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MONCTON INFORMATION LINE, March 11, 2020 (Wednesday)
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Info Line # 506-384-6397 (384-NEWS)
** Daryl
Doucet was in the Cocagne Bridge area Tuesday morning when there was a pair of HOODED MERGANSERS [Harle couronné] and a
pair of COMMON MERGANSERS [Grand Harle] side-by-side in their breeding plumage finery.
Daryl had just purchased a new Nikon P-900 camera but had forgotten it at
home!! (expletive deleted!). Some grainy
cell-phone pictures had to suffice. They were by the bridge abutment near the
roadway, so a missed opportunity to get some great images of these two species
side-by-side. We can expect to see a lot more Hooded Mergansers as they will be
waiting to head to inland ponds the moment the ice melts away.
** Kevin
Renton reports their SNOW BUNTING [Bruant des neiges] flock is continuing to patronize their Stilesville
feeder yard; however Tuesday had a new tag-along - a LAPLAND LONGSPUR [Bruant lapon]. Always a
moment, to spot this occasional tag-along with Snow Buntings, especially in
your feeder yard!
** Audrey
Goguen reported two days ago she had one lone CEDAR WAXWING [Jaseur d'Amérique] to her
Moncton yard Flowering Crab tree. It must have passed on the good news as 25-30
AMERICAN ROBINS [Merle
d'Amérique] arrived
to the same tree Tuesday morning for a major feast, to the delight of the human
household.
** Brian
Stone, as well, has 16 CEDAR WAXWINGS continuing to patronize his Moncton yard
Mountain Ash tree. However AMERICAN ROBINS swelled from 7 on Tuesday afternoon
to 20 on Wednesday morning to join them. It seems that Waxwings and Robins are
dominating the news. I think we can expect to broaden that soon.
Nelson Poirier,
Nature Moncton
HOODED MERGANSER (PAIR). MARCH 10, 2020. DARYL DOUCET
HOODED MERGANSER (PAIR) AND COMMON MERGANSER (PAIR). MARCH 10, 2020. DARYL DOUCET
HOODED MERGANSER (PAIR) AND COMMON MERGANSER (PAIR). MARCH 10, 2020. DARYL DOUCET
CEDAR WAXWING. MAR. 10, 2020. BRIAN STONE
CEDAR WAXWING. MAR. 10, 2020. BRIAN STONE
