Nature Moncton Nature News: May 13 2020

NATURE MONCTON INFORMATION LINE, May 13, 2020 (Wednesday)

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Info Line # 506-384-6397 (384-NEWS)

** Rick Elliot got a photo of a rare to New Brunswick TOWNSEND'S WARBLER [Paruline de Townsend] at his Waterside property on Tuesday. It was traveling with a group of YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS [Paruline à croupion jaune] and PALM WARBLERS [Paruline à couronne rousse]. He comments that they were moving quite quickly and could be hard to relocate and felt very fortunate to get 2 documentary photos. Many of us will well recall the Townsend’s Warbler that Jim Wilson found in Fundy National Park several years ago. This was in the fall and it did stay in the area for several days. Spring could be a very different scenario, but at least we will know that one visited for a record even if it cannot be relocated.

** Sybil Wentzel had a BLUE-HEADED VIREO [Viréo à tête bleue] briefly drop by her Harvey, Albert Co., yard on Monday. Also an EASTERN PHOEBE [Moucherolle phébi] was nearby and likely nesting in the area. The BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER [Paruline bleue] cited in yesterday’s edition continued to feed on orange slices all through the day on Monday. Sybil comments that he will very likely vary his diet and return to insect foraging since it has become a bit milder. She noticed a few good hatch of insects later on Monday. Sybil’s Blue-headed Vireo photos clearly show the white spectacles of this bird.

** Ewan Dobson has a keen interest in tallying the number of different species of birds he has been able to hand feed. He started the list in 2018 and on Monday he had number 22 land on his hand to feed. That amazing list is attached below.

1) Ruby-throated Hummingbird

2) Black-capped Chickadee

3) Red-breasted Nuthatch

4) Blue Jay

5) American Goldfinch

6) Evening Grosbeak

7) Hairy Woodpecker

8) Downy Woodpecker

9) Red Squirrel

10) Pine Siskin

11) Common Redpoll

12) Pine Grosbeak

13) White-Breasted Nuthatch

14) Purple Finch

15) Pine Warbler

16) Scarlet Tanager (female)

17) Rose-Breasted Grosbeak (female first, then male)

18) Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker

19) Common Grackle

20) Dark-Eyed Junco

21) European Starling

22) Chipping Sparrow

23) Yellow-rumped Warbler

He has videos of birds hand feeding and shares them on his YouTube channel at the attached link. Ewan shares some photos from the last few months … very interesting.

http://www.youtube.com/c/ewandobson

Ewan is located in the Fredericton and Woodstock area of New Brunswick. He poses the query if there is any world record of hand feeding wild birds out there. Any comments would be appreciated. Ewan would be interested in exchanging information with folks with the same passion. Ewan can be reached through his website at http://www.ewandobson.com

** Susan Richards sends a photo of a suspected pair of YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS [Paruline à croupion jaune]. They arrived on Tuesday to feed on the peanut butter and lard mix that Susan and Fred have been feeding some EASTERN BLUEBIRDS [Merlebleu de l'Est] with all winter. Just after Susan took the photo 2 more Yellow-rumped Warblers arrived to the booty.

** Fredericton got the recent snowfall as did most of New Brunswick and early spring emerging plants seemed to handle the insult well. Bev Schneider shares a photo of what an emerging Purple Trillium looked like on Mother’s Day, May 10^th, in her yard. The 10 cm of snow that covered the ground on Sunday was mostly a bad memory on Monday with Dandelions blooming as Bev comments.

** We had our first of the year male ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK [Cardinal à poitrine rose] arrive on Tuesday to our yard to head right for the sunflower hearts. Seeing this bird arrive to the yard is always a pleasant spring happening.

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