which each species occupies in Ontario. The final report will utilize this 
     
     proportion to rank the responsibility Ontario has for these species. (adapted from 
     
     Long Point Bird Observatory 1996 Annual Report) 
     
    

    
     Good news has come from the short grass prairie region of Saskatchewan. 
     
    

    
     Farming practices have reduced this cover type to a minimum in Canada and it is a 
     
     critical habitat for many species. Mr. Peter Butala, owner of 13,108 acres located 
     
     west of Clayton, combined his efforts with those of the Nature Conservancy of Canada, 
     
     SaskPower, the Province of Saskatchewan, Environment Canada, and a consortium of 
     
     conservation interests to preserve one of Canada's best remaining short grass prairie 
     
     regions. (adapted from Nature Views 108). . ~ 
     
    

    
     The Baillie Birdathon '96 raised a record $160,822.83 with 586 participants 
     
     from 93 conservation organizations. These monies provide vital support to the Long 
     
     Point Bird Observatory and fund bird research across Canada. (adapted from BirdWatch, 
     
     Winter 1997) 
     
    

    
     How does $14.4 billion sound? This is the estimated amount of money that the 
     
     63 million people who watch birds in the United states spend annually. The American 
     
     Birding Association is producing two "how-to” publications, one of which will detail 
     
     how a community can organize a birding festival. (adapted from flinging It 9:7) 
     
    

    
     The Concerned Citizens of Eastern Kings won the Island Nature Trust's award 
     
     for their campaign against the East Baltic Bog peat moss mining operation. Thanks in 
     
     large part to their grass roots lobbying efforts, the development proposal was 
     
     withdrawn and the site is now a natural area. 
     
    

    
     The Canadian Parks Service indicated that the Piping Plover in the Park 
     
     achieved the highest fledging rate in the history of monitoring in the PEI National 
     
     Park. This was great news for this species which has struggled in other parts of the 
     
     Island. 
     
    
   
   
    
     WIND CHILL: from AES pamphlet 
     
    
   
   
    
     with the winter winds approaching again, the following table will give you some 
     
     rather chilling information! 
     
    
   
   
    
     Wind  - How (old Does it Feel 
     
    
   
   
    
     Wm: per Equivalent Wind Chill Eflecu 
     
    
   
   
    
     Wind spud _30 .35 40 Sq. Mote! Temperatur- 
     
     ‘ 700 -3 Considered cornlonable when dressed 
     
     -4 for skiing. 
     
     1200 ~11 No longer pleasant for outdoor 
     
     activities on overcast days. 
     
     1400 -18 No longer pleasant for outdoor 
     
     acfivities on sunnv days. 
     
     1600 -25 Freezing of exposed skin begins far 
     
     most people depending on the degree 
     
     of activity and the amount of sunshme. 
     
     2300 -50 Outdoor travel. such as walking. 
     
    
   
   
    
     become dangerous. Exposed flash 
     
     .77 freezes in Ins: than one minute for the 
     
     average person 
     
    
   
   
    
     - .74 270° -66 
     
     .60 I .67 .74 
     
    
   
   
    
     Exposed flesh freeze: wrthln half a 
     
     rnmute on average.