NATURE MONCTON INFORMATION LINE, 14
December 2019 (Saturday)
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Edited by: Nelson Poirier nelsonpoirier435@gmail.com
Transcript by: Catherine Clements
Info Line #: 506-384-6397 (384-NEWS)
**Doreen Rossiter had a variety of
activity at her Alma feeder yard on Friday. She had one lone CEDAR WAXWING
[Jaseur d'Amérique] arrive to a laden Mountain-ash
tree [Sorbier des oiseaux]. Last year she had BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS [Jaseur boréal]
arrive about this time, but Mountain-ash berries had already been stripped.
This year there are lots of remaining Mountain-ash berries, but no Bohemian
Waxwings yet. Doreen also had a visit from a RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER [Pic à
ventre roux] that comes occasionally, but she does not know where its real
headquarters are. It also came to sunflower seed as well as suet, taking the
sunflower seed up to a tree cavity to crack it open. She also had a male
NORTHERN FLICKER [Pic flamboyant] come to the yard to feeders, and it also went
to feast on Mountain-ash berries. Doreen seems to have attracted all the local DARK-EYED JUNCOS [Junco ardoisé] in the area,
with at least 50+ in her yard at the moment; she comments that the ground is
blanketed with them.
Clarence Cormier seems to have the edge on
AMERICAN TREE SPARROWS [Bruant hudsonien] in numbers at least 10. My own flock
has vaulted from 1 to 3! Clarence is experiencing good numbers of the expected
regulars, but BLUE JAYS [Geai bleu] jumped from 6 to 15 on Friday. As the Blue
Jay population does make a significant southerly migration, this may be part of
the reason for the sudden increase.
Nelson Poirier,
Nature Moncton
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