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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 the activity, scroll down to the first large image,
which shows what is happening in real time.
The
parents have been appearing in and out of the box, but not staying long until Sunday and this morning, with them spending more time in the nest box.
https://www.zoodemagnetichillzoo.ca/nest-cam
Brian Stone got a good
screenshot of one of the parents at the nest site on April 3, as well as 2
videos of screen activity on Sunday. You can view the videos at the links below:
**John Inman was able to
photograph the first female brown-headed cowbird to arrive at his Harvey
yard, along with a photo of one of the 23 (!) fox sparrows.
The flock of rusty blackbirds
that spent the winter with John is now getting the darker, richer colour of
their seasonal breeding plumage, especially the males.
Shannon Inman was out in
the rain looking about on Sunday and spotted four distant great-blue herons
in the Harvey Marsh, which is a popular place for the first ones to arrive.
**Brian Stone noticed a
fox sparrow in his yard on Sunday afternoon that was keeping company with
the dark-eyed juncos, song sparrows, black-capped chickadees, and northern cardinals. They were all feeding on a few of the seeds that had been tossed out for them.
(Editor’s note: From all
the reports coming in, the fox sparrows have had a very good year, or they are
all migrating at the same time.)
Nelson Poirier
Nature Moncton
