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**Jane LeBlanc shares some
photos of yard birds seen recently in her yard. The red-tailed hawk was
flying overhead when she noticed a second one join it.
Jane had a sharp-shinned
hawk visit very briefly on Christmas Day. It chased a black-capped
chickadee unsuccessfully.
(Editor’s note: one of
Jane’s photos nicely shows the patagial bar [arrowed] on the inner aspect of
the forewing that is a characteristic ID feature for the red-tailed hawk, both
in the immature and adult bird.)
**Nelson Poirier made a
run through Tantramar Marsh on Wednesday afternoon. There was a surprising
number of eagles moving about. Nelson was able to get only one good photograph,
and he was very pleased that it was of a golden eagle.
The few hawks seen were at
a great distance; however, a flock of snow buntings, estimated at 1000+, was
the largest Nelson had seen in some time.
The marsh roads were
frozen hard, and very little snow, which made for excellent travelling.
Nelson Poirier
Nature Moncton
