March 18 2026

 

Nature Moncton Nature News

 

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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.

 

If you would like to share observations/photos with Nature News, contact the editor, nelsonpoirier435@gmail.com

 

Please advise the editor at nelsonpoirier435@gmail.com, as well as proofreader nicholsl@eastlink.ca, if any errors are noted in wording or photo labelling.

  

Proofreading courtesy of Louise Nichols at nicholsl@eastlink.ca

 

 

**An enthusiastic group of participants hooted with the owls at the Nature Moncton meeting on Tuesday night.

The session was taped, and a link will be available in the next few days for those who missed it and may want to do a bit of hooting as well.

 

General Ticket Sales are Now Open for the Festival of Nature in the Acadian Peninsula! June 5-June 7

 

Prepare for an amazing weekend of nature-based adventures in the Acadian Peninsula region! Tickets to the Festival of Nature are now open to everyone. Follow the link below to purchase your tickets!

 

GET TICKETS TO THE FESTIVAL

 

Access the Festival Page for our FAQ, and to download the brochure that has all the information regarding outings and more!

 

2026 Festival of Nature Page

 

Any questions? Feel free to reach out via email at info@naturenb.ca or give us a call at (506) 459-4209. See you in June! Nature NB

 

(Editor’s note: This is a fantastic weekend for any naturalist to take in with a wide array of field trips and events for folks to enjoy. It is truly a highlight of the year arranged by the Nature NB staff and if you’ve been to one, you will always be back!)

 

 

**Shannon Inman got some distant photos of common goldeneye on the river behind their Harvey home (Crooked Creek), as well as female common goldeneye and Barrow's goldeneye.

Out in a field, Shannon spotted a mother white-tailed deer administering discipline to her teenage offspring!

 

**Common redpolls are appearing at birdfeeder yards later in the season than they typically do, possibly due to adequate accessible wild food.

Bob Blake reports they had their first common redpoll of the year pop in on Monday, all alone and very late this year for their yard.

 

 

**On this very "green" Tuesday (yesterday), Brian Stone took some photos of the male and female northern cardinal pair that are hanging out regularly in his yard this year. He was also super lucky to get a photo of the extremely rare, only seen once a year, very green, Saint Patrick's Cardinal! Brian can't wait until next year when this rarity might make another appearance, especially if the proper amounts of certain liquid refreshments are consumed before having a look. 

 

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Nature Moncton

SAINT PATRICK'S CARDINAL. MARCH 17, 2026. BRIAN STONE

NORTHERN CARDINALS (MALE AND FEMALE). MARCH 17, 2026. BRIAN STONE

COMMON GOLDENEYE AND BARROW'S GOLDENEYE. MARCH 17, 2026. SHANNON INMAN

COMMON GOLDENEYE AND BARROW'S GOLDENEYE.  MARCH 17, 2026. SHANNON INMAN

COMMON GOLDENEYE (MALE). MARCH 17, 2026. SHANNON INMAN 

WHITE-TAILED DEER (MAMA AND MISBEHAVING TEENAGER). MARCH 17, 2026.  SHANNON INMAN

WHITE-TAILED DEER (MAMA AND MISBEHAVING TEENAGER). MARCH 17, 2026.  SHANNON INMAN

NATURE MONCTON MARCH MEETING. MARCH 17, 2026. SUSAN RICHARDS

  

March 17 2026

 

Nature Moncton Nature News

 

Clicking on the photos enlarges them for closer observation.

 

 

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.

 

If you would like to share observations/photos with Nature News, contact the editor, nelsonpoirier435@gmail.com

 

Please advise the editor at nelsonpoirier435@gmail.com, as well as proofreader nicholsl@eastlink.ca, if any errors are noted in wording or photo labelling.

  

Proofreading courtesy of Louise Nichols at nicholsl@eastlink.ca

 

**The March Nature Moncton meeting is happening tonight, Tuesday evening, March 17, with a presentation on owls. This presentation will be live at the Mapleton Lodge, with Nature Moncton members and friends able to participate in person.

All details below:

 

**Nature Moncton March Meeting

Owls are hooting in New Brunswick

Date: March 17, at 7:00 PM

Place: Mapleton Park Rotary Pavilion

Presenter: Nelson Poirier

 

Many of us are more familiar with our diurnal raptors but less familiar with those fascinating raptors, the owls, that tend to work the night shift.

Seeing an owl is always a special moment for any naturalist, seasoned birder, or neophyte.

Nelson Poirier invites us all to spend a pleasant evening with the owls on March 17, sharing discussion and photos to illustrate the life and times of these fascinating creatures.

Although Nelson does not consider himself to be an owl expert, he has been around for a long time and has had experiences with these creatures to share.  In addition, he has attended every presentation he could for many years to collect lots of information from others.

Plan to share your thoughts, ideas, and stories along with Nelson, so we can all learn more to appreciate our resident owls and a few that visit us occasionally, as well as some we can expect to drop by New Brunswick in the future.

 

All are welcome, Nature Moncton member or not.

 

 

 

**John Inman also had a couple of pine siskins visit his Harvey yard on Monday morning, as well as a mourning dove with a previous head injury healing oddly.

John also got a very early morning photo of a new bright rusty blackbird as well as a group of juvenile male red-winged blackbirds which came in with a couple of females. The red-tailed hawk was at its feeding dish, and before sunup, a few woodcocks were giving vocal cackles in a nearby field.

 

**Wendy Sullivan photographs a pleasant showing of common redpolls and American tree sparrows to her Riverview feeder yard over the weekend.

 

**Nelson Poirier was pleasantly surprised to see two pairs of northern cardinals loudly vocalizing outside the door of his Riverview digs on Monday morning, just as the day came on. They did not seem to be disputing territory unless it was being done vocally.

Both genders of the northern cardinal vocalize, with the male seeming to enjoy doing so from a height.

 

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Nature Moncton

NORTHERN CARDINAL (PAIR). MARCH 16, 2026. NELSON POIRIER

RUSTY BLACKBIRD. MARCH 17, 2026. JOHN INMAN

RED-WINGED BLACKBIRDS (JUVENILE MALES). MARCH 17, 2026. JOHN INMAN

RED-TAILED HAWK. MARCH 17, 2026. JOHN INMAN

PINE SISKIN. MARCH 17, 2026. JOHN INMAN

MOURNING DOVE (HEALING INJURY). MARCH 17, 2026. JOHN INMAN

COMMON REDPOLLS AND AMERICAN TREE SPARROWS. MARCH 16. 2026. WENDY SULLIVAN

 

March 16 2026

 

Nature Moncton Nature News

 

Clicking on the photos enlarges them for closer observation.

 

 

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.

 

If you would like to share observations/photos with Nature News, contact the editor, nelsonpoirier435@gmail.com

 

Please advise the editor at nelsonpoirier435@gmail.com, as well as proofreader nicholsl@eastlink.ca, if any errors are noted in wording or photo labelling.

  

Proofreading courtesy of Louise Nichols at nicholsl@eastlink.ca

 

**The March Nature Moncton meeting is happening tomorrow night, Tuesday evening, March 17, with a presentation on owls. This presentation will be live at the Mapleton Lodge, with Nature Moncton members and friends able to participate in person.

All details at the end of this edition and upfront tomorrow morning.

 

 

**Jane LeBlanc had a pair of pine siskins at her feeder on Sunday morning. They were hard to spot among the many black-capped chickadees.

 

 

**It will be a while yet before the monarch butterflies arrive in New Brunswick, but it’s that time of year when they begin leaving their overwintering site in Mexico.

Georges Brun was directed by a friend to an interesting site that explains some of the new techniques being developed to follow their movements. Very interesting indeed!

Check out the link below:

 

https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/monarch-butterfly-mexico-migration-tracking-smartphone-9.7126224

 

 **On Sunday afternoon, Annette Stone noticed 3 American robins in the yard flipping leaves over looking for items to feast on. Brian dutifully joined her at the kitchen window to take a few photos, and they watched the robins working hard to locate food for about 20 minutes before they flew off to hopefully more productive areas.

 

 

**Nature Moncton March Meeting

Owls are hooting in New Brunswick

Date: March 17, at 7:00 PM

Place: Mapleton Park Rotary Pavilion

Presenter: Nelson Poirier

 

Many of us are more familiar with our diurnal raptors but less familiar with those fascinating raptors, the owls, that tend to work the night shift.

Seeing an owl is always a special moment for any naturalist, seasoned birder, or neophyte.

Nelson Poirier invites us all to spend a pleasant evening with the owls on March 17, sharing discussion and photos to illustrate the life and times of these fascinating creatures.

Although Nelson does not consider himself to be an owl expert, he has been around for a long time and has had experiences with these creatures to share.  In addition, he has attended every presentation he could for many years to collect lots of information from others.

Plan to share your thoughts, ideas, and stories along with Nelson, so we can all learn more to appreciate our resident owls and a few that visit us occasionally, as well as some we can expect to drop by New Brunswick in the future.

 

All are welcome, Nature Moncton member or not.

 

 

 Nelsonpoirier435@gmail.com

Nelson Poirier

Nature Moncton

PINE SISKIN. MARCH 15, 2026. JANE LeBLANC

AMERICAN ROBIN. MAR. 15, 2026. BRIAN STONE 

AMERICAN ROBIN. MAR. 15, 2026. BRIAN STONE 

march 15 2026

 

Nature Moncton Nature News

 

Clicking on the photos enlarges them for closer observation.

 

 

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.

 

If you would like to share observations/photos with Nature News, contact the editor, nelsonpoirier435@gmail.com

 

Please advise the editor at nelsonpoirier435@gmail.com, as well as proofreader nicholsl@eastlink.ca, if any errors are noted in wording or photo labelling.

  

Proofreading courtesy of Louise Nichols at nicholsl@eastlink.ca

 

**The March Nature Moncton meeting is happening this coming Tuesday evening, March 17, with a presentation on owls. This presentation will be live at the Mapleton Lodge with Nature Moncton members and friends able to participate in person.

All details are at the end of this edition and upfront on Tuesday morning.

 

 

**John Inman photographed the sudden arrival of a juvenile American goshawk to his Harvey yard.  It was there briefly until the resident red-tailed hawk saw it and quickly ran it off the property.

(Editor’s note: note the fluffy undertail coverts that usually have black streaks [arrowed] in the juvenile American goshawk.)

 

 

 

**Brian Stone's wife, Annette, well known as an excellent nature observer, pointed out the presence of frozen sap icicles (sapcicles?) hanging from some of the branches of their yard maple tree. Brian took a few photos and brought a few of the "sapcicles" back inside with him and heated them on the stove until the water was mostly gone and a thin coating of maple sugar remained in the pot to be scraped up and enjoyed on a spoon.

 

**Nelson Poirier has noted a dwarf flowering crab tree laden with fruit in a neighbour’s yard in ‘downtown’ Riverview and was wondering why it had not attracted connoisseur fruit-eating birds. A change very abruptly happened in the snow flurries of Saturday morning. Suddenly, American robins seemed to be everywhere around the yard on fences and in trees, waiting their turn. Nelson estimated that approximately 40 birds were harvesting the booty. They were very predominantly, if not completely, brilliant orange-breasted males.

 

**Nature Moncton March Meeting

March 17, Tuesday at 7:00 PM at Mapleton Lodge

Owls are hooting in New Brunswick

Presenter: Nelson Poirier

 

Many of us are more familiar with our diurnal raptors but less familiar with those fascinating raptors, the owls, that tend to work the night shift.

Seeing an owl is always a special moment for any naturalist, seasoned birder, or neophyte.

Nelson Poirier invites us all to spend an evening with the owls on March 17, sharing discussion and photos to illustrate the life and times of these fascinating creatures.

Although Nelson does not consider himself to be an owl expert, he has been around for a long time, and has had experiences with these creatures to share. In addition, he has attended every presentation he could for many years to collect lots of information from others.

Plan to share your thoughts, ideas, and stories along with Nelson, so we all can learn more to appreciate our resident owls and a few that visit us occasionally, as well as some we can expect to drop by New Brunswick in the future.

All are welcome, Nature Moncton member or not.

 

 

 

Nelsonpoirier435@gmail.com

Nelson Poirier

Nature Moncton

AMERICAN GOSHAWK (IMMATURE). MARCH 14, 2026.  JOHN INMAN

AMERICAN GOSHAWK (IMMATURE). MARCH 14, 2026.  JOHN INMAN

AMERICAN GOSHAWK (IMMATURE). MARCH 14, 2026.  JOHN INMAN

AMERICAN ROBINS (MALE). MARCH 14, 2026. NELSON POIRIER 

AMERICAN ROBINS (MALE). MARCH 14, 2026. NELSON POIRIER 

SAP ICICLES ON MAPLE TREE. MAR. 14, 2026. BRIAN STONE 

SAP ICICLES ON MAPLE TREE. MAR. 14, 2026. BRIAN STONE  

SAP ICICLE ON MAPLE TREE. MAR. 14, 2026. BRIAN STONE