NATURE MONCTON INFORMATION LINE, Nov.
17, 2020 (Tuesday)
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**Last call for the November Nature
Moncton meeting on tonight with a presentation on Coyotes in New
Brunswick. Several have sampled the link
to click on to join the meeting and all except one, that had an additional
step. Click on the (Ask to join) box when
it comes up after approximately 30 seconds and we are all hoping that will let
everyone who wishes, to join in. This is a very important test on the road to
getting this virtual necessity to work as long as the present scenario
lasts. To join, click on the link
below. Hope to ‘see’ lots of at 7
o’clock tonight.
https://meet.google.com/qfi-pije-vgh
**The SNOW BUNTING [Bruant des neiges] arrivals continue to favour beach
areas. Jane Leblanc notes there is a
small flock of 6 to 8 Snow Buntings on the St. Martin’s beach most days
although there was very little beach area with the high New Moon tides on
Monday which will continue well into this week.
**Yes, it is still November but planning
for next spring is in progress. Chief
Swallow Box engineer Fred Richards has the raw materials ready to start
assembly of SWALLOW
[Hirondelle] boxes to be
ready for free distribution during the winter to be up and ready for
prospective new occupants when they arrive in April 2021. This project has provided lots of new real
estate over the past 4 years with lots of takers. Put them up and the birds will come! Other species such as BLACK-CAPPED CHICKADEE
[Mésange à tête noire], EASTERN BLUEBIRD
[Merlebleu de l'Est] and FLYING SQUIRREL [Grand
polatouche] have also found them
to their liking. It is time to have
potential new sites for new ones in mind to be erected with the nest boxes
available for delivery in the early months of 2021.
Rumours are that some bat houses could be
available as well.
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Nelson Poirier,
Nature Moncton
