NATURE MONCTON INFORMATION LINE, 29
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)
**It’s a very special time window at the
moment to see HORNED LARKS [Alouette hausse-col] and SNOW BUNTINGS [Plectrophane des neiges], as they gravitate to Donald
Harper Road and Folkins Drive on the Tantramar Marsh perimeter to get to
the graveled areas at roadside. Louise Nichols visited the area on Friday in
the after-storm sunshine to see a flock of approximately 40 Horned Larks
[Alouette hausse-col] and 20 Snow Buntings
[Plectrophane des neiges]. Louise also spotted that special Snow Bunting
tag-along, a lone LAPLAND LONGSPUR [Plectrophane lapon], to get some great
photos of all three species.
**So nice to see the PURPLE FINCH [Roselin
pourpré] moving into New Brunswick in number now. Jane LeBlanc had a dozen show
up at her St Martin’s feeder yard after the storm, apparently mixed gender. A
few pleasant photos of their arrival are attached.
**Brian Stone and I did a swing around
Jones Lake midday on Friday.
Approximately 50 AMERICAN ROBINS [Merle d'Amérique] were moving about the trees
with winter-clinging fruit, and were very vocal. The orange breasts and dark
heads of most we saw seemed very bright, to make us wonder if the flock was
predominantly male. Some CEDAR WAXWINGS [Jaseur d'Amérique] were also present,
but the Robins outnumbered them, were much more expressive, and the Robins
moved about the neighbouring area much more than the Waxwings.
Nelson Poirier,
Nature Moncton
LAPLAND LONGSPUR. FEB. 28, 2020. LOUISE NICHOLS
LAPLAND LONGSPUR. FEB. 28, 2020. LOUISE NICHOLS
HORNED LARKS. FEB. 28, 2020. LOUISE NICHOLS
HORNED LARK. FEB. 28, 2020. LOUISE NICHOLS
SNOW BUNTINGS. FEB. 28, 2020. LOUISE NICHOLS
PURPLE FINCH (MALE). FEB. 28,2020. JANE LEBLANC
PURPLE FINCH (FEMALE PLUMAGE). FEB. 28,2020. JANE LEBLANC
PURPLE FINCH. FEB. 28,2020. JANE LEBLANCa
CEDAR WAXWINGS AND AMERICAN ROBINS. FEB. 28, 2020. BRIAN STONE
CEDAR WAXWING. FEB. 28, 2020. BRIAN STONE
AMERICAN ROBIN. FEB. 28, 2020. BRIAN STONE
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