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**On
Tuesday afternoon, Anna Tucker noticed a group of REDPOLLS [Sizerin] and
FINCHES
[Fringillidé] in
the midst of the city, in an evergreen tree on the right side of Cameron Street,
almost to Park Street. The tree is adjacent to a large house with bird feeders
hanging near the balcony. Anna has seen Redpolls in this same location in other
years.
**John
Inman shares a photo of an adult NORTHERN GOSHAWK [Autour des palombes] in
flight. Note the signature white
supercilium over the eye of both adult and juvenile Goshawks, and the slight
grey back of this adult bird. John also photographed a MERLIN [Faucon émerillon]
expressing itself as this species often does, and got another photo of it on
prey.
**Larry
Sherrard
is monitoring a few dens behind his home on the marsh in Lower Coverdale with a
trail camera. He gets photos of a PORCUPINE [Porc-épic] using one den, and a
RACCOON [Raton laveur] den very near it, and a RED
FOX [Renard roux] snooping the area.
**Brian
Stone and Don Hayston made a round of the Shediac to Saint-Thomas area on Friday
in the beautiful sunlight to capture some nice photos of COMMON MERGANSERS
[Grand Harle], the males in their sharp breeding plumage. A handful of SNOW
BUNTINGS [Plectrophane des neiges] were about, and Brian took photos of the ice
floes.
**I
always keep grape jelly available at my feeder area. So far this winter it has
attracted no patrons other than BLACK-CAPPED CHICKADEES [Mésange à tête noire].
I have never seen Black-capped Chickadees going to the jelly in other winters,
but they sure are this winter. We very often see a Black-capped Chickadee at
the jelly. It does not freeze at most winter temperatures, due to its sugar
content. Today may be an exception!
Nelson
Poirier
Nature
Moncton
BLACK-CAPPED CHICKADEE TO JELLY.MARCH 3, 2017.NELSON POIRIER
COMMON MERGANSER. MAR. 03, 2017. BRIAN STONE
COMMON MERGANSERS . MAR. 03, 2017. BRIAN STONE
COMMON MERGANSERS. MAR. 03, 2017. BRIAN STONE
ICE FLOE AND GULLS . MAR. 03, 2017. BRIAN STONE
ICE FLOES . MAR. 03, 2017. BRIAN STONE
ICE FLOE FORMATION. MAR. 03, 2017. BRIAN STONE
MERLIN.FEB 2017.JOHN INMAN
MERLIN.FEB 2017.JOHN INMAN
NORTHERN GOSHAWK (ADULT).FEB 2017.JOHN INMAN
PORCUPINE.MARCH 2, 2017.LARRY SHERRARD
RED FOX.MARCH 2, 2017.LARRY SHERRARD
REDPOLL.MARCH 2, 2017.ANNA TUCKER
SNOW BUNTING. MAR. 03, 2017. BRIAN STONE
