NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND LTD. 
     
     P.O. BOX 2346, CHARLOTTBTOWN, P.B.I. 011 801 
     
    
   
   
    
     MEETINGS are held of the first Tuesday of the month (except June, July, August, and 
     
     September) at 7:30 p.m. at the Farm Centre, 420 University Avenue, Charlottetown. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Nembers and non-members are welcome. 
     
     contribute as little as possible to the waste stream. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Please bring your coffee cup so that we will 
     
    
   
   
    
     Membership is open to anyone interested in the natural history of Prince Edward 
     
    
   
   
    
     Island. 
     
     P.O. Box 2346, Charlottetown ClA 8C1 (phone 566-1289). 
     
     renewals are due in January. 
     
     corner of the mailing label. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Membership is available at any meeting or by contacting the Treasurer at 
     
     Annual membership is $16 and 
     
     Membership expiry dates are shown in the top right hand 
     
    
   
   
    
     The Society is directed by a volunteer Executive elected from its members. 
     
    
   
   
    
     1997 Executive: President.......Ray Cooke, Charlottetown 
     
     Vice-President......Mary Beth Harris, Battery Point 
     
    

    
     Past President............Barb Currie, Argyle Shore 
     
     Secretary...............Jean Watts, North Wiltshire 
     
     Treasurer.....................Jim Jenkins, Sherwood 
     
     Directors — Program........Meike Keunecke, Red Head 
     
    

    
     - Publicity ..David Cairns, Charlottetown 
     
    
   
   
    
     NEWSLETTERS are normally published quarterly on recycled paper. 
     
    
   
   
    
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     Articles, notes, 
     
    
   
   
    
     reports, drawings, bird sightings, plant records, etc. are welcomed from members and 
     
    
   
   
    
     non-members. 
     
     contributions should be send to: 
     
    
   
   
    
     Dan McAskill, Newsletter Editor, NHSPEI 
     
     Charlottetown RR # 5, Donagh, P.E.I. ClA 7J8 
     
     The next newsletter deadline is November 15, 1997. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Illustrations: 
     
     Donald Wilkinson for their illustrations. 
     
    
   
   
    
     If you have seen anything unusual, please share it with us. 
     
     important to have your observations recorded so that others may learn from them. 
     
    
   
   
    
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     The Society extends a special thanks to Dover Colouring Books and 
     
    
   
   
    
     The Natural History Society gratefully acknowledges support from the Department of 
     
     Education and Human Resources which enables distribution of newsletters to schools 
     
    
   
   
    
     and libraries desiring it. 
     
    
   
   
    
     The Natural History Society is an affiliate of the 
     
    
   
   
    
     Canadian Nature Federation and has representation on the board of the Island Nature 
     
    
   
   
    
     Trust. 
     
    
   
   
    
     The Society is a registered, non-profit organization (Part 2, Companies Act). 
     
    
   
   
    
     Tax receipts are issued for donations to the Society and these funds are used to 
     
    
   
   
    
     further the work of the Society. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Reprinting: 
     
    
   
   
    
     Editors of other newsletters and teachers wishing to copy classroom 
     
    
   
   
    
     materials are welcome to reprint articles from the Island Naturalist (except when 
     
    
   
   
    
     copyrighted). 
     
     author and illustrator. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Cover Illustration: 
     
    
   
   
    
     Due acknowledgement must be provided to the Island Naturalist, the 
     
    
   
   
    
     This month's cover features the Sharp-shinned Hawk drawn by Donald Wilkinson. 
     
     This woodland hawk is a primary winter predator at bird feeders across the Island. 
     
    
   
   
    
     The article on page 3 provides more information. 
     
    
   
   
    
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