NATURE MONCTON’S INFORMATION LINE – 9 December 2017
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**Daryl Doucet still continues to have a female NORTHERN
CARDINAL [Cardinal rouge] drop by his feeder yard just off Frampton Lane, but
not regularly. It was there Friday morning and usually visits early mornings.
Hope she pops by on Moncton Christmas Bird Count Day, December
16th.
**It’s a great time to take those second looks at GULLS
[Goéland]. The young of the year have now moulted into their first-winter
plumage, and year old birds and older are moulting to their next cycle. I
checked a group of Gulls at a Fredericton Riverside Park on Friday. Lots of
adult RING-BILLED GULLS [Goéland à bec cerclé] were there. They often fly south
when winter gets a bit colder. One first-winter plumaged Ring-billed Gull was
present, showing the black bill tip, some grey on the mantle, and a distinct
black tail band (the black tail band does not show well on the photo). A
second-winter HERRING GULL [Goéland argenté]
was present that showed the black tail band still very
obvious, black front half of the bill, eyes starting to yellow, and some grey on
the mantle. Two
first-winter ICELAND GULLS [Goéland arctique] were present,
showing their complete black bill, pinkish legs, translucent wingtips, and a
long primary projection, in contrast to the less common GLAUCOUS GULL [Goéland
bourgmestre] that visits us in winter, that has only half of the bill black in
its first winter, a notably shorter primary projection, larger bill, and is
larger in body size. Also noted near the Gull group was a female WOOD DUCK
[Canard branchu] along with a group of MALLARDS [Canard colvert], showing its
smaller size. A PILEATED WOODPECKER [Grand Pic] was working hard on the base of
a tree. A man-made nest box designed for Mallard Duck use, and a BEAVER [Castor]
lodge with its cache of winter forage stashed beside
it.
Nelson Poirier
Nature Moncton
BEAVER LODGE AND WINTER CACHE.DEC 8, 2017. NELSON POIRIER
HERRING GULL (SECOND WINTER).DEC 8, 2017. NELSON POIRIER
ICELAND GULL (FIRST WINTER).DEC 8, 2017. NELSON POIRIER
ICELAND GULL (LEFT) RING-BILLED GULL (RIGHT).DEC 8, 2017. NELSON POIRIER
ICELAND GULL (FIRST WINTER).DEC 8, 2017. NELSON POIRIER
ICELAND GULLS (RIGHT) RING-BILLED GULL (LEFT).DEC 8, 2017. NELSON POIRIER
MALLARD DUCK NEST STRUCTURE.DEC 8, 2017. NELSON POIRIER
PILEATED WOODPECKER (FEMALE).DEC 8, 2017. NELSON POIRIER
RING-BILLED GULL (FIRST WINTER).DEC 8, 2017. NELSON POIRIER
WOOD DUCK (FEMALE) AND MALLARD DUCKS.DEC 8, 2017. NELSON POIRIER
WOOD DUCK (FEMALE).DEC 8, 2017. NELSON POIRIER