Nature Moncton Nature News: Nov 21 2015

**The SUMMER TANAGER [Piranga vermillon] seems to have moved from 19 Jolicure Road. Andrew Macfarlane said the last time he saw it in his yard was Thursday. It’s probably not that far away.

**Brian Stone got an excellent side view photo of an immature RED-TAILED HAWK [Buse à queue rousse] on Friday in the Tantramar area. Anne Marsch, Brian and Annette Stone visited the Tantramar area on Friday and I suspect more pictures will be available for tomorrow’s edition.

**Doreen Rossiter had a female NORTHERN CARDINAL [Cardinal rouge] come by her Alma feeder yard on Friday. The male Northern Cardinal that came by on October 23^rd stayed two days only. Doreen is noting GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLET [Roitelet à couronne dorée] and RUBY-CROWNED KINGLETS [Roitelet à couronne rubis] moving through her yard the last few weeks. Doreen comments that being near the water, her neighbourhood is often a few degrees warmer than inland this time of year. On Friday she noted OX-EYE DAISIES [Marguerite], DANDELIONS [Leontodon d'automne], SPEEDWELL [Véronique], and CREEPING BUTTERCUP [Bassinet] in bloom.

**Anna Tucker visited the Sackville Waterfowl Park on Thursday. The AMERICAN COOT [Foulque d'Amérique] was present and showed itself nicely for a photo. Anna also got a photo of the GADWALLS [Canard chapeau] present and a photo from below of the water control gate, an area that we don’t often tend to look at from that angle.

**Claire Estabrooks, who was at the recent Bird Feeder Workshop, mentioned a bird feeder she has been using for ten years that seems to keep the RED SQUIRRELS [Écureuil roux] from the other feeders. It was built after a photo she saw from North Carolina. She points out the bungee cord attachment seems to keep the RACCOONS [Raton laveur] away from it. She comments that BLACK-CAPPED CHICKADEES [Mésange à tête noire] go in and out of it a lot, but the occasional FINCHES [Fringillidés] do need to be rescued. She also comments that CHIPMUNKS [Suisse] are enamoured with it during the summer. Claire’s photo of her ten-year-old feeder is attached.

**Aldo Dorio got another photo of the SEMIPALMATED PLOVER [Pluvier semipalmé] that he has noted lingering at Hay Island Nature Park. The photo this time shows a severely damaged left leg. It’s difficult to say whether this is what is holding it there, as assumedly flight capabilities are OK, unless there was some damage other than just the leg. Aldo also got a photo of a RUFFED GROUSE [Gélinotte huppée] on the alert.

**There’s a lot of things scheduled at the Moncton Public Library that may interest some Nature Moncton members, so I’m adding a PDF that outlines some programs on there for general interest.

nelson@nb.sympatico.ca

Nelson Poirier

Nature Moncton