Newsletter by contacting the Island Nature Trust at P.O. Box 265, 
     
     Charlottetown or by phoning Dan McAskill at 569-4351 (evenings). 
     
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     from Geoff Hogan, Rosemary Curley, Winston Johnston or Dan McAskill. 
     
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     EDIBLE WILD AT MT. BUCHANAN. On the warm and pleasant sunny evening 
     
     of June 18, ten members and friends gathered at Liz Baglole's lovely 
     
     country home. Early comers waded out into the rising tide to gather 
     
     soft-shelled clams and mussels before joining later arrivals'for a 
     
     picnic on the lawn. An osprey leisurely hunted over the cove, 
     
     plunging once to wrestle his own taste of the edible wild from the 
     
     shallow waters. Supper eaten, the group set off to scavenge for the 
     
     feast that was to come. Hardy souls crashed through a dense hedge- 
     
     row to gather the few late elderberry flowers which remained; the 
     
     second stop was the salt marsh, where most of the goodies were to be 
     
     found; a quick tour of Liz's garden completed the haul. Back at 
     
    

    
     the house a gigantic salad was prepared which included such delicacies 
     
     as garden herbs, orach, lamb‘s quarters, goose tongue, sea lettuce 
     
     and cat-tail stems. This accompanied a huge pot of steamed clams 
     
    

    
     and mussels plus day lily roots and goose tongue greens. Mint tea 
     
     and pancakes made from elderberry flowers, topped off the meal. Many 
     
     thanks to Liz for a most delectable evening. 
     
    
   
   
    
     BANDED 
     
     GANNET 
     
    
   
   
    
     by Geoff Hogan 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
     On August 29, 1981 I found an adult Gannet on the beach at 
     
     Blooming Point. The bird was wearing a band on its left leg. The 
     
     band number was sent to the banding office in Maryland and a few 
     
     weeks later, a reply was received. The Gannet had been banded on 
     
     the Gaspe Peninsula (presumably at the Bonaventure Island gannetry) 
     
     on September 5, 1967 when at least one year old. This means that 
     
     it was not a nestling but an individual capable of flight. Thus, 
     
     the bird was at least 15 years old, but possibly older, at the 
     
     time of its death. According to Nelson (1978), Gannets have an 
     
     average life span of 16 years with some individuals expected' 
     
     to approach 50 years. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Banding information provides valuable information on birds' 
     
     longevity, movement patterns, population dynamics, etc. If you 
     
     find or see a banded bird, try to obtain the band number and send 
     
     it to.... Bird Banding Laboratory, Office of Migratory Bird 
     
     Management, Laurel, Maryland 20811, U.S.A. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Reference ‘ 
     
    
   
   
    
     Nelson B. 1978. The Gannet. Buteo Books, Vermillion, South Dakota 
     
    
   
   
    
     336 p. 
     
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