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     The program is entitled, "Quebec and the Environment: 
     
     Discovery and Controversy". A variety of topics will be 
     
     covered from the mechanics of preservation to the politics 
     
     of conservation. They promise to tell us about the Snow 
     
     Geese of the Arctic and the Marine mammals, Caribou, Peregrine 
     
     Falcons of Quebec. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Numerous exhibits and displays will be set up, including 
     
     live hawks and owls at the Raptor Research Centre, Wolves at 
     
     'the'Worgan Arboretum Wolf Compound, an insect display by the 
     
     Lyman Museum, a display of rare nature books and prints, 
     
     an exhibit of nature art, a display of edible wild plants, 
     
     the R.C.M.P.'s exhibit on the enforcement of migratory bird 
     
     protection laws, films by Hydro-Quebec, and much more. For 
     
     the children, there will be tours of‘Wacdonald Farm. 
     
    
   
   
    
     The Prince Edward Island Natural History Society and all 
     
     CNP‘members will be receiving a brochure shortly, giving details 
     
     on where to write for additional information. Start making 
     
     your plans to attend now. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Kathy Martin 
     
     BiolOgy Dept. 
     
     University of P.E.I. 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
     YOU SAW A WHAT ? 
     
    
   
   
    
     I've always enjoyed looking at birds, and grew up taking my 
     
     turn at tossing out bits of bread to feed the little sparrows in 
     
     the winter, and the Red-wings and "Hammer-Heads" during the 
     
     summer. That's the basic training I'd had before George and I 
     
     moved to the Island a little over 7 1/2 years ago. It was early 
     
     autumn and the man drilling our well, asked me what the little 
     
     yellow birds were in the trees around our mobile home. very 
     
     casually, I replied, "Oh, we call them wild canaries". I think 
     
     we've come a long way since then and are still travelling! 
     
    
   
   
    
     That first winter we rolled an old 45 gallon oil drum out of 
     
     the barn and in full View of the living room window, placed a 
     
     couple of boards on it and a cement block on top to hold the 
     
     boards. A small investment for some sunflower seeds and we were 
     
     off to the fun of bird-watching from the comfort of our living 
     
     room. We were delighted when a flock of 48 Evening Grosbeaks 
     
     would respond to a whistle from’Seorge and come to the feeder 
     
     while he was standing at it. We've yards of film on these 
     
     episodes. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Since that beginning we've enjoyed seeing Woodcock, Korean 
     
     Ring-necked Pheasant, "Huns", Snowy Owls, a Great Horned Owl, 
     
     Nighthawks, Flickers, Hairy and Downy Woodpeckers, Phoebes, Bank, 
     
     Barn and Cliff Swallows, robins, Eastern Bluebirds, chickadees, 
     
     sparrows of many varieties, Pine Siskins, a pair of Canada Jays, 
     
     Bluejays, Marsh Hawks, Goshawks, a pair of Rough-legged Hawks, 
     
     Ospreys, and much to our delight, from 1972 until last Spring, a 
     
     pair of Bald Eagles. 
     
    
   
   
    
     One of the most interesting events in our new found past-time 
     
     occurred in very early June of 1977 when my husband came rushing 
     
     in from one of our blueberry fields and said "Quick, where's the 
     
     bird book? I just saw the most fascinating bird". While I 
     
     collected the book, I started asking questions, where? when? how 
     
     long? what colour etc... so I could begin to work down into an 
     
     identification. George told me it was black, with white along 
     
     the side of the neck and had an almost bandit's mask over the 
     
     eyes and a large red crest. I asked him "Was it as big as a 
     
     robin?" As he grabbed for the book he said, “4y God, 
     
    
   
   
    
     it was as big as a crow" and suddenly he grinned from ear to 
     
     ear and pointed at a picture. What a sensational bird .. a 
     
     Pileated Woodpecker! (only recent record for Prince Edward 
     
     Island - Editor's Note) After he'd watched it for about ten 
     
     minutes, he accidentally moved and it took off from our field 
     
    
   
   
    
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