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MONCTON NATURE NEWS
November 19,
2022
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** Yves and Suzanne have joined
the fortunate group of folks hosting a Red-bellied Woodpecker. After
having briefly seen a Red-Bellied Woodpecker (female);(Pic
à ventre roux) on Tuesday and Wednesday, Yves Poussart and
Suzanne Tarte-Poussart saw it again on Thursday afternoon. Yves was
then able to take a few photos of it.
This species is a lifer for Yves
who is very happy of the outcome.
The Red-Bellied Woodpecker (Pic
à ventre roux) did come back at the same spot Friday afternoon. Each
day for 4 consecutive days, its visit happened between 14:00 and
15h00 at Yves Poussart's home.
Especially as this species is a lifer
to Yves, he feels privileged to get such a nice treat.
**Elaine Gallant photographed a first
winter male Harlequin Duck at the Pointe-du-Chene wharf on Friday.
And yes, Elaine is yet another that has
a Red-bellied Woodpecker patronizing her feeder yard. (Editor’s note:
I’m starting to think the editor may be the only one that doesn’t have one!)
**On Friday, Clarence Cormier heard and
watched a small flock of 8 Pine Grosbeaks
(grosbec des pins), 3 being pinkish-red adult males and 5 appearing to be
females/juveniles land in a nearby tall Aspen tree. As he quickly headed to get
his camera inside, they flew away.
**Aldo Dorio is still seeing Horned
Larks regularly at Hay Island. On Friday, he noted five of them.
However,
the Bohemian Waxwing presence was down to one lone individual.
**Leon Gagnon sends a report of 3 Sandhill
Cranes that visited Miscou island in September. Before the recent
observation, the last observation was in
August 2019 when a resident of Wilson Point (Miscou Island), lobster fisherman
and duck hunter, told Leon that he had seen Sandhill Cranes south of the lagoon
of South Malbaie. Three years later, this summer, the species was observed
again. The Sandhill Cranes were observed several times at Wilson Point from
August 28 to September 24, 2022. The 3 individuals mainly frequented the
prairie located south of the southern Malbaie lagoon. They were usually
accompanied by Great Blue Herons. The cranes were observed for the last time on
September 24 in another environment, in the prairie bordering Black Brook
located west of the hamlet of Wilson Point. This time the cranes were in the
company of about 30 Canada Geese.
Leon also reports on October 15 at 8 am, several hundred shorebirds passed south of the hamlet of Wilson Point. In a very regular line, they skirt the edge of the bay a few meters high. Superb show. No photo. During the first two weeks of October, shorebirds were seen in large numbers in the Wilson Point area. In several places, large groups stop to rest.
Dozens of Common Loons and Red-throated
Loons migrate swimming off Wilson Point. Several hundred, probably
thousands, of Double-crested Cormorants roam the area. About 15 Great
Blue Herons were present in mid-October.
Nelson
Poirier
Nature
Moncton
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