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MONCTON NATURE INFORMATION LINE, Dec 18, 2021 (Saturday)
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**The Snow Bunting are arriving in number at the moment. Aldo Dorio spotted a group of 20 at Hay Island on Friday.
**Ed and Jane LeBlanc did a walk
around their St. Martins property on Friday, Dec. 17th, since it was such a
mild day. Ed had bushwhacked a path along the river and they hadn't been that
way for a while. They found the Mosher River running high and fast...no
surprise, and lots of blown down trees. No birds, but still quite windy. They
did spot a Witches Butter Mushroom growing
about eye level on a dead branch.
**I had a note from Kathie Carter at 84 Ellerdale Ave. in Moncton on
Friday afternoon that she was seeing a bird intermittently coming to her feeder
that she was not sure about. I made a run over and by sheer luck the bird did
come and stay long enough for photos from the vehicle. It turned out to be a female Western Tanager, a very pleasant surprise!
I alerted Brian Stone who was able to get there while there was still
light to get some great photos.
Kathie is okay with folks who may want to see this bird but asks that
people stay in their vehicles and not go on into anyone’s property to maintain
neighbourhood relationships.
The bird can be readily seen from the street, but it is necessary to park
between her house and the neighbour to be able to view a flat green hanging
feeder that is in between a tree in her house. The area to view it well is
relatively small but can be seen well at that spot.
Kathie has a feeder watch form ready to be filled out for the Nature
Moncton Christmas bird count today in hopes it will get tallied.
Am attaching an overload of photos to enjoy this visitor far from his
Western North America home.
**Brian Stone noticed some recent BEAVER
activity at Highland Park on Friday with a large birch tree having been chewed
down beside the trail and a large lodge constructed in the small pond on the
left just past the viewing platform. He also photographed a bright RAINBOW
outside the Superstore during a brief but heavy shower.
Nelson Poirier
Nature Moncton
