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Island Naturalist -- 1988-05-01 -- Page 1

Year Published: 1988

Part Of: Island Naturalist -- 1988-05-01

Snippet: Students Show iheir s’ruff BY RUTH RICHMAN The annual Science Fair at U.P.E.I. was held Friday, April 8. Three representatives from the Natural History Society attended as Speciality Judges. Gertrude Partridge, Helen Ferguson and I were…

Island Naturalist -- 1988-03-01 -- Page 9

Year Published: 1988

Part Of: Island Naturalist -- 1988-03-01

Snippet: — 1 at Gaspereaux, Feb. 21 (Peter Dutton) American Robin — 3 at New Glasgow, Dec. 25 (HM) — 1 on Sherwood Road, Dec. 28 (HM) — 12 at Wheatley River, Jan. 25 (JV) Bohemian Waxwings — 10 eating apples from a flowering crab in Montague, Feb.…

Island Naturalist -- 1988-03-01 -- Page 11

Year Published: 1988

Part Of: Island Naturalist -- 1988-03-01

Snippet: PROVINCIAL PARKS WHAT'S NEW FOR 1988 Provincial Parks are planning a very busy summer season with several new interpretive programs and activities. Perhaps the biggest undertaking is "Interpretation Week," scheduled for July 18—24 at…

Island Naturalist -- 1988-01-01 -- Page 14

Year Published: 1988

Part Of: Island Naturalist -- 1988-01-01

Snippet: March — Apri I I 986 The newsletter of The Prince Edward Island Natural History Society ISLAND ATURALIST OPERATION '~' Lll-‘ELINE, …

Island Naturalist -- 1988-03-01 -- Page 8

Year Published: 1988

Part Of: Island Naturalist -- 1988-03-01

Snippet: CNF opposes some ranching The Canadian Nature Federation's Board of Directors, after study- ing both sides of the issue, has issued a policy statement that the con— cept of big game ranching is incompatible with the principles of natura—…

Island Naturalist -- 1988-11-01

Year Published: 1988

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 -- 1988-05-01 -- Page 13

Year Published: 1988

Part Of: Island Naturalist -- 1988-05-01

Snippet: Belted Kingfisher — l in Oyster Bed Bridge area, Jan. 3 (GP) - on wire near stream in Brooklyn, Feb. 26 (JSt) Northern (Common) Flicker — 2 in Charlottetown, mid-Feb. (A&PM) Black—backed (Three-toed) Woodpecker - f. at Baldwin Road,…

Island Naturalist -- 1988-05-01 -- Page 6

Year Published: 1988

Part Of: Island Naturalist -- 1988-05-01

Snippet: manage nature". The nature of the scientific method is to look at pieces but this is a denial of the fact that the pieces are interconnected and the sum of the parts is not necessarily the result of joining the pieces e.g. join two atoms…

Island Naturalist -- 1988-01-01 -- Page 13

Year Published: 1988

Part Of: Island Naturalist -- 1988-01-01

Snippet: PROVINCIAL PARKS The snow is upon us so now is the time to get those cross- country skis out of summer storage and "tuned up" for the skiing season. Cross-country skiing has always been popular but recent years have seen a boom in the…

Island Naturalist -- 1988-03-01 -- Page 2

Year Published: 1988

Part Of: Island Naturalist -- 1988-03-01

Snippet: What do they eat .7 BY BRUCE MacLAREN The Ruffed Grouse, known to many as native partridge, is not only handsome, but is also an excellent game bird. I've known and loved these birds for something like seventy years. During that time one…

Island Naturalist -- 1988-11-01 -- Page 2

Year Published: 1988

Part Of: Island Naturalist -- 1988-11-01

Snippet: An Island Way" is the theme of the conference. Updates were also given on Touch Nature, Operation Lifeline and the Breeding Bird Atlas. The Conservation Advisory Committee of the ( Natural History Society is still looking for new members…

Island Naturalist -- 1988-05-01 -- Page 9

Year Published: 1988

Part Of: Island Naturalist -- 1988-05-01

Snippet: uralists.) Aspit, read the lette mechanically i had been throwing scraps to the gulls nudged her companion and said, "Would you look at that poor thing's neck. I don't know how it can swallow." Instinctively I shrank from this indignant…

Island Naturalist -- 1988-09-01 -- Page 3

Year Published: 1988

Part Of: Island Naturalist -- 1988-09-01

Snippet: Recognize Malpeclue BY J.A. (SANDY) BURNETT A couple of weeks ago I spent a memorable Sunday afternoon at Prince “ Edward Island's Cabot Provincial Park. It was not one of those pris- tine days calculated to convince Is-v land Visitors…

Island Naturalist -- 1988-11-01 -- Page 11

Year Published: 1988

Part Of: Island Naturalist -- 1988-11-01

Snippet: ’ Bird reports. Bird sighting reports are still not coming in very often, but hope~ fully they'll pick up in the next few months. At a meeting in 1987 the membership decided to only print reports of birds g9; listed as very common or…

Island Naturalist -- 1988-09-01 -- Page 15

Year Published: 1988

Part Of: Island Naturalist -- 1988-09-01

Snippet: Tale 3 of whales BY DAVID CAIRNS Prince Edward Island is famous for lobsters, oysters and many other forms of marine life, but whales are not prominent among our salt—water attractions. But a recent influx of the big mammals off Murray…