NATURE MONCTON NATURE NEWS
December 5,
2023
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With snow coming down, Jane LeBlanc in St.
Martins had several species in her yard...the regulars plus American Goldfinch,
Northern Cardinal, Purple Finch, and White-throated Sparrow. Her 'photo set-up'
is proving useful as well as the nearby Witch Hazel shrub.
(Editor's note: note the Witch Hazel shrub still in bloom in December in one photo.)
**Mike Plourde maintains a trail camera directed at a Beaver
dam on the Humphrey Brook Trail in Moncton. On December 1, the camera picked up
a Bobcat on that Beaver dam and Mike shares the photos.
Mike also points out that he had 2 bird nest boxes on
Wheeler Boulevard, and both were occupied this past season.
**Gordon Rattray has been fortunate to have had a Red-Bellied Woodpecker
visiting almost daily since first observed on Nov 16.
He believes it is a
male. The bird at first was coming to Black Oil Sunflower seeds but is
more often now seen on suet. A couple of days ago Gordon watched for some
time as he took sunflower seeds and carried them away only to return quickly
for more. As he appears to be filling a cache for later, maybe he has taken out a winter
rental in the area.
Gordon has also had a visit
from a Brown Creeper. These in the past have been very regular to Gordon’s
yard. No photo yet.
**Georges
Brun spotted a sizable flock of Snow Bunting in flight on the Dieppe
Marsh near the Bend of The Petitcodiac River on Monday.
He had seen
this flock a couple of days before but the birds were too far away and scattered; however, luck
made it possible for him to capture some photos before the snowfall.
Nelson Poirier
Nature Moncton
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