Thanks are extended to everyone who 
     
     contributed records to this month's 
     
     newsletter: Winnie Cairns (WEC), 
     
     Thelma Clark (TC), Frances Curley (FC), 
     
     Rory Francis (RF), Geoff Hogan (GH), 
     
     Nelson Hurry (NGH), James Lovering (JL), 
     
     Mary Lynn McCourt (MLM), Penelope Player 
     
     (PP), Geoff Robinson (GR), Elinor Vass (EV), 
     
     David Wake (DW), Carol Wright (CW), John 
     
     Wright (JW), Mary Wright (MW), Peter Wright 
     
     (PW). 
     
    
   
   
    
         
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     FEEDER REPORT. On June 17 Mrs. Thelma Clark reported her feeder in Indian 
     
    

    
     River to be doing a brisk business. A Great Blue Heron, and a pair each of 
     
     American Black Duck, Blue-winged Teal and American Wigeon were making use of the 
     
     pond. Blue Jay and PuEple Finch were bringing young to the feeder, while a pair 
     
     of Mourning Dove, Red-winged Blackbird and Common Grackle (including one with 
     
    

    
     one leg and another which specialized in peanuts) also came to feed. More than 
     
    

    
     a dozen chipmunks with their young in tow were showing up at the door for peanuts. 
     
    

    
     On Aug. 30 Mrs. Clark still had many bird visitors on hand. Ten Mourning 
     
     Dove (including immatures), Blue Jay (too numerous to count) with their young, 
     
    

    
     a dozen Evening Grosbeak (including young fed by parents), and a dozen Purple 
     
     Finch and their young were among the family groups which came to the feeder. 
     
    

    
     About 2 dozen Common Flicker were present on Aug. 29 and 2 immature Yellow-bellied 
     
     Sapsucker were there on Aug. 30. In addition a pair of Kingfisher, a pair of 
     
     Eastern Kingbird (arrived June 6) and 3 pairs of Chipping Sparrow were around 
     
     through the summer. A Common Snipe appeared on Aug. 12 and Ruffed Grouse were 
     
     heard in the nearby woods. Bobolink, Red—winged Blackbird and Common Grackle 
     
     congregated on the lawn. Over the summer three birds struck windows or doors but 
     
     all recovered: Kingfisher, Common Flicker and Evening Grosbeak. 
     
    

    
     An unusual sighting was a flock of three dozen thrushes which seemed to be 
     
     travelling with robins. Mrs. Clark describes these birds as having an eye-stripe 
     
     plus a dark band across the chest, like a Varied Thrush. On some the band was 
     
     plainer than on others. Some, she says, were evidently young as they had speckled 
     
     breasts and were quite rusty, like robins. Readers comments on the identity of 
     
     these breast-banded thrushes would be most welcome. 
     
    
   
   
    
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     REQUEST FOR SPECIMENS. The U.P.E.I. Biology Department, which maintains an 
     
     ornithological collection as part of its natural history museum, is continually 
     
     receiving new specimens to add to the collection. Anyone finding a dead bird 
     
     in reasonably good condition (road killed, collision with a window - whatever) 
     
     is asked to save these birds for the university collection. In time we hope to 
     
     have a complete representation of the avifauna of P.E.I. Common as well as 
     
     rarer species are all useful. Exotic species (i.e. budgies, cockatiels, finches, 
     
     etc.) are useful as well, so if a captive bird dies please save it. Please 
     
     record the date and location where the bird was found. Birds may be kept wrapped 
     
     in plastic in a freezer until they can be either left at the U.P.E.I. Biology 
     
     Department or taken to the Natural History Society meetings where I will pick 
     
     them up. Your cooperation is gratefully appreciated. ' 
     
    

    
     - Geoff Hogan 
     
    

    
     U.P.E.I. Biology Department