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Island Naturalist -- 1987-11-01 -- Page 4

Year Published: 1987

Part Of: Island Naturalist -- 1987-11-01

Snippet: least 66 different eagles were identified here. Presently at seven feed- ing sites 225 to 250 different birds have been observed while feeding. Band identification on some of the birds has shown that they come from as far away as Michigan…

Island Naturalist -- 1996-07-01 -- Page 4

Year Published: 1996

Part Of: Island Naturalist -- 1996-07-01

Snippet: BIRD MONOGRAPHS: by Donald Wilkinson KILLDEER (Charadrius vociferus) Order: CHARADRIIFORMES Family: CHARADRIIDAE — Plovers Species: 16-09-034 Distribution: Northern Canada south throughout North America. Also West Indies, Peru, and Western…

Island Naturalist -- 1995-01-01 -- Page 4

Year Published: 1995

Part Of: Island Naturalist -- 1995-01-01

Snippet: .3 GIANT FALLS: by Dan McAskill During the past 130+ years, many storms have raged across this province. A small number of trees have survived these blows, sometimes with the assistance of their neighbours and sometimes through their own…

Island Naturalist -- 1999-07-01 -- Page 4

Year Published: 1999

Part Of: Island Naturalist -- 1999-07-01

Snippet: NOMINATIONS FOR EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE: Nominations for the Executive Committee of the Natural History Society of Prince Edward Island are now open. Ifyou feel you would like to be involved with the delivery of our programs through volunteer…

Island Naturalist -- 1992-11-01 -- Page 4

Year Published: 1992

Part Of: Island Naturalist -- 1992-11-01

Snippet: 'birding and whale watching on Grand Hanan Island. GRAND MANAN ISLAND AUGUST 1992 by Linda Thomas In the predawn hours of Friday August 23, seven Natural History Society members gathered with tons of gear and tons of enthusiasm for a…

Island Naturalist -- 2000-08-01 -- Page 4

Year Published: 2000

Part Of: Island Naturalist -- 2000-08-01

Snippet: BIRD MONOGRAPHS: by Donald Wilkinson COMIVION (RED) CARDINAL (Cardinalis cardinalis) Order: PASSERIFORMES Species: 28-56-296 Family: EMBERIZIDAE - Buntings, Sparrows & Allies Distribution: New England, Maritimes, S. Ontario, N.…

Island Naturalist -- 2003-10-01 -- Page 4

Year Published: 2003

Part Of: Island Naturalist -- 2003-10-01

Snippet: NOMINATIONS CALL! V The terms of the current Executive Committee expire at the January meeting in 2004. If you would be interested in serving on the Executive or any Society Committees, please contact the Nominating Committee Chairperson,…

Island Naturalist -- 1998-07-01 -- Page 4

Year Published: 1998

Part Of: Island Naturalist -- 1998-07-01

Snippet: RARITY SEEN ON NHS FIELD TRIP: by Alma Steeves On August lst at Mooney's Pond Interpretive Centre, Stuart Tingley, a renowned New Brunswick Naturalist, provided a slide presentation on dragonflies, damselflies, and butterflies of the…

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 -- 2005-04-01 -- Page 4

Year Published: 2005

Part Of: Island Naturalist -- 2005-04-01

Snippet: SOCIETY NEWS: Compiled by Dan McAskill Bonnie McOrmand, Dwaine Oakley, F iep de Bie, and Dan Kennedy arranged a bird feeder tour with stops at four feeder stations in Stratford, Vernon River and Montague. Dwaine Oakley, the Society’s…

Island Naturalist -- 1995-04-01 -- Page 4

Year Published: 1995

Part Of: Island Naturalist -- 1995-04-01

Snippet: ‘ IRD HONOGRAPHS : PASSIFORMES Order: by Donald Wilkinson CHIPPING SPARROW (Spizella passerina) Species: 28-55—071 Family: EMBERIZIDAE - Buntings, Sparrows, and Allies Distribution: Widespread across Canada from Alaska south of the tree…

Island Naturalist -- 1987-09-01 -- Page 4

Year Published: 1987

Part Of: Island Naturalist -- 1987-09-01

Snippet: Natural Histor); Society news The October 6 meeting of the natural History Society was chaired by vice—president Dan McAskill and was an enjoyable beginning to a new sea— . son of meetings. In her absence, president Rosemary Curley was…

Island Naturalist -- 1987-01-01 -- Page 4

Year Published: 1987

Part Of: Island Naturalist -- 1987-01-01

Snippet: that the replacement cost of wooden breakwaters, pilings amd wharves in North America amounts to about $50—million U.S. every year. While wood borers cause most of the deterioration of wood in the sea,. fungi and bacteria are thought to…

Island Naturalist -- 1989-05-01 -- Page 4

Year Published: 1989

Part Of: Island Naturalist -- 1989-05-01

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Island Naturalist -- 1994-03-01 -- Page 4

Year Published: 1994

Part Of: Island Naturalist -- 1994-03-01

Snippet: A GROUSE STORY by Barry Bain After a twenty-five minute drive from the office, I reached my destination, pulled off to the shoulder of the road, and cut the engine. I was to meet a client regarding site preparation on a wet site for…