** Larry Sherrard noted a lot of AMERICAN ROBINS [Merle d'Amérique] on the
mud flats of the Petitcodiac River in Lower Coverdale recently, and got a photo
of a few. I suspect that they may be interested in Polychaete Worms on the
exposed mud flats that would be a very nutritious winter snack.
** It's that interesting time of year again when we can get to see seals on
the ice floes off our shores. Louise Nichols was in the Cap Brule area on
Wednesday and saw a distant object that looked like a lump of dark ice at first,
but a few photos revealed the silhouette of a seal. It's difficult to identify
from the documentary photos. It has the shape of a Grey Seal, a species where
the females should have already had pups. Some Harp Seals show up at this time
of year as well, but they have not pupped as yet.
** Several folks have mentioned how pleased they are with the use of a
heated dog water dish as a water source for winter birds. Princess Auto carries
them, I think priced under fifteen dollars. They are stainless steel and
apparently clean very easily. Paul Melanson shares a photo of one that he is
using, in action on the cool day of Monday. I notice the EUROPEAN STARLING
[Étourneau sansonnet] has already taken on the nearly all yellow bill of
spring.
A reminder of the Nature Moncton Workshop coming up in a few day.
Registering in advance is encouraged. Al details below.
Atlantic Wildlife Institute: Wildlife
Response Network
Workshop with Pam Novak and Barry
Rothfuss
Saturday Feb 20,
2016
The Atlantic Wildlife Institute,
located near Sackville, NB, encourages learning about the vital relationship
between people and nature. The focus of
the institute is on hands-on learning and research, rooted in a program of
rescue, rehabilitation and release of displaced wildlife. This workshop will give an overview of the
creation of the Network and how it helps determine legitimate wildlife crisis
scenarios. Pam and Barry will give
examples of typical calls to the institute about wildlife, AWI response
protocols, how they train their 1st responders, and the Do’s and
Don’t’s of when to intervene.
Saturday February 20,
1:00 to 4:00 pm
Tankville School, 1665 Elmwood Dr.
Registration with Judi Berry-Steeves at
jbsteeve@nbnet.nb.ca or phone Judi at
387-4778.
Cost of workshop is $8
payable at the door . All are welcome,
Nature Moncton member or not.
Nelson Poirier,
Nature Moncton
AMERICAN ROBINS ON MUDFLATS.FEB 2016.LARRY SHERRARD
HEATED BIRD WATERER.FEB16, 2016.PAUL NICKERSON
SEAL (b). LOUISE NICHOLS. FEB. 17, 2016
SEAL (b). LOUISE NICHOLS. FEB. 17, 2016
