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CITIZEN bel ours HomMmE my Sougog Clfizen -- Tuceday, Jans VI, 1004 =19 4 Call the ¢ . SCUGOG CITIZEN FOR REAL ESTATE & CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING RATES & INFORMATION L. SES 1:00 to 3:30 PM 7 VILLAGE of GREENBANK Raa at efieall at RoNT! 4 bedroom Century home. bedroom home overlooking park Lots of original trim."Main floor and sandy beach, boat dock a laundry and bathroom. Large deck, short walk from your front door. new tows, many upgrades. Large open concept with huge je garage / workshop. inki Gardener's Sight on this mature lot. sain lshen, new oak cupLoards Truly a family home. $149,000 DIRECTIONS : Hwy. 12 north to Greenbank. HOST : Chuck Willes LT beeen IMMACULATE BRICK SIDESPLIT with 3 bedrooms, living room, eat-in kitchen, separate dining room, main floor laundry, large finished rec room with brick fireplace. 2 bathrooms, attached garage, paved drive and well lai yard. Close to schools and hospital. Call today to see this lovely home. Reduced to $164,900. DIRECTIONS : 1658 og St. (7A), Port Perry. HOST : Cliff Crowell and wood burning stove on a flag stone setting. This home is immaculate in over. way. Listed at $157,900. DIRECTIONS : Durham #57 east from Caesarea, follow signs. HOST : Yvonne Burnett COUNTRY SOPHISTICATION! ~ Dramatic cathedral ceilinged living / dining room combination quietly says "luxury". A kitchen "to die for", 3+1 bedrooms and also a family room with fireplace and rec room for the teens. Located just 10 minutes east of Port Perry. Priced at $176,500. DIRECTIONS : North on Durham #57 to Prout Rd., right to sign. HOSTESS : Judi Hewitt IMMACULATE 3 bedroom home on alarge lovl lot the air-tight stove and the garage are all new within past 2 to 4 years. School bus Spe nearby. ing $126,900. DIRECTIONS : Durham Rd. #2, north of Port Perry, 10 minutes to Sonya. 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What has caused 'Silence of the Songbirds': by Ken Carmichael Each year as I travel around the back roads of this township I have become extremely concerned with the silence of the songbirds. At first I thought that this was just my imagination, but after reading several articles on this subject my findings were confirmed. My own personal list of summer resident birds of +» Durham Region whose 8 Why are these birds disappearing? There are many reasons why our bird populations are declining. The destruction of rain forests in. South America where many of these species winter. Man made obstacles like transmission towers, large buildings, windows, cars and aircraft take their toll during the annual i are decreasing are as follows: Brown Thrasher, Gray Catbird, Rose Breasted Grosbeak, Northern Oriole, Wood Thrush, Eastern Wood Pewee, American Redstart, Ovenbird, Red Eyed Vireo and Bluebird. ' Perhaps there are other species which could be added to this list but these are my top ten. " Caribbean spring storms during migration can cause exhaustion over.open water and can prove fatal. Forest fragmentation has carved up our forests leaving birds to breed near the edges of forests. This causes the breeding birds to be exposed to predation by natural enemies like raccoons, crows, blue jays, grackles, snakes, and the rodents which love to raid song birds nests where it will lay its eggs. In the past the cowbird would follow the Buffalo herds in the west and was therefore known as the Buffalo bird. However, today these herds have disappeared and therefore the cowbird has dispersed all over North America, and will lay its eggs in a large variety of songbirds nests. Although the picture looks bleak as some species numbers are down as much as 30%. Let us hope that the biologists can turn this problem around by educating people in forest management in North America. Conservationists also need to purchase rain forests in South America so that the birds' winter range can be protected from further harm. Large breeding birds censuses «will be undertaken this year across North America by birdwatchers. It will study bird populations, and will demonstrate how songbirds' breeding areas need to be protected now. I am sure that with all of us working together we will certainly worth saving for the pleasure people find in them by just watching, listening, and studying them. Just remember that bird watching is the second largest outdoor activity next to gardening and our numbers are growing yearly. On Sunday June 26, 1994, the Anglican Churches of St. Johns and Ascension are holding a purple Sunday. We will meet at the Church of the Ascencion at 1:30 p.m. Our goal is to rid the songbird popul in North America and perhaps even increase their numbers. Someone may ask could we live without these birds? My answer would be yes, but spring would never be the same, for many of us. Songbirds are seway of purple 1 ife over the next few years. We also plan to pick up garbage that has been left behind by thoughtless visiting fishermen. So come and join us for a fun afternoon on the causeway.