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20 Nov timestranscript.com - Caged dog left to die in woods | By Craig Babstock - Breaking News, New Brunswick, Canada [Dwayne Biggar ] 20 Nov Finch and Goshawk [Dwayne Biggar ] 20 Nov Returning birds [Merv Cormier ] 20 Nov Northern Hawk Owl [Steeve Miousse ] 20 Nov Grand Manan birds, inc. ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK, PEREGRINE FALCON, LESSER BLACXK-BACKED GULL & SHORT-EARED OWL [Roger Burrows ] 20 Nov Re newspaper story: dead dog found in a cage, Mary's Point Road [David Christie ] 20 Nov ash-throated flycatcher in Nfld [Popma ] 20 Nov NATURE MONCTON INFORMATION LINE – Friday, November 20, 2009 [Bill Winsor ] 19 Nov carleton county dickcissel sighting [Grant Milroy ] 19 Nov Recent sightings near Shediac and elsewhere [Stuart Tingley ] 19 Nov Bluejay [Char Savoie ] 19 Nov Long Pond Bay birds, inc. NORTHERN SHRIKE [Roger Burrows ] 19 Nov Nature Moncton's Information Line [Alma White ] 18 Nov White Head birds, inc. GREAT BLUE HERON, HARLEQUIN DUCK, OSPREY, WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER, GLAUCOUS< ICELAND & LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS, EVENING GROSBEAK [Roger Burrows ] 18 Nov Nature Moncton's Information Line [Alma White ] 17 Nov Posted today on NS-RBA ["C. Davis" ] 17 Nov Ingalls Head feeder birds, inc. SHARP-SHINNED HAWK & NORTHERN CARDINAL [Roger Burrows ] 17 Nov NATURE MONCTON'S INFORMATION LINE, Tuesday November 17, 2009 [RICHARD MCCABE ] 17 Nov Re: additional Grand Manan birds, inc. NORTHERN HARRIER, BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER, DUNLIN & RING-BILLED GULL [David Christie ] 16 Nov End of season Report [Dave Smith ] 16 Nov additional Grand Manan birds, inc. NORTHERN HARRIER, BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER, DUNLIN & RING-BILLED GULL [Roger Burrows ] 16 Nov Re: No to Uranium mining signs [Tracy Glynn ] 16 Nov Grand Manan birds, inc. RED-THROATED LOONS, SOOTY & GREATER SHEARWATERS, GADWALL, GYRFALCON & LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL [Roger Burrows ] 16 Nov update on Phragmites [Frederick W Schueler ] 16 Nov NATURE MONCTON INFORMATION LINE – Monday, November 16, 2009 [Bill Winsor ] 16 Nov No to Uranium mining signs [yolandeLeBlanc ] 15 Nov FW: Photos of Orange -cr Warbler at Fundy Park [Jim Wilson ] 15 Nov SAINT GEORGE REPORT [Ralph Eldridge ] 15 Nov Re: first NORTHERN CARDINAL at my feeder [Christopher Adam ] 15 Nov Re: End of season report from Greenlaw Mountain [Roger Burrows ] 15 Nov NATURE MONCTON'S INFORMATION LINE, 15 Nov 2009 (Sunday) [David Christie ] 15 Nov End of season report from Greenlaw Mountain [Todd Watts ] 14 Nov Re: Birds at Fundy Park ["Paul Mansz (NatureNB)" ] 14 Nov first NORTHERN CARDINAL at my feeder [Roger Burrows ] 14 Nov Grand Manan birds, inc. GADWALL, AMERICAN KESTREL & FOX SPARROW [Roger Burrows ] 14 Nov NATURE MONCTON'S INFORMATION LINE, 14 Nov 2009 (Saturday) [David Christie ] 13 Nov Birds at Fundy Park [Jim Wilson ] 13 Nov Sea Ducks over Exit 488 [Don MacDougall ] 13 Nov Re: Outhouse Point Marsh [Brian Dalzell ] 13 Nov Maine Audubon Rare Bird Alert, 7-13 Nov 2009 [David Christie ] 13 Nov ADMIN: Delayed receipt of NatureNB messages [David Christie ] 13 Nov location [Beverley Schneider ] 13 Nov Warblers in NOVEMBER [Merv Cormier ] 13 Nov White Head birds, inc. late BLACJK-BELLIED PLOVER, RUDDY TURNSTONE & SANDERLING [Roger Burrows ] 13 Nov another Great Horned Owl report [Popma ] 13 Nov NATURE MONCTON INFORMATION LINE – Friday, November 13, 2009 [Bill Winsor ] 13 Nov Grackles, Robins [Beverley Schneider ] 13 Nov snowy owl in hartland [Grant Milroy ] 12 Nov Lobster seaaon underway [Durlan & Sally ] 12 Nov More Grand Manan birds, inc. GREAT BLUE HERON & PEREGRINE FALCON [Roger Burrows ] 12 Nov Grand Manan birds, inc. late GREAT BLUE HERON & BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER [Roger Burrows ] 12 Nov Nature Moncton's Information Line [Alma White ] 12 Nov Barrow's Goldeneye [Beverley Schneider ] 11 Nov Coyote [Irene Doyle ] 11 Nov White Head birds, inc. GREAT BLUE HERON, BRANT, HARLEQUIN DUCK, PEREGRINE FALCON & CHIPPING SPARROW [Roger Burrows ] 11 Nov Fredericton Sightings [Margie pacey ] 11 Nov Nature Moncton's Information Line [Alma White ] 10 Nov Grand-Duc - Great Horned owl [Mike LeBlanc ] 10 Nov Re: wood frog [R&H Wilson ] 10 Nov Grand Manan birds, inc. GREATER & SOOTY SHEARWATERS, NORTHERN GOSHAWK, AMERICAN KESTREL, RING-BILLED & ICELAND GULLS [Roger Burrows ] 10 Nov NATURE MONCTON'S INFORMATION LINE Tuesday Nov 10, 2009 [RICHARD MCCABE ] 10 Nov Re: MacGillivray's Warbler on Grand Manan [David Christie ] 10 Nov Re: wood frog [Dwayne Biggar ] 10 Nov wood frog [Fundy Hiking and Nature Tours ] 9 Nov Today's Hawks [Todd Watts ] 9 Nov Grand Manan birds, inc. GREATER SHEARWATER & SEMIPALMATED PLOVER [Roger Burrows ] 9 Nov FOS Roughie - McGowan's Corner ["Tutt, Kevin (ED)" ] 9 Nov Re: SNOW GOOSE AT MACTAQUAC ["Paul Mansz (NatureNB)" ] 9 Nov NATURE MONCTON INFORMATION LINE – Monday, November 9, 2009 [Bill Winsor ] 8 Nov Miramichi Naturalist's Woodpecker Presenation Monday night, November 9 [Nelson Poirier ] 8 Nov SNOW GOOSE AT MACTAQUAC [Joanne savage ] 8 Nov NATURE MONCTON'S INFORMATION LINE, 8 Nov 2009 (Sunday) [David Christie ] 7 Nov Hawk Flight Forecast [Todd Watts ] 7 Nov Today's Hawks [Todd Watts ] 7 Nov Grand Manan & White Head birds, inc. RED-THROATED LOON, GREAT CORMORANT, LONG-TAILED DUCK, LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, WHITE-BREASTED NUTHATCH, AMERICAN TREE SPARROW & LAPLAND LONGSPUR [Roger Burrows ] 7 Nov NATURE MONCTON'S INFORMATION LINE, 07 Nov 2009 (Saturday) [David Christie ] Subject: timestranscript.com - Caged dog left to die in woods | By Craig Babstock - Breaking News, New Brunswick, Canada From: Dwayne Biggar <dbiggar AT ROGERS.COM> Date: Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:17:07 -0400 Here's the link everyone. http://timestranscript.canadaeast.com/front/article/863819 Dwayne Biggar 3203 Rt 114 Edgett's Landing, NB dbiggar AT rogers.com NatureNB guidelines http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbe.html Foire aux questions de NatureNB http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbf.html Subject: Finch and Goshawk From: Dwayne Biggar <dbiggar AT ROGERS.COM> Date: Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:05:59 -0400 There were lots of GOLDFINCH, PINE SISKIN and a few EVENING GROSBEAK around the yard and in the woods on the way to the river. None at the feeders though. Seem to be feeding in the trees. A GOSHAWK cruised the yard, no doubt looking for a Mourning Dove meal, there are usually a couple dozen on ground feed. Dwayne Biggar 3203 Rt 114 Edgett's Landing, NB dbiggar AT rogers.com NatureNB guidelines http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbe.html Foire aux questions de NatureNB http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbf.html Subject: Returning birds From: Merv Cormier <mervcormier AT HOTMAIL.COM> Date: Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:08:25 -0400 From Merv in Saint John: This afternoon around 3:45PM I had a visit from a FIELD SPARROW, you may remember I had one for at least two months last year, in early Sept. I had a visit from a PINE WaRBLER, and if you remember I had one for a while last fall and two for 3-4 months 2 years ago; and finally I've had a WhITE BREASTED NUTHATCH come by quite a few times this year; has in the last two years. COINCIDENCE; I don't think so, I wonder where the birds buy their GPS'S _________________________________________________________________ Ready. Set. Get a great deal on Windows 7. See fantastic deals on Windows 7 now http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9691818 NatureNB guidelines http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbe.html Foire aux questions de NatureNB http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbf.html Subject: Northern Hawk Owl From: Steeve Miousse <s_miousse AT HOTMAIL.COM> Date: Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:28:24 -0400 Hi All, Early this afternoon, I've spoted a Northern Hawk Owl (Chouette épervière) perching on electric wires near Little Shippagan's warf (Lamèque Island). Also spotted on Miscou Island a lone regular morph Rough-legged Hawk (Buse pattue) and 2 Northern Shrike (Pie-grièche grise). Last week there was a dark morph Rough-legged Hawk on Miscou island but it was not seen today. Steeve Miousse Shippagan, NB NatureNB guidelines http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbe.html Foire aux questions de NatureNB http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbf.html Subject: Grand Manan birds, inc. ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK, PEREGRINE FALCON, LESSER BLACXK-BACKED GULL & SHORT-EARED OWL From: Roger Burrows <rtburrows AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:08:23 -0400 November 20 Southwest Head 07:45-08:45 & 09:15-09:30 Common Loons, 50 adult Northern Gannets, adult&immature Great Cormorants, adult&immature Bald Eagles, first light morph ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK of the fall, adult male "tundrius" PEREGRINE FALCON, Black-legged Kittiwake, SHORT-EARED OWL Southern Head 08:45-09:15 33 adult Northern Gannets, adult Bald Eagle, 2+ Black-legged Kittiwakes, 1st-year LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL being chased by first-year Great Blackbac, 15 American Robins Red Point 09:50-10:15 2 Red-breasted Mergansers Red Point Trail 10:05-11:05 21 Red-necked Grebes, 40 Common Eiders Ingalls Head Road 11:15 44 American Black Ducks, 20 Mallards Ingalls Head Feeders 12:15 subadult female Sharp-shinned Hawk flowers still in bloom alongside Red Point Trail: New York Aster, Bunchberry, Buttercup sp. (single 1" flower, low, cut-lobed leaves) Roger Burrows Ingalls Head Grand Manan NatureNB guidelines http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbe.html Foire aux questions de NatureNB http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbf.html Subject: Re newspaper story: dead dog found in a cage, Mary's Point Road From: David Christie <maryspt AT MAC.COM> Date: Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:34:01 -0400 You may have seen the story in today's issue of the Moncton Times & Transcript about the dog apparently left to die in a cage in the woods by Mary's Point Road. Its remains were discovered by hunters last weekend. The animal actually is a HARBOUR PORPOISE [Marsouin commun] that stranded on the mud of the Shepody River on 30 July and died. I put it in the cage, to be cleaned by insects and other invertebrates to become a skeletal specimen in the collection of the New Brunswick Museum. The staked-down wire cage prevents larger scavengers from dragging it away. I put it in a bushy area on our property where the smell of its decaying body would not be a nuisance to us or our neighbours, never dreaming that hunters might stumble upon it, but I guess they followed the trail made during my periodic checks. David -- David Christie Mary's Point, Harvey, Albert Co., New Brunswick, Canada http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt NatureNB guidelines http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbe.html Foire aux questions de NatureNB http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbf.html Subject: ash-throated flycatcher in Nfld From: Popma <popma AT NBNET.NB.CA> Date: Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:55:57 -0400 Stu Tingley's report of an ASH-THROATED FLYCATCHER in Newfoundland recently recalled the one found on the Chignecto Naturalist Club field trip 2 years ago at Cape Jourimain. Led by Ramsey Hart, we discovered ours on our annual November field trip there, during exactly the same time period as the current one in Newfoundland and it was a life bird for most of us. Can they be expanding their range eastward? Kathy P Sackville NatureNB guidelines http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbe.html Foire aux questions de NatureNB http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbf.html Subject: NATURE MONCTON INFORMATION LINE – Friday, November 20, 2009 From: Bill Winsor <bwinsor44 AT YAHOO.CA> Date: Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:59:20 -0800 NATURE MONCTON’S INFORMATION LINE   Edited by: Nelson Poirier Transcribed by: Bill Winsor Info Line #: 384-NEWS (6397)   To respond by e-mail, please address your message to both the poster of this transcript and to the information line editor.   For more information on the Nature Moncton, contact our vice-president, Dale Gaskin at 734-2197 or visit our web site at http://www.naturemoncton.org.   Friday morning, November 20, 2009   *** It’s good to get an update on the birdfeeder section of the Dobson Trailhead off the Pine Glen Road in Riverview.  Chris Antle advises that the feeder filling started on October 1st.  At least one PILEATED WOODPECKER [Grand pic] and one BROWN CREEPER [Grimpereau brun] are regular clients and a BOREAL CHICKADEE [Mésange à tête brune] can usually be located.  This information should be taking folks there to check for these pleasant species; report what you see and also if they seem to be coming to any particular locations.  Chris also reports noting her first NORTHERN SHRIKE [Pie-grièche grise] on the season on Thursday and also spotted BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS [Jaseur boréal] last week.   *** Doreen Rossiter leaves an update of activity in her Alma feeder yard.  The first appearance of an AMERICAN TREE SPARROW [Bruant hudsonien] was on Thursday.  The visitor list at the moment includes; two WHITE-THROATED SPARROWS [Bruant à gorge blanche], one SONG SPARROW [Bruant chanteur], eight BLUE JAYS [Geai bleu], six BLACK-CAPPED CHICKADEE [Mésange à tête noire], twenty MOURNING DOVES [Tourterelle triste], four RING-NECKED PHEASANT [Faisan de Colchide] (two female and two male), several HAIRY WOODPECKERS [Pic chevelu] and DOWNY WOODPECKERS [Pic mineur].  A WHITE-BREASTED NUTHATCH [Sittelle à poitrine blanche] that’s been regular since October 5th.  There were six RED-WINGED BLACKBIRDS [Carouge à épaulettes] present for a week but appear to have departed and three COMMON GRACKLES [Quiscale bronzé] are still present.  Doreen noted a flock of CEDAR WAXWINGS [Jaseur d'Amérique] that were gleaning HIGH BUSH CRANBERRY and HAWTHORNE bushes.  The MOUNTAIN ASH crop has been almost completely foraged in her area.  There were some very striped and spotted juveniles among the cedar waxwing flock.   *** David Christie and Mary Majka were a bit surprised to come across an immature BALTIMORE ORIOLE [Oriole de Baltimore] on the roadside as they drove over Caledonia Mountain on Thursday.  They did not expect a Baltimore oriole at this forested location; however it was near an old homestead site with some clearing that may have had old APPLE trees or other fruit bearing trees or shrubs.  They suspected that it was road side after grit.  They also noted a flock of fifteen WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS [Bec-croisé bifascié] foraging in one of the cone rich sites in the Caledonia Mountain area.   *** On BALTIMORE ORIOLES [Oriole de Baltimore], this is not a confirmed sighting but is highly probable.  Rosemary MacAulay spotted two robin sized birds with a lot of orange to yellow orange in a fruit tree in her Bessborough Avenue yard in Moncton a few days ago.  The tree leaves made it difficult to be certain but she did feel certain that they were not PINE GROSBEAK [Durbec des sapins], EVENING GROSBEAK [Gros-bec errant], WAXWINGS [Jaseur] or AMERICAN ROBINS [Merle d'Amérique].  So that tends to make Baltimore orioles a strong possibility.   *** Last call for tomorrow’s Nature Moncton’s fieldtrip, Field trip coordinator Catherine Johnson has a field trip arranged for tomorrow Saturday. Join Nature Moncton this Saturday, November 21st for a field trip to the marshes in and around the Tantramar, High Marsh Road and Fort Beauséjour area. November can be a great month to discover those hidden rarities and arriving northerners and who better to sleuth them out than Roger Leblanc. The potential is there for SHORT-EARED OWL [Hibou des marais]and SNOWY OWL [Harfang des neiges] as well. Meet at the Moncton Coliseum Parking Lot, 337 Killam Drive at the NW corner at 8.45 AM for a prompt 9:00 AM departure. Plan to dress warmly and bring a lunch. Please pre-register by contacting Judi Berry-Steeves via E-mail at jbsteeve AT nbnet.nb.ca or call Judi directly at 387-4778, and as always all are welcome.   Nelson Poirier Nature Moncton   Please, consider the environment before printing this e-mail     __________________________________________________________________ Looking for the perfect gift? Give the gift of Flickr! http://www.flickr.com/gift/ NatureNB guidelines http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbe.html Foire aux questions de NatureNB http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbf.html Subject: carleton county dickcissel sighting From: Grant Milroy <grant AT GJMILROY.ORG> Date: Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:33:05 -0400 Good evening Attracted by about 400 CANADA GEESE feeding in a potato field in Mount Pleasant, north of Coldstream this afternoon I was distracted by a a small flock of HOUSE SPARROWS. After pursuing the house sparrows for a few minutes I was further distracted by a yellow breasted bird which stuck out from the others. I photographed it as it sat peering at me from a branch in a high bush cranberry bush. When I got home and after consulting more experienced eyes than mine I can safely say that it was a DICKCISSEL (a young female). I will post it on the website a little later. Grant Milroy Coldstream, NB 506-375-6651 www.gjmilroy.org/nature.htm NatureNB guidelines http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbe.html Foire aux questions de NatureNB http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbf.html Subject: Recent sightings near Shediac and elsewhere From: Stuart Tingley <stubirdnb AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:54:07 -0400 Although I haven't heard of any reports of COMMON REDPOLLS in the province so far this autumn it is very possible that observers are seeing them and just not reporting. I saw my first of the season yesterday, a small flock of five, feeding in birches along the walking trail adjacent to the toll booth at the entrance to Parlee Beach Provincial Park in Shediac. There were also three WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS in the area, another species that seems quite scarce locally this fall. Also present along the trail were four PURPLE FINCHES, a species that is often difficult to find locally this late in the season. Overhead, an adult NORTHERN GOSHAWK circled low over the trees before getting mobbed by several crows. There have also been very few reports of BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS so far this autumn. I saw a flock of 17 that appeared to be checking out Canada Holly adjacent to the sewage lagoon in Cap Pele on November 10th and today a flock of about 25 flew past me, heading west, in Shediac. Earlier this month I saw a TURKEY VULTURE soaring over Route 15 near Shediac on November 1st and a LEACH'S STORM-PETREL was off Cap Bimet in moderate NE winds on November 6th. Further afield there has been a BLACK-THROATED GRAY WARBLER and a SPOTTED TOWHEE from the west in the Halifax, NS area for several days. Recent excitement in Newfoundland has included two provincial firsts - ASH-THROATED FLYCATCHER at Ferryland and a COMMON SHELDUCK! The latter (a European species) was present only briefly at Quidi Vidi Lake in St. John's on the morning of November 17th before flying off to the south and has not been relocated. The birds' behaviour and the fact that it was an immature plus this species' recent rapid explosion as a breeding duck in Iceland could very well qualify it for the first legitimate record for North America! Recalling Durlan Ingersoll's MACGILLIVRAY'S WARBLER at Grand Manan earlier this month, one is currently causing quite a stir at Fenway Victory Gardens in Boston, Massachusetts. I was surprised to read that this bird represents the 14th record for that state! Photos of the Newfoundland rarities and the MacGillivray's Warbler have been posted at Surfbirds.com : http://www.surfbirds.com/cgi-bin/gallery/display.cgi?gallery=gallery10 Good Birding! Stu Tingley Shediac NatureNB guidelines http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbe.html Foire aux questions de NatureNB http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbf.html Subject: Bluejay From: Char Savoie <greatwallofnigadoo AT HOTMAIL.COM> Date: Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:16:16 +0000 A beautiful Bluejay keeping an eye on me yesterday Nov 18, while having a snack in my bird feeders! NatureNB guidelines http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbe.html Foire aux questions de NatureNB http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbf.html Subject: Long Pond Bay birds, inc. NORTHERN SHRIKE From: Roger Burrows <rtburrows AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:52:13 -0400 November 19 Ox Head 10:15-10:35 41 American Black Ducks, 31 Buffleheads Grand Manan Bird Sanctuary & Long Pond Bay 10:35-12:00 Common Loon, 2 Horned Grebes, 94 American Black Ducks, 5 American Wigeons, Green-winged Teal, 860 Common Eiders, 14 Buffleheads, adult NORTHERN SHRIKE (near Long Pond trail hide), 2+ Golden-crowned Kinglets still in bloom: American Eyebright Roger Burrows Ingalls Head Grand Manan NatureNB guidelines http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbe.html Foire aux questions de NatureNB http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbf.html Subject: Nature Moncton's Information Line From: Alma White <almaw AT NBNET.NB.CA> Date: Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:42:56 -0400 NATURE MONCTON'S INFORMATION LINE Edited by : Nelson Poirier Transcript by : Alma White Info Line # : 384-NEWS (6397) To respond by e-mail, please address your message to both the poster of this transcript and to the information line editor. For more information on Nature Moncton -- the Moncton Naturalists' Club, contact our Vice- President, Dale Gaskin at 734-2197, or visit our web site at http://naturemoncton.org Thursday morning, November 19, 2009. **AMERICAN GOLDFINCH [Chardonneret jaune] seem to have started showing up suddenly in higher numbers at feeders especially being reported at some urban feeders such as Roger Leblanc's, Rosemary MacAulay's and at my own feeders. Alain Clavette comments that he was wondering why he was not getting any AMERICAN GOLDFINCH at all but spotted a nice sized flock feeding in his yard, not going to the feeders but contentedly foraging on a shrubby area where alder bushes were present. So, he assumes that they are content in his rural area to use natural food over his very adequately set out buffet, which would seem quite logical,with the urban birds having less areas to forage for wild food. Both Rosemary and myself have noted a sudden increase in HOUSE FINCH [Roselin familier] clients as well. We don't live far apart and we may be sharing the same troop of HOUSE FINCH and AMERICAN GOLDFINCH. Alain comments that the same seems to be happening with other species in his vicinity with only the BLUE JAYS [Geai bleu] anxious to come to his feeder yard which they are doing in high, high numbers. ** We have had no recent reports from the Dobson Trailhead. Alain asks if anyone knows if the PILEATED WOODPECKERS [Grand pic] and the BROWN CREEPERS [Grimpereau brun] have started to use the feeders there yet as they have in the past and if the feeders are indeed being stocked as was previously done. **Field trip coordinator Catherine Johnson has a field trip arranged for this coming Saturday. Join NatureMoncton this coming Saturday, November 21^st for a field trip to the marshes in and around the Tantramar, High Marsh Road and Fort Beauséjour area. November can be a great month to discover those hidden rarities and arriving northerners and who better to sleuth them out than Roger Leblanc. The potential is there for SHORT-EARED OWL [Hibou des marais]and SNOWY OWL [Harfang des neiges] as well. Meet at the Moncton Coliseum Parking Lot, 337 Killam Drive at the NW corner at 8.45am for a prompt 9am departure. Plan to dress warmly and bring a lunch. Please pre-register by contacting Judi Berry-Steeves via E-mail at or call Judi directly at 387-4778, and as always all are welcome. Nelson Poirier, Nature Moncton / Moncton Naturalists' Club NatureNB guidelines http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbe.html Foire aux questions de NatureNB http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbf.html NatureNB guidelines http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbe.html Foire aux questions de NatureNB http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbf.html Subject: White Head birds, inc. GREAT BLUE HERON, HARLEQUIN DUCK, OSPREY, WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER, GLAUCOUS< ICELAND & LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS, EVENING GROSBEAK From: Roger Burrows <rtburrows AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:55:31 -0400 November 18 Ingalls Head 07:45-08:15 GREAT BLUE HERON, Red-breasted Merganser White Head Ferry 08:15-08:45 2 Common Loons, Red-necked & 2 Horned Grebes, 3 adult Great Cormorants, 14 American Black Ducks, 24 Common Eiders, 2 White-winged & 11 Surf Scoters, 21 Long-tailed Ducks, 7 Red-breasted Mergansers, Black-legged Kittiwake, immature GLAUCOUS GULL, 10 Black Guillemots White Head Island 08:50-12:40 22 Great Cormorants (21 off Langmaid Cove), 15 Double-crested Cormorants, GREAT BLUE HERON (Southern Shore), 4 American Black Ducks, 2 male Mallards, 180 Common Eiders, 60 HARLEQUIN DUCKS (33 at Long Point, 27 off Langmaid Cove), 8 Red-breasted Mergansers, OSPREY (flying over Langmaid Cove heading north), WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER (WHite Head Village Beach), 2nd-winter ICELAND GULL (Southern Shore), 2 American Robins, female/.immature EVENING GROSBEAK (Southern Shore), 35 American Goldfinches (Interior Woods) White Head Ferry 13:00-13:30 adult Northern Gannet, 5 Common Eiders, 12 Long-tailed Ducks, Red-breasted Merganser, 43 Black-legged Kittiwakes, 2nd-winter LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, 11 Black Guillemots Flowers still in bloom: Sow Thistle, Fall Dandelion, Yarrow, Oxeye Daisy, Mayweed sp., Sea Rocket, Pearly Everlasting, New York Aster, Pineappleweed, Groundsel, Red Clover and lots of Yellow Mustard Roger Burrows Ingalls Head Grand Manan NatureNB guidelines http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbe.html Foire aux questions de NatureNB http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbf.html Subject: Nature Moncton's Information Line From: Alma White <almaw AT NBNET.NB.CA> Date: Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:57:45 -0400 NATURE MONCTON'S INFORMATION LINE Edited by : Nelson Poirier Transcript by : Alma White Info Line # : 384-NEWS (6397) To respond by e-mail, please address your message to both the poster of this transcript and to the information line editor. For more information on Nature Moncton -- the Moncton Naturalists' Club, contact our Vice- President, Dale Gaskin at 734-2197, or visit our web site at http://naturemoncton.org . Wednesday morning, November 18, 2009. ** A rather pleasant middle of the night interruption to sleep for Julie Pellerin at Cap Brulé on early Wednesday morning. Julie was woken by the hoot of an OWL at approximately 2.30am that seemed very close. She got up to check to find a GREAT HORNED OWL [Grand-duc d'Amérique] clearly visible in her yard perched on a clothesline pole. She then heard another hoot in response at the road and went to investigate and found a second GREAT HORNED OWL. Although she has had a BARRED OWL [Chouette rayée] and SNOWY OWL [Harfang des neiges] near her Cap Brulé home in the past this is the first time she is aware of GREAT HORNED OWLS in the immediate vicinity. This is the third GRET HORNED OWL report in the past week from different locations. It is suggestive that this species has territory arrangements in mind. ** Fred and Lynn Dubé had an interesting observation on the relative warmth of Monday evening just at dusk. They spotted what they felt could be little else than 2 BATS about a bright light at the corner of the Niagara Road and Hillsborough Road in Lower Coverdale. They felt the BATS seemed large compared to the ones that they are very used to seeing around their home in summer. One would have to wonder if this may be one of the few larger migratory bats that could be possibly in late migration or else possibly the BIG BROWN BAT that stays with us all winter but is in very low numbers in NB. ** A big 'Thank you' to Sean Blaney for joining the NatureMoncton group on Tuesday night to help us get familiar with the more common alien aka exotic plant species that have joined us by various methods since European settlement. He had excellent descriptive pictures to show us where these plants are found, what they look like and if they are problematic, why so. Some of the species he emphasized were GLOSSY BUCKTHORN,EUROPEAN COMMON REEDGRASS, REED CANARY GRASS,JAPANESE KNOTWEED, STINKWEED, FLOWERING RUSH, ASIAN BITTERSWEET, WILD CHERVIL, WOODLAND ANGELICA and several others which many of us now recognize. Sean pointed out the poster child PURPLE LOOSESTRIFE is not the problem it has been in some other areas and is appropriately under control with the introduction of 3 INSECTS that specifically feed on this plant. The presentation was very much appreciated. ** There is a NatureMoncton birding field trip coming up this coming Saturday, November 21^st led by Roger Leblanc. Field trip coordinator Catherine Johnson will be providing the details on it pronto so reserve this coming Saturday for that outing. Nelson Poirier, Nature Moncton / Moncton Naturalists' Club NatureNB guidelines http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbe.html Foire aux questions de NatureNB http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbf.html NatureNB guidelines http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbe.html Foire aux questions de NatureNB http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbf.html Subject: Posted today on NS-RBA From: "C. Davis" <nuthatch AT NS.SYMPATICO.CA> Date: Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:22:22 -0400 Hi folks, Just thought that this might be of interest to some of you. Cheryl Davis Dartmouth, NS ************************** > Good Morning Folks, > I need the help of all my environmental friends. > The Amherst Daily News is conducting an online survey today asking a > question that will have a bearing on the political opinion regarding the > designation of Chignecto Game Sanctuary as a Wilderness Area. > Basically the Cumberland Wilderness proposal calls for a complete halt to > all natural resource harvesting, mining activity and a de-listing of only > 30% of the current roadways, OHV trails and snowmobile trails within the > Sanctuary and surrounding Crown lands. > The DNR proposal is not a proposal from DNR at all, but a proposal brought > forward individually by an employee of DNR at the request of the local MLA. > It basically proposes that all vehicular traffic remain unfettered and that > harvesting and mining continue unabated in all but the wetland areas. > Obviously folks should make their own choice, but the Cumberland Wilderness > proposal is in the best interest of maintaining the ecological integrity > whereas the DNR proposal continues to promote Sanctuary and forestry/mining > in the same breath. > Could you please point your browser to www.amherstdaily.com/ and ask all > your friends to participate with a simple click of the mouse. > Much thanks, > Dale NatureNB guidelines http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbe.html Foire aux questions de NatureNB http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbf.html Subject: Ingalls Head feeder birds, inc. SHARP-SHINNED HAWK & NORTHERN CARDINAL From: Roger Burrows <rtburrows AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:04:02 -0400 November 17 Ingalls Head feeders all day SHARP-SHINNED HAWK (just took one pass when there were no birds around), 46+ Mourning Doves, 10 Blue Jays, 6 Black-capped Chickadees, female Red-breasted Nuthatch, female NORTHERN CARDINAL Roger Burrows Ingalls Head Grand Manan NatureNB guidelines http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbe.html Foire aux questions de NatureNB http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbf.html Subject: NATURE MONCTON'S INFORMATION LINE, Tuesday November 17, 2009 From: RICHARD MCCABE <ROMCCABE AT NB.SYMPATICO.CA> Date: Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:06:46 -0400 NATURE MONCTON INFORMATION LINE Edited by: Nelson Poirier Transcribed by: Roberta McCabe Info Line #: 384-NEWS (6397) To respond by e-mail, please address your message to both the poster of this transcript and to the information line editor. For more information on the Nature Moncton, contact our vice president, Dale Gaskin at 734-2197 or visit our web site at http://www.naturemoncton.org. Tuesday morning November 17, 2009. ** The presentation by the Friends of the Irishtown Nature Park for funding for various projects at the Irishtown Nature Park to Moncton Mayor and city councillors at a Moncton City Council meeting on Monday at 05 :00 pm went very well. An excellent presentation was made to the city that was very well received.by mayor and councillors, many of which had constructive and complementary comments . My impression was the Friends of the Irishtown Nature Park group very much had the ear of city councill and appropriate city staff. The past work of Mac MacAulay, as our past representive of the Nature Moncton Irishtown Nature Park Committee came up several times. A group of approximatley thirty people were present to support the présentation which was very obvious and noted. The present Irishtown Nature Park represetive Rosemary MacAulay will give a more updated report at tonights Nature Monctom Meeting. ** The Nature Moncton November meeting will be taking place tonight, Tuesday evening at the regular meeting place of the Church of the Nazarine on Fieldcrest Ave. Our guest will be Sean Blaney, head botanist with ACDC, Atlantic Canada Data Center in Sackville on the topic of " ALIENS AMONG US". Sean does extensive field studies each summer in Atlantic Canada to survey the plant community and is always very interested in collecting up to date information on plant species that have come to the area, generally uninvited. Some of these plant species are a problem and some are not . This will be an excellent chance to learn to recognize some of these plant species and become aware if they are problematic or not. Sean is an excellent speaker and will have very clear photo images of these plants, and will tell us just where to look for them. Sean's presentation will begin at 07:00 pm before the monthly business meeting, so don't be late. Nelson Poirier Nature Moncton /Moncton Naturalists' Club NatureNB guidelines http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbe.html Foire aux questions de NatureNB http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbf.html NatureNB guidelines http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbe.html Foire aux questions de NatureNB http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbf.html NatureNB guidelines http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbe.html Foire aux questions de NatureNB http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbf.html Subject: Re: additional Grand Manan birds, inc. NORTHERN HARRIER, BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER, DUNLIN & RING-BILLED GULL From: David Christie <maryspt AT MAC.COM> Date: Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:10:56 -0400 At 6:09 PM -0400 11/16/09, Roger Burrows wrote: >PS I have been informed by my book editor that the DOBSON TRAIL website has >been infected by a virus and needs to be "disinfected" by whoever runs it. Hi Roger, Thank for that note. I'm not sure who is responsible for the website but have passed the information along to one of the members of the executive. Dave -- David Christie Mary's Point, Harvey, Albert Co., New Brunswick, Canada http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt NatureNB guidelines http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbe.html Foire aux questions de NatureNB http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbf.html Subject: End of season Report From: Dave Smith <eglnst AT NB.SYMPATICO.CA> Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:57:07 -0400 I wish to add my congratulations to Todd Watts for the effort and time expended on this Project. Nothing comes easy when tackling something of this magnitude, and the sheer (no pun intended) trek to the site keeps many of us from joining the crew. We do however benefit from your observations, and I for one, found the reporting and final counts and comments most interesting. May recruits continue your lead, providing the birding world much needed information. Dave Smith, Old North End, Saint John. NatureNB guidelines http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbe.html Foire aux questions de NatureNB http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbf.html Subject: additional Grand Manan birds, inc. NORTHERN HARRIER, BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER, DUNLIN & RING-BILLED GULL From: Roger Burrows <rtburrows AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:09:28 -0400 November 16 Ingalls Head 14:35-15:00 20 American Black Ducks Ox Head 15:00-15:40 22 American Black Ducks, 12 Buffleheads, immature female NORTHERN HARRIER, BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER, DUNLIN, RING-BILLED GULL Roger Burrows Ingalls Head Grand Manan PS I have been informed by my book editor that the DOBSON TRAIL website has been infected by a virus and needs to be "disinfected" by whoever runs it. NatureNB guidelines http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbe.html Foire aux questions de NatureNB http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbf.html Subject: Re: No to Uranium mining signs From: Tracy Glynn <forest AT CONSERVATIONCOUNCIL.CA> Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2009 09:46:50 -0400 Hi Yolande, We have many "No Uranium Mine" signs in our office in Fredericton. Our southeast NB/Moncton chapter also has signs. Please contact me forest AT conservationcouncil.ca if you would like to receive some. Tracy yolandeLeBlanc wrote: > I am looking for those yellow signs that say NO URANIUM MINES. I seem to recall the Conservation Council involved in those, or am I off base... Someone out there has to know... > Thanks > Yolande > > NatureNB guidelines http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbe.html > Foire aux questions de NatureNB http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbf.html > > NatureNB guidelines http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbe.html Foire aux questions de NatureNB http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbf.html Subject: Grand Manan birds, inc. RED-THROATED LOONS, SOOTY & GREATER SHEARWATERS, GADWALL, GYRFALCON & LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL From: Roger Burrows <rtburrows AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:09:00 -0400 November 15 Ingalls Head Feeders 07:45-09:45 61 Mourning Doves, 13 Blue Jays, 6 Black-capped Chickadees, female Red-breasted Nuthatch, female Northern Cardinal November 16 Grand Harbour 08:40-08:55 230 American Black Ducks, female GADWALL, 15+ Mallards, 18+ Buffleheads Castalia Marsh 09:10-09:35 adult Bald Eagle Ashburton Head Trails 09:45-10:20 GYRFALCON, 24+ Black-capped Chickadees, 4+ Golden-crowned Kinglets, American Robin Long Eddy Point 10:25-10:55 7+ RED-THROATED LOONS, SOOTY & 5 GREATER SHEARWATERS, 20 Northern Gannets (1 1st-year bird), adult Double-crested Cormorant, adult Bald Eagle, 24+ Black-legged Kittiwakes, 215 Bonaparte's Gulls, adult LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, Black Guillemot Roger Burrows Ingalls Head Grand Manan NatureNB guidelines http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbe.html Foire aux questions de NatureNB http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbf.html Subject: update on Phragmites From: Frederick W Schueler <bckcdb AT ISTAR.CA> Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2009 09:50:13 -0500 Bill Winsor wrote: > NATURE MONCTON’S INFORMATION LINE > *** The Nature Moncton's November meeting will be taking place tomorrow night, Tuesday evening, Nov. 17, at the regular meeting site, the Church of the Nazarene on Fieldcrest Avenue. Our guest speaker will be Sean Blaney from the ACDC, the Atlantic Canada Conservation Data Centre in Sackville, on the topic: "ALIENS AMONG US." Sean does extensive field work each summer in Atlantic Canada to survey the plant community and is always interested in collecting up-to-date status information on plant species that have come to the area, generally uninvited. Some of these plant species are a problem and some are not. This will be an excellent chance to learn to recognize these plants and become aware whether they are problems or not. Sean is an excellent public speaker, will have very clear photos of these plants, and will tell us just where to look for them. Sean's talk will begin at 7:00 PM., before the monthly business meeting, so don't be late. * Paul Catling and coauthors have some updates on invasive Phragmites at: http://www.ou.edu/cas/botany-micro/ben/ben417.html#2 http://www.ou.edu/cas/botany-micro/ben/ben417.html#3 ...these may be useful background for discussing this "Grass that ate New Jersey" in New Brunswick. fred. ------------------------------------------------------------ Bishops Mills Natural History Centre Frederick W. Schueler & Aleta Karstad RR#2 Bishops Mills, Ontario, Canada K0G 1T0 on the Smiths Falls Limestone Plain 44* 52'N 75* 42'W (613)258-3107 http://pinicola.ca ------------------------------------------------------------ to follow our activities, and stay abreast of events in eastern Ontario, join the NatureList - http://groups.google.com/group/naturelist?hl=en ------------------------------------------------------------ NatureNB guidelines http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbe.html Foire aux questions de NatureNB http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbf.html Subject: NATURE MONCTON INFORMATION LINE – Monday, November 16, 2009 From: Bill Winsor <bwinsor44 AT YAHOO.CA> Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2009 06:42:13 -0800 NATURE MONCTON’S INFORMATION LINE   Edited by: Nelson Poirier Transcribed by: Bill Winsor Info Line #: 384-NEWS (6397)   To respond by e-mail, please address your message to both the poster of this transcript and to the information line editor.   For more information on the Nature Moncton, contact our vice-president, Dale Gaskin at 734-2197 or visit our web site at http://www.naturemoncton.org.   Monday morning, November 16, 2009   *** Rosemary MacAulay, the Nature Moncton Irishtown Nature Park representative advises that the Friends of the Irishtown Nature Park Committee is making a funding pitch to City Council today, Monday November 16th at 5:00 PM at City Hall.  It will be relatively short, about 20 minutes and Rosemary urges anyone that can be present to signal support, to be there.  Irishtown Nature Park holds a unique position among the Moncton Parks because of the Citizen Committee involvement that it has.  The more support for the park to the Council members and there are a few new Council members this year the better we will fare.  Rosemary hopes as many as possible will fit this in to their schedule, bring your partner, your friends and your kids; it’s a good education.   *** Ron Arsenault did a round of the Memramcook lagoons and lake on Sunday to check activity.  At Memramcook Lake there were several hundred CANADA GEESE [Bernache du Canada] and 77 COMMON MERGANSERS [Grand Harle], at McGinley lagoon; AMERICAN BLACK DUCKS [Canard noir], MALLARDS [Canard colvert] and two GREEN-WINGED TEAL [Sarcelle d'hiver] as well as six WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS [Bécasseau à croupion blanc]. At the Arthur Street lagoon there were only AMERICAN BLACK DUCKS [Canard noir].  At the College Bridge lagoon there were AMERICAN BLACK DUCKS [Canard noir], one DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANT [Cormoran à aigrettes], two LESSER SCAUP [Petit Fuligule], RING-NECKED DUCKS [Fuligule à collier], two CANADA GEESE [Bernache du Canada] and a male BARROW'S GOLDENEYE [Garrot d'Islande].  This could well be the same bird lingering in the area that Alain Clavette reported last weekend.   *** Several of the late flying insects are taking advantage of the warmer nights recently.  David Christie comments that there was a lot of activity around their lights on Sunday evening; noting one medium sized CADDISFLY was particularly abundant as well as FLY and WASP species, and MOTHS.  There are a few late flying MOTH species that were commonly noted the past few nights; the SPRUCE SPANWORM MOTH, the WINTER MOTH, the FALL CANKERWORM MOTH and the JUNIPER MOTH, also known as EVERGREEN SPANWORM MOTH the most expected.  The flight period of the AUTUMNAL MOTH seems to have pasted.   *** The information line received a surprise International call on Sunday evening from a cruise ship on the Rhine River in Germany from four contented sounding birders who spotted a bird on the river with a red head they thought was a duck but they seemed to be having some identification problems.  The group calling seemed to be Hank and Carolynn Scarth and Bob and Sharon Blake.  In my experience this group have their challenges identifying Canadian birds let alone those that would be native to the Rhine River. Anyway the group sends all good greetings from Germany despite of their identification deficiencies.   *** The Nature Moncton's November meeting will be taking place tomorrow night, Tuesday evening, Nov. 17, at the regular meeting site, the Church of the Nazarene on Fieldcrest Avenue. Our guest speaker will be Sean Blaney from the ACDC, the Atlantic Canada Conservation Data Centre in Sackville, on the topic: "ALIENS AMONG US." Sean does extensive field work each summer in Atlantic Canada to survey the plant community and is always interested in collecting up-to-date status information on plant species that have come to the area, generally uninvited.  Some of these plant species are a problem and some are not.  This will be an excellent chance to learn to recognize these plants and become aware whether they are problems or not. Sean is an excellent public speaker, will have very clear photos of these plants, and will tell us just where to look for them. Sean's talk will begin at 7:00 PM., before the monthly business meeting, so don't be late.   Nelson Poirier Nature Moncton   Please, consider the environment before printing this e-mail                                                                                                                              __________________________________________________________________ Looking for the perfect gift? Give the gift of Flickr! http://www.flickr.com/gift/ NatureNB guidelines http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbe.html Foire aux questions de NatureNB http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbf.html Subject: No to Uranium mining signs From: yolandeLeBlanc <yolandeleb AT ROGERS.COM> Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2009 09:31:21 -0400 I am looking for those yellow signs that say NO URANIUM MINES. I seem to recall the Conservation Council involved in those, or am I off base... Someone out there has to know... Thanks Yolande NatureNB guidelines http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbe.html Foire aux questions de NatureNB http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbf.html Subject: FW: Photos of Orange -cr Warbler at Fundy Park From: Jim Wilson <jgw AT NBNET.NB.CA> Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2009 19:47:47 -0400 When you click on the link to the Saint John Naturalists' Club photo gallery you then need to further click on "Rare and Unusual" to get to Merv's two OCW pictures at the bottom. Jim Wilson -----Original Message----- From: NatureNB [mailto:NATURENB AT LISTSERV.UNB.CA] On Behalf Of Paul Mansz (NatureNB) Sent: Saturday, November 14, 2009 5:51 PM To: NATURENB AT LISTSERV.UNB.CA Subject: Re: Birds at Fundy Park Hello everyone, Merv's pictures are now posted to the SJNC gallery here: http://pictures.saintjohnnaturalistsclub.org/GalleryThumbnails.aspx?gallery= 121154 cheers, Paul Mansz Rothesay -----Original Message----- From: NatureNB [mailto:NATURENB AT LISTSERV.UNB.CA] On Behalf Of Jim Wilson Sent: November-13-09 11:23 PM To: NATURENB AT LISTSERV.UNB.CA Subject: Birds at Fundy Park On Wednesday, November 11th Merv Cormier and I spent part of the day at Fundy National Park in search of late and unusual birds. The day was lovely, with bright sun and temperature that reached about +9C by afternoon. Our first notable sighting was made on the road through the Park, just after we crossed into it. A beautiful large "SILVER" RED FOX crossed the highway less than 50 meters in front of us in the bright sun, giving great looks at its black coat tipped with frosty hairs and its large bushy tail with a conspicuous white tip. This is the third "wild" Silver Fox that I've seen in New Brunswick in the past 10 years or so. Jean and I saw one cross the highway just outside Sussex perhaps 10 years ago and I saw one in my neighbor's woods here at Hammond River about five years ago in the fall that responded to my attempts to "pish" out a flock of chickadees and kinglets. That animal walked up to within five meters before realizing I wasn't some food item. Presumably all three were descendents of escaped or released ranch foxes raised for the fur industry. Birds of interest included a PEREGRINE FALCON vocalizing near the Administration Building at the Park, several flocks of PINE SISKINS in the same area (a species I haven't seen much of these past several months), a COMMON YELLOWTHROAT in the Village of Alma and an interesting ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER on the hillside opposite the entrance to the Park swimming pool. That bird was bright yellow and seemed to lack the faint dull streaking we typically see on most eastern Orange-crowns. We immediately concluded it was likely one of the brighter western subspecies, most probably lutecens, which I believe has been documented in the Maritimes before. Merv and I got several photos of the bird (Merv's better than mine) and he will place a couple of his on the Saint John Naturalists' Club website at http://pictures.saintjohnnaturalistsclub.org/GalleryThumbnails.aspx?gallery= 121154. I'd be interested to hear the opinion of others on this bird, which was so yellow that we at first thought it might be a Wilson's when it first appeared. But it had a typical Orange-crowned call note, structure and actions and stayed high in the willows while we observed it. We left and returned a couple of hours later and it was still happily feeding in the same area. Jim Wilson NatureNB guidelines http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbe.html Foire aux questions de NatureNB http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbf.html NatureNB guidelines http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbe.html Foire aux questions de NatureNB http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbf.html NatureNB guidelines http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbe.html Foire aux questions de NatureNB http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbf.html Subject: SAINT GEORGE REPORT From: Ralph Eldridge <r.eldridge AT XPLORNET.COM> Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:49:33 -0400 The lobster season got underway this past Tuesday and there was near perfect weather. There was evidence of sparse but wide-spread small Herring and abundant, spawn-laden Shrimp. Thus, KITTIWAKES & BONAPART'S GULLS were more evident than usual east of the Grand Manan Ferry track. With the small gulls came JAEGERS. I saw about 3 dozen attacks over 4 days, some at fairly close range. Most were certain or assumed POMARINE JAEGERS but one PARASITIC JAEGER in perfect, adult, dark phase plumage hovered around the boat at close range while checking out the large gull activity. On Wednesday, we had an adult NORTHERN GANNET join the usual throng of gulls to snack on lobster bait. At one point it was on the water, close enough that it's wing touched the side of the boat. It made a few plunge dives from less than 50 feet altitude but mostly it swam and watched for sinking herring that the gulls couldn't reach. I enjoyed watching, close-up, as the Gannet swam with it's head underwater and then dove after it's food. It was fun to actually see the underwater "flying". Several groups of Gannets were also seen feeding. ALCIDS were scarce, with only a few RAZORBILLS seen. LOONS, mostly COMMON LOONS were numerous and observed travelling every which direction at all hours. HARBOUR PORPOISE were wide-spread but usually just singles or mothers with calves came close to the boat. NatureNB guidelines http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbe.html Foire aux questions de NatureNB http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbf.html Subject: Re: first NORTHERN CARDINAL at my feeder From: Christopher Adam <cadam AT NBNET.NB.CA> Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:48:35 -0400 We've had a pair of Cardinals in our area (Skyline Acres of Fredericton) since the spring. I don't know where they are nesting, but I imagine they range to the other side of Kimball Park (we're on the highway 7 side of the park). I have seen both the male and the female near our house in the last few days, but never at the feeders. If they do come to the feeder, I suspect that it is a very quick visit indeed. Cardinals are always a good sighting. On 2009-11-14, at 5:15 PM Saturday 14/Nov/09, Roger Burrows wrote: > It's 5:10 pm and a female NORTHERN CARDINAL just showed up at my > feeder, the > first I've seen here! > > Roger Burrows > Ingalls Head > Grand Manan > > NatureNB guidelines http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbe.html > Foire aux questions de NatureNB http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbf.html Christopher Adam cadam AT nbnet.nb.ca 65 Nottingham St. Fredericton, NB NatureNB guidelines http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbe.html Foire aux questions de NatureNB http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbf.html Subject: Re: End of season report from Greenlaw Mountain From: Roger Burrows <rtburrows AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2009 12:25:20 -0400 I congratulate Todd oh his project and on the daily reports that he has made. These add considerably to knowledge of raptor movements in NB and to local awareness of the importance of sites such as Greenlaw Mountain. Maybe there are other sites in the province deserving equally of such attention. Roger Burrows Ingalls Head Grand Manan On Sun, Nov 15, 2009 at 10:05 AM, Todd Watts wrote: > Greenlaw Mountain Hawk Watch Fall 2009 > > Season Counts > > 99 Turkey Vulture > 111 Osprey > 46 Bald Eagle > 39 Northern Harrier > 593 Sharp-shinned Hawk > 11 Coopers Hawk > 13 Northern Goshawk > 5 Red-shouldered Hawk > 1457 Broad-winged Hawk > 152 Red-tailed Hawk > 129 American Kestrel > 38 Merlin > 13 Peregrine Falcon > 1 Unidentified Accipiter > 3 Unidentified Buteo > 1 Unidentified Falcon > 55 Unidentified Raptor > > Total: 2769 > > The first official season of hawk counts at Greenlaw Mountain has come to > an end. Many people have taken part in this project and much has been > learned. Thank you to all who helped make this happen. A special thanks to > the New Brunswick Wildlife trust Fund for their financial support. > Additional thanks to Bell/Aliant for allowing this project to be conducted > on their land and especially to the volunteers. > > I am happy to report that the season's observations lived up to nearly all > of my expectations. The total number of hawks counted this year and the > species brake-down of these counts fell right in line with what I predicted. > The Red-tailed Hawk flight was a short one, but I suspect that this was due > to unusual weather. Predictions of this year's flight were based on a > comparison of my counts at Greenlaw Mountain in the fall of 2008 and fall > 2008 counts from Cadillac Mountain, Maine. In my opinion, data from this > year's project clearly shows that there is a major regional hawk migration > corridor along the New Brunswick side of the Bay of Fundy. > > Hawks moving past Greenlaw Mountain during fall migration were observed to > fly in an east/west direction. During observations, incoming hawks were seen > flying in from the coast of Passamaquoddy Bay. As these birds passed the > observation point, they were seen crossing the Saint Croix River and > spreading out into the state of Maine. These migrating raptors flew at a > wide variety of altitudes. During early morning hours, late in the day and > when the winds were strong these hawks often flew just over the treetops. > When the winds were relatively light and the thermals were strong, migrating > raptors were seen flying at very high altitudes. These high altitude > migrants can be very hard to observe even with the aid of quality optics. > Early season to mid-season hawks were often seen hugging the coast and > flying to the south of the observation point. As the season progressed fewer > birds were observed in the skies south of the 'watch'. Buteos in general > seemed to prefer flying directly over the 'watch' or to its north where > stronger updrafts and thermals can be found. It is important to note that > many Broad-wings were seen flying right along the coast of the Passamaquoddy > Bay. However, the vast majority of mid to late season migrant buteos, such > as Red-tailed Hawks, were observed flying to the north of the mountain. > > From August 25th to November 11th, 2769 hawks were observed migrating past > the observation point. Many of these birds flew directly over the 'watch'. > Some of the hawks perched on nearby snags, raptors chased each other, > kettles of migrating hawks formed directly over the watch and on the 'big > days' Broad-winged Hawks streamed overhead. > > Thirteen species of migrating raptors were counted during this season. > Broad-winged Hawks were the most numerous of the migrant raptors. This is > typical of eastern North American hawk watches. The season total for this > species was 1457. The next most numerous species was the Sharp-shinned Hawk > with a season total of 593, followed by Red-tailed Hawk (152) and American > Kestrel(129). The two species of raptor most often seen were the Turkey > Vulture and the Bald Eagle. Local populations of these species exist in the > area near Greenlaw Mountain. Great care was taken to avoid double counting > these birds. Because of this, I suspect that the number of vultures counted > as migrants is much lower than the actual number of migrating vultures that > passed the watch site. > > Counts in August recorded a good mix of early season migrants. Some local > birds were present helping to keep things interesting during the slow times. > Kestrels, Merlins and Sharp-shins were repeatedly observed hunting near the > watch site and fighting over territory. > > September brought increasing numbers of hawks that peaked around mid-month. > The big event for the month occurred on September 14, 15 and 16. 1383 hawks > were counted during those three days of hawk movement. The weather on the > fifteenth seemed far from ideal. The day started off with scattered showers > causing me to wonder if anything would move. I waited for the weather to > improve before heading to the watch. When I arrived, the movement was well > under way. A couple hundred hawks could have passed the watch before > observations began on that day. > > In October, peak movements also occurred mid-month. On the 14th, 11 species > of raptor passed the 'watch' included all three accipiters, as well as 3 > species of buteo (including 2 late Broad-winged Hawks and the 1st > Red-shouldered Hawk of the season). The last Osprey of the season was also > observed on this day. The following day brought another good movement of > hawks and another Red-shoulder. Two more Red-shouldered Hawks were observed > on the 21st. On October 23rd, a season-high count of 40 Red-tailed hawks > passed the watch. It seemed likely that the Red-tailed Hawk counts would > continue to increase as we neared the end of the month. However, the > migration slowed to a trickle after that day. The next good front brought > perfect conditions and only 21 hawks over a two-day period. The following > day (October 27) brought east winds and cloudy skies (generally poor > conditions). It was the last significant movement of the season and it > included a Red-Shouldered Hawk. > > November was slow. Twenty-seven and one quarter hours of observation > conducted under conditions conducive to hawk movement only produced 27 > hawks. During November of 2008 nine and one half hours of observation under > similar conditions at Greenlaw produced 58 hawks. It will be interesting to > see how next year's flight season ends. The last Turkey Vulture of the > season was counted on November 7. A Bald Eagle was the last migrating bird > of prey recorded for the year. > > A full brake-down of this seasons counts can be found at Hawkcount.org. > This includes monthly, daily and hourly totals. Hourly weather info can also > be viewed at this website as can information on peak flight periods. > > A comparison of our counts with those from our closest neighbor (Cadillac > Mountain, Maine) show some interesting differences in the number of birds > recorded at each site. The season counts totals are similar, 2769 at > Greenlaw Mountain and 3042 at Cadillac Mountain. However, the species > brake-down is quite different. Cadillac records lots of coastal migrants. > Their counts of Sharp-shinned Hawk and American Kestrel are impressive. We > on the other hand shattered some their high counts for buteos. Our 2009 > Broad-winged Hawk counts were six times higher than theirs. According to the > hawkcount.org database our Broad-winged Hawk counts more than doubled > their all time high count and were three times higher than their season > average for that species. Our Red-tailed Hawk counts for 2009 were more than > double theirs counts from the same season. These counts also broke their all > time high record according to hawkcount.org. When we consider that > Cadillac Mountain has the advantage of having several experienced hawk > watchers as observers, countless visitors of various skill levels > functioning as extra eyes and is farther south where there are greater > numbers birds, we can see that Greenlaw Mountain has even greater potential > for raptor observation than the count numbers might suggest. > > In addition to being an excellent location to observe migrating raptors, > Greenlaw Mountain was very good for observing local raptors. During the > month of August 2009 resident American Kestrel, Merlin and Sharp-shinned > Hawks were observed hunting amongst the standing wood. Osprey and Bald Eagle > were often seen looking for fish at nearby Chamcook Lake and consuming their > catch while perched on the standing dead wood which surrounds much of the > mountain. Eleven species of raptor were observed perching and/or hunting in > this area during the count season. The numerous snags near the 'watch' are > the result of a fairly large fire that swept through the area in recent > years. The excellent views at the hawk watch are largely due to this fire. > > Continuing the fall counts at Greenlaw Mountain will help us monitor shifts > in raptor populations. > > People from many parts of Southern New Brunswick took part in this project. > Some drove from as far away as Mechanic Lake and Cambridge Narrows to spend > the day looking for hawks at Greenlaw Mountain. Many of these individuals > were new to birding and eager to learn. All of them played a part in the > success of this project. On one of the 'big days' an inexperienced birder > spotted a single hawk which in turn helped me find a stream of birds and a > kettle containing approximately 100 Broad-winged Hawks. Even the most > inexperienced observers can be very helpful. Thank you to all who took part > in this years' observations. > > Feedback on this project is being sought. Please let me know your thoughts. > > Todd Watts > Project Co-ordinator > CCNB > Fishbird AT nb.sympatico.ca > 506 529-4656 > > > > NatureNB guidelines http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbe.html > Foire aux questions de NatureNB http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbf.html > NatureNB guidelines http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbe.html Foire aux questions de NatureNB http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbf.html Subject: NATURE MONCTON'S INFORMATION LINE, 15 Nov 2009 (Sunday) From: David Christie <maryspt AT MAC.COM> Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2009 10:12:10 -0400 NATURE MONCTON'S INFORMATION LINE Edited by: Nelson Poirier Transcript by: David Christie Info Line number: 384-NEWS (384-6397) To respond by e-mail, please address your message to both the poster of this transcript and to the information line editor. For more information on Nature Moncton, contact our vice-president, Dale Gaskin, at 734-2197 or visit our web site at http://naturemoncton.org . Sunday morning, November 15, 2009 ** Nature Moncton's November meeting will be taking place this Tuesday evening, Nov. 17, at the regular meeting site, the Church of the Nazarene on Fieldcrest Avenue. Our guest speaker will be Sean Blaney, head botanist at the Atlantic Canada Conervation Data Centre in Sackville. His presentation is entitled "ALIENS AMONG US." Sean does extensive field work in Atlantic Canada each summer to survey the plant community and is interested in collecting up-to-date status information on plant species that have come to the area, generally uninvited. This will be an excellent chance to learn to recognize these plants and become aware whether they are problems or not. Sean is an excellent public speaker, will have very clear photos of these plants, and will tell us just where to look for them. Sean's talk will begin at 7 p.m., before the monthly business meeting, so don't be late. ** Dave Christie leaves some bird observations from Mary's Point. On Saturday noon, as the tide was dropping, he tallied a group of 150 SANDERLINGS [Bécasseau sanderling], 30 WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS [Bécasseau à croupion blanc], 12 DUNLIN [Bécasseau variable] and a single BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER [Pluvier argenté], feeding on the mudflat. About 50 RING-BILLED GULLS [Goéland à bec cerclé] were on the shore, along with a few HERRING GULLS [Goéland argenté] and GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULLS [Goéland marin], while 3 RED-THROATED LOONS [Plongeon catmarin] were on the bay. Dave says that his feeder yard has been quite finch-free the past few weeks, but 16 AMERICAN GOLDFINCHES [Chardonneret jaune] arrived at the niger seed feeder on Saturday, and one PURPLE FINCH [Roselin pourpré] was spotted. Two WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS [Bec-croisé bifascié] and 2 EVENING GROSBEAKS [Gros-bec errant] were observed flying over. Dave comments that these were the first Evening Grosbeaks he has seen in the area in some time. I hope that the two reports in recent days are a sign of things to come, as Kevin Renton reported that 20 Evening Grosbeaks dropped by his Stilesville feeder yard earlier in the week. ** A CORRECTION to Saturday's information line. Julie Pellerin points out that she meant to report a BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER [Pluvier argenté] that has been on the Cap-Brûlé beach for the past week, and NOT a SEMIPALMATED PLOVER [Pluvier semipalmé], as reported. It is still there on Sunday morning. Julie says that RED-BREASTED MERGANSERS [Harle huppé] are also starting to appear in greater numbers off the beach. ** This Week's "Sky at a glance": This week VENUS is getting lower and SATURN higher in the dawn every morning. The LEONID METEOR SHOWER will peak very late Monday night, actually after midnight into Tueday morning. Also on Monday, the MOON [Lune] will go into its new phase, rising and setting with the sun. This week's Planet Round-up: MERCURY [Mercure] is hiding deep in the sunset. VENUS [Vénus], at magnitude -3.9, is sinking very low in the dawn. Look for it above the ESE horizon, about 40 to 30 minutes before sunrise. MARS, at magnitude +0.2, rises around 11 p.m. It is very high in the south before dawn. JUPITER, at magnitude -2.4, shines brightly in the south in twilight and lower in the SW later in the evening. It sets around midnight. SATURN [Saturne], at magnitude +1.0, is in the southeast, before and during dawn. Nelson Poirier, Nature Moncton NatureNB guidelines http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbe.html Foire aux questions de NatureNB http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbf.html Subject: End of season report from Greenlaw Mountain From: Todd Watts <fishbird AT NB.SYMPATICO.CA> Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2009 10:05:25 -0400 Greenlaw Mountain Hawk Watch Fall 2009 Season Counts 99 Turkey Vulture 111 Osprey 46 Bald Eagle 39 Northern Harrier 593 Sharp-shinned Hawk 11 Coopers Hawk 13 Northern Goshawk 5 Red-shouldered Hawk 1457 Broad-winged Hawk 152 Red-tailed Hawk 129 American Kestrel 38 Merlin 13 Peregrine Falcon 1 Unidentified Accipiter 3 Unidentified Buteo 1 Unidentified Falcon 55 Unidentified Raptor Total: 2769 The first official season of hawk counts at Greenlaw Mountain has come to an end. Many people have taken part in this project and much has been learned. Thank you to all who helped make this happen. A special thanks to the New Brunswick Wildlife trust Fund for their financial support. Additional thanks to Bell/Aliant for allowing this project to be conducted on their land and especially to the volunteers. I am happy to report that the season's observations lived up to nearly all of my expectations. The total number of hawks counted this year and the species brake-down of these counts fell right in line with what I predicted. The Red-tailed Hawk flight was a short one, but I suspect that this was due to unusual weather. Predictions of this year's flight were based on a comparison of my counts at Greenlaw Mountain in the fall of 2008 and fall 2008 counts from Cadillac Mountain, Maine. In my opinion, data from this year's project clearly shows that there is a major regional hawk migration corridor along the New Brunswick side of the Bay of Fundy. Hawks moving past Greenlaw Mountain during fall migration were observed to fly in an east/west direction. During observations, incoming hawks were seen flying in from the coast of Passamaquoddy Bay. As these birds passed the observation point, they were seen crossing the Saint Croix River and spreading out into the state of Maine. These migrating raptors flew at a wide variety of altitudes. During early morning hours, late in the day and when the winds were strong these hawks often flew just over the treetops. When the winds were relatively light and the thermals were strong, migrating raptors were seen flying at very high altitudes. These high altitude migrants can be very hard to observe even with the aid of quality optics. Early season to mid-season hawks were often seen hugging the coast and flying to the south of the observation point. As the season progressed fewer birds were observed in the skies south of the 'watch'. Buteos in general seemed to prefer flying directly over the 'watch' or to its north where stronger updrafts and thermals can be found. It is important to note that many Broad-wings were seen flying right along the coast of the Passamaquoddy Bay. However, the vast majority of mid to late season migrant buteos, such as Red-tailed Hawks, were observed flying to the north of the mountain. From August 25th to November 11th, 2769 hawks were observed migrating past the observation point. Many of these birds flew directly over the 'watch'. Some of the hawks perched on nearby snags, raptors chased each other, kettles of migrating hawks formed directly over the watch and on the 'big days' Broad-winged Hawks streamed overhead. Thirteen species of migrating raptors were counted during this season. Broad-winged Hawks were the most numerous of the migrant raptors. This is typical of eastern North American hawk watches. The season total for this species was 1457. The next most numerous species was the Sharp-shinned Hawk with a season total of 593, followed by Red-tailed Hawk (152) and American Kestrel(129). The two species of raptor most often seen were the Turkey Vulture and the Bald Eagle. Local populations of these species exist in the area near Greenlaw Mountain. Great care was taken to avoid double counting these birds. Because of this, I suspect that the number of vultures counted as migrants is much lower than the actual number of migrating vultures that passed the watch site. Counts in August recorded a good mix of early season migrants. Some local birds were present helping to keep things interesting during the slow times. Kestrels, Merlins and Sharp-shins were repeatedly observed hunting near the watch site and fighting over territory. September brought increasing numbers of hawks that peaked around mid- month. The big event for the month occurred on September 14, 15 and 16. 1383 hawks were counted during those three days of hawk movement. The weather on the fifteenth seemed far from ideal. The day started off with scattered showers causing me to wonder if anything would move. I waited for the weather to improve before heading to the watch. When I arrived, the movement was well under way. A couple hundred hawks could have passed the watch before observations began on that day. In October, peak movements also occurred mid-month. On the 14th, 11 species of raptor passed the 'watch' included all three accipiters, as well as 3 species of buteo (including 2 late Broad-winged Hawks and the 1st Red-shouldered Hawk of the season). The last Osprey of the season was also observed on this day. The following day brought another good movement of hawks and another Red-shoulder. Two more Red- shouldered Hawks were observed on the 21st. On October 23rd, a season- high count of 40 Red-tailed hawks passed the watch. It seemed likely that the Red-tailed Hawk counts would continue to increase as we neared the end of the month. However, the migration slowed to a trickle after that day. The next good front brought perfect conditions and only 21 hawks over a two-day period. The following day (October 27) brought east winds and cloudy skies (generally poor conditions). It was the last significant movement of the season and it included a Red-Shouldered Hawk. November was slow. Twenty-seven and one quarter hours of observation conducted under conditions conducive to hawk movement only produced 27 hawks. During November of 2008 nine and one half hours of observation under similar conditions at Greenlaw produced 58 hawks. It will be interesting to see how next year's flight season ends. The last Turkey Vulture of the season was counted on November 7. A Bald Eagle was the last migrating bird of prey recorded for the year. A full brake-down of this seasons counts can be found at Hawkcount.org. This includes monthly, daily and hourly totals. Hourly weather info can also be viewed at this website as can information on peak flight periods. A comparison of our counts with those from our closest neighbor (Cadillac Mountain, Maine) show some interesting differences in the number of birds recorded at each site. The season counts totals are similar, 2769 at Greenlaw Mountain and 3042 at Cadillac Mountain. However, the species brake-down is quite different. Cadillac records lots of coastal migrants. Their counts of Sharp-shinned Hawk and American Kestrel are impressive. We on the other hand shattered some their high counts for buteos. Our 2009 Broad-winged Hawk counts were six times higher than theirs. According to the hawkcount.org database our Broad-winged Hawk counts more than doubled their all time high count and were three times higher than their season average for that species. Our Red-tailed Hawk counts for 2009 were more than double theirs counts from the same season. These counts also broke their all time high record according to hawkcount.org. When we consider that Cadillac Mountain has the advantage of having several experienced hawk watchers as observers, countless visitors of various skill levels functioning as extra eyes and is farther south where there are greater numbers birds, we can see that Greenlaw Mountain has even greater potential for raptor observation than the count numbers might suggest. In addition to being an excellent location to observe migrating raptors, Greenlaw Mountain was very good for observing local raptors. During the month of August 2009 resident American Kestrel, Merlin and Sharp-shinned Hawks were observed hunting amongst the standing wood. Osprey and Bald Eagle were often seen looking for fish at nearby Chamcook Lake and consuming their catch while perched on the standing dead wood which surrounds much of the mountain. Eleven species of raptor were observed perching and/or hunting in this area during the count season. The numerous snags near the 'watch' are the result of a fairly large fire that swept through the area in recent years. The excellent views at the hawk watch are largely due to this fire. Continuing the fall counts at Greenlaw Mountain will help us monitor shifts in raptor populations. People from many parts of Southern New Brunswick took part in this project. Some drove from as far away as Mechanic Lake and Cambridge Narrows to spend the day looking for hawks at Greenlaw Mountain. Many of these individuals were new to birding and eager to learn. All of them played a part in the success of this project. On one of the 'big days' an inexperienced birder spotted a single hawk which in turn helped me find a stream of birds and a kettle containing approximately 100 Broad-winged Hawks. Even the most inexperienced observers can be very helpful. Thank you to all who took part in this years' observations. Feedback on this project is being sought. Please let me know your thoughts. Todd Watts Project Co-ordinator CCNB Fishbird AT nb.sympatico.ca 506 529-4656 NatureNB guidelines http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbe.html Foire aux questions de NatureNB http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbf.html Subject: Re: Birds at Fundy Park From: "Paul Mansz (NatureNB)" <naturenb AT MANSZ.COM> Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2009 17:51:14 -0400 Hello everyone, Merv's pictures are now posted to the SJNC gallery here: http://pictures.saintjohnnaturalistsclub.org/GalleryThumbnails.aspx?gallery= 121154 cheers, Paul Mansz Rothesay -----Original Message----- From: NatureNB [mailto:NATURENB AT LISTSERV.UNB.CA] On Behalf Of Jim Wilson Sent: November-13-09 11:23 PM To: NATURENB AT LISTSERV.UNB.CA Subject: Birds at Fundy Park On Wednesday, November 11th Merv Cormier and I spent part of the day at Fundy National Park in search of late and unusual birds. The day was lovely, with bright sun and temperature that reached about +9C by afternoon. Our first notable sighting was made on the road through the Park, just after we crossed into it. A beautiful large "SILVER" RED FOX crossed the highway less than 50 meters in front of us in the bright sun, giving great looks at its black coat tipped with frosty hairs and its large bushy tail with a conspicuous white tip. This is the third "wild" Silver Fox that I've seen in New Brunswick in the past 10 years or so. Jean and I saw one cross the highway just outside Sussex perhaps 10 years ago and I saw one in my neighbor's woods here at Hammond River about five years ago in the fall that responded to my attempts to "pish" out a flock of chickadees and kinglets. That animal walked up to within five meters before realizing I wasn't some food item. Presumably all three were descendents of escaped or released ranch foxes raised for the fur industry. Birds of interest included a PEREGRINE FALCON vocalizing near the Administration Building at the Park, several flocks of PINE SISKINS in the same area (a species I haven't seen much of these past several months), a COMMON YELLOWTHROAT in the Village of Alma and an interesting ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER on the hillside opposite the entrance to the Park swimming pool. That bird was bright yellow and seemed to lack the faint dull streaking we typically see on most eastern Orange-crowns. We immediately concluded it was likely one of the brighter western subspecies, most probably lutecens, which I believe has been documented in the Maritimes before. Merv and I got several photos of the bird (Merv's better than mine) and he will place a couple of his on the Saint John Naturalists' Club website at http://pictures.saintjohnnaturalistsclub.org/GalleryThumbnails.aspx?gallery= 121154. I'd be interested to hear the opinion of others on this bird, which was so yellow that we at first thought it might be a Wilson's when it first appeared. But it had a typical Orange-crowned call note, structure and actions and stayed high in the willows while we observed it. We left and returned a couple of hours later and it was still happily feeding in the same area. Jim Wilson NatureNB guidelines http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbe.html Foire aux questions de NatureNB http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbf.html NatureNB guidelines http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbe.html Foire aux questions de NatureNB http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbf.html Subject: first NORTHERN CARDINAL at my feeder From: Roger Burrows <rtburrows AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2009 17:15:41 -0400 It's 5:10 pm and a female NORTHERN CARDINAL just showed up at my feeder, the first I've seen here! Roger Burrows Ingalls Head Grand Manan NatureNB guidelines http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbe.html Foire aux questions de NatureNB http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbf.html Subject: Grand Manan birds, inc. GADWALL, AMERICAN KESTREL & FOX SPARROW From: Roger Burrows <rtburrows AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2009 13:52:16 -0400 November 14 Ingalls Head Feeder 08:15-09:00 & pm 62 Mourning Doves, FOX SPARROW Grand Harbour 09:30-10:30 female GADWALL (rare on Grand Manan), 292 American Black Ducks, 33 Mallards, 16 Buffleheads Thoroughfare Road 10:30-11:15 9 Common Eiders, 2 adult Bald Eagles Ingalls Head Road 11:55 male American Kestrel additional flowers still in bloom: several Aster spp., Mayweed sp., Pineappleweed. Roger Burrows Ingalls Head Grand Manan NatureNB guidelines http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbe.html Foire aux questions de NatureNB http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbf.html Subject: NATURE MONCTON'S INFORMATION LINE, 14 Nov 2009 (Saturday) From: David Christie <maryspt AT MAC.COM> Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2009 09:20:02 -0400 NATURE MONCTON'S INFORMATION LINE Edited by: Nelson Poirier Transcript by: David Christie Info Line number: 384-NEWS (384-6397) To respond by e-mail, please address your message to both the poster of this transcript and to the information line editor. For more information on Nature Moncton, contact our vice-president, Dale Gaskin, at 734-2197 or visit our web site at http://naturemoncton.org . Saturday morning, November 14, 2009 ** Julie Pellerin leaves some observations from the Cap-Brûlé area [E of Shediac]. She walks the beach most days, noting activity. One lone SEMIPALMATED PLOVER [Pluvier semipalmé] has been present all week. An adult BALD EAGLE [Pygargue à tête blanche] perches regularly on the top of one of the tallest spruce trees to monitor the marsh and beach. Gull numbers have diminished in that area. There is a low number of ducks, mostly AMERICAN BLACK DUCKS [Canard noir] and AMERICAN WIGEON [Canard d'Amérique]. Earlier, there were approximately 400-500 CANADA GEESE [Bernache du Canada] but there is active hunting in the area and their numbers now tend to be around 30. It is expected that reports of concentrations of waterfowl are coming from areas where hunting would not be allowed. At her feeders, Julie notices that BLACK-CAPPED CHICKADEE [Mésange à tête noire] are building in number, as are AMERICAN GOLDFINCHES [Chardonneret jaune] and the expected woodpeckers. BLUE JAYS [Geai bleu] have started to diminish noticeably. Julie is also noting about 30 AMERICAN ROBIN [Merle d'Amérique] still roaming the Cap-Brûlé area. Nelson Poirier, Nature Moncton NatureNB guidelines http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbe.html Foire aux questions de NatureNB http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbf.html Subject: Birds at Fundy Park From: Jim Wilson <jgw AT NBNET.NB.CA> Date: Fri, 13 Nov 2009 23:22:39 -0400 On Wednesday, November 11th Merv Cormier and I spent part of the day at Fundy National Park in search of late and unusual birds. The day was lovely, with bright sun and temperature that reached about +9C by afternoon. Our first notable sighting was made on the road through the Park, just after we crossed into it. A beautiful large "SILVER" RED FOX crossed the highway less than 50 meters in front of us in the bright sun, giving great looks at its black coat tipped with frosty hairs and its large bushy tail with a conspicuous white tip. This is the third "wild" Silver Fox that I've seen in New Brunswick in the past 10 years or so. Jean and I saw one cross the highway just outside Sussex perhaps 10 years ago and I saw one in my neighbor's woods here at Hammond River about five years ago in the fall that responded to my attempts to "pish" out a flock of chickadees and kinglets. That animal walked up to within five meters before realizing I wasn't some food item. Presumably all three were descendents of escaped or released ranch foxes raised for the fur industry. Birds of interest included a PEREGRINE FALCON vocalizing near the Administration Building at the Park, several flocks of PINE SISKINS in the same area (a species I haven't seen much of these past several months), a COMMON YELLOWTHROAT in the Village of Alma and an interesting ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER on the hillside opposite the entrance to the Park swimming pool. That bird was bright yellow and seemed to lack the faint dull streaking we typically see on most eastern Orange-crowns. We immediately concluded it was likely one of the brighter western subspecies, most probably lutecens, which I believe has been documented in the Maritimes before. Merv and I got several photos of the bird (Merv's better than mine) and he will place a couple of his on the Saint John Naturalists' Club website at http://pictures.saintjohnnaturalistsclub.org/GalleryThumbnails.aspx?gallery= 121154. I'd be interested to hear the opinion of others on this bird, which was so yellow that we at first thought it might be a Wilson's when it first appeared. But it had a typical Orange-crowned call note, structure and actions and stayed high in the willows while we observed it. We left and returned a couple of hours later and it was still happily feeding in the same area. Jim Wilson NatureNB guidelines http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbe.html Foire aux questions de NatureNB http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbf.html Subject: Sea Ducks over Exit 488 From: Don MacDougall <donmacdougall AT ROGERS.COM> Date: Fri, 13 Nov 2009 22:48:26 -0400 Was passing the Exit 488 sign on the TCH Rt 2 Memramcook this evening c. 5:15 pm and a large crescent- shaped cloud of sea ducks was passing over heading down into Shepody Bay, obviously coming over the hill from Shediac Bay....probably about 300 birds. Species undistinguishable in the dusk. Don MacDougall NatureNB guidelines http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbe.html Foire aux questions de NatureNB http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbf.html Subject: Re: Outhouse Point Marsh From: Brian Dalzell <aythya AT NB.SYMPATICO.CA> Date: Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:56:44 -0400 Outhouse Point is where the Greater Moncton Sewage Commission has their plant. It is named as such on older topographic maps, and I have personally called it that for the past 25 years or so. More recently, I believe it has been referred to simply as the Riverview Marsh. It can easily be seen from the Moncton side of the river from Bore View Park. It is accessed from Point Park in Riverview. --------------------------------------------------------------- ---- Beverley Schneider wrote: > Nelson Poirier reported birds seen by B Dalzell at Outhouse Point > marsh. Where is that? > > Bev Schneider > > Buy only bird-friendly coffee. Shade-grown coffee protects our bird > species. > > > > > NatureNB guidelines http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbe.html > Foire aux questions de NatureNB http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbf.html NatureNB guidelines http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbe.html Foire aux questions de NatureNB http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbf.html Subject: Maine Audubon Rare Bird Alert, 7-13 Nov 2009 From: David Christie <maryspt AT MAC.COM> Date: Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:38:24 -0400 From Maine Birds here are parts of Eric Hyne's transcript of the Maine Audubon Bird Alert. The entire transcript can be accessed at , and . -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Name: Maine Audubon Rare Bird Alert Reporting Period: November 7 - 13, 2009 Area: State of Maine Compilers: Eric Hynes, Stella Walsh Of Special Note Top birds this week are: PINK-FOOTED GOOSE [3, continuing at Falmouth], TUNDRA SWAN [8, Lower Kimball Pond, near Fryeburg, Nov. 9], TUFTED DUCK [Sabattus Pond, Nov. 12], SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER (belated report), YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER [Falmouth, since Nov. 9], and BLUE GROSBEAK [Saco, Nov. 7]. Other noteworthy species mentioned below are: SNOW GOOSE, KING EIDER, REDHEAD, BARROW'S GOLDENEYE, SPRUCE GROUSE, PACIFIC LOON, BLACK-HEADED GULL, AMERICAN THREE-TOED WOODPECKER, BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER, ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER, CLAY-COLORED SPARROW, LARK SPARROW, and DICKCISSEL. Photos of the TUFTED DUCK, KING EIDER, SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER, YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER, and more will be uploaded to the RBA slideshow on the 14th at: http://www.maineaudubon.org/nature/birdalert_gallery.php [western areas omitted] Penobscot Bay Birds spotted on Vinalhaven Island included a NORTHERN GOSHAWK on November 7 and a CLAY-COLORED SPARROW on November 8. An adult PEREGRINE FALCON is once again using the antenna at the Waldo County Jail in Belfast as a high observation point. Central Back on November 3, a SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER was photo-documented at the Unity/Freedom town line by the intersection of Ayer Ridge Road and Bryant Road. No additional sightings have been reported. Down East An adult NORTHERN SHRIKE was on Deer Isle on November 8. A NORTHERN SHRIKE was perched in a blueberry field on Roque Bluffs Road in Roque Bluffs on November 7. First noticed on November 11, a hen KING EIDER is still easily being viewed at Clark Ledge in Eastport. A SOOTY SHEARWATER and a GREATER SHEARWATER were off West Quoddy Head in Lubec. At the north end of Washington County, five SPRUCE GROUSE, including a displaying male, were just before the one mile marker on the Burn Road in Topsfield. Northern Maine Six BOREAL CHICKADEES, a GRAY JAY, a female SPRUCE GROUSE and an AMERICAN THREE-TOED WOODPECKER were found on the six mile road that runs from Telos Road to Nesowadnehunk Lake Wilderness Campground just west of Baxter State Park. Seen in Hainesville Woods this week were 18 BOREAL CHICKADEES and 21 GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLETS. A light morph ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK and a BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER were seen at the old Loring Air Force Base in Limestone on November 11. Two SNOW GEESE were with 2,800 Canada geese at Lake Josephine in Easton on the 10th. A drake LONG-TAILED DUCK was at Lake Josephine on November 10 and a drake REDHEAD was on November 11. Flocks of hundreds of SNOW BUNTINGS are being seen in Limestone, Caribou and Presque Isle. A GRAY JAY was in Woodland Bog on November 12. Flocks of BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS and EVENING GROSBEAKS are starting to show up in the county. NatureNB guidelines http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbe.html Foire aux questions de NatureNB http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbf.html Subject: ADMIN: Delayed receipt of NatureNB messages From: David Christie <maryspt AT nbnet.nb.ca> Date: Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:12:59 -0400 At 8:40 AM -0400 11/13/09, Beverley Schneider wrote: Thursday, Nov 12: We had 3 COMMON GRACKLES and 8 AMERICAN ROBINS our yard at Fredericton. BTW, I sent a message to the nature line at 8:52AM Wednesday and today, Thursday, at 8:40AM it still has not been delivered. This system does not work very well. UNB's mailserver and the Listserv software are receiving, processing and sending NatureNB messages promptly, except that messages to nbnet.nb.ca and nb.sympatico.ca addresses may experience delays, because Bell Aliant servers are deferring receipt of a portion of the NatureNB messages being sent to the approximately 185 addresses in these sub-domains. Not all Aliant users are experiencing delays. [For instance, I received Bev's Thursday [not Wednesday] morning message within 20 seconds.] No complaints have been received from the 300 other subscribers. Complaints from individuals and efforts by UNB's information technology specialists to contact anyone at Bell Aliant who can assist have so far proved fruitless. We will persist. Meanwhile, until Aliant promptly accepts all of a large mailing from UNB to their customers, if you are the among those who are experiencing 16 to 30 hour delays, my advice is to: ** Make it a habit, when you go to your computer, to check the listserv archives i.e. https://listserv.unb.ca/cgi-bin/wa?A0=NATURENB , where you can read NatureNB messages as soon as they have been processed, OR ** To receive messages more reliably by e-mail, subscribe to NatureNB from another address, if you have one, or open a second address at a service such as gmail, hotmail or yahoo, and subscribe from it. They are free, simple to use, and you normally should receive NatureNB mail promptly. David Christie, co-list-owner, along with Eileen Pike and Stuart Tingley, of the NatureNB mailing list http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/NNB.html NatureNB guidelines http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbe.html Foire aux questions de NatureNB http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbf.html Subject: location From: Beverley Schneider <drbev AT NBNET.NB.CA> Date: Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:10:38 -0400 Nelson Poirier reported birds seen by B Dalzell at Outhouse Point marsh. Where is that? Bev Schneider Buy only bird-friendly coffee. Shade-grown coffee protects our bird species. NatureNB guidelines http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbe.html Foire aux questions de NatureNB http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbf.html Subject: Warblers in NOVEMBER From: Merv Cormier <mervcormier AT HOTMAIL.COM> Date: Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:10:50 -0400 From Merv in Saint John: On Wednesday Jim Wilson and I went to Fundy N.P. looking for stray birds, it was quiet but we did find 2 Warblers one a COMMON YELLOWTHROAT and the other a very nice WESTERN SUBSPECY OrANGE -CROWNED WARBLER, yesterday I found an eastern Orange -crowned WARBLER in the trails at SHELTON POINT, at IRVING NATURE PARK, today at FUNDY NATIONAL PARK with ROY and Eileen PIKE and Janet Whitehead we found the western OCWA, the COYE and 2 PINE WARBLERS and a rather late BLACKPOLL WARBLER, also seen today a RUBY and many GOLDEN CROWNED KINGLETS and 2 BROWN CREEPERS plus many chickadees and nuthatches and a RED TAILED HAWK on the way home at PENOBSQUIS. _________________________________________________________________ Windows Live: Friends get your Flickr, Yelp, and Digg updates when they e-mail you. http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9691817 NatureNB guidelines http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbe.html Foire aux questions de NatureNB http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbf.html Subject: White Head birds, inc. late BLACJK-BELLIED PLOVER, RUDDY TURNSTONE & SANDERLING From: Roger Burrows <rtburrows AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:57:46 -0400 November 13 White Head Ferry 08:15-08:45 4 Common Loons, 10 American Black Ducks, 50 Common Eiders, 7 Surf Scoters, 3 male Long-tailed Ducks, 11 Black-legged Kittiwakes, 7 Black Guillemots White Head Island Road 08:45-10:05 Common Loon, 15 Double-crested Cormorants, 3 American Black Ducks, 277 Common Eiders, female Surf Scoter, 10 Red-breasted Mergansers, Sharp-shinned Hawk, 5 BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS, 5 RUDDY TURNSTONES, SANDERLING, Black Guillemot, 11 Mourning Doves, 11 American Robins White Head Ferry 10:30-11:00 Common Loon, Great & 6 Double-crested Cormorants, 33 Common Eiders, 10 Long-tailed Ducks, adult Bald Eagle, 26 Black-legged Kittiwakes, 6 Black Guillemots Flowers still in bloom: Redstem Aster, Red & Rabbit's Foot Clovers, Yellow Mustard, Yarrow, Fall Danelion, Oxeye Daisy, Grounsel, Pearly Everlasting Roger Burrows Ingalls Head Grand Manan NatureNB guidelines http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbe.html Foire aux questions de NatureNB http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbf.html Subject: another Great Horned Owl report From: Popma <popma AT NBNET.NB.CA> Date: Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:06:34 -0400 One day last week (sorry for delay in report) we were drawn outside by a great hullabulloo from 110 crows, swarming around a neighbour's spruce tree here in town. Eventually we were able to see the GREAT HORNED OWL which was causing the fuss; it was beside the trunk about 3/4 up the tree, which is about 50' high (approx.) It stayed there the whole day, and except when we went up close to take some pictures, the crows never stopped their harrassment. always keeping at least 25 swooping down and around it. Finally around dusk the owl must have felt the time had come and flew off towards the waterfowl park, then came back for a few minutes, then flew off towards a small woodlot near the TCH, all the time followed by the crows. They finally fell silent when dark came. The next morning the owl was again in a nearby tree, again harrassed by the crows. Sometime during the day however it flew off and we haven't seen it since. Kathy P Sackville NatureNB guidelines http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbe.html Foire aux questions de NatureNB http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbf.html Subject: NATURE MONCTON INFORMATION LINE – Friday, November 13, 2009 From: Bill Winsor <bwinsor44 AT YAHOO.CA> Date: Fri, 13 Nov 2009 05:22:42 -0800 NATURE MONCTON’S INFORMATION LINE   Edited by: Nelson Poirier Transcribed by: Bill Winsor Info Line #: 384-NEWS (6397)   To respond by e-mail, please address your message to both the poster of this transcript and to the information line editor.   For more information on the Nature Moncton, contact our vice-president, Dale Gaskin at 734-2197 or visit our web site at http://www.naturemoncton.org.   Friday morning, November 13, 2009   *** Doreen Rossiter had a female HOUSE FINCH [Roselin familier] arrive in her Alma yard on Wednesday November 11th.  Doreen had a female house finch arrive on November of 2007 which stayed until approximately April 14th the following spring.  In 2006 a male house finch arrived on November 22nd which stayed until March the following spring.   The house finch since, its arrival in New Brunswick has remained a very urban bird favouring larger populated areas.  I think the Moncton population is holding its own.  I have approximately ten coming to my Moncton feeder yard at the moment which at this early date is up from last year.  It is relatively easy to get a handle on the number of adult males as they are so variable.  The females and young of the year males are harder to accurately assess numbers other than the number that would appear at one time.   Nelson Poirier Nature Moncton   Please, consider the environment before printing this e-mail     __________________________________________________________________ Make your browsing faster, safer, and easier with the new Internet Explorer® 8. Optimized for Yahoo! Get it Now for Free! at http://downloads.yahoo.com/ca/internetexplorer/ NatureNB guidelines http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbe.html Foire aux questions de NatureNB http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbf.html Subject: Grackles, Robins From: Beverley Schneider <drbev AT NBNET.NB.CA> Date: Fri, 13 Nov 2009 08:40:40 -0400 Thursday, Nov 12: We had 3 COMMON GRACKLES and 8 AMERICAN ROBINS our yard at Fredericton. BTW, I sent a message to the nature line at 8:52AM Wednesday and today, Thursday, at 8:40AM it still has not been delivered. This system does not work very well. Bev Schneider Buy only bird-friendly coffee. Shade-grown coffee protects our bird species. NatureNB guidelines http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbe.html Foire aux questions de NatureNB http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbf.html Subject: snowy owl in hartland From: Grant Milroy <grant AT GJMILROY.ORG> Date: Fri, 13 Nov 2009 07:41:38 -0400 Good Morning A SNOWY OWL showed up in the parking lot of the Hartland Community School Thursday morning and remained resting on top of a light pole until about 4:00 pm in the afternoon when it moved off down river. It was a beautiful streaky junvenile and gave everyone who came to see it a marvelous view. It remained unperturbed from its vantage point as many observers came and went including a curious border collie which kept returning to check things out. Unfortunately my camera memory card lost its formatting and with it my shots which included 2 or 3 pretty nice ones. Anyway that's life. Grant Milroy Coldstream, NB 506-375-6651 www.gjmilroy.org/nature.htm NatureNB guidelines http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbe.html Foire aux questions de NatureNB http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbf.html Subject: Lobster seaaon underway From: Durlan & Sally <nateem AT NB.SYMPATICO.CA> Date: Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:54:42 -0400 The second day of the season is in the books. It was a very calm day, hardly enough wind to get the shearwaters airborne. There is many greater shearwaters around and still a few sooty's. This is the most that I have seen in any fall season. There are a few jaegers looking for a free upchuck. We also have seen 1 minke whale and 1 finback. Durlan Ingersoll Grand Manan NatureNB guidelines http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbe.html Foire aux questions de NatureNB http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbf.html Subject: More Grand Manan birds, inc. GREAT BLUE HERON & PEREGRINE FALCON From: Roger Burrows <rtburrows AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:17:46 -0400 November 12 Ingalls Head Feeder 12:10-12:40 Oriole sp. a small, very yellow bird that arrived and left quickly as soon as the starling flock barreled in. There are plenty of woody nightshade berries below the feeders so I'm hoping it will return tomorrow. Grand Harbour 12:45-12:55 GREAT BLUE HERON, 140 American Black Ducks, 10+ Mallards, 2 PEREGRINE FALCONS (looked like an adult male and juvenile female) Roger Burrows Ingalls Head Grand Manan NatureNB guidelines http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbe.html Foire aux questions de NatureNB http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbf.html Subject: Grand Manan birds, inc. late GREAT BLUE HERON & BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER From: Roger Burrows <rtburrows AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:54:08 -0400 November 12 Ingalls Head Feeder 08:00-08:30 65 Mourning Doves Ox Head 08:35-09:40 4 Common Loons, 31 Red-necked Grebes, 51 American Black Ducks, Green-winged Teal, 29+ Buffleheads, late BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER, 2 Boreal Chickadees, first American Goldfinch of winter Ingalls Head 09:40-10:20 Red-necked Grebe, late GREAT BLUE HERON, 8 American Black Ducks, 2 female Mallards, 2 Common Eiders, 4 Surf & female Black Scoters, 18 Red-breasted Mergansers Roger Burrows Ingalls Head Grand Manan NatureNB guidelines http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbe.html Foire aux questions de NatureNB http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbf.html Subject: Nature Moncton's Information Line From: Alma White <almaw AT NBNET.NB.CA> Date: Thu, 12 Nov 2009 08:59:26 -0400 NATURE MONCTON'S INFORMATION LINE Edited by : Nelson Poirier Transcript by : Alma White Info Line # : 384-NEWS (6397) To respond by e-mail, please address your message to both the poster of this transcript and to the information line editor. For more information on Nature Moncton -- the Moncton Naturalists' Club, contact our Vice- President, Dale Gaskin at 734-2197, or visit our web site at http://naturemoncton.org . Thursday morning, November 12, 2009. ** Kevin Renton reports they had a brief visit from a flock of approximately 20 EVENING GROSBEAKS [Gros-bec errant]to their Stilesville feeder yard on Tuesday. It is indeed pleasant to hear of a large sized group of this species already checking out the feeder menu. Kevin also comments they are inundated with BLUE JAYS [Geai bleu] that have a special taste for peanuts. ** Brian Dalzell comments on noting a nice variety of birds in the Outhouse Point marsh area on Wednesday. He spotted 3 WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS [Bécasseau à croupion blanc], 3 GREAT BLUE HERON [Grand Héron], 5 GADWALL [Canard chipeau], 15 AMERICAN WIGEON [Canard d'Amérique], 20 NORTHERN PINTAIL [Canard pilet], 40 AMERICAN BLACK DUCKS [Canard noir], 65 MALLARDS [Canard colvert], 75 NORTHERN SHOVELERS [Canard souchet], and 95 GREEN-WINGED TEAL [Sarcelle d'hiver]. Brian also notes all the waterfowl noted were dabblers assuming that to be due to the water areas of the marsh to be only a few feet deep, too shallow for divers. There was also an ICELAND GULL [Goéland arctique] present at the sewerage treatment site. Nelson Poirier, Nature Moncton / Moncton Naturalists' Club NatureNB guidelines http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbe.html Foire aux questions de NatureNB http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbf.html NatureNB guidelines http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbe.html Foire aux questions de NatureNB http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbf.html Subject: Barrow's Goldeneye From: Beverley Schneider <drbev AT NBNET.NB.CA> Date: Thu, 12 Nov 2009 08:52:20 -0400 Wednesday, Nov 11: there was a BARROW'S GOLDENEYE on the river at Fredericton. There was a late GREAT BLUE HERON at Lakeville Corner. Bev Schneider Buy only bird-friendly coffee. Shade-grown coffee protects our bird species. NatureNB guidelines http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbe.html Foire aux questions de NatureNB http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbf.html Subject: Coyote From: Irene Doyle <snobunting AT HOTMAIL.COM> Date: Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:39:03 +0000 Hi Margaret and I were on our way to Charlo tonight via Eel River Bar, we took a few minutes to check for birds. Found some Black ducks, a few Hooded Mergansers, some Goldeneyes, what looked like winter plumaged Long-tailed ducks and a large flock of Canada geese , maybe 150 and a flock of about 40 Snowbirds. On our way back driving along the By-Pass, near the Eel River Bar exit, we saw the most beautiful Coyote, right near the side of the road. we stopped, backed up and just had time to see it entering the nearby woods. But I got a great look at it, as we passed right by it maybe 10 feet from the car. 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GREAT BLUE HERON, BRANT, HARLEQUIN DUCK, PEREGRINE FALCON & CHIPPING SPARROW From: Roger Burrows <rtburrows AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:05:35 -0400 November 11 Ingalls Head Feeders 07:30-08:00 & pm 54 Mourning Doves, Dark-eyed Junco White Head Ferry 08:15-08:45 Common Loon, 3 Great & 4 Double-crested Cormorants, 20 Common Eiders, 3 Surf Scoters, Black-legged Kittiwake, 2 Black Guillemots White Head Island 08:45-12:45 7 Common Loons, 2 adult Northern Gannets, 7 adult Great Cormorants (off Langmaid Cove), 4 Double-crested Cormorants, GREAT BLUE HERON (Long Point), first 6 BRANTS of the fall, first 3 HARLEQUIN DUCKS of the fall (beyond Langmaid Cove), 100 Common Eiders, 4 Red-breasted Mergansers, adult Bald Eagle, adult PEREGRINE FALCON, adult male Sharp-shinned Hawk, Boreal Chickadee, 5 Golden-crowned Kinglets, 19 American Robins, immature CHIPPING SPARROW (Village), 35 Snow Buntings (Langmaid Cove) White Head Ferry 13:00-13:30 3 Common loons, 32 Common Eiders, 2 male Long-tailed Ducks, 8 Surf Scoters, 7 Red-breasted Mergansers, 4 Black-legged Kittiwakes, 17 Black Guillemots Roger Burrows Ingalls Head Grand Manan NatureNB guidelines http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbe.html Foire aux questions de NatureNB http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbf.html Subject: Fredericton Sightings From: Margie pacey <mpacey AT NB.SYMPATICO.CA> Date: Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:00:35 -0400 Saw a pair of cardinals on the Northside yesterday, near the corner of Broad and Esteys. My White Breasted Nuthatch is here everyday. When the pigeons and grey squirrels are not here, he is! Margie Pacey Downtown Fredericton __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 4596 (20091111) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com NatureNB guidelines http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbe.html Foire aux questions de NatureNB http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbf.html Subject: Nature Moncton's Information Line From: Alma White <almaw AT NBNET.NB.CA> Date: Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:59:31 -0400 NATURE MONCTON'S INFORMATION LINE NOVEMBER 11, 2009. Edited by : Nelson Poirier Transcript by : Alma White Info Line # : 384-NEWS (6397) To respond by e-mail, please address your message to both the poster of this transcript and to the information line editor. For more information on Nature Moncton -- the Moncton Naturalists' Club, contact our Vice- President, Dale Gaskin at 734-2197, or visit our web site at http://naturemoncton.org . Wednesday morning, November 11, 2009. **Dave Christie reports they had their first BALTIMORE ORIOLE [Oriole de Baltimore] of the season appear in their Mary's Point yard at the bird bath on Tuesday. Dave comments that BALTIMORE ORIOLE often show up around their home in late October and November to check the fruit on grape vines and yew trees. He checked the fruit trees after he saw it at the water bath but did not see it there. On Tuesday morning Dave checked the Mary's Point beach for shorebirds at falling tide to note approximately 75 SANDERLING [Bécasseau sanderling] and 2 WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS [Bécasseau à croupion blanc]. On Monday evening at about 9.30pm Dave and Mary spotted a GREAT HORNED OWL [Grand-duc d'Amérique] perched in the area of New Horton where a HAWK OWL [Chouette épervière] was seen repeatedly last winter. The owl was not alarmed by the presence of a nearby vehicle and stayed put as they watched for 10 minutes and it remained at the site as they left. It seems coincidental Mike LeBlanc also reported a very co-operative GREAT HORNED OWL in the Bouchtouche area and I heard a BARRED OWL [Chouette rayée] vocalizing in the Miramichi area on Monday night. It happened to be a very warm evening for November on Monday night if that had anything to do with this apparent burst of OWL activity. ** I have had a winter plumaged CHIPPING SPARROW [Bruant familier] at my Moncton feeder yard the past days. The winter plumage of this species is so different from their familiar summer plumage. I always check a winter CHIPPING SPARROW closely for the possibility of the similar CLAY-COLORED SPARROW [Bruant des plaines] however the dark eye line on the face continued between the eye and the bill to clinch it as a CHIPPING SPARROW. Nelson Poirier, Nature Moncton / Moncton Naturalists' Club NatureNB guidelines http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbe.html Foire aux questions de NatureNB http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbf.html NatureNB guidelines http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbe.html Foire aux questions de NatureNB http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbf.html Subject: Grand-Duc - Great Horned owl From: Mike LeBlanc <cue AT NBNET.NB.CA> Date: Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:11:11 -0400 Bonjour les ami.e.s, Good evening everyone, This morning, I was cycling along the trail from Bouctouche to the Dune de Bouctouche. Coming back between the parking lot of the Dune and Perry rd, I saw a large bird fly off in front of me that looked like an owl. I got to the area where the bird went in and there it was a beautiful Great-horned Owl sitting on a branch. I called out twice and it was staring at me. After about 10 minutes it flew off passing almost on top of me, probably about 15 feet where I could really appreciate it’s size and colours. I can say that this was the best observation of a GH Owl that I ever had, especially in the day time. Mike Mike LeBlanc Bouctouche, NB cue AT nbnet.nb.ca nbnaturedude AT hotmail.com Twitter: mikecue Check me out on MySpace and Fracebook Please think of the environment before printing this message. SVP penser à l'environnement avant d'imprimer ce message. NatureNB guidelines http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbe.html Foire aux questions de NatureNB http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbf.html Subject: Re: wood frog From: R&H Wilson <ron.wilson AT ROGERS.COM> Date: Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:10:49 -0800 We had a bright and active Green Stick Bug flying around our y Dwayne We had a bright and active Green Stick Bug flying around our yard late yesterday afternoon.  My 7 year old neighbour Gwen was there at the time and I thought I would amaze her with the bugs name  - so I captured it and showed it to her and asked if she knew it's name and she said "Yuck that's a Stink Bug"   I asked her how she knew that and she said she learned it at school . I was impressed! Ron Wilson Fredericton NB ________________________________ From: Dwayne Biggar To: NATURENB AT LISTSERV.UNB.CA Sent: Tue, November 10, 2009 8:36:31 AM Subject: Re: wood frog I heard a Spring Peeper yesterday.  I was wondering all day in the heat if anyone was seeing any insect activity.  We noted some moths and wooly alder aphids, but that's normal. On 10-Nov-09, at 8:20 AM, Fundy Hiking and Nature Tours wrote: > for some reason i have lost my caps lock on this keyboard. anyway a couple of wood frogs were calling just after daybreak this morning from around one of the ponds in the yard. > > ted sears > st. martins > > NatureNB guidelines  http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbe.html > Foire aux questions de NatureNB  http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbf.html Dwayne Biggar 3203 Rt 114 Edgett's Landing, NB dbiggar AT rogers.com NatureNB guidelines  http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbe.html Foire aux questions de NatureNB  http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbf.html NatureNB guidelines http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbe.html Foire aux questions de NatureNB http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbf.html Subject: Grand Manan birds, inc. GREATER & SOOTY SHEARWATERS, NORTHERN GOSHAWK, AMERICAN KESTREL, RING-BILLED & ICELAND GULLS From: Roger Burrows <rtburrows AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:52:08 -0400 November 10 Southwest Head 10:15-10:55 2+ GREATER SHEARWATERS, 27 adult Northern Gannets, immature NORTHERN GOSHAWK, male AMERICAN KESTREL Southern Head 10:55-11:35 7 Common Loons, 130 GREATER & 4+ SOOTY SHEARWATERS, adult Northern Gannet, 9 Common Eiders, 7 Black Scoters, 3 Red-breasted Mergansers, 2 adult Bald Eagles, 22 Black-legged Kittiwakes, 2 Black Guillemots Deep Cove 11:40-11:50 4 Common Loons, 3 Red-necked Grebes, 3 Common Eiders, 3 Red-breasted Mergansers, adult RING-BILLED & ICELAND GULLS Red Point 12:00-12:10 Common Loon, 10 Red-necked Grebes, 2 Common Eiders, 29 Red-breasted Mergansers Roger Burrows Ingalls Head Grand Manan NatureNB guidelines http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbe.html Foire aux questions de NatureNB http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbf.html Subject: NATURE MONCTON'S INFORMATION LINE Tuesday Nov 10, 2009 From: RICHARD MCCABE <ROMCCABE AT NB.SYMPATICO.CA> Date: Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:57:41 -0400 NATURE MONCTON INFORMATION LINE Edited by: Nelson Poirier Transcribed by: Roberta McCabe Info Line #: 384-NEWS (6397) To respond by e-mail, please address your message to both the poster of this transcript and to the information line editor. For more information on the Nature Moncton, contact our vice president, Dale Gaskin at 734-2197 or visit our web site at http://www.naturemoncton.org. Tuesday morning November 10, 2009. **Alain Clavette dropped by the Arthur St lagoon in St Joseph, Memramcook on Monday afternoon. A very pleasant surprise was a brilliantly plumaged drake BARROW'S GOLDENEYE [Garrot d'Islande] in the lagoon. There were also still a few RING-NECKED DUCKS [Fuligule à collier], LESSER SCAUP [Petit Fuligule] and GREEN-WINGED TEAL [Sarcelle d'hiver] present. The birds on the lagoon were quite skittish, probably related to hunting season as they are normally not at that site. They lifted off and headed to the lagoon on the other side of the river at College Bridge. ** An interesting point came up last evening on BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKERS [Pic à dos noir] and AMERICAN THREE-TOED WOODPECKER S[Pic tridactyle]. Harry Walker pointed out that after the severe Spruce Budworm outbreak in NB some years ago they would always get these two species quite easily on Christmas Bird Counts. It probably was not the Spruce Budworm they were after but the insects that invaded the trees after the Spruce Budworm had killed them. Nelson Poirier, Nature Moncton / Moncton Naturalists' Club NatureNB guidelines http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbe.html Foire aux questions de NatureNB http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbf.html NatureNB guidelines http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbe.html Foire aux questions de NatureNB http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbf.html NatureNB guidelines http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbe.html Foire aux questions de NatureNB http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbf.html Subject: Re: MacGillivray's Warbler on Grand Manan From: David Christie <maryspt AT MAC.COM> Date: Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:06:14 -0400 At 8:19 PM -0400 11/1/09, Durlan & Sally wrote: >Spent a whole hour birding today. Found what turns out to be a >MacGillivray's Warbler on the Red Point road in Seal cove. Greetings, Durlan, and congratulation on your discovery! For the Bird Records Committee, we have the photos that you sent to Stuart, which should be sufficient from that point of view. It would be very useful, if you would also fill in a documentation form, to provide the information that photos don't, how long you observed it, how close you were, its behaviour, etc. The documentation form is available in various formats from http://homepage.mac.com/maryspt/birdforms/ or I can e-mail you one if you'd like. I wish you good weather and increaing prices during the lobster season -- plus some good birds to spice things up! Dave -- David Christie Mary's Point, Harvey, Albert Co., New Brunswick, Canada http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt NatureNB guidelines http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbe.html Foire aux questions de NatureNB http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbf.html Subject: Re: wood frog From: Dwayne Biggar <dbiggar AT ROGERS.COM> Date: Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:36:31 -0400 I heard a Spring Peeper yesterday. I was wondering all day in the heat if anyone was seeing any insect activity. We noted some moths and wooly alder aphids, but that's normal. On 10-Nov-09, at 8:20 AM, Fundy Hiking and Nature Tours wrote: > for some reason i have lost my caps lock on this keyboard. anyway a > couple of wood frogs were calling just after daybreak this morning > from around one of the ponds in the yard. > > ted sears > st. martins > > NatureNB guidelines http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbe.html > Foire aux questions de NatureNB http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbf.html Dwayne Biggar 3203 Rt 114 Edgett's Landing, NB dbiggar AT rogers.com NatureNB guidelines http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbe.html Foire aux questions de NatureNB http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbf.html Subject: wood frog From: Fundy Hiking and Nature Tours <fundyhiking AT NB.AIBN.COM> Date: Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:20:01 -0400 for some reason i have lost my caps lock on this keyboard. anyway a couple of wood frogs were calling just after daybreak this morning from around one of the ponds in the yard. ted sears st. martins NatureNB guidelines http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbe.html Foire aux questions de NatureNB http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbf.html Subject: Today's Hawks From: Todd Watts <fishbird AT NB.SYMPATICO.CA> Date: Mon, 9 Nov 2009 20:33:19 -0400 Greenlaw Mountain Hawk Watch Counts November 9, 2009 1 Northern Goshawk (adult) Observation Period: 9:00AM to 11:00AM Weather: Light WNW winds quickly winds shifting to the SW and becoming calm with partly cloudy skies. Highlights of the day: The adult Goshawk flew directly over the watch. This impressive bird was close enough to ID with the naked eye. Tomorrow: It looks like generally poor conditions for hawk movement can be expected for tomorrow. Wednesday is likely to bring much better conditions and the possibility of some hawk movement. More details on today's counts, as well as, monthly totals and season totals can be found at hawkcount.org. This project is supported by the New Brunswick Wildlife Trust Fund. Bell/Aliant is graciously allowing this project to be conducted on their land. Todd Watts Project Coordinator Conservation Council of NB 506 529-4656 fishbird AT nb.sympatico.ca NatureNB guidelines http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbe.html Foire aux questions de NatureNB http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbf.html Subject: Grand Manan birds, inc. GREATER SHEARWATER & SEMIPALMATED PLOVER From: Roger Burrows <rtburrows AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Mon, 9 Nov 2009 18:13:59 -0400 November 9 Whistle Road & Long Eddy Point 08:35-10:05 2 GREATER SHEARWATERS, 27 adult Northern Gannets, 6+ Ring-necked Pheasants, adult Bald Eagle, Black-legged Kittiwake, Bonaparte's Gull Castalia Marsh 10:20-10:45 23 Common Eiders, SEMIPALMATED PLOVER (calling) Roger Burrows Ingalls Head Grand Manan NatureNB guidelines http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbe.html Foire aux questions de NatureNB http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbf.html Subject: FOS Roughie - McGowan's Corner From: "Tutt, Kevin (ED)" <Kevin.Tutt AT GNB.CA> Date: Mon, 9 Nov 2009 11:37:33 -0400 Sunday afternoon a little after 4, Christine Cornell and I spotted a light phase Rough-legged Hawk soaring over the first farm on the left just past McGowan's Corner on the way to Jemseg. Cheers, Kevin _____________________________________________________________________________________________ Kevin Tutt, M.B.A., CMA | Assistant Director | Anglophone District Financial Services | N.B. Department of Education * Direct: (506) 462-5149 | Cell: (506) 470-4674 | 7 Fax: (506) 453-3325 | * email: kevin.tutt AT gnb.ca P Please consider the environment before printing this email. NatureNB guidelines http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbe.html Foire aux questions de NatureNB http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbf.html Subject: Re: SNOW GOOSE AT MACTAQUAC From: "Paul Mansz (NatureNB)" <naturenb AT MANSZ.COM> Date: Mon, 9 Nov 2009 11:22:11 -0400 Hello everyone; Joanne sent me a few of the pictures and I have posted them to our club gallery (near the bottom of the page): http://pictures.saintjohnnaturalistsclub.org/GalleryThumbnails.aspx?gallery=121154 cheers, Paul Mansz Rothesay -----Original Message----- From: NatureNB [mailto:NATURENB AT listserv.unb.ca] On Behalf Of Joanne savage Sent: November-08-09 1:18 PM To: NATURENB AT listserv.unb.ca Subject: SNOW GOOSE AT MACTAQUAC I have been sent photos of a lone SNOW GOOSE with a flock of Canada Geese by my eldest son's father-in-law who lives in the area . Photos taken today in Mactaquac Provincial Park . Joanne Savage Quispamsis NatureNB guidelines http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbe.html Foire aux questions de NatureNB http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbf.html NatureNB guidelines http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbe.html Foire aux questions de NatureNB http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbf.html Subject: NATURE MONCTON INFORMATION LINE – Monday, November 9, 2009 From: Bill Winsor <bwinsor44 AT yahoo.ca> Date: Mon, 9 Nov 2009 05:49:16 -0800 NATURE MONCTON’S INFORMATION LINE   Edited by: Nelson Poirier Transcribed by: Bill Winsor Info Line #: 384-NEWS (6397)   To respond by e-mail, please address your message to both the poster of this transcript and to the information line editor.   For more information on the Nature Moncton, contact our vice-president, Dale Gaskin at 734-2197 or visit our web site at http://www.naturemoncton.org.   Monday morning, November 9, 2009   *** Doreen spotted a woodpecker on a utility pole down the street from her home on Saturday evening.  At that point, due to time of day, she was only able to make out a silhouette against the background but something seemed different about it.  There sure was, on Sunday morning an immature RED-HEADED WOODPECKER [Pic à tête rouge] appeared at her feeder yard.  Doreen has had visits by this species in October in 2004 and one previous visit in October of 1999.  Although the juvenile lacks the brilliant red head and contrasting black and white body of the adult, it is still a very attractive bird with its warm brown tone and white flashes when it flies.   Over the years, when this species appears at feeder yards it sometime becomes very faithful to that feeder yard for the winter.  Hopefully that will happen with this bird as it is very interesting to watch them develop their brilliant plumage over the winter and watch their food storage behavior.   *** In the warmth of Sunday afternoon I noted a group of approximately 100 small insects in a fairly tight group staying in one spot exhibiting a very bouncy style of flight.  This was very likely the WINTER CRANE FLY.  It’s my understanding that the males of this insect swarm at this time of year and do this dancing flight style of behaviour.  Also the AUTUMN MEADOWHAWK [Sympétrum tardif] dragon mentioned over the past few days was released on Sunday afternoon after a photo session for identification.  It flew off after a brief warm up period after its overnight refrigerator interruption.   Nelson Poirier Nature Moncton   Please, consider the environment before printing this e-mail                                                                                                                              __________________________________________________________________ Yahoo! Canada Toolbar: Search from anywhere on the web, and bookmark your favourite sites. Download it now http://ca.toolbar.yahoo.com. NatureNB guidelines http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbe.html Foire aux questions de NatureNB http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbf.html Subject: Miramichi Naturalist's Woodpecker Presenation Monday night, November 9 From: Nelson Poirier <nelson AT NB.SYMPATICO.CA> Date: Sun, 8 Nov 2009 13:59:40 -0400 Join us if you can to share, contribute to, or heckle as appropriate! Woodpeckers... Their Life and Times Miramichi Naturalists' Club Monday, November 9, 2009 Friendly Neighbour Senior Citizen's Club, at 6:30 p.m. One of the very interesting sectors of our wildlife community in New Brunswick is the woodpecker troop. The woodpeckers play a very important role in Mother Nature's plan. .We will not only spend a few moments on the identification of our seven woodpecker species native to New Brunswick but get familiar with a few non-indigenous woodpeckers that occasionally drop by, investigate some of the special adaptations woodpeckers have to make them unique, and learn more on their individual vocalizations, drummings, preferred habitats, and with audience participation, no doubt lots more. Join us for a session devoted to woodpecker-ology with Nelson Poirier on Monday night November 9 at 6:30 p.m. at Friendly Neighbour Senior Citizen's Club, Sutton St. (Nelson),Miramichi and be ready to fly with the woodpeckers. NatureNB guidelines http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbe.html Foire aux questions de NatureNB http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbf.html Subject: SNOW GOOSE AT MACTAQUAC From: Joanne savage <davidsavage AT ROGERS.COM> Date: Sun, 8 Nov 2009 13:18:20 -0400 I have been sent photos of a lone SNOW GOOSE with a flock of Canada Geese by my eldest son's father-in-law who lives in the area . Photos taken today in Mactaquac Provincial Park . Joanne Savage Quispamsis NatureNB guidelines http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbe.html Foire aux questions de NatureNB http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbf.html Subject: NATURE MONCTON'S INFORMATION LINE, 8 Nov 2009 (Sunday) From: David Christie <maryspt AT MAC.COM> Date: Sun, 8 Nov 2009 09:01:49 -0400 NATURE MONCTON'S INFORMATION LINE Edited by: Nelson Poirier Transcript by: David Christie Info Line number: 384-NEWS (384-6397) To respond by e-mail, please address your message to both the poster of this transcript and to the information line editor. For more information on Nature Moncton, contact our vice-president, Dale Gaskin, at 734-2197 or visit our web site at http://naturemoncton.org . Sunday morning, November 8, 2009 ** Clifford Twist spotted 6 to 8 SNOW BUNTINGS [Bruant des neiges] on Saturday as he travelled the area near Hayward Mountain [normally called Hayward Pinnacle] in the Kent Hills of Albert County. ** Dave Christie and Mary Majka were in Hillsborough on Saturday afternoon and stopped at Gray Brook Marsh, an area we haven't heard from for some time. In the large pond, they noted 65 MALLARDS [Canard colvert], 35 AMERICAN WIGEON [Canard d'Amérique], 30 AMERICAN BLACK DUCKS [Canard noir] and 25 NORTHERN PINTAILS [Canard pilet]. In the field between the marsh and the main road, approximately 70 CANADA GEESE [Bernache du Canada] were grazing. ** A few day ago, we reported on a CHERRY-FACED MEADOWHAWK [Sympétrum intime] dragonfly photographed by Georges Brun on the vinyl siding of his Churchill Street home [Moncton]. Based on those photos, it was identified as stated. The dragonfly stayed in the site on Thursday and was captured for better photographs and examination, as this would be a record date for Cherry-Faced Meadowhawk. With the better photos and the insect in hand, Jim Edsall and Gilles Belliveau agreed that it was a female AUTUMN MEADOWHAWK, also known as YELLOW-LEGGED MEADOWHAWK [Sympétrum tardif]. This is a late observation but there are records of this species that late. An important point to note on meadowhawks is that they can be confusing if photos are not detailed or a specimen in hand. Georges' dragonfly is still alive and will be released in the warmer temperature expected today, to hopefully do what late flying meadowhawks do. Nelson Poirier, Nature Moncton NatureNB guidelines http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbe.html Foire aux questions de NatureNB http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbf.html Subject: Hawk Flight Forecast From: Todd Watts <fishbird AT NB.SYMPATICO.CA> Date: Sat, 7 Nov 2009 17:26:43 -0400 Flight Forecast for the Greenlaw Mountain Hawk Watch. November 7, 2009 This will be the last forecast for this season. A strong west wind is forecast for Sunday afternoon followed by a light west or northwest wind for Monday. Some hawk movement is possible. Most of the birds seem to have moved south, however a few birds will continue moving through the area. It looks like colder weather and a north wind will return on Wednesday. I will likely spend some time at the watch tomorrow afternoon, possibly on Monday and then Wednesday. Hawks typically move on days with the following conditions. Sunshine adequate to produce thermals. Winds with a northern component. Under certain conditions, winds from the other directions can sustain decent flights. Moderate winds tend to produce the highest number of birds. Strong winds tend to keep birds low, providing good viewing opportunities. Large raptors are less effected by strong winds. Because of this, late season days with strong winds can bring Golden eagles and other large birds of prey. Winds over 30 km an hour tend to shut down or slow down flights. Extended periods of precipitation followed by days with clearing skies and north winds can produce unusually high numbers of hawks. For more information on hawk movements, consult one of the many books on hawks or talk to me in the field. Education is a big part of this project and I will be happy to share what i know. Please remember that all persons taking part in this project must sign a form releasing the landowner of all liability before visiting the site. This project is supported by the New Brunswick Wildlife Trust Fund. Bell/Aliant is graciously allowing this project to be conducted on their land. Contact me for more information. Todd Watts Project Coordinator Conservation Council of New Brunswick 506 529-4656 fishbird AT nb.sympatico.ca NatureNB guidelines http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbe.html Foire aux questions de NatureNB http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbf.html Subject: Today's Hawks From: Todd Watts <fishbird AT NB.SYMPATICO.CA> Date: Sat, 7 Nov 2009 17:24:42 -0400 Greenlaw Mountain Hawk Watch counts. November 7, 2009 1 Turkey Vulture 2 Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 Northern Goshawk 2 Red-tailed Hawk Observation Period: 9:30AM to 3:00PM Weather: Light winds from the north shifting to the west with cloudless skies. Notes: Another quiet day. It looks like this season was a short one. Highlights of the day: none Tomorrow: Strong west winds are forecast for Sunday afternoon. More details on today's counts, as well as, monthly totals and season totals can be found at hawkcount.org. This project is supported by the New Brunswick Wildlife Trust Fund. Bell/Aliant is graciously allowing this project to be conducted on their land. Todd Watts Project Coordinator Conservation Council of NB 506 529-4656 fishbird AT nb.sympatico.ca NatureNB guidelines http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbe.html Foire aux questions de NatureNB http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbf.html Subject: Grand Manan & White Head birds, inc. RED-THROATED LOON, GREAT CORMORANT, LONG-TAILED DUCK, LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, WHITE-BREASTED NUTHATCH, AMERICAN TREE SPARROW & LAPLAND LONGSPUR From: Roger Burrows <rtburrows AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Sat, 7 Nov 2009 16:36:01 -0400 November 7 Ox Head 08:40-09:20 6+ Buffleheads, AMERICAN TREE SPARROW Ingalls Head 09:20-10:00 Common Loon, 24 American Black Ducks, 2 Surf Scoters, 3 Red-breasted Mergansers White Head Ferry 10:00-10:30 Common & RED-THROATED LOONS, GREAT & 2 Double-crested CORMORANTS, 19 Common Eiders, 6 male Surf Scoters, 3 LONG-TAILED DUCKS, 3 Black Guillemots White Head Island 10:30-12:50 3 adult GREAT CORMORANTS, Great Blue Heron, 12 American Black Ducks, 230 Common Eiders, 2 Bald Eagles, Merlin, 12 Black-bellied Plovers, White-rumped Sandpiper, Boreal Chickadee, Red-breasted & WHITE-BREASTED NUTHATCHES, AMERICAN TREE SPARROW, 23 Snow Buntings, LAPLAND LONGSPUR White Head Ferry 13:00-13:30 3 Common Loons, 2 Double-crested Cormorants, 7 Common Eiders, 7 male LONG-TAILED DUCKS, 2 Red-breasted Mergansers, Sanderling, 29 Black-legged Kittiwakes, ist-winter LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, 14 Black Guillemots Flowers still in bloom: Red-stem & New York Asters, Red, Hop & Rabbit's Foot Clovers, Viper's Bugloss, Yellow Mustard, Fall Dandelion, Stinking Mayweed, Pineappleweed & Evening-Primrose. Roger Burrows Ingalls Head Grand Manan NatureNB guidelines http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbe.html Foire aux questions de NatureNB http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbf.html Subject: NATURE MONCTON'S INFORMATION LINE, 07 Nov 2009 (Saturday) From: David Christie <maryspt AT MAC.COM> Date: Sat, 7 Nov 2009 10:27:11 -0400 NATURE MONCTON'S INFORMATION LINE Edited by: Nelson Poirier Transcript by: David Christie Info Line number: 384-NEWS (384-6397) To respond by e-mail, please address your message to both the poster of this transcript and to the information line editor. For more information on Nature Moncton -- the Moncton Naturalists' Club, contact our vice-president, Dale Gaskin, at 734-2197 or visit our web site at http://naturemoncton.org . Saturday morning, November 7, 2009 ** This Week's "Sky at a glance" On Monday, Nov. 9, the MOON [Lune] will go into its lat quarter phase, rising around midnight and setting at noon. This week's Planet Round-up: MERCURY [Mercure] is hidden in the glare of the sun. VENUS [Vénus], at magnitude -3.9, is sinking lower in the dawn. Look for it low in the east, about 45 to 30 minutes before sunrise, and look for Saturn much higher to the upper right of Venus. MARS, at magnitude +0.4, rises around 11 pm. It is very high in the southeast before dawn. JUPITER, at magnitude -2.4, shines brightly in the south at dusk and lower in the SW later in the evening. It sets around midnight. SATURN [Saturne], at magnitude +1.1, is getting higher in the ESE, before and during dawn. Look for it much higher to the upper right of Venus. Nelson Poirier, Nature Moncton / Moncton Naturalists' Club NatureNB guidelines http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbe.html Foire aux questions de NatureNB http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt/nnbf.html