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Info Line # 506-384-6397 (384-NEWS)
** Anna Tucker was in the Amherst area
not far from the Nova Scotia Tourist Bureau to see several SNOW BUNTINGS
[Bruant des neiges] perched on wires and trees. They appeared to be taking on
the beginnings of breeding plumage, showing much more striking contrast of
black and white. For some reason there seems to be a lot more Snow Bunting
reports, possibly just because we are noticing them.
** Dale Gaskin got a photo of a WHITE-WINGED
CROSSBILL [Bec-croisé bifascié] with severe malalignment of the crossed bill
that caused it to overgrow. The bills of birds grow continually and are kept
filed down by foraging to keep them properly aligned. Dale Gaskin got a photo
of a Crossbill with a maligned bill that allowed it to dramatically overgrow.
Dale showed the photo to Alain Clavette. Alain does a weekly show on CBC Radio at
4:40 pm each Friday. This Friday, February the 21st, Alain will do
an interview with a specialist in keratin disorders in birds, Dr. Caroline Van Hemert
with the Fish and Wildlife Division in Juneau, Alaska that resulted from
Alain’s sleuthing effort on what happened to the White-winged Crossbill that
Dale found. If you are not able to listen to this on Friday it will come up on
the internet under CBC Podcasts under “Shift NB Bird Talk”. Many of Alain’s CBC
commentaries are there to peruse as well.
Nelson Poirier,
Nature Moncton
SNOW BUNTINGS. FEB 18, 2020. ANNA TUCKER
SNOW BUNTINGS. FEB 18, 2020. ANNA TUCKER
SNOW BUNTING. FEB 18, 2020. ANNA TUCKER
