NATURE MONCTON INFORMATION LINE, 24 November 2018 (Saturday)
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Info Line #: 506-384-6397 (384-NEWS)
**Another day, another new resident Cardinal. Leo Belliveau in Memramcook reports he has had a male NORTHERN CARDINAL [Cardinal rouge] at his feeder yard since last weekend, and it has been in attendance every day since, preferring to arrive in early mornings and late afternoons. He also comments on having a variety of Sparrows and DARK-EYED JUNCOS [Junco ardoisé].
**Gordon Rattray reports his feeder yard is active, like many others reporting. Gordon comments that BLACK-CAPPED CHICKADEES [Mésange à tête noire] are in numbers so high it is difficult to set a number on them. A group of 12 PINE SISKINS [Tarin des pins] arrived on Friday. DARK-EYED JUNCOS [Junco ardoisé] are up to 20, two FOX SPARROWS [Bruant fauve] are still present, a WHITE-THROATED SPARROW [Bruant à gorge blanche], and two SONG SPARROWS [Bruant chanteur]. One of the Song Sparrows looking not too impressed with the cold, from Gordon’s photo. Some nice full-frame images of a few of the regulars are attached.
**The female RING-NECKED PHEASANT [Faisan de Colchide] can be very cryptic in their camouflage plumage. Daryl Doucette has a female that has a perch on his deck. Daryl’s photo shows just how inconspicuous they can make themselves.
**Audrey Goguen reports she continues to have an AMERICAN ROBIN [Merle d'Amérique] enjoying the fruit of a CRAB APPLE TREE [Pommetier] in her Moncton yard. The crab apples must be a bit like popsicles to the fruit connoisseurs the past few days, but they should get a bit softer for the next several days.
**Brian Stone was greeted by two WHITE-TAILED DEER [Chevreuil] on Friday, in the yard where he is visiting in Perth, Ontario. Note the two spike antlers of one, being a male sporting its first showing of antlers, whereas the other is probably a young female. By the looks of the surroundings, they have more snow in Perth than we have here. Winter has arrived in the fall there as well. Brian comments he witnessed about an hour of DIAMOND DUST SNOW [Poudrin de glace] on Friday morning, in a very clear sky, but it seemed like it was snowing. Brian took a video clip of it. Take a look at the attached link, and open the second link that explains this phenomenon of diamond dust snow.
Nelson Poirier,
Nature Moncton
AMERICAN GOLDFINCH. NOV 23, 2018. GORDON RATTRAY
DIAMOND DUST SNOW. NOV. 23, 2018. BRIAN STONE
PINE SISKIN. NOV 23, 2018. GORDON RATTRAY
RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH. NOV 23, 2018. GORDON RATTRAY
RING-NECKED PHEASANT (FEMALE). NOV 23, 2018. DARYL DOUCETTE
SONG SPARROW. NOV 23, 2018. GORDON RATTRAY
WHITE-TAILED DEER. NOV. 23, 2018. BRIAN STONE
WHITE-TAILED DEER. NOV. 23, 2018. BRIAN STONE
