NATURE MONCTON NATURE NEWS
November 4, 2024
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(Editor’s report: Canada Jays are special patrons at
birdfeeders. They don’t often patronize them but if one does appear,
usually a mate is present as well.)
**John Inman has had another Baltimore Oriole
come by his Harvey feeder yard to sample orange section. John feels the three that
he has had are indeed different individuals due to plumage variation.
John also had a male Eastern Towhee come by on
Monday. He is not sure if this is the same one that dropped by a week ago but
the plumage was much rougher in appearance.
John also had a Rusty Blackbird come by on
Monday very briefly until a Sharp-shinned Hawk put in an appearance. John hopes
it returns to join the other blackbirds that have been lingering.
(Editor’s note: The Rusty Blackbird is a species
whose numbers have plummeted over the years. It is not common but regular for
some to show up at a few feeder yards in winter in New Brunswick.)
**Snow Buntings are starting to arrive in
numbers to join us from their northern breeding grounds for their winter
vacations in New Brunswick.
Aldo Dorio spotted 15 individuals at Hay Island on
Monday.
**On Monday, Gordon Rattray put up some bird feeders for the start of the fall
season. Gordon’s feeders immediately started to bring in visitors.
First were the Black-capped Chickadees with about 10 visiting all day.
Four Blue Jays soon caught on to the new feed source. During the
day Gordon noted visits from two Common Grackles, a Hairy Woodpecker- male, Downy
Woodpecker- female, and several Mourning Doves. The highlight
of the day were the nuthatches. Several Red-breasted Nuthatches were getting
black oil sunflower seeds, and for about an hour in the late afternoon two White-breasted
Nuthatches were very busy carrying away sunflower seeds to a nearby cache.
Nelson Poirier
Nature Moncton
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