NATURE MONCTON INFORMATION LINE, November 6, 2019
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Info Line # 506-384-6397 (384-NEWS)
** Debbie Batog had 2 RUFFED GROUSE [Gélinotte huppée] wander into her
McKees Mills yard on Monday. One surveyed the area under her deck until a
screaming BLUE JAY [Geai bleu] arrived, which the grouse did not appreciate and
they promptly took their leave. Note the fully feathered legs. The bird in
Debbie’s photo appears to be one that is molting, assumedly a young of the year
bird.
** Wayne Corcoran, near Quarryville, normally has a very lively feeder
yard. He reports that it has been a very quiet fall but was pleased to see a
pair of EVENING GROSBEAKS [Gros-bec errant] arrive on Monday morning. Wayne has
had incredible numbers of evening grosbeaks in winter in recent years.
Lisa Morris recently
came across a tree planted on the reconstructed walking path around the oval at
Centennial Park. Dan Hicks, Director of Parks and Leisure Operations for the
City comments
“This one looks like
one of the Redbud trees we planted around there. We also introduced some Dawn
Redwood and London Plane trees in the mix as part of our efforts to diversify
in preparation for warmer climates. They are on the northern edge of the range
bur prevalent in the Carolinian forests. We tried to get Hickory trees but the
nurseries did not have any available. We’ll try to get some next year and maybe
some Tulip trees
** The AMERICAN WIGEON [Canard d'Amérique] has become a very common
member of the waterfowl community in New Brunswick. Jan Tingley comments on
seeing 23 American Wigeons on Sunday in the large pond at the foot of the
Hillsborough hill. Gordon Rattray spotted a EURASIAN WIGEON [Canard siffleur]
near that area a few weeks ago with American Wigeons.
** There have been reports of our winter northern visitors arriving on
schedule for their winter vacations in New Brunswick. Jim Saunders came across
a flock of SNOW BUNTINGS [Bruant des neiges] near Miramichi on November 03.
** Aldo Dorio is noting that 10 AMERICAN ROBINS [Merle d'Amérique] were enjoying the abundant crop of Mountain Ash berries at his Neguac home on Monday. Dave
MacLeod reports that he has had approximately a dozen AMERICAN ROBINS [Merle
d'Amérique] strip the berries from 2 trees that were heavily laden with berries
in his New Jersey yard, near Neguac, last week. I wonder if the heavy Mountain
Ash crop will have more robins overwinter to enjoy the bounty. I recall some
years ago, during a heavy crop year, seeing more robins than I have ever seen
in one spot loudly harvesting the crop in mid-February near
Rockport.
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SNOW BUNTINGS. NOV 3, 2019. JIM SAUNDERS
RUFFED GROUSE. NOV 5, 2019. DEBIE BATOG
RUFFED GROUSE. NOV 5, 2019. DEBIE BATOG
REDBUD TREE, OCT 30, 2019. LISA MORRIS
REDBUD TREE, OCT 30, 2019. LISA MORRIS
AMERICAN ROBIN. NOV 5, 2019. ALDO DORIO
AMERICAN ROBIN. NOV 5, 2019. ALDO DORIO