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Transcript by Susan Richards susan_richards@rogers.com
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**Further to the Wild Turkey report yesterday morning Curt
and Sharon Nason share a video from December 20, 2019, taken at the border of
Andersonville and Lawrence Station on Route 3.
They were on their way to McAdam and came across this activity. Sharon managed to catch perhaps the last half
of the parade on her phone. This is
surely a true ‘turkey trot’ and note their comment ‘they only got half the
show.’ Take a look at the action at the
link below.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/gishrgb4wx69ykq/Wild%20Turkeys%20-%20Curt%20Nason.MOV?dl=0
**Yolande and Eudor Leblanc hosted a BARRED OWL [Chouette rayée] for a second day in a row on Monday, enjoying the
sunshine in a large Maple tree and Yolande commented ‘looking so relaxed it may
just be digesting’. The owl stayed near
the house until noon then moved to an aspen tree but still within sight.
**Karen and
Jamie Burris had a RING-NECKED PHEASANT stop by their Riverview yard. It is
only the second time they have had one visit in 28 years. They were hoping he
would stick around for supper, but he took a rain check! Jamie attaches 3
photos. One of the head photos shows the nictitating membrane as he blinked.
This is a well-developed membrane in birds to protect the eye, sometimes
appearing as a blue colour.
**Brian Stone got some excellent breeding plumage
ready photos of SNOW BUNTING [Bruant des neiges] at Salt Springs on Monday.
He also took a
photo of a bird feeder yard in Upham crisscrossed with mammal tracks that he
did not have time to study closer. A lot
looked like squirrel tracks with the two front small tracks directly opposite
each other, but some of the other tracks would need some time deciding just who
was there.
**Several COMMON
LOON [Plongeon huard] in
non-breeding plumage were swimming about the main wharf in St. Andrews Monday
morning. They will stay in open coastal
water for 2 to 3 years maturing before coming to fresh water lakes as adults
the moment that open water appears, to establish territories for summer
housekeeping.
A female COMMON EIDER [Eider à
duvet] also gave a few good photo ops. There were very few eiders in the area as
have seen there in other years, as CWS biologist Scott Gillibrand discussed in
a recent eider presentation, ‘Where Have All the Eiders Gone?’
**I came across a nest in a near impenetrable Multiflora
Rose Bush on Monday. It would appear to be
the nest of a Deer Mouse [Souris de cerf].
A hole opening is visible but it was impossible to reach in to touch or
feel the nest with the extreme protection of the thick thorns. No doubt a very wise place to construct a
protected nest!
**Clara Thaysen with the New Brunswick Environmental
Network reminds us of the first webinar of the Miscou webinar series on
tonight. Clara’s message is attached
below with the link for those who may be interested in joining in.
“A
friendly reminder that the first installment of the Miscou Webinar Series
is TONIGHT, TUESDAY MARCH 9 AT 6:00 PM. Join us to learn
about the beautiful and delicate ecosystems of Miscou, and what is being
done to protect them. The presentations will be available in both English and
French.
Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85712810621?pwd=WFdKMWQxbHNtU2VNZDFyWno4ZWNZZz09
Meeting ID: 857
1281 0621
Passcode: 616796
Join by telephone: 855-703-8985
See
you tonight!
Clara”
Nelson Poirier,
Nature Moncton
