NATURE
MONCTON INFORMATION LINE, 22
February
2020
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by: Catherine Clements
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Line #: 506-384-6397 (384-NEWS)
**A
mature RED-TAILED HAWK [Buse à queue rousse] has John Inman very
well trained at his 225 Mary’s Point Road feeder yard to place out
pieces of meat for which the hawk is very appreciative, enjoying it
very much, to allow some spectacular photos from all angles and give
great open-wing photos John has been able to get. Note the patagial
bar on the leading edge of the wing, which is a feature unique to the
Red-tailed Hawk, mature and immature. The sharp rufous tail quickly
identifies it as adult, even though the eye does not appear fully red
as yet, which suggests a young adult.
**We
have heard little from the normally active feeder yard of Jules
Cormier in Memramcook. Jules reports, like many others, he had very
little activity before Christmas, and in fact his first AMERICAN TREE
SPARROW [Bruant hudsonien] did not appear until New Year’s Day.
However, things have been getting more lively over the past few
weeks. He now has 15 American Tree Sparrows, 1 SONG SPARROW [Bruant
chanteur], 1 male HOUSE FINCH [Roselin familier], and very high
numbers of AMERICAN GOLDFINCH [Chardonneret jaune] at approximately
100 and MOURNING DOVES [Tourterelle triste] at approximately 70. BLUE
JAYS [Geai bleu] are few this year, with some HAIRY [Pic chevelu] and
DOWNY WOODPECKERS [Pic mineur] but nothing unusual, as Jules often
has. A MERLIN [Faucon émerillon] has come by to check out the menu
as well.
Nelson
Poirier,
Nature
Moncton
RED-TAILED HAWK. FEB 2020. JOHN INMAN
RED-TAILED HAWK. FEB 2020. JOHN INMAN
RED-TAILED HAWK. FEB 2020. JOHN INMAN
RED-TAILED HAWK. FEB 2020. JOHN INMAN
