(JDM); American Goldfinch - 60 at South Melville feeder station on Feb. 3, l on Mar. 3 (RA), 14 to 20 daily at Argyle Shore on Feb. 18 - 21 (BC), leucocistic individual at Orwell on Feb. 20 (SL), 12 at Stanhope feeder on Feb. 25 (F&J C), 12 at Maximeville on Mar. 5 (F &GM); Evening Grosbeak - 10 at Poole’s Comer on Feb. 3 (DO), 12 at Valley on Mar. 19-20 (GS), male & female at Rocky Point feeder station on Mar. 31 (LD), at St. Charles on Apr. 4 & plenty on Apr. 23 (W&SF, DO), male at Tea Hill on Apr. 12 (FdB).
Older Reports: DCS advised the Society by an E-mail dated Dec. 21, 2004 of a sighting report by LH that a White Pelican was seen by BMa and three others (including 2 birders) on Aug. 12, 1983. It was seen at 30 yards close to Courtin Island, flew around the boat, and landed again close by. BMa indicated that he had reported it to FRC.
VL heard a Townsend’s Solitaire at Basin Head on Dec. 18 (DCS).
Corrections: 3 Greater White-fronted Geese reported at Rocky Point and Cumberland in the last issue (#174) in January 2005 were later identified as Pink-footed Geese.
Thanks to the following contributors who provided records for this listing, namely: MA - Mark Arsenault; R&AA - Ron & Anne Arvidson; APB - Archie-Pat Barrett JB - Jean Blanchard; PB - Pierre Brunet; WFB - Bill Bowerbank; DB - David Boyce; F&JC - Fred & Janet Connolly; FRC - Rosemary Curley; RC- Ray Cooke; SGC - Sharon Clark (formerly listed as SCl); DD - Daphne Davies; FdB - Fiep de Bie; BD - Brian Dalzell; LD - Lois Doan; LDr - Lawson Drake; DD Daphne Davies; RD - Randy Dibblee; LE - Lloyd Evans; BLAF - Betty Lou Abbot Frizzel; CF - Charlene Felker; DF - Delbert Francis; W&SFo - Warren & Sherron Foulkes; EG - Edwin Gillis; JG - Jim Goltz; RG - Ricky Gallant; B&RH - Ben & Rosalie Hoteling; BHo - Beth Hoar; L&JH - Les & Joan Homans; RH - Rick Hawkins; HI - Herb Isherwood; D&SK - Dan & Sharon Kennedy; MK - Meike Keunecke; DL — Denyse Lajeunesse; KLC - Ken LeClair; ML - Morgan Leyte; SL - Steve Leath; BMa - Barry Martin; BMacI - Buddy Maclntyre; BMcO - Bonnie McOrmand; BMi - Bob Milligan; EM - Evelyn Martin; E,C,RMa - Eric, Candace & Rebekah Marcum; EMu - Elaine Murley; GM - Gerald MacDonald; GMa - Gisele Martin; JDM - Dan McAskill; KEM — Kate MacQuanie; PM - Pat McGowan; SMa - Sonya Martin; TMacD - Tracey MacDonald; VMacS - Virginia MacSwain; DO - Dwaine Oakley; AP - Arja Page; BP - Bruce Pigot; BPe - Brenda Penak; LP - Lea Pollard; RHP - Robin Phillips; SP - Shirley Prouse; JLR - John Reid; J tR - John te Raa; ASm - Art Smith; DC&ES - David & Elaine Seeler; GS - Gary Schneider; J S - Jim Sutton; RS - Robert Sharkie; SSc - Shawn Schoffield; SSh — Sue Shipley; SSI - Scott Sinclair; LT - Linda Thomas; GY - Glenn Younker; LY - Lorne Yeo; JW - Jackie Waddell; JWa — Jean Watts.
ENVIRONMENTAL CALENDAR: Note: All Society presentations and field trips are open to the public. Society meetings start at 7:30 PM at the Farm Centre on University Avenue in Charlottetown. YN = young naturalists encouraged to attend or participate
May 9 - Meeting of participants, user groups and the Community of Bonshaw starting at 7 pm. at the Bonshaw Community Centre.
May 14 - Natural History Booth & field tours from 9 am. to 2 pm. at the Farmer’s Market on Belvedere Avenue.
May 14 - This year, International Migratory Bird Day is promoting the theme of “Clear the Way! Reducing Bird Deaths from Collisions. For further info contact http://birds.fws.gov/imbd/
May 14 - Amphibian Talk and Walk at Macphail Woods Nature Centre starting at 7:30 pm.
May 19 - CBCN Giving Trees...Giving Hope presentations on wildlife and plants at Cotton Centre at 7 pm.
May 21 - CBCN Giving Trees...Giving Hope seedling lifting campaign at 9 am. to noon at St. Patrick’s Road
May 21 - Join Dwaine Oakley and Ben Hoteling for a Natural History Society interpretive walk along Homestead Trail in Cavendish. Meet at the campground trail head at 8 am. Register with Bonnie at 628- 6994 or E-mail Dwaine at oakleym@eastlink.ca
May 23 - Bird western P.E.I. for the Baillie Birdathon. Car pool at the Farm Centre at 7 am. Contact Ron at 658— 2566 or arvidson@pei.sympatico.ca
May 28 - Bain Bird Count. Please submit your sightings to Dan McAskill at 569—4351 or E-mail to nhspei@isn.net
Jun. 1 to 7 - Environment Week with the slogan Taking Action for Our Environment
Jun. 5 - World Environment Day
Jun. 5 - Join Dwaine Oakley for a Society bird identification walk at Mt. Stewart lagoon and the freshwater impoundment along Pigot Trail. Meet at 8 am. at the Mount Stewart Interpretive Centre parking lot. Please pre-register via E-mail Dwaine at oakleym@eastlink.ca or by telephone Bonnie at 628-6994 or
Jun. 7 - Pierre D'Aoust will be the Society’s guest speaker with the presentation - Marine Mammals on P.E.I. The meeting starts at 7:30 PM at the Farm Centre on University Avenue in Charlottetown.
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