Savannah Sparrow - at Bethel feeder on Apr. 16 (TR); Dark-eyed Junco —‘ 25 at Desab'le" feeder on 
     
     Jan. 1 (BP), 6 at Donagh feeder Jan. 13 to 16 (JDM), 6 at Donagh feeder on Feb. 6 (JDM). 18 at Argyle 
     
     Shore feeder on Feb. 20 (BC), 50 to 60 at Stanhope feeder during brief accumulation of snow on Feb. 19 
     
     (FC); American Tree Sparrow - 3 at Donagh feeder on Jan. 3 (JDM), 2 on Jan. 18 at Cable Head (AG); 
     
     White-crowned Sparrow - 1 at Rustico feeder on Jan. 4 to 9 (KL); White-throated Sparrow - 1 at 
     
     Argyle Shore feeder on Feb. 20 (BC); Song Sparrow - 3 at Bethel on Apr. 2 (TR); Snow Bunting - 150 
     
     at St. Phillipe on Jan. 26 (FRC), 120 in West Devon on Feb. 9 and 200 at Tyne Valley on Mar. 2 (EC). 
     
    
   
   
    
     Older report: 2 Snow Geese were seen at Vemon River in autumn of 1997 (VMac); Northern Shoveler 
     
     - 3 prs at Nail Pond on June 27 (BD); Turkey Vulture - 1 at Monticello last autumn (reported at NHS 
     
     Dec. meeting); Broad-winged Hawk - carrying large frog across a field to a distant woodlot near 
     
     Coleman on Jun. 28/98 in the same atlas square where breeding evidence was found (BD); ql - 
     
     1 reported at Bonshaw back of Hampton) at NHS Dec. meeting; Iceland Gull - second-year bird in l ld 
     
     with other gulls at Seacow Head on June 27/98 (BD); Great Black-backed Gulls - 100 in field on Jun. 
     
     27/98 near Seacow Head with no adults (75 one-year olds and 35 two-year olds (BD); Atlantic Puffin 
     
     appeared on house deck in New Haven about 3-4 years ago by J&CM via LD. UID blue jay sized bird 
     
     with appearance like parrot, long peaked tail, greenish back and pinkish breast seen at French Village on 
     
     Dec. 13 (HG). 1,200 Bank Swallow at Nail Pond on June 27 (BD). LP reported that hummingbird 
     
     sightings were down this past summer and the tree Swallows that nested the past few years did not nest 
     
     in 1998. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Mammals: Lots of young red squirrels in woods on Feb. 14 but not coming to feeder (HG). Several 
     
     flying squirrels at feeder each night in Breadalbane RR area Apr. 7 (MAr). Mink catching mummichog 
     
     at Cymbria and dodging under ice cakes on Jan. 31 (RPh, JDM). Red fox at French Village on Jan. 30, 
     
     Feb. 7, 8, 15, (HG) and at Fullerton's Marsh on Mar. 1 (DO). Skunk tracks under feeder on Feb. 26 after 
     
     rain and wind (HG). Harp Seals on ice flows off Stanhope Beach on Apr. 3 (MJ&RM). 
     
    
   
   
    
     Thanks to the following contributors who provided records for this listing, namely: BB - Bill Bowerbank; 
     
     BBa - Bob Barwise; MAr - Marg Argue; DB - David Boyce; KB - Kevin Brothers; BC - Barb Currie; DC - 
     
     Dwight Cargill; DCh - David Christie; EC - Elwood Coakes; FC - Fred Connolly; FRC - Rosemary Curley; 
     
     JKC - John K. Clements; KC - Karen Cheverie; RC- Ray Cooke; RCo - Rosemary Compton; BD - Brian 
     
     Dalziel; LD - Lois Doan; LeaD - Lea Doan; TD - Tom Duffy; ME - Marje Enright; JF - Janet Fraser; AG - 
     
     Alec Grey; HG - Hilda Gossi; MGa - Margaret Gallant; B&RH - Ben & Rosalie Hoteling; B&SH - Bill & 
     
     Sally Hooff; DH — Daphne Harker; KH - Keith Haight; LH - Les Homans; EJ - Evelyn Jenkins; HJ — Harold 
     
     Jenkins; MJ&RM - Michelle Johnston & Ray MacDonald; KL - Ken LeClair; ML - Martin Lush; BM - 
     
     Bonnie McOrmand; GBM - Gerald MacDonald; J&CM - Jean 8. Claude MacPhee; JDM - Dan McAskill; 
     
     RMo - Robert Mowbray; VMac — Virginia MacSwain; DO - Dwaine Oakley; AP - Arja Page; BP - Brenda 
     
     Penak; GP - Geraldine Peters; LP - Laura Phillips; RP - Roberta Palmer; RPh - Robin Phillips; BS - Bruce 
     
     Smith; DG&GS - David & Glenna Stewart; TR - Tom Reddin; LT - Linda Thomas; RT - Reg (Dutch) 
     
     Thompson; ST - Stuart Tingley; JW - Jackie Waddell. 
     
    
   
   
    
     ENVIRONMENTAL CALENDAR: 
     
     Note: All Society presentations and field trips are open to the public. 
     
     YN = young naturalists encouraged to attend 
     
    
   
   
    
     May 2 to 8 - National Forestry Week with the theme "Forest Fires: Handle with Care". 
     
    

    
     May 4 - Dr. Shaker from U.P.E.l. will provide a talk on Astronomy at the Natural History Society's meeting 
     
     which starts at 7:30 pm at the Farm Centre on University Avenue. 
     
    

    
     May 5 - Bob Bancroft will be the guest speaker at the island Nature Trust's Annual General Meeting at 
     
     Beaconsfield's Carriage House (off Kent Street). The 20th Anniversary festivities commence at 
     
    
   
   
    
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