NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND P.O. BOX 2346, CHARLOTTETOWN, P.E.I. ClA 8C1

MEETINGS are held on the first Tuesday of the month (except June, July, August, and September) at 7:30 p.m. at the Farm Centre on University Avenue, Charlottetown. Members and non-members are welcome.

MEMBERSHIP is open to anyone interested in the natural history of Prince Edward Island. Membership is available at any meeting or by contacting Dan McAskill, Charlottetown RR # 5, Donagh, P.E.I. CIA 7J8 (phone 569-4351). Annual membership rates are: single - $4; family - $5. Renewals are due in January. Membership expiry dates are in the top right hand corner of the mailing label.

The Society is directed by a volunteer executive elected from its members.

1990 Executive: President . . . . . ..Pat Nootton, Charlottetown 892-5761 or 962-3641 Vice-President . . . . . . . . . ..wendell MacKay, Stanley Bridge 886-2495

Past President...........Sue Stephenson, Charlottetown 368-2789

Secretary..... . . . . . . . . . ..Barbara Currie, Charlottetown 894-9297

Treasurer..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..Dan McAskill, Donagh 569-4351

Directors.... . . . . . ... . . . . ..Ruth Richman, Charlottetown 368-1454

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..Peter Klaussen, Charlottetown 892—8625

NEWSLETTERS are published bi-monthly. Articles, notes, reports, drawings, etc. are welcomed from members and non-members. If you have seen anything unusual, please share it with us. It is important to have your observations recorded so that others may learn from them. "Today’s notations become tomorrow's history”. All contributions should be sent to:

The Newsletter Editor

Natural History Society of Prince Edward Island

P.O. Box 2346

Charlottetown, P.E.I.

CIA 8C1

The Natural History Society gratefully acknowledges financial assistance from the Department of Tourism and Parks which enables the newsletters to be distributed to schools and libraries and to members.

The Natural History Society is an affiliate of the Canadian Nature Federation and has representation on the board of the Island Nature Trust. The Society is a registered, non-profit organization. Tax receipts are issued for donations to the Society and donations are used to further the work of the Society. Editors of other newsletters are welcome to reprint articles from the Island Naturalist (except when copyrighted) but acknowledgment would be appreciated.

THIS MONTHS COVER

The Belted Kingfisher is an unusual overwinter resident of Prince Edward Island. This year several kingfishers were seen during the Montague Christmas Bird Count. The Belted Kingfisher nests in burrows excavated in banks. If you see a kingfisher carrying food into a quarry or bank area during May or June, watch it closely and see if you can confirm nesting. If you do, let Rosemary Curley know so it can be confirmed for that square in the Atlas.

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