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**Kevin Renton shares
side-by-side photographs of pine grosbeaks and evening grosbeaks of
different genders. We have enjoyed visits from flocks of these two species this
past season; however, it will not be long before the feeding flocks start to
diminish as they develop breeding territories.
The pine grosbeak will
leave us to nest to the north and west of us, while some of the evening
grosbeak troupe will stay and nest with us in New Brunswick.
**John Inman reports he still has over 20 American tree sparrows, six song sparrows, and blackbirds at 150+. The four rusty blackbirds are still hanging out, but the bright new one has left.
On Saturday, John had his
first fox sparrow of the spring; it's the first time in years he hasn't had
one or two overwinter with him.
(Editor’s note: Typically,
fox sparrows are quite uncommon at birdfeeders in winter in New Brunswick.)
Nelson Poirier
Nature Moncton
