BIRDWATCHING'S ECONOMIC IMPACT by Ben Hoteling 
     
    
   
   
    
     The following work was cOmmissioned to the Society by Gardner Pinfold 
     
     Consulting Economists Ltd. under the auspices of a Forestry Canada contract on 
     
     Non—timber Values in Prince Edward Island. 
     
    
   
   
    
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     GROUP # FIELD TRIPS AVG. DIST. OTHER COST EQUIP. COSTS BIRD FEED COST # FEEDERS VALUE OF 
     
     /YEAR TRAVELLED (km.) ITRIP [YEAR PLANTING 
     
     FF 0 o 0 o 250 5 200 
     
     FF 24 so 10 100 3 200 
     
     FF 20 2o 0 75 so 2 0 
     
     FF so so 5 2000 200 4 o 
     
     FF 0 so 2 o 
     
     FF 40 so 20 200 200 5 100 
     
     FF 12 so 0 o 120 2 o 
     
     FF 0 so 3 o 
     
     FF 0 so 1 
     
     FF 30 100 ' 20 100 250 1 200 
     
     FF 1 so 0 0 so 2 90 
     
     FF 2 40 o ‘ 75 250 4 2500 
     
     FF 12 32 so 100 2 
     
     FF 0 ' 300 s 60 
     
     FF so 0 o o 120 s 500 
     
     FF 0 25 4 
     
     FF 0 15 1 
     
     FF 35 16 2 400 40 3 
     
     FF 2 4o 10 250 5 200 
     
     FF so 20 o 200 500 6 250 
     
     NHS 6 100 10 0 2o 1 200 
     
     NHS 0 so 2 
     
     NHS 5 so 0 0 120 3 so 
     
     NHS 20 100 20 300 0 o 0 
     
     NHS 2 so 0 o 0 o 0 
     
     NHS 10 0 o 200 100 3 so 
     
     NHS 2 so 5 o o o 0 
     
     NHS 0 so 1 0 
     
     NHS 6 so 20 7 100 0 o 0 
     
     NHS 20 120 5 I 300 120 s 100 
     
     NHS 24 so 5 300 so 4 0 
     
     NHS 100 20 o 100 so 1 20 
     
     NHS 20 so 5 100 so 2 0 
     
     NHS so 100 so 1000 100 3 so 
     
     NHS 2 40 0 so 0 o 0 
     
     NHS so - 100 5 2600 100 4 so 
     
     NHS 12 50 25 100 200 4 2o 
     
     NHS 6 100 20 o 0 o 150 
     
     NHS 10 so 20 100 70 2 200 
     
     NHS so so 10 1500 17s 4 1o 
     
     NHS 100 20 o 0 so 2 900 
     
     AVERAGE 19.12 50.53 8.74 316.13 99.68 169.44 
     
     FF AVG. 14.27 38.63 7.94 234.62 135.00 264.71 
     
     NHS AVG. 23.57 61.11 9.44 375.00 61.25 84.21 
     
    
   
   
    
     NHS = NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY 
     
     FF = FEAT HERED FRIENDS CLUB 
     
    
   
   
    
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