Jan. 2 (EMa); Snow Bunting - 5 at Cumberland on Jan. 2 (EMa), few flocks being seen in Feb. between Tryon and Summerside (BH), 5 in early Apr. on Donagh Road (JDM), F&JC reported 50 to 60 in Stanhope on Mar. 15 which was the biggest flock they seen all winter; Red-winged Blackbird - 3 at Mt. Albion on Feb. 19 (EMa), back in Tryon on Mar. 23 (B&RH), at Argyle Shore feeder on Mar. 27 (BC), 10 at Crossroads feeder on Mar. 28 (D0), in cattails at Bouvyer's Pond in Stratford on Mar. 29 (JDM), back in French Village on Apr. 21 (H&NG); Yellow- headed Blackbird - male at Johnston's River on Apr. 9 (PW); Brown-headed Cowbird- 1 at Long Creek on Jan. 1 (EMa), male & female at Crossroads feeder on Mar. 31 (DO); Common Grackle - 4 at Crossroads feeder on Mar. 20 and 30 to 40 on Apr. 9 (DO), back in Tryon on Mar. 23 (B&RH), back the 24th in Hartsville (JWa), at West Royalty on Mar. 28 (JDM) plus dozens along Charlottetown bypass road (JDM); Pine Grosbeak - 20 eating mountain ash berries in Dec. 25 and 26th (JWa), 25 at Long Creek on Jan. 20 (EMa), 6 at Rocky Point in late Feb. (LD); Purple Finch - l at New Dominion on Jan. 7 (EMa), 2 male & 2 female at Crossroads feeder on Feb. 1 and 7 on Feb. 12 (DO), Male & female at Charlottetown feeder on Feb. 9 (JB), at Argyle Shore feeder on Mar. 12 (BC), 4 or 5 males & 1 female during first week of Apr. at Charlottetown feeder on (first of last 2 winters at this feeder)(SC), 35 to 40 at Crossroads feeder on Apr. 9 (DO), 10 to 20 daily at Donagh feeder in mid-Apr. (RPh, JDM); Common Redpoll - on Apr. 10, first 1 at Crossroads feeder since last winter (DO), 1 all winter in Hartsville (JWa); Pine Siskin - 2 at Argyle Shore feeder on Mar. 21 (BC), 1 at Crossroads feeder on Apr. 19 (DO) 1 on Mar. 25 at South Melville (RA); American Goldfinch - 12 at Stratford on Jan. 18 (SEV), over 30 on Feb. 12 and 45 to 50 at Crossroads feeder on Apr. 10 (DO), 10 to 12 in Mar. at South Melville feeder (RA), 20 to 30 at Argyle Shore feeder this winter (BC), 8 to 10 this winter at Hartsville feeder (JWa); Evening Grosbeak - 2 at St. Peter's on Jan. 6 (EMa), 6 on Jan. 8, 12 on Jan. 9 at Crossroads feeder (DO), very few present this winter with most feeders reporting

none all winter; House Sparrow - 1 on Mar. 12 at Argyle Shore feeder was unusual as they normally don't get them (BC).

Thanks to the following contributors who provided records for this listing, namely: RA - Ron Arvidson; BBa - Bob Barwise; JB — Jean Blanchard; WFB - Bill Bowerbank; BC - Barb Currie; CC 4 Cathy Chan; F&JC - Fred & Janet Connolly; FRC - Rosemary Curley; KC - Kevin Curley; LC - Larry Cosgrave, PC - Pat Chan; RC- Ray Cooke; SC - Sharon Clark; SCl - Sherry Clark; LD - Lois Doan; TJD - Tom Duffy; SE - Suzanne Essensa; B&RH - Ben & Rosalie Hoteling; KH - Keith Haight; LH - Les Homans; RWH - Robert Harding; SH - Sally Hooff; H&NG - Hildi & Nik Gossi; HI - Herb Isherwood; JJ - Jim Jenkins; MJ - Michelle Johnston; GKe - Glen Kelly; MK - Meike Keunecke; ADM - Alan McLennan; BMacI - Brenda MacInnis; BMcO - Bonnie McOrmand; EM - Evelyn Martin; GM - Gerald MacDonald; KM - Kate MacQuarrie; EMa - Eric Marcum; GMa - Gisele Martin; GMacD - Gerald MacDougall; JDM - Dan McAskill; L&MM - Leslie & Mark MacIsaac; MMacK - Mary MacKinnon; WMacK - Wade MacKinnon; TMo - Terry Morrison; BMcO - Bonnie McOnnand; DO - Dwaine Oakley; BPo - Brad Potter; JP - Joy Phillips; RP - Roberta Palmer; RPh - Robin Phillips; DR - Dorothy Robinson; TR - Tom Reddin; DGS - David G. Stewart; DSe - David Seeler; GS - Gary Schneider; LT - Linda Thomas; SEV - Stan Vass; JW - Jackie Waddell; JWa - Jean Watts; PW - Phil Ward, PWi - Phyllis Williams; LY - Lorne Yeo.

ENVIRONMENTAL CALENDAR:

Note: All Society presentations and field trips are open to the public. YN = young naturalists encouraged to attend or participate

Oct. 2 - The Society’s first regular meeting of the Autumn will be held. The meeting starts at 7:30 pm at the Farm Centre on University Avenue in Charlottetown.

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