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**Larry
Sherrard visited a bird feeder maintained at a backwoods site in the Miramichi
area on Sunday. A duo of Canada Jays welcomed the addition of some fresh
bread (whole-wheat, of course!) that he had taken along for the occasion.
**Georges Brun was able to photograph a coyote on the Riverview Marsh on Sunday afternoon.
Two ravens were harassing it, but it did not seem particularly concerned.
Further
downriver, a northern harrier was cruising, checking out the snow-covered
menu.
On
February 6, approximately 30+ snow buntings were flying east of the bend of the
Petitcodiac River.
**John
Inman had a brief visit from a juvenile red-tailed hawk, nicely
showing its gray-brown tail with many dark bands compared to the solid rufous
tail of the adult. John’s photo also shows the yellow eye of the immature bird
versus the dark red eye of the adult. It stayed just long enough for a good
photo op as the resident adult red-tailed hawk was guarding its territory in no
uncertain terms!
A
striking adult male pine grosbeak landed briefly, but there were too many blue jays to
contend with for it to stay long.
**Aldo
Dorio also got a photo of a bright adult male pine grosbeak on Saturday.
We
have been very fortunate to have this pleasant species with us in good numbers
this winter.
Cathy
Simon sends the updated notice below of the winter tree ID session coming up. Note that the free availability of snowshoes will not apply, as she had
originally advised.
Good news — we’re half
full, so there’s still time to join us! ❄️🌲
If you’ve been thinking
about coming out for Nature Moncton’s winter tree ID outing at Centennial
Park, now’s the moment to register. We’ll be snowshoeing if there’s snow
(or walking if not), learning how to identify trees in winter, and enjoying a
relaxed time outdoors together.
📅 Saturday, March 7 (March 8 weather backup)
🕐 1–2:30 PM
👥 Ages 12+ | Limit 20 participants
📧 Register: outandabout4nm@gmail.com
Need snowshoes? 1-hour
rentals are available at your own cost from Camp Centennial — you can
book ahead here:
👉 https://www.campcentennial.ca/book-online
Hope to see you out there!
Nelson Poirier
Nature Moncton
