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Island Naturalist -- 1989-03-01 -- Page 5

Year Published: 1989

Part Of: Island Naturalist -- 1989-03-01

Snippet: should be open and running by the time you read this. In Charlottetown, Lindsay's Bottle Exchange is now operating at the foot of Prince St., and NHS members reported that that were recycling bottles. The Environmental Coalition of Prince…

Island Naturalist -- 1998-07-01 -- Page 5

Year Published: 1998

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

Snippet: wood—nymph, Atlantic fritillary, silver—bordered fritillary, Harris' Checkerspot, painted lady, Laurential (common branded) skipper, and white admiral. 1998 BAIN BIRD COUNT: by J. Dan McAskill This Bain Count started about 2:30 am in heavy…

Island Naturalist -- 2003-01-01 -- Page 5

Year Published: 2003

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

Snippet: Next the route swung south and westward along route two with stops at Black Pond, Little Harbour, and Souris. Side trips to Southampton and Savage Harbour Bay were relatively unproductive but a variety of birds were picked up at Mount…

Island Naturalist -- 2004-04-01 -- Page 5

Year Published: 2004

Part Of: Island Naturalist -- 2004-04-01

Snippet: Soft Parts: The legs were light, bright orange in colour. The bill was slightly longer than the length of the bird’s head, and slightly more substantial in "bulk" or "depth" at the base than the bill of the Lesser Yellowlegs beside it.…

Island Naturalist -- 1993-11-01 -- Page 5

Year Published: 1993

Part Of: Island Naturalist -- 1993-11-01

Snippet: 1993—4 CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNTS SUMMARY by J. Dan McAskill & Gary Schneider Perhaps the best word to describe the Hillsborough and Montague counts this year was "birr". Despite the bitter cold, the number of species seen was excellent…

Island Naturalist -- 2003-04-01 -- Page 5

Year Published: 2003

Part Of: Island Naturalist -- 2003-04-01

Snippet: we got there?” pointing to the bird soaring to our south, sun at our back, a little over the horizon several hundred meters away. We all stopped walking and scanned with binoculars. My ﬁrst thought was, that doesn’t quite look like a buteo…

Island Naturalist -- 1994-05-01 -- Page 5

Year Published: 1994

Part Of: Island Naturalist -- 1994-05-01

Snippet: pubens (red—berried elder). The two are somewhat similar in appearance, although there are key differences. Perhaps the distinction most obvious to the casual observer lies with the fruit. That of the red-berried elder appears in June or…

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 -- 2001-10-01 -- Page 5

Year Published: 2001

Part Of: Island Naturalist -- 2001-10-01

Snippet: Robin, European Starling, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Pine Warbler, Blackpoll Warbler, Savannah Sparrow, Song Sparrow, White-throated Sparrow, White-crowned Sparrow (2), Dark-eyed Junco, Red-winged Blackbird, Common Grackle, Purple Finch, Pine…

Island Naturalist -- 2000-01-01 -- Page 5

Year Published: 2000

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

Snippet: acres on Big Courtin Island in Malpeque Bay as a Natural Area. Society members also participated in Piping Plover monitoring. Robin Phillips began to research and develop a web site for the Society. Bruce Smith led the Great Black-backed…

Island Naturalist -- 1991-11-01 -- Page 5

Year Published: 1991

Part Of: Island Naturalist -- 1991-11-01

Snippet: Covehead Harbour, a large white bird, bigger than an adjacent Great Blue Heron, attracted his attention. He immediately recognized it as a American White Pelican, a bird only delisted from the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife…

Island Naturalist -- 2005-01-01 -- Page 5

Year Published: 2005

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

Snippet: THANKS TO THE BOARD AND VOLUNTEERS! On January 4"‘, 2005, the Natural History Society held its annual general meeting. David Seeler, the Past President presented the Nominating Committee report. Dwaine Oakley (President), Fiep de Bie (…

Island Naturalist -- 1993-05-01 -- Page 5

Year Published: 1993

Part Of: Island Naturalist -- 1993-05-01

Snippet: of the areas in which the presence of the Stemless Lady’s Slipper has been recorded. PIPING PLOVBR MONITORING PROGRAM by P.E.I. National Park & Parks and Peoples Association Inc. The purpose of the 1993 Piping Plover Monitoring Program…

Island Naturalist -- 1989-05-01 -- Page 5

Year Published: 1989

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

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Island Naturalist -- 1998-01-01 -- Page 5

Year Published: 1998

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

Snippet: of Jean Ouellette a long time supporter of the Society’s National Park CBC and the amphibian counts. Charitable activities: in addition to those noted above, the Society contributed Audubon Field Notes to the U.P.E.I. Library and a cash…