Nature Moncton Nature News: Feb 7 2018

NATURE MONCTON INFORMATION LINE, February 07, 2018 (Wednesday)

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Edited by: Nelson Poirier nelson@nb.sympatico.ca

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**Jules Cormier reports the CLAY-COLORED SPARROW was present all day Tuesday at his Memramcook feeder yard, seeming to prefer a hydrangea bush close to the house and the road corner of his home. Jules also comments there are many AMERICAN TREE SPARROWS present, HOUSE SPARROW, WHITE-THROATED SPARROW, 3 SONG SPARROWS and both RED and WHITE-BREASTED NUTHATCH. Jules thinks the clay-colored sparrow may have been around the feeder yard for the past few weeks going undetected. Ghislain Cormier got a few nice photos of it from different views on Tuesday that are attached.

**Myron Kelly reports it was woodpecker day on Tuesday at his Shirley Ave. feeder yard, having visits from a RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER, a NORTHERN FLICKER, a male and female HAIRY WOODPECKER and a female DOWNY WOODPECKER. A pleasant woodpecker blend for a February day.

**Brian Stone took a hike along the trail behind Crandall University on Tuesday afternoon to note several birds nests from the summer. The distinct mud bowl of one suggests an AMERICAN ROBIN family were the occupants, another was approximately a half plus robins nest size and near ground which would make for several possibilities but a HERMIT THRUSH would have to be a rule out, another small pouch nest could suggest a WARBLER possibility. Brian also photographed some of the lively woodpecker activity along that trail,a ground area covered with cone scales to suggest crossbill feeding, and res squirrel feeding sites.

**As a heads up, Louise Nichols advises all the 50 swallow nest boxes for the Nature Moncton Swallow Box Project have been allocated to potential landlords.

**Another heads up on the rerun of the indoor portion of last Saturday's Trails, Tracks and Signs workshop, this coming Friday night, starting at 6:30 at the Sobey's Community Room at 55 Vaughan Harvey Blvd. This is the Sobey's location just before crossing the Gunningsville Bridge. No registration required and bring a friend. A poster is attached.