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Transcript by: Judy Marsh marshj@nbnet.nb.ca
** Todd
Watts leaves a comment on a photo Georges Brun got of an AMERICAN CROW
[Corneille d'Amérique]harrasing a raptor over the Riverview Marsh, guessing it
to be a RED-TAILED HAWK [Buse à queue rousse], due to the belly band and lack
of ‘hockey puck’ marks at the carpal joint of the ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK [Buse
pattue]. With the help of a crop and photoshop, the belly band shows up more
clearly as does the patagial bar ( the dark bar on the frontal underwing next
to the body) that is specific to the Red-Tailed Hawk in all plumages. The
cropped and enhanced photo is attached.
**
Daryl Doucet comments his Moncton feeder yard has been devoid of sparrows the
past two weeks, after a real run on them earlier. He was glad to have a SONG
SPARROW [Bruant chanteur] to come by to hopefully suggest all is well with the
sparrow kin. At my own feeder yard, the sparrows seem to be hanging in nicely,
but the fifty plus AMERICAN GOLDFINCH [Chardonneret jaune] have dropped to a
few and replaced by approximately twenty-five PINE SISKIN [Tarin des pins]. The
male RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER [Pic à ventre roux] is seen most days coming for
its shelled peanut fix. The pair of NORTHERN CARDINAL [Cardinal rouge], we had
for a time, have not been seen in three weeks.
**
The EVENING GROSBEAK [Gros-bec errant] appear to be gathering in larger flocks
and being faithful to some feeder yards. The Rentons in Stilesville recently
reported 50 + as regulars. Carol Shea in Upham has had them build up to
fifty-five plus in number.
**
Several feeders have reported NORTHERN SHRIKE [Pie-grièche grise] visits this
season and Tuesday was my turn to have one arrive. It was not particularly
cooperative about being photographed, but an out of the window documentary
photo suggested it to be an immature by
the breast barring and brown tones in the plumage. The MOURNING DOVES
[Tourterelle triste] seemed to chuckle about its presence, but the small
patrons surely paid attention.
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Nature Moncton
NORTHERN SHRIKE. JAN 8, 2019. NELSON POIRIER
NORTHERN SHRIKE. JAN 8, 2019. NELSON POIRIER
RED-TAILED HAWK - CROW INTERACTION. JAN 5 2019. GEORGES BRUN
SONG SPARROW. JAN 8, 2019. DARYL DOUCET
