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** Fred and Susan Richards had their
first WHITE-TAILED DEER [Cerf de Virginie] fawn of the year appear to their
Taylor Village property. It is nicely showing its young of the year pelage
which the mother will use to camouflage it when necessary. It looks to be in
excellent condition.
** We ran
a video link yesterday from Brian Coyle that clearly gave a call from a male COMMON
YELLOWTHROAT [Paruline masquée] warbler that is quite different from what many
of us are used to hearing. Gilles Belliveau found this call very clearly given
on the Sibley Birds app, called the “Rattle Call”. If you happen to use the
Sibley app take a listen to it and then listen to the video again, at the
attached link, being the call that appears at the 4 second, 19 second, and 24
second time label. Thanks to Gilles for pointing this out on the Sibley app as
it doesn’t seem to be on many others. The Sibley app has to be a very
recommended one.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/vx3ex80q3ssq2yn/DSCN3159.MOV?dl=0
https://www.dropbox.com/s/vx3ex80q3ssq2yn/DSCN3159.MOV?dl=0
Georges Brun watched 3 Northern
Harriers interacting over the Riverview Marsh on Monday. At one point, two of
them seemed to lock talons. Nor sure whether this is aggression or bonding but
they put on a show. George got some documentary photos contending with distance
and rain.
* Aldo Dorio got a nice photo of a BELTED
KINGFISHER [Martin-pêcheur d'Amérique] at Hay Island on Monday. It clearly
shows its massive bill, distinct white spot in front of the eye, and reddish
breast band to indicate a female. Aldo also got a photograph of an AMERICAN
WIGEON [Canard d'Amérique] pair. The male does not seem to be showing any sign
of eclipse plumage as yet. Aldo’s pair of EASTERN BLUEBIRDS [Merlebleu de
l'Est] in his Neguac yard are very busy feeding nestlings at the moment.
** A pair of YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKERS
[Pic maculé] are trucking groceries to a nest in an Aspen tree located in very
public view from our neighbor’s camp on the Miramichi. Some photos are attached
that show the male and female are equally as busy. Both birds look a bit
tattered from their hard work with little time for preening themselves. I
listened to a speaker some time ago who had done a lot of research on tree
cavity nests and she pointed out that woodpeckers, especially the smaller ones
with the exception of the Black-backed Woodpecker, use Aspen trees for nesting
over 90% of the time. Aspen, especially as they age, have a soft center and
firm outer walls making an ideal cavity nest site.
Nelson Poirier,
Nature Moncton
AMERICAN WIGEON PAIR. JULY 1, 2019. ALDO DORIO
BELTED KINGFISHER (FEMALE). JULY 1, 2019. ALDO DORIO
EASTERN BLUEBIRD (MALE). JULY 1, 2019. ALDO DORIO
EASTERN BLUEBIRD (MALE). JULY 1, 2019. ALDO DORIO
NORTHERN HARRIER (3). JULY 1, 2019. GEORGES BRUN
NORTHERN HARRIER . JULY 1, 2019. GEORGES BRUN
WHITE-TAILED DEER FAWN. JULY 1, 2019. FRED RICHARDS
YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER (FEMALE).JULY 1, 2019. NELSON POIRIER
YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER (FEMALE).JULY 1, 2019. NELSON POIRIER
YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER (MALE).JULY 1, 2019. NELSON POIRIER
YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER (MALE).JULY 1, 2019. NELSON POIRIER
