SIXTH ANNUAL BIRDS AND BREAKFAST 
     
    
   
   
    
     BY BARB MACDONALD 
     
    
   
   
    
     The sun shone in more ways than one for the 6th Annual Birds and 
     
     Breakfast held at Prince Edward Island National Park on Saturday, 
     
    

    
     May 25. Nearly 200 people turned out at 6:30 a.m. to celebrate the 
     
    

    
     _centennial of the National Parks in Canada as well as the arrival of 
     
     spring. ' ' 
     
    

    
     v Both the weather and the birds co—operated well for the event. 
     
     During a short stroll through the Rustico Island Campground in the 
     
     early morning sunshine, the group encountered 30 different species of 
     
     birds including a female Scarlet Tanager, a rare bird for Prince 
     
     Edward Island. 
     
    

    
     Boomer the Beaver, the Parks Canada Centennial mascot, also rose 
     
     early to make a special appearance at the event. Boomer had special 
     
     pins to give all of the participants and was a great hit with young 
     
     and old alike. 
     
    

    
     Later, the 200 hungry bird 
     
    

    
     ’watchers enjoyed a delicious 
     
     breakfast of sausages and pancakes 
     
     prepared by the Brackley Beach 
     
     Women's Institute. They also had 
     
     a surprise offering - a special 
     
     birthday cake to celebrate the 
     
     100th year of heritage conservation 
     
     in Canada. 
     
    

    
     All in all, Birds and 
     
     Breakfast '85 was a great success. 
     
     Park staff hope that special events 
     
     such as this will encourage Islanders 
     
     to enjoy Prince Edward Island 
     
     National Park to its fullest. 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
     "SIGHTINGS“AT'BIRDS'AND‘BREAKFAST‘kaay'25y‘1985 
     
    
   
   
    
     Doublecrested Cormorant l6. .Golden-crowned Kinglet 
     
    
   
   
    
     l. 
     
     2. Great Blue Heron l7. Black-and—white Warbler 
     
     3. American Black Duck 18. Magnolia Warbler 
     
     h. Osprey 19. Yellow-rumped Warbler 
     
     5. Greater Black—backed Gull 20. Common Yellowthroat 
     
     6. Herring Gull 21. Bob-o—link 
     
     7. Northern (Common) Flicker 22. Red-winged Blackbird 
     
     8. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 23. Common Grackle 
     
     9. Eastern Kingbird 2U. Brown-headed Cowbird 
     
     10. Tree Swallow 25. Scarlet Tanager 
     
     ll. Barn Swallow - 26. Purple Finch 
     
     12. ‘Northern Raven 27. Savannah Sparrow 
     
     13. American Crow 28. Chipping Sparrow 
     
     14. Black—capped Chickadee 29. White—Throated Sparrow 
     
     15. American Robin 
     
    
   
   
    
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