Nature Moncton Nature News: March 3 2018

NATURE MONCTON INFORMATION LINE – 3 March 2018 (Saturday)

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**Nature Moncton member Eric Wilson was in Halifax this past week and was pleased to hear a SONG SPARROW [Bruant chanteur] singing with gusto outside his hotel, as well as seeing 20 TURKEY VULTURES [Urubu à tête rouge] in the downtown Dartmouth area, which he comments seemed bizarre. No similar sightings were reported on Nature Nova Scotia, which seemed odd as well.

**Brian Stone was in the Cocagne area on Friday to note an adult BALD EAGLE [Pygargue à tête blanche] on the ice with its piercing glare on something of interest. While on the way home, he spotted an adult RED-TAILED HAWK [Buse à queue rousse] hovering over the side of the highway overpass at Elmwood Drive and the Trans-Canada Highway, right beside heavy traffic. He was able to get a few photos of it through the car window as it hovered over the ground, scouring for prey, paying no attention to all the surrounding traffic. As usual, Brian noted a SOLAR HALO [Halo solaire]. They must be visible often, as Brian seems to see them very frequently, which most of us don’t notice by not looking up.

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