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     FEBRUARY MEETINQ. At the February 3rd meeting the society's 
     
     annual meeting was held. After routine business was dealt with, 
     
     the new executive was installed. Congratulations to Rosemary 
     
     Curley the new president, and to incoming director Debbie Peters. 
     
     Thanks to outgoing president Winston Johnston for his hard work 
     
    

    
     on the society's behalf over the past number of years. Thanks too, 
     
     to Eleanor Lowe and Bruce MacLaren who are also retiring from the 
     
     executive committee. The February meeting program featured 
     
     Winston Johnston describing how he combines his two favourite 
     
     hobbies of bird watching and stamp collecting. Aided by slides of 
     
     postage stamps from Canada and around the world, Winston impressed 
     
     us all with the beauty and variety of natural history themes 
     
     available on stamps. 
     
    
   
   
    
     MARCH MEETINQ. The March meeting will be held on Tuesday the third 
     
     at 8:00 p.m. in the Health Building. Dr. John Maloney will be 
     
     speaking about Prehistoric P.E.I. and will be telling about some 
     
    

    
     of the archeological research and discoveries in the province. As 
     
     usual lunch will be provided. (Remember your mug!) 
     
    
   
   
    
     NATURE SLIDE CONTEST. Only one month left! Deadline for receipt 
     
     of entries is April 7. Members may submit up to ten slides on any 
     
     natural history theme, as long as these slides have not been 
     
     submitted to a previous society contest. Entries should be sent 
     
     to Margaret Mallett (53 Fitzroy St., Charlottetown) or brought to 
     
     the April meeting.Slides should be marked with the owner's name. 
     
    
   
   
    
     PROVINCIAL PARKS VISIT SCHOOLS. The Parks Section of the Department 
     
     of Highways and Public Works has a team of naturalists which is now 
     
     promoting environmental education within the school system. Programs 
     
     available include slides and stuffed specimens of native birds and 
     
     animals. Topics relating to winter ecology which are now being 
     
     offered include: winter ecology, adaptations of animals to winter, 
     
     animal populations, hunting and trapping. Programs relating to 
     
     spring are being planned as well. Schools wishing to have a visit 
     
     from the naturalists should contact Bruce Smith or Julie Steeves 
     
    

    
     at 892-7431. 
     
    
   
   
    
     WILSON ORNITHOLOGICAL SOCIETY TO MEET. The sixty-second annual 
     
     meeting of the Wilson Ornithological Society will be held at Mount 
     
     Allison University in Sackville, New Brunswick June 4-7, 1981. 
     
    

    
     The Wilson Ornithological Society is one of the better known 
     
     associations of professional ornithologists in North America. It 
     
    

    
     is also the publisher of the Wilson Bulletin, a highly respected 
     
     scientific journal of bird research. As part of the program of the 
     
     Sackville meeting, delegates will make a one-day field trip to P.E.I. 
     
     to visit Cape Tryon and the National Park. 
     
    
   
   
    
     CORRECTION. The Lesser Scaup reported on the P.E.I. National Park 
     
     Christmas Bird Count should be recorded as Scaup sp., probably 
     
     Greater Scaup.