Hans Kunze

Feathered Friends

Witnessing the recovery of the bald eagle

I’ve had many friends and readers approach me over the last several months telling me that they think they saw an eagle.

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Close-up of a robin's nest

A great spring for nesting birds

Many birds have already had a complete nesting such as the robins, mourning doves, cardinals, downy woodpeckers, bluebirds, phoebes, killdeer, house finches, and of course, plenty of house sparrows and starlings.

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‘Cavity’ nesting birds are back

The bluebirds are back in full force which is always such a welcome sign of spring. Many other birds are also back from the south.

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Birds happy with warm winter

Winter is chugging along, making us wonder if we’ll really have one. The birds are quite happy about it.

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What the birds want for Christmas

We all know that eventually the snow and much colder temperatures will be here. Sometimes it just takes till about Christmastime until winter gets serious.

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Where are all the birds?

I know where they are coming from as our own bird feeding station is also very slow. It’ll change!

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Planning ahead for winter feeding

The autumn olive bush seems to be a great hangout for the white-crowned sparrows while they watch for the “all-clear” sign for them to go back to the ground.

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A great day in October

Enjoy the lmany birds that are in our yards! Feeding them will let them know where to come for food in winter.

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Fielding questions from local birders

One common question is, “Where did all the birds go?” Some people seem concerned as if the birds have been dying off or have totally left the area.

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FEATHERED FRIENDS

Still much to see as fall approaches

The goldfinches are very active right now as they are busy with their recently fledged young searching for food.

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SCHOOL BUDGETS

Some districts face harsh cuts to bridge budget gaps

The 10 school districts with territory fully or partially within Livingston County will have budget votes and school board elections on Tuesday. The vote in many districts include board of education seats and additional propositions for bus purchases, staffing changes and capital projects.

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SCHOOL BOARDS

School board election roundup

In addition to deciding on school budgets, voters in area districts will also decide who will serve on their school's board of education. Several districts are facing contested elections for board of education seats.

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SCHOOL BOARD ELECTIONS

Voter ID policy among election issues in Mount Morris

A trio of incumbents elected to the Mount Morris Central School Board three years ago — Tad Rowley, Amanda Lonsberry and Ann Hunt — are touting successful on-track reform as they face two challengers — David DiPasquale and Peter Privitera. The challengers are claiming administrative overload, lack of transparency, poor student performance, and a need for a student resource officer, and are also bemoaning a newly enacted policy for school voter identification documentation.

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BUDGET VOTE

Small library asking for increase in Wayland

Wayland Library Director Karen Deutsch said the board of directors decided to ask for additional $10,000 to bring the budget up to $115,000. The rate hike will come before the taxpayers during the school budget vote on May 21.

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BOOKS
The "Little Library" created by Calvin Lathan matches a fall-size barn on his property on Frances Way in Livonia. Visitors are encouraged to "take a book-leave a book."

Livonia’s ‘Little Library’ offers reading respite

Persons strolling in the neighborhood of North Street and Frances Way in Livonia will encounter a “Little Library” as they pass the home of Calvin and Joyce Lathan.

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VALLEY HORSES
Kentucky Derby jockey Rosie Napravnik competed in our Genesee Valley Hunt Races in 2001.

Familiar Valley names run at Kentucky Derby

There were a few interesting Valley connections to this year’s Kentucky Derby.

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