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Island Naturalist -- 1993-01-01

Year Published: 1993

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 -- 1993-01-01 -- Page 3

Year Published: 1993

Part Of: Island Naturalist -- 1993-01-01

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

Island Naturalist -- 1993-01-01 -- Page 2

Year Published: 1993

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Snippet: Com mnis …

Island Naturalist -- 1993-01-01 -- Page 1

Year Published: 1993

Part Of: Island Naturalist -- 1993-01-01

Snippet: 23$ PARKS “I qumno- WWW CANADIAN HERITAGE RIVERS A year ago in the summer of 1991, a study was done in Prince Edward Island on seventeen rivers which had perhaps some potential for national recognition in the Canadian Heritage Rivers…

Island Naturalist -- 1993-01-01 -- Page 17

Year Published: 1993

Part Of: Island Naturalist -- 1993-01-01

Snippet: FROGS, TOADS, SALAMANDERS, AND SNAKES by Dan McAskill The Natural History Society will coordinate a monitoring project on frogs, toads, salamanders and snakes to determine the abundance and distribution across Prince Edward Island.…

Island Naturalist -- 1993-01-01 -- Page 8

Year Published: 1993

Part Of: Island Naturalist -- 1993-01-01

Snippet: that is the principle source of natural nesting cavities. Kestrels readily nest in wooden nest boxes and in the late 1970's and 1980's nest box projects were initiated in many areas on the continent. These projects were in a large part…

Island Naturalist -- 1993-01-01 -- Page 16

Year Published: 1993

Part Of: Island Naturalist -- 1993-01-01

Snippet: Common Grackle .....1..............IQ..............4... Brown—headed Cowbird ..................................,65... Evening Grosbeak ....45..............:3......;......76... Purple Finch .....6.................................. Pine…

Island Naturalist -- 1993-01-01 -- Page 14

Year Published: 1993

Part Of: Island Naturalist -- 1993-01-01

Snippet: Meadowlark. However, take care in your judgment, take lots of pictures and hearing the bird call wouldn't hurt (the eastern call is a high, buzzy "drzzt" while the western is a low, throaty, explosive "chuck".) Editors Note: EXAMI NED…

Island Naturalist -- 1993-01-01 -- Page 7

Year Published: 1993

Part Of: Island Naturalist -- 1993-01-01

Snippet: The dikes above Mt. Stewart range from good condition to nonexistent. The better preserved dikes run from the Mill Creek to a point just beyond Bambrick Creek. These dikes, mute evidence of the struggles of our ancestors, should be…

Island Naturalist -- 1993-01-01 -- Page 15

Year Published: 1993

Part Of: Island Naturalist -- 1993-01-01

Snippet: 1992 CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNTS SUMMARY by Dan McAskill and Gary Schneider . Observations Number in the Count Area National Park Hillsborough Montague Great Blue Heron .....5..................... . . . . . . . . . . . .. Canada Geese ...284…

Island Naturalist -- 1993-01-01 -- Page 13

Year Published: 1993

Part Of: Island Naturalist -- 1993-01-01

Snippet: Mar. 31 - ECOPEI annual meeting featuring Gary Schneider with an illustrated presentation on the first year at MacPhail Woodlot. Meeting starts at 7:30 p.m. at Sound Ventures, 310 Queen Street, Charlottetown Mar. 31 - Nest Box Construction…

Island Naturalist -- 1993-01-01 -- Page 9

Year Published: 1993

Part Of: Island Naturalist -- 1993-01-01

Snippet: NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY OF P.E.I. INC. UPDATE 1992 by Dan McAskill There has been a wide variety of exciting activities and accomplishments this past year at the Natural History Society. The Natural History Society of Prince Edward Island…

Island Naturalist -- 1993-01-01 -- Page 18

Year Published: 1993

Part Of: Island Naturalist -- 1993-01-01

Snippet: White—rumped Sandpiper - a feeding on the embankment on new Ducks Unlimited Impoundment at Mount Stewart on Nov. 30 (BCP); Black-headed Gull - l at Souris River on Nov. 14th and another seen 1/2 hour later at Souris Breakwater. Both had…

Island Naturalist -- 1993-01-01 -- Page 5

Year Published: 1993

Part Of: Island Naturalist -- 1993-01-01

Snippet: narrowness of the river. Wave action may also explain the disappearance of dikes in some parts of the river below Mt. Stewart. Cattle have sometimes erased evidence with their cloven hooves. Heavy vegetation such as giant reed grass (…

Island Naturalist -- 1993-01-01 -- Page 12

Year Published: 1993

Part Of: Island Naturalist -- 1993-01-01

Snippet: family but a little sad for Cass whose hoppy visits were a heart—stirring example of a small creature's struggle for life despite adversity. SWALLOWS OR PLOVERS ' by Ben Hoteling During beach surveys for Piping Plovers at Greenwich early…