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Jan 13, 2022 (Thursday)
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**Yolande LeBlanc reports her Pine Warbler survived -25 C temps overnight and was feeding enthusiastically on peanut butter Wednesday morning, either on the log or below where the chips fall when the woodpeckers dig into it.
First thing
in the morning, not one but TWO Brown Creepers, side by side on the
peanut butter log, then down under it like the warbler.
Yolande’s diverse guest list includes male and
female Northern Cardinals, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Dark-eyed Juncos, American Tree
Sparrows, Black-capped Chickadee, American Goldfinches, Red-breasted
Nuthatches, Hairy and Downy Woodpeckers and over 30 Mourning Doves forcing her to
head out in the cold to replenish the peanut butter and seeds at dawn on
Wednesday morning.
**Brian Coyle checked the fields across from his Lower Mountain Road home
on Sunday to find some very fresh nicely imprinted Coyote paw imprints and the
trail. It seemed to be a large animal with the print measuring 2 inches in
length and 1 ½ inches in width.
Brian also found some clear Bobcat tracks and trail near the Berry Mills TCH. Note the roundish imprint and
lack of nail imprint. The Bobcat seemed to stop approximately every 20 feet and
scratched to the ground.
Brian also found a frosty Highbush
Cranberry that made for a good photo subject.
He also watched a flock of approximately 300
Snow Buntings feeding in the field and also finding the remains of a dead White-tailed
Deer with the carcass that the coyotes were cleaning up in a small spruce
forest.
**On its third visit to their yard in Lutes
Mountain, Cathy and Isabelle Simon were able to capture a photo of a SHARP-SHINNED
HAWK who was interested in a flock of Blue Jays.
**Gordon
Rattray reports that his Ring-necked Pheasant population went up to 2
males and 4 females (from a single male) visiting his Weldon yard on Wednesday. He also had
three Dark-eyed Juncos, a Song Sparrow and an American Tree Sparrow. The
Song Sparrow and Dark-eyed Juncos were first of winter visitors.
**Dale and
Helen Halfpenny in Stilesville had their cat signal there was something going
on at the feeders. They looked to see a Sharp-shinned Hawk and Blue
Jay being subdued as prey. (Editor’s
note: as the hawk appears to be larger than the Blue Jay, it would appear this
would be an adult female)
Dale spotted
and photographed a Flying Squirrel that was having a snack at 4 am when he turned
the yard light on.
This mammal
can be surprisingly abundant, especially at rural feeders but seldom seen as
they are so nocturnal.
**The
annual Nature Moncton members night is scheduled for next Tuesday, December 18.
The membership has lots of experiences to share. Touch base with President Fred
to schedule a short sharing session as per of the write up below:
NATURE MONCTON JANUARY MEETING
JANUARY 18, 2022 AT 7:00 PM
VIRTUAL MEETING
MEMBERS’ NIGHT
LINK TO JOIN https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89311816328?pwd=YWFUUm9Ed1NKbGdCdmRxR1dINjE3Zz09
Once again, we have decided to
hold our annual Members’ Night meeting virtually in order to keep everyone safe
from Covid-19. Have you had an
interesting encounter with nature in the past year? Have you taken some good photos of birds,
insects, animals or anything else in the various habitats of New Brunswick? The
January Nature Moncton meeting belongs to members like you who would like to
share their photos and stories of that world in short 15-minute
presentations.
If you have something you’d
like to share, contact Fred Richards at fredrichards@rogers.com
and he will instruct you how to present on Zoom (very easy!) and do a short
practice run with you if you’d like.
Let’s start 2022 off the right
way – by sharing with one another our positive experiences of the natural world
around us!
For those who want to attend
the meeting, the link to join is below
All are welcome, Nature Moncton member or
not.
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89311816328?pwd=YWFUUm9Ed1NKbGdCdmRxR1dINjE3Zz09
Nelson Poirier
Nature Moncton
