NEST RECORDS SCHEME. Members are urged to make notes of observations of any birds' nests they discover this spring and summer, and to submit details to the Maritimes Nest Records Scheme i Sackville, N.B. Cards for this purpose will be made available at the May meeting or can be ob- tained by writing to the Canadian Wildlife Ser- ’ c: vice, Box 1590, Sackville, N.B. BOA 3C0. Con— tributions from P.E.I. were down somewhat in

1979. Let’s see what we can do to improve the record in 1980.

ARBOR DAY. Friday, May 16 has been set aside as the date,for this year's Arbor Day. The Heritage Foundation is encouraging teachers to continue

a tradition begun in Island schools in 1884, but all tree-lovers could participate too to make neighbourhood landscapes more attractive. Could your yard, school, church or community building be improved by planting trees and shrubs? Check with the appropriate people, and then do your part to help celebrate Arbor Day.

FIELD TRIP REPORT. Although March 22 turned out to be a rather chilly spring day, a small but hardy group assembled for a field trip in search of late wintering ducks. Stops were made at the North and West River causeways, the West River bridges at St. Catherine’s and Bonshaw, and at Rocky Point. Good numbers of ducks were found at each location except Rocky Point, where there was :0 Area“ “fatcvfl m'c:‘."rr 4-“ Eh“: I

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Hogan for leading the trip.

CNF CONFERENCE 1380. The

Manitoba organizers of the

l980 Canadian Nature Fed—

eration annual conference

details of what promises t

ied week’s activities Th

event at the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg J-

will celebrate the tenth anniversry of the Can— adian Nature Federation and the Sixtieth anni— versary of the Manitoba Naturalists’ Soc1ety.

Sixteen field trips have been scheduled including a four day naturalists’ cruise on Lake Winnipeg and a four day trip to Churchill. Other trips include wilderness canoeing, prairie desert, long grass prairie, parks nd sanctuaries, Delta Marsh Research Station, historic museums, etc. The conference Symposium runs from August 28 to 30 and will feature eighteen ou standi.g speakers including Dr. Erkii Pulliainen of Finland, an ' internationally recognized autnority on large predators. During the conference a special chom— ing of nature art work by Manitoba artiSts will be on display and a full complement of iiterestin. exhibits will be set up by government and private agencies For more information write Cy and Rosalie Hopper, Conference Registrars, 332 Bronx Ave., Winnikeg, Man. R2K OZl.