April 6, 2022

NATURE MONCTON NATURE NEWS

April 6, 2022 (Wednesday)

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**We have seen little of the Common Redpolls this past winter however Aldo Dorio spotted and photographed a flock of approximately 12 at Hay Island on Monday. It is noticeable that none of the individuals appear to be breeding plumage males. One would wonder if the breeding males have already departed on their migration north and this could be a group of females to follow??

**Stella and Jean-Paul LeBlanc went to Cap Lumière on Sunday. They were able to see a pair of Long-tailed Ducks swimming inside the wharf for a nice photo of a species who will soon be leaving us to head north There was no more ice present.

**It was Nature Moncton nest box erection day at Mapleton Park. Jeff Murphy and Matt Simpson from the City of Moncton erected T-bars with Fred Dube and Roger LeBlanc fastening on nest boxes ready for patrons. The project went well. The nest boxes will be monitored by Fred Dube and other volunteers.

It was amusing to watch a pair of Black-capped Chickadees very thoroughly investigate a box 10 minutes after it was erected. Roger got some documentary cell phone photos and photos are attached of the work in progress.

**Brian Stone took a short walk in Mapleton Park on Tuesday afternoon in search of newly blooming Coltsfoot flowers. Along the side of the main trail there were several nice patches of the flowers  bringing a spring feeling to the area. Brian also took some pictures of the newly installed bird boxes in the park.

A close-up photo of an alder shrub preparing for its spring mission shows the elongated male catkin that will soon be shedding its pollen with a small female seed that catkins get to open. On the same branch are several expended female seed catkins from last year still clinging.

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LONG-TAILED DUCKS. (PAIR) APRIL 3, 2022. JP LEBLANC

COMMON REDPOLLS, APRIL 5, 2022.  ALDO DORIO

COMMON REDPOLLS, APRIL 5, 2022.  ALDO DORIO

COLTSFOOT. APRIL 05, 2022., BRIAN STONE

COLTSFOOT. APRIL 05, 2022., BRIAN STONE

ALDER CATKINS. APRIL 05, 2022. BRIAN STONE

BLACK-CAPPED CHICKADEE (10 MINUTES AFTER BOX ERECTED). APRIL 5, 2022. ROGER LeBLANC

BLACK-CAPPED CHICKADEE (10 MINUTES AFTER BOX ERECTED). APRIL 5, 2022. ROGER LeBLANC

NEST BOXES ARRIVING AT MAPLETON PARK. APRIL 5, 2022. ROGER LeBLANC

NEST BOX ERECTION DAY AT MAPLETON PARK. APRIL 5, 2022. NELSON POIRIER

NEST BOX ERECTION DAY AT MAPLETON PARK. APRIL 5, 2022..  ROGER LeBLANC

NEST BOX ERECTION DAY AT MAPLETON PARK. APRIL 5, 2022..  ROGER LeBLANC

NEST BOX ERECTION DAY AT MAPLETON PARK. APRIL 5, 2022. NELSON POIRIER

NEST BOX. APRIL 05, 2022., BRIAN STONE

NEST BOX. APRIL 05, 2022., BRIAN STONE

NEST BOX. APRIL 05, 2022., BRIAN STONE