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MacGregor Auctions 2 SESSION AUCTION SALE Saturday, May 8th - 10AM (viewing 8 AM) Agricultural Building and Cattle Building, Orono Fairgrounds (across from arena) FIRST SESSION which starts at 10 AM will be complete Liquid- ation of Woodworking Shop, followed at approx. 12:00 by Lawnmowers and Misc. Outdoor Tools and Equipment, then Canoes, Boat, Old Fishing Tackle and Guns. At approx. 1:00 in the Agricultural Furniture, Antiques, Collect. ables, At & Coins, etc. (Viewing available from 9 AM) . 1st SESSION 10:00 - * Woodworking ial list) Stroke Sander (special 13°), Overhead Spraybooth Fan, Rockwell 10° Table Saw w/ Excaflber Saw Fence, "2 Orbital Sander, Air Nailers (Pasloade MU112B), Misc. Air & Numerous Small Tools, C Clamps, Oak Office Desk, Gas & Acc Torch Set, Misc. Partial Finished Small Wood Products, Misc. Paints, Stains, Thinners, 3 Freezers, Tec MA190 Cash Register, Dust Vacuum System, Edge Sander (Progress), 6° Rockwell Deluxe Jointer, 16° Makita Planner Model 2040 (400mm), 12° Rockwell Band- saw, Excalibur fi Scroll Saw, Belt Sander, Air Stapler, Exhaust Fan, Skill Saw, Work Benches, Bits (router, drill, eic.), Bar Clamps, File Cabinet, Misc. Lots of Wood, Spray Guns, Paint Sprayer Pressure Tanks, Sandpaper, Glue, etc., Propane Kitchen Stove. SELLING approx. 12 Noon - RIDING MOWERS including Allis Chalmers 16 hp., Jacobsen (Homelite) 11 hp. Rear Molor (exc.), Gas Lawnmowers - Lawn boy, Brute I} 28° Fibreglass Lad- der, Cedarstrip Boat, Old Rods, Reels, Tackle, Weed Eater, Wheel Barrow, Lawnroller, 2 Canoes, 7 hp. Outboard, Misc. Boating Equipment. GUNS (Valid FAC required) include : 7.62 Mauser (Military) (Matching #'s), Lee Enfield #4 MKI-303 w/ Bayonet (Matching #5), Winchester Model 94 30/30, Winchester Model 1892 38/40, Winchester Model 94 Commemorative Golden Spike (mint) 30/30, 22 Anshutz Boys Rifle, Muzzle Loader. SECOND SESSION selling at approx. 1 AM in Agricultural Building. Partial List to include : Eastlake Kitchen Table, Primi- tive Pine Cupboard, Wash Stands, Oil Lamps, Primitive Pine Chest of Drawers, Misc. Tables (kitchen, primitive, pine, etc.), Old Trunks, Blanket Boxes, Several Advertisement pes. (signs, boxes, etc.), Baldwin Interlude Organ & Stool, Misc. Dressers & Chests of Drawers, Misc. Chairs & Rockers, Plus selection of Household Articles, etc. Misc. Limited Edition & Decorative Art Prints (Hayes, BJ Kirk, Cowen, Simpson, etc.), Selection of Old Coins and Misc. New Jewellery. This is a large sale with two sessions, so come early and browse in both buildings. Plan on staying late. The above list is only partial with many unlisted treasures to be found. Call for information or all your auction needs. Next Auction - Sunday, May 16 MacGREGOR AUCTIONS Mike MacGregor 416-987-5402 Junior West 416-983-5556 SCUGOG CITIZEN We're User Friendly! JUST CALL US ... EEE) by Heather McCrae If there was ever an award for the finest bird lover, then Marg Sanders would win it, hands The Township resident has been around birds all her life. As an only child her family's pet budgie and canary were melodious company during her childhood and adolescent years. Marg asked me to lunch last week, so | could meet her many feathered friends, both inside and out. True enough, when I arrived at her home on Scugog Island, there was a large variety of fowl gorging themselves at their feeders. But the real thrill for me was to visit her feathered friends inside. Marg has acquired many species over the years. Some she's bought, other have been victims of abuse that she's rescued and others were brought to her, injured, and she's been able to nurse them back to health again. Upon arriving, and stepping inside, I was greeted with a variety of squawking, sweet ; warbling and cooing. Marg took me on a tour, giving a history of each bird. First, there is Duke, the twenty- one year old cockatiel, that she's owned sinéé a baby. Being a bit frail in the legs he walks on his elbows and sits on a flat perch rather than the usual round one. He doesn't talk much but does bark like a dog, sounding like the real thing, often having visitors think there is a dog outside making a noise. Barking and repeating "Poor Paula" seem to be Duke's two claims to fame. Nasty and Paylafhre two parrots that were victims of abuse, but in separate circumstances. 'With Marg's love and patience they've grown to trust her over the past sixteen years. Parrots, as a rule, should never be kept together in the same cage as they often will hammer away at each other, until.one is dead or badly injured. But these two have proven the experts wrong as they are often sitting beside each other on top of one of their cages, necking and mumbling 'sweet othings' to each other. DISTRIBUTE YOUR FLYERS through the Scugog Citizen ONLY S cents per plece (up to 100 gm.) Choose your market areas in our distribution area; 11,600 Coples circulated weekly with blanket coverage of Scugog Township. FOR MORE DETAILS CONTACT SCUGOG CITIZEN 2985-6397 Then there's the great mouthpiece, Obee, meaning "our bird" in any language, Marg says with a grin. This larger parrot was my favourite and he certainly put on a show for me. Hanging himself upside down and moving back and forth, he loudly squawked "back and forth" repeatedly and recited many more words and phrases for me. Marg says he has a vocabulary of almost 400 words. One year a friend was over at Christmas. When he was leaving he wished Marg and her daughter, Mary, a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. For the next six months Obee screeched that familiar Yuletide greeting daily, DEADLINES REAL ESTATE Thursdays 5:00 PM SERVICE DIRECTORY FAMILY MATTERS Fridays 5:00 PM CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING DISPLAY ADVERTISING | [eTale FE VASIR 2A [eo] driving mother and daughter 'to near distraction. Marg says "never say that greeting again around here unless you whisper it!" She's owned Obee for almost eight years. He was one of three parrots she raised for Jack Owen, who owned a Port Perry pet store a few years back. Lucky, the finch, is indeed lucky to be alive. A neighbour brought the bird to Marg, suffering a broken wing, four months ago. She put him in-a large shoe box, feeding him bird seed and giving him water with an eye dropper. Lucky sits on his perch now, singing beautifully. But, Marg doesn't want people to think that because she's had luck with saving a few wild birds that folks should capture a wild bird, rather than buy a bird at a pet store. Lucky is an exception to the rule. Marg thinks he's alive still to this day, because there are so many birds around him that he 'Not.quite gone to the birds whose claim to fame is flying backwards. He's flown twice now, out of his cage, in a fairly straight line, wings just a flappin' - but backwards. Gimpy crashed into the refrigerator once, almost breaking his tail and collided with a wall the second time, stunning himself so badly that Marg won't let him out of his cage except to Marg Sanders and one of her many feathered fiends feels quite 'at home'. It isn't a good idea to bring wild birds into a tafe environment as they often | pine away and die. Charlie is a beautiful white dove, another victim of abuse. A few years ago at the park, Marg noticed two young boys playing badminton. Suddenly she noticed their "birdie," when it hit the ground, moved, and realized it was a live "birdie," they were knocking about. After scolding the boys she retrieved the hurt bird, now in shock. "It wasn't worth a plug nickel," says Marg, who nursed him back to health. She certainly has a way with birds and Charlie will "sing to her, on" command, his version of what a dove coos like. Dis 'n Dat are two mourning doves, Dis was brought to her by a neighbour after béing hit by a car. Dat was subjected to severe by Loa cat. Both birds started their rehabilitation period in the familiar shoe box. Before Dat came along, Dis was quite attached to Marg. One day she brought his cage into the bedroom and left him there. But Dat wasn't too pleased with his seclusion and feigned death, playing possum, belly-up style. Marg, when she found the little bird, cuddled him in her hands, 'reviving' him. He'd pull this stunt many times when she did something he didn't like. Marg says "it's a wonder I never buried him." Anyway, now he has a mate and "he hasn't died since," and spends most of his time with his mate, ignoring Marg except at feeding time. Gimpy is another little budgie hold him. He's a beautiful bird in bright hues of blue, green, yellow, black and white. One favour Marg does for the birds is put sweet paprika in their seed. The paprika seems to bring out the true colour in their feathers. But, Marg cautions, "be sure it's sweet paprika." Marg's neighbour, Don Warnke, has birds at his feeders too. Often he'll spot one that stands aut above the rest and says "there's a foreigner out there - must be one of Marg's." It's the colour of the feathers that makes 'her' birds stand out from the rest. Marg starts putting paprika in their seed at the beginning of the year and continues until the fall. The house birds eat a diet of bird seed, diced carrot and celery, corn, lettuce, peas and bits of egg and apple. The egg is fed only in the winter months. Meat for the parrots is generally in the form of chopped beef and the odd time - they'll be served chicken. That's when Obee starts screeching "bring on the beef." Hundreds of birds will fleck to Marg's feeders before a storm, filling up, often a prediction that bad weather is approaching. As well as her birds, Marg has a bull dog named Carpenter, and Max, the West Highland Terrier. Incidentally, Carpenter is very aptly named as he likes "to do odd jobs about the house." Smokey the cat, once the terror of the neighbourhood, is afraid of the birds. : The birds are Marg's friends. It's not unusual to see strangers snapping pictures of the hundreds of birds assembled at the many feeders.