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Oregon Recreation Report
It is home to sharp-shinned and cooper's hawks that hunt as well as nest in this area. Barn owls have roosted in the sturdy old barn and could nest in the large oaks. Great horned owls and smaller owls are often seen. This is also a good spot for acorn woodpeckers and red-breasted sapsuckers. The willow flycatcher, whose numbers may be declining, has been observed in the riparian areas. The white oak savannas attract white-breasted nuthatches as well as western bluebirds, which can be seen near mistletoe berries in the treetops during winter.Visit the Audubon Society of Corvallis Web site for parking information and an area map.Eugene AreaDelta PondsMany different types of waterfowl and raptors currently use the area. With the higher water and earlier dusk, now is a good time to see beaver and muskrat.
Sports Columnists
Supporters say it gives players and potential ones for these teams a sense of stability. Well, such only is the case if those players actually like that successor-in-waiting. And what if you're Florida State, and you're locked into Jimbo Fisher to follow Bobby Bowden, which is the case, and then Mark Richt decides a few years from now that he really would bolt Georgia for Florida State? Fisher or Richt. That's a tough one. "It really does seem odd when hierarchies in sports are set up so transitions are already in place before they actually occur," McGuirk said. "Then again, that does seem to be a new phenomena, and it's one that we're not familiar with." Instead, the Braves are among the shrinking majority when it comes to that trend.
Senior Taliban Figure Caught in Pakistan
Dadullah is the latest in a series of high-ranking Taliban militants to have been killed or captured either side of the border in the past year or so.
Pakistan, a key U.S. ally in the war on terrorism, concedes Taliban militants are active on its soil but has denied Omar and other militia leaders use Pakistan as a base of operations.
The violence in the country has often targeted politicians.
In Monday's suicide atttack, Khan, the candidate for parliament supported by the Awami National Party, was campaigning in North Waziristan when he was wounded and his supporters were killed, authorities said.
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Wind chill advisory tonight
A wind chill advisory remains in effect until 6 a.m. Monday.
Very cold air will filter into the region behind an arctic cold front for today and tonight.
The combination of very cold temperatures and winds will produce wind chill values between 10 below and 15 below zero through tonight. A wind chill advisory is issued when a strong wind will combine with cold temperatures to create dangerously cold conditions for exposed skin. The wind will make it feel like it is between 10 and 24 degrees below zero for a period of several hours. Those planning to venture outdoors should use common sense and dress warmly. Current forecast .
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