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**It’s that time of year with leaves fallen from deciduous trees that we start seeing nests we didn’t know
were there in the summer season.
Lisa Morris spotted a nest
high in a tree that was highly visible in the morning sun, located at the
corner of Hillcrest and Woodland Drive in the Old West End of Moncton.
This is suspected to be the nest
of a grey squirrel. They are located very high, with a significant
component of leaves woven in, and are basketball-sized. There are several of
these nests in the area Lisa mentions (Jones Lake), resulting in a large
population of grey squirrels in the area.
**A population of long-tailed
ducks has established itself as it regularly does in the winter
along our coastline.
Aldo Dorio captured a nice
photo of a pair at the Neguac wharf that nicely shows the pink patch on the
bill and the long pointed tail of the male beside its mate who does not have these
features.
Nelson Poirier
Nature Moncton
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