Nature Moncton Nature News: January 29 2024

NATURE MONCTON NATURE NEWS

January 29, 2024

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** While out tending his trail cameras, Brian Coyle came upon the trail of a Porcupine. You can clearly see the serpentine marks from the tail drag as it waddles along. What surprised Brian was that this Porcupine went way out in the cornfield and traveled all around, apparently looking for the remnants of cobs, as were many ducks and Crows.

Also, Brian noticed two White-throated Sparrows in his backyard recently.

**Pat Gibbs found what she thinks might be the winter burrow of a Red Squirrel that frequently raids her bird feeders. It is under the snow and under the sedum growth (which they do not cut back for this reason) next to their driveway. There appeared to be what they thought may be squirrel tracks leading to and from the hole/entrance.

**The recorded link to the great presentation on raptors given by Todd Watts at the January Nature Moncton meeting is attached below for all to enjoy:

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/dabxwybco3hjne6aifek8/Raptors-with-Todd-Watts.mp4?rlkey=05w33gdqhtklrgnx0hhpbqwyp&dl=0