Web site for monitoring amphibians in Canada. Contact Carolyn at 
     
     aw964efreenet.carleton.ca or by telephone at 613-258-6142. 
     
    

    
     The Canadian Nature Federation and the 
     
     Canadian Centre for the Study and Preservation of 
     
     Birds joined forces to become the Canadian 
     
     representative for Birdlife International. Over 
     
     the next few years, they will be working with 
     
     provincial naturalist organizations and other to 
     
     identify sites of provincial significance and to 
     
     establish protection for these Important Bird Areas 
     
     (IDA). (adapted from Important Bird Areas Program 
     
     in Nature Views # 105) 
     
    

    
     The Island missed out on being listed in a new birdfinding guide by the 
     
     American Birding Association, namely: Birdfinder: A Birder's Guide to Planning North 
     
     American Trips by Jerry A. Cooper. 
     
    

    
     LPBO’s Annual Report indicated that they acquired legal trademark to the term 
     
     BIRDATHON in 1994. The impact of this decision on the Natural History Society’s Bain 
     
     Birdathon will have to be determined. (adapted from LPBO's 1994 Annual Report) 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
     1995-6 CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNTS SUMMARY by Dan MCASkill & 
     
    
   
   
    
     Ruth Richman 
     
    
   
   
    
     This year's counts brought a number of surprises including the first Northern 
     
     Cardinals and a Red-bellied Woodpecker recorded on our CBCs, large numbers of 
     
     Bohemian Waxwing, good numbers of Cedar Waxwing, 2 Lesser Black—backed Gulls, a Rose- 
     
     breasted Grosbeak, and very large numbers of grackles, goldfinch, and siskins. other 
     
     unusual numbers or sightings included a Great Blue Heron, 3 Northern Harriers, an 
     
     Osprey, and 25 eagles. The Montague count recorded the most species with 60 on the 
     
     count day and 2 in the count period. 
     
    

    
     The counters who participated in the P.E.I. National Park count were hosted to 
     
     a pot-luck at the new Dalvay interpretive centre by Maurice Roy of Parks Canada while 
     
     Hillsborough counters travelled to Donagh for a pot-luck and count wrap-up session at 
     
     Dan McAskill's. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Observations Number in the Count Area 
     
     National Hillsborough Montague 
     
     Park 
     
     Common Loon - - 1 
     
     Northern Gannet - - 1 
     
     Great Blue Heron - 1CP - 
     
     Canada Geese - - 11 
     
     Mallard 2 5 13 
     
     Black Duck 243 301 663 
     
     Northern Pintail 2 - - 
     
     Wood Duck - 1 - 
     
     Ducks UID - - - 
     
     Greater Scaup 20 - - 
     
     Common Goldeneye 277 93 257 
     
     Barrow’s Goldeneye 4 l - 
     
     Bufflehead 1 - - 
     
     Oldsquaw 22 3 252 
     
     White-winged Scoter - 4 - 
     
     Black Scoter 16 l - 
     
     Common Merganser 21 58 665 
     
     Red—breasted Merganser - - 4 
     
     Merganser/Goldeneye UID - - - 
     
     Northern Goshawk - - 2 
     
     Sharp-shinned Hawk 1C? 1 1 
     
     Bald Eagle 1 2CP 23 
     
     Northern Harrier - 1 2