points, the breeding areas, and the necessary Piping Plover guardian 
     
     techniques for individual beaches. If you can spare one day or more to help 
     
     out, please contact me at the Island Nature Trust at 566-9150. 
     
    
   
   
    
     PLOVER GUARDIAN WORKSHOP HELD: by Jackie Waddell 
     
    
   
   
    
     . The March 18th workshop was a wonderful, educational, training event. 
     
     Stephen and Joanne Flemming came over from Fundy National Park to provide 
     
     guardians with a great deal of information on plover biology, the 
     
     organization of the program, and to get input from those that were there. .We 
     
     had a total of only seven guardians and four others, but there was one new 
     
     volunteer and another from two years ago returned. A total of seven others 
     
     that answered the questionnaire indicated they were interested in 
     
     participating this year. Seven others had verbally indicated they plan to 
     
     help out. This totals only 21 people that have contacted me with a definite 
     
     "yes". I know there are more "out there"! Please, please, please contact me 
     
     soon at 566-9150 so that we can get everything organized. otherwise I can't 
     
     help you get started on the best beach and helping us protect this bird that 
     
     is in such peril. The birds themselves will return to the beaches in late 
     
     April and early May. We have only a month to get ourselves organized and 
     
     cover the 13 or more breeding beaches. 
     
    

    
     We plan on having a quick get together in June to find out who is where 
     
     and what’s going on in the plover world. If you would like to learn more, 
     
     place your name on the contact list by calling the Island Nature Trust at 
     
     566-9150. 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
     OSPREY NESTING PLATFORMS: by Peter J. Ewins, CWS 
     
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     been increasing rapidly in many parts of _‘hp_ .—34 
     
    

    
     North America since the early to mid- mw-‘W-‘mfimmumwmxh 
     
    

    
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     were withdrawn from widespread use. In ::”_"""“ 
     
    

    
     the Great Lakes region and elsewhere ‘0‘““""""“‘""‘" 
     
    

    
     these increases have been facilitated =~-~—-w~~-— 
     
    

    
     greatly by people installing artificial r 59:23:32; 
     
    

    
     nest structures, particularly in areas aiming-m- 
     
    

    
     where preferred natural nest sites are :mem_.* 
     
    

    
     now scarce (e.g. large, old trees with gmzmgfifiimw 
     
    

    
     dead tops). 3'“"""‘""" 
     
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     new book Artificial Nest Structures for 
     
     ngreys - A Construction Manual by Peter 
     
     J. Ewins, Canadian Wildlife Service, 
     
     Environmental Conservation Branch - 
     
     Ontario Region, Environment Canada, 25 
     
     St. Clair Ave. East, Toronto, Ontario, 
     
     M4T 1M2. 
     
    

    
     This design is one of 14 found 
     
     in this informative book. Neville