POINT PELEE NATURAL HISTORY NEWS Volume 3, Number 1 (Spring 2003) is now at the printer and will be available early next week.
Information on subscribing is at the bottom of this posting. This new issue (20 pages) contains the following: ARTICLES: UNUSUAL INVADERS OF LAKE ERIE Joseph H. Leach [A second article on invasive species in Lake Erie, this account details a number of oddball species including European Flounder, Chinese Mitten-Crab, Grass Carp, Bighead Carp, Pacu, Piranha and Suckermouth Catfish; several of these species were first recorded in the vicinity of Point Pelee.] NOTEWORTHY BIRD RECORDS: DECEMBER 2002 to FEBRUARY 2003 Alan Wormington [A total of 3 ½ pages detailing such species as Blue-winged Teal, Purple Sandpiper, Eastern Phoebe and Tree Swallow.] POINT PELEE BUTTERFLIES: ANNUAL SUMMARY FOR 2002 Alan Wormington [A total of 47 species was recorded within PPNP, which is lower than normal; the season began on February 25 (Mourning Cloak) and ended on November 11 when the last four species were found.] THE STATUS OF BLUE GROSBEAK AT POINT PELEE Alan Wormington [This account details the 47 known occurrences at Point Pelee, since the first in 1957; included is a complete listing with dates, plumage information, locations and observers.] POINT PELEE DRAGONFLIES: ANNUAL SUMMARY FOR 2002 Paul R. DesJardins [For the first-ever summary, a total of 79 observations were submitted; unusual species found in 2002 include Slaty Skimmer, Painted Skimmer, Variegated Meadowhawk, Carolina Saddlebags and Red Saddlebags.] UPDATE ON BROWN PELICANS IN ONTARIO Alan Wormington [Some updated information is presented, based on articles previously published in Point Pelee Natural History News and Birders Journal.] NEWS and ANNOUNCEMENTS: New Shorebird and Duck Habitat at Hillman Marsh Cave Swallows in 2002: A Correction Emerald Ash Borer: A New Exotic Invader UPCOMING EVENTS and OUTINGS: April to September inclusive ILLUSTRATIONS: Included with the articles as described above are a total of 23 photographs. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ALAN WORMINGTON, Editor POINT PELEE NATURAL HISTORY NEWS e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] WEB PAGE: http://www.wincom.net/~fopp/Natural_History_News.htm [includes an index for past issues] xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Canada: CAN $20 (one year) or $40 (two years) International: US $20 (one year) or $40 (two years) BACK ISSUES (postage paid): Volume 1 (2001) $15 Volume 2 (2002) $15 Send payment and e-mail address (optional) to: The Friends of Point Pelee 1118 Point Pelee Drive Leamington, Ontario Canada N8H 3V4 Friends of Point Pelee e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ________________________________________________________________ The best thing to hit the internet in years - Juno SpeedBand! Surf the web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today! Alan Wormington <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
