BETTER BIRDS AND GARDENS adapted from Corneii Laboratory of Ornithoiogy reiease

Days are growing Ionger and now is the time to start thinking ab0ut turning your garden into a haven for birds. You can receive a free copy of an articie from "Living Bird" magazine that teiis you how to get started. "Living —~ Bird" is the quarteriy puincation of the CorneII Laboratory of Ornithoiogy, a membership organization for the study, appreciation, and conservation of birds, iocated on a 200 acre wiidTife sanctuary in Ithica, New York.

The Lab recentiy remodeied its bird feeding area to create a state-of-the-art garden that exempiifies techniques you can use to attract birds to your property.

Using a design by CorneTI Iandscape architect Marvin Adeiman a giorified mud-puddle was transformed into a veritabie avian mecca. First the straight- edge shore of the pond was repiaced with a more attractive and accessibie curving Tine. Then trees, vines, shrubs, and groundcover was“p1anted to attract and feed birds year r0und: conifers, Juneberry, bush honeysuckie and winterberry. Finaiiy, they added new, squirreT-resistant feeders, a birdbath, and a waterfaTI.

The area now provides aTI the eiements of an ideal bird attracting garden.

It provides a range of eievations for perching and nesting. It produces a variety of seeds, grains, and fruit, and food is present every month of the year. Edges between different piant types and between water and Tand are extensive and curved - edge attracts birds and gives the best viewing for - observers.

If you send a seTf-addressed, internationai maii paid enveiope they wiii send you more information. -

SCIENCE FAIR WINNERS

The Naturai History Society again offered prizes for the best naturai history project in the U.P.E.I. Science Fair. The Society's team of judges consisted of Donaid Niikinson, Charies Keuper, and Linda Thomas. They found the ouaiity of the projects to be high and they awarded prizes in aTi three categories. The winners, their schooI, and the titie of their exhibits were as foiiows: ‘

Senior Category Grades 10 - 12:

lst Prize - Ceieste CoIes and Vaierie Thomas of Kensington Senior High for

the exhibit "Wishing Neil Water NeIT”.

2nd Prize - Buffie Boiiy of Kensington Senior High for the exhibit

"Herbicide ... Enemy of our Soii”. 3rd Prize - John Webster and Aiex Hearney of Kensington Senior High for the exhibit "Our Soil is Disappearing". Intermediate Category Grades 8 & 9: lst Prize - Ivan Wong of Summerside Intermediate with the exhibit “Bioiogicai Control of Spider Mites”.

2nd Prize - Heiene Deacon and Jennifer Cameron of Montague Regionai High

for the exhibit "The Plight of the Piping Piover".

3rd Prize - Keiiy Gavin and Amanda Gaiiant of Hernewood Junior High for

the exhibit "What Have We Done? An Environmentai Question". Junior Category Grades 5 - 7: lst Prize - Jeff Paynter of Queen Eiizabeth Eiementary for the exhibit "Nhaies of Canada”

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