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Saturday 4 January 2020

Jan 4 2020


NATURE MONCTON INFORMATION LINE, 4 January 2020 (Saturday)

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Edited by: Nelson Poirier nelsonpoirier435@gmail.com
Transcript by: Catherine Clements
Info Line #: 506-384-6397 (384-NEWS)

**Bob and Shirley Childs have had a CAROLINA WREN [Troglodyte de Caroline] drop by their Riverview suet feeder occasionally for a month. However, they were surprised to see two Carolina Wrens visit the suet block on Friday morning. This would suggest a pair, but with the Carolina Wren, the genders cannot be distinguished on plumage. The guides indicate they sing all year a loud, melodious song, so something to be on the listen for. The Carolina Wren is not common in New Brunswick, but there are nesting records. They tend to be non-migratory in their range to the south of us, and when they arrive at a feeder yard in winter in New Brunswick, they often patronize it quite faithfully. The Childs comment the warmer winter temperatures of recent days has made the appearances erratic. They are obviously in the Court Street area in Riverview.

**We have not been seeing many fruit connoisseur birds at our presently abundant Mountain-ash [Sorbier des oiseaux] crop, other than Starlings [Étourneau] and occasional CEDAR WAXWINGS [Jaseur d'Amérique]. Bob Blake reports that they had five AMERICAN ROBINS [Merle d'Amérique] come to their Second North River yard Mountain-ash tree to dine on Friday.
 After the report in yesterday’s edition on pets and television, Bob comments their dog comes right to attention when it sees commercials with dogs as actors. The concept of our pets taking note of TV spots that catch their attention may be more realistic than we think.


Nelson Poirier,
Nature Moncton