NATURE
MONCTON NATURE NEWS
May 28,
2022 (Saturday)
To respond by e-mail, please address your message to the information line editor, nelsonpoirier435@gmail.com .
Please
advise the editor at nelsonpoirier435@gmail.com
if any errors are noted in wording or photo labelling.
For more information on Nature Moncton, check the
website at www.naturemoncton.com
Edited by:
Nelson Poirier nelsonpoirier435@gmail.com
**Due to
weather conditions for Saturday, the Nature Moncton field trip to Baie Verte
and Port Elgin has been postponed to Sunday with all details the same as on
the website under Upcoming Events.
**Richard and Paula Lansdale were happy to see a male
Indigo Bunting at their feeder this past week. He was back and forth from a
nearby apple tree, as were a flock of American Goldfinch and Purple Finch. They were also visited at their suet log (for 2 days) by what they feel was a female or immature
Tanager. They first noticed its size and yellow colouring on neck/rump. The back/top
of head was a more dullish brown, mustard tone. They also could see one light
wing bar and at first thought it was a female oriole, but it repeatedly went to
the suit logs on all its trips to their feeder and ignored the clementines in the
apple tree. Its size was at least twice that of nearby American Goldfinch.
These were such a treat to see.
**Birding
in the driving rain and cloud at Hay Island on Friday was possibly not one of
the wisest ventures; however, some things have to be done! Nelson
Poirier did just that. A small bird swimming in the water in the pond adjacent to the lighthouse caught his attention and photography attempts had to be made
despite the inclement weather. The bird turned out to be a lone Red-necked Phalarope.
It very possibly was a one-day stopover as Gilles Beliveau comments that
this species can drop into ponds during migration in bad weather. Apparently,
the same thing happened on Friday at the Memramcook Arthur St. Lagoon.
As it’s a slow day photo-wise, I'm going to include many of the
documentary photos taken as the bird weaved in and out of the shoreline reeds.
Nelson Poirier
Nature Moncton
.jpg)
.jpg)
.jpg)
.jpg)
.jpg)
.jpg)
