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Show 4 - EARL'S “MES ' JULY 1994 Birds ,‘ ' of a Feather Care of Baby Birds The most important thing to remember about feeding a baby bird is DON'T DO IT UNLESS IT IS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY TO SAVE ITS LIFE. Much better to put a fledgling up in a nearby tree or a nestling back in the nest so that the , parent birds can come to feed it, as they usually will do. A Utah woman raised four baby robins some time ago, because they had been abandoned by their parents when their tree was cut down. The first thing she did was to make a nest out of a small box partly lined with dry grass and tissues, so that it would be cozy and easily cleaned. The babies were kept quite warm for the first week or two, as at first they could not maintain their own body heat. The basic food used was equal parts mashed egg yolks and fmely sifted bread crumbs, slightly moistened with milk or cod liver oil. (This mixture mustbemade upatleasttwiceaday and refrigerated, so that it is always fresh.) Ofcourse, the food must be warm when fed to the babies. In a few days she added a little canned dog food, bits of grapes, cherries, bananas, soft apple, pieces of earthworm “squeezed out,” and scraped or finely chopped raw beef (not hamburger, which is too fatty), as well as chopped green leaves of water cress and nastin‘tiums which are high in calcium and vitamins. This lady knew what enormous appetites young birds have. They don’t eat a lot at a time, but they eat very frequently, as their food digests exceedingly fast. Their parents feed them almost continuously from dawn until dark, so this is what she did—every 15 minutes into the cage to get them started) After a few days she left the cage door open so that the babies could come and go, until they finally flew off for good. She had completed a demanding job and was wise enough to encourage the young mbins to return to their natural home. —Sally Rains POA/Town minutes, please contact Andrea at 259-4575. UP&L FRANCHISE: Brent Cook from UP&L gave an overview of the proposed operating agreement between the town and UP&L. Valli recommended that it be put to a vote at the July 20th Town meeting. PUBLIC HEARING, ZONING CHANGE: Susan Ulery explained a recommended shift of “school, church, POA/Town Notes cemetery, park, or playground” from Meetings of July 6 PROPERTY OWNERS— FORECLOSURE: A motion was made and passed unanimously that application to foreclose will begin on four lots (three property owners, one a double lot). These property owners are four or more years delinquent in their dues and have not responded to our lawyer’s letters. The official policy for payment of outstanding dues is as follows: payment plans are to be established for one year with twelve monthly payments to pay the full balance, with possibility of exceptions. GREENBELT LOT TRANSFER: Bill Riggs and Ann Benge will get papers signed and notarized so the transfer process will be complete. POA/TOWN— IRRIGATION COMPANY: Ed Derden'an read a letter by Bill Hedden addressing a recent conflict between the town and the ditch company which arose when major ditch work was begun on the community greenbelt lot without town representatives being notified. The Irrigation Company requested an open meeting with the FDA and Town officers, scheduled for Tuesday, July 19th. CV TOWN— BACKUP NEEDED: Anyone interested in being backup person for taking permitted use to optional use section of our zoning ordinance, stating that the town will then be able to consider each separate casein the future. This item, in ordinance form, will be addressed at the next meeting. Chris Swanson has been appointed to the Planning Commission to fill the vacancy left by Mike Glover. The Planning Commission is seeking community help regarding the wording of a temporary dwelling policy for the valley. We need to brainstorm about alternatives. Please give them your thoughts and ideas. CV GARBAGE: John Groo, member of the board for the Grand County Solid Waste District, explained that soon the dump will be moved from its present site to west of the Moab airport and will be charging more money for its services. Therefore CV must decide . on the best way to deal with its ‘ garbage. Suggested was a community dumpster, perhaps coin-operated. More discussion is scheduled for next meeting. COMMUNITY LOT: $100 was paid to UP&L for power line installation to our well pump. Bids are being taken for trenching. We should have power soon. CV SCHOLARSHIP: ' Congratulations, Hannah Lowry! —-—Andrea Wheeling for the first few days. She was careful not to give the babies water, as it is too easy to drown them. Baby birds get enough liquid from their food. This lady’s way of weaning her baby birds was to build a large cage with chicken wire floor. The fledglings could then peck around in the grass for insects and earthworms in addition to their regular feedings. 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