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Show THE Page 12 OGDEN VALLEY NEWS Volume XII Issue XI July 1, 2005 Ogden Valley Nature Guide Nature/Bird Walk Schedule Each month the OGDEN VALLEY News will print a new page of the “Ogden Valley Nature Guide.” The guide is a collaboration between the students and teachers of Snowcrest Junior High and Ogden Valley Pathways. Readers can then cut out and collect these pages to create their own resource guide featuring wildlife and plants found in Ogden Valley. Along the Way... A Guide to Nature along Ogden Valley Pathways. join the Layton, Wild Bird Center (WBC) on their nature/bird walks. P: m the WBC at 8:00 a.m. every Saturday (unless otherwise noted). Our walks are a great way to introduce children to the world of nature. Bill Fenimore or other mammals, flowers, butterflies, and other natural interests as they are encountered. The WBC is oe at 860 N. , Layton (across from Noble, exit 335 off L- iS Fo‘or more a visit wildbi “ar or call the Bird Center 525-8400. (801) Bill Fenimore, owner of the Layton, Wild Bird Center (WBC), recently appeared on Channel 2 News explaining why and how to attract bats to your property. Bats are a very effective deterrent for mosquitoes, which are vectors (transmitters) for the West Nile Virus that is now a problem in Utah. Adam Kozlowski, Sensitive Species Biologist for the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources, will conduct a free workshop entitled Bats, Our Flying Mammals at the WBC. Come and learn how you can use bats as a natural mosquito repellent. One bat can eat 1,200 mosquitoes per hour. Kozlowski will share interesting bat facts and explain how to attract Leave Those California Gull californicus gray with black wing tips; 54” wingspan white medium length, yellow-green or gray-green yellow bill, relatively long, with black and red mark on tip white head, dark eye (Winter or non-breeding adults have brown streaks on back of head and neck.) i 21” long Did You Know? © The California gull is Utah’s state bird. It gets its name from its common wintering sites along the California coast. * Gulls migrate to oo California and coastalM 3 * In 1848 gulls aie the grasshoppers that were destroying the pioneers’ crops and thus inspired the monument to gulls seen today in Salt ® Gulls eat insects, worms, ae other birds and eggs, crabs, and h; they’re often seen a ereaing for dead fish and garbage * Gulls are often seen on | reservoirs and in the summer can be sighted daily on Pineview. ® Their voice can be hoarse, scratchy, and harsh. ° They nest in large colonies. ® Juvenile birds have streaked brown plumage for the first two years, turning white after their second year. Text by: Sean Holley a ee eee ee Transformations ife Empowerment Center i Does your Life Need a Makeover? Get Your Degree FasterAvcolarsten Pragrams'l in: Web Page Design, Graphic Desig Javascript®, Flash®,and much me “Personal Life Coaching We can all remember the very first time we tried riding a “two wheeler.” I remember running alongside my son’s bicycle, holding the bike’s seat with one hand and the handle bars with the other. My grip steadied the bicycle from falling over while I offered words of encouragement to my son who was very scared. He kept imploring me not to let go of the bicycle. It is an awkward time in a young child’s life. Eventually, they get the hang of it but it takes a little time for them to gain the coordination and overcome the fear before they are off riding confidently by themselve: For new fledglings, learning to fly from the nest can be very much the same experience. Late spring and summer are the time of year when baby birds, called fledglings, leave the nest. These chicks do not want to venture out but mom and dad stop bringing food to the nest. The parent birds return with tempting food morsels but stop short of the nest, offering the food while calling sounds of encouragement to their hungry offspring. These young birds do not have the flying skills of their parents. Often, you may see a young robin hopping about in the back yard. Its flying attempts are short with madly flapping wings or quick glides and a landing that is often awkward. Nevertheless, they will learn to fly and take care of themselves if left alone. Even though we may not see the parent birds, they have not abandoned their babies. Although these young birds Window Well Grates Starting at 49.00 Medical Assisting, x aay ou - Sone) Lab Tech, Phan All the tools you need to Transform your Life Body, Mind and Spirit eT 801-668-0922 1a a Vala aD ISU —fa PURPLE SAGE LLETRIC Creative Lighting 791-5651 cell 745-2563 business aed e Call 801-394-7469 www.transformationslec.com Decorated grates as shown will cost extra. Pilates Classes now being offered in the Valley. BRANDI | Wolf Creek $549,000 wild are kept and used for educational purposes. the birds brought to Ogden’s and other nature centers at this time of year are usually not hurt or abandoned; they are simply young and not yet able to manage those ungainly wings and tail feathers. Unless you are absolutely sure a bird is injured, the best action is to enjoy pannel their first flights and leave them aloni Note: Bill Fenimore is a voluateee naturalist for the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources. He also owns and operates the Wild Bird Center in Layton. Remodels & Additions ts Accounting, Business Management, Database lanagement, E-Commerce, and much more . . Call now for your Free 30 minute Introductory Life Coaching Session Birds Alone cannot yet fly, they can still manage to get up into trees safe from cats and other dangers— including children and adults who think they may need to be rescued. Baby birds can hop onto low shrubs and move higher up into trees by using lower branches as a type of stepladder. The parent birds will bring the young birds food while they are on the ground and in the trees. Overtime, the fledglings’ wing muscles strengthen and their beginning attempts at flying begin to become more skillful, learning to use their wings and tails as they imitate their parents’ flight. den Nature Center (ONC) has a bird rehabilitation program for injured birds where injured birds are skillfully nurtures back to health. Those birds that can be released back into the wild are ‘set free. Rehabilitated birds Custom Home Specialist ester Networking, Programming, Visual C++, Internet Programming, and much more. Pilates Training-Mat & Reformer Professional Organizing Intuitive Consulting them to your yard. He will also provide information on erecting bat roost houses. The evening will be capped off with a visit to a local nursery colony of 3,500 Brazilian fiee-tailed bats as they leave their roost for an evening of foraging on mosquitoes. For an interesting evening, meet at the Wild Bird Center at 7:00 p.m. Friday, July 8. This free workshop is limited to the first 50 people who register. Call the Wild Bird Center at (801) 525-8400 to register. The WBC is located at 1860 N. 1000 . an (across from Barnes & Noble, exit 335 1-15). For more information on locating the oC visit <www.wildbirdcenter.com/layton> Baby By Bill Fenimore %. 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