Waddell; JWa - Jean Watts; MW - Matthew Ward; & LY - Lorne Yeo . 
     
    
   
   
    
     ENVIRONMENTAL CALENDAR: 
     
    
   
   
    
     Note: All Society presentations and field trips are open to the public. 
     
     YN = young naturalists encouraged to attend or participate 
     
    
   
   
    
     Sept. 30 - The Sixth Annual Neil Bennett Autumn Birding Classic will be held to support the education and 
     
     conservation activities of the Island Nature Trust's natural areas conservation program. To field a team 
     
     please contact Barb MacDonald at the Island Nature Trust at 892-7513. If you would like to support the 
     
     Natural History Society's lead birding team, please send your pledge to the Natural History Society at PO. 
     
     Box 2346, Charlottetown, PE ClA SCI. Make cheques payable to the Island Nature Trust and mark it for 
     
     the Autumn Birding Classic. 
     
    

    
     Oct. 3 - The Natural History Society's first meeting of the autumn will be the first night in a three night bird course 
     
     being offered by the Society. Dan McAskill and Ray Cooke will speak on the "Waterfowl Birding on 
     
     Prince Edward Island". The talk will focus on identification and habitats where they might be seen. The 
     
     meeting starts at 7:30 pm at the Farm Centre on University Avenue in Charlottetown. YN 
     
    

    
     Oct. 7 - The P.E.I. Roadrunners and the Provincial Forest Section of the Department of Agriculture & Forestry are 
     
     co-hosting the First Provincial Forest Fall Frolic at the New Harmony Demonstration Woodlot near Souris. 
     
     The day will feature 4.5 km and 13.2 km cross-country runs through the autumn foliage as well as self- 
     
     guided walks along the trails. Run registration starts at 9 am (there's a small fee) and the runs start at 10 am. 
     
    

    
     Oct. 12 - The Island Nature Trust will host two bird feeding workshops starting at 7:30 pm. Dan McAskill will be 
     
     the guest speaker at the Farm Centre in Charlottetown and Jackie Waddell will be the speaker at Eptek 
     
     Centre in Summerside. Everyone is welcome. YN 
     
    

    
     Oct. 28 - Island Nature Trust will host the Seeds of Conservation bird seed sale at Charlottetown and Summerside 
     
     Farmer’s Market and at Lorne MacDougall’s in Mill River East. Profits will be used for their natural areas 
     
     conservation programs. Sale hours will be 9 am to 2 pm. They will have black oil and grey striped 
     
     sunflower seed (25 and 50 lbs bags), niger seed (5 lb), cracked com (22 lb), beef suet, and grit. Call the 
     
     Trust at 566-9150. 
     
    

    
     Nov. 7 - The Natural History Society's meeting will feature Jim Jenkins speaking on "Life Along the Shore". The 
     
     meeting starts at 7:30 pm at the Farm Centre on University Avenue in Charlottetown. YN 
     
    

    
     Nov. 24 to 26 - North American Gull Conference, a Birder's Journal Special Event featuring Lars Jonsson (Birds of 
     
     Europe fame) as well as Jon Dunn, Paul Lehman and others will be held at Niagara Falls, Ontario. 
     
    

    
     Dec. 5 - The Natural History Society's second evening in a three night bird course being offered by the Society. Ray 
     
     Cooke will be the guest speaker and his talk will be "Using the Bar and Eye, Identification of the More 
     
     Common Birds of P.E.I." The meeting starts at 7:30 pm at the Farm Centre on University Avenue in 
     
     Charlottetown. YN 
     
    

    
     Dec. 16 - The National Park Christmas Bird Count and lunch time pot-luck. If you are interested in participating, 
     
     please contact Dan McAskill 569-4351. 
     
    

    
     Dec. 26 - The Hillsborough Christmas Bird Count and pot-luck supper. If you are interested in participating, please 
     
     contact Dan McAskill 569-4351. 
     
    

    
     Dec. 30 - Montague Christmas Bird Count. If you are interested in participating, please contact Gary Schneider at 
     
     583-3068. 
     
    

    
     Jan. 2 - The Natural History Society's first meeting of the new millennium will feature member's night and the 
     
     Annual General Meeting. Contact Meike Keunecke at 961-2737 to arrange any equipment you might need 
     
     and to allow the public releases to be completed. The night will also feature Brenda Penak’s slides on 
     
     Australia, new sightings of the year, and highlights on rare sightings. The meeting starts at 7:30 pm at the 
     
     Farm Centre on University Avenue in Charlottetown. "The Beauty of Woodland Flowers - Identification by 
     
     Flower and Leaf“. The meeting starts at 7:30 pm at the Farm Centre on University Avenue in 
     
     Charlottetown. 
     
    
   
   
    
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