PRINCETOWN ROAD WALK. Tentative dates for a hike along the historic 
     
     Princetown Road from Charlottetown to Malpeque (Princetown) are 
     
    

    
     Sept. 25 and 26. The project is being undertaken in conjunction with 
     
     the P.E.I. Heritage Foundation and is still in the planning stage. 
     
     Look for more details in the June newsletter. 
     
    
   
   
    
     HAWK OBSERVERS WANTED. The Hawk Migration 
     
     Association of North America wants volunteers 
     
     in Atlantic Canada. Any time you could 
     
     devote to watching and reporting migrating 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
     raptors would be useful, but the weekends 
     
    

    
     of April 25-26, May 2-3, August 29—30, 
     
    

    
     September 12-13 and October 3—4 are suggested 
     
    

    
     for special attention so simultaneous reports 
     
    

    
     from a number of sites can be obtained. For 
     
    

    
     full details and hawk watch forms write to 
     
    

    
     David Christie, RR # 2, Albert, N.B. EOA 1A0. The Hawk Migration 
     
     Association was formed in 1974 to promote and coordinate studies of 
     
     raptor migration in North America. The association's newsletters 
     
     contain summaries of spring and fall migration in 13 regions of the 
     
     continent, news of special projects and recent publications, notes on 
     
     hawk watching techniques, etc. To join send $8.00 US ($5.00 student) 
     
     to the treasurer, Nancy Clayton, 95 Martha's Point Road, Concord, Mass. 
     
     01742. However, you don't have to belong to participate; what this 
     
     region needs most is observers. 
     
    
   
   
    
     BIRDATHON '81. The fourth annual Francis Bain Birdathon will be held 
     
     Saturday May 30, 1981. The purpose of this project is to promote bird 
     
     watching on P.E.I. as well as to record as many different birds from 
     
    

    
     as many habitats as possible on P.E.I. Participants_are encouraged to 
     
     cover the areas that they were in last year although interested parties 
     
     and new birders may investigate additional areas as well. Those who 
     
     wish to participate in a field outing but who do not have transportation 
     
     should contact Geoff Hogan. All participants will record the different 
     
     species seen, the time spent birdwatching, the general area and habitat 
     
     types covered, and the number of persons in the party. The actual 
     
     number of individual birds of the more common species does not have to 
     
     be recorded but please record their status as VC (very common, 50 or 
     
     more birds per day) or C (common, 10—49 birds per day). The actual 
     
     number of individuals of the less common species should be noted. Copies 
     
     of the Field Check-List of the Birds of P.E.I. will be available at the 
     
     May 5th NHS meeting for recording this information. As in previous 
     
     years backyard birders are encouraged to submit their observations as 
     
     well. Participants may either submit their results at the pot-luck 
     
     supper following the Birdathon (location to be announced at the May 5th 
     
     meeting) or mail or phone them to Geoff Hogan, Birdathon Organizer, 153 
     
     North River Road, Ch'town (tel 894—3559). Last year's total was 107 
     
     species so we are aiming to better-that. Good birding! 
     
    
   
   
    
     SCIENCE FAIR. The provincial High School Science Fair was held April 9— 
     
     10 in the Robertson Library at U.P.E.I. A large number of projects was 
     
     entered so that for the first time the fair overflowed its allotted 
     
     space. Winston Johnston , Debbie Peters and Bill Glen were on hand to 
     
     judge natural history entries for the NHS prizes. Kelly Murphy's insect 
     
     collection was awarded first prize and Sheila Malcolmson's display on 
     
     acid rain received second. Both entries were from Queen Charlotte Junior 
     
     High in Charlottetown. 
     
    

    
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