NATURE MONCTON INFORMATION LINE, March 12, 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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** Dave Christie took a walk around his home area in the bitter cold of
Saturday. He noted some new activity, seeing two male NORTHERN PINTAILS [Canard
pilet] with the overwintering approximately 150 AMERICAN BLACK DUCKS [Canard
noir], 10-12 MALLARD [Canard colvert] ducks, and COMMON MERGANSERS in the river
below [Grand Harle] the Shepody dam. There was no sign of the CANADA GEESE
[Bernache du Canada] that had been around there, however, there were lots of
COMMON GRACKLES [Quiscale bronzé] moving about.
A male RING-NECKED PHEASANT [Faisan de Colchide] had spring mating season
very much on its mind, with an harassed hen pheasant not much impressed. In
spite of the cold Dave heard DARK-EYED JUNCOs [Junco ardoisé] singing, as well
as a WHITE-THROATED SPARROW [Bruant à gorge blanche].
** Susan Richards spotted a bright male AMERICAN ROBIN [Merle d'Amérique]
sunning itself in their Memramcook yard in the cool conditions Saturday. It’s
that time of year when we may see new arrivals or robins that have
over-wintered.
** Last weekend we noted a dead conifer tree in the midst of a clear-cut
on Caledonia Mountain. It was very heavily laden with burls. Burls do not
usually cause the death of a tree, but it was striking to notice it in an area
stripped of every other tree. This tree may have been left when the area was cut
as it would not have made good lumber
Nelson Poirier,
Nature Moncton
BURL TREE.MARCH 5, 2017.NELSON POIRIER.
ROBIN.MARCH 11, 2017.SUSAN RICHARDS
