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November 1, 2025
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**Isaac Acker photographed a black bear in the Riverview area recently.
The black bear population
in New Brunswick has been in significant numbers in the past few years, to the
point that the hunting harvest quota for black bears during the spring and fall
seasons was increased.
**Wayne Fairchild got a
documentary photo of a leucistic American robin in his Moncton yard.
The American robin does
seem to show leucism with some regularity, but then again, it may be because
the species is more common.
Wayne also comments that
he had a male northern cardinal in his Moncton yard, which I think will be a
more regular occurrence at feeders this winter, based on reports over the past
few years.
**Georges Brun
photographed a ring-billed gull near the mouth of Hall’s Creek with blue
plastic leg band #563 on Oct 31. It also had a small silver/ grey
aluminum band.
Attempts have been made to
obtain the original banding information, but responses have not been received
as of yet. Any other attempts that get reports would be appreciated.
Nelson Poirier
Nature Moncton
