census period. The total population estimate for Piping Plover in Prince 
     
     Edward Island during the June lst to.9th period of the International Census 
     
     was 110 adults,-51 pairs and 8 singles. - 
     
    

    
     'Public awareness on endangered species in general and Piping Plovers in 
     
     partidular was assessed by surveys_conducted at the ferry terminals providing 
     
     service between P.E I. and the mainland. The results of.these surVeys 
     
     indicate a low knowledge level on the existence of an endangered species on 
     
     Prince Edward Island, the plight of the Piping Plover, the reasons for its. 
     
    

    
     .decline, its use of nesting habitat, its range, and the things people could do 
     
     to help the species recover. These deficiencies in knowledge combined with 
     
     gthe reasons‘for its decline indicate a need for changes in/or an 
     
     intensification of the awareness and public education programs of conservation 
     
     agencies dealing with the recovery of the Piping Plover. - ‘ 
     
    

    
     Educational materials were developed to create an awareness of the 
     
     Piping Plover's nesting habitat requirements, the skill to distinguish the 
     
     Piping Plover from other plovers, the skill to identify signs of the plovers 
     
     presence, and appropriate behavior for people who inadvertently enter Piping 
     
     Plover nesting habitat. , ' _ 
     
    

    
     Where individuals expressed an interest in helping the Piping Plover, a 
     
     landowner contact program was utilized_to improve that person's skills and 
     
     knowledge with regard to the Piping Plover and the interactions of Piping' 
     
     Plover and people.' - ‘ 
     
    

    
     Members of the participating agencies/groups and other interested 
     
     specialists were brought together in an interactive workshop to discuss 
     
    

    
     '. management problems and to prepare recommendations for discussiOn with the 
     
     Atlantic Piping Plover Recovery Team. - 
     
    
   
   
    
     RARE SIGHTINGS BY VISITING N.H.S. MEMBERS ‘ by Margaret E. Mallett» 
     
    
   
   
    
     David and Eleanor Mary Mitchell of London, England, have again 
     
     vacationed on Prince Edward Island. On August 24 at St. Ann's, west of New 
     
     Glascow,-they'observed a Red—tailed Hawk which is listed as rare on the Island, 
     
     in all seasons. They revisited Greenwich on September 1 last year they made' 
     
     ,what may have been the first reported sighting of a Red-shouldered Hawk on 
     
     the Island. This year, on August 30, between Greenwich and St. Peters they 
     
     observed, soaring, what they decided from careful study of a field guide was a 
     
     Cooper's Hawk, which is listed as hypothetical (unconfirmed) on the Island. 
     
    

    
     David and Eleanor Mary are members of the Natural\History. They greatly 
     
     appreciate our newsletter "Island Naturalist". They enjoyed motoring from 
     
     Halifax, and were delighted with the ferry trip to Wood Islands. " 
     
    
   
   
    
     NATURALISTS IN ACTION by Dan McAskill' 
     
    
   
   
    
     , For more than a decade, one name has stood out on PrinCe Edward Island 
     
     'in the field of birding. Through this individualls actiVities, hundreds of 
     
     people have been introduced.to the joys of bird watching. The individual's 
     
     name is Geoff Hogan. . 
     
    

    
     Geoff's interest in birds started when he was very young and this 
     
     interest led to the study of.ornithology.' His Master's thesis was on the 
     
     cormorants colonies of Durell Point and Cape Tryon, Prince Edward Island. 
     
     After graduation Geoff worked on monitoring wildlife responses at the Enmore 
     
     and Valleyfield forestry projects for two years. During this period he was an 
     
     active member of the Natural History Society. He wrote articles for the 
     
    
   
   
    
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