of fishing operations, eagerly accepting refuse. Herring Gulls, in particular, 
     
     feed on exposed earthworms and grubs in newly ploughed fields. The natural diet 
     
     of both species consists of some plant material, invertebrates, fish and 
     
     occasionally larger prey. By utilizing garbage sites during periods when their 
     
     natural diet is scarce they likely increase their chances for survival and are 
     
     able to winter in areas further north. While gulls have been common on Prince 
     
     Edward Island for many years, breeding has only occurred since the mid 1950's 
     
     and 1960's. Presently there are large breeding colonies of each of these species 
     
     around the Island. To what extent_garbage sites have influenced this is an 
     
     interesting question, but if results found elsewhere can be applied here then 
     
     their impact may be important. 
     
    
   
   
    
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     CROWS HARASS HERRING GULL by Daryl Guignion 
     
    
   
   
    
     The following observations were made by myself and the U.P.E.I. wildlife 
     
     biology class on Feb. 11, 1982 about 200 yards upstream from the Hillsborough 
     
     Bridge. Peculiar crow behaviour attracted our attention so we watched the 
     
     following scene for about 15 minutes. Two crows (later joined by two others) 
     
     were attempting to pluck a rather resistant but flightless herring gull. The 
     
     crows were vigorously attacking - pouncing on the gull and dragging him struggling 
     
     along the ice. These observations were made at 2:00 p.m. At 4:45 p.m., upon 
     
     our return, the gull was lying on its side apparently dead but not eaten. 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
     BIRD REPORT (CONTINUED) 
     
    
   
   
    
     Song Sparrow - l at a feeder in East Royalty on Jan. 10, 14 and 24 (MW). 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
     Snow Bunting - l in Cornwall on Jan. 18 (ALV); 12 in Naufrage, 3 in North Lake 
     
     and 25 in East Point sitting on the roof of a house on Jan. 30 (WC); 30~4O in 
     
     North Tryon sitting on the roof of a house and flying down to food scattered on 
     
     the ground, 75 in Summerfield and 15 in Hunter River on Jan. 30 (GH, TB, SS); 30 
     
     in Summerville on Feb. 6 (WC); l2 in Bedeque and 12 in Ellerslie on Feb. 7 (GH, 
     
     TB); 15 in Cherry Valley on Feb. 12 (WC). 
     
    
   
   
    
     Thanks to all observers who contributed records to this issue of the newsletter: 
     
     John Bain.(MJB), Tim Birt (TB), Bryce Boswall (BRB), Winifred Cairns (WC), 
     
     Thelma Clark (TC), Rosemary Curley (PRC), Randy Dibblee (RLD), Beverley Dum- 
     
     ville (BD), Gwen Fichaud (GF), Bill Glen (BG), Liz Glen (LG), Al Godfrey (APG), 
     
     Daryl Guignion (DG), Jean Hender (JH), Catherine Herring (CH), Geoff Hogan (GH), 
     
     Nelson Hurry (NGH), Winston Johnston (HWJ),A Ian Jorgensen (IJ), Andre Lavoie 
     
     (ALv), Edith Ling (EL), Norah Longworth (NBL), Alanagh MacDougall (AM), Gerald 
     
     MacDouga1l (DGM), Glen MacEachern (GME), Arlene MacGuigan (AMG), Gerard 'Buddy' 
     
     MacIntyre (GEM), Mary Lynn McCourt (MLM), St. Clair Murphy (SCM), Debbie Peters 
     
     (DP), William Partridge (WP), Lester Rankin (LR), Margaret Rankin (MR), Bill 
     
     Reddin (BR), Sue Stephenson (SS), Sid Watts (SW), Mary Willms (MW), John 
     
     Wright (JW), Wendall MacKay (WM), Lenore Andrew (LA), Brian Nettleton (EN). 
     
    
   
   
    
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