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Island Naturalist -- 1986-07-01 -- Page 15

Year Published: 1986

Part Of: Island Naturalist -- 1986-07-01

Snippet: ISLAN \ \ ‘. '1 3', / ' 4 I j // yd" " E T 2 E \ \ } ' 3 The newsletter of The Prince Edward Island I} . / Natural ' ,0? M ., Mfﬁx , Q WE, History at“ oI . ( …

Island Naturalist -- 1986-07-01 -- Page 2

Year Published: 1986

Part Of: Island Naturalist -- 1986-07-01

Snippet: Surprises in the frees . BY ROSEMARY CURLEY We're so used to looking for birds in trees that we sometimes forget our nearer relatives, the mammals. Several years ago, while leading a group of school children on a "woods walk", I spied a…

Island Naturalist -- 1986-07-01 -- Page 7

Year Published: 1986

Part Of: Island Naturalist -- 1986-07-01

Snippet: Can you help out? Although the Long Point Bird Obser- vatory is a long way from Prince Edward Island, Natural History So— ciety members may have heard about some of the problems that high water levels have caused at the Lake Erie reserve.…

Island Naturalist -- 1986-07-01 -- Page 6

Year Published: 1986

Part Of: Island Naturalist -- 1986-07-01

Snippet: onment, suggesting he declare 1987 as Centennial Year for Wildlife Conser- vation in Canada. The idea of a Wildlife Conservation Centennial originat within the Canadian Wildlife Service, with a vision that the celebration be a joint effort…

Island Naturalist -- 1986-07-01 -- Page 8

Year Published: 1986

Part Of: Island Naturalist -- 1986-07-01

Snippet: angle. Even if it could be rebuilt, it would almost certainly be in vain for, exposed to the S shore, the next storm would surely wreak equal havoa The W J—trap was nearly completely demolished. Of the E trap, there was n sign. We had…

Island Naturalist -- 1986-07-01 -- Page 12

Year Published: 1986

Part Of: Island Naturalist -- 1986-07-01

Snippet: BIRD REPORT . Gray catbird - 1 heard in Victoria Pk. May 22; 1 at Priest's Pd, June 8 (BD) Hermit thrush - 1 singing near Pembroke, May 24 (BD) Swainson's thrush - 1 singing at Newtown Cross, May 7 (TP) ‘ — 1 singing in Southport, May 23;…

Island Naturalist -- 1986-07-01 -- Page 1

Year Published: 1986

Part Of: Island Naturalist -- 1986-07-01

Snippet: A “ruffled” rouse BY TERRY POWER "On the other foot" (the proverbial shoe that is) may have been my second choice for the title of this account. To begin with, and Walt Disney agrees with me on this - it's tough to be a bird. True, the…

Island Naturalist -- 1986-07-01 -- Page 13

Year Published: 1986

Part Of: Island Naturalist -- 1986-07-01

Snippet: BIRD REPORT Sharp-tailed sparrow — 5 singing near Pisquid DU Impoundment, June 1 (BD) Vesper sparrow — 1 singing in scrubby field on Panmure 15., May 24; 6 heard in blueberry barrens in Morell Rear, June 1 (BD) White-throated sparrow -…

Island Naturalist -- 1986-07-01 -- Page 4

Year Published: 1986

Part Of: Island Naturalist -- 1986-07-01

Snippet: Acid rain repdri o In the last acid rain report I gave you a number (566—7060) to get the reading for the acidic content of rain in the Maritimes. Acid rain is measured on a PH scale on which 14 is alkaline (least acidic) and 1 is most…

Island Naturalist -- 1986-07-01 -- Page 9

Year Published: 1986

Part Of: Island Naturalist -- 1986-07-01

Snippet: ﬁnd over 100 Species May 31 dawned to rain and expeditions for birds, as part of the 1986 Francis Bain Birdathon, were delayed by hearty breakfasts and faint hearts. Eventually, the tough got going and turned up the following 108 species:…

Island Naturalist -- 1986-07-01 -- Page 16

Year Published: 1986

Part Of: Island Naturalist -- 1986-07-01

Snippet: NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND. P.O. BOX 2346, CHARLOTTETOWN ClA 8C1 MEETINGS are held on the first Tuesday of the month at 8:00 p.m. in.Meet- ing Room #2 in the Provincial Health Building (enter through the parking garage…

Island Naturalist -- 1986-07-01 -- Page 5

Year Published: 1986

Part Of: Island Naturalist -- 1986-07-01

Snippet: "‘ Row. y Kr g [#4 .2 .3323: 1!» URE AL A number of plants distinct from any others on the planet flourish on BC's Queen Charlotte Islands. The 156 islands which make up the archi— pelago are home to several disjunct species - plants which…

Island Naturalist -- 1986-07-01 -- Page 11

Year Published: 1986

Part Of: Island Naturalist -- 1986-07-01

Snippet: BIRD REPORT Pectoral sandpiper - 1 at Brackley Marsh, May 25 (BD) Least sandpiper - 46 at west Royalty, May 23 (BD) . - 300+ at Brackley Marsh, May 25 (BD) — 4 at St. Peter's Harbour, June 1 (BD) Dunlin — 4 at Brackley Marsh, May 31 (BD)…

Island Naturalist -- 1986-07-01 -- Page 10

Year Published: 1986

Part Of: Island Naturalist -- 1986-07-01

Snippet: BIRD REPORT Common loon — 1 flying over Greek River, May 24 (BD) - 2 almost in breeding plumage at Rustico Bay, May 25 (BD) Pied-billed grebe - 1 in beach pond near Stanhope, May 25 (BD) Double—crested cormorant - 75+ at N. Rustico Harbour…

Island Naturalist -- 1986-07-01 -- Page 3

Year Published: 1986

Part Of: Island Naturalist -- 1986-07-01

Snippet: Island seeks Pro vin cial Tree BY ROSEMARY CURLEY Across Canada, The Canadian Institute of Forestry is promoting the selection of Provincial Trees, and the PEI chapter is initiating a selection process here on the Island. A number of…