Feb. 11, 12 & most days through Jun. (GP); Evening Grosbeak - 1 at New Dominion on May 19 (EMa). 10 at 
     
     Stanchel on Aug. 18 (EMa). 
     
    
   
   
    
     grid Reports: Ruby-throated Hummingbird - seen first on May 10th and last on Sept. 10th, 2000 at Argyle 
     
     ore. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Thanks to the following contributors who provided records for this listing. namely: WFB - Bill Bowerbank; RB - 
     
     Ross Bernard; BC - Barb Currie; EC - Elwood Coakes; F&JC - Fred & Janet Connolly; FRC - Rosemary Curley; 
     
     RC- Ray Cooke; SCI - Sharon Clark; LD - Lois Doan; BG - Bill Glen; GK - Glen Kelly; B&RH - Ben & Rosalie 
     
     Hoteling; HI - Herb lshenivood; J&FJ - Jim & Flora Jenkins; MJ - Michelle Johnston; N&CJ - Nigel & Caroline 
     
     Jeanes; EM - Evelyn Martin; EMa - Eric Marcum; EMu - Elena Murphy; GM - Gerald MacDonald; JDM - Dan 
     
     McAskiIl; P&AM - Paul & Arlene McGuigan; GP - Gerladine Peters; RP - Roberta Palmer; RPh - Robin Phillips; 
     
     DSe - David Seeler; LT - Linda Thomas; JW - Jackie Waddell; JWa - Jean Watts. 
     
    
   
   
    
     ENVIRONMENTAL CALENDAR: 
     
    
   
   
    
     Note: A” Society presentations and field trips are open to the public. 
     
     YN = young naturalists encouraged to attend or participate 
     
    
   
   
    
     Sept. 29 - The Neil Bennett Autumn Birding Classic fund raiser will be held. See article on page 4. 
     
    

    
     Sept. 30 - A Fall Nature Walk is scheduled for 2 pm at Macphail Woods. Please meet at the Nature Centre. 
     
    

    
     Oct. 2 - The Natural History Society's first regular meeting of the Autumn will be held. Kate MacQuarrie is our 
     
     guest speaker with the "Plants of Prince Edward Island'. The meeting starts at 7:30 pm at the Farm 
     
     Centre on University Avenue in Charlottetown. 
     
    

    
     Oct. 6 - The Provincial Forest Fall Frolic will be co-hosted by the P.E.I. Roadrunner's Club and the Department 
     
     of Agriculture and Forestry's Natural Resource Division. This is a good opportunity to participate in the run 
     
     (registration is at 9 am and the runs start at 10 am), enjoy the autumn colours, or to bird in the New 
     
     Harmony Demonstration Woodlot. The registration fees are $10. There will be a barbecue after the run. 
     
    

    
     Oct. 10 - The Island Nature Trust will host a Winter Bird Feeding Clinic at the Farm Centre in Charlottetown 
     
     starting at 7:30 pm. Dan McAskill will be the speaker. 
     
    

    
     Oct. 11 - The Island Nature Trust will host a Winter Bird Feeding Clinic at Eptek Centre in Summerside starting 
     
     at 7:30 pm. Jackie Waddell will be the speaker. 
     
    

    
     Oct. 14 - A good day to enjoy an Introductory Birding Field Trip. Eric Marcum will lead the trip which will be 
     
     done using a car pool of the participants. Participants are to meet at the Farm Centre on University 
     
     Avenue. The field trip will depart at 8:00 am sharp and the trip will conclude at noon. Please register with 
     
     Eric at 675—3056. Bring binoculars and a telescopes if you have them. 
     
    

    
     Nov. 3 - Island Nature Trust's Seeds of Conservation fund raiser. This bird food sale runs from 9 am to 2 pm at 
     
     Farmer's Market, Eptek Centre. & Lorne MacDougall's. For more information, call Barb at 566-9150. 
     
    

    
     Nov. 6 - Dwaine Oakley will be the quest speaker at the Natural History Society's monthly meeting with the 
     
     presentation "Preparing for Winter Birding on the Island'. The meeting starts at 7:30 pm at the Farm 
     
     Centre on University Avenue in Charlottetown. 
     
    

    
     Dec. 4 - The meeting features Rachel Eedy who will be speaking on "The Influence of the Forest on the 
     
     Stream". The meeting starts at 7:30 pm at the Farm Centre on University Avenue in Charlottetown. 
     
    

    
     Dec. 15 - P.E.I. National Park Audubon Chrlstmas Bird Count. There will be a pot-luck at lunch at the Dalvay 
     
     Interpretive Centre. Field counters must pay a $5 registration fee while feeder watchers within the count 
     
     area can participate free of charge. Contact Dan McAskill at 569—4351 or E-mail at nhspei@isn.net for 
     
     information or to register. 
     
    

    
     Dec. 16 - The Montague Christmas Bird Count. This is an unregistered CBC and is therefore free of charge for 
     
     participants. Contact Gary Schneider at 659-2081 or E-mail at garyschneider@pei.sympatico.ca for 
     
     information or to register. 
     
    

    
     Dec. 29 - Hillsborough National Park Audubon Christmas Bird Count. There will be a pot-luck after the event 
     
     for participants. Field counters must pay a $5 registration fee while feeder watchers within the count area 
     
     can participate free of charge. Contact Dan McAskill at 569-4351 or E-mail at nhspei@isn.net for 
     
     information or to register. 
     
    

    
     Jams - Jim Jenkins will be the quest speaker at the Natural History Society's Annual General Meeting with the 
     
     presentation “Tuna Flights: A Story of Migration". The meeting starts at 7:30 pm at the Farm Centre on 
     
     University Avenue in Charlottetown. 
     
    
   
   
    
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