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Info Line # 506-384-6397 (384-NEWS)
** Suzanne Rousseau sends updates on
the 2 FOX SPARROWS [Bruant fauve] that have been patronizing her Sussex feeder
yard on most days this winter and are still contentedly in attendance. There
are now the odd reports from P.E.I. and Nova Scotia that this species is
starting to appear on their migratory route to breed to the north of us. The
springtime window to see this species in its rich, breeding plumage is slowly
happening. The Fox Sparrow’s seeming habit of constantly working out
(scratching the ground) can be the first tip off that one is present.
** Jane Leblanc got a nice photo of a
female HOODED MERGANSER [Harle couronné] near the St. Martins beach on Tuesday.
There were 2 of them, both female. Note the basal and extended lower mandible
yellow portion of the bill. This is present in female Hooded Mergansers even
the immature females, but not in adult or immature males.
** Bob Blake keeps daily temperature
records, recording morning lows and daily highs as well as monthly
precipitation amounts from his Second North River home. Bob sends a table to
compare his records from March of 2019 and 2020 that is attached below. Note that
there is a dramatic difference in the precipitation of 80 in 2019 and 24 in
2020.
Weather
stats for March 2019 compared to March 2020
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2019
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2020
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morning temperatures
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daily highs and total precipitation
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morning temperatures
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daily highs and total precipitation
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-19-1 day
-17-1
-15-1
-13-2
-12-1
-9-2
-8-1
-6-4
-5-3
-4-1
-3-2
-2-1
-1-1
+1-1
+2-3
+3-1
+4-2
+6-1
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+19-1 day
+8-5
+7-3
+6-2
+5-1
+4-3
+2-3
30 cms. snow
50 mms. rain
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-13-1 day
-10-3
-8-1
-7-1
-6-4
4-4
-3-1
-2-3
-1-2
0-5
+3-2
+6-1
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+9-2
+8-1
+7-2
+5-1
+4-4
+3-2
+2-9
10 cms. snow
14 mms. rain
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Nelson Poirier,
Nature Moncton
FOX SPARROW. MARCH 30, 2020. SUZANNE ROUSSEAU
FOX SPARROW. MARCH 30, 2020. SUZANNE ROUSSEAU
HOODED MERGANSER (FEMALE). MARCH 31, 2020. JANE LEBLANC
