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MONCTON INFORMATION LINE, November 21, 2019 (Thursday)
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Info Line # 506-384-6397 (384-NEWS)
** Louise Nichols took a run around
parts of the Anderson Marsh Rd. on the Tantramar Marsh on Wednesday. It was
drizzle and fog conditions but Louise did see 2 ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS [Buse
pattue] ]. Note the Rough-legged Hawk
perching on very small branches for the size of the bird. This seems to be a
common behaviour of the Rough-legged Hawk compared to the Red-tailed Hawk whose
larger talons don’t cling to small branches very effectively. Louise also saw 8
Bald Eagles along the High Marsh Road … that seems like a significant number to see in just a portion of
the huge marshland. One would wonder what the forage attraction is.
** Lynda LeClerc had 1 DARK-EYED JUNCO
[Junco ardoisé] come to her Moncton feeder yard 3 days ago, but on Wednesday 6
arrived which is a bit of a surprise with no snow covering wild food sources.
In my own yard the minor onslaught of DARK-EYED JUNCOS [Junco ardoisé], a SWAMP
SPARROW [Bruant des marais], and AMERICAN TREE SPARROWS [Bruant hudsonien] has
dropped to an occasional drop by since the snow has disappeared. Lynda also had
her first visit from a raptor on Wednesday, but bushes and a short visit
prevented a firm identification.
** After Alyre Chiasson’s fish presentation
on Tuesday night Brian Stone searched back through some old photos to show
Annette catching PUMPKINSEED fish in a lake in southern Quebec in 2011. This
member of the Sunfish family is mainly distributed in New Brunswick in the
western portion of the province and in the south Charlotte County to the Sussex
area. This colourful fish is small, in the 12 to 17 cm. range.
Nelson Poirier,
Nature Moncton
ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK NOV. 20, 2019. LOUISE NICHOLS
ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK NOV. 20, 2019. LOUISE NICHOLS
BALD EAGLE. NOV. 20, 2019. LOUISE NICHOLS
PUMPKINSEED. AUG. 10, 2011.. BRIAN STONE
PUMPKINSEED (FEMALE). AUG. 10, 2011.. BRIAN STONE
PUMPKINSEED (MALE). AUG. 10, 2011.. BRIAN STONE