**Louise Nichols had a lone PINE GROSBEAK [Durbec des sapins] visit
her Sackville feeder yard on Friday. We have had a good number of
photos submitted so far of Pine Grosbeaks but all have been female or
immature male. I have seen some striking mature males in photos
elsewhere, so we should have one soon.
**Rhianna Edwards suspects she was visited by a MERLIN [Faucon
émerillon] to her busy Sackville feeder yard on Friday. The large
contingent of the triple-Finch [Fringillidés] blend so many of us are
enjoying at the moment made a very rapid exit. The Merlin appears to
be getting more commonly seen in winter in our area in the last
several years. Rhi also comments she has been using the heated dog
dish water mentioned recently and finds it very attractive as well to
her clientele.
**Carmella Melanson made a very rewarding visit to Kathleen Spicer's
yard in Apple River, Nova Scotia on Friday to get excellent
observations and photos of the FIELDFARE [Grive litorne] still
faithfully there. She also saw two CEDAR WAXWINGS [Jaseur d'Amérique]
in Kathleen's yard, which is the first time that they had appeared
there this winter, but she had been having Bohemian Waxwing [Jaseur
boréal] visits earlier. Carmella also captured a photo of a Cedar
Waxwing. Carmella comments Kathleen has a great setup for birds, and
the birds seem to agree.
Nelson Poirier
Nature Moncton
AMERICAN TREE SPARROW.FEB 6, 2015..CARMELLA MELANSON
CEDAR WAXWING.FEB 6, 2015..CARMELLA MELANSON
FIELDFARE.FEB 6, 2015..CARMELLA MELANSON
FIELDFARE.FEB 6, 2015..CARMELLA MELANSON
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PINE GROSBEAK. LOUISE NICHOLS. FEB. 6, 2015
PINE GROSBEAK. LOUISE NICHOLS. FEB. 6, 2015
