AMPHIBIANS/REPTILES: Chorus of spring peepers in Georgetown on Apr. 23 (DO, DCS). Full chorus at Clyde River on Apr. 23, two weeks ahead of earliest previous record (KM). Spring peepers started calling on Apr. 24 at Brackley, West

Royalty, & Donagh with chorus (JDM) & on Apr. 27 at Tryon (BH). Yellow-spotted salamander found in Winsloe North about 15 to 20 cm (6 to 8 in) underground on Jun. 3 (II-Ia) . '

MAMMALS: Flying squirrel at St. Charles feeder on Mar. 11 (SFo). Chipmunk at Crossroad‘s Feeder on Mar. 28 (DO) and 2 at Hartsville feeder on May 19 (JWa). Three at Donagh feeder in Apr. through Jun. (J DM). Muskrat swimming in river at Hunter River (JWa), Mink working its way along the stream culvert at Seabrook behind Cavendish Farms on Mar. 28 (DO). First raccoon of the season at feeders in Crossroads on Mar. 12 with a striped skunk visiting on and off all winter (DO). Silver fox at Rollo Bay on Mar. 11 (SFo via DO). Coyote trotting through a field towards highway at Crossroads on Feb. 18 (DO). Coyotes appeared to respond to taped owl calls on Feb. 23 at St. Patrick's Road (DCS, BMcO, JB). Red fox with 2 kits about half her length at Donagh on June 19‘h (RPh).

BIRDS: Red-throated Loon - off Rice Point on Apr. 21 (DO, DCS); Common Loon - l at Rice Point on Apr. 25 (EMa), 2 at Rice Point on Apr. 26 (EMa), 1 adult alternate plumage at Robinson's Island on Apr. 28 & May 4 (DCS), 1 in breeding plumage in bay off Robinson's Island on May 8 (DO), 4 at Rustico Bay on May 8 (DCS), 1 on Hillsborough River at Mount Stewart on May 15 (DO); Pied-billed Grebe - l in small pond in Cornwall on Apr. 26 (EMa), at Mount Stewart lagoon on Apr. 30 (DCS) & May "‘"‘"4'(DO);"‘Northern Gannet - at East Point on Apr. 12 (DCS), at North Cape on Apr. 18 (LH), 4 at Egrnont Bay on Apr. 21 (G&FMa), 25 at Rice Point on Apr. 26 (EMa), 6 dead gannets in a mile of beach on May 15 at Egniont Bay during the herring fishery period (G&FMa); Double-crested Cormorant - at Victoria and North River on Apr. 18 (DCS), 50+ on Apr. 19 & 28+ at Hillsborough River in Charlottetown on May 3 (DCS); Great Cormorant - 19 in small flocks flying in Souris Harbour on Mar. 11 (DO), 11 at East Point on Apr. 1 (DCS); American Bittern - at Mount Stewart lagoon on May 4 (DO); Great Blue Heron - l at St. Peter's on Apr. 1 (DCS), at Meadowbank Rd. on Apr. 2 (EMa), 7 at Covehead Bay on Apr. 15 (LY), at bridge in Egmont Bay on Apr. 15 (G&FMa); Great Egret - 1 at Stratford on Apr. 28 to May 8 (JCo, EMa, DCS, DO), 1 at East Point on May 20 (DCS), 1 at Tignish on May 24 (BMcO, JB); Snowy Egret - 1 at Basin Head on May 31 (GM, P&AM, JWa); Turkey Vulture - 1 at Wood Islands on May 4 (HVD); Snow Geese - 2 at Locke Shore Road on Mar. 25 (LH), 1 at Meadowbank on Apr. 8 (PC); Canada Geese - 3 at Gowan Brae flying over the Souris River on Mar. 18 (DO), 4 at Argyle Shore on Mar. 21, 12 days later than last few years (LY), 50 flying at Sherwood on Mar. 26 and later 10 in grain and potato fields on Upton Road in Charlottetown (JDM), 20 at Ellen's Creek on Mar. 28 (IE), 10 at Crossroads on Mar. 26 (DO), back at Summerside on Mar. 30 (LH); Brant - 50 to 200 at Wright's Creek on Hillsborough River in mid-March & May 5 (LM), 2 at Wright's Creek/Hillsborough River on May 7 (DCS); Wood Ducks - pair at Mount Stewart lagoon on Apr. 21, May 7, May 31 (DO, DK, DCS), 3 at Borden Lagoon on Jun. 10 (C&EMa); Gadwell - male & female at Victoria on Apr. 18 (DCS), 9 at Gowan Brea on Mar. 18 (DO), male & female at Rollings Pond in Rustico on May 19 (JWa), 3 at Borden Lagoon on Jun. 10 (C&EMa); American Wigeon - 2 at West River Causeway on Apr. 18 (EMa, DCS); Blue-winged Teal - male & female at East Lake on Apr. 12 (DCS), male at Brackley pond on May 4 (DCS), 3 pairs at Mount Stewart lagoon on May 6 (DCS), and present on 7 (DK); Northern Shoveler - male at Mount Stewart lagoon on Apr. 21 (DO, DCS), at Mount Stewart on May 6 (DO); Northern Pintail - 4 at Nine Mile Creek on Jan. 1 & 1 on Feb. 12 (EMa), 8 at Bay Fortune on Mar. 18 (DO), male at Ellen's Creek on Mar. 19, 20, & 23 (JB), good numbers at a few locations on Mar. 29 (DCS); Green-winged Teal - 5 at Cornwall on Feb. 12 (EMa), 2 at Ferry Road in Cornwall on Mar. 16 (EMa), 8 at Desable causeway & 10 at Tryon Marsh on Apr. 21 (DCS); Ring-necked Duck - male at pond in Dingwell‘s Mills on Apr. 13 (DO), at North Cape on Apr. 18 (LH), 9 at Long Pond on May 4 (DGS); Greater Scaup - 3-500 at Oyster Bed Bridge on Mar. 30 (LM, BMcO), 21 male &