NATURE MONCTON INFORMATION LINE - February 14, 2017
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A very pleasant
Valentines Day photo has anonymously appeared to make a smile for the
day!
**
David and Elizabeth Eagles had a RUFFED
GROUSE [Gélinotte huppée] visit them in their urban yard in Centennial
Park sub-division on Monday during the storm. They have never seen one there
before but probably it paid a visit from the forested area of Centennial Park,
and enjoyed snacking on the buds of the shrub beside it in their
photo.
** Marlene Hickman had a lone SNOW
BUNTING [Bruant des neiges] come by their yard in the storm for what it
could find. With Monday’s snow cover, there may be lots of Snow Buntings very
happy to find well-stocked feeder yards. Today could be an interesting day at
feeder yards !
** Janet Kempster found a male KING
EIDER [Eider à tête grise] among a flock of COMMON
EIDER [Eider à duvet] when crossing the Deer Island ferry on Saturday.
Janet said she simply took photos of the flocks from the ferry as it was
travelling, and sure enough, a male King Eider popped up in a documentary photo
when she looked back at the photos on the computer. A cropped and uncropped
version is attached. Three of us tried this tactic a week ago, but it didn’t
work for us, but it did for Janet :)
Nelson
Poirier
Nature
Moncton
HAPPY VALENTINES DAY!
KING EIDER (MALE) ON RIGHT.FEB 11, 2017.JANET KEMPSTER
KING EIDER (MALE) WITH COMMON EIDER.FEB 11, 2017.JANET KEMPSTER
RUFFED GROUSE.FEB 13, 2017.DAVID AND ELIZABETH EAGLES
