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**Jane LeBlanc had put out mountain ash berries she had kept in her freezer since fall over a week ago. On Monday, in the snowstorm, she finally had some interest. First, an American robin showed up, then a black-capped chickadee tried them, then a male purple finch. Also showing interest in the berries was one of two white-throated sparrows. Another surprise visitor was a song sparrow.
**John
Inman found Monday a very poor day for photo conditions, but a black-capped
chickadee and a rock pigeon were on the feeder, and there was not much of an argument on
who was going to eat first.
The
juvenile American goshawk dropped by looking for a meal.
(Editor’s
note: We don’t often get photos of the juvenile American goshawk that show ID
features so well. John’s photo shows the streaked white undertail coverts [arrowed]. Other raptors with white undertail coverts do not show this
streaking /spots.)
Nelson Poirier
Nature Moncton
