NATURE MONCTON NATURE NEWS
Dec 7, 2024
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**Norbert Dupuis shares another wow moment
photograph of the brilliant male of his Northern Cardinal pair, tail
feathers fully flared!
**Aldo Dorio’s camera caught the eye of a Red Fox in very prime
winter pelage, ready for what lies ahead.
Aldo also photographed a male Long-tailed Duck, one of the many
that seem to be enjoying their winter vacation in New Brunswick.
**There are several good reasons to bird-watch and record what you see
in December.
The annual Christmas Bird Counts are starting this coming week in many
areas of New Brunswick and the tally of species on the chosen day in your area
is only one part of it. The tally also runs for three days before and three days after
the official day in your area, and birds seen during this time and not on count day are included as count week birds.
Counts at birdfeeders are very important as that is where some species
will appear that are not tallied in the field. If you maintain a birdfeeder
yard, it would be very helpful and appreciated if you contact the coordinator
in your zone to add your observations to the tally. Hopefully we will be able
to provide a list of coordinators and Bird Count dates in the different areas
soon. Stay tuned!
The annual winter NB Bird Count (Dec 1-Feb 28) so faithfully maintained
by Gilles Belliveau is yet another reason to watch and report any new or
unexpected/uncommon species to Gilles at gilles.belliveau@gmail.com, and one
can check if the species has already been recorded at https://nbwinter.gbnature.com
Peter Gadd also maintains a similar list for
Northumberland County (the largest county in New Brunswick) and Peter can be
reached at gadd1313@nb.sympatico.ca
Many birdfeeder folk are also part of Project
Feeder Watch and periodically report what they are seeing at their feeders.
Lots of reasons to birdwatch in December!!!
Nelson Poirier
Nature Moncton
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