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MONCTON NATURE NEWS
Feb 26, 2022 (Saturday)
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**Georges Brun shares a photo of a Peregrine Falcon perched in the Riverview Marsh. Georges comments the 2 Peregrine Falcons on the Assumption "A" logo have been there all winter. An apparent female has been in the box nest for the last 10 days or so.
It would
appear the falcons did not go far from their territory this past season.
**Jane LeBlanc in St. Martins had two Red-breasted
Nuthatch arrive at her suet feeder at the same time and noted it's not
often one can see a head and tail at the same time.
**Lynda
Leclerc was out for a walk near the Humphrey Brook Trail and saw a small
nest. It was approximately 3 feet from the ground. The size from top to
bottom was about 2.5 -3 in. and the inside of the bowl was about 1.5 in. wide.
It’s that
time of year with the leaves fallen from deciduous trees that we see many birds' nests that went unnoticed all summer. Sometimes the original occupant is easy
to suggest, sometimes not. This nest appears to be in the crotch of a tree to
suggest vireo but the expected spiderweb component is not evident. An American
Redstart would have to be a rule out. Suggestions are welcome.
**Anna Tucker took a walk from Church Court over to the
corner of Victoria and Alma St. in Moncton to see if the usual group of sparrows
she sees this time if year are at that spot.
The
flock of House Sparrows was present, and Anna got photographs of the
male and female that show the distinctly dimorphic plumage of the two genders.
The male shows the black bib, blackish bill, and chestnut brown nape while the
female shows the paler bill with a buffy eyebrow.
The
numbers of this non-native invasive sparrow species have diminished somewhat in
New Brunswick, no doubt to the benefit of Eastern Bluebirds and Tree Swallows,
with which they compete for nesting cavities.
**Brian Stone
stopped at the Wentworth Valley ski resort in N.S. on Wednesday to get some
long distance, hazy photos of an adult Bald Eagle flying scenically over the top
of the ski hills. On Thursday, going back through again, he noticed 3 adult
eagles together in the same area. Maybe it is an eagle resort too.
Nelson Poirier
Nature Moncton
