NATURE MONCTON INFORMATION LINE - December 18, 2016 (Sunday)
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Edited by : Nelson Poirier nelson@nb.sympatico.ca
Transcript by : David Christie maryspt@mac.com
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** The Moncton Christmas Bird Count went off on schedule on Saturday,
under the direction of co-coordinator Roger LeBlanc. There will be more results
to come from feeder reports, but initial results from the tally-up on Saturday
evening were a total of 51 species, some a surprise to get and some a surprise
not to get. Some highlights were a SORA [Marouette de Caroline] spotted by Norm
and Gilles Belliveau, which is the first time a Sora rail has been recorded on a
New Brunswick Christmas Bird Count. Two WOOD DUCKS [Canard branchu], one seen by
Norm and Gilles and a second by Gilles Bourque, is only the second time this
species has been observed in 56 years of the Moncton count. a LINCOLN'S SPARROW
[Bruant de Lincoln] at the feeder of Mitch Doucet was also only the second entry
for that species, and a RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER [Pic à ventre roux], found by
Alain Clavette, had not made it to the magic five over the years of the Moncton
count.
BALD EAGLE [Pygargue à tête blanche] numbers totalled 91, an all-time
record, with 61 of these tallied by Alain Clavette at the waste management
site. As expected, EUROPEAN STARLING [Étourneau sansonnet], HERRING GULL
[Goéland argenté], and AMERICAN CROW [Corneille d'Amérique] hit high numbers.
Brian Stone took a few photos at tally-up time.
** The YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER [Paruline à gorge jaune] that has been
visiting Carmella Melanson’s Grand-Barachois feeder yard since Nov. 20 will be
going to the Atlantic Wildlife Institute. Carmella was very concerned for the
little one with the extreme cold that we had. She saw it early Saturday morning
at the feeder and it looked in bad shape. It flew down into a snowbank and
didn’t move. She was able to pick it up and bring it into the house, where it
stayed lying on its side for a while but then started running around eating the
peanut butter, suet and grape jelly that it had liked so much, and drinking
water. Carmella was told that in situations like this and depending on the
condition of the bird that the Atlantic Wildlife Institute will either keep it
there until it can be released in the spring, or sometimes they are transported
south. A photo of it after it had re-fuelled inside, is attached.
** Larry Sherrard is reporting very much increased activity at his Lower
Coverdale feeder yard. Lots of RING-NECKED PHEASANTS [Faisan de Colchide]
arrived and were jumping up to get clinging grapes, so he cut some down to the
ground, where they quickly enjoyed them. He has WHITE-TAILED DEER [Cerf de
Virginie] coming to a woods feeder as well.
Nelson Poirier
Nature Moncton
CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT. DEC. 17, 2016. BRIAN STONE
CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT. DEC. 17, 2016. BRIAN STONE
CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT. DEC. 17, 2016. BRIAN STONE
YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER Dec 17 2016 Carmella Melanson
