Nature Moncton Nature News: December 23 2014

Tuesday Morning, December 23, 2014

** Elaine Gallant spotted a HARLEQUIN DUCK [Arlequin plongeur] close to the Caissie Cape Wharf on Monday. Elaine also comments a MERLIN [Faucon émerillon] paid a visit to her Parlee Beach feeder yard on Sundaay.

** Bob Betts is hosting a lively bird feeder yard at his Grand Digue location. He is has one bright PINE WARBLER [Paruline des pins] that arrived 4 days ago to enjoy peanut butter and suet, 2 WHITE-THROATED SPARROW [Bruant à gorge blanche], a male and female RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH [Sittelle à poi trine rousse], 20 AMERICAN GOLDFINCH [Chardonneret jaune], 8 BLACK-CAPPED CHICKADEE [Mésange à tête noire], 22 MOURNING DOVE [Tourterelle triste], 8 BLUE JAY [Geai bleu], 4 HAIRY WOODPECKER [Pic chevelu] and 2 DOWNY WOODPECKER [Pic mineur], 1 AMERICAN ROBIN [Merle d’Amérique], and a compliment of EUROPEAN STARLING [Étourneau sansonnet) have found the buffet.

David Miller was able to get to St. Martins in time on Tuesday to see the Northern Lapwing that was discovered there at a campground at the end of Ocean Wave Road and got a great photo to share.

** Anne Vautour advises that Canadian Bee Keeping Convention will be held in Moncton January 28 to 31, 2015. An attachment on it is with this transcribed message, and no doubt Anne will provide information about talks or sessions. Naturalists may be interested in attending as the event draws near.

The attachment wording did not add property to to this transcript so will try adding it to the Blogger. (It did not add to this Blog either so another learning curve!)

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

nelson@nb.sympatico.ca