NATURE MONCTON INFORMATION LINE, April 21, 2018 ( Saturday )
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Edited by: Nelson Poirier nelson@nb.sympatico.ca
Transcript by: Brian Stone bjpstone@gmail.com
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** Another sparrow is moving in. Clarence Cormier had two SAVANNAH SPARROWS [Bruant des prés] arrive to his Grande Digue site
on Friday, along with a new WHITE-THROATED SPARROW
[Bruant à gorge blanche] and now four BROWN-HEADED
COWBIRDS [Vacher à tête brune], three of which are female. Four flocks
of CEDAR WAXWINGS [Jaseur d'Amérique]
appeared that numbered from seven to thirty, which was the largest group.
** David Christie reports on spring
action in lower Albert Co. On Friday night he heard his first, lone SPRING
PEEPER [Rainette crucifère] vocalizing in the pond below his Mary's Point
home. It was very much a loner as when it stopped for a break all would go
quiet. Another first of the season for David was five patches of blooming
COLTSFOOT that were close together on the middle island of Mary's Point on a
south facing bank. David has been checking roadside banks for the past days yet
this group was the first that he had seen. Dave got a nice photo of this welcome
early spring wild blooming plant.
At the Calhoun Marsh Ducks Unlimited impoundment, just west of Riverside-Albert on Route 114, David tallied approximately 250 RING-NECKED DUCKS [Fuligule à collier] which was the most prominent species there. There were smaller numbers of AMERICAN BLACK DUCKS [Canard noir], COMMON GOLDENEYES [Garrot à oeil d'or], BUFFLEHEADS [Petit Garrot] and CANADA GEESE [Bernaches du Canada].
** Georges Brun is noting that there are approximately twenty RING-NECKED DUCK [Fuligule à collier] pairs, a pair of COMMON MERGANSERS [Grand Harle] and a pair of WOOD DUCKS [Canard branchu] that have been in the open waters of Jone's Lake at Parlee Dr. They seem to be getting quite used to human traffic and like getting their photos taken.
** Mac Wilmot thought that his male WOOD DUCK [Canard branchu] had left his yard pond in Lower Coverdale however it showed up again on Thursday and brought along a buddy that is barely visible in one photo but seems to have buddied up in the second photo. Mac got a nice video of one of the males having a bit of a bubble bath and alternately snacking. Take a look at the attached link.
At the Calhoun Marsh Ducks Unlimited impoundment, just west of Riverside-Albert on Route 114, David tallied approximately 250 RING-NECKED DUCKS [Fuligule à collier] which was the most prominent species there. There were smaller numbers of AMERICAN BLACK DUCKS [Canard noir], COMMON GOLDENEYES [Garrot à oeil d'or], BUFFLEHEADS [Petit Garrot] and CANADA GEESE [Bernaches du Canada].
** Georges Brun is noting that there are approximately twenty RING-NECKED DUCK [Fuligule à collier] pairs, a pair of COMMON MERGANSERS [Grand Harle] and a pair of WOOD DUCKS [Canard branchu] that have been in the open waters of Jone's Lake at Parlee Dr. They seem to be getting quite used to human traffic and like getting their photos taken.
** Mac Wilmot thought that his male WOOD DUCK [Canard branchu] had left his yard pond in Lower Coverdale however it showed up again on Thursday and brought along a buddy that is barely visible in one photo but seems to have buddied up in the second photo. Mac got a nice video of one of the males having a bit of a bubble bath and alternately snacking. Take a look at the attached link.
Nelson
Poirier,
Nature
Moncton
COLTSFOOT. APRIL 20, 2018. DAVE CHRISTIE
COMMON MERGANSER (FEMALE) APR 20 2018 GEORGES BRUN
COMMON MERGANSER (MALE) GEORGES BRUN
RING-NECKED DUCK (FEMALE) APR 17 2018 GEORGES BRUN
RING-NECKED DUCK (MALE) APR 17 2018 GEORGES BRUN
WOOD DUCKS (PAIR)APRIL 20, 2018. GEORGES BRUN
WOOD DUCKS. APRIL 20, 2018. MAC WILMOT
WOOD DUCKS. APRIL 20, 2018. MAC WILMOT
