NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND P. 0. BOX 2346, CHARLOTTETOWN

Meetings are held on the first Tuesday of the month at 8:00 p.m. in Room 47 on the third floor of the Provincial Health Building. (Enter through the underground parking garage and ask the Commissionaire for directions.)

Membership is open to anyone interested in the natural history of Prince Edward Island. Membership is available at any meeting or by contacting Margaret Mallett, 53 Fitzroy St., Charlottetown, P.E.I. ClA 1R4 (tel. 894-9595). Annual rates are as follows: Regular $3, student $1,

family $4.

1980 Executive

President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..Winston Johnston Vice-President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..Anne Landry Past President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..Eleanor Lowe Secretary-Treasurer . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..Margaret Mallett assisted by Helen Duffey . Directors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..sid Watts and Bruce MacLaren

Newsletter The newsletter is published at least eight times per year. Articles, notes, reports, drawings, etc. from members are welcomed. If you have seen something unusual, please share it with us. It is important to have your observations recorded where others will learn of them. All contributions should be sent to

Clare Martin or Winnifred Cairns phone: 894-4095 (weekends) Stanhope, P.E.I. 6O Newland Crescent 838-3225 (evenings) COA 1P0 Charlottetown, P.E.I.

672-2447 ClA 4H7

The Natural Hsitory Soceity gratefully acknowledges financial assistance from the Department of Highways and Public Works which enables newsletters to be distributed to schools as well as to members.

The Natural History Soceity of P.E.I. is a member organization of the Canadian Nature Federation.

The Society is a registered non-profit, charitable organization.

Editors of other newsletters are welcome to reprint articles appearing in this issue but acknowledgement would be appreciated.