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Island Naturalist -- 1985-05-01 -- Page 15

Year Published: 1985

Part Of: Island Naturalist -- 1985-05-01

Snippet: MISCELLANEOUS SIGHTINGS Raccoon - 3 to Valleyfield feeder, almost nightly since April 17 (GS,RR) Snowshoe Hare - 1 in Valleyfield, eating sunflower seeds at feeder at night, Apr. 17 (RR,GS) - 1 in Little York, Mar. 2 (VB) Rabbit - (sp) at…

Island Naturalist -- 1985-05-01 -- Page 12

Year Published: 1985

Part Of: Island Naturalist -- 1985-05-01

Snippet: BIRD’REPORT Red-breasted Merganser - l m at Cardigan Bridge, Mar. 7 (JuS) Goshawk - 2 on ground in Valleyfield, Mar. 27 (GS,RR) Sharp-shinned Hawk - 1 at North River Rd., Mar. 17 (AK) - 1 almost daily over feeder in Valleyfield, April 3 to…

Island Naturalist -- 1985-05-01 -- Page 4

Year Published: 1985

Part Of: Island Naturalist -- 1985-05-01

Snippet: NATURAL HISTORY UPDATE APRIL MEETING: The usual monthly reports at the April 2 meeting in— . cluded a release from the CNF regarding the recent."Conservation Re- port Card on the Provinces". This study, which took 2 years to complete,…

Island Naturalist -- 1985-05-01 -- Page 14

Year Published: 1985

Part Of: Island Naturalist -- 1985-05-01

Snippet: BIRD REPORT Red—winged Blackbird - no # cited, North River, Mar. 23 (AK) . large flock in Point Prim, Mar. 29 (TM) 3 in Springvale, Mar. 31 (GGH) - 4 at Summerside feeder, last week of March (LC) 8-10 in Ch'town, Mar. 16 (LK) - no # cited…

Island Naturalist -- 1985-05-01 -- Page 8

Year Published: 1985

Part Of: Island Naturalist -- 1985-05-01

Snippet: COMMON LOON STATUS BY MARTIN K. MCNICHOLL . CHAIRMAN, ICBP—CANADA The Common Loon or Great Northern Diver (Gavia immer) is a wide- spread, primarily boreal-nesting species of North America. The relative remoteness and inaccessability of…

Island Naturalist -- 1985-05-01 -- Page 16

Year Published: 1985

Part Of: Island Naturalist -- 1985-05-01

Snippet: PROVINCIAL PARKS THIS SUMMER Take a stroll with a Provincial Park Naturalist this summer and discover the varied plant and animal life found in Island ecological systems. Whether through a wood walk, beach walk or maybe just a friendly…

Island Naturalist -- 1985-05-01 -- Page 6

Year Published: 1985

Part Of: Island Naturalist -- 1985-05-01

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 -- 1985-05-01 -- Page 7

Year Published: 1985

Part Of: Island Naturalist -- 1985-05-01

Snippet: HONOUR ISLAND NATURE TRUST= Mr. R.H. Kendall, District Superintendent of Parks Canada, P.E.I., is pleased to announce the presentation of a Centennial Heritage Award to the Island Nature Trust. This award is made during the Parks Canada…

Island Naturalist -- 1985-05-01 -- Page 10

Year Published: 1985

Part Of: Island Naturalist -- 1985-05-01

Snippet: BE ON THE LOOKOUT (Editor's Note: The following report was sent in by a new member of the Natural History Society, Brian Dalzell of Moncton. Thanks for this and for the sightings from past visits to the Island which have been passed on to…

Island Naturalist -- 1985-05-01 -- Page 5

Year Published: 1985

Part Of: Island Naturalist -- 1985-05-01

Snippet: BIRDS OF THE’PAST PART TWO: WATER BIRDS BY GEOFF HOGAN As Jacques Cartier travelled through the Gulf of St. Lawrence he likely encountered two unusual species of aquatic birds, the Great Auk and the Labrador Duck. The Great Auk, a large…

Island Naturalist -- 1985-05-01 -- Page 2

Year Published: 1985

Part Of: Island Naturalist -- 1985-05-01

Snippet: NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND P. 0. BOX 2346. CHARLOTTETOWN MEETINGS are held on the first Tuesday of the month at 8:00 p.m. in Room 47 on the third floor of the Provincial Health Building. (Enter through the parking…

Island Naturalist -- 1985-05-01

Year Published: 1985

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 -- 1985-05-01 -- Page 3

Year Published: 1985

Part Of: Island Naturalist -- 1985-05-01

Snippet: QUECK RANCHERS' BY ROSEMARY CURLEY The wild red fox rarely recovers from sarcoptic mange and fortune. ately it is not a disease which affects PEI foxes. The Island is free of both rabies and mange and there are no recent records of either…

Island Naturalist -- 1985-05-01 -- Page 9

Year Published: 1985

Part Of: Island Naturalist -- 1985-05-01

Snippet: Protection of loons may ultimately depend on cleaning up pollution sources, but more immediate problems can be alleviated. Artificial nest structures have proven successful in reducing swamping of nests. In New England, groups of cottagers…

Island Naturalist -- 1985-05-01 -- Page 13

Year Published: 1985

Part Of: Island Naturalist -- 1985-05-01

Snippet: BIRD REPORT Downy Woodpecker (cont'd) — 1 f in Valleyfield, April 13, (RR,GS); - 3 (2m, 1f) daily in Summerside, April 16 (LC) - 1 m in Valleyfield, April 25 (RR,GS) Black-backed Three-teed Woodpecker - 1 in Valleyfield, Apri. 10 (RR,GS)…