Nature Moncton Nature News: OCT 27 2018

Nature Moncton Information Line – 27 October, 2018 (Saturday)

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**As announced on yesterday’s edition, the Nature Moncton visit to the Atlantic Wildlife Institute has been postponed from tomorrow until next Sunday, November 4th, due to weather predictions for tomorrow.

**David Myles reports a TUFTED TITMOUSE [Mésange bicolore] was seen on Thursday at a feeder in Prince William in mid-afternoon. The number of Tufted Titmouses being reported from various locations in New Brunswick is interesting. Could it be that this little specialty is gradually moving into New Brunswick more seriously? Keep a close eye on those BLACK-CAPPED CHICKADEES [Mésange à tête noire] in your feeder yards.

**For plant interests: there were a few plants growing shoreline on a pebble beach on Crooked Creek during the Caledonia Gorge field trip on October 21st that none of us could put a handle on. Sean Blaney reviewed the photos and identified them as ROUGH CINQUEFOIL [Potentille de Montpellier] and HEAL-ALL [Herbe au charpentier]. Some photos are attached.

**I came across two NORTHERN HARRIERS [Busard Saint-Martin] on the hunt on Friday. One was where you’d expect to see one, on the Shepody Marsh, but the other was a bit of a surprise. It was on a creek near Cape Enrage at low tide, and some GREATER YELLOWLEGS [Grand Chevalier] started making a very vocal ruckus. The cause was soon spotted, as a Northern Harrier swooped down on them and some other shorebirds that used the Yellowlegs as the sirens, to seemingly easily make their escape.

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