The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1920-08-06
FATHERS AND SONS
STUDIED N A TURE
WHILE ON OUTING
Prof. J. II. Paul Calls Country
Bird Paradise


the direction of Edward H. Hale.
stake superintendent of the Young
Mems Mutual Improvement Associa-
tions, assisted by Charles S. Clark,
Howard p. Price, Horace 0. Hall and
RoselH. Hale, stake scout master
left this city for the Bostetter station
of the Minidoka national forest Mon
day morning, July 26. The caravan
and camp visitors included nearly
100 persons, SO having signed the
roll at the Tuesday evening assembly
in the mountain camp.
The trip was very successful from
the standpoint of good order and
prompt work on the part of the
scouts and also from the side of en- IA
joyment by the adults who accom-
panied them.
Bishop Seth F. Harper, of the Ba-
sin ward, was in charge OF the scouts
from that district Scout master
Henry Voyce, of the Oakley First
ward, had a troop in fine condition
and large number. Also Rosel H.
Hale of the Second ward and Edward
r. Tuttle of the Fourth ward Each
ofthese handled ther patrol in an ef-
icient and orderly fashion, and the
camp was we'll kept and in good con-
dition, and received the approval of
r. D. Carver, forest supervisor, G. E.
shepherd, district forest inspector,
and f. e. Stock, local forest ranger.
These officials were frequent visitors
at the camp and rendered every as
sistance and gave much valuable in
formation with regard to the forest
service and the opportunity of boy
scouts in assisting to prevent the for
est fires in the hills of the Rocky
mountains.
On the evening ofthe first day a
camp fire assembly was held at which
the forest officials spoke and extern
ded a hearty welcome to the Fathers
and Sons into the forest. Superin-
tendent Edward H. Hale gave gener-
al instructions and DR.. j. Fl. Paul of
the University of Utah, who accom-
panied them as nature guide for the
expedition, gave general instructions
as to what should be observed and
how the work of the next day would
!. be conducted. All retired promptly
at tattoo, and after taps sounded the
camp was in perfect quiet for the
:. rest of the night.
The next morning review of the
patrols was conducted by Rosel II
Hale, scout master The flag wa.
: raised and saluted and camp inspec
tion was conducted by Horace D
Hall. In the hikes that followed the
boys learned the evergreen trees, tn,
shrubs and wild flowers, and some o.
of the mountain regions.
In the hike Wednesday morning
large number of birds were observed
) under the guidance of DR.. Paul, ani
the scouts Thirty different species
were noted by the Doctor within
l. mile of the main camp. And he say
3 that there are undoubtedly quite
were not observed on the hike
These birds included the whit
winter wren. the hairy and down,
- wood peckers. the red shafted flicker
virgin, the orange crowned and th
n Audubon warblers, the chickadees
snow birds, tanagers, cleaning il
yellow, black and green, cassins, pur
4 doves and a number of other species
$. While on the hills near Oakley, Dr.
Paul pointed out to the boys VIII
went with him on brief hike tn
N beautiful ditty. There were man
Arkansas game birds in the trees @
the town, scolding and displayin
st their brilliant colors; killdeers an
lie spotted sandpipers, along the canal
and rivers; blue herons and mag
pies in the vicinity of the Cakle
ID dam and all over the sage brus
,v hills; the wood singer, the sag
to thrasher, big gray bird with whit
tail endings, hat sings like a mockin
bird. Nigh hawks, rock wrens, sag
- brush chippees, sage sparrows, sevel
al kinds of black birds and othe
species were likewise noted, SO ths
some of the mountain glens and tn
town of Oakley itself might be col
III sidered sort of bird paradise an
would become so If the English spa
: rows were kept down to a minimum
Many of the scouts learned to call bt
10 tween thirty and forty of these bird
er by name while on the hikes.
". On the field trips the rocks an
h soil were studied, and the value {