prince of Walt# College 
Rural Science Department 
CHARLOTTETOWN. JF\ E. I. 
BULLETIN NO. 1 
(Reprinted from The Teachers' Magazine) 
April, 1916 
The Birds of Prince Edward 
Island 
Everybody is looking- forward to the return of 
Spring. The snow will soon be gone. The warmer 
days will soon be here. Plant life will soon show man¬ 
ifestations of growth. And with these changes the 
birds will come back. Without the return of the birds, 
Spring could hardly be Spring. Nearly everybody is 
interested in the birds in Spring. This common inter¬ 
est should be encouraged and directed 
Value of Bird Studies in the School —The study 
of Birds affords one of the very best of Nature Studies , 
The teachers in the schools will do well to use the 
natural interest that every child shows concerning 
birds and direct it to useful educational ends. An in¬ 
telligent appreciation of and interest in bird life has 
many values. Besides training in powers of observa¬ 
tion and in sympathy with one of nature’s most charm¬ 
ing life-forms, the study of bird-life will secure for many 
a life-long recreation of the most healthful and pleasant 
sort. With some knowledge of birds, every walk in 
the country or in the parks will reveal new interests. 
The country will be a place of more interest. The 
country boy and girl may even be envied. There are 
economic values in our bird life too. Birds play an 
important part in the economy of agriculture. Some 
birds are harmful ; most of them are beneficial. All 
hawks, for example, are not injurious ; some of them 
should be protected. There should be intelligent treat¬ 
ment of birds. The schools will have to lead the way 
to this. In this service our bo>s and girls will be 
getting a valuable part of their education. 
P. E. I. a Splendid Field. — In its bird life Prince 
Edward Island possesses unusual opportunities and 
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