NATURE MONCTON NATURE NEWS
March 5 2025
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**The write-up on the bird feeder tour schedule
for this Saturday is at the end of this message and upfront on Friday.
**A large flock of thousands of American crows that has been roosting nightly in the west end area of Moncton over the last few weeks has, as of two nights ago, decided to congregate in the trees surrounding Brian Stone's daughter's home on Glencairn Dr. overnight. Brian went over to check out the mayhem on Tuesday evening and sent some photos and videos of the crows and the mess that they are making of her property. Besides the constant noise, the crows are depositing large amounts of droppings and vomit all over her house and yard. She is unable to let her dog out in the yard as the crow's vomit contains garbage eaten during the crow's daily foraging. Brian is reluctant to describe the contents any further. Hopefully, this "invasion" will end soon. Take a look at the action in the video clips below:
**NATURE MONCTON BIRD FEEDER TOUR
Saturday, March 8, 2025 (with a weather date of Saturday, March 15, 2025)
Nature Moncton’s annual bird feeder tour will take place on Saturday March 8th.
Participants are asked to meet at 8:30 AM at the Superstore on
Main Street near the Dollarama. Carpooling can be discussed at that time.
The first stop will be the Richards in Taylor Village to see the many birds in
their well-stocked feeder yard while socializing over a delicious pot-luck
breakfast. Participants are asked to bring food contributions, and if your
contribution is not fully consumed, please take the leftovers on to the final
stop and if still leftovers, take them home with you. After leaving
the Richards’, the group will travel to Memramcook and the home of Yolande and
Eudor Leblanc and hopefully see some of the great assortment of patrons that
regularly hang out there. Next, we go on to Fred and Lynn Dube’s in Lower
Coverdale. We will end the afternoon at
Nelson Poirier’s back in Moncton for further socializing over coffee/tea and
snacks. Come and enjoy a day with fellow birding enthusiasts along with the
excitement of seeing what turns up at the visited feeders.
Due to space restrictions, we will
have to limit the number of people attending so please contact Fred Richards at
506-334-0100 or email fred.j.richards@gmail.com to reserve a spot.
(Use this
number any time during the day to find out where the group is and join in)
There is now
room for members and non-members to register.
Nelson Poirier
Nature Moncton
