NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND LTD. 
     
     P.O. BOX 2346, CHARLOTTETOWN, P.E.I. ClA 8C1 
     
    
   
   
    
     MEETINGS are held of the first Tuesday of the month (except July, August, and September) at 7:30 pm. at the 
     
     Farm Centre, 420 University Avenue, Charlottetown. Members and non-members are welcome. Please bring your 
     
     coffee cup so that we will contribute as little as possible to the waste stream. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Membership is open to anyone interested in the natural history of Prince Edward Island. Membership is available 
     
     at any meeting or by contacting the Treasurer at PO. Box 2346, Charlottetown CIA 8C1 (phone 963-2680). 
     
    
   
   
    
     Annual membership is $16 and renewals are due in January. Membership expiry dates are shown in the top right 
     
     hand comer of the mailing label. 
     
    
   
   
    
     The Society is directed by a volunteer Executive elected from its members. 
     
    
   
   
    
     2002 Executive: President .............................. ..David Seeler, West Royalty 566-4505 
     
     Vice-President .................... ..Dwaine Oakley, Crossroads 569—1815 
     
     Past President ................................ ..Ben Hoteling, Tryon 65 8-2036 
     
     Secretary .................................. ..Lois Doan, Rocky Point 675-2070 
     
     Treasurer ............................... ..Arja Page, North Rustico 963-2680 
     
    
   
   
    
     Directors - Program ........ ..Eric Marcum, New Dominion 675-3056 
     
     ~ Assistant Program....Bonnie McOrmand, Charlottetown 566-5648 
     
    
   
   
    
     NEWSLETTERS are normally published quarterly on recycled paper. Articles, notes, reports, drawings, bird 
     
     sightings, plant records, etc. are welcomed from members and non-members. If you have seen anything unusual, 
     
    
   
   
    
     please share it with us. It is important to have your observations recorded so that others may learn from them. All 
     
     contributions should be sent to: 
     
    
   
   
    
     Dan McAskill, Newsletter Editor, NHSPEI 
     
     Charlottetown RR # 5, Donagh, P.E.I. ClA 7J8 
     
     E-mail: nhspei@isn.net 
     
     The next deadline for articles, sightings, or other newsletter information is December 27, 2002. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Illustrations: The Society extends a special thanks to the late Hal Hinds and Dover Colouring Books for their 
     
     illustrations. 
     
    
   
   
    
     The Natural History Society gratefully acknowledges support from the Department of Education and Human 
     
     Resources which enables distribution of newsletters to schools and libraries desiring it. The Natural History 
     
     Society is an affiliate of the Canadian Nature Federation and has representation on the board of the Island Nature 
     
     -‘- ..~Trust. The Society is a registered, non-profit organization (Part 2, Companies Act). Tax receipts are issued for 
     
     donations to the Society and these funds are used to further the work of the Society. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Reprinting: Editors of other newsletters and teachers wishing to copy classroom materials are welcome to reprint 
     
     articles from the Island Naturalist (except when copyrighted). Due acknowledgment must be provided to the Island 
     
     Naturalist, the author and illustrator. Web page: The Society’s web page is located at www.isn.net/~nhspei 
     
    
   
   
    
     Cover Illustration: 
     
     This cover features the red squirrel, one of three squirrel species that are common on the Island. 
     
     The others are the flying squirrel and the eastern chipmunk. All three species have spent much of the last 
     
    
   
   
    
     few months collecting and storing cones and seeds in preparation for the winter as well as overwintering 
     
     dens or cavities.