March 3 2026

             NATURE MONCTON NATURE NEWS

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**On Saturday, Deanna Fenwick went along the coast from Shediac, around Cape Cassie, and up to Bouctouche to see if there were any waterfowl to be seen. It was a bit of a bust - the blanket of snow on the ocean made it look like one could just walk over to PEI - open water was almost nonexistent. However, at the Little Bouctouche River Bridge, there were about 25 ducks - a mix of Barrow's goldeneyes and common goldeneyes, as well as a lone common merganser. A bald eagle was also very far out on the ice. The goldeneyes were foraging and coming up with something, as shown in the photo of the three male goldeneyes.

 

 

**Lisa Morris heard a beautiful male northern cardinal singing his heart out on her -29 C wind chill morning walk Monday morning. Note how high up he was. The tree he sat in towers high above the light pole. He’s at the highest point of the tree. Lisa comments, “A red bird in a bluebird sky. Thank goodness the cardinal has a beautiful song, or she would have missed looking up.”  

(Editor’s note: This is the one time of year you can expect to see a male northern cardinal in a treetop vocalizing loudly on its spring mission.)

 

**Lance Harris was in Halifax recently at the Discovery Building, just near Pier 21, and they had a display of nature through LEGO bricks.  Quite amazing when you look at the number of pieces. The artist did bald eagles, pandas, butterflies, hummingbirds, etc.  Lance comments, “If you have grandkids, this is the place to go, as the other two floors are science-related subjects.”

 

 

**Brian Stone walked through Irishtown Park for a few hours on Monday and saw very little life to photograph. The temperature was quite cold, but the Sun was shining to compensate. He did see a lot of fresh snowshoe hare tracks and sends a sample photo, along with a photo of a white-breasted nuthatch. On his way home, he noticed a small group of snow buntings in a home's driveway, where he frequently sees them at this time of year. 

 

 

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BARROW'S GOLDENEYE AND COMMON GOLDENEYE. FEB 28, 2026. 
DEANNA FENWICK




BARROW'S GOLDENEYE (MALE) AND COMMON GOLDENEYE (MALE).. 
FEB. 28, 2026. DEANNA FENWICK




BARROW'S GOLDENEYE (FEMALE) AND COMMON MERGANSER
(FEMALE). FEB 28, 2026. DEANNA FENWICK







BALD EAGLE. FEB. 28, 2026. DEANNA FENWICK


NORTHERN CARDINAL (MALE). MARCH 2, 2026. LISA MORRIS


WHITE-BREASTED NUTHATCH. MARCH. 02, 2026. BRIAN STONE



SNOW BUNTINGS. MARCH. 02, 2026. BRIAN STONE



SNOWSHOW HARE TRACK. MARCH. 02, 2026. BRIAN STONE


IRISHTOWN PARK RESERVOIR. MARCH. 02, 2026. BRIAN STONE


PILEATED WOODPECKER (LEGO). MARCH, 2026. LANCE HARRIS


PILEATED WOODPECKER (LEGO). MARCH, 2026. LANCE HARRIS