NATURE MONCTON INFORMATION LINE, April 06, 2017 .
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** Roger LeBlanc spent a very productive hour and a half around the Cap
Brule lagoon on Wednesday, and had some observations that many of us may want to
check out. Lots of birds were there with fourteen species of ducks present, a
blend of the dabblers and divers. One nice find was a male EURASIAN WIGEON
[Canard siffleur] which was found in the open ponds on the marsh, not in the
lagoon. It was with AMERICAN WIGEONS [Canard d'Amérique]. There
were also five BRANT [Bernache cravant] there along with
a GREAT BLUE HERON [Grand Héron] and a male NORTHERN HARRIER [Busard
Saint-Martin] cruising the marsh. Special among the gulls there was one adult
GLAUCOUS GULL [Goéland bourgmestre] and a sub adult Glaucous Gull which was
going out of either its first or second winter plumage. What a nice selection of
spring specialties on our doorstep.
** Gordon Rattray comments that he didn't have time to explore on
Wednesday, but a handsome cock RING-NECKED PHEASANT [Faisan de Colchide] dropped
into his yard for a thirty minute foraging session.
** Dan Hicks has a pond on his Irishtown Rd. property just north of the
Tankville School and Royal Oaks subdivision. He reports that a bonded pair
of HOODED MERGANSERS [Harle couronné] have been on the pond for
a week now and some others have dropped by as well as MALLARD [Canard
colvert] ducks. He also noted a GREAT BLUE HERON [Grand Héron] on the pond for
the first time on Wednesday morning. The resident deer herd varies from three to
eight and a RED FOX [Renard roux] is a daily drop by visitor.
** Lois Budd reports that a male PURPLE FINCH [Roselin pourpré] that
arrived on March 03 finally had a female friend drop by on Wednesday. Lois also
had a visit from a DARK-EYED JUNCO [Junco ardoisé] on Wednesday.
Nelson Poirier,
Nature
Moncton
DARK-EYED JUNCO.APRIL 5, 2017.LOIS BUDD
PURPLE FINCH (PAIR).APRIL 5, 2017.LOIS BUDD
RING-NECKED PHEASANT.APRIL 5, 2017.GORDON RATTRAY
