ANIMAL AM) PLANT SIGHTIMSS

I Harbour Seal at Point Prim. Nov. I0 (RC. JDM): 2 seals below causeway and I above at North River on Nov. Z7.(TR): I at West River Causeway. Nov. 30. Red Fox - many reports this winter. even in Lewis Point Park (NB). I Coyote seen Nov. 28 at Tea Hill (8H),.

Dandelions seen in flower at Charlottetown. October 4 and November 5: Woodleigh Replicas. October 9; Dunstaffnage October I4: and Parkdale October 26 (AS). In the Dalvay area there is a tremendous crop of Canada Holly berries. Many white spruce trees appear brown from the cone crop in Central and eastern P.E.I. Mountain ash berries are abundant in eastern Queens County and Kings County.

Red-throated Loons - 2 at Point Prim Wharf. Nov. I0 (RC. JIM): I to 3 seen weekly at National Park through Nov. (RC): 5 at East Point. Nov. 23 (BCP)

Common Loons -. 3 at Point Prim, Nov. IO (RC. JDM): 3 at Dalvay 8. 2 at Stanhope. Nov. 24 (RP): 3 to 8 individuals seen each trip at National Park in Nov. (RC) .

Double-crested Cormorant - I at Belvedere Golf Course Pond. Nov. I7 (RP)

Great Blue Heron - 2 at Oyster Bed Bridge and I at Braokley Beach on,Nov_. I0 (RP): I at Brackley on Nov. I5 (RP): I at Belvedere Golf Course Pond on Dec. IO and Jan. 3 (RC): I at East Royalty. Dec. I4 (03M!)

Cattle Egret - I at Seven Mile Bay (TO): I at Flat River in early Nov. (Lw): I at Traveller's Rest, in, Nov. (KL): 2 at Point Prim, Nov. IO (JDM, RC): 2 at Millview. Nov. 30 (JH): 2 at Millview. Dec.I (JH)

Red-necked Grebe - I at Point Prim Wharf, Nov. IO (Jm. RC)

Horned Grebe - I at Rustioo Bay on Nov. 20 (RC): I at Oyster Bed Bridge, Dec. I (JUN. 88) .

Leach's Storm Petrel - 4 at Braokley Beach, Nov. 6 and 2 other petrels off Stanhope Beach the sane day (RC): I standing on the sand feeding off surface of foam at St. Peters. Nov. IS (BCP)

Northern Gannet - camwon off north shore from St. Peter‘s to North lake in ' late October and nOne present at 3 sites on Nov. 23. Small numbers between Souris and East Point on November 23. (BCP)

Cormorant - 2 Double Crested Cormorant at Charlottetwn Harbour. Nov. IO (JDM): 3 Cormorant at Charlottetown Harbour in mid-Dec. (BCP): 2 Great Cormorant at Kildare. Jan. 9 (TM) .

Great Blue Heron - 2 at Hillsborough River above bridge. Nov. I0 (RC, JEN)

Canada Geese — 500 - 550 at Orwell Cove. Nov. I0 (RC, JDM)

Snow Geese - I mature and 2 imnature at Malpeoue, late October (NEH)

Mallard -I male at Orwell Cove, Nov. I0 (RC. um): 4 at Covehead Bay. Nov. 24 (RC) ‘

Gadwall ~ I at Deroche Pond. Nov. 23 (KP)

Green-wingedvTeal - 12 at Orwell Cove. Nov. I0 (JDM. RC): 6 at Brackley Marsh. Nov. 20 (RC)

Canvasbaok - adult male at East River. Dec. I4 (DD) -

Lesser Scaup - 8 at Long Pond. Nov. 24 (RC): ISO at Oyster Bed Bridge. Dec. I

(JEN. BB) Scaupysp. - 12 at Long Pond on Nov. 24, (RC): I at North River Causeway. Dec. 8 (BCP) . Com‘non Goldeneye - II6 at St. Peter's. Nov. 30 (BCP) _ ' Bufflehead - I female at Long Pond, Nov. I7 (JEN. BB): I male at Deroche Pond.

Nov. 23 (KP): I male and Z irrmatures or females at Black Pond, Nov. 30 (BCP): I male at Long Pond. Dec. I (JEN. BB) '

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