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Info Line # 506-384-6397 (384-NEWS)
** The AMERICAN ROBIN [Merle
d'Amérique] flocks are really moving about the area in the past weeks and that
would seem to be the chatter of the day. Jane Leblanc reports several flocks of
20 plus birds were moving about the St. Martins area on Tuesday and were
enjoying the abundant Mountain Ash berry crop that was still available. Jane
also comments on a lone CANADA GOOSE [Bernache du Canada] that folks in the St.
Martins area have been seeing by the water there all winter.
** There are several species of birds
enjoying the winter fruit crop but Sharon Blake reports a new one when she
spotted a female PILEATED WOODPECKER [Grand pic] eating the retained berries on
a yard Mountain Ash tree in her Second North River yard.
On Tuesday afternoon, David Owen in
Riverview saw 20+ American Robins scavenging his bare front lawn flying off as
a group. Dave comments it looked like what we would normally see in April as
they migrate north for the summer. These are probably birds that have
overwintered in the Maritimes but only the robins know for sure. March is
normally their time to start arriving from the south and that is just around
the corner. Any overwintering birds will surely have a head start at choosing
nesting sites.
** Yet more AMERICAN ROBINS [Merle
d'Amérique], CEDAR WAXWINGS [Jaseur d'Amérique] and EUROPEAN STARLINGS
[Étourneau sansonnet] are enjoying the variety of winter clinging fruit in the
perimeter of Jones Lake in Moncton. There are several species of winter
clinging fruit available at that site.
** A heads up on a Gull workshop indoor
and outdoor session to be given by Alain Clavette on Saturday, March 14th,
with a 9:30 to 11:30 inside presentation in the comfortable boardroom at the
Eco 360 facility at 100 Bill Slater Dr. in Berry Mills, just outside of
Moncton. The outdoor session may not have the best vistas but it sure has the
Gulls to provide practice for what has been learned at the indoor session. The
poster Alain has designed is attached and contains a lot of information so it
will be necessary to open the photo to full screen to read the details. This is
not a Nature Moncton arranged event so register directly with Alain at
aclavette@rogers.com
Nelson Poirier,
Nature Moncton
AMERICAN ROBINS. FEB. 25,2020. JANE LEBLANC
AMERICAN ROBIN. FEB 25, 2020. ANNA TUCKER
CEDAR WAXWING. FEB 25, 2020. ANNA TUCKER
EUROPEAN STARLING. FEB 25, 2020. ANNA TUCKER
CANADA GOOSE. FEB. 25, 2020. JANE LEBLANC
GULL WORKSHOP POSTER
