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Island Naturalist -- 2001-10-01 -- Page 3

Year Published: 2001

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

Snippet: NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND LTD. P.O. BOX 2346, CHARLOTTETOWN, P.E.I. C1A 8C1 MEETINGS are held of the ﬁrst Tuesday of the month (except July, August, and September) at 7:30 pm. at the Farm Centre, 420 University Avenue…

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 -- 1997-07-01 -- Page 8

Year Published: 1997

Part Of: Island Naturalist -- 1997-07-01

Snippet: comm POPULATIONS : The figures below provide an assessment of the health of the cormorant population on Prince Edward Island based on the number of nests in known colonies of Great and Double-crested Cormorant on Prince Edward Island from…

Island Naturalist -- 2001-07-01 -- Page 10

Year Published: 2001

Part Of: Island Naturalist -- 2001-07-01

Snippet: Rte 305 on Jul. 29 (DSe); Northern Shrike - 2 at PEI National Park on Apr. 21 (EMa); Blue-headed (Solitary) Vireo -1 at New Dominion on May 19 (EMa), 3 at Strathgartney Park on Jul. 8 (DSe); Philadelphia Vireo - 3 at Strathgartney Park on…

Island Naturalist -- 2001-10-01 -- Page 8

Year Published: 2001

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

Snippet: Leaf colour was declining in Central PEI on Oct. 20 due to leaf loss (JDM). Eastern Larch needles dropped in the 2nd week of November in Donagh (JDM) INSECTS: Grasshoppers, cabbage butterfly, 4 spot lady beetle, and horseﬂy were active at…

Island Naturalist -- 1986-07-01 -- Page 15

Year Published: 1986

Part Of: Island Naturalist -- 1986-07-01

Snippet: ISLAN \ \ ‘. '1 3', / ' 4 I j // yd" " E T 2 E \ \ } ' 3 The newsletter of The Prince Edward Island I} . / Natural ' ,0? M ., Mfﬁx , Q WE, History at“ oI . ( …

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 -- 1984-11-01 -- Page 2

Year Published: 1984

Part Of: Island Naturalist -- 1984-11-01

Snippet: NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND P. 0. BOX 2346, CHARLOTTETOWN V MEETINGS are held on the first Tuesday of the month at 8:00 p.m. in Room 47 on the third floor of the Provincial Health Building. (Enter through the parking…

Island Naturalist -- 1994-07-01 -- Page 9

Year Published: 1994

Part Of: Island Naturalist -- 1994-07-01

Snippet: 0 other articles ranging from books to videos to limited edition prints. The Institute of Island Studies has a number of books and video productions available for sale. These include "Like the Back of My Hand" video on the natural history…

Island Naturalist -- 1999-04-01 -- Page 11

Year Published: 1999

Part Of: Island Naturalist -- 1999-04-01

Snippet: Rustico: July: 18 - 0925, 2315; 19 - 1000, 2350; 20 - 1030; 21 - 0015, 1100; 22 - 0045, 1145; 23 - 0120, 1505; 24 - 0205, 1645; 25 — 0250, 1810; 26 - 0335, 1855; 27 - 0420, 1930; 28 - 0505, 2000; 29 - 0550, 2025; 30 - 0635, 2050; 31 — 0725…

Island Naturalist -- 2001-07-01 -- Page 9

Year Published: 2001

Part Of: Island Naturalist -- 2001-07-01

Snippet: (EMa); Sanderling - 20 at Covehead Harbour on Sept. 2 (DSe), 8 at Covehead Harbour on Sept. 2 (DSe), 6 on Sept. 3 between East Pt. & Priest Pond (DSe, EMa), 10 feeding along surf line at Feehan's Shore on Sept. 8 & 9 (JDM, RPh);…

Island Naturalist -- 1985-05-01 -- Page 15

Year Published: 1985

Part Of: Island Naturalist -- 1985-05-01

Snippet: MISCELLANEOUS SIGHTINGS Raccoon - 3 to Valleyfield feeder, almost nightly since April 17 (GS,RR) Snowshoe Hare - 1 in Valleyfield, eating sunflower seeds at feeder at night, Apr. 17 (RR,GS) - 1 in Little York, Mar. 2 (VB) Rabbit - (sp) at…

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 -- 1989-01-01 -- Page 10

Year Published: 1989

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

Snippet: (ﬂﬁﬁi Northern Goshawk - About dark on 5» ‘\‘ :\‘ Bird reports Many, many interesting sightings were sent in for this issue, besides the ones seen during the Christmas bird counts. Keep up the good work. Great Blue Heron - 1 over Cardigan…

Island Naturalist -- 1992-05-01 -- Page 14

Year Published: 1992

Part Of: Island Naturalist -- 1992-05-01

Snippet: pulling and carrying beak fulls of dry grass oinier 1 on Apr. 24; pair mating at Hillsborough Piers of April 25 (JDM) ' Ring-billed Gull - 2 at Ellen's Creek, Mar. 25 (RP); 1 at Victoria Park on Mar. 31 (RC) ‘ v ‘ : Black-headed Gull — 1…

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 -- 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 -- 1985-05-01 -- Page 12

Year Published: 1985

Part Of: Island Naturalist -- 1985-05-01

Snippet: BIRD’REPORT Red-breasted Merganser - l m at Cardigan Bridge, Mar. 7 (JuS) Goshawk - 2 on ground in Valleyfield, Mar. 27 (GS,RR) Sharp-shinned Hawk - 1 at North River Rd., Mar. 17 (AK) - 1 almost daily over feeder in Valleyfield, April 3 to…

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 -- 2004-04-01 -- Page 8

Year Published: 2004

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

Snippet: seems to fail that if I chase a bird in other parts of the province, the same species always seems to show up around home. PEI WINTER LIST: SPECIES OBSERVED: 114 LOONS Red-throated Loon Common Loon GANNETS Northern Gannet CORMORANTS Double…

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 -- 2002-11-01 -- Page 9

Year Published: 2002

Part Of: Island Naturalist -- 2002-11-01

Snippet: Owling Kilometres 15 0 Number of Feeder Reports 2 1 1 14 Feeder Hours 1 Snow Cover - aver. cm. 0 O 20 20 Salt Water Bays - % frozen 0 95 80 low Salt Water - % frozen 0 85 Fresh Water - % frozen 0 95 95 low Weather: iright Sunshine (hrs)…

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 -- 1989-11-01

Year Published: 1989

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 -- 2003-01-01 -- Page 3

Year Published: 2003

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

Snippet: P.O. BOX 2346, CHARLOTTETOWN, P.E.I. ClA 8C1 MEETINGS are held of the first Tuesday of the month (except July, August, and September) at 7:30 pm. at the Farm Centre, 420 University Avenue, Charlottetown. Members and non-members are welcome…

Island Naturalist -- 2002-01-01 -- Page 1

Year Published: 2002

Part Of: Island Naturalist -- 2002-01-01

Snippet: Waddell; JWa - Jean Watts; M&MiWh - Matt & Michele Whitbeck; SW - Sid Watts; LY - Lorne Yeo. ENVIRONMENTAL CALENDAR: Note: All Society presentations and ﬁeld trips are open to the public. YN = young naturalists encouraged to attend…

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 -- 2004-09-01 -- Page 10

Year Published: 2004

Part Of: Island Naturalist -- 2004-09-01

Snippet: NEWS FROM ABOUT: Compiled by Dan McAskill Concerned about forest health and practices? The last Forest Policy was developed in 1987 and much has changed since then. The Forest Policy web site contains the 1987 Forest Policy and detailed…

Island Naturalist -- 1994-03-01 -- Page 10

Year Published: 1994

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

Snippet: VOLUNTEERS ASSISTING WOOD DUCKS 0N PEI by Eastern Habitat Joint Venture staff Volunteers across the Island are attempting to increase local Wood Duck populations by maintaining Wood Duck nest boxes. Approximately 200 boxes have been…

Island Naturalist -- 1987-03-01 -- Page 12

Year Published: 1987

Part Of: Island Naturalist -- 1987-03-01

Snippet: Feb. 4. it doesn't deserve". motion for the Island. Instead of dark, dirty, ‘;we saw a lot of wonderful underwater shots of cormorants "swimming and feeding, and the birds in flight with great shots of Prince Edward Island as a backdrop -…

Island Naturalist -- 1991-09-01 -- Page 6

Year Published: 1991

Part Of: Island Naturalist -- 1991-09-01

Snippet: A NOT SO WILD GOOSE CHASE by Dan McAskill Telephone calls reporting the sightings of unusual birds are becoming a more regular occurrence in our household as one of the tasks of the newsletter editor's life is the compiling of the bird…

Island Naturalist -- 2005-04-01 -- Page 6

Year Published: 2005

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

Snippet: Long—tailed Duck Black Scoter Surf Scoter White-winged Scoter Common Goldeneye Barrow's Goldeneye Bufﬂehead Hooded Merganser Red-breasted Merganser Common Merganser HAWKS, EAGLES AND KITES Bald Eagle Northern Harrier Sharp-shinned Hawk…

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

Year Published: 1991

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

Snippet: CONSERVATION SCORES WITH ROYAL COMMISSION REPORT by Diane Griffin Environmentalists have hailed the conservation tone of the Royal Commission on the Land's report. Adoption of a comprehensive set of land use plans for the entire province…

Island Naturalist -- 2002-09-01

Year Published: 2002

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 -- 1999-01-01 -- Page 14

Year Published: 1999

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

Snippet: Savannah Sparrow - at Bethel feeder on Apr. 16 (TR); Dark-eyed Junco —‘ 25 at Desab'le" feeder on Jan. 1 (BP), 6 at Donagh feeder Jan. 13 to 16 (JDM), 6 at Donagh feeder on Feb. 6 (JDM). 18 at Argyle Shore feeder on Feb. 20 (BC), 50 to 60…

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

Year Published: 1992

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

Snippet: ' National Park Hillsborough Montague Boreal Chickadee 12 3 . 2 ,white-breasted Nuthatch - 4 5 Red-breasted Nuthatch 3 12 ' 1 Brown Creeper CP 1 1 American Robin 9 ' 31 _ 23 108 _ Golden-crowned Kinglet 45 13 r 17 Ruby-crowned Kinglet . '…

Island Naturalist -- 1993-05-01 -- Page 10

Year Published: 1993

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

Snippet: Feb. 1 — Gary Schneider will be the Natural History Society’s guest speaker for the regular monthly meeting. He will speak on re-structuring the MacPhail property forest. The meeting will commence 7:30 p.m. at the Farm Centre on University…

Island Naturalist -- 1987-01-01 -- Page 13

Year Published: 1987

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

Snippet: The World Conservation Strategy has been loaned to the Strategy Committee for 3 months to help in the preparation of the document. This Central Committee reviewed the environmental problems facing Prince Edward Island and decided to divide…

Island Naturalist -- 1998-04-01

Year Published: 1998

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 -- 1986-05-01 -- Page 1

Year Published: 1986

Part Of: Island Naturalist -- 1986-05-01

Snippet: OPPose Cormorant Shoot BY GARY SCHNEIDER, The Prince Edward Island Fish and Wildlife Division's proposal to allow the shooting of double-crested cormorants is drawing flack from various quarters, especially since copies of Anne Gallant's…

Island Naturalist -- 2004-09-01 -- Page 9

Year Published: 2004

Part Of: Island Naturalist -- 2004-09-01

Snippet: BIRDING FULLERTON’S MARSH IMPOUNDMENT: by David Seeler On the morning of August 15'“, I headed out to Fullerton's Marsh - a mere 10 km out at sunrise. Aﬁer wading through grass and weeds waist tall and stumbling on the ridges leﬁ by the…

Island Naturalist -- 2002-04-01 -- Page 9

Year Published: 2002

Part Of: Island Naturalist -- 2002-04-01

Snippet: Wood Duck Mallard Northern Shoveler Ring-necked Duck Surf Scoter Osprey Sharp-shinned Hawk Ruffed Grouse Black-bellied Plover Greater Yellowlegs Upland Sandpiper Common Snipe Bonaparte’s Gull Great Black-backed Gull Black Guillemot Ruby-…

Island Naturalist -- 1991-11-01 -- Page 15

Year Published: 1991

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

Snippet: Black-headed Gull ‘ 4'to 5 athlooming Point in mid to late August, (JO) Bonaparte's Gull - flocks of 40 to‘lOO birds were seen during the - mid-September to October 30th period at North River Causeway. They were common at Ellen's Creek,…

Island Naturalist -- 1994-07-01 -- Page 11

Year Published: 1994

Part Of: Island Naturalist -- 1994-07-01

Snippet: MARITIME BHORBBIRD SURVEYS AT MACCALLUM’B POINT Gisele Martin & Susanne EsSense Species Date Au 2 Au 9 Au 19 Se 5 Se 19 0c 10 Semipalmated Plover 10 5 24 28 Black-bellied Plover 2 18 58 46 9 13 Ruddy Turnstone 2 6 6 Willet 22 12 9…

Island Naturalist -- 2002-04-01

Year Published: 2002

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 -- 1986-09-01 -- Page 2

Year Published: 1986

Part Of: Island Naturalist -- 1986-09-01

Snippet: was a next time. Our first bird of the day, naturally enough, was a crdw, and by the time we got to the lighthouse we had added a half dozen other common spec . The Cape was as productive as we could of hoped for, and by the time we 1 at 8…

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 -- 1994-01-01 -- Page 16

Year Published: 1994

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

Snippet: on Mar. 31 (BH); Red—winged Blackbird - back at Mount Albion on March 30 (HJ), back at Graham's Pond on .Apr. 2 (VMac), 2 at Brackley feeder on April 3 (RP); Northern Oriole - 1 female at Summerside feeder on Nov. 27-28 (GMa); Common…

Island Naturalist -- 1996-07-01 -- Page 3

Year Published: 1996

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

Snippet: NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND LTD. P.O. BOX 2346, CHARLOTTETOWN, P.E.I. CIA 801 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 -- 2005-04-01 -- Page 13

Year Published: 2005

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

Snippet: feeder on Apr. 1 (LD), 1 at Eglington Bay on Apr. 6 (SSi), male at Cardigan Hatchery on Apr. 6 (DK), at Orby Head & Cape Turner on Apr. 7 (RH); Red-headed Woodpecker - 1 at Montague in Jan., Feb. 5 & 12 (PM via DK); Red-belled…

Island Naturalist -- 1997-01-01 -- Page 7

Year Published: 1997

Part Of: Island Naturalist -- 1997-01-01

Snippet: Harris; Hilda Hilchey; David & Dude Holman; Ben Hoteling; Sandra Hume; Connie Ings; Gordon Jackson; Evelyn Jenkins; Ken Jenkins; Barb and Sonny Johnson; Marnie Johnson; Lila Jones; Mary Kickham; Alfred Laybolt; Louise Leeco; Keith…

Island Naturalist -- 1990-03-01 -- Page 13

Year Published: 1990

Part Of: Island Naturalist -- 1990-03-01

Snippet: ISLAND ATURALIST Sugar Maple No. 110. May - June 1990 The newsletter of The Natural History Society , o, of Striped Maple Pﬂnce Edward …

Island Naturalist -- 2003-04-01 -- Page 1

Year Published: 2003

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

Snippet: Mar. 10 (JB), 60+ at Crossroads feeder on Mar. 26 (DO), numerous singing up a storm at Crossroads on Apr. 6 (DO), 3 pair at Charlottetown feeders on Apr. 26 (RAN), 20 daily at Charlottetown feeder in Apr. (SCl); Common Redpoll - 2 large…

Island Naturalist -- 1989-11-01 -- Page 2

Year Published: 1989

Part Of: Island Naturalist -- 1989-11-01

Snippet: on one and/or the other of the counts. Rick left at the end of 1972 to go to Kejimkujik National Park and Joan Saunders became Park Naturalist. She guided us on some walks in the P.E.I. National Park, joined our Society, and compiled the…

Island Naturalist -- 1992-09-01 -- Page 14

Year Published: 1992

Part Of: Island Naturalist -- 1992-09-01

Snippet: Bald Eagle - On July 15, a Bald Eagle approached a tern colony at Eglington Bay in the early afternoon. Three terns rose to defend the colony and chased him higher and higher until they were all specks in the sky. The eagle finally veered…

Island Naturalist -- 1996-07-01 -- Page 7

Year Published: 1996

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

Snippet: ISLAND TREES: by Dan McAskill EASTERN EEMLOCX (Tsuga canadensis) - Height - up to 303 Wildlife Benefits: Provides food and cover; provides seeds/cones for seed eating birds and squirrels; larval plant for hemlock looper; provides foraging…

Island Naturalist -- 1986-07-01 -- Page 2

Year Published: 1986

Part Of: Island Naturalist -- 1986-07-01

Snippet: Surprises in the frees . BY ROSEMARY CURLEY We're so used to looking for birds in trees that we sometimes forget our nearer relatives, the mammals. Several years ago, while leading a group of school children on a "woods walk", I spied a…

Island Naturalist -- 1991-05-01 -- Page 8

Year Published: 1991

Part Of: Island Naturalist -- 1991-05-01

Snippet: untouched. Was this a friendIy “thank you" before setting forth on a Tong journey south? I wonder! BUNTING BONANZA by Evern Meader This morning (Aprii 3) I reaiized our magnificent dispIays of Snow Buntings have reaiiy meited away. From…

Island Naturalist -- 1999-07-01 -- Page 9

Year Published: 1999

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

Snippet: Swamp-thistle Cirsium muticrun BO HABITAT CODES: BO - bog/swamp; BR - burn; CO - cut over; D - dry soil; FP - ﬂood plain; HW - hardwood; LL - lowland; M - moist soil; MW - mixed wood; R - rich soil; SL - steep slopes; SW - softwood; T -…

Island Naturalist -- 2005-04-01 -- Page 7

Year Published: 2005

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

Snippet: Song Sparrow SALTATORS, CARDINALS Red-winged Blackbird White-crowned Sparrow AND ALLIES Eastern Meadowlark White-throated Sparrow Northern Cardinal Rusty Blackbird Dark—eyed Junco Rose-breasted Grosbeak Common Grackle Lapland Longspur…