feeder in Dec. (RRi); White-crowned Sparrow - 2 at Cape Turner on Oct. 8 (DW); Lincoln’s Sparrow - 2 skulking among rocks actively feeding on weed seeds on Sept. 24 at Victoria Park (DW); swamp Sparrow - 1 immature at Long Pond on Oct. 30 (CS); ; Snow Bunting - 15 at Covehead on Nov. 1 (BH), 3 at Bay Shore Road on Nov. 5 (FC)

Late Reports: 3 Common Grackles at West Point last winter (ME via HM); N.S. Report - 9 Red-bellied Woodpeckers reported recently (CS).

Thanks to the following contributors who provided records for this listing, namely: CA - Chris Adams; HA - Helen Arsenault; BB - Bill Bowerbank; DB - David Boyd; BC - Barb Currie; EC - Elwood Coakes; RC— Ray Cooke; FC - Fred Connolly; FRC — Rosemary Curley; MC - Mike Crowell; JD — Janie Downe; TD - Todd Dupuis; ME - Malcolm Ellis; SE‘3MSusan Essensa; BHa - Bob Hambly; B&RH - Ben & Rosalie Hoteling; EH - Elaine Hinton; LH -

Les Homans; MH - Mona Hedgakar; P&CH - Pat & Cathy Chan; HJ - Harold Jenkins; GK ’ Gerry Kennific; DL - David Lemon; FL - Florence Larkin; BM - Barry Martin; BlM - Blake Maybank; EM - Elaine Murley; GM - Gerald MacDonald; HM - Hillard MacKinnon; JDM - Dan McAskill; MCM -Mrs. Campsie MacLean; N&EM - Nancy & Eric MacEwen; VMacN - Vivian MacNiel; LN - Liz Nimmo; BP -Brenda Penak; BPi - Bruce Pigot; GP - Glen Petrie; JP - Jane Parker; NP - Nellie Patterson; RP - Roberta Palmer; WP - Wendell Profit; MR - Maurice Roy; RR - Rob Redmond; RRi - Ruth Richman; AS - Alan Saint; CS - Clarence Stevens; GS - Gary Schneider; RS - Renwick Spence; LT - Linda Thomas; C&MW - Carl & Mary Willms; DW - Donald Wilkinson; JW - Jackie Waddell; and P&AW - Pat & Ann Wootton.

Solution to Word Puzzle: "Christmas Bird Counts". ENVIRONMENTAL CALENDAR:

Dec. 26 - The Hillsborough Audubon Christmas Bird Count will be held. Contact Dan McAskill at 569—4351 to register for one of the count areas. There is an estimated fee of $ 5 for all field counters.

Dec. 30 — The Society will host the Montague Christmas Bird Count. Contact Ruth Richman at 583-2674 or Gary Schneider at 583-3068 for further information. There is no fee charged.

Jan. 2 — This is the Society's Annual Meeting and Member’s Night. Bring your slides, natural history articles, or tell us of yourself or your natural history adventures.

Jan. 9 - Gary Schneider will speak on Native Shrubs for the Garden Club at the Farm Centre starting at 7:30 pm

Jan. 12 - deadline for nominations for Soil Conservationist with Soil and Crop Improvement. Contact 628-6997 for more information.

Jan. 16 - A video on Merve Wilkinson titled "Thinking Like a Forest" will serve to start a discussion of forestry practices at the ECOPEI meeting. Meeting starts at 7:30 pm at Trinity United Church on Prince Street.

Feb. 6 — Maurice Roy will be the Society’s guest speaker. His topic is Life in a Saltmarsh Pond. The meeting starts at 7:30 pm at the Farm Centre on University Avenue in Charlottetown.

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