EAGLES ON THE PODIUM 
     
    
   
   
    
     Eagies were on the podium and 
     
     the projection screen at the Farm 
     
     Centre when Mr. Geraid MacDougaTi 
     
     provided members and guests of the 
     
     Society with a presentation on the 
     
     Baid Eagie. Geraid, a Conservation 
     
     Officer with the P.E.I. Fish and 
     
     Niidiife Division, used siides, 
     
     overhead projections, and displays 
     
     to show how the eagie nest trees 
     
     were ciimbed and the eagiets were 
     
     banded. He indicated that in 1989 
     
     there were seven active eagies 
     
     nests know on Prince Edward 
     
     Isiand. Six of these were 
     
     successful in raising 10 eagiets. 
     
     This is a dramatic increase from 
     
     the singie nest which existed from 
     
     1978 to 1981 and shows how a 
     
     species can respond when 
     
     appropriate precautions are taken 
     
     to protect wiidiife and its 
     
     habitat. 
     
    

    
     In response to questions, Geraid indicated that the Society's members can 
     
     assist by reporting eagTe nests to the Division (368-4684) and by ensuring that 
     
     their nests are not disturbed during the March to July nesting period. The 
     
     Tatter precaution is very important as Bald Eagies usuaiiy return to the same 
     
     nest and they wiii often abandon nests if they are disturbed during the 
     
     incubation and eariy stages of rearing. Shouid you be one of those IsTanders 
     
     fortunate enough to have an eagie nesting on or near your property you can 
     
     offer them Tonger term protection by setting the site aside for their use. 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
     ENVIRONMENTAL CALENDAR 
     
    
   
   
    
     May 17 - 21: The 19th Annuai Conference of the Canadian Nature Federation wiii 
     
     be hosted by the McIiwraith Fieid Naturalists of London, Ontario. This 
     
     conference features an exceiient set of fieid trips and a symposium on 
     
     GTobai Change and Sustainabie Deveiopment. Contact Dan McAskiii for more 
     
     information 569-4351. 
     
    

    
     May 18: Arbor Day, a great time to piant a tree for your favorite bird or 
     
     squirrei. 
     
    

    
     May 26: This is the date set aside by the Society for the Francis Bain 
     
     Birdathon. As the birds wiii be back in force and many wiiT have started 
     
     nesting you couid have a great days birding and, at the same time, assist 
     
     with the Maritimes Breeding Bird AtTas. Contact Rosemary Curiey for more 
     
     information at 368-4807 or refer to the opening article. 
     
    

    
     May 31 & June 1: The workshop sessions on The Green Pian, the Honourabie Lucien 
     
     Bouchard's "A Framework for Discussion on the Environment" are scheduied 
     
     for this day. If you woqu Tike to receive a copy, contact the Inquiry 
     
     Centre, Environment Canada, in Ottawa 1-819-997-2800. 
     
    

    
     June 1 - 3: These dates mark the time for this year's Environmentai Sabbeth, 
     
     the day set aside by the United Nations Environment Programme for faith 
     
    
   
   
    
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