NATURE MONCTON INFORMATION LINE, 4 January
2020 (Saturday)
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Edited by: Nelson Poirier nelsonpoirier435@gmail.com
Transcript by: Catherine Clements
Info Line #: 506-384-6397 (384-NEWS)
**Bob and Shirley Childs have had a
CAROLINA WREN [Troglodyte de Caroline] drop by their Riverview suet feeder
occasionally for a month. However, they were surprised to see two Carolina
Wrens visit the suet block on Friday morning. This would suggest a pair, but
with the Carolina Wren, the genders cannot be distinguished on plumage. The
guides indicate they sing all year a loud, melodious song, so something to be
on the listen for. The Carolina Wren is not common in New Brunswick, but there
are nesting records. They tend to be non-migratory in their range to the south
of us, and when they arrive at a feeder yard in winter in New Brunswick, they
often patronize it quite faithfully. The Childs comment the warmer winter
temperatures of recent days has made the appearances erratic. They are
obviously in the Court Street area in Riverview.
**We have not been seeing many fruit
connoisseur birds at our presently abundant Mountain-ash
[Sorbier des oiseaux] crop, other than Starlings [Étourneau] and
occasional CEDAR WAXWINGS [Jaseur d'Amérique]. Bob Blake reports that they had
five AMERICAN ROBINS [Merle d'Amérique] come to their Second North River yard Mountain-ash tree to dine on Friday.
After the report in yesterday’s edition on
pets and television, Bob
comments their dog comes right to attention when it sees commercials with dogs
as actors. The concept of our pets taking note of TV spots that catch their
attention may be more realistic than we think.
Nelson Poirier,
Nature Moncton
