Eastern (Rufous—sided) Towhee - 1 in northeastern P.E.I. on Oct. 3 (VL), 1 at East Point area on Oct. 11 (DO); American Tree Sparrow - l at Crossroads feeder on Nov. 3 (DO), 9 at China Point on Nov. 7 (DO), 1 at Tryon feeder on Nov. 9 (R&BH); Clay-colored Sparrow - in northeastern P.E.I. on Oct. 3 (VL); Savannah Sparrow - numerous at Earnscliffe on Oct. 13 (DCS, DO, EMa), several at Greenwich Dunes Trail on Oct. 21 (JDM, RPh); Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow - 1 at East Lake on Sept. 25 (DO); Fox Sparrow - l at Eamscliffe on Oct. 13 (EMa, DO, DCS) Song Spar row - several at North Lake on Sept. 25 (DO), huge numbers at Earnscliffe on Oct. 13 (EMa, DO, DCS), 6 in grain fields and hedges at Argyle Shore on Oct. 16 (JDM), 2 at China Point on Nov. 7 (DO); Swamp Sparrow - 5 at East Lake on Sept. 25 (DO), 1 at Earnscliffe on Oct. 13 (EMa, DO, DCS), 1 at Greenwich Dunes Trail on Oct. 21 (JDM, RPh); White-throated Sparrow - several at North Lake on Sept. 25 (DO), 1 at Earnscliffe on Oct. 13 (EMa, DO, DCS); White-crowned Sparrow - 1 at East Lake on Sept. 25 (DO); Dark-eyed Junco - scattered reports in October along roadsides; Snow Bunting - approx. 50 in Hampton potato fields at Hampton on Oct. 18 (JDM), 1 at Lakeside on Nov. 3 (Bl, BMcO, Blanch), 1 at East Point on Nov. 4 (DO), 1 at Earnscliff on Nov. 7 (DO), 500+ at Middleton grainfield on Nov. 9 (JDM, LY); Red-winged Blackbird - 500 to 700 in standing corn at Spring Valley on Oct. 7 & 8 (JDM, WFB, LY), 100 at Argyle Shore on Oct. 7 & 16 (JDM, LY); Rusty Blackbird - 7 at Dingwell's Mills on Nov. 3 (Bl, BMcO, Blanch); Common Grackle - 11 in standing corn at Spring Valley on Oct. 8 (WFB, LY); Purple Finch - large numbers at East Point on Oct. 11 (DO); Common Redpoll — none reported in this period; Pine Siskin - large numbers at East Point on Oct. 11 (DO); American Goldfinch - approx. 50 flying over fields at Traveller's Rest on Nov. 9 (JDM); Evening Grosbeak - none reported in this period.

Thanks to the following contributors who provided records for this listing, namely: WFB - Bill Bowerbank; LB - Lily Baker;

I B1 - Jean Blanchard; FRC - Rosemary Curley; DCl - Danny Clark; RC- Ray Cooke; LD - Lois Doan; B&RH - Ben & Rosalie Hoteling; LH - Les Homans; GH - Gary Horton; HI - Herb Isherwood; DK - Dan Kennedy; VL - Vern Laux; WL - Waldron Leard; EM - Evelyn Martin; KM - Kate MacQuarrie; EMa - Eric Marcurn; IGM - Ian MacQuarrie; JMa - Jim Marcum; GMa - Gisele Martin; JDM - Dan McAskill; BMcO - Bonnie McOrmand; DO - Dwaine Oakley; RPh - Robin Phillips; DCS - David Seelcr; DSu - David Sudbury; JW - Jackie Waddell; TTW - Tom Wetmore; LY - Lorne Yeo.

Woodland Amphibians and Reptiles and Their Forest Use Patterns

Amphibians and reptiles of Prince Edward Island. Information as adapted from Cook (1 967) and Morton, Prescott and Ouellette (1981), Natural History Society oi P.E.I. records, and observations by author.

Species Abundance Blue-spotted Salamander Abundant Spotted Salamander Common Red-spotted Newt . Uncommon Red-backed Salamander Common American Toad Abundant _ Spring Peeper Abundant ‘ ' Green Frog Common Wood Frog Abundant Leopard Frog Common Red-bellied Snake Common Maritime Garter Snake Common Eastern Smooth Green Snake Rare

Excepted from Prince Edward Island Forest Wildlife Manual

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