As part of our study of Habitats in Grade Six Science, Ms. Young's Class decided to visit Cape St. Mary's Ecological Reserve and participate in the Provincial Parks Environmental Education Program being offered there. We were joined on this Field Study Trip with Room 601 and Room 602.  Our visit was made during the month of October.

Cape St. Mary's lies at the southwest tip of the Avalon Peninsula, washed on three sides by the Atlantic Ocean.  Cape St. Mary's is one of the most spectacular seabird colonies in North America.  For over a hundred years, visitors have been drawn here, amazed by the immensity; the whirling clamour of 60,000 seabirds.

Since 1983 this natural treasure has been strictly protected as a provincial Ecological Reserve.  In 1995 a modern Interpretive Center was completed.  From May to October, resident naturalists will welcome you, guide you across the barrens, and introduce you to an experience of unspoiled Nature you will never forget.

During their visit to Cape St. Mary's, students took part in activities where they classified organisms according to their role in a food chain.  Students became familiar with such terms as predator, prey, scavenger, food chain, producers, and consumers.

We captured many of the sights with our digital Camera; click on the thumbnail print below to get a closer look.
 

	Northern Gannet (Sula bassanus) 5,400 Nesting Pairs		Common Murre (Uria aalge) 10,000 Nesting Pairs
	Black-Legged Kittewake (Rissa tridactyla) 10,000+ Nesting Pairs		Razorbill (Alca torda) 100+ Nesting Pairs
	Black Guillemot (Cepphus grylle) 20+ Nesting Pairs		Cormorants (Phalacrocorax) Common Visitor
	Thick-billed Murre (Uria Lomvia) 1,000+ Nesting Pairs

Completed by Ms. Young's  Grade Six Science Class (2000)
St. Joseph's Intermediate School
Carbonear, Newfoundland, Canada