Warbler - 1 at Robinson’s Island on May. 27 (DCS); Blackpoll Warbler - 1 at Ardgowan Park in 
     
     Charlottetown on May 15 (GP), 3 at New Dominion on Jun. 2 (EMa); Black & White Warbler - at Mount 
     
     Stewart on Jun. 27 (DK), 1 at Cherry Valley on Jun. 11 (DCS); American Redstart - 1 at South Melville on 
     
     Jun. 2 (RA); Mourning Warbler - at Indian Bridge on Jun. 2 (DO), at Highland Park Road on Jun. 2 & several 
     
     on Jun. 24 (EMa), 3 at Highland Park Road on Jul. 8 (EMa); Wilson’s Warbler - 1 at Confederation Trail in 
     
     Charlottetown on Jun. 5 (GP), 1 at South Melville on Jun. 2 (PF), male & female 1 at East Point on Aug. 26 
     
     (DO); Nelson’s Sharp-tailed Sparrow - 1 at Brackley on Jul. 1 (DCS), 1 at Fullerton’s Marsh on Aug. 15 
     
     (DCS), 1 at Borden on Aug. 22 (DCS, DO); Rose-breasted Grosbeak - young at New Dominion feeder on Jul. 
     
     20 (EMa); Indigo Bunting - 1 at Marshfield in May (via DCS); Bobolink - 1 at Old Georgetown Road on Jun. 
     
     3 (FdB), at Bethel, New Dominion, & 7 at Phee Shore Rd on Jul. 10-11 (DCS); Red-winged Blackbird - 
     
     concentrations commenced in mid-August in areas of central Queens County (JDM); Rusty Blackbird - 1 at 
     
     North Cape on Jul. 4 (DCS); Common Grackle - Crossroad’s grackle nest fledged on May 31 (DO); Baltimore 
     
     Oriole - feeding at hummingbird feeder ion Marshfield on Jun. 4 (GK), at Meadowbank Road on Jun. 4 (DCS); 
     
     Pine Grosbeak - singing at Bear River on Jul. 8 (SB, GK); Purple Finch - juveniles at Vernon River feeder on 
     
     Aug. 27 (DK); Red Crossbill - 5 at Cavendish on Sept. 8 (DC&ES); White-winged Crossbill - at Mooney's 
     
     Pond Road on Jul. 3 (DO), 4 at Mooney Rd. on Jul. 4 (DCS), l at North Lake & 1 at Glencorradale on Aug. 23 
     
     (EMa); Common Redpoll - 10 at Charlottetown feeder on Apr. 9 (GP); Pine Siskin - 3 at New Dominion 
     
     feeder on Jun. 17 (EMa), juveniles at Vernon River feeder on Aug. 27 (DK); Evening Grosbeak - at Donagh on 
     
     Jun. 1 (JDM), at Mooney's Pond Road on Jul. 3 (DO). 
     
    

    
     Older Reports: In response to a CBC morning radio show spot on “Blue” birds, Annabel Crane provided an 
     
     Eastern Bluebird photo taken in Georgetown Royalty in the spring of 1998. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Thanks to the following contributors who provided records for this listing, namely: RA - Ron Arvidson; JB - Jean 
     
     Blanchard; FdB - Fiep de Bie; SB - Sean Bleaney; FRC - Rosemary Curley; GC - George Coade; RC- Ray 
     
     Cooke; RCh - Rachel Cheverie; LD - Lois Doan; PF - Peter Feldstein; W&SFO - Warren & Sharon Foulkes; DFG 
     
     - Diane Griffin; B&RH - Ben & Rosalie Hoteling; L&JH - Les & Joan Homans; JJ - Jim Jenkins; GK - Glen 
     
     Kelly; DK - Dan Kennedy; DL - Denyse Lejeunnese; GM - Gerald MacDonald; E&JMa - Eric & Jim Marcum; 
     
     GMa - Gisele Martin; SMa - Sonya Martin; JDM - Dan McAskill; DO - Dwaine Oakley; BP - Bruce Pigot; GP - 
     
     Geraldine Peters; RPh - Robin Phillips; DC&ES - David & Elaine Seeler; SSi - Scott Sinclair; LT - Linda 
     
     Thomas; HIHT - Her Imperial Highness Takamado; JW - Jackie Waddell; JW a - Jean Watts; LY - Lorne Yeo. 
     
    
   
   
    
     AMERICAN MOUNTAIN ASH: by Dan McAskill 
     
    
   
   
    
     There are several species of mountain ash scattered 
     
     along hedgerows, in certain forest stands and on lawns in 
     
     many parts of the province. The orange to red berries are a 
     
     primary source of bird food in the autumn and winter 
     
     months. American Robin and both Cedar and Bohemian 
     
     Waxwings gorge on the berries. The pointed leaves, the 
     
     shinny top surface of the leaves, the presence of 50 to 75 
     
     teeth on the leaflets, and hairless or with only fine marginal 
     
     hairs distinguish the American Mountain Ash (Sorbus 
     
     americana Marsh.) from the European (S. aucuparia L.) 
     
     and Showy Mountain Ashes (S. decora (Sarg.)). The 
     
     leaves of mountain ash contain cyanide compounds that can 
     
     cause vomiting if eaten. 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
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