Observations 
     
    
   
   
    
     Number in Count Area 
     
    
   
   
    
     National Park Hillsborough Montague Total 
     
     Dec. 19 Dec.27 Jan. 2 
     
    

    
     Mammals: 
     
    

    
     Red Squirrel 2 42 1 
     
    

    
     Red Fox 3 
     
    

    
     Coyote 1 
     
    

    
     Muskrat 1 
     
    

    
     Snowshoe Hare 1 
     
    

    
     Striped Skunk 1 
     
    

    
     Seals 0 7 
     
    

    
     Walked: Km 6.6 26.35 14.2 47.15 
     
     Hours 4.15 9.75 4.75 18.65 
     
    

    
     Driven: Km 473.7 405.1 507.6 1386.40 
     
     Hours 21.63 26.25 31.25 79.13 
     
    

    
     Earliest Start 910 650 
     
    

    
     Latest Ending 1620 1630 
     
    

    
     Total Party Hours 25.78 42.5 36 104.28 
     
    

    
     Owling Hours 0 0 0 
     
    

    
     Owling Kilometers 0 0 0 
     
    

    
     Snow Cover - aver. cm. 25 5 
     
    

    
     Salt Water Bays - % frozen 50 50 
     
    

    
     Salt Water - % frozen 0 10 
     
    

    
     Fresh Water - % frozen 80 75 
     
    

    
     Weather: 
     
    

    
     Bright Sunshine (hrs) 3.5 2 
     
    

    
     Precipitation trace trace 
     
    

    
     Cloud % variable variable variable 
     
    

    
     Temperature C. -5 -4.6 -21 
     
    

    
     Wind Speed — aver kmlhr 23 27 32 
     
    

    
     Preval. wind direction W WNW 
     
    

    
     Max. Wind Speed 50 54 
     
    
   
   
    
     A special thanks to Ruth Richman and Gary Schneider who compiled the Montague Counts, to Maurice 
     
     Roy and Jesse Francis of the PEI National Park who provided the Dalvay Interpretive Centre and stoked 
     
     the fire for the potluck, and to Diane and Kevin Griffin who hosted counters to a potluck after the 
     
     Hillsborough Count! Thanks also to the many participants, namely: Ron and Anne Arvidson; Gwen 
     
     Beck; Bill Bowerbank; Mary & Tracey Brown; Cathy, Pat, and Robyn Chan; Rosemary Curley; Wanda 
     
     Curley; Eleanor & Emery Downing; Jesse Francis; Chris & Blair Fraser; Diane Griffin; Jane Harris; David 
     
     & Dude Holman; Ben Hoteling; Janet Hughes; Sandra Hume; Connie lngs; Gordon Jackson; Marnie 
     
     Johnston; Gerry Kennific; Meike Keunecke; Alfred Laybolt; Louise Leeco; Margie Loo; Gerald 
     
     MacDonald; Margaret MacDonald; Virginia MacSwain; Margaret Mair; Tim Mair; Evelyn Martin; Dan 
     
     McAskill; Janice, Arlene & Paul McGuigan; Linda Munroe; Betty Nicholson; Carole & Wilfred Nicholson; 
     
     Dwaine Oakley; Roberta Palmer; Brenda Penak; Robin Phillips; Bruce Pigot; Melva Rafuse; Errol 
     
     Rafuse; Ivan & Freda Reid; Ruth Richman; Harry Robertson; Maurice Roy; Gary Schneider; Anne 
     
     Stewart; Heather Stewart; John Stewart; Jessie, Jim, & Sarah Sutton; Linda Thomas; Reg & Jean 
     
     Thompson; Reg & Jill Thompson; Carole Townsend; Liz Townsend; Dorota Wadawaska; Doug Walker; 
     
     John Warren; Jean Watts; and Glenda Wright.