** Several of us followed up Monday
on Yolande LeBlanc’s observation of what she felt confident was
a FIELDFARE [Grive litorne] in her Memramcook yard on Sunday. The
Fieldfare was not relocated but it could be very rewarding to take note of
possible tag alongs in groups of birds feeding on fruit remnants in the
Memramcook area to watch for this rare Robin-shaped bird. While looking for it,
Brian Stone and I got photos of the female RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER [Pic à ventre
roux] visiting Yolande’s feeder yard and heard it loudly vocalize. An early
Tuesday morning report from Yolande said a flock of 12 AMERICAN
ROBIN [Merle d’Amérique] were on a Mountain Ash tree
near her house, so very much hoping the suspected Fieldfare will be joining
them. The NORTHERN PARULA [Paruline à
collier] also did not seem bothered by the cold night and was feeding at the
peanut butter cache as it has been for some days now.
** There doesn’t seem to be too
many COMMON REDPOLLS
[Sizerin flammé] being seen in the Moncton area as of
yet, but predictions are they are on the way. Aldo Dorio got photos of them at
Hay Island Park on Monday.
** Anna Tucker enjoyed walking the Riverfront
trail on Monday, noting RING-NECKED
PHEASANTS [Faisan de Colchide], EUROPEAN STARLINGS [Étourneau sansonnet], and got a nice photo
of 2 pair of MALLARD [Canard
colvert] ducks that very nicely show the bill
colours to note closely when identifying Mallards from similar
ducks.
** It is that time of year when the large empty
BALD-FACED HORNET NESTS of summer become so visible. Lisa Morris spotted 2 in
the Old West End, one at the corner of Hillcrest and Fairview and the other at
the corner of Grandview and Broadview. They were very high in trees. Lisa
comments she hopes the old folklore item about predicting snow levels is indeed
only folklore!
** Bob Blake maintains a record of daily morning
low temperatures, daily highs, and monthly precipitation from his Second North
River home. He compares November 2014 and November 2015 to show that November
2015 was a warmer month overall than November 2014.
NOVEMBER 2014:
22 mornings 0 deg C and below, with a low day of
-17 C *** 5 mornings above 0 deg C, with a high of +3 C ***
precipitation 47 cm snow, 75 mm rain
NOVEMBER 2015:
17 mornings 0 deg C and below, with a low day of
-12 C *** 11 mornings above 0 deg C, with a high of +6 C *** precipitation
3 cm snow, 187 ml rain
Bob’s comparisons showed a very different weather
pattern between the 2 months.
Nelson
Poirier
Nature
Moncton
COMMON REDPOLL.NOV 30, 2015.ALDO DORIO
MALLARD DUCK PAIRS.NOV 30, 2015.ANNA TUCKER
RED BELLIED WOODPECKER 01. NOV. 30, 2015. BRIAN STONE
RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER.NOV 30, 2015.NELSON POIRIER
