NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND 
     
     P. 0. BOX 2346. CHARLOTTETOWN 
     
    
   
   
    
     MEETINGS are held on the first Tuesday of the month at 8:00 p.m. in 
     
     Room 47 on the third floor of the Provincial Health Building. (Enter 
     
     through the parking garage and ask the Commissionaire for directions.) 
     
    
   
   
    
     MEMBERSHIP is open to anyone interested in the natural history of 
     
     Prince Edward Island. Membership is available at any meeting or by 
     
     contacting Margaret Mallett, 53 Fitzroy St., Charlottetown, P.E.I. 
     
     ClA 1R4 (telephone 894—9595). Annual rates are as follows: regular - 
     
     $4; student - $2; family - $5. 
     
    
   
   
    
     1985 EXECUTIVE: President.........................Jane Symmes 
     
     Vice—President.....................Pat Wooton 
     
     Secretary—Treasurer..........Margaret Mallett 
     
    

    
     assisted by...................Joyce MacLeod 
     
     Directors...Rosemary Curley and Evelyn Meader 
     
    
   
   
    
     NEWSLETTERS are published bi-monthly. Articles, notes, reports, draw- 
     
     ings, etc. are welcomed from members. If you have seen anything un- 
     
     usual, please share it with us. It is important to have your observa— 
     
     tions recorded so that others may learn from them. All contributions 
     
     should be sent to: Mrs. Jane Symmes, 
     
    

    
     P.O. Box 1716, 
     
    

    
     Charlottetown, P.E.I., 
     
    

    
     ClA 7N4 
     
    

    
     Phone 675-4806 
     
    
   
   
    
     The Natural History Society gratefully acknowledges financial assist- 
     
     ance from the Department of Transportation and Public Works which 
     
     enables the newsletters to be distributed to schools and libraries as 
     
     well as to members. 
     
    
   
   
    
     The Natural History Society of P.E.I. is a member organization of the 
     
     Canadian Nature Federation. The Society is a registered non-profit 
     
     charitable organization. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Editors of other newsletters are welcome to reprint articles appearing 
     
     in this issue but acknowledgement would be appreciated. 
     
    
   
   
    
     THE COVER 
     
    
   
   
    
     This month's cover is a photo 
     
    

    
     by Geoff HOgan of Double—crested 
     
     Cormorants nesting at Durrell Pt 
     
     The lack of screen when reprint- 
     
     ing gives the images their dis— 
     
     tinct appearance.