i NEWSLETTER No. 31 APRIL 1978 
     
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     NEXT MEETING 
     
     Time: 8:00 p.m., Tuesday, April 4, 1978 
     
     Place: Provincial Health Building, 3rd Floor, Room 47 
     
    
   
   
    
     Program: Lorraine Hardy from HOPE will speak to us on 
     
     "Nuclear Energy and Radiation Buildup in the 
     
    
   
   
    
     ANNOUNCEMENTS Marltlmes' 
     
     Red—winged Blackbirds Back on the Dunk 
     
    
   
   
    
     Spring migration is upon us. Mrs. Gertrude Cairns, Summerside 
     
     saw six male Red-winged Blackbirds in the alders near the edge of 
     
     the Dunk River by Ross' Corner Bridge (Trans Canada). "Red-wings" 
     
     have returned very early this year.u They were first seen on April 
     
     A 11, in 1974 and April 9, in 1975, while I was in that area conducting 
     
     waterfowl studies. 
     
     Kathy Martin 
     
     Univ. of P.E.I. 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
     Bohemian Waxwings in Charlottetown 
     
    
   
   
    
     On Feb. 10 and 22, 1978 Jessie and Clara Cook saw a flock of 18 
     
     Bohemian Waxwings feeding in shrubs near the corner of Brighton and 
     
     North River Road. Nora Longworth on March 8 and 9, saw a flock of 
     
     ‘ 15—20 Bohemian Waxwings eating Hawthorne berries at the corner of 
     
     ‘ Weymouth and Richmond Streets, Charlottetown. 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
     N.H.S. Now a Non-Profit organization 
     
    
   
   
    
     At the March monthly meeting, the membership voted to make a 
     
     ‘ small change in the constitution which would enable us to become a 
     
     % non-profit organization. As soon as the documentation is received 
     
     from Ottawa, we will be in a poSition to receive donations and have 
     
     a tax-free status. This will be particularly helpful in our 
     
     financial dealings with the Canadian Nature Federation conference 
     
     next August. 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
     i 1977 Photography Competition . ' ’ ,' . -- 
     
    
   
   
    
     Any member may submit up to six (6) slides taken on Prince Edward 
     
    

    
     Island in 1977. There are three categories: Plants, Animals 
     
    

    
     3 (including birds) and a series of three to five slides which tell a 
     
    

    
     i Nature Story. For junior naturalists, there is a competition for the 
     
     best slide or print. Spot all slides on lower left corner of the 
     
    

    
     front of the slide mount. Place slides in an envelope bearing_the, 
     
     entrantfls name and send them to Margaret Mallett, 53 Fitzroy Street, 
     
     Charlottetown on or before APRIL 24th. Prizes are'ofifered. Results 
     
    

    
     ‘ will be announced and slides shown at the May 2 monthly meeting. 
     
    
   
   
    
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     Articles Needed for Environment Week 
     
    
   
   
    
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     Environment week in 1978 will be held the third week in May; The I 
     
     society plans to publish a number of Natural History articles.in the '1' ‘ 
     
     1 local newspapers during this week. We hereby invite the membership to 
     
     write articles which we can submit to the papers. The content should 
     
     be seasonal (spring, summer) or topical (about Prince Edward Island). 
     
     Please send your articles to the Newsletter editor.