Nov 13, 2021 (Saturday)
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**Lois Budd reports it’s great to
see the Pileated Woodpecker up close
again in her Salisbury area feeder yard. She has been listening to them
both all summer but now that the weather is changing, Lois expects they will
both be visitors all winter. She comments it is amazing the way
they can hang on to this small suet feeder. It is always very special when a
Pileated Woodpecker becomes a feeder yard patron.
** A Pileated Woodpecker has been making
very loud visits to our Moncton yard but not going to the feeder area. We
wondered why it was visiting and the reason became apparent on Saturday. We
have 2 large Red Maple trees that
have died in front of our house and the city of Moncton marked them to be
removed and replaced. It became obvious what the Pileated Woodpecker was up to.
It was very busy assisting city workers recycle the trees. Was rather surprised
that this usually woodland bird would be foraging on a street busy with vehicle
and human traffic. Would sure enjoy getting a photograph but appropriate timing
has not happened.
**The November monthly Nature
Moncton meeting will take place this coming Tuesday evening at 7:00 PM via
Zoom. Trail cameras have become very popular with naturalists to know what’s
out there when we are not. Check out the writeup below for all details:
Nature
Moncton November, 2021 Meeting
Tuesday, November
16 at 7:00 PM
Trail
Camera Use
Presenter:
Brian Donovan
Zoom Link https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83818750250?pwd=SCsrOFpPNDRMTWhVZXBXNTh4VXhDZz09
Trail
cameras have opened up a new world of observation of Mother Nature’s community
that we would not normally get to sit in on.
Brian
Donovan has mastered trail camera used to a fine art and by trial and error has
collected many still photos and videos of wildlife in their own natural
setting.
Brian will
share his methods, camera use, and some of the great material he has captured.
A lot of his efforts have been in remote sections of the Renous Highway that
crosses central New Brunswick’s hinterland with a community of wildlife we
don’t often get to see.
Brian will
have a lot to share.
A don’t miss
presentation.
All are
welcome, Nature Moncton member or not.
Zoom
Link https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83818750250?pwd=SCsrOFpPNDRMTWhVZXBXNTh4VXhDZz09
**
This year’s Nature Moncton
Christmas Bird Count will be held Saturday December 18th and you can
join us for our 61st CBC either in a field team of just by counting birds at
your feeders. If you were part of the count last year you will be contacted
directly by the compiler Roger Leblanc for field participants or by Susan
Atkinson for feeder watchers. If you were not part of the count last year and
are interested in participating in the field this year, you can reach out to
Roger at parus@nb.sympatico.ca. If
you prefer just to count birds at you feeder please get in touch with Susan at susandatkinson@hotmail.com. In the context of the Covid-19 situation, the
leaders of each of the field teams in the 9 zones comprising the 24 km circle
will be in charge of making sure they and members of their team respect all the
Covid-19 regulations in place at the time. Sadly, not knowing what these
restrictions will be by the 19 of December the traditional get together/ tally
up at the end of the day will not be happening for a second year in a row. Roger and Susan will compile the results and
make sure all participants get a copy as well as inform the general public. If
you want to know more about the count you can reach out to Roger and/ or Susan
or get more info on the web site by clicking on “Moncton Christmas Bird Count”
for the general count or on “Moncton Christmas Birdfeeder Count Information”
for the field count.
A photo
Alain Clavette got of an immature Glaucous Gull during the count last year is
attached. It was taken at the Sanitary Landfill site.
**Brian Stone went back to Wilson
Marsh on Saturday and photographed the pair of AMERICAN COOTS again.
They seemed quite content to be foraging in the same area all week. An AUTUMN
MEADOWHAWK DRAGONFLY was enjoying the minor heat wave to soak up some sun
on the trail. A pair of adult BALD EAGLES were resting in a tree and
likely scanning the area for anything of interest to them. A few AMERICAN
TREE SPARROWS were still in the same area of the marsh as before and one
finally got close enough for a photo. Brian even managed to get a partial photo
of a very shy SWAMP SPARROW that was hiding from the camera. Also
photographed were some small apples and a HIGHBUSH CRANBERRY well
endowed with fruit.
Nelson Poirier
Nature Moncton
Nelson Poirier
Nature Moncton
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