are a force not to be "pooh—poohed" . anica Behr, Newfoundland, and myself were appointed to the National Steering Canmittee which organizes the meetings, and an Atlantic meeting of interested

groups is tentatively scheduled for November in Mancton.

We'll have more news

in future newsletters; in the meantime N.H.S. concerns will continue to be

represented .

BIRDATHON ' 83>

The 6th annual Francis Bain Birdathon was held on May 28, 1983.

Twenty-three

participants scattered out to cover areas such as Cape Tryon, Indian River, P.E.I. National Park, Montague, the Townshend woodlot, East Point and many points between. Unfortunately strong winds and rain, especially during the first half of the day, made birds very difficult to find, and only 84 species were recorded. Thanks to Geoff Hogan for hosting the after-count pot-luck supper and to all participants: Val Beer, Winnie Cairns, Rosemary Curley, Brenda Edgar, Peter Feldstein, Marion Henry, Maxine Henry, Geoff Hogan, Joyce Kennedy, Iorna Knox, Norah Longworth, Barb MacDonald, Gerald NBC Donald, Arlene MacGuigan, Paul MacGuigan, Dan McAskill, Evelyn Meader, Alan Saint, Jane Syrmes, John Wright, Peter Wright, Victor Wright,

Edna Zimmer.

The following species were recorded:

Cannon Loon Red-necked Grebe Pied-billed Grebe Northern Gannet Great Cornorant Double—crested Cormorant Great Blue Heron Canada Goose

Brant

Black Duck

Gadwall

Pintail Green-winged Teal Blue-winged Teal American Wigeon Ring-necked Duck Harlequin Duck Carlton Eider White-winged Scoter Red-breasted Merganser Marsh Hawk

Osprey

Kestrel

Gray Partridge Piping Plover Black—bellied Plover Cormon Snipe Spotted Sandpiper Willet

Greater Yellowlegs Least Sandpiper

Dunlin

Iceland Gull

Great Black-backed Gull Herring Gull Ring-billed Gull Camon Tern

Rock Dove

Belted Kingfisher Camon Flicker Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Tree Swallow

Bank Swallow

Barn Swallow

Blue Jay

Cannon Raven

Cannon Crow Black-capped Chickadee Brown Creeper

American Robin

Hermit Thrush Swainson's Thrush Golden-crowned Kinglet Ruby—crowned Kinglet Common Starling Solitary Vireo Black—and—white Warbler Tennessee Warbler

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Nashville Warbler Northern Parula Yellow Warbler Magnolia Warbler

Cape May Warbler Yellow-rumped Warbler Black-throated Blue Warbler Black-throated Green Warbler Ovenbird

Yellow-throat

American Redstart House Sparrow Bobolink

Red—winged Blackbird Cormon Grackle Bram—headed Cowbird Rose-breasted Grosbeak Evening Grosbeak Purple Finch

American Goldfinch Savannah Sparrow Dark-eyed Junco Chipping Sparrow White-crowned Sparrow White-throated Sparrow

Song Sparrow

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