** Jules Cormier has his Memramcook feeder yard more complete now, and
some interesting visitors. A new one for Jules on Sunday was a LINCOLN'S SPARROW
[Bruant de Lincoln] ground-feeding, a very special sparrow to get in a feeder
yard. It seems to associate with the SONG SPARROWS [Bruant chanteur]. The
BALTIMORE ORIOLE [Oriole de Baltimore] continued to be present on Sunday,
feeding heavily on English Ivy berries. Jules says it appears to be looking fine
but is now missing one tail feather. He also had his first AMERICAN ROBIN [Merle
d'Amérique] visit on Sunday.
** Julie Pellerin and Richard Léger visited the Tantramar Marsh and High
Marsh Road on Sunday. They spotted one eagle that was very much of interest,
perched for a lengthy period for good observations. Julie feels confident that
it was a GOLDEN EAGLE [Aigle royal], suggested from Sibley’s Guide to be a
second-year bird. The golden nape showed well in the pleasant sunshine. They
also saw a dark morph ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK [Buse pattue].
** Bob Blake reports that a flock of a dozen-plus EVENING GROSBEAKS
[Gros-bec errant] arrived in their Second North River feeder yard after the
recent snowfall. Bob also comments that lots of DARK-EYED JUNCOS [Junco ardoisé]
have also moved in.
There has been chatter recently about juncos arriving in feeder yards.
Brian Stone got a photo of an adult male and a female to show the difference in
their plumage. Another DOWNY WOODPECKER [Pic mineur] joined the photo
line-up.
** Aldo Dorio got a documentary photo of a COMMON LOON [Plongeon huard] in
winter plumage, off the shore of Hay Island Park [near Néguac] on Sunday, also a
nearby female MALLARD [Canard colvert] that nicely shows the variable dark
saddle on the yellow bill.
** The Nature Moncton December meeting will take place tomorrow evening,
at 7 o’clock at the Mapleton Park Rotary Lodge, across from Cabela’s. The short
annual general meeting will take place after the speaker of the evening. Notices
have been sent in advance, as per the constitution. The speaker will be Roger
LeBlanc, who will share some of his documentary work recently done in the north.
Announcement attached below
Santa’s Birds.
Outtakes from a
filming trip to the Arctic
With Christmas
quickly approaching, it seems the jolly old guy in red is everywhere you
go.
But way up North,
where legend has it he lives, you can find lots of birds that
are the best
life-time gifts for birders. Things like Snowy Owls, King Eiders and Long-tailed
Jaegers nest way up there and our own Roger Leblanc was lucky enough to visit
them on a recent documentary shooting trip. In this kind of work there is a lot
more footage taken than what you will see in the finished product. Still a lot
of it is of great interest if you want to know about birds, their nesting
territories and their breeding behavior.
So if you want to have a feel for the birds of the Arctic come join us to
hear Roger’s stories and see his “director’s choice” of panoramic video which
will show us the birds that make it home for the summer.
Nelson Poirier
Nature Moncton
COMMON LOON IN WINTER PLUMAGE.DEC 6, 2015.ALDO DORIO
DARK EYED JUNCO (FEMALE). DEC. 07, 2015. BRIAN STONE
DARK EYED JUNCO (MALE). DEC. 07, 2015. BRIAN STONE
DOWNY WOODPECKER (male). DEC. 07, 2015. BRIAN STONE
MALLARD DUCK(FEMALE).DEC 6, 2015.ALDO DORIO
