NATURE MONCTON NATURE NEWS
February 15, 2025
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NATURE MONCTON NATURE NEWS
February 14, 2025
Nature Moncton members as well as any
naturalist in New Brunswick or beyond are invited to share their photos
and descriptions of recent nature sightings to build a fresh (almost) daily
edition of Nature News
To respond by e-mail, please address your message to the
information line editor, nelsonpoirier435@gmail.com .
Please advise the editor at nelsonpoirier435@gmail.com
and proofreader Louise Nichols at Nicholsl@eastlink.ca if
any errors are noted in wording or photo labelling.
For more information on Nature Moncton, check the website
at www.naturemoncton.com.
Proofreading courtesy of Louise Nichols
**On Tuesday Judy Cairns and Dale Pugh travelled with
Marbeth Wilson to visit to John Inman’s for some nature therapy. The day was cold but sunny, and the visit
didn’t disappoint. They were able to
view the resident fox sparrows (a lifer for two in the party); however, the visiting barred owl didn’t show.
Throughout the rest of their travels in the area, they spotted a few
hawks in the distance, not close enough to identify. Two bald eagles and an Iceland gull
were present at Harvey Bank. A hopeful
search for boreal chickadees on Caledonia Mountain proved unsuccessful, but American
goldfinches, black-capped chickadees, red-breasted nuthatches, golden-crowned
kinglets, and a purple finch were spotted. A pileated woodpecker flew across
their path ahead on the road. In
Riverside-Albert, they enjoyed the sight of two female northern cardinals
near feeders at a residence. However, no males were in view.
(Editor’s note: note the comparative size of the bald eagle
pair in Dale’s photo. As with many raptors, the female is significantly
larger than the male.)
**Jane LeBlanc noticed a ruffed grouse in her
birch tree just at dusk on Thursday in the snowstorm. She also managed to catch two of her three golden-crowned kinglets at her (Dollarama) suet feeder.
**Just before the resident red-tailed hawk
came for its handout of meat in John Inman’s yard, a mallard duck
enjoyed a feed of whole corn in front of the baby barn, and the barred owl
took a rodent headed for the bird feeder.
Shannon Inman took photos of the male and female downy
woodpeckers sharing the peanut butter post. The cooper’s hawk was
checking for a meal, and the barred owl perched on the feeder, hunting rodents
around the baby barn.
Nelson Poirier
Nature Moncton
