Gnome -4atCher-ryHillonNov. 24 (B&RH); Gray Parnidge-coveyofISingrainfieldatHamptonODM). 18in Hamiltoninearly Dec. (LY); Bob-whiteQufil- 1 d atStratfordonNov. 21 8:22 (PD), 1 6‘ atfeederonBunburyon Dec. 21; -1 at Black Pond on Nov. 3 (BD); Killdeer - 15 inploughed field at Earnscliffe on Oct. 20 (JDM,BB); Laser Golden Plover - 200 in ploughed field at Earnscliffe on Oct. 20 (JDM, BB); Black-bellied Plove- - 70 in ploughed field at Earnscliffe on Oct. 20 (JDM, BB), 15 at Tracadie Harbour on Nov. 2 (BD); Killdeer - 15 in ploughed field at Earnscliffe on Oct. 20 (JDM,BB); Greater Yellowlegs - 2 at Tracadie Harbour on Nov. 2 (BD); Dunlin - 35 at Tracadie Harbour on Nov. 2 (BD); Sanipalmated Sandpiper - 75 in ploughed field at Earnscliffe on Oct. 20 (JDM, 83) Western Sandpiper - 1 in ploughed field at Earnscliffe on Oct. 20 (JDM, BB); Hudsonian Godwit - 4 at PEI National Park on Oct. 27 (MR); Sanderling - 12 at Rustico Island on Nov. 2 (RP); Common Black-headed Gull - 1 at Wood Island’s on Nov. 3 (BD), 20 at Ellen’s Creek on Nov. 10 (CS); Gulls - dropping mussels on road at Rnstico Island Causeway (BH); Herring Gulls, Ring-billed Gulls & Common Tern feeding on aerial swarms of flying ants in Sherwood on evening of Aug. 28 (DW); Common Tern - 5 juveniles at Wood Islands on Nov. 3 (BD); Caspian Tern - 4 at Conway Sandhills on Aug. 15 (FRC); Ringed-Turtle Dove - l of unknown origin (probable escapee) at East Royalty feeder from late August to Sept. 23 (PG, EM, RC, IDM); Dove - l of unknown origin at Graham’s Pond feeder in June (VMac&G.l); m- l at Naufrage with mouse in talons on Nov. 28 (SC), 1 at Johnsons River on Dec. 2 (II), and 1 found decapitated in late Nov. at Fernwood (KMc, RD); Barred Owl - 1 at Strathgartney on Jul 31 (Na); Belted Kingfisher - l at St. Peter’s on Nov. 30 (BH), 1 at Lower New Annan on Dec. 13 (RT), 1 at Naufrage on Dec. 16 (GM), 1 at Park Corner on Dec. 18 (RT); Northern Flicker - 1 at Charlottetown in Oct. (AS); Red-bellied Woodpecker - 1 at Parkdale feeder on Dec. 14 (CMC); W- 1 at Stratford on Jul. 20 (ML), 1 at Johnson's River on Sept. 8 (War); M- l in Selkirk on Nov. 18 (GM); Flycatchers - group in tree in early Oct. in Battery Point (WP), 5 to 6 at Mt. Herbert taking flies of edge of roof and window on Oct. 18 as well as grasshoppers in field (TR); Gray Jay - 1 at Clarkin on Oct. 12 (EH); American Crow - approx. 500 on Rocky Point beach literally blackening the shore between 4:30 & 5:00 pm on Oct. 27 (LD), estimated’roost of 4,500 at Victoria Park evening of Nov. 1 (BD); White-breasted Nuthatch - 1 at Keppock feeder on Dec. 7-11 (B&RH); Red-breasted Nuthatch - 1 at Rocky Pt. feeder most of Oct. (LD); Golden-crowned Kinglet & Ruby-crowned Kinglet - at Churchill Woodlot on Oct. 19 (BI-I); Cedar Warming - 4 feeding in white spruce daily in late Nov. & early Dec. at West Royalty (1-K); Northern Shrike - l at Dalvay Pond on Oct. 24 (PA), 1 attacking birds at Rocky Point feeder on Nov. 8 (LD), 1 at Fort Amherst on Nov. 10 (CS), 1 at Monticello on Nov. 12 (GM); Yellow Warbler - Qat Fullerton’s Marsh on Oct. 19 (RT); Yellow-rumped Warbler - 1 on Oct. 15 at Sherwood (RC), 1 at PEI National Park on Dec. 22 (DO); Ovenbird - 1 at Bunbury on Nov. 31 (RELIT); Yellow-headed Blackbird - l at Fort Augustus from Nov. 8 to Dec. 1 (AM, MK, CH); Red-winged Blackbird - 6‘ at Rocky Point on Oct. 19 (LD), 2 at Graham's Pond on Dec. 3 (GJ, VMac); Baltimore Oriole - 1 1st year 6‘ at Monticello feeder from Nov. 18 to Dec. 15 (GM, M&JM); Common Crackle - 8 in Sherwood on Nov. 4 (RC); Dickcissel - 1 at New Dominion on Dec. 14 (PC); Sparrow - 6 to 8 at Bunbury for 2-3 days in Mod-Oct. (RT), 2 at Rocky Point feeder on Oct. 13-17 (LD); Song Sparrow - 1 at Bunbury on Nov. 30 (R&J'I'); Snow Bunting - flocks of 10 to 50 in grain fields at Hampton and Black Horse Corner from mid Oct. to mid Nov., 30 at Stanhope on Nov. 1 (FC), 300+ at Charlottetown airport on Nov. 2 (RC).

Older Reports: Sharp-shinned Hawk- 3 at Farmington on May 16 (EC); Osprey - 1 at East Royalty on May 3 (EC); Herring Gulls - large flock swarming Overhead with 2 Bonapartes Gulls in Sherwood for some time as they caught newly hatched flies Bank and Tree Swallows - numerous at Seal Cove and Murray River on Jul. 18 (DW); White-breasted Nuthatch - 1 at Victoria Park on May 7 (EC).

PLANTS: Ruth Newell of the EC. Smith Herbarium at Acadia University has confirmed the identification of the Rhamnus Frangula featured on the cover of Issue # 142 of the Island Naturalist.

6‘ = male; 9 = female

Thanks to the following contributors who provided records for this listing, namely: PA - Paul Ayles; BB - Bill Bowerbank; DB - David Boyd; MB - Meghan Brodie; AC - Allain Clavette; BCu - Brian Curley; CMC - Connie MacKay Carr; EC - Elwood Coakes; FC - Fred Cheverie; FRC - Rosemary Carley; PC ~ Pat Chan; RC- Ray Cooke; SC - Sherry Cheverie; BD - Brian Dalzell; LD - Lois Doan; PD - Pierre Doiron; RD - Randy Dibblee; PG - Phyllis Green; B&RH -

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