Victorian Christmas Party from 7 to 10 p.m.

Dec. 18 - The P.E.I. National Park Audubon Christmas Bird Count will be held. Contact Dan McAskill at 569-4351 to register for one of the count areas. There is a fee of $ 5 for all field counters.

Dec. 27 - 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 a fee of $ 5 for all field counters.

Dec. 29 - The Society will host the Montague Christmas Bird Count. Contact Gary Schneider at 659-2857 or Ruth Richman at 583-2674 for further information. There is no fee charged.

Jan. 3 - This is the Society's Annual Meeting and Member's Night. Bring your slides natural history articles, or tell us ofyourself or your natural history adventures.

Feb. 7 - The Society’s first guest speaker for 1995 will be David Lemon. He will speak on his nest box and banding program for Kestrels on P.E.I.

CHRISTMAS IDEAS:

Christmas is again around the corner and this offers members a chance to support a favourite environmental cause while giving a very special gift to a friend. The following ideas may be of interest:

Natural History Society memberships for 1995 make a great Christmas gift for the naturalists and bird watchers and are only $ 16 (refer to information on inner cover). The gift will come 4 or more times during the year and will give ongoing pleasure to the recipient.

Island Wings, the Natural History Society’s colouring book, is being reprinted and will be available in local stores before Christmas. Copies are also available at the Society’s meetings and the Island Nature Trust for $ 3.50.

The P.E.I. Museum and Heritage Foundation is selling copies of Floyd Trainor line illustrations of Red-winged Blackbird, White- throated Sparrow, and the Blue Jay for $ 4 plus taxes.

The Island Nature Trust has a variety of products ranging from a few dollars to a few hundred dollars. These products are available at Ravenwood (off Mount Edward Road on the Agricultural Research Station or phone 566-9150). The products include:

0 Connie Gaudet illustrated Hasti-note cards for $ 2.20; o the Lindee Climo Chickadee T shirts for $ 12; 0 Seeds of Conservation Sunflower Seed (1994 crop) 25

pounds for $ 20 and 50 pounds for $ 30; o the Lindee Climo Chickadee Sweat Shirts for $ 30; 0 an Honourary Deed for 1/4 acre of =the Herring Island (Murray Harbour) or DeRoche Pond (Blooming Point) Natural Areas for $ 100; and