**Aldo
Dorio watched a pair of OSPREY [Balbuzard pêcheur] building a new nest at Hay
Island on Friday, to get photos of them in progress.
**Dwaine
Oakley gave a presentation to Nature Moncton two years ago, on KESTREL
[Crécerelle] boxes they had put up in PEI. Following that, I put up three
Kestrel nest boxes in the Sunny Corner area. I had seldom seen Kestrels in the
area, but boxes were placed in areas of appropriate habitat. None were taken
last year, but I’m very suspicious one is being used this year. A Kestrel has
been seen on at least three occasions, perched on utility wires facing one nest
box. On Friday I was able to photograph a female near the nest. Paul Langelaan
also put up a Kestrel box after that presentation. He had Kestrels take it last
year, and has seen birds near that box this spring.
**There’s
been a lot of WHITE-THROATED SPARROW [Bruant à gorge blanche] chatter this past
week. Another photo of this sharply-dressed Sparrow is added today. This one has
the vanilla bands on the head to make it look like a baseball helmet. Others
have the light cinnamon-flavoured bands.
Nelson
Poirier
Nature
Moncton
AMERICAN KESTREL. (FEMALE).MAY 6, 2016.NELSON POIRIER
AMERICAN KESTREL. (FEMALE).MAY 6, 2016.NELSON POIRIER
OSPREY NEST BUILDING.MAY 6, 2016.ALDO DORIO.
OSPREY NEST BUILDING.MAY 6, 2016.ALDO DORIO.
WHITE-THROATED SPARROW.MAY 6, 2016.NELSON POIRIER
