NATURE MONCTON NATURE NEWS
February 23, 2025
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**Yvette Richard’s family, who live bordering the Dieppe
marsh in St. Anselme found a collection of feathers in the snow, suspected to
be the result of a predator, showing an interesting pattern. The feathers were
3 to 4 inches long. An internet search of some of the feather identification
sites suggested the body feathers of ruffed grouse as a possible match.
Any other comments would be appreciated.
**Anita Cannon got a great portrait of a male evening
grosbeak as it perched on a feeder near the window of their home, possibly
checking what the inside menu was.
**Karen Burris saw a large hawk capture a mourning dove
in their Riverview backyard. She said it grabbed a dove and flew over their house
with it. Jamie went out to inspect where the attack took place, and there were
dove feathers scattered all over the snow. Karen said it was larger than a crow,
so they suspect a cooper’s hawk. That's two confirmed dove kills in their yard.
Jamie has seen two different sharp-shinned hawks himself in the last few weeks,
and there are still plenty of doves around, so he suspects they will see these
birds of prey again!
**Jim Wilson’s recent presentation to Nature Moncton on
his 60+ years of birding in New Brunswick was recorded, and the link is
attached below for those who may have missed it or would like to hear it again.
Nelson Poirier
Nature Moncton
