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     Early Jan. 77. Bruce McLaren's brother and sister observed a Morning 
     
     Dove that appeared to be injured. They were unable to catch it. The 
     
     bird must have survived the winter and recovered from its injury if any, 
     
     as it was observed again three or four times in late March and early 
     
     April. 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
     Jan. 23/77. Roger and Lenore Andrew saw a Gray Jay and a Belted Kingfisher 
     
     on the #8 Road near the Cardigan Fish Hatchery. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Feb. 5/77. Great Blue Herons were observed by Roger and Lenore Andrew at 
     
     Milltown Cross. Dan McMillan from Wood Islands has also seen a Great Blue 
     
     Heron in a creek by the Selkirk Road below McPherson's Pond. It has been 
     
     there all winter and was last seen in Mid-February. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Feb. l3 8 20/77. Roger and Lenore Andrew reported a sighting of a Bald 
     
    

    
     Eagle at Victoria Cross on two occassions. Also at their feeder they re- 
     
     ported about lD American Goldfinches , most males and a male and female Purple 
     
     Finch. In early March the finch population increased to approximately 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
     Feb. 1977. Jessie and Clara Cook saw a flock of Cedar Waxwings in Victoria 
     
     Park, Charlottetown, one morning. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Late Feb. 1977. Mr. and Mrs. Leigh Walker from Sherwood had 35 Evening 
     
     Grosbeaks at their feeder. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Feb. 20/77. A flock of 80 + Black Ducks were seen by Margaret Mallett at 
     
     Warren Grove in the middle of a large field that had about 8“ of snow 
     
    

    
     cover. On March 9 nearly as many ducks were observed in the same field when 
     
     the grain stubble was beginning to show. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Feb. 20/77. At North River Causeway the usual congregation of Common 
     
     Goldeneyes was swimming and diving in the patch of Open water. At the same 
     
     time, several dozen Black Ducks were standing on the snow-covered ice in 
     
     front of a wire enclosure in which two ducks appeared to be prisoners. An 
     
     inquiry at Fish and Wildlife produced the information that they were not 
     
     locked in and that the device was used when banding was to be done. A trail 
     
     of corn would be placed to entice ducks into the pen. The bander would 
     
    

    
     then wait in a car until some ducks were corralled, and go out and put the 
     
     bands on them. (M. Mallet) 
     
    
   
   
    
     Feb. 25/77. Mrs. Fichaud, 3 Crestwood Drive, reported dozens of Cowbirds, 
     
     several Grackles, many Grosbeaks, and two Redgolls in her garden, also a 
     
     Robin that comes and sits on the telephOne wire abOut 5 o'clock every 
     
     evening. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Feb. 26/77. Mrs. Kay Mustard, Falconwood Road, reported a pair of Purple 
     
     Finches at her feeder. Unusual numbers of these finches have been reported 
     
     on the Island this winter. In eastern North America, the main winter range 
     
     is from New York State to the Gulf of Mexico. Normally New York State and 
     
     the New England States have some the year round. A belt across the con- 
     
     tinent about the latitude of the Maritime Pr0vinces and Newfoundland is the 
     
     regular summer range. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Feb. 26/77. Three flocks of Snow Buntings were observed in the Cumberland 
     
     area of the South Shore. Two flocks were in the same field; these took 
     
     wing, joined forces and flew off in one flock of about 300. (M. Mallet) 
     
    
   
   
    
     Mar. l/77. Jack Vissey from North River Road saw 20 Canada Geese land on 
     
     the mud flats of Hermitage Creek north of the Beach Grove Causeway. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Mar. 4/77. Gwen Beck from Montague reported I Brown-headed Cowbird on her 
     
     clothesline. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Mar. 3/77. John Wright, Montague saw approximatley 150 Cowbirds in Cherry 
     
    
   
   
    
     Valley. They were moving in a very tight flock, back and forth on the bare 
     
     dead grass beside the highway. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Mar. l6/77. Wylie Barrett, New Dominion, saw 12 Canada Geese at West River 
     
     Causeway. He also sighted a Mourning Dove recently.