NATURE MONCTON INFORMATION
LINE, December 21, 2017 (Thursday)
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**Peter Gadd as reported on Wednesday did
have the MISTLE THRUSH briefly until a SHARP-SHINNED HAWK appeared. Peter
reports that it has been seen coming to a mountain ash tree opposite the current
civic number 5120 McMillan Drive. He comments to drive up Manny Dr., take a
right on Troy Ave., then a left at the end of that street. The mountain ash is
easily seen in a quiet neighbourhood and is a dead end street. It did return to
the Manny Dr. location for approximately 15 minutes at 11am on Wednesday but it
is appearing to use both locations. It was visiting both locations today,
Thursday.
**The GRASSHOPPER SPARROW continued to be present during
the day at Caissie Cape wharf on Wednesday. Gary Dupuis got a nice photo of it
in good light at 2pm.
**Jules and Guislain Cormier spotted an EASTERN BLUEBIRD
at civic #419 Rue Pres d'en Haut in Memramcook on Wednesday. The eastern
bluebird is a hearty bird and never goes far south in migration so interesting
to note at least one is still here in December.
**Aldo Dorio spotted a late staying PIED-BILLED GREBE in
the Tabusintac River on Wednesday and got a photo.
**We don't often get GLAUCOUS GULL photos to compare
them to the much more commonly encountered ICELAND GULL in this area. Alain
Clavette got a photo of a glaucous gull in flight at the waste management site
on Moncton Christmas Bird Count day December 16. It appears to be a first winter
plumaged Bird. The glaucous gull has a black bill tip only in its first and
second winter. It is hard to see eye colour clearly but it does appear dark
whereas a second winter bird would be showing some yellow.
Alain also got a PEREGRINE FALCON at the same site and
Norm and Gilles Belliveau got one in Dieppe near the same time slot, to suggest
the possibility the pair that nested in Moncton are still
present.
GEASSHOPPER SPARROW.DEC 20, 2017.GARY DUPUIS
GLACOUS GULL (SUSPECT 1ST WINTER). DEC 16, 2017.ALAIN CLAVETTE
PIED-BILLED GREBE. DEC 20, 2017. ALDO DORIO
