Sherwood in early Feb. (ASu), 1 eating barberries on Feb. 9 & 11 at Hazelbrook (JF); Bohemian Waxwing - 50 at Malpeque from Dec. 24 to 28 (SH), 21 at Crossroads on Dec. 24 (DO); 150 on Feb. 1 (G&FM), 74 at Bunbury on Feb. 2 (DO); Cedar Waxwing — flock of 20 in Charlottetown yard eating hawthorne berries Jan. 19-21 (DGS), at Stratford feeder in early Feb. (WP), 2 in Charlottetown on Feb. 13 (SN); Common Grackle — 1 at Point Prim on Dec. 19 (TM), a rox. in Sherwood in early Jan. and a few in early Feb. (ASu); H 2 9 at Summerside on Jan. 8 (SE); Evening Grosbeak - 24 a Bethel feeder on Dec. 20 (NR), 9 on Jan. 3 & 5 on Jan. 11 at Hazelbrook (JF); Purple Finch - 1 at Mt. Stewart feeder in Dec. (LT), 2 9 in Bunbury on Jan. 31 and 1 9 on Feb. 2 (DO); Pine Grosbeak - 5 eating white oak seed in South Melville in

Dec. (RA), 6 at Reeve’s Estates 0 13 (DO); Pine siskin - 1 at Bunbury on Jan. 31 (DO); - 5 at Charlottetown feeder with flock of 30 Common e po 1 (BB, LK); Common Redpoll - 80 to 100

on Jan. 1 at Hazelbrook (JF), still around Prince Charles Drive area in late Jan. (DGS), very common this winter, 2 at Bethel feeder on Jan. 22 & 23 (TR), 6 on Jan. 31 at Bunbury (DO), at Summerside feeder on Feb. 4 (JM), at Stratford feeder in early Feb. (WP); White-winged Crossbill - 12 at Block House Point on Nov. 26 (DO), 1 Dec. 13 at Panmure Island (DO), at Point Prim on Dec. 19 (TM), pair in cedar tree in Dec. at Hazelbrook (JF); Rufous-sided Towhee - 1 (A&JM); Dark-eyed (slate- coloured or Northern) Junco - 6 to 8 at Bethel feeder in Jan. (TR); American Tree Sparrow - 3 regularly at Donagh feeder in Jan. (JDM), 1 at Bethel feeder Jan. 22, 23, 28 & 30 (TR); Song Sparrow - 2 at Sherwood feeder in Jan. (ASu); Snow Bunting - 200 at Summerside in Dec. (LT), 60+ at Bunbury on Jan. 16 (DO), 140 on Feb. 1 (G&FM).

Older 8i htin s: - rant in Rustico Harbour on May 24, 1997 (DC); 1 d & 2 9 t North Cape on May 23 1997 DC and 1 d at East Point with B ack Scoter on May 24 (DC ° 1 near

Sea Cow Pond on May 23, 1997 (DC); 1 at Elephant Head on Sept. 13, 1994 (DC); Ruddy Duck - at Cavendish in autumn (GM); Hooded Merganser at Indian River on Sept. 13, 1994 (DC) and at Cavendish in autumn (GM); Bald Eagle on Sept. 13 at New London Ba

(DC ' No thern Waterthrush near Bangor on May 22, 1997 (DC); #n Sept. 13 & Winter Wren, Palm Warbler, Wilson’s Warbler, &

ack Poll Warbler on Sept. 14, 1994 at Dalvay (DC); 2 juvenile Great Horned Owls at Mt. Albion on Jun. 29, 1996 (HJ);

Thanks to the following contributors who provided records for this listing, namely: RA - Ron Arvidson; BB - Bill Bowerbank; GB - Gwen Beck; N&SB — Neil & Sally Bennett; DC - Dwight Cargill; FC - Fred Connolly; FRC - Rosemary Curley; LD - Lois Doan; SE - Suzanne Essensa; JF — Janet Fraser; BG - Bruce Gillespie; SG - S. Gallant; B&RH - Ben & Rosalie Hoteling; SH - Sally Hooff; HJ — Harold Jenkins; GK - Gerry Kennific; LK - Leo Kelly; MK - Meike Keunecke; A&JM - Ann & Jim McMullen; G&FMa - Gisele & Fred Martin; JM - Jim MacLean; JDM - Dan McAskill; SMacL - Sharon MacLean; TM - Thelma Murchison; VM - Vince MacIntyre; SN - Sharon Neill; Dwaine Oakley; RHP - Robin Phillips; WP - Wendell Profit; MR - Maurice Roy; NR — Norman Rankin; TR - Tom Reddin; ASu - Ada Sudbury; DGS - Dave Stewart; GlS — Glenna Stewart; and LT - Linda Thomas. Weather in Review: December’s mean temperatures were within l degree of the long term normal temperatures with the maximum average temperature being —O.3 and the minimum average being -8.1. Precipitation was significantly lower than normal with only 99.6 mm received compared to a normal level of 133.2 mm and the average wind speed was 16.9 km/hr, down 4.1 km/hr from the norm.

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