NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND LTD. 
     
     p.o. Box 2346, CHARLOTTETQWN, P.E.I. CIA 8C1 
     
    
   
   
    
     MEETINGS are held of the first Tuesday of the month (except June“ July, 
     
     August, and September) at 7:30 p.m. at the Farm Centre, 420 University Avenue, 
     
     Charlottetown. Members and non-members are welcome. Please bring your coffee 
     
     cup so that we will contribute as little as possible to the waste stream. 
     
     Membership is open to anyone interested in the natural history of Prince 
     
     "Edward Island. Membership is available at any meeting or by contacting Sue 
     
     Stephenson, Charlottetown RR # 1, 285 Kinlock Road, P.E.I. CIA 736 (phone 
     
     569-5212). 'Annual membership rates-are : $12. Renewals are due in January. 
     
     Membership expiry dates are in the top right hand corner of the mailing label. 
     
    
   
   
    
     ’The Society is directed by a volunteer erecutive elected from its members. 
     
    
   
   
    
     1992 Executive: President.. . . . . . . . . . . ..Barbara Currie, Charlottetown 894-9297: 
     
     Vice-President....’ . . . . . ..Mary Beth Harris,_8atternyoint 569-2665 
     
    

    
     Past President....Patrick Wootton, Sharam Point 892-5761 962-3641 . 
     
    

    
     Secretary . . . . A . . . . ..- . . . . . ..Carolyn Meincke, Charlottetown- 368—1704. 
     
     _Treasurer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..Sue Stephenson, Kinldck 559-5212 
     
     Directors...; . . . . . . . . ......;....ROberta Palmer, Brackley 368—1862 
     
    

    
     - . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..Donald Wilkinson, Sherwood 566-1279, 
     
    
   
   
    
     ‘NEWSLETTERS are published bi-monthly on recycled paper. Articles, notes, 
     
     reports, drawings, etc. are welcomed from members and non-members. If you 
     
     have seen anything unusual, please share it with us. ‘It is important to have 
     
     your observations recorded so that others may learn from them. "Today's 
     
     _notations become tomorrow's history". All contributions should be send to: 
     
     Dan McAskill, Newsletter Editor I 
     
     "Natural.History Society of Prince Edward Island Ltd. 
     
    

    
     ~ Charlottetown RR # 5, Donagh, P.E.I. C1A 7J I 
     
    

    
     The next newsletter deadline is July 20, 1992. ' ’ 
     
    
   
   
    
     Illustrations: 'The Society extends a special thanks to Carmel Smith-Bachand 
     
     who provided the illustrations of the willow catkihs on the cover, apples and 
     
     Saw-whet Owl (p. 4), Goshawk on nest (p. 8), and edge illustrations on pp. 12 
     
     - 13. The Society also acknowledges the illustrations by Environment-Week (p. 
     
     S), Shelia at Long Point Bird Observatory (p. 5), Canadian Centre for Bioe 
     
     diversity, 3. Dalzell (p. 11), and Woodworking for Wildlife by C. Henderson. 
     
    
   
   
    
     The Natural History Society gratefully ackndwledges support from the 
     
     Department of Tourism and Parks and the Department of Education which enables 
     
     'distribution of newsletters to schools and libraries and to members. _ 
     
    
   
   
    
     The Natural History Society is an affiliate of the Canadian Nature Federation 
     
     and has representatidn on the board of the Island Nature Trust. The Society 
     
     is a registered, noneprofit organization (Part 2, Companies Act). Tax . 
     
     receipts are issued for donations tO'thB Society and these funds are used to 
     
     further the work of the Society. ' ’ ‘- 
     
    

    
     Reprinting: Editors of other newsletters and teachers wishing to copy. 
     
     classroom materials are welcome to reprint articles from the Island Naturalist 
     
     (except when copyrighted). Due acknowledgement must be-provided to the Island 
     
     Naturalist, the author and the illustrator." ' 
     
    
   
   
    
     THIS MONTHS COVER . ~ ~ . 
     
    

    
     The late spring this year led to-very late flowering of the willows.‘ 
     
     (Salix sp.) aeross the'Island., The pussy willows which many people colleCt in 
     
     spring give rise to the-bright yellow and green flowers of different willows. 
     
    
   
   
    
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