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. 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 the Treasurer at PO. Box 2346, Charlottetown ClA 8C1 (phone 394-3390).

Annual membership is $16 and renewals are due in January. Membership expiry dates are shown in the top right hand corner of the mailing label.

The Society is directed by a volunteer Executive elected from its members.

2003 Executive: President .............................. ..David Seeler, West Royalty 566—4505 Vice-President .................... ..Dwaine Oakley, Crossroads 569-1815 Past President ................................. ..Ben Hoteling, Tryon 65 8—2036 Secretary ............................. ..Donna Martin, Summerside 43 6-4063 Treasurer ......................................... ..Arja Page, Stratford 394-3390 Directors - Program ......... ..Eric Marcum, New Dominion 675-3056

- Assistant Program....Bonnie McOrmand, Charlottetown 566-5 648

NEWSLETTERS are normally published quarterly on recycled paper. Articles, notes, reports, drawings, bird sightings, plant records, etc. are welcomed from members and non-members. Ifyou have seen anything unusual,

please share it with us. It is important to have your observations recorded so that others may learn from them. All contributions should be sent to:

Dan McAskill, Newsletter Editor, NHSPEI Charlottetown RR # S, Donagh, P.E.I. ClA 7J8 E-mail: nhspei@isn.net The next deadline for articles, sightings, or other newsletter information is April 12'“, 2003.

Illustrations: The Society extends a special thanks to Jacqueline Badcock and Dover Colouring Books for their illustrations.

The Natural History Society gratefully acknowledges support from the Department of Education and Human Resources which enables distribution of newsletters to schools and libraries desiring it. 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 acknowledgment must be provided to the Island Naturalist, the author and illustrator. Web page: The Society’s web page is located at www.isn.net/~nhspei

Cover Illustration:

The ﬁrst Island record of a Hoary Bat (Lasiurus cinereus) was confirmed on August 17‘“, 1999. The specimen was collected in Charlottetown where it was submitted to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency for disease testing. (Ref. McAlpine, D.F., F. Muldoon, & A.I. Wandeler. 2002. Page 124, Canadian Field Naturalist Vol 116)