It may be a bit hard to believe with conditions around us at the moment,
but official spring arrives today.
** Brian Stone spotted a SUN PILLAR developing as the sun was setting on
Thursday evening to get a sequence of four photos as it developed and
disappeared in the 7:00 PM time window.
** Norm Mullock on the south side of Jones Lake has had several dozen
BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS [Jaseur boreal] coming to a large flowering crabtree fruit
everyday for the past 3 to 4 weeks. There are often two PINE GROSBEAKS [Durbec
des sapins] appearing to travel with them. There was also an AMERICAN ROBIN
[Merle d'Amérique] for a few weeks that has gone elsewhere.
** Reg LeBlanc is another who is having approximately 100 BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS
[Jaseur boreal] stripping a flowering crabtree in Moncton's north end in
Kingswood Park and who is getting a few PINE GROSBEAKS [Durbec des sapins] again
seeming to travel with them. From the photos that Reg shares, it looks like the
larder is well-stocked. With all the flocks being reported, there must be a
very significant number of Bohemian Waxwings around the city at the
moment.
** Kevin Renton reports they had a striking winter-pelage SHORT-TAILED
WEASEL [Belette à courte queue] drop by their Stilesville birdfeeder yard on
Thursday late in the day, no doubt more interested in the bird possibilities
than the seed buffet.
Nelson Poirier,
Nature Moncton
nelson@nb.sympatico.ca
BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS.MARCH 18, 2015.REG LeBLANC
PINE GROSBEAK.MARCH 18, 2015.REG LeBLANC
SUN PILLAR 01. MAR. 19, 2015. BRIAN STONE
SUN PILLAR 02. MAR. 19, 2015. BRIAN STONE
SUN PILLAR 03. MAR. 19, 2015. BRIAN STONE
SUN PILLAR 04. MAR. 19, 2015. BRIAN STONE
