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Island Naturalist -- 1984-09-01 -- Page 2

Year Published: 1984

Part Of: Island Naturalist -- 1984-09-01

Snippet: / ¢°° 4" / k‘ . {’9 \ On \ i w la 31/ / r6 _, .30 W NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND P. 0. BOX 2346. Ci-IARLOTTETOWN Meetings are held on the first Tuesday of the month at 8:00 pm. in Room 47 on the third floor of the…

Island Naturalist -- 1984-09-01 -- Page 13

Year Published: 1984

Part Of: Island Naturalist -- 1984-09-01

Snippet: Belted Kingfisher - 1 pr. in lndian River (TC); family in Holland Cove on July 2 (ACK); 1 pr. in Bonshaw (.15) Common Flicker - Bonshaw (JS): feeding young in Bonshaw on July 6 (ACK) Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - imm. hammering on tin roof of…

Island Naturalist -- 1984-09-01 -- Page 14

Year Published: 1984

Part Of: Island Naturalist -- 1984-09-01

Snippet: P.E.I. PROVINCIAL PARKS IN THE FALL Many feel it is during the fall season that Provincial Parks are at their best for nature lovers. Most of the campers have returned to other pursuits, so you have the park to yourselves. The day use…

Island Naturalist -- 1984-09-01 -- Page 8

Year Published: 1984

Part Of: Island Naturalist -- 1984-09-01

Snippet: RISE AND FALL OF A BEECH (exerpted from watershed Red: The Life of the Dunk River, Prince Edward Island by Kathy Martin , illustrated by Connie Gaudet. Ragweed Press, 1982. A mature beech stands on a southfhcing hilltop in Rose Valley. The…

Island Naturalist -- 1984-09-01 -- Page 11

Year Published: 1984

Part Of: Island Naturalist -- 1984-09-01

Snippet: CNF REPORT . The 14th Annual General Meeting of the Canadian Nature Federation was held on July 5th at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver. Events prior to the meeting indicated that the issue of regional representa- tion by…

Island Naturalist -- 1984-09-01

Year Published: 1984

Part Of: Island naturalist

Snippet: This material has been made available for research, education, and private use only. Publication, distribution or commercial use of the material requires permission from the copyright …

Island Naturalist -- 1984-09-01 -- Page 10

Year Published: 1984

Part Of: Island Naturalist -- 1984-09-01

Snippet: into a mature tree. In 30 to 40 years it is capable of bearing flowers and producing seed, thus allowing the start of another germination. It is a long- lived and slow-growing tree. some beech in the original woodlands of the Dunk were…

Island Naturalist -- 1984-09-01 -- Page 1

Year Published: 1984

Part Of: Island Naturalist -- 1984-09-01

Snippet: ISLAND ATQRAL IST '7. . % i \ L No. 79 September-October 1984 The newsletter of The Prince Edward Island (gamma? Natu ral ' History …

Island Naturalist -- 1984-09-01 -- Page 5

Year Published: 1984

Part Of: Island Naturalist -- 1984-09-01

Snippet: form flying. He tried to 'leap’ ten feet and didn't succeed. He plummeted to the bench below him, breaking his left leg quite badly. I brought him to the vet, who diagnosed a compound fracture of the mid-metatarsus and put on a 'syringe'…

Island Naturalist -- 1984-09-01 -- Page 6

Year Published: 1984

Part Of: Island Naturalist -- 1984-09-01

Snippet: ISLAND NATURE TRUST UPDATE BY DIANE GRIFFIN The summer of 1984 has been a busy one for the island Nature Trust in the field. Biophysical data is being collected on all candidate natural areas in the Kings County and eastern Queens County…

Island Naturalist -- 1984-09-01 -- Page 7

Year Published: 1984

Part Of: Island Naturalist -- 1984-09-01

Snippet: MUSHROOM TIME BY KATHERINE CLOUGH It has been a superb summer for mushrooms here in Quebec City. We had a shower of rain almost every day in July and that kept the ground and undergrowth moist and the fungi very happy. One species that has…

Island Naturalist -- 1984-09-01 -- Page 12

Year Published: 1984

Part Of: Island Naturalist -- 1984-09-01

Snippet: Common Loon - 3 at Black Pond on July 2 (AM) Black Duck - Crosby’s Pond, Bonshow on June 6 (ACK) Gadwall - 1 pair nesting 25 ft. from hause in Indian River (TC) Green-Winged Teal - East Royalty on June 12 (MW) Blue-Winged Teal - East…

Island Naturalist -- 1984-09-01 -- Page 9

Year Published: 1984

Part Of: Island Naturalist -- 1984-09-01

Snippet: tree. Above ground, a beech grows up and extends outward as well. Ninety per- cent of the annual increase in height occurs between mid-May and mid-June. The rate of extension of branches outward appears to be influenced by available soil…

Island Naturalist -- 1984-09-01 -- Page 3

Year Published: 1984

Part Of: Island Naturalist -- 1984-09-01

Snippet: THANKS, WINNIE! With the completion of the July-August issue of the Natural History Society newsletter, Winnifred Cairns has resigned as newsletter editor. Members of the Society have benefitted from Winnie's time and efforts for five…

Island Naturalist -- 1984-09-01 -- Page 4

Year Published: 1984

Part Of: Island Naturalist -- 1984-09-01

Snippet: THE STORY OF YANG WRITTEN AND ILLUSTRATED BY CANDY GALLANT "Hello?" "Yes, it is....” "Yes, I promise I won't laugh or think you are strange.” You have an orphaned hawk looking for a 'foster mother'? "Say no more: I'd love to adopt him."…