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Info Line # 506-384-6397 (384-NEWS)
** Wondering about identification, Gloria Chase sent some bird photos taken
during the high winds on Friday. It was an EASTERN KINGBIRD [Tyran tritri] but,
surprisingly, the orange patch on the crown was showing in two of her photos. I
don’t recall actually seeing this patch before and assume that the wind may have
lifted the feathers that usually conceal it.
** Aldo Dorio found 5 LEAST SANDPIPERS [Bécasseau minuscule] foraging in
seaweed near Neguac wharf on Saturday. These peeps are on a fuelling stop on
their way to breed far to the north of us.
** Summer bird feeding can be interesting. There seems to be a partial
changing of the guard. We have two male ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAKS [Cardinal à
poitrine rose] and 4 EVENING GROSBEAKS [Gros-bec errant] that will feed together
at our camp, but there’s still no sign of a female Rose-breasted Grosbeak, which
seems odd. The YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKERS [Pic maculé] are now starting to scream
if the jelly cups are low.
Nelson Poirier,
Nature Moncton
EASTERN KINGBIRD.MAY 26, 2017.GLORIA CHASE
EASTERN KINGBIRD.MAY 26, 2017.GLORIA CHASE
LEAST SANDPIPER.MAY 27, 2017.ALDO DORIO
ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK (MALE) AND EVENING GROSBEAK (MALE).MAY 27, 2017.NELSON POIRIER
ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAKS (MALE) AND EVENING GROSBEAK (MALE).MAY 27, 2017.NELSON POIRIER
