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**Jane LeBlanc continues
to have a white-throated sparrow in her yard several times a week.
(Editor's note: Jane’s
photo beautifully shows the yellow lores and white throat of this sparrow. Not
all individuals of this species have the yellow lores. Some come with caramel
brown lores and this difference is not dependent on gender.)
**Dale Pugh spotted a duo of Canada
jays near the spillway in Irishtown Park this week.
(Editor’s note: Canada
jays pair bond for life, making this a
possibility for a bonded pair at this time of year. They can start nest
preparations in February, laying eggs in March.)
**Louise Nichols checked
the card on her trail cam, which is situated in their woods in Aulac. She found
a different-from-usual video of two porcupines who seem to engage in an
altercation. If you turn the volume up, you can hear some vocalizations. It
must have been a prickly encounter!
Check out the action at
the link below:
A large number of gulls of various species
were observed, with 30+ great black-backed gulls among them.
When the northern
harrier made its appearance, it managed to lift 30+ snow buntings. A
subadult bald eagle was being harassed by a large contingent of crows.
Georges also had a sundog
(iridescence also a possibility) that was exceptional in its image.
The female peregrine
falcon was eating her meal atop the "A" logo on the Assumption building.
**Brian Coyle shares some links
to excellent coyote trail camera videos from an abandoned rock pile in
the woods.
**Jamie Burris had a flock
of 70+ Bohemian waxwings swoop in and devour their yard mountain ash
tree berries. Jamie comments, “Who needs a feeder when you plant native trees
and bushes that provide their needs!” They arrived and were gone in 10
minutes!
(Editor’s note: Jamie’s
comments are food for thought when we are planting trees/shrubs in our yards.)
Nelson Poirier
Nature Moncton
BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS. DEC 30, 2025. JAMIE BURRIS
