Common Grackle , Pine Siskin House Sparrow 
     
     Brown—headed Cowbird American Goldfinch 
     
    
   
   
    
     Purple Finch Evening Grosbeak 
     
     White-winged Crossbill 
     
    
   
   
    
     SOCIETY’S CAVENDISH FIELD TRIP: By Dwaine Oakley 
     
    
   
   
    
     This morning eight of us braved the light drizzle and cool temperature on May 21st to look for birds in 
     
     Cavendish along the Homestead trail and campground. Here is a quick list of the 40 birds species that some or all 
     
     of the group saw or heard. (Adapted from PEIbirders mailing list E-mail dated May/05) 
     
    
   
   
    
     Double—crested Cormorant American Crow Northern Waterthrush 
     
     Gadwall Black-capped Chickadee Savannah Sparrow 
     
     American Black Duck Boreal Chickadee Song Sparrow 
     
     Red-breasted Merganser Red-breasted Nuthatch Swamp Sparrow 
     
     Osprey Golden-crowned Kinglet White-throated Sparrow 
     
     Greater Yellowlegs Ruby-crowned Kinglet White-crowned Sparrow 
     
     Herring Gull Hermit Thrush Dark-eyed J unco 
     
     Mourning Dove American Robin Common Grackle 
     
     Belted Kingfisher European Starling Brown-headed Cowbird 
     
     Downy Woodpecker Magnolia Warbler Purple Finch 
     
    

    
     Northern Flicker Yellow-rumped Warbler Pine Siskin 
     
    

    
     Least Flycatcher Palm Warbler American Goldfinch 
     
     Blue-headed Vireo Black-and-white Warbler 
     
    

    
     Blue Jay Ovenbird 
     
    

    
     MARITIMES BREEDING BIRD ATLAS II: by Becky Whittam 
     
    
   
   
    
     The Maritime Breeding Bird Atlas Steering Committee is pleased to announce that Karel Allard, an 
     
     enthusiastic birdwatcher, biologist and communicator, has been hired as the Atlas Coordinator. Karel will be 
     
     employed by Bird Studies Canada in the BSC Atlantic office, housed with the Canadian Wildlife Service in 
     
     Sackville, New Brunswick. Originally from southern Nova Scotia, Karel is fluently bilingual and a skilled and 
     
     keen birder. He has eight seasons of experience working as an interpreter at Mount Revelstoke, Glacier, Pacific 
     
     Rim, and Fundy National Parks, as well as experience teaching in schools and universities on subjects ranging 
     
     from Math to the French language. Karel has also spent seven summer and three winter field seasons in the 
     
     Canadian Arctic, as a biologist for the Canadian Wildlife Service. He possesses a B.Sc. (Honours) degree in 
     
     Biology and a B.Ed. (secondary education) from the Université de Moneton. Karel is in the final stages of 
     
     completing his Ph.D. from the University of New Brunswick, and will start work with the Atlas on the lst August, 
     
     2005, after submitting his thesis. ‘ 
     
    

    
     Regarding the Maritimes Atlas project, Karel notes, "In addition to my passion for simply observing 
     
     nature, I believe strongly in the development of tools needed to monitor trends in species distribution, productivity 
     
     and survival. The birding community has demonstrated that large scale collaboration can lead to formidable results 
     
     (e. g. breeding bird atlases). The continuance of the Maritime Breeding Bird Atlas project can contribute greatly to 
     
     our understanding of species-specific habitat requirements at broad spatial scales over long time spans. Such tools 
     
     together with others can help managers monitor species, identify potential threats, and develop appropriate 
     
     protection measures." 
     
    

    
     Please join the Steering Committee in welcoming Karel to this position. (From an E-mail from Becky 
     
    
   
   
    
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