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     APQFL 1977 
     
    
   
   
    
     NEWSLETTER NO. 23 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
     NEXT'MEETINGS 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
     DATES: Tuesday, April 5; Tuesday, May 3, 1977. 
     
     TIME: 7:30 P.M. 
     
     PEAEE: Provincial Health Building, 3rd Floor, Room 47. 
     
     Enter through garage at west side of Prov. Admin. Bldg. 
     
     PROGRAM: April 5 — Results of the NHS Photography Competition 
     
    
   
   
    
     will be made known. The entries will be shown and 
     
     commentary made on each slide by Mr. Roland Taylor 
     
     who selected the winners. 
     
    
   
   
    
     A SPECIAL ISSUE 
     
    
   
   
    
     This issue of the Natural History Society Newsletter has been 
     
     dedicated entirely to a historical review of Blackbirds on Prince 
     
     Edward Island by Bruce Pigot, a keen and careful observer who has 
     
     kept natural history records for many years. Blackbirds have been 
     
     moving eastward for the past 50 years or so and Bruce has probably 
     
     witnessed the period when change in numbers and species was most 
     
     noticeable. This article is a superb illustration of the value of 
     
     observation from amateur naturalists, especially if they are 
     
     continued for a number of years. We have a number of walking ency— 
     
     clopedias of local natural history, who, if they do not commit 
     
     their knowledge to paper, will unfortunately take most of their 
     
     information with them when they go. Fortunately, Bruce has taken 
     
     the time and trouble to assemble the following article which I'm 
     
     sure you will enjoy. Sketches were done by Margo Guignion and 
     
     Betsy MacArthur- Editor 
     
    
   
   
    
     BLACKBIRDS