NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND LTD. P.O. BOX 2346, CHARLOTTBTOWN, P.B.I. 011 801

MEETINGS are held of the first Tuesday of the month (except June, July, August, and September) at 7:30 p.m. at the Farm Centre, 420 University Avenue, Charlottetown.

Nembers and non-members are welcome. contribute as little as possible to the waste stream.

Please bring your coffee cup so that we will

Membership is open to anyone interested in the natural history of Prince Edward

Island. P.O. Box 2346, Charlottetown ClA 8C1 (phone 566-1289). renewals are due in January. corner of the mailing label.

Membership is available at any meeting or by contacting the Treasurer at Annual membership is $16 and Membership expiry dates are shown in the top right hand

The Society is directed by a volunteer Executive elected from its members.

1997 Executive: President.......Ray Cooke, Charlottetown Vice-President......Mary Beth Harris, Battery Point

Past President............Barb Currie, Argyle Shore Secretary...............Jean Watts, North Wiltshire Treasurer.....................Jim Jenkins, Sherwood Directors — Program........Meike Keunecke, Red Head

- Publicity ..David Cairns, Charlottetown

NEWSLETTERS are normally published quarterly on recycled paper.

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Articles, notes,

reports, drawings, bird sightings, plant records, etc. are welcomed from members and

non-members. contributions should be send to:

Dan McAskill, Newsletter Editor, NHSPEI Charlottetown RR # 5, Donagh, P.E.I. ClA 7J8 The next newsletter deadline is November 15, 1997.

Illustrations: Donald Wilkinson for their illustrations.

If you have seen anything unusual, please share it with us. important to have your observations recorded so that others may learn from them.

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The Society extends a special thanks to Dover Colouring Books and

The Natural History Society gratefully acknowledges support from the Department of Education and Human Resources which enables distribution of newsletters to schools

and libraries desiring it.

The Natural History Society is an affiliate of the

Canadian Nature Federation and has representation on the board of the Island Nature

Trust.

The Society is a registered, non-profit organization (Part 2, Companies Act).

Tax receipts are issued for donations to the Society and these funds are used to

further the work of the Society.

Reprinting:

Editors of other newsletters and teachers wishing to copy classroom

materials are welcome to reprint articles from the Island Naturalist (except when

copyrighted). author and illustrator.

Cover Illustration:

Due acknowledgement must be provided to the Island Naturalist, the

This month's cover features the Sharp-shinned Hawk drawn by Donald Wilkinson. This woodland hawk is a primary winter predator at bird feeders across the Island.

The article on page 3 provides more information.

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