oozing (if in a living tree).
How is it that a bird that is nearly as large as a crow and is a
year-round resident escapes notice for so long? Pileated Woodpeckers ap-
parently prefer isolated, undisturbed forest habitat remote from man es-
pecially during the breeding season. According to Godfrey(1972), however,
these are not essential. "Where unmolested, it also inhabits woodlots,
parks, and other less extensive stands of mature trees." It may be then
that a small population of Pileated Woodpeckers does exist on the Island.
No recent sightings have been made although 0 :
this may not be surprising as the species has
the reputation for being elusive. Watch for
the tell-tale signs of their borings. The
voice is described as being similar to a
flicker's but lower-pitched, more deliberate
and powerful. If anyone has sighted evidence
of the Pileated Woodpecker, either an actual
sighting or borings on a tree, please contact
me or Gary Schneider, editor of this news-
letter. We are coming much closer to estab-
lishing the confirmation of this impressive
species as, once again, a part of our Island's}
avifauna.

Literature Cited

Bain, Francis. 1981.Birds of Prince Edward Island. Haszard and Moore,
Charlottetown.

Godfrey, W. Earl. 1954. Birds of Prince Edward Island. Nat. Mus. Can.
Bull: 232374 55=20ee

Godfrey, .W." Barl. 1972.5 he Birds: of Ganddas Nac. mus. Can. Bull. .203:
426) p.

WoR.. Salt and U.R. Sabet. .1976.. The Birds of Alpenva. Hurtig Publishers,
Edmonton. 498 p.

W. Austin Squires. 1976. The Birds of New Brunswick. New Brunswick Mus-
eum, Monog. Series no. 7, Saint John. 221 p.

Environmental Calendar

To Jan. 31: "The Best of the Birds", an exhibit of 93 bird photos at the
Eptek Centre, Water St., S'side.

Feb. 2: Natural History Society meeting at 8 p.m. at the Farm Centre. Tim
Beatty of Sunbury Shores Nature Centre in St. Andrews, N.B. will
speak on whales in the Bay of Fundy and the Operation Lifeline project.

Feb. ll: Nature Art Workshop at the Farm Centre. Instructor - Therese
d'Amour. Everyone aged 10 and up welcome, but you must preregister
before the workshop by calling the Nature Trust office 892-7513.

Feb. 18: Lady's Slipper Naturalists meet at 7:30 p.m. at the Eptek
Centre, S'side. For information call Les Homans, 436-2623.

March 1: NHS meeting at the Farm Centre, 8 p.m. Dr. David Kellum will
read from his new book My Very Bestiary.

Feb. 20 or 27 (very tentatively) - a meeting of P.E.I. members of the
Atlantic Environmental Network is being planned. Leslie Cuthbertson,
Regional Coordinator for the AEN will be in Charlottetown to dis-
cuss the network, computer WEB and your concerns. For more infor-
mation, please contact Gary Schneider at 838-2678.

March 10: Photographer Fred Breummer will show slides and speak on Arctic
wildlife as part of the Island Nature Trust's Public Lecture series.
7:30 p.m. at the Farm Centre in Charlottetown.

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