the same family. t was a Whip Poor Will and by backîng the car up and shining the lights on the bird and getting out of the car we had a ring-side seat of some twelve feet to observe the bird for at least five minutes before it flew into the swaley bush. Now why would anyone get excited in such ani occa- sion, Well it is somnething like scoring- the first goal of your hockey ife. t was our first sighting of the birdi even though fo.r years we have heard this creature especially in the north of die rprovince. Both Sid and 1 had heard the bird earlier in theý evening just after dusk., t had been my intention at the beginning of this project to record sone onie hundred different species i-n the area and this is certainly possible but now not probable due mostly to the lack of exper-_ tise, patience and those damn mosquitos. Its worthy of note that my Indian-customed friend who chided me in the lack of In- dian prowess in endeavouring to refind a nest earlier in the year now travels the mosquito-infested areas in shorts and a 500 ml. spray bomrb of insect repellant. if the mosquitos don't get you the spray will for he takes lethal aim at every flying ob- ject with, an over-generous shot -of spray. On Saturday evening the Great Pine Ridge Kinsmen and Kinettes held their an- nual meeting at the King Garden Restaurant in 'ýtowmanviJle. The above were elected of- ficers for the 1982-83 term for the Great Pine Ridge Kinettes. (Standing) Keni Lee, Past Deputy Govenor, quest speaker for the evening, Rose Hartwig, treas.urer, Nancy Levac, past president, Janice Malnerîck, director, (seated) Joan Deremo, president'and Valarie Witheridge, secretary. Our Office wvl/I be_ ClIosàed Thursdayg, JuIy lst Open Friday, JuIy 2nd Make sure you're getting the best po ssible value for your Insurance dollar before you renew yotir present policy. Check< with us for a FREE assessment of your coverage and a competitive quotation. HOME - AUTO - FA RM - BUSINESS Mqattherws lemil Insurance Brokers Lirmited PARK ST. ORONO TEL. 983-5032 .... . .. . . ... .......