Author: [Saskatchewan Natural History Society] Ledingham, George (ed.)
Title: The Blue Jay: June 1966, Vol. XXIV, No. 2
Description: Regina: The Saskatchewan Natural History Society, 1966. Paper bound (stapled wrappers), 12mo, blue and black & white covers, Pp53-100. Illustrated throughout with black and white photos and drawings. Cover photo: Summer evening (see scan). A very good or better copy. About 70 grams -- ships lettermail! We currently stock around 100 issues of 'The Blue Jay; A Journal of Natural History and Conservation for Saskatchewan and Adjacent Regions' (most issues from 1957-1978). Contents of this issue include: Editorial on The Remote Northern Wilderness; The Quiet Crisis by George Ledingham; The Red-headed Woodpecker in Saskatchewan, its status and distribution; Saskatchewan Long-eared Owl recovered in Mexico; The Gray Jay in Saskatchewan; Notes on the Black-headed Grosbeak; Some movements of Ring-billed Gulls color-marked in Colorado; Some 1965 bird records for the Saskatoon district; Greater Prairie Chicken in southern Alberta; Record of Wood Duck at Little Quill Lake; Fatal entanglement of Common Tern; Observations of birds at Cree Lake, Saskatchewan; Bald Eagle at Weitzel Lake, Saskatchewan; Observations of the effect of a solar eclipse on bird activities; Northern Grasshopper Mouse; A new species of butterfly for Saskatchewan; Yellow goat's-beard, an aggressive invader; and a book review of The Giant Canada Goose by Harold Hanson (reviewed by C. Stuart Houston); etc.

Keywords: Blue Jay Saskatchewan Natural History Society, George Ledingham, Red-Headed Woodpecker Saskatchewan Status Distribution; Saskatchewan Long-Eared Owl; Gray Jay Saskatchewan; Notes Black-Headed Grosbeak; Movements Ring-Billed Gulls Color-Marked Colorado; 19


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