NATURE MONCTON INFORMATION LINE - February 7, 2017
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by : Nelson Poirier nelson@nb.sympatico.ca
Transcript by : Louise Richard richlou@nbnet.nb.ca
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Line # : 506-384-6397 (384-NEWS)
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Wendy Sullivan noted a different looking sparrow coming to her Riverview feeder
yard recently to get a photo on Monday — to realize it is a FIELD
SPARROW [Bruant des champs]. That may make for two Field Sparrows known
to be in the area at the moment. The Field Sparrow is listed as uncommon to
rare in the Maritimes, native to the south of us in the U.S.A.. Wendy also has
a BLUE
JAY [Geai bleu] seeming to be doing fine with the use of one leg
only.
** Pat Fox and Heather Silliker now have a regular daily
visiting PILEATED
WOODPECKER [Grand pic] to peanut butter in a feeder near their window.
It comes regularly, usually early in the morning and later in the day for start
up fuel and top off fuel. They had a family of Pileated Woodpeckers raised last
summer in a tree cavity on their Upper Coverdale property.
** Dale Gaskin was speaking with a person who lives at the end
of the Ritchie Rd in Riverview on the river side who had 22 BALD
EAGLES [Pygargue à tête blanche] suddenly appear near her yard. She had
never seen this before and not sure why they were there as no food source she
was aware of was in that area. Dale also comments a neighbour of that person
who feeds birds has a flock of 22 EVENING
GROSBEAKS [Gros-bec errant] that come to feed normally
twice/day.
Nelson
Poirier
BLUE JAY (ONE LEG DAMAGED) .FEB 6, 2017.WENDY SULLIVAN
FIELD SPARROW (LEFT) WITH AMERICAN TREE SPARROW (RIGHT).FEB 6, 2017.WENDY SULLIVAN
FIELD SPARROW .FEB 6, 2017.WENDY SULLIVAN
PILEATED WOODPECKER (FEMALE) JAN 17, 2017.PAT FOX
