on Mar. 31 (BH); Red—winged Blackbird - back at Mount Albion on 
     
     March 30 (HJ), back at Graham's Pond on .Apr. 2 (VMac), 2 at 
     
     Brackley feeder on April 3 (RP); Northern Oriole - 1 female at 
     
     Summerside feeder on Nov. 27-28 (GMa); Common Grackle — first back 
     
     at Graham’s Pond on Mar. 19 with large numbers arriving on Apr. 2 
     
     (VMac, GJ), first sighted in Donagh this spring on Mar. 28 (JDM), 
     
     60 at Desable on Apr. 3 with Rusty Blackbirds and a few Red-winged 
     
     Blackbirds (JDM, BB); Brown-headed Cowbird - 1 male at Brackley 
     
     feeder (RP); Hoary Redpoll - 1 at Sally and Bill Hooff’s Malpeque 
     
     feeder Feb. 22—24 (LH); 1 at Crossroads on April 4 (BH); Common 
     
     Redpoll - numerous sightings this winter from across the province; 
     
     Northern Junco — 5 at Donagh feeder on Apr. 2 (JDM); American Tree 
     
     Sparrow - 4 at Donagh feeder most of winter (JDM), 3 at Brackley 
     
    
   
   
    
     feeder on Apr. 1 (RP); Chipping Sparrow - 1 at Donagh feeder on 
     
     Apr. 9 (JDM); Fox Sparrow — 1 at Kinlock Road on Mar. 26 and 2 on 
     
     Apr. 3 (WC); Song Sparrow — singing at Brackley feeder on April 3 
     
    
   
   
    
     (RP), singing at Beach Grove on Apr. 7 (JDM). 
     
    
   
   
    
     Thanks to the following contributors who provided records for this 
     
     listing, namely: BB — Bill Bowerbank; BBa - Bob Barwise; RC— Ray 
     
     Cooke; WC . Wally Comeau; BG — Bill Glen; BH - Ben Hoteling; LH - 
     
     Les Homans; BJ — Bernadette Jackson; GJ — Gordon Jackson; HJ — 
     
     Harold Jenkins; LK — Leo Kelly; MK - Meike Keunecke; AMacE - Andrew 
     
     MacEwen; AMack - Allison MacKinnon; GMa - Gisele Martin; JDM - Dan 
     
     McAskill; VMac - Virginia MacSwain; WMac — Wade MacKinnon; JO - 
     
     Jean Ouellette; BP — Brenda Penak; RP - Roberta Palmer; CRu — 
     
     Caroline Runyon; LT — Linda Thomas; DW ~ Donald Wilkinson; JW — 
     
     Jackie Waddell; and P&AW - Pat & Ann Wootton. 
     
    
   
   
    
     AMPHIBIAN SURVEYS by Dan McAskill 
     
    
   
   
    
     The 1993 amphibian surVeys will be the feature article in the 
     
     next issue of the Island Naturalist. Many members who participated 
     
     last year have asked whether they will continue in 1994 and the 
     
     answer is YES. They will however undergo some changes as we had 
     
     problems getting information on the green frog and the northern 
     
     leopard frog using the prescribed listening techniques. We're 
     
     trying top sort out why at this time. It may be necessary to 
     
     extend the recording period into the summer or to utilize a 
     
     different technique altogether. You will know shortly as work on 
     
     our paper is nearing completion. We also have very few 
     
     observations from far western part of the Island and would like to 
     
     obtain observers in that area. 
     
    

    
     In addition to the frog calls survey we also are searching for 
     
     information on salamanders and snakes. Casual observations on 
     
     location and, especially, habitat occurrence information are (of 
     
     particular interest. 
     
    

    
     If you would like to obtain survey forms, please contact Dan 
     
     McAskill at RR # 5, Charlottetown, PE C1A 7J8 or phone 569-4351 in 
     
     the evenings.