Waddell; JWa - Jean Watts; M&MiWh - Matt & Michele Whitbeck; SW - Sid Watts; LY - Lorne Yeo. 
     
    
   
   
    
     ENVIRONMENTAL CALENDAR: 
     
    
   
   
    
     Note: All Society presentations and field trips are open to the public. 
     
     YN = young naturalists encouraged to attend or participate 
     
    
   
   
    
     Dec. 1 to Feb. 28, 2002 - Eric Marcum has invited all birders to contribute their sightings to the Island 
     
     Naturalist to be compiled into a complete list of winter birds. 
     
    

    
     Dec. 14 - A new Christmas Bird Count is being organized by Vernon Laux for East Point. You can 
     
     contact Vernon at 508-693-8070 in Martha’s Vineyard or at his North Lake home on Dec. 12 at 
     
    
   
   
    
     QOZ-Whose participants venturing a distance, he has some space to offer a place 
     
     to sleep and food. 3‘; 7— 2.1 70 
     
    
   
   
    
     Dec. 15 - P.E.|. National Park Audubon Christmas Bird Count. There will be a pot-luck at lunch at the 
     
     Dalvay Interpretive Centre. Field counters must pay a $5 registration fee while feeder watchers 
     
     within the count area can participate free of charge. Contact Dan McAskiIl at 569—4351 or E-mail 
     
     at nhspei@isn.net for information or to register. 
     
    

    
     Dec. 16 - The Montague Christmas Bird Count. This is an unregistered CBC and is therefore free of 
     
     charge for participants. Contact Gary Schneider at 659-2081 or Email at 
     
     garyschneider@pie.sympatico.ca for information to register. 
     
    

    
     Dec. 29 - P.E.l. National Park Audubon Christmas Bird Count. There will be a pot-luck after the event 
     
     for participants. Field counters must pay a $5 registration fee while feeder watchers within the 
     
     count area can participate free of charge. Contact Dan McAskilI at 569-4351 or E—mail at 
     
     nhspei@isn.net for information to register. 
     
    

    
     Jan. 8 - Jim Jenkins will be the quest speaker at the Natural History Society‘s Annual General Meeting 
     
     with the presentation "Tuna Flights: A Story of Migration". The meeting starts at 7:30 pm at the 
     
     Farm Centre on University Avenue in Charlottetown. 
     
    

    
     Jan. 13 - A Natural History Society birding outing led by Eric Marcum starting from the Farm Centre on 
     
     University Ave. at 8:00 am. This is an all day trip by car pool so please bring a lunch. It will be 
     
     rescheduled if the weather is inclement. 
     
    

    
     Feb. 5 - Glenn Roberts will be the quest speaker at the Natural History Society's Annual General 
     
     Meeting with a presentation on astronomy. The meeting starts at 7:30 pm at the Farm Centre on 
     
     University Avenue in Charlottetown. A field trip to view the stars and other night sky phenomena 
     
     will be arranged for later in the week for those who wish it. Registration will be after the talk. 
     
    

    
     Feb. 15 to 18 - A good way to beat the winter blues - participate in the 5‘h Annual Great Backyard Bird 
     
     Count. Its free and anyone with access to a computer can enter their results on-line at 
     
     http://birdsource.cornell.edu/gbbc/toc_page.html 
     
    

    
     Mar. 5, Apr. 2, May 7, & Jun. 4 - Natural History Society meetings starting at 7:30 pm. Guest speakers 
     
     to be announced in next newsletter. 
     
    

    
     Apr. 19 - Island Nature Trust’s Annual Fund Raising Dinner & Auction at the Delta Prince Edward. 
     
     Contact 566-9150 for tickets or to donate auction or raffle items. 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
     JUNCUS HILXTARIS 
     
    
   
   
    
     Rare rush found at Greenwich (page 6) 
     
    
   
   
    
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