'1.- Raports: 2 Fox Sparrows at Stratford on Apr. 7 (WC).

Mammals: WCa reported unusually high numbers of porpoise and white-sided dolphin sightings by in-shore fishers this year.

Thanks to the following contributors who provided records for this listing, namely: BB - Bill Bowerbank; B&DB - Bob & Dolores Beamish; BBu - Bob Butter; EC - Elwood Coakes; WCa - Wayne Cameron; BD - Brad Duplisea; RE - Ron Estabrooks; 3 81-10 - Betty Howatt; B&RH - Ben & Rosalie Hoteling; JH - John Hayden; CI - Connie Ings; HJ - Harold Jenkins; JEK - June Ellen Klauseheid; MK - Meike Keunecke; DHu- Doug Murray; JDM - Dan McAskill; KM - Kate MacQuarrie; PM - Peter McQuillan; RP - Roberta Palmer; DSm - Diane Smith; LT - Linda Thomas; DW -Donald Wilkinson; JW - Jackie Waddell; and JWa - Jean Watts.

CORNORAN'I‘ POPULATIONB :

A representative of the Natural History Society attended a meeting on cormorants at which the following information was provided. Another meeting is to be held in November to discuss potential management implications. The data

was compiled and graphed by the Fish and Wildlife Division, P.E.I. Department ‘ of Environmental Resources.

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ENVIRONMENTAL CALENDAR :

Sept. 27 to Oct. 1 - North American Amphibian Monitoring and the Task Force on Declining Amphibian Populations in Canada will be held in Burlington, Ontario at the Canadian Centre for Inland Waters.

Sept. 29 - Climate Change Workshop being led by Louise Comeau of Sierra Club of Canada. Sponsored by the P.E.I. Environmental Network at Prince Edward Hotel from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. Members of the PEI Environmental Network free (the NHS is a member). $15 for government and business and $5 for

. non-members. Call 566-4170 for more information.

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