** I suspect the NORTHERN LAPWING [Vanneau huppé] made many folks very
happy on Christmas Eve, it sure looked like it was having a good day. Ann Marsch
got a great photo of it as well as lots of others. Former member Brian Coates
who now lives in England and monitors the Information Line comments he sees
these birds in Kent, England but nothing like the big flocks that used to gather
in flooded fields during winter time. They have some breeding there now but only
in Nature Preserves. [Transcriber’s note: I used to see great flocks of them on
both sides of the road as I cycled to school through the farmlands of
Lincolnshire and am sad to hear of their decline.]
**Aerolynn Greene in Riverview had a male RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER [Pic à
ventre roux] come by in the Christmas Bird Count period. It was the fifth time
she has spotted it visiting over the past few weeks so it is in the area,
possibly visiting other feeders. Aerolynn also reports she has a significant
PINE SISKIN [Tarin des pins] presence, approximately 30 that are very present
most days.
** It seems a while since EVENING GROSBEAKS [Gros-bec errant] have been
reported at feeders over the past weeks but John Massey had some appear to his
Dieppe feeder yard on Tuesday. John also shares a nice photo of a MOOSE
[Orignal] trail down a scenic winter road.
**Reports are suggesting WHITE-THROATED SPARROWS [Bruant à gorge blanche]
are more common at feeders than usual at the moment. Janet Cormier shares a
photo of one at her Salisbury Road feeder. I also have one as a faithful regular
and Janet shares a photo. I suspect that Janet’s picture is a young-of-the-year
with seemingly a lot of breast streaking remaining.
To view the photos mentioned in this edition go to
http://nminfoline.blogspot.ca/. To see them in higher resolution if the original
photo was taken that way, click on the Nature Moncton Photo bucket option at the
Blogger site.
Nelson Poirier,
Nature Moncton
evening grosbeak dec 24 2014 john massey
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moose tracks dec20 2014 john massey (3)
NORTHERN LAPWING.DEC 24,2014.ANNEMARSCH
WHITE-THROATED SPARROW.DEC 24, 2014.JANET CORMIER
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