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09, 2020 (Wednesday)
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Info Line # 506-384-6397 (384-NEWS)
** A big thank you to David Palmer who
gave a virtual presentation on points in his book “The Great Trees of New
Brunswick” last evening with many interesting side comments. It was nice to
have folks from around the province join in. The audio visual seemed to work
very well as kinks are getting ironed out, but the hesitation to join in
conversation is missed.
**Georges Brun watched a large flock of Common Redpolls along the edge of the
Petitcodiac River alongside Chateau Moncton on Tuesday. Just like the
Pine Siskin they were eating the Goldenrod seeds. He estimated the flock
to be approximately 275 to 300. Sure looking like a redpoll winter is about to
happen.
** Snow sure makes a difference at bird
feeders. We had a dusting of snow in Moncton that melted as fast as it arrived
so bird feeders were busy but about the same as usual. Jean Renton reports a
very different story at her Stilesville feeder yard. She had 10 + cm of snow,
the bird feeders were filled, and the feeders were full of birds. A huge flock
of EVENING GROSBEAKS [Gros-bec errant] came in as well as 15 + PINE GROSBEAKS
[Durbec des sapins]. There was a fallout of all the other possibly expected
species. One incident that really caught their eye were 2 AMERICAN CROWS
[Corneille d'Amérique] that they watched actually rolling over in the snow
repeatedly as if they were having a snow bath and were seeming to enjoy it all
very much. I look forward to the feeder reports to soon start coming in.
**Ray Gauvin he has had WHITE-BREASTED
NUTHATCH to his Shediac feeder yard quite often over the years . They
actually flock with the chickadees and Red-Breasted Nuthatch. They are always single, and very fidgety, more
so than the Red-breasted Nuthatch and hard to photograph. Ray shares some
photos taken on Oct. 26, 2020. It would seem more are reporting one or two at
feeders that do not normally see them with the same scenario Ray comment on.
**I have noted that the many reports of the
sudden arrival of NORTHERN CARDINALS we had to feeder yards that normally did
not have them seems to have stopped. However, those that did arrive seem to
have stayed and many of them are pairs which has to be encouraging. Peter Gadd
in Miramichi reports that he still has 5-6 as regulars. My own pair are regular
but as many others have commented, favour early morning and later afternoon
visits.
Nelson Poirier,
Nature Moncton
