Nature Moncton Nature News: Jan 15 2017

NATURE MONCTON INFORMATION LINE, January 15, 2017 (Sunday)

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Edited by: Nelson Poirier nelson@nb.sympatico.ca

Transcript by: David Christie maryspt@mac.com

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** Tuesday is Nature Moncton meeting night at the Mapleton Park Rotary Lodge at 7 o’clock, with the annual members’ night. Nature Moncton is a group with diverse interests and skills, and it’s a great time to share short 15 to 20 minute vignettes of activities in the past year, of special events and any nature-related topic. President Susan is lining up the evening. You can touch base with her at susand@nbnet.nb.ca if you have something to share with the group, or simply respond to this message.

** Louise Nichols paid a visit to the Johnson’s Mills area on Saturday and noted the fruit-connoisseur birds still there, including a few flocks of BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS [Jaseur boréal] and a small flock of AMERICAN ROBINS [Merle d'Amérique]. More notable was a small flock of 15-20 CEDAR WAXWINGS [Jaseur d'Amérique]; they were travelling on their own, not mixing with the Bohemian Waxwings.

** Elaine Gallant comments that she is still seeing a pair of CANADA GEESE [Bernache du Canada] that appear to be overwintering in the remaining open stream by Parlee Beach, and a RED-TAILED HAWK [Buse à queue rousse] is being harassed by AMERICAN CROWS [Corneille d'Amérique] in that area. She has seen lots of Red-tailed Hawks elsewhere this year but has seldom noted them in that area. She also has two WHITE-BREASTED NUTHATCHES [Sittelle à poitrine blanche] coming regularly to her feeders and wonders if she may not be sharing with nearby Ray Gauvin, but is not sure.

** Mac Wilmot watched one of his MOURNING DOVE [Tourterelle triste] patrons hunker down to let the cold -18° north wind blow over it, having seemingly found a very protected site to do so.

** Aldo Dorio got a nice photo of a BARROW'S GOLDENEYE [Garrot d’Islande] female at Burnt Church on Saturday. Note the complete orange bill compared to the orange and black bill of the female COMMON GOLDENEYE [Garrot à oeil d’or]. Aldo also noted a pair of CANADA GEESE [Bernache du Canada] still at Burnt Church.

** I’m adding a few more photos of the moulting RED-HEADED WOODPECKER [Pic à tête rouge] that Brian Stone and I saw at Bass River, N.S., on Friday. Brian got some nice photos from a different angle than those sent out yesterday.

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Nelson Poirier,

Nature Moncton