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wi8 -- Scugog Citizen -- Wednesday , May 26, 1993 nFather Goose n" to fly again Bill Lishman with a flock of goslings he hopes to fly south with this fall. See story. by Heather McCrae Bill Lishman of Purple Hill, also known as "Father Goose" is getting ready for an experiment where he will raise and train a flock of Canada Geese to migrate to the south this fall on a predetermined and safe route. Back in 1988, Lishman trained a flock of geese,to fly alongside his ultrilight aircraft. "C'mon Geesg!" , video shown world-wide tells the remarkable story of how Bill Lishman, PHD (Purple Hill Delinquent) became Father Goose and realized his life-long dream of flying with the birds. But in 1990 the Canadian Wildlife Services put a halt to his experiment due to lack of proper permission from the Atlantic Flyway Council. Port Perry OL 1817 SCLGOG Since then, Bill and Dr William Sladen, a scientist at the Airlie Research Centre in Virginia have put together a scientific proposal which has been approved by the CWS and Bill expects the experiment will be given the 'green light' by the US authorities soon. Their plans are to migrate a flock of Canada Geese, hatched and raised by Bill, to the Research Centre in Virginia, imprinting a specific route and winter location - one that the birds will follow throughout their lives and pass on to their offspring, thus lowering the chance of extinction of the Canada Goose and other endangered species. Already Bill has received much support on this project from a number of American CO Gas Station STREET, HWY. 7A SPECIAL' Player's Light Tobacco (200 Any Other Brand Name Tobacco (200 g. - All Brand Name Tobacco (50 g. - g. - reg. 25.99) reg. 29.99) ... reg. 7.99) ............. We have a variety of Tobacco Products. * Specials only valid with a gas purchase over 20 L. THE ROTARY CLUB of PORT PERRY would like to thank the foll and i for their generous Support to our recent Artfest '93. Your helped meet our commitmy South Port Gardens Dido Leo Port Perry Star Mother Jackson's Ed Longlad Anne Labelle Luke's Country Store. Utica Farm Equipment Homestead Furniture Lake Scugog Lumber Cashway Lumber Dianne Brachvogel Brock's Dept. Store Emial's Place Philp Pontiac Buick David's Hi Feed Bin Kentucky Haugens Port Perry Rent & Save Galley Fish & Chips Home Hardware Meating Place Hair Centre - Plaza Gord Lewis Motors d and the funds raised nt to thé Hospital Building Fund. Ives Florist Karl Herder Sunny Brae Golf. Club Stiller Wellness Centre David Crighton Creative Basket AH. Bertrand Holding Blanchard's Supply Summeriea Golf Club Elma Freitag Rose Marie Condon Jane Macintosh Paul Beare Etel-Art Port Perry Feeds David Chow's Restlitant Gate Family Restaurant Personal Touch Paulmac's Pet Food airstyling Fried Chicken Barbeque ornithologists. In Japan, scientists are interested in the results as they are curious if the experiment is adaptable to their study of the Japanese Crane. One of the first steps in the Lishman/Sladen project is getting the goslings imprinted on the aircraft. Even before the eggs were hatched in an incubator, Bill tended to them daily, carrying a tape recorder, playing the droning sound of the ultralight's engine. Once hatched, the geese become accustomed to the daily buzzing sound of the engines and are very receptive to Bill who feeds and nurtures them until they are ready for their first training flight. These goslings adopt Bill and his ultralight. "The sound of the engine is their security", says Bill, which they follow. And he says with a big grin, "I become a surrogate parent to these geese while conditioning them for the long trek to Virginia." Next, there's the two identical ultralight aircraft, being built to resemble geese and modified for enough endurance to fly from Purple Hill to Virginia. Both aircraft will be fully equipped with standard radios, GPS navigation and ballistic deployed parachutes. You might say the aircraft are an international project, as the wings have just been built in France and should be delivered to Lishman's shop Bridge May 19, 1983 Afternoon - 6 table Mitchell Avg. 60 North/South 1st - Bonnie and Jack Davies 79 1/2 2nd Joyce Heard and Helen Mathieson 66 3rd Peter Francis and Bob Coleman 57 East/West 1st Bea Chapman and Hoppy Carnwith 74 1/2 2nd Georgia Brock an Clark 59 12 3rd Doris Phinney and Joyce soon. The engines are currently being constructed in Germany while Bill, Joe Duff, a photographer friend, and Richard Van Heuvelen of Haydon will be building the trike, the part holding the fuselage, landing gear and cockpit. In the beginning, Bill will take short flights with the birds, flying approximately fifty miles a day. He'll be extending the distance so the birds will be fit to fly the entire journey, a distance of approximately 400 air miles. "The aircraft will be.ready to fly By mideJuly, with a goosehead on the front of each and with the geesa flying alongside, it will be another of Lishman's amazing sights. Also by mid-July the goslings will be fully grown and Bill hopes to have the birds flying with the aircraft by late July, early August. When the geese fly with Bill they will instinctively take up the traditional 'V' formation as they would have with. their parents. Upon arrival at the Airlie Centre, Dr Sladen will head a team that will keep track of the birds daily. Bill will, be visitiig the geese over the winter and flying with them on several occasions keeping the bond strong with their surrogate parent. It's planned that in the spring of 1994 the geese will be broken up into two groups One group ill be flown back to Purple Hills with an aircraft, flown by Bill and the other group will be left to find their own way home. Some of these latter birds will be equipped with miniature transmitters and will be tracked by satellite. The first step of the will be to the number of birds from the second group that return to Lishman's property. by themselves. The experiment will be considered a success if the geese embark on their second trip south in the fall of 1994 and fly back to the balmy climate in Virginia without the aid of their "surrogate parents". Dr Sladen will be looking for them te return to Airlie and will also be tracking the ones that don't return through the use of the satellite system. Look to the sky this late summer and you'll see "Fathefiy, Goose", the surrogate parent to a flock of Canada Geese, conditioning their bodies and minds for a migratory trip » south and another experiment from this Purple Hill inventor/sculptor. Autumn Hunt From page 12 have been so frantic. "I guess this (his art) is my way oftrying to slow things down," he said, adding with a smile that "often I am too busy to enjoy my own work." The 42-year old. artist who has been painting full time for 20 years takes, an active role in the production of the prints and artists proofs to make sure they are as close as possible to the otiginal. And he spends time in the marketing of his work, which is hugely popular Results Watson 59 : Evening - 7 table Mitchell Avg. 63 North/South 1st - Judy and Don Atkinson 78 1/2 200 Suzanne Woods and Bill Geer 72 1/2. 3rd Harold Brown and Jim Gilmour 63 1/2 East/Wes - Audrey and Peter vid Francia 83 1/2 2nd/3rd\tie) Miriam and Charles Labanovich and Joan West and Gord Day 65 1/2 Display ads in the Citizen - Great rates please call sales rep Chris Hudson 985-6397 with collectors and art lovers in Canada and abroad. He has no desire to change his style or the themes of nostalgia, but some time in. the next few years, he would like to publish a book in collaboration' with his wife, writer Lynn Rhodes Campbell. With the 590 limited edition prints and 60 artists proofs of the wonderful "Autumn Hunt" in galleries across Ontario, including Framer's Gallery in Port Perry, Campbell is now putting the finishing touches on another painting. It's called Rosemount Bed and Breakfast, a Victorian home in Brockville, Ont, and he expects the prints will be on sale this summer. As for "Autumn Hunt," the artist is pleased with it. "I would not put it into print if I was not happy with it," he said. Cougar of the week Adam Smart is a helpful, 'hardworking, co-operative student who has made excellent progress this term.