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Island Naturalist -- 1991-03-01 -- Page 8

Year Published: 1991

Part Of: Island Naturalist -- 1991-03-01

Snippet: because of its bright red color and also the quantity produced. One afternoon I was working out front when I happened to glance up the street. There must have been more than 100 Cedar Naxwings attacking the shrub and how they avoided…

Island Naturalist -- 1991-03-01 -- Page 5

Year Published: 1991

Part Of: Island Naturalist -- 1991-03-01

Snippet: increasing duck populations on streams is the creation of new ponds through dam construction. These structures are normally placed in locations where a large expanse of water can be achieved by the installation of a small dam. Biologists…

Island Naturalist -- 1991-03-01 -- Page 3

Year Published: 1991

Part Of: Island Naturalist -- 1991-03-01

Snippet: NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND P.0. BOX 2346, CHARLOTTETONN, P.E.I. ClA 8C1 MEETINGS are held on the first Tuesday of the month (except June, July, August, and September) at 7:30 p.m. at the Farm Centre, 420 University…

Island Naturalist -- 1991-03-01 -- Page 6

Year Published: 1991

Part Of: Island Naturalist -- 1991-03-01

Snippet: decision are well understood. Some members may wish to argue that we should leave the streams to evolve naturally. If that is your choice, what if anything should be done with the excessive soil erosion which has turned our streams red for…

Island Naturalist -- 1991-03-01 -- Page 12

Year Published: 1991

Part Of: Island Naturalist -- 1991-03-01

Snippet: THE BIRDS OF CHRISTMAS 1990 by Dan McAskill After counters were in the field for the first several hours of this year's National Park count, many probably wished it was cancelled. As Bruce Pigot put it "Not Fit. A prime example of what a…

Island Naturalist -- 1991-03-01 -- Page 14

Year Published: 1991

Part Of: Island Naturalist -- 1991-03-01

Snippet: Francis Fraser; Edith Graffweg; Diane & Kevin Griffin; Eliza Gillis; Don Harris; Hilda Hilchey; Geoff Hogan; Alan & David Holman; Ben Hoteling; Sandra Hume; Connie Ings; Barb and Sonny Johnson; Winston Johnston; Leo Kelly; Charles…

Island Naturalist -- 1991-03-01 -- Page 4

Year Published: 1991

Part Of: Island Naturalist -- 1991-03-01

Snippet: TROUT, DUCKS, BEAVERS, 0R SALAMANDERS by Dan McAskill For those individuals owning or managing streams, the old saying “May you live in interesting times" is certainly applicable in these "new" times. The pressures created by the demands…

Island Naturalist -- 1991-03-01 -- Page 16

Year Published: 1991

Part Of: Island Naturalist -- 1991-03-01

Snippet: 1 Northern Junco - 2 to 6 fre uently at Cornwall feeder, Dec. 30 - Jan. (MF); ; ; l at at York feeder, Dec. 3 (JtR 6 at Indian River feeder, Jan. (TC Sherwood feeder, January (BF) American Tree Sparrow - 1 at York feeder, Jan. 1 (JtR); 10…

Island Naturalist -- 1991-03-01 -- Page 9

Year Published: 1991

Part Of: Island Naturalist -- 1991-03-01

Snippet: litter from 400 meters of a stream in High Park, planted grass on erosion sites, built animal cover shelters, and mounted a public display. The lst Mananook Scouts from Grand Manan, N.B. carried out a media campaign, cleaned beaches and…

Island Naturalist -- 1991-03-01 -- Page 15

Year Published: 1991

Part Of: Island Naturalist -- 1991-03-01

Snippet: Sharp-tailed Grouse - 2 at Hermonville, January 1 (GM) Iceland Gull — 1 at Charlottetown harbour, January 22 (RC); 2 at Charlottetown, February 17 (RC, JB, SM, JDM); 1 at North River, February 8 (SM) Common Black-headed Gull - 1 December 3…

Island Naturalist -- 1991-03-01 -- Page 7

Year Published: 1991

Part Of: Island Naturalist -- 1991-03-01

Snippet: FIRST P.E.I. RECORD FOR MEN GULL by Geoff Hogan On August 20, 1990 two visiting birders, Paul Lehman and Shawneen Finnegan from California, identified and photographed a Mew Gull (Larus canus) on the beach at Rustico Island in the P.E.I.…

Island Naturalist -- 1991-03-01

Year Published: 1991

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 -- 1991-03-01 -- Page 13

Year Published: 1991

Part Of: Island Naturalist -- 1991-03-01

Snippet: National Park Hillsborough Montague Black Guillemot 1 Rock Dove 22 122 264 Mourning Dove 4 23 Snowy Owl 1 Belted Kingfisher 1 1 Northern Flicker 1 1 Hairy Woodpecker l 2 2 Downy Woodpecker 1 13 12 Gray Jay 1 Blue Jay 108 75 567 Common…

Island Naturalist -- 1991-03-01 -- Page 10

Year Published: 1991

Part Of: Island Naturalist -- 1991-03-01

Snippet: of finback whales led to the Adopt-a-Whale research support program at Allied Whale, a marine mammal research program initiated in 1972 by Steve Katona at the College of the Atlantic in Bar Harbour. Contributions to this program support…

Island Naturalist -- 1991-03-01 -- Page 2

Year Published: 1991

Part Of: Island Naturalist -- 1991-03-01

Snippet: 'ISLAN ATURALIST sﬁ’rmMILs ON $~ow No. 115 March - April 1991 - SNOW FLEAS OR SPRINGTAILS The newsletter of The Natural History Society Order Conembota of Prince Edward …