NATURE MONCTON NATURE NEWS
March 8, 2023
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** Jane LeBlanc
in St. Martins had a very fresh-looking male American Robin show up in
her yard Monday and Tuesday. It was eating the Mountain Ash berries Jane has
had in her freezer since last fall.
(Editor’s note: we are indeed getting
nicely into March, the month that we usually see our first migratory American Robins.
We don’t usually see them this early in March, but there has to be a
possibility that this bird is part of the advanced guard of new arrivals; of
course, an overwintering bird is a possibility as well. It just looks
promising!)
** Debbie Batog
was pleased to see a pair of Bald Eagles
Tuesday morning on the Little Bouctouche River in front of her home. They
often see them from afar, flying overhead. It was a first for them, Debbie commenting
“They were magnificent”.
(Editor’s note: There is an
established nest nearby, with this very likely the pair bonding in preparation
for housekeeping).
**The Inman’s suspect their resident Red-tailed Hawk that has been enjoying its select meat menu all winter has migrated to be on its summer mission, and other hawks have moved in with a trio of hawks who have been quite busy.
A Coopers Hawk grabbed a meal. John shares a photo of the Rock Pigeons trying to feed without becoming a meal themselves. Some days a pair of Sharp-shinned Hawks, a Northern Goshawk, and a Peregrine Falcon come by for a meal all in the same day, keeping the pigeons on the move.
** Brian Stone
sends a photo of Tuesday night's Full Moon shining through intermittent
cloud cover and displaying a partial, colourful Corona in the
surrounding clouds.
(Editor’s note: the bright full Moon
on the newly fallen fresh white snow surely makes for some brightly lit nights!).
Nelson Poirier
Nature
Moncton
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