Sable Island 
     
    
   
   
    
     Through the courtesy of Ontario Nature Tours a trip to Sable Island 
     
     is being scheduled for late August. Tentative dates are from 
     
     August 21 - 25, 1978, leaving from Charlottetown. 
     
    
   
   
    
     For additional information about the conference write to: 
     
    
   
   
    
     Canadian Conference for Nature 1978 
     
     P.O. Box 2346 
     
    

    
     Charlottetown 
     
    

    
     Prince Edward Island 
     
    

    
     ClA 8C1 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
     A Bird-a—thon Anyone? 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
     The finance committee for the Canadian Nature Conference is 
     
     fledging and about to start fund raising programs, to help off- 
     
     set some of the Conference costs. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Some of the ideas we have to date, are a Bird—a-thon in the 
     
     spring, an a canvassing of local businesses for donations of 
     
     goods and or money. If anyone is interested in helping or has 
     
     other ideas on how to raise money, feel free to contact me at 
     
     887-2057. 
     
    

    
     Dave Smith 
     
     Newton 
     
     Kinkora R.R. #1 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
     Borden, P.E.I. Christmas Bird Count 
     
     Sunday, December 18, 1977 
     
    
   
   
    
     Start: 0735 Finish: 1650 
     
     Weather: Cloudy, occasional light rain and snow; wind 
     
     N-NE 15-35 mph; temp. +2°C throughout day 
     
    
   
   
    
     Observers: Trevor Goward, Bob Lamberton(compiler), 
     
     Stuart Tingley 
     
    
   
   
    
     Count: 
     
    

    
     Canada Goose 16 Rock Dove 51 
     
     Black Duck 33 Horned Lark . 6 
     
     Common Goldeneye 35 Blue Jay 9 
     
     Bufflehead 3 Common Raven 3 
     
     Oldsquaw 36 Common Crow 478 
     
     White-winged Scoter l Starling 136 
     
     Common Merganser 36 House Sparrow 129 
     
     Red—breasted Merganser 2 Common Grackle 4 
     
     Rough-legged Hawk 1 Brown-headed Cowbird 1 
     
     Gray Partridge 34 Lapland Longspur 4 
     
     Glaucous Gull 1 Snow Bunting 28 
     
     Iceland Gull 142 
     
    

    
     Great-black—backed Gull 91 
     
    

    
     Herring Gull 65 
     
    
   
   
    
     1977 Total: 25 species 1,345 individuals 
     
     1976 Total: 25 species 1,150 individuals 
     
    
   
   
    
     Editors Note: Thanks go to Stuart Tingley for submitting this 
     
     information. 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
     Unusual Winter Birds Around The Dunk River 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
     Winter on P.E.I. is not usually not associated with good bird 
     
     watching; in that most of our birds migrate to warmer climates. 
     
     But this winter, bird watching has provided me with a number of 
     
     surprises. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Along with common winter birds such as Chickadees, Horned 
     
     Larks and Snow Buntings, I have seen some unusual birds, as well 
     
     as hearing about them, for the Dunk River area.