included place names in Saskatchewan, quite easily from the conference site.

This truly was a memorable experience for me.

WINTER BIRDS:

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Blue JAV

Bonemuan WAXWING BOREAL Chickadee Common GOLDENEYE Common MERGANSER Common REDPOLL DOWNY Wooanecxer Euronean STARLING EVENING Grosbeak Golden-crowned KINGLE GRAY Panndge

Greater BIacx-bacxea GULL Grea‘er SCAUP

HAIRY Woodpecker

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Lapland LONGSPUR Mourmng DOVE Northern JUNCC Northern RAVEN Nonhern SHRKKE OLDSGUAW

Pine SISKIN

PURPLE Frncn Rea-breasted NUTHATCH Ring-necked PHEASANT ROCK Dove

Ruffea GRCUSE SHARP-snmned HawK SNOW Bunting

Snowy OWL

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compiled by Dan McAskill

The discovery of Peregrine Falcon’s nests with chicks provided confirmation for the first time in 40 years that this species was nesting Since 1977, more than 400 young Peregrine Falcons have been released in Ontario by the Ministry of Natural Resources.

in Southern Ontario.

(adapted from Toronto Field Naturalist article from June 23,

release)

1995 OMNR

Sheilagh Hunt and Christopher Majka have produced a new colouring book titled By the Bay: A Colouring Book about the Upper bay of Fundy. The first group of ten pictures tells the history of the Bay while the remaining twenty-four are about the areas living creatures. The book can be obtained for $7.50 (price includes shipping and handling) from New Brunswick Federation of Naturalists, RR # 2, Albert, N.B. EOA 1A0. (adapted from N.B. Naturalist 22:2 June, 1995 article)

Flickers stop space shuttle launch! The Kennedy Space Centre lies in a wildlife refuge and two Yellow-shafted Flickers drilled 105 holes in the foam insulation cover of the Discovery’s fuel tank. (adapted from TFN

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