April 2 2020
NATURE MONCTON INFORMATION LINE, April 02, 2020 (Thursday)
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Info Line # 506-384-6397 (384-NEWS)
** The April meeting of Nature Moncton, on April 14th, when
Natural Resources Minister Mike Holland was going to give a presentation on New
Brunswick’s Protected Natural Areas has been cancelled due to the ongoing
Covid-19 scenario. Also possibly most are aware but Fundy National Park is also
closed to visitors at the moment.
** Gordon Rattray made an outing to Gray Brook Pond on Wednesday. He
tallied a pair of HOODED MERGANSERS [Harle couronné], 11 AMERICAN BLACK DUCKS
[Canard noir], 1 lone MALLARD DUCK [Canard colvert] drake, 1 pair of AMERICAN
WIGEONS [Canard d'Amérique] and a pair of PINE SISKINS [Tarin des pins]. Over
at the Hillsborough lagoon there was not much open water yet, however there
were 6 RING-NECKED DUCKS [Fuligule à collier] only one of which was female so
they are assumedly some new arrivals.
** Doreen Rossiter reports that she saw 2 TURKEY VULTURES [Urubu à tête
rouge] flying over Alma on Wednesday. Her husband Willard says that he had seen
them a week ago so Doreen assumed it would be the same duo that arrived last
week.
Nelson Poirier,
Nature Moncton
