NATURE MONCTON INFORMATION LINE, 15
February 2020 (Saturday)
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Edited by: Nelson Poirier nelsonpoirier435@gmail.com
Transcript by: Catherine Clements
Info Line #: 506-384-6397 (384-NEWS)
**Louise Nichols came across an
interesting NORTHERN FLICKER [Pic flamboyant] scenario in woods beside their
Aulac home recently. About a week ago Louise set up a trail camera to focus in
on a tree in the woods that had a lot of woodpecker damage at its base. When
she checked the video evidence, she was surprised to see a male Northern
Flicker coming to the tree. She wasn’t sure if it was the one who inflicted the
damage or not, but it was indeed foraging there. A few days earlier, in the
same area, she caught sight of a Flicker in the trees, presumably the same bird
but in a different spot. Louise has feeders up around their home, but hasn’t
seen the Flicker there at all, only back in the woods. Take a look at the video
at the attached link.
Jane Wood
had a visit Friday by one of the Carolina Wrens to her Riverview feeder yard, the
first she has seen of them since early January, although they could have been dropping
by other times when she was not watching. It was there with a Dark-eyed Junco.
Jane did not see the other wren. The wrens were with some Goldfinches when they
visited her before.
Also Jane
has been hearing a Great Horned Owl calling off and on nearby for the past 2 or
3 weeks. It has been heard as early as 6:30 pm and as late as 6:30 am.
Sometimes it calls most of the night. It appears to be in the area between
Court Street and Gaskin Blvd. in Riverview, which is the same area the wrens
are staying in. No sightings of it as yet.
There are
4-6 White-tailed Deer hanging around and they have quickly discovered which
bird feeders they can empty for a snack. She will have to figure out a way to
hang the feeders higher if she wants to continue using them. A neighbour has
seen the deer and says they are a good size. The deer are not shy and are slow
to move even if the neighbour opens the door and steps outside if they are in
his yard. They are usually around at night so Jane has not seen them herself.
**Pat Fox and
Heather Silliker report seeing a flock of approximately 200 SNOW BUNTINGS [Plectrophane des neiges] in fields at
the Jones Farm in Upper Coverdale recently, and
then a few dozen a bit farther down the road in a pasture owned by the Rinzler
family. As well, they noted a few at the roadside in that area, looking
for either salt or water.
Nelson Poirier,
Nature Moncton
