Eastern (Rufous—sided) Towhee - 1 in northeastern P.E.I. on Oct. 3 (VL), 1 at East Point area on Oct. 11 (DO); American 
     
     Tree Sparrow - l at Crossroads feeder on Nov. 3 (DO), 9 at China Point on Nov. 7 (DO), 1 at Tryon feeder on Nov. 9 
     
     (R&BH); Clay-colored Sparrow - in northeastern P.E.I. on Oct. 3 (VL); Savannah Sparrow - numerous at Earnscliffe on 
     
     Oct. 13 (DCS, DO, EMa), several at Greenwich Dunes Trail on Oct. 21 (JDM, RPh); Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow - 1 at 
     
     East Lake on Sept. 25 (DO); Fox Sparrow - l at Eamscliffe on Oct. 13 (EMa, DO, DCS) Song Spar row - several at North 
     
     Lake on Sept. 25 (DO), huge numbers at Earnscliffe on Oct. 13 (EMa, DO, DCS), 6 in grain fields and hedges at Argyle Shore 
     
     on Oct. 16 (JDM), 2 at China Point on Nov. 7 (DO); Swamp Sparrow - 5 at East Lake on Sept. 25 (DO), 1 at Earnscliffe on 
     
     Oct. 13 (EMa, DO, DCS), 1 at Greenwich Dunes Trail on Oct. 21 (JDM, RPh); White-throated Sparrow - several at North 
     
     Lake on Sept. 25 (DO), 1 at Earnscliffe on Oct. 13 (EMa, DO, DCS); White-crowned Sparrow - 1 at East Lake on Sept. 25 
     
     (DO); Dark-eyed Junco - scattered reports in October along roadsides; Snow Bunting - approx. 50 in Hampton potato fields 
     
     at Hampton on Oct. 18 (JDM), 1 at Lakeside on Nov. 3 (Bl, BMcO, Blanch), 1 at East Point on Nov. 4 (DO), 1 at Earnscliff 
     
     on Nov. 7 (DO), 500+ at Middleton grainfield on Nov. 9 (JDM, LY); Red-winged Blackbird - 500 to 700 in standing corn at 
     
     Spring Valley on Oct. 7 & 8 (JDM, WFB, LY), 100 at Argyle Shore on Oct. 7 & 16 (JDM, LY); Rusty Blackbird - 7 at 
     
     Dingwell's Mills on Nov. 3 (Bl, BMcO, Blanch); Common Grackle - 11 in standing corn at Spring Valley on Oct. 8 (WFB, 
     
     LY); Purple Finch - large numbers at East Point on Oct. 11 (DO); Common Redpoll — none reported in this period; Pine 
     
     Siskin - large numbers at East Point on Oct. 11 (DO); American Goldfinch - approx. 50 flying over fields at Traveller's Rest 
     
     on Nov. 9 (JDM); Evening Grosbeak - none reported in this period. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Thanks to the following contributors who provided records for this listing, namely: WFB - Bill Bowerbank; LB - Lily Baker; 
     
    

    
     I B1 - Jean Blanchard; FRC - Rosemary Curley; DCl - Danny Clark; RC- Ray Cooke; LD - Lois Doan; B&RH - Ben & Rosalie 
     
     Hoteling; LH - Les Homans; GH - Gary Horton; HI - Herb Isherwood; DK - Dan Kennedy; VL - Vern Laux; WL - Waldron 
     
     Leard; EM - Evelyn Martin; KM - Kate MacQuarrie; EMa - Eric Marcurn; IGM - Ian MacQuarrie; JMa - Jim Marcum; GMa - 
     
     Gisele Martin; JDM - Dan McAskill; BMcO - Bonnie McOrmand; DO - Dwaine Oakley; RPh - Robin Phillips; DCS - David 
     
     Seelcr; DSu - David Sudbury; JW - Jackie Waddell; TTW - Tom Wetmore; LY - Lorne Yeo. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Woodland Amphibians and Reptiles and Their Forest Use Patterns 
     
    
   
   
    
     Amphibians and reptiles of Prince Edward Island. Information as adapted from Cook (1 967) and Morton, Prescott 
     
     and Ouellette (1981), Natural History Society oi P.E.I. records, and observations by author. 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
     Species Abundance 
     
     Blue-spotted Salamander Abundant 
     
     Spotted Salamander Common 
     
     Red-spotted Newt . Uncommon 
     
     Red-backed Salamander Common 
     
     American Toad Abundant 
     
     _ Spring Peeper Abundant 
     
     ‘ ' Green Frog Common 
     
     Wood Frog Abundant 
     
     Leopard Frog Common 
     
     Red-bellied Snake Common 
     
     Maritime Garter Snake Common 
     
     Eastern Smooth Green Snake Rare 
     
    
   
   
    
     Excepted from Prince Edward Island Forest Wildlife Manual 
     
    
   
   
    
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