The Osprey, vol. 29, no. 04 (December 1998)

Editorial: Back to Normal -- Letters Regarding Recommendations to the Committee on the Use of Outdoor Resources -- The Flowering Carnivores -- Canadian Nature Federation Report -- Waterfowl Banding, Carmanville 1998 -- Funk Island Bird Sightings August 1998 -- Bird List: Gros Morne National Park, Northern Peninsula and Terra Nova National Park -- Newfoundland Bird Report -- Rare Bird Reports: White Wagtail, Swainson's Hawk, Wood Sandpiper -- St. Pierre et Miquleon Bird Reports: Nesting and Migration 1998Frequency: 3 times a year, 1970-present. -- Nature Newfoundland and Labrador was previously known as the Newfoundland Natural History Society and the Natural History Society of Newfoundland and Labrador.The Osprey (1970-present) is a provincial nature journal and the main publication of Nature Newfoundland and Labrador, a province-wide organization with a primary interest in promoting the enjoyment and protection of wildlife and natural history resources in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador and its surrounding waters. The periodical provides a forum for discussion of environmental issues, and is a source of information and original research material focusing on various aspects of the province's natural history such as birds, plants, insects, mammals, general ecology and philosophical nature musings in the form of poetry or prose. Additionally, the journal serves to update members on society affairs such as meetings, outings, lectures, presentations, and projects. It publishes work from biologists, ecologists, trained naturalists, and untrained nature enthusiasts alike