Nature Moncton Nature News: May 26 2020

NATURE MONCTON INFORMATION LINE, May 26, 2020 (Tuesday)

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

** On Sunday, May the 24^th Carmella Melanson spent the day birding on Miscou Island and Inkerman regions with friends from the Club de Naturalistes de la Peninsule Acadienne. Between them they saw a total of 87 species. In Inkerman they searched the marsh where ManonCormier had found 2 AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVERS [Pluvier bronzé] the day before on May 23^rd, but the birds were not there. After the outing was over, and they all went their separate ways, Carmella returned to the area and relocated the 2 Plovers about a kilometre out on the beach. She had never seen them in such beautiful breeding plumage, as her excellent photos show. It was also impressive to see a kettle of 11 TURKEY VULTURES [Urubu à tête rouge] including 1 BLACK VULTURE [Urubu noir] and a kettle of 6 BROAD-WINGED HAWKS [Petite Buse] soaring the sky not far from the Miscou Island lighthouse. Other highlights included a YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD [Carouge à tête jaune], RUSTY BLACKBIRD [Quiscale rouilleux], and PIPING PLOVERS [Pluvier siffleur].

** Every spring Gabriel Gallant likes to scan a neighbour’s flooded cow pasture for feeding shorebirds in St. Marie. Most years he can observe GREATER YELLOWLEGS [Grand Chevalier] and KILLDEER [Pluvier kildir], but other years other species appear. On Sunday he watched a SEMIPALMATED PLOVER [Pluvier semipalmé] feeding with a group of 5 LEAST SANDPIPERS [Bécasseau minuscule] and a KILLDEER. Four GREATER YELLOWLEGS were spotted two weeks ago but have since left. Some other birds Gabriel noted while on a walkabout on his property included an EASTERN KINGBIRD [Tyran tritri], LEAST FLYCATCHERS [Moucherolle tchébec], expected warbler species, and a VEERY [Grive fauve].

** Mac Wilmot was able to spot at least one GREAT HORNED OWLET [Grand-duc d'Amérique] that is now venturing from a nest in a tall pine tree on his Lower Coverdale property. It still has very much that teddy bear look and Mac suspects it may be on one of its first ventures from the nest.

** Gordon Rattray did a hike in the White Rock Recreation area in Hillsborough that held plenty to see. Nature Moncton will be going to this area in late June. Gordon saw several HERMIT THRUSH [Grive solitaire] along the trail and heard OVEN BIRDS [Paruline couronnée] and a PILEATED WOODPECKER [Grand pic]. He also saw GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLET [Roitelet à couronne dorée], NORTHERN PARULA WARBLER [Paruline à collier], RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH [Sittelle à poitrine rousse], BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLERS [Paruline noir et blanc], AMERICAN REDSTART [Paruline flamboyante], PINE SISKINS [Tarin des pins], WHITE-THROATED SPARROW [Bruant à gorge blanche], BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER [Paruline à gorge orangée], BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER [Paruline à gorge noire], and BLACK-CAPPED CHICKADEES [Mésange à tête noire], and got some great photos of several of them.

** My trail camera provided 2 BLACK BEARS [Ours noir] coming to fish entrails. The pair is potentially a sow bear with her 2-year old cub. If that be the case, the 2-year old cub will soon be advised to head out on its own as the sow will be coming into estrus in approximately a month.

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