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Info Line # 506-384-6397 (384-NEWS)
** Rhéal Vienneau spotted a small
rodent gleaning black oil sunflower seeds on his home patio deck on Sunday. It
turns out to be a SHREW [musaraigne] which one is very unlikely to see about
during the day, as it is normally more nocturnal. It also happens to be an
insectivore, but didn’t read that section of the guides. It often frequents
bird feeder yards, taking seeds in winter and leaving tunnels in the snow at
ground level, which we can see as snow melts. Take a look at the video of the
shrew running about, at the attached link:
** Mitch Doucet submitted a photo of a
GREAT CORMORANT [Grand Cormoran] that was that was mislabelled on the Blogspot
as a DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANT [Cormoran à aigrettes]. The photo, correctly
labelled, is attached today. This Great Cormorant is in adult breeding plumage,
showing the white flank patches that can flash like beacons in flight. The
throat is also white in breeding plumage whereas the Double-crested would be
yellow. The Great Cormorant would also have white, wispy plumes on the head,
but the photo is too distant to detect that feature. This photo was taken at
the breakwater at Cape Tormentine. Thanks to Stu Tingley for pointing out the
labelling error, which was not made by Mitch.
We don’t often see sea ducks perched up
on rock jetties; however, an adult male LONG-TAILED DUCK was doing just that on
Sunday possibly filing flight plans for its soon to occur migratory route north
as an adult male COMMON EIDER floated past.
Nelson Poirier,
Nature Moncton
GREAT CORMORANT. MARCH 27, 2019. MITCH DOUCET
LONG-TAILED DUCK (ADULT MALE) AND COMMON EIDER (ADULT MALE). MARCH 31, 2019. NELSON POIRIER
SHREW. MARCH 31, 2019. RHEAL VIENNEAU
