NATURE MONCTON NATURE NEWS
January 18, 2024
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**Jane LeBlanc got a documentary photo of a very ‘on the alert’ Ruffed
Grouse as she was driving out her St. Martins driveway Wednesday morning.
**John Inman reports, while in his Harvey yard on Wednesday, he spotted 4
separate Red-tailed Hawks soaring and chasing one another just above the trees.
He suspects it must be a good winter for them, maybe due to the warm weather.
**Leigh Eaton is getting rewarding response to bird pie placed just
outside his home window. Both Downy Woodpecker and Hairy Woodpeckers are regulars as well
as a White-breasted Nuthatch. A pleasant surprise on Wednesday was a male
Pileated Woodpecker that was quite content to spend time getting the full meal
deal!
Take a look at the action at the attached video link:
(Editor’s note: Sobeys grocery store carries
these Maritime-made bird pies in an orange mesh bag. I find them very
attractive as well to the species Leigh mentions. No Pileated Woodpecker yet
but on the wish list!)
** The message below came in the Nature Moncton email account from Jenna McDermott.
“The Newfoundland Breeding Bird Atlas is going to be running our free
12-week bird identification webinar series again, and I hoped you might be able
to share the information through your channels. It starts with Bird
Identification for Beginners next Monday, Jan 22 @ 7pm (AST). I've attached a
photo of the schedule, and this link is our facebook post https://www.facebook.com/NLBreedingBirdAtlas/posts/pfbid02g4XSf2snHfcV9jFLziaJhT5dDz5Pg3v6Y9kV4E5Z1estBJGtUUthYVY64ddQAZhul and we have an instagram post (@nlbirdatlas) if that is helpful for you
to spread the word. People need to register https://nf.birdatlas.ca/upcoming-events/ for each session in order to get the session link in their email.
(Editor’s note: I listened to these Zoom presentations during the Covid
shutdown time and found them incredibly interesting and information-filled and
very highly recommend them.
I found the link below the most helpful in getting right to the
presentation list:
https://nf.birdatlas.ca/upcoming-events/
Nelson Poirier
Nature Moncton
