THE HILDLIFE CORNER by Dan McAskill 
     
    
   
   
    
     With the approach of the busy fall season it is again nearing the time to 
     
     get ready for winter bird feeding. Planning has begun for the Island Nature 
     
     Trust's seed sale so you will again be afforded the opportunity to feed our 
     
     feathered friends while supporting natural areas conservation. One of the 
     
     things you may wish to start considering is the contruction of a new feeder. 
     
     The design shown below has proven to be quite successful for those who have 
     
     used it. 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
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     The placement of a few well branched conifer trees on the upwind side of 
     
     you feeder will help to provide cover areas for birds should a hawk or cat 
     
     attack. Ensure that they are well anchored to a post, that the bottom branches 
     
     are pruned off, and that the trees are out of the leaping distance of cats from 
     
     the feeder. An alternative to anchoring the tree to a post is to insert it into 
     
     a hole and allow it to freeze in place. 
     
    

    
     If you already have a feeder and wish to contribute your sightings so that 
     
     they can be used to help monitor bird population trends refer to the Long Point 
     
     Bird Observatory News article on page 5 of this newsletter. Be sure to pass any 
     
     unusual bird or animal sightings along to Dan McAskill, 569-4351 or mail them 
     
     to him at Charlottetown RR # 5, Donagh, P.E.I. ClA 7J8. 
     
    
   
   
    
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