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**The camera on the peregrine falcon nest box on the summit of Assumption Place is now live. When checking the link to watch activity, scroll down to the first large image, which shows what is happening in real time. By scrolling down a bit further, you will see recent images from the past few days, which show that the adult birds have been visiting the nest box and have created a scrape depression in the gravel, so activity is expected any moment with that first egg!
(Editor’s note: the
nest box does not look particularly inviting this morning, with a layer of ice
pellets within the nest. However, the peregrine falcon couple knows, as we do,
that it's all about to change.)
https://www.zoodemagnetichillzoo.ca/nest-cam
**Jane LeBlanc found three green-winged
teal in the St. Martins marsh on Tuesday and got a documentary photo out
the car window.
**John Inman reports his
Harvey yard contingent of fox sparrows has increased to six, and song sparrows
are at 25+ on Tuesday. John comments that a lot of the blackbirds have moved on.
Shannon Inman noticed a distant American robin
showing distinct patches devoid of melanin to make it a very distinct
individual.
A male northern flicker dropped by to
check out the menu, nicely showing the black moustache of the male. However,
the bright spot on these dreary days is still the male red-bellied
woodpecker.
(Editor’s note: Take note
of the large sword-like bill of the red-bellied woodpecker. Some of the lucky
folk who have had this species for the winter have pointed out that they use
that as a weapon to assert authority with competitors.)
**On Tuesday afternoon,
Brian Stone took a few photos of the frequently visiting northern cardinal
pair in his yard in the new snow, through the kitchen window.
**Bob Blake maintains daily
weather statistics from his second North River home to include morning low
temperatures, daily high temperatures, and monthly precipitation.
Bob submits a table
comparing the statistics of March 2025 with those of March 2026.
It is interesting to note
that morning low temperatures for March of 2026 had a tendency to be lower than
March of 2025, yet the daily high temperatures had a tendency to be higher for
March of 2026 than March of 2025.
The form of precipitation is
different as well, with almost half as much snow for 2026 but rainfall much
higher in 2025 when comparing the two months. One has to remember this is for
one location, but it does indeed indicate a trend.
2025 |
2026 | ||
|
morning temperatures |
daily highs and rainfall |
morning temperatures |
daily highs and rainfall |
|
-13-1 day -12-1 -10-2 -9-1 -7-5 -5-1 -4-1 -3-1 0-4 +1-4 +2-1 +3-3 +5-1 +9-1 +10-1
|
+15-2 +12-4 +10-2 +9-2 +6-5 30 cms. snow 100 mms. rain
|
-20-1 -13-1 -11-1 -10-1 -9-2 -7-2 -6-2 -4-2 -3-1 -2-1 -1-4 0-1 +1-3 +2-2 +3-1 +5-1 +6-2 +8-1 +13-1
|
+16-1 +14-1 +12-2 +11-1 +8-2 17 cms. snow 77 mms. rain |
Nelson Poirier
Nature Moncton
