NATURE MONCTON INFORMATION LINE, April
29, 2021 (Thursday)
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Edited by: Nelson Poirier nelsonpoirier435@gmail.com
Transcript by: Brian Stone bjpstone@gmail.com
Info Line # 506-384-6397 (384-NEWS)
** Gordon Rattray made a trip to the
Hillsborough wetlands on Wednesday and came across PALM WARBLERS [Paruline à
couronne rousse] in several spots. A RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET [Roitelet à couronne
rubis] was also present. An interesting visual was with 2 AMERICAN CROWS
[Corneille d'Amérique]. One, on the left in Gordon’s photo, was joined by
another carrying a clump of material, maybe moss or old grass. Then it
deposited it in front of the other, seemingly for inspection. The offering was
looked at and in a few minutes they both flew off without the material.
** Jane Leblanc got a nice photo of a
vocalizing SAVANNAH SPARROW [Bruant des prés] on the St. Martins beach on
Wednesday morning. This is a very common sparrow in New Brunswick but usually
only occurs sporadically at birdfeeders in early spring. Note the yellow eye
patch that is not well defined like the lore of the White-throated Sparrow, and
the dark lines on the breast, fairly short tail, and the song is very worth
taking a few moments to learn as often they are heard before they are seen.
Jane also got a close-up photo of the
ephemeral plant BLOODROOT in bloom. This is a very early flowering plant that
will fade away and go back to just its bulb soon. It was in bloom in Jane’s St.
Martins yard on Wednesday. It is called Bloodroot as when the roots are bruised
or cut it exudes a bright red fluid.
Jane was also surprised to see a pair
of CHIPPING SPARROWS [Bruant familier] show up at her suet feeder on Wednesday.
** Daryl Doucette had a brief visit
from a male NORTHERN CARDINAL [Cardinal rouge] to his yard on Wednesday. It
simply made a pit stop and went on with its spring mission.
** Brian Stone walked the Tucker St.
Ducks Unlimited marsh trail in Upper Coverdale on Wednesday for his bit of
daily exercise and also gave his shutter finger a workout. There was lots of
room in the marsh for more ducks to occupy as the ponds were largely empty but
there was enough life present to keep the camera clicking for a couple hours.
Brian’s main photo activity was to practice “shooting” birds in flight and he
had some minor success in that endeavor. The TREE SWALLOWS [Hirondelle
bicolore] were his main target but they were a bit fast for him yet and only
their perched images turned out. A BELTED KINGFISHER [Martin-pêcheur
d'Amérique] that rocketed past got caught a bit better and a pair of CANADA
GEESE [Bernaches du Canada] flying away turned out not too bad. The nesting
geese made sure to give a look that said “keep your distance” and their request
was complied with.
Birds present at Tucker St. that did
not consent to being photographed were SAVANNAH SPARROWS [Bruant des prés], RING-NECKED
DUCKS [Fuligule à collier], NORTHERN PINTAIL [Canard pilet], AMERICAN WIGEONS
[Canard d'Amérique], NORTHERN SHOVELERS [Canard souchet], GREEN-WINGED TEALS
[Sarcelle d'hiver], and BLUE-WINGED TEAL [Sarcelle à ailes bleues].
** Cheyenne Currie from the Nature
Trust of New Brunswick has forwarded an advice of events to come with clickable
sites. It is attached below. Something went a bit wrong with Cheyenne’s photo in
transferring the file … Oops. Check it out at the attachment below:
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Nelson Poirier,
Nature Moncton
