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^lot F o o led E a s ily By Paul M. Kelsey New York State Regional Conservation Educator If you should flush a great horned owl from a nest while on one of your woods-wander- ings during the next month, don’t assume it was fooled by the mild winter. Even during normal winters, I have flushed incubating owls from their nests as early as Feb. 6. It is only real slowpokes that are not nesting by Washington’s birthday. Those “hoots” you heard as you came out of the woods at dusk during deer season weren’t just casual calls, but were the first of their love songs leading up to the early February nesting. Why should these owls start nesting so early, when it is al most certain that they will have several serious winter storms leaving them sitting on snow- rimmed nests to keep their eggs from freezing. Most birds have a relatively short period from egg-laying until the young are on their own. For great homed owls this period extends over about five months. This early nesting date puts the yoiuig on their own at a period when woldlife is at its peak and the novice himters stand a reasonable chance of success. When the hard times of next winter come, they will have learned some of the tricks of the trade. To nest successfully in winter weather, owls must start incu bating immediately after laying the first of their two eggs. This explains why one of the young- Fleischmaims G r e a t H o m e d O w l By Frances M. Davis Fleischmanns, March 1 Mr. and Mrs. Hugo Greenhut and Miss Catherine Careccio of New York were weekend guests of Martin Gottlieb. Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Shaver i^ n t last weekend at the home of their daughter, Mrs. Wil liam O’Reilly, in Binghamton. Other guests at the O’RedUy home were her sister, Mrs. George Smith, and children of Brooklyn. Miss Beverly Darling of White Plains spent Friday with her parents. Town Justice and Mrs. Sollie Darling. Sen. Ed- wyn Mason of Hobart visited Town Justice Darling Sunday. Mrs. Herijert Jacobs and son, Ross, of Brooklyn spent the weekend with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Duncan Fairlie. Miss Melanie Fairbaim, ac companied by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harper Fairbaim, was interviewed Feb. 17 at the Charles S. Wilson Memorial hospital in Johnson City for en trance in September in the school of nursing. The family also visited Mrs. Fairbsum’s aunt, Mrs. David Hanyon, and were dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Alonzo Ballard in Bing hamton, TTie February meeting of the WSCS Circle 2, conducted by Mrs. Eleanor Blish, was held Tuesday evening with eight members present. A food auc tion was held, which profited $10. Plans were made for a pancake supper to be prepared toy Lumen Searle, on March 15 on the church dining room. Mrs. Edward Ballard and sons of Jeffersonville were Sat urday aiftemoon and evening guests of Mr. and Mrs. Harper Fairbaim. Mrs. William George of Denver was also a dinner guest. Mr. and Mrs. Leslie R. Mc Lean 2d of Wauconda, El., &i)ent from Friday until Monday with his stepmother, Mrs. Leslie Mc Lean. Mrs. Leo Gordon of Kings ton and her sister, Mrs. Leslie McLean, were Saturday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Brown at Samsonville. Guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Teig over the weekend were Mr. and Mrs. Murray Keator and chiWren, Susan and Mark, of Lynbrook, L. I. Mr. and Mrs. Marion Morse spent the weekend at the boni^ of their son and daughter-in- law, Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Morse, and family in Walling ford, Conn. Miss Nancy Ann Pavlos of Hobart spent the weekend with Miss Darlene Greene. Mr. and Mrs. John E. Fuller, son, Jamie, and a friend, all of Stratford, Conn., were week end guests of his brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. James Fuller, and enjoyed ski ing at Belleayre Mt. Miss Cathy Fuller of Albany also spent the weekend with her peu^nts. Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Conklin and son. Jay, of Rens selaer visited her parents, the James Fullers, last weekend. Miss Ruth Carey, who has been a patient at Margaretville Memorial hospital for several days, returned home Saturday. Her nephew, Joseph Bellows, and faniily of Downsville spent Simday with her. Edward Herman, who had been a patient at Margaretville Memorial hospital for several days, was transferred Tuesday to Bassett hospital in Coopers- town. Page Six—NEWS, Margaretville, N. Y. _____ Thufs., March 1, 1^3 sters is a l ^ j ^ \bigger than'Its nestmate. Other predacious birds have this habit too, even though not forced by cold weather. This ds Mother Na ture’s way of insuring strong, healthy young when the food supply may be short, for the larger birds dominate the lesser ones, taking the food that is brought to the nests, leaving the late-comers to fall by the wayside. It is interesting how wildlife species fall into specific envir onmental niches. This great homed owl and the red-tailed hawk often are found sharing the same himting and nesting territory, with the owl having the nighttime franchise on hunting rights, and the hawk daytime rights. Being the earlier nester of the two, owls often exercise other rights, like taking over the hack’s nest. The great homed owl isn’t much for building nests, gen erally usurping the nesting plat form of some other large bird, more often than not, probably the local red-tail’s. The nest will usually stand about two years of use by owls before it begins to sag dangerously. By then, the hawk has had time to build another good nest to be taken over. By mid-May the young are about full grown, thoqgh they still have that round baby look. It is not uncommon to find them at this time of year sit ting on the groimd or low stumps. During this period when they are out of the nest, but not yet strong enough of wing to stay in the treetops, they are not really as vulner able as they might first appear. \IJiough still innocent looking, they have powerful feet and bills which are well respected their potential enemies. The parents are also on the alert for danger, and many a hiker ICE SKATING Next to “CZARINA” ROUTE 28 FLEISCHMANNS INFORMATION: CALL 914 254-9912 $1 PER Cm L D ?1.50 ADULTS LUNCH AND DINNER Served Daily From 12 Noon UntU 10 P. M. SAUERBRATEN SPECIALTY and INTERC30NTINENTAL CUISINE ISO L D E 'S P L A C E A N D IN N Big Indian, N. Y., on Rt. 28 (Form erly Maison Lafayette) Closed on Tuesday NICE BOOMS W E CATER Y017R AVAILABLE HUVATE PARTIES j Reservations Recommended \ Phone 914-254-4345 f YOUR HOSTS: HEINZ and ISOLDE KOCH . - . 1^ .. I^IL. ^ I - 1 — . - ll_ll~l . I - ll_ll~l_ll - _ ^ _ - l_l - _ - Shavertown By Leland Titch Shaivertown, March 1 Members of the Randazzo family were WOTking on their property, adding to the build ing. The three boys and their father, Salvatore, spent the night there Saturday. Frank Garbarino and brother, Donald, spent Saturday at the Garbarino trailer here and went ice-fishing at Lake Ten- nanah near Roscoe. They also spent the nig^it here and re turned home Simday after more ice-fishing. Flossie Stevens was at Coop- erstovm with Walton friends to visit a hospital patient there on Sunday. M ountain Gate OLIVEREA, N. Y. 914 254-9876 Let us be your host at our BEAUTIFUL COCKTAIL BAR F e a t u r ^ \George’^ at the Pisino Nightly COZY FIREPLACE BE 21 OR OVER CASUAL DRESS P H O E N I C I A THEATER One Show at 8 pjn. Friday and Saturday March 2-3 “THEY ONLY KILL THEIR MASTERS” JAMES GARNER KATHERINE REESS EVERY WEDNESDAY: COUNT&r WESTERN N16BT (9 p.m. to 1 a.m.) FREE GRUB - lumberjack style - country fried chicken, pork *n beans and mountain biscuits. V'a// corm stag or bring a nag - from the btckwoodt or the hills - for an evening full o f friendliness and fun. Cuddle or fust listtn to rour all-time favorite country and western tunesf SATURDAY NIGHTS Dine and Dance to the Mod Music of I H E I f l o i i l f t i O Give Mom a break on Sunday! Come and enjoy our AURORA BOREALIS SUNDAY BUFFET 3 to 9 p .m . ............. , 101 varieties of tempting foods and desserts. Skoal! JJtrtAerw. Ligfati S C A N D I N A V I A N V I L L A 0 6 Rte. 28. Phoenicia • 688-?278 Open dat»Y f»om 4 U.m. - Sa». & Sun. fron> 11 a.m. Roxbury, March 1.—A call for an ambulance at the Bu- bach farm was received last week Wednesday morning when Mrs. Eugene Bubach fell at her home. She was taken to the Stamford hospital, where it was foimd that she had no broken bones. <Mrs. Lillian Aik- man was taken to Stamford hospital Friday morning when she fell on the ice near her home while walking with her little dog. T w o W o m e n F e ll has been surprised by furious attacks of attending adults when they got too close to the young. Other fcings being equal, the cottontail rabbit would probably be at the top of the owl’s list of food preferences. Usually other things aren’t equal, how ever, for it is seldom that mice don’t make up the major part of the diet. Like other preda tors, they take what is most readily available. Mice, with their high reproductive rate, are the main converters of veg etation to protein as fsir as most flesh-eaters are concerned. Their depredations on the Itirger, slower breeders like rabbits normally is more bene ficial than harmful to the popu lation, for it acts to cull out the sick and those that don’t have good survival characteris tics. It was this culling over the millennia that has made the rabbit the wary and evasive target that it is. Nights when the thermometer is hovering around zero, and I step out on the back porch and hear a great homed owl call frcan the ridge, I marvel at this hardy soul. G a l l i - C u r c i THEATRE M argaretville, N. Y. Phone 586-281S FRIDAY and SATtJRDAY MARCH 2-3 2 Shows—7 - 9 p.m. PETER CUSHING BRITT EKLUND in “ASYLUM” ______________________[^G] SUNDAY and MONDAY MARCH 4-5 1 Show—8 p.m. “RYAN’S DAUGHTER” [PG] w ith ROBERT MITCHUM JOHN MILLS SARAH MILES A A IW W A IW W W W V W U W EVERGREEN LANES, INC. M argaretville, N. Y. OPEN BOWLING Thursday—2 to 5 p jn .; 7 pan. to dose. F r id a y s ? pan. to dose. Saturday—7 p.m. to close. Sunday —Z to 5 pan. (except 1st and 2nd Son.) d^ednesday —t to 5 pan. FOB RESERVATIONS PRONE 586-4427 rt/WWVWVWWWWWWWWW P a len A r t W o r k T o B e E x h ibited Roxbury, March 1.—The art work of father and son will be demonstrated at an exhibit by two former Roxibury men dur ing March at the Rexmere Gal lery in Stamford. John Palen Jr., former art teacher at Gdlboa - Conesville central school, and his father, better known in the Roxbury area as “Jack”, wiU share the facilities of the gallery for a preview exhibition on Satur day. The exhibit will open on Monday, Mar«h 5, and will con- fanue throughout the month.' Gallery hours are from 8:30 ajn. to 4 pjn. Monday through Friday. “Jack” Palen has recently built a cottage and studio on Burroughs Memorial road in Roxbury, and is “looking for ward to a retirement in paint ing.” He is currently a i^i- dent of Newton, Mass. “Jack,” or Dr. John B. G. Palen Sr., and his brother. Dr. Gilbert M. Palen, are the sons of the late Dr. Gilbert J. 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