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Editor: Nelson Poirier    Proofreader: Louise Nichols

Sunday, 18 November 2018

Nov 18 2018

NATURE MONCTON INFORMATION LINE, Nov. 18, 2018 (Sunday)

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Edited by: Nelson Poirier nelsonpoirier435@gmail.com
Transcript by: David Christie maryspt@mac.com
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** The Nature Moncton monthly meeting is coming up on Tuesday evening, Nov. 20. That announcement is at the end of today’s message, and upfront tomorrow.

** Gabriel Gallant had a FOX SPARROW [Bruant fauve] drop by his Ste-Marie-de-Kent yard, as several others have had the past few days. Gabriel also had 2 HERMIT THRUSHES [Grive solitaire] appear in spruce trees around his property, one of which cooperated for a photo. He was amused to watch an AMERICAN ROBIN [Merle d’Amérique] showing an interest in sunflower seeds, but didn’t seem to know what to do with them, taking them in its mouth and then spitting it out. It repeated this several times, until BLUE JAYS [Geai bleu] moved in and the Robin decided to leave them to this sort of diet. Gabriel noted a flock of SNOW BUNTINGS [Plectrophane des neiges] flying over several times but they did not land in the feeder area to feed. Gabriel also noted a flock of Snow Buntings in an area of exposed grasses at the Moncton Airport, near the Nav Canada tower, on Friday.

** NORTHERN CARDINALS and EVENING GROSBEAKS [Gros-bec errant] continue to arrive as newcomers to feeder yards. Jean-Paul and Stella LeBlanc had a female NORTHERN CARDINAL [Cardinal rouge] and Evening Grosbeaks appear at their Bouctouche feeder yard on Saturday. Note how the Cardinal is enjoying the millet spray. Lois Budd has reported the same thing.

** Gordon Rattray had an immature WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW [Bruant à couronne blanche] come by his Weldon feeder yard on Saturday, to have FOX SPARROW [Bruant fauve], WHITE-THROATED SPARROW [Bruant à gorge blanche], AM. TREE SPARROW [Bruant hudsonien] and the White-crowned Sparrow at the same time. It certainly has been a great fall for northern sparrows. Gordon comments that his recent BROWN CREEPER [Grimpereau brun] visit was only the one day.

** Shawn Cormier got a striking full-frame photo of a BOHEMIAN WAXWING [Jaseur boréal] on Saturday. There was a flock of approximately 50 foraging for different clinging winter berries in the City. It’s looking like we may have the pleasure of seeing this species in increasing numbers as the season progresses. There may not be a heavy crop of mountain-ash fruit but there’s lots of flowering crab to supply them.

** Jamie Burris reports that he also had a surge of feeder visitors to his Riverview yard, with the storm on Friday. He had a record showing of DARK-EYED JUNCOS [Junco ardoisé] at 10, as well as some sharply dressed WHITE-THROATED SPARROWS [Bruant à gorge blanche].

** Aldo Dorio got a late season WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER [Bécasseau à croupion blanc] near the Néguac wharf on Saturday. A SAVANNAH SPARROW [Bruant de prés] was also foraging the wrack line and BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS [Jaseur boréal] were enjoying flowering crab fruit. On the White-rumped Sandpiper note the reddish tinge at the base of the lower mandible, that is a clue to this species, as well as other features.

** The Nature Moncton meeting is coming up this Tuesday, at 7 p.min the Mapleton Rotary Lodge. It will be a busy night. Folks who have ordered sunflower seed are requested to arrive by 6:30 p.m or before to pick up their orders from farmer Mike Dickinson, who will be there with a truck load.

The Nature Moncton annual meeting will take place between 7:00 and 7:30 p.m, with the changing of the guard, a yearly requirement.

The main presentation of the evening will start just after 7:30, with Elaine AucoinDirector of Environmental Planning and Management for the City of Moncton. She will give a presentation on the City’s pioneering pilot project being a naturalized approach to managing storm water runoff by incorporating wetlands. Some of these projects are partnered with Ducks Unlimited. The City has received national awards for these efforts. This all happening in our midst and Elaine will bring us all up to speed on what is happening on several fronts that we may not be aware of. Don’t miss this one, as it is one important to us all.


Nelson Poirier  
Nature Moncton

 
AMERICAN GOLDFINCH AND WHITE THROATED SPARROW NOV 17 2018 JAMIE BURRIS

AMERICAN ROBIN. NOV 17, 2018.  GABRIEL GALLANT

BOHEMIAN WAXWING. NOV 17, 2018. SHAWN CORMIER

BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS. NOV 17, 2018. ALDO DORIO

DARK EYED JUNCO NOV 16 2017 JAMIE BURRIS

EVENING GROSBEAK. NOV 14 2018,  STELLA LEBLANC

HERMIT THRUSH. NOV 17, 2018.  GABRIEL GALLANT

NORTHERN CARDINAL (FEMALE). NOV. 16,2018. STELLA LEBLANC

SAVANNAH SPARROW. NOV 17, 2018. ALDO DORIO

WHITE-THROATED SPARROW NOV 16 2018 JAMIE BURRIS

WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW (IMMATURE). NOV 17, 2018. GORDON RATTRAY

WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER. NOV 17, 2018. ALDO DORIO