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**Georges Brun reports on what he termed “quite a spiritual day to say the least on Sunday, February 1."
The bald eagles were near their nest site off Salisbury
Road in the Allison community. Georges estimated at least seven birds of
various ages.
He
was looking at the swelling of the aspen tree buds when he spotted the
group. Most of these may be feeding at the Westmorland-Albert solid
waste (Eco 360), but since the site is closed on Sunday, he wondered if they
congregate in the remaining forest along the Petitcodiac River opposite the
mouth of Turtle Creek.
Georges
suspected the smaller birds he saw were bohemian waxwings, estimating approximately
100+.
The
lone bald eagle was east of the Salem-Hillsborough train trestle over the
Petitcodiac River, just off Parkin St., Salisbury.
There
were six white-tailed deer in a field between Allison and Salisbury. Georges
thinks this is where there was a train derailment some years ago.
Nelson Poirier
Nature Moncton
