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 University Avenue, Charlottetown. Members and non—members are welcome. Please bring your coffee cup so that we will contribute as little as possible to the waste stream.

Membership is open to anyone interested in the natural history of Prince Edward Island. Membership is available at any meeting or by contacting Sue Stephenson, North Wiltshire RR # 2, Springvale, P.E.I. COA 1Y0 (phone 368-1224). Annual membership rates are : $12. Renewals are due in January. Membership expiry dates are in the top right hand corner of the mailing label.

The Society is directed by a volunteer executive elected from its members. 1992 Executive: President..............Barbara Currie, Charlottetown 894-9297 Vice-President...........Mary Beth Harris, Battery Point 569-2665 Past President....Patrick Wootton, Sharam Point 569-1829 962-3641 Secretary . . . . .............Carolyn Meincke, Charlottetown 368-1704 Treasurer.... . . . . . ............Sue Stephenson, Springvale 368—1224 Directors.......................Roberta Palmer, Brackley 368-1862 .....................Donald Wilkinson, Sherwood 566-1279

NEWSLETTERS are published bi-monthly on recycled paper. Articles, notes, reports, drawings, etc. are welcomed from members and non-members. If you have seen anything unusual, please share it with us. It is important to have your observations recorded so that others may learn from them. "Today's notations become tomorrow's history". All contributions should be send to: Dan McAskill, Newsletter Editor Natural History Society of Prince Edward Island Ltd. Charlottetown RR # 5, Donagh, P.E.I. CIA 7J8 The next newsletter deadline is November 7, 1992.

Illustrations: The Society extends a special thanks to Jacqueline Badcock who prepared the drawing on the cover and the illustrations of the hummingbirds, the Downy Woodpecker, the binoculars, and Black-headed Gull on pages 9, 10 and 13. The Natural History Society gratefully acknowledges support from the Department of Tourism and Parks and the Department of Education which enables distribution of newsletters to schools and libraries and to members.

The Natural History Society is an affiliate of the Canadian Nature Federation and has representation on the board of the Island Nature Trust. The Society is a registered, non-profit organization (Part 2, Companies Act). Tax receipts are issued for donations to the Society and these funds are used to further the work of the Society.

Reprinting: Editors of other newsletters and teachers wishing to copy classroom materials are welcome to reprint articles from the Island Naturalist (except when copyrighted). Due acknowledgement must be provided to the Island Naturalist, the author and the illustrator.

THIS MONTHS COVER

The prickly, fleshy fruit cover for the hazelnut (Corylus cornuta) nutlet is depicted on this issue's cover. These tiny prickles deaden the sensation in your fingers so picking the Island's version of the Christmas filbert is often done with light gloves. The nuts are excellent once dried.

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