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L From Marjorie Lynn & Chris Tyler; Curtis & Brittany, Marcia & Doug From Around Home by Roy Forrester y The weather temperature temperature is just a little too cool these days for that little Green Heron over Len Helpard way on the boundary boundary road with the former Darlington Township. Robbie Robinson instead now reports on the appearance appearance of wild turkeys in the opçn fields of the area. This has also been happening in other areas. What to write about this week"? Fortunately last week the "Beacon" a quarterly publication by Friends of Presqu'île Park arrived in the mail. A two page report on the ever expanding population population of the Double Crested Cormorant caught my attention. It is not that it is an attractive bird in any form in my estimation, I can, however, remember the first sighting of this bird. It was in Presqu'île Park and on one of the many trips to the park with Bill Bunting. It would be back some forty years ago and it was a flight of eight Cormorants new for our sighting. Bill and I were taking part in one of the conducted conducted tours. If It had not been for the leader we might have spent some time trying trying to figure out what kind' of a duck it was in flight near the surface of the water and in a straight line formation. The flight of eight Cormorants, we were told, were from a very small colony from the Kingston area. They were not resident resident of Presqu'île at that point in time. It was only a few years later that Cormorants did take up residence on the island ; just off the Presqu'île point. Their number grew in leaps and bounds and according to the report in the recent edition of the Beacon Canadian Wildlife Service, biologists tallied 8,972 nests this past summer. That number had grown from 2,727 nësts in 1995. The bird nests in trees, low structures and on the ground. Trees being used for roosting and nesting are soon denude of foliage and die. They are a stark sight on an island or rocky shoreline. One reason reason for the success of nesting is in the fact that nests are generally in areas where they are not disturbed during the breeding season. The diet is mainly of National Block Parent week October 22 - 28 the 23rd and an information tablé at the Bowmanville Mall all week. The finale will be a free autumn craft at the mall on the October 28 from 10 until 3 p.m. Come join us for October 22 - 28 is National Block Parent Week and Block Parents from coast to coast will be celebrating their role in making communities safe. It is an unfortunate fact that bad news spreads faster than good news. Child abductions too frequently make headlines in communities communities throughout Canada. What does not make many headlines, is the fact that the Block Parent Program is quietly quietly working behind the scenes in nearly 900 communities communities across the country to protect citizens. The familiar familiar red and White Block Parent sign is a recognized symbol of community safety made available through an established partnership of dedicated volunteers, police and schools. The Block Parent window sign is a beacon of help for a lost or frightened child, a teen harassed by bullies or a senior citizen suddenly ill. It indicates that a police screened adult is available to offer assistance. Our volunteers volunteers are concerned about the safety of their neighbourhood neighbourhood and have offered their time to those in distress. They will call parents, police or other emergency services as the situation requires. Here in Clarington we have approximately 800 Block Parent homes and 22 schools involved to, the program. program. We have recently introduced introduced a Block Parent Business Program and have fish, smelt, alewifes, with apparently shinefs being a favourite this year. The bird does shun feeding on game fish with the exception of bass and perch. The Presqu'île colony of Cormorants is estimated estimated to be the largest colony on the Great Lakes. Where we saw trees on the island shoreline even 30 years ago have died. Such success in numbers numbers does bring concerns and such hag happened. The Ministry of Natural Resources has announced announced a five-year program to examine effects of the double-crested Cormorants Cormorants on fish and wildlife population as well as sensitive sensitive vegetation. v -, Prior to the 60's Cormorants were uncommon uncommon or rare in most locales due to thé effects of pesticides fir their food supply. Egg shells would break and infertility was common. had three businesses in Orono participate and one to Courtice has just come on board. 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