Nature Moncton Nature News: March 27 2022

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March 27, 2022 (Sunday)

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** Suzanne and Yves Poussart went to Pointe-du-Chêne wharf on Saturday morning to look for the birds present there. Several groups of Black Scoter (Macreuse noire) could be seen and heard at a distance. Yves spotted a dozen Red-Breasted Mergansers (Harle huppé) at a more convenient distance and was able to get some photos of them. It is interesting to note that the presence of this species this year at Pointe-du-Chêne is exactly at the same date as it was the case last year.

Yves plans to return to the wharf during the coming days hoping to get photos of larger groups and of other species. At this time of the year, the abundance and the diversity of different species are quickly changing.

**Alonzo Leger shares a trail cam video of Coyotes taken by a friend on March 1, 2022 on the shoreline of the Petitcodiac River off Route 915 in New Horton. The video quality is excellent. Take a look at the action by clicking on the attached link: (watch to end)

https://www.dropbox.com/s/7pkvtfz4l0cf8fd/wilder.MOV?dl=0

**We have not had as many Bohemian Waxwings with us this winter in New Brunswick as we sometimes do; however, isolated flocks are still appearing. Aldo Dorio was able to photograph some of a flock of approximately 25 he encountered near Hay Island on Saturday. The photos nicely show the cinnamon under tail coverts, wing markings, and the lack of pale-yellow blush on the breast to readily distinguish them from Cedar Waxwings.

Aldo also got a photo of a female Common Merganser voicing her pleasure at the appearance of open water.

**The Mallard Duck has surely made itself comfortable around humans over the past years. Pat Gibbs looked out her Moncton window to see a pair snoozing on her front lawn on Friday. They gradually waddled across the street to a traffic circle to continue their relaxing moment.

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