Use scrap lumber which will give the inside dimensions as above. Unless rough sawn boards are 
     
     used, it may be best to roughen the inside just below the opening to allow the young better grip to leave. 
     
     Secure the front with screws so it may be removed for annual clean-out. The bottom should have the 
     
     corners nipped off to allow drainage. 
     
    

    
     When putting the house up, a 2 X 4 inch X 8 foot long board may be used to attach it to a fence 
     
     post. Pre-drill two holes at the bottom to take the shaft of 5 or 6 inch spikes, one located a foot or two 
     
     below the other. To clean it out, the bottom spike can be drawn out (leave a 1/2 inch exposed to assist 
     
     with this) and the whole apparatus rotated down around the top spike. 
     
    
   
   
    
     BAIN BIRD COUNT REPORTS: 
     
     BIG DAY RECORD ESTABLISHED 
     
    
   
   
    
     Winsloe North: by Geraldine Peters 
     
    
   
   
    
     On May 29th. I participated in the Bain Bird Count in Winsloe North. The areas | surveyed were 
     
     the back yard, including feeders, and then several fields, four woodlots, and along a brook. The times 
     
     were 5:30 to 6:30 am, 8 to 11:40 am, and 4:50 to 5:40 pm. The weather began with thick fog. By mid- 
     
     morning, it had cleared and become a sunny day with a slight breeze. 
     
    
   
   
    
     East Central and North Eastern PEI: by Dan McAskill & Gerald MacDonald 
     
    
   
   
    
     The day proved to be, with the exception of morning heavy fog in the extreme east, a beautiful 
     
     weather day. Relatively calm wind conditions and clear skies made for excellent listening conditions for 
     
     owl responses to taped calls during the night and for acoustic birding during the day. By early afternoon, 
     
     jackets were coming off to accommodate for the warm conditions even along coastal areas. 
     
    

    
     One team started from Monticello and was composed of Gerald MacDonald. Paul and Arlene 
     
     McGuigan, Gloria Richard, Jean Watts, and Sharon Foulkes while the other team started birding in Bethel 
     
     and was composed of Ray Cooke, Roberta Palmer, Linda Thomas, and Dan McAskill. The Monticello 
     
     team worked the northeastern part of the Island while the Bethel team worked the area from Bethel to 
     
     East Point to Cape Turner to Charlottetown. 
     
    

    
     The fog at East Point was very thick and restricted sightings to a few cormorants flying around the 
     
     tip over the land. The fog helped prolong bird singing and aided the teams in locating and recording birds. 
     
     It also meant a more steady flow of new birds during the mid-day period when things usually become quite 
     
     quiet and few new birds are recorded. 
     
    
   
   
    
     New Big Day Record Established: 
     
    

    
     The old record for a single day bird count for a team of birders operating under the ABA rules on 
     
     the Island was established a number of years ago by Ray Cooke, D.G. Stewart, and Blake Maybank. That 
     
     year they achieved 128 species, nearing the Maritime record of 134. This year the team of Ray Cooke, 
     
     Roberta Palmer, Linda Thomas, and Dan McAskill recorded 132 species during 22 hours "in the field" 
     
     while the three teams combined total was 135 species. There’s still lots of room to move upwards! 
     
    
   
   
    
     Amalgamated List of Birds: 
     
     Three sets of sightings were received from the count day. The amalgamated list of 135 species is 
     
    
   
   
    
     provided below. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Common Loon, Pied-billed Grebe, Northern Gannet, Great Cormorant, Double-crested Cormorant, Great 
     
     Blue Heron, American Bittern, Canada Goose, Mallard, American Black Duck, Gadwall, Green-winged