NATURE MONCTON INFORMATION LINE, 13 January 2019 (Sunday)
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** Phil Riebel shares some awesome photos of a
NORTHERN FLYING SQUIRREL [Grand Polatouche] that he caught on his camera trap
setup in Miramichi. The flying squirrel is much more common than we think, as
they are very nocturnal and not often seen. Phil's photos nicely show the very
broad tail, used as a rudder, and the very large eyes to accommodate their
strong tendency to work the night shift.
** Great to get a report of a NORTHERN CARDINAL
[Cardinal rouge] that stayed after all the apparent influx we saw in local
areas over a month ago. Leo Belliveau had a male Cardinal arrive in his 14
chemin Pont Rouge feeder yard in Memramcook on November 16, and it continues to
be a daily patron. Leo comments that it
is visiting the feeders much more frequently in recent days, up to 6 to 7 times
a day. Leo also still has his WHITE-BREASTED NUTHATCH [Sittelle a poitrine
blanche] and WHITE-THOATED SPARROW [Bruant a gorge blanche].
** On Brian Stone's check of Mapleton Park, Gorge
Road entrance, on Saturday, all he was able to locate was the MALLARD [Canard
colvert] troupe, freezing their 'pintails' off, and one alien snowman that had
appeared, not at all concerned about the nip in the air. Brian labeled it as a
"snow thing." Is that the
newest gender-less expression?
** My male RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER [Pic 'a venture roux]
has been seen most days over the past weeks. However, on Saturday it seemed to
have discovered a particular suet block that impressed it very much, and it has
been to it several times during the day now. The suet block happened to be a
very inexpensive one, picked up some time ago, but seemed to get very little
attention, until the Red-bellied Woodpecker found it.
Nelson Poirier,
Nature Moncton
MALLARD DUCKS. JAN. 13, 2019 . BRIAN STONE
MALLARD DUCKS. JAN. 13, 2019 . BRIAN STONE
NORTHERN FLYING SQUIRREL, JAN. 10 2019, PHIL RIEBEL
NORTHERN FLYING SQUIRREL, JAN. 10 2019, PHIL RIEBEL
NORTHERN FLYING SQUIRREL, JAN. 10 2019, PHIL RIEBEL
RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER (MALE). JAN 12, 2019. NELSON POIRIER
RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER (MALE). JAN 12, 2019. NELSON POIRIER
SNOWTHING. JAN. 13, 2019. BRIAN STONE