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Shots andCastsBy Joe AshleyAn excited voice on the telephone last Saturday stated that she saw a robin out in her yard that day when the thermometer registered in single numbers. Wendy Perry was incredulous that a robin should be spotted on Winter St. in North Adams.Many people find it hard to believe there are robins that winter-over here in New England in increasing numbers. It seems that the red breasts are not adverse to staying around as long as there is a sufficient food supply. At least one item in the diet of Wendy’s bird was staghorn sumac.Chip Perry, her dad, one of the maintenance men at our local Historic Valley Park Campground,■ ■says there is a snowy owl in that area. He has seen it on at least two different occasions.Birders all over New England continue to discover many variations in the normal bird activity pattern. Charles Quinlan, senior at our local state college, is an avid .birder who took part in the 1976 Christmas bird census. He reported sighting 19 snipe, a game bird that ordinarily takes off for a warmer climate in the fall.The Massachusetts Audubon Society has announced another census to take place on February 12 and 13 of mockingbirds, canrdinals and tufted titmice. All three of these can be seenin northern Berkshire at this time of year. Male cardinals are bright red and females are a warm orange-brown with a red bill. Tufted titmice are all grey, and both titmice and cardinals have prominent crests. Mockingbirds are grey, robin-sized birds with long tails edged in white and have prominent white wing spots when they fly.If you are interested in joining the census, phone Joan Irish at Massachusetts Audubon, (617) 259-9500, or write “Census”, Massachusetts Audubon Society, Lincoln, Mass. 01773, sending a large, self-addressed stamped envelope.-0-One of the big reasons many landowners advance for posting their property is littering, and this extends beyond the circle of sportsmen. There are slobs even in the ranks of family picnickers, snowmobilers, skiiers, campers, backpackers, canoeists, as well as those who pursue nature study and photography.While it is difficult for the sportsman to do much about some of the offenses of the slob hunter, instead of simply pointing a finger at other offenders, he can do much to improve his image in the eyes of the landowner by organizing cleanup programs in favorite hunting and fishing areas and making the landowner aware of the aetion. Indeed, this is but little effort compared to the potential rewards to be realized.—0~The International Boat Show at the Hynes Auditorium, Prudential Building, Boston, February, 2-6 will feature a Family Day this year on Saturday, February 5. Any youngster under 14 years of age accompanied bya parent on that day will be admitted free of charge.—0-If you wish to set out wood duck nesting boxes this year, be sure to register at Center Sports on Eagle St.-0-President Jake Jamros of the Cheshire Rod Gun Club passes on the reminder that there will be prizes for all classes in the Annual Ie$ Fishing Derby Sunday, January 30. The derby closes at 4 p.m. and prizes will be awarded at the clubhouse at 5 p.m.
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North Adams Transcript
North Adams, Massachusetts, US
Thu, Jan 27, 1977
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