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Transcript by: Judy Marsh marshj@nbnet.nb.ca
**Reports and photos have been slow the
past week. Hopefully a rise in the bone
chilling temperatures will change that soon. It is February 20th, so
seasonal action should be not as far ahead as we may think at the moment.
**The Nature Moncton meeting went off on
Tuesday evening under the watchful eye of a super moon. Many thanks to the full house that shared their
experiences about our small rodent community to understand and appreciate them
more. An interesting side discussion that got lively, was the fact that the
OPOSSUM is moving into Canada, especially into south- eastern Ontario and there
is no reason to suspect this marsupial may work it's northly expansion into New
Brunswick, if it has not already. It is always a great night when a group of
naturalists get together to share thoughts, experiences and knowledge.
**Nature Moncton's chief TREE SWALLOW
[Hirondelle bicolore] /EASTERN BLUEBIRD [Merlebleu de l'Est] nest box engineer,
Fred Richards' wood working shop is starting to turn out newly minted houses
for distribution to the membership to start at the next monthly meeting on
March 20th. Fred is planning on assembling 50. They are free of
charge as Nature Moncton covers the material cost, with volunteer Fred
providing the assembly skills. Suggestions of location, parasite control and
more will be given in the second half of
the March meeting. The houses should be erected by April 15th, as
usually first arrivals check out houses and location and return a few weeks
later to set up house keeping.
**The high number of COMMON REDPOLL
[Sizerin flammé],AMERICAN GOLDFINCH [Chardonneret jaune]and PINE SISKIN [Tarin
des pins] at my feeders have really had the raptor community making frequent
runs through our yard and suspect most of their fast visits are not seen. They
must be successful to be so vigilent but have yet to see a bird taken. On
Tuesday an immature SHARP-SHINNED HAWK [Épervier brun] did stay for a time. I
suspect it's hunting skills need a bit of honing as it sat among the bird
feeders waiting for the birds to arrive! I suspect it was a male due to it's
small size, barely larger than a BLUE JAY [Geai bleu]. Note the vertical breast
streaking and yellow eye of immaturity. Later I suspected a MERLIN [Faucon
émerillon]that bombed through in true MERLIN FALCON fashion.
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Nature Moncton
SHARP-SHINNED HAWK (IMMATURE). FEB 19, 2019. NELSON POIRIER
SHARP-SHINNED HAWK (IMMATURE). FEB 19, 2019. NELSON POIRIER
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