NEWS AND NOTES 
     
    
   
   
    
     APRIL MEETING REPORT. On April 7th a good crowd of some 27 members ‘ 
     
     and guests turned out to hear Al Smith of the Canadian Wildlife 
     
    

    
     Service in Sackville, New Brunswick. A National Film Board Film on 
     
     Great Blue Herons was shown. Shot in Quebec, the film presented many 
     
    

    
     of the intimacies of day—to—day life for a Great Blue Heron. Al also 
     
     presented the results of last summer's heron surveys in the Maritime 
     
     provinces. The evening was a very enjoyable one, and generated 
     
     considerable-interest among members for this year's heron surveys. 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
     MAY MEETING. The last of this season‘s meetings of the Natural 
     
    

    
     History Society will be held on Tuesday May 5th at 8:00 p.m. in 
     
    

    
     Room 47 on the third floor of the Provincial Health Building. The 
     
     program will feature a showing of the slides submitted to the society's 
     
     nature slide contest. Prizes will be awarded and lunch will be served. 
     
     Come and bring a friend. 
     
    
   
   
    
     HERON CENSUS. Distribution of heron 
     
     census areas will take place at the 
     
     May meeting. Please indicate your 
     
     willingness to census an area to 
     
     Rosemary Curley, either at the meet- 
     
     ing or before Ma 31. Phone 892- 
     
     0221 for more details. 
     
    
   
   
    
         
     
    
   
   
    
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     NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY FILM NIGHT. The Natural History Society will ‘ 
     
     sponsor a nature film night Tuesday May 12 at MacKinnon Lecture Theatre 
     
     in Holland College, as part of Environment Days activities. Films 
     
    

    
     will be shown from 6 pm to 10 pm. The early part of the evening will 
     
     feature a children's program with topics such as killer whales, the 
     
     insect world, and cartoon birds. These films range in length from 
     
    

    
     5 to 15 minutes. About 7230 (the program is not yet finalized) a 
     
     feature film for family viewing will be shown. Short films for adults 
     
     will follow with a second feature film at 9 pm. Of special interest 
     
     will be two presentations on local subjects, 'The Piping Plover' by 
     
     Winnie Cairns and 'The Atlantic Coast', a Council of Maritime Premiers 
     
     production with local flavour. Coffee and kool-aid will be served. 
     
     Check your local newspapers for a detailed listing of films and times 
     
     during Environment Days, May 9 — 16. There will be no admission charge. 
     
    
   
   
    
     JUNE FIELD TRIP. On Saturday, June 13 an all day field trip to the 
     
     Tyne Valley area will be held. Hosted by Dr. and Mrs. Geoff Robinson 
     
     assisted by other society members, the trip will be an opportunity 
     
    

    
     to visit and explore the plant, animal and bird life of a very scenic 
     
     part of the province. Meet at the YMCA in Charlottetown at 8 am for 
     
     transportation. Bring lunch, binoculars, field guides, etc. 
     
    
   
   
    
     NEST RECORDS SCHEME. Don't forget that this is the season to be 
     
     looking for birds' nests and completing nest record cards. For the 
     
     list of prizes being offered to encourage this worthwhile project, 
     
     refer to last month's newsletter. Nest record cards are available 
     
     from the newsletter editor and should be turned in to the society no 
     
     later than Sept. 15, 1981. 
     
    

    
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