NATURE
MONCTON NATURE NEWS
May 21, 2025
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To
view the live feed of the Peregrine Falcon nest cam on the summit of Assumption
Place in Moncton, go to:
**A big thank you to Megan Boucher for coming to the Nature Moncton meeting on Tuesday night to share her expertise on eBird and Merlin, revealing many features of these apps that most (even those who use them) would not likely be familiar with. I'm sure many of us present (in-person and virtually) will be inspired to log more eBird reports and make use of these tools more often as a result of Megan's talk.
This presentation was taped, and a link will
soon be available for those who may not have been able to attend in person or
virtually.
**John Inman’s now resident peregrine
falcon got another blue jay on Tuesday, rousting it out of the rhubarb! It had been going through the yard at head
height since 6:45 AM. John hopes it doesn't hit a wire or something, but
suspects its sharp eyes know the yard obstacles by now.
**Bev Schneider in Fredericton has set out a
menu of mealworms and orange halves. This has attracted two special species of
birds to her deck: a duo of Baltimore orioles, a mature male and
an immature male, along with a pair of eastern bluebirds. The bluebirds
don’t have to come far for their groceries, as the pair is nesting in Bev’s
yard.
**Aldo Dorio continues to have his pair of Eastern
bluebirds contentedly raising their family in his Neguac yard.
(Editor’s note: Having three reports of nesting
Eastern bluebirds in one edition is very rewarding. Nelson Poirier also has a
pair occupying a nest box placed on a roadside utility pole, but they are not
interested in being photographed.)
**Sharon Blake spotted their first hairy
woodpecker getting a raw suet grocery order for its family Tuesday morning.
Nelson Poirier.
Nature Moncton
