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     The terms of reference are to advise the minister on matters pertaining 
     
     Lo Natural Areas on P.E.I. The committee is concerned primarily with 
     
     long range policy planning rather than going from one immediate crisis to 
     
     another. One of the priorities will be to develop a strategy for the 
     
     implementation of the Princelfiward Island section of the International 
     
     Biological Program report. Thecpmmittee will set up objectives and 
     
    
   
   
    
     management proposals for nature reserves and will initiate research where 
     
     necessary. 
     
    
   
   
    
     - Diane Griffin 
     
     New Haven 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
     Natural History Society Summer Outings 
     
    
   
   
    
     We had a very successful series of field trips for the summer of 1974. 
     
     We have a full schedule planned for 1975, to new and different places 
     
     on P.E.I., as well as revisiting the old favorites. For all field trips, 
     
     meet at 10:00 A.M. at the Y.M.C.A. corner in Charlottetown. This is 
     
     the only announcement of the trips, so save the list for reference over 
     
     the summer. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Date Area Leader 
     
     June 14 Beaver Dam Rosemary Curley 
     
     June 28 Indian River Wildlife Management Area Daryl Guignion 
     
     July 19 Spry Point ' ‘ Kathy Martin 
     
     August 2 Greenwich Sand Dunes Margo Guignion 
     
     August 23 Mushroom Hunt T. B. A. 
     
    
   
   
    
     September 13 Devil's Punchbowl Provincial Park 
     
    
   
   
    
     and the old Princetown Road 
     
     Winter River 
     
    
   
   
    
     Diane Griffin 
     
    
   
   
    
     October 4 Margaret Mallett 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
     Maritime Nest Record Scheme 
     
     Results from 1974 nest record card submissions were released in 
     
    
   
   
    
     April. Eleven cooperators from P.E.I. submitted 158 cards, the highest 
     
    
   
   
    
     number received from P.E.I. since 1968. The following is a summary of 
     
     the contributions for 1974: 
     
    
   
   
    
     PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND 
     
    
   
   
    
     Kathy Martin (U.P.E.I., several with B.Butler, E.Hickev and D.Martin) 49 
     
    
   
   
    
     Geoff Hogan (Charlottetown) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 46 
     
    

    
     Mary Wilms (Charlottetown) .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 18 
     
    

    
     Peter Barkhouse (P.E.I. Nat. Park, several with P.Crouch) . . . . . . . . . .. 14 
     
    

    
     Nelson Hurry (Charlottetown) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 11 
     
    

    
     Pauline Crouch (P.E.I. Nat. Park, several with P.Barkhouse) . . . . . . . .. 7 
     
    

    
     Margaret Mallett (Charlottetown) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 6 
     
    

    
     Randy Dibblee (Charlottetown); S.Tingley (Sachville, N.B.) . . . . . . . . .. 3 ea. 
     
    

    
     Cpt. Eric Holdway (Pictou); Keith McAloney (Amherst, N.S.) . . . . . . . . .. __1 ea. 
     
     Total cards received from Prince Edward Island — 1974 159 
     
    
   
   
    
     Since its inception in 1960, the Maritimes Nest Records Scheme has 
     
     assembled 16,426 nest record cards. Provincially, totals for the 15-year 
     
     period are as follows: New Brunswick — 8,045, Nova Scotia — 6,728, and 
     
     Prince Edward Island - 1,653. During 1974 the Scheme received 752 cards 
     
     from 61 co-operators. An additional 33 cards were submitted for earlier 
     
     years. The Scheme has amassed over 1,000 cards for three species; 
     
     American Robin, Barn Swallow, and Common Grackle; over 500 cards for Red- 
     
     winged Blackbird and Starling;and over 200 cards each for fifteen other 
     
     species. During the year five researchers borrowed cards of 13 species 
     
    
   
   
    
     in addition to theCanadian Wildlife Service use of all data on sea bird 
     
     colonies.