NATURE MONCTON NATURE NEWS
March 29, 2023
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** Louise Nichols has had a Brown Creeper appearing in her front yard in Aulac quite often this winter. The bird never went to the feeders, but seemed attracted by the fact they were there. She suspected there was a pair, and on Tuesday morning, she saw both at the same time. Unusually, they stayed visible for a long period, spending a lot of time on the ground, presumably foraging on the dropped seed. Louise was able to get a number of photos that are better than the usual blurs Louise comments she gets when she tries to photograph Brown Creepers moving on trees!
As she was watching the creepers, a few Evening Grosbeaks flew in, which was a surprise since Louise has not seen any for a number of weeks.
Before taking her photos, Louise placed a bird pie on the trunk of their car. When she went back to retrieve it she found a hungry female Downy Woodpecker who couldn't wait for the pie to be hung in the tree. (Editor's note: Sobeys is one source that carries this popular item for suet connoisseur birds. It is made in NS.)
** John Inman noted a significant movement of Dark-eyed
Juncos on Tuesday morning, one being leucistic.
Fox Sparrows have swelled
to 7, and some blackbirds have moved on.
** Jane LeBlanc
was driving through West Quaco (where the lighthouse is in St. Martins) and
noticed Bohemian Waxwings at her sister-in-law’s flowering crab tree.
They flew to a nearby pole where she got a photograph.
(Editor’s note: we may not be seeing this
species much longer this season).
**Jamie
Burris reports lots of birds have been coming by his Riverview feeder
yard the last few days. He had a large flock of blackbirds roll in consisting
of a blend of Red-winged blackbirds, Common grackles, and
Brown-headed Cowbirds.
A White-breasted Nuthatch perched on
the same tree branch stump that a Saw-whet Owl visited on Sunday.
Evening Grosbeaks and Bohemian
waxwings also have dropped by.
** Fred Dube reports the Northern
Goshawk that has been monitoring their Lower Coverdale yard for duck
presence was noted at least four times on Monday that they saw. They did not
see it have any success but Tuesday morning they saw it hiding in the trees waiting
and it captured a female Mallard, which was all very fast.
**A heads up
on the day coming up this Saturday, April 1, that I am sure will interest many.
Birds! Birds! Birds! Day will take place at Harvey
Hall, 29 Mary’s Point Rd. in Harvey, Albert County.
There will be several presentations, a silent
auction, booths, and lunch. It will run from 10 AM-3 PM.
Nature Moncton will be represented by a booth, and
Gordon Rattray will be among the presenters giving a presentation of birds in the area that he has photographed.
The attached photo has a lot of information on it
that can be read better by clicking on the photo.
Nelson Poirier
Nature
Moncton
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