** Anne Marsch, Annette Stone and Brian Stone visited the Bouctouche area
on Saturday. There was a variety of ducks in the lagoons there, including
RING-NECKED DUCKS [Fuligule à collier], NORTHERN SHOVELER [Canard souchet],
GREEN-WINGED TEAL [Sarcelle d’hiver], NORTHERN PINTAILS [Canard pilet] and
scaup; from the head shape, the scaup photos appear to be LESSER SCAUP [Petit
Fuligule]. Also present were several BONAPARTE'S GULLS [Mouette de Bonaparte].
Four WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS [Bécasseau à croupion blanc] were spotted and
nicely photographed on the shore north of the lagoon, and YELLOWLEGS [chevaliers
sp.] were present at most places they stopped. As an additional comment, the
White-rumped Sandpiper is one of our late-lingering shorebirds. The annotated
list says they are expected into mid-November, and sometimes as late as early
December. [Note: “Birds of New Brunswick: An Annotated List”, published by the
New Brunswick Museum, 2004.]
** There have been two PINK-FOOTED GEESE [Oie à bec court] and a CACKLING
GOOSE [Bernache de Hutchins] spotted with CANADA GOOSE [Bernache du Canada]
flocks in Nova Scotia, in Truro and the Musquodoboit Valley, not that far away.
Be sure to check goose flocks very closely at the moment; it’s that time of
year.
Nelson Poirier
Nature Moncton
BONAPARTE'S GULL. OCT. 24, 2015. BRIAN STONE
DOUBLE CRESTED CORMORANT. OCT. 24, 2015. BRIAN STONE
GREATER YELLOWLEGS. OCT. 24, 2015. BRIAN STONE
GREEN WINGED TEAL DUCK. OCT. 24, 2015. BRIAN STONE
HIGHBUSH CRANBERRIES. OCT. 24, 2015. BRIAN STONE
NORTHERN PINTAIL DUCK. OCT. 24, 2015. BRIAN STONE
NORTHERN PINTAIL DUCKS. OCT. 24, 2015. BRIAN STONE
NORTHERN SHOVELER DUCK. OCT. 24, 2015. BRIAN STONE
SCAUP DUCKS (LESSER SUSPECTED). OCT. 24, 2015. BRIAN STONE
SCAUP DUCKS (LESSER SUSPECTED). OCT. 24, 2015. BRIAN STONE
WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER. OCT. 24, 2015. BRIAN STONE
WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER. OCT. 24, 2015. BRIAN STONE
