Updates for previous years | ||
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Additions to the 2014/2015 Winter List | ||
Note: The date specified on the left is the date when I added the species to the list. Unless otherwise specified, this is also the date when the species was observed. | ||
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Feb 14, 2015 | Tufted Duck / Fuligule morillon | - Saint John (Merv Cormier - Jan 23, David Putt - Feb 2) |
9:50 PM | Common Murre / Guillemot marmette | - Deer Island Ferry crossing (David Putt - Feb 9) |
165 species | ||
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Feb 6, 2015 7:30 AM 163 species |
Harris's Sparrow / Bruant à face noire | - St. Leonard (Roy LaPointe - Feb 2) |
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Jan 26, 2015 7:00 AM 162 species |
Wilson's Snipe / Bécassine de Wilson | - Maltempec (Gilles Landry - Jan 21) |
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Jan 9, 2015 | Yellow-bellied Sapsucker / Pic maculé | - Bedell, Carleton County (Nathan Staples - Jan 1) |
10:25 PM | Hoary Redpoll / Sizerin blanchâtre | - St. Leonard (Roy LaPointe - Jan 8) |
161 species | ||
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Dec 31, 2014 | Atlantic Puffin / Macareux moine | - Long Eddy Point, Grand Manan (Richard MacDonald - Dec 30) |
8:30 AM | Lapland Longspur / Plectrophane lapon | - Castalia Marsh, Grand Manan (Richard MacDonald - Dec 30) |
159 species | Lincoln's Sparrow / Bruant de Lincoln | - Tide Head (Margaret Doyle, Lucette Lyons - Dec 30) |
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Dec 28, 2014 | Northern Lapwing / Vanneau huppé | - St Martins (Byard Moran - Dec 23 but had been present for approx 1 week)    (** new species for NB Winter List) |
9:35 AM | Eastern Phoebe / Moucherolle phébi | - Cape Tormentine (John Klymko, Danielle Leblanc - Dec 27) |
156 species | ||
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Dec 20, 2014 | Ruddy Duck / Érismature rousse | - Harvey, Albert County (Jeff Schnare - Dec 18) |
10:00 PM | Northern Hawk Owl / Chouette épervière | - Pont-Gravé, Tracadie-Sheila CBC (Frank Branch, Michel Roy - Dec 21) |
154 species | Ruby-crowned Kinglet / Roitelet à couronne rubis | - Grand Manan CBC (Richard Blacquiere - Dec 14) - St Martins CBC (Ted Sears - Dec 14) - Kars, Kiersteadville CBC (Joanne Savage, David Putt - Dec 20) |
American Pipit / Pipit d'Amérique | - St Martins CBC (Ted Sears, Ed Leblanc - Dec 14) | |
Clay-colored Sparrow / Bruant des plaines | - Dieppe, Moncton CBC (Normand & Gilles Belliveau, Rose-Alma Mallet - Dec 20) | |
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Dec 16, 2014 | Gyrfalcon / Faucon gerfaut | - Miscou (Jolande St-Pierre, Nicole Ferron, Jeanne Benoit, Michel Chiasson - Dec 14) |
9:45 PM | Northern Saw-whet Owl / Petite Nyctale | - Dark Harbour Rd, Grand Manan Island (Jennifer Pierce, Mark Morse - Dec 12) |
149 species | Marsh Wren / Troglodyte des marais | - Riverview (Stuart Tingley, Rose-Alma Mallet, Carmella Melanson) |
Common Yellowthroat / Paruline masquée | - Riverview (Stuart Tingley, Rose-Alma Mallet, Carmella Melanson) | |
Brown-headed Cowbird / Vacher à tête brune | - Harvey, Albert County (John Inman - Dec 15) | |
Red Crossbill / Bec-croisé des sapins | - Fundy National Park (Suzanne Bonnell, Bonnie Lockhart) | |
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Dec 15, 2014 | Northern Goshawk / Autour des palombes | - Trudel (Frank Branch - Dec 12) |
6:30 PM 143 species |
American Kestrel / Crécerelle d'Amérique | - Grande-Digue, Shediac CBC (Stuart Tingley, Rose-Alma Mallet, Carmella Melanson - Dec 14) - Grand Manan Airport, Grand Manan CBC (Mark Morse - Dec 14) |
American Coot / Foulque d'Amérique | - Saint John (Suzanne Bonnell - Dec 14) | |
Field Sparrow / Bruant des champs | - Red Point, Grand Manan CBC (Durlan Ingersol, Krista Harvey - Dec 14) | |
Swamp Sparrow / Bruant des marais | - Red Point, Grand Manan CBC (Durlan Ingersol, Krista Harvey - Dec 14) | |
Baltimore Oriole / Oriole de Baltimore | - Riverview (Ralph White - Dec 14) | |
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Dec 12, 2014 | Northern Fulmar / Fulmar boréal | - Bay of Fundy near Grand Manan Island (Peter Wilcox) |
9:00 PM | Black-headed Gull / Mouette rieuse | - Point Lepreau (David Bell - Dec 10) |
137 species | Dovekie / Mergule nain | - Point Lepreau (David Bell - Dec 10) |
Thick-billed Murre / Guillemot de Brünnich | - Point Lepreau (David Bell - Dec 10) | |
Short-eared Owl / Hibou des marais | - Tantramar Marsh (David Bell - Dec 9) | |
Orange-crowned Warbler / Paruline verdâtre | - Sackville (Peter Thomas - Dec 9) - Bouctouche (Stuart Tingley - Dec 12) |
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** Upon review of photographs, the Blackpoll Warbler (Paruline rayée) that was reported on Dec 9 in Saint-Léolin has been identified as a Pine Warbler (Paruline des pins). As a result, I've removed Blackpoll Warbler from the list and adjusted the totals accordingly. | ||
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Dec 9, 2014 | Pied-billed Grebe / Grèbe à bec bigarré | - Saint John (Suzanne Bonnell) |
9:15 PM | Golden Eagle / Aigle royal | - Tantramar Marsh (Bill & Marguerite Winsor, Paul Langelaan - date seen) |
131 species | ||
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Dec 8, 2014 | Greater White-fronted Goose / Oie rieuse | - Val Comeau (Roger Basque) |
8:30 PM | Black-backed Woodpecker / Pic à dos noir | - Douglas (Bev Schneider) |
129 species | Tufted Titmouse / Mésange bicolore | - Deer Point, Campobello Island (Joyce Morell - Dec 5) |
Northern Mockingbird / Moqueur polyglotte | - Moncton (Tom Finck - Dec 7) | |
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Dec 6, 2014 | King Eider / Eider à tête grise | - White Head Ferry (Roger Burrows) |
10:55 PM | Great Horned Owl / Grand-duc d'Amérique | - Route 15, Westmorland County (Peter Wilshaw) |
125 species | Barred Owl / Chouette rayée | - Berry's Mills (Linda Arsenault - Dec 1) |
Horned Lark / Alouette hausse-col | - Cape Tormentine (Gilles Belliveau) | |
Gray Catbird / Moqueur chat | - St Martins (Ted Sears) | |
Yellow-rumped Warbler / Paruline à croupion jaune | - Saint-Édouard-de-Kent (Donald & Dorca Pellerin) | |
Savannah Sparrow / Bruant des prés | - Grand Manan Island (Alain Clavette, Roger Leblanc - Dec 4) | |
White-crowned Sparrow / Bruant à couronne blanche | - Riverside-Albert (Denis Doucet) | |
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Dec 4, 2014 | Wood Duck / Canard branchu | - Hampton (Jocelyn Deichmann - Dec 1 or Dec 2) |
11:00 PM | Razorbill / Petit Pingouin | - Grand Manan Island (Roger Leblanc, Alain Clavette) |
117 species | Winter Wren / Troglodyte des forêts | - Grand Manan Island (Roger Leblanc, Alain Clavette) |
House Sparrow / Moineau domestique | - Saint John (Frank Kelly) | |
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Dec 3, 2014 | Barn Owl / Effraies des clochers | - Saint Marcel (Suzanne Léger)    (** new species for NB Winter List) |
9:15 PM | Hermit Thrush / Grive solitaire | - Taymouth area (Julie & Robert Singleton - Dec 2) |
113 species | Brown Thrasher / Moqueur roux | - Mayfield, St Stephen area (Jo-Ann & John MacCready - Dec 1) |
Pine Warbler / Paruline des pins | - Moncton (Linda Leclerc - Dec 2) | |
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Dec 3, 2014 | Spruce Grouse / Tétras du Canada | - St George area (Ralph Eldridge) |
10:50 AM | Red-necked Grebe / Grèbe jougris | - St George area (Ralph Eldridge) |
109 species | Northern Gannet / Fou de Bassan | - Beaver Harbour (Ralph Eldridge) |
Cooper's Hawk / Épervier de Cooper | - St Leonard (Roy LaPointe) | |
Purple Sandpiper / Bécasseau violet | - Beaver Harbour (Ralph Eldridge) | |
American Woodcock / Bécasse d'Amérique | - Mount Pleasant Mine (Ralph Eldridge) | |
Black-legged Kittiwake / Mouette tridactyle | - Letete (Ralph Eldridge) | |
Lesser Black-backed Gull / Goéland brun | - Blacks Harbour (Ralph Eldridge) | |
Cedar Waxwing / Jaseur d'Amérique | - Pennfield area (Ralph Eldridge) | |
Common Redpoll / Sizerin flammé | - St Leonard (Roy LaPointe - Dec 2) | |
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Dec 2, 2014 | Snow Goose / Oie des neiges | - St Leonard (Roy LaPointe) |
9:40 PM 99 species |
Bufflehead / Petit Garrot | - Lorneville (Suzanne Bonnell) - Inkerman (Jeanne Benoit, Frank Branch, Michel Chiasson, Jollande St-Pierre) |
Ruffed Grouse / Gélinotte huppée | - Cape Jourimain (Merv Cormier, Hank Scarth, David Miller, Joanne Savage - Dec 1) | |
Killdeer / Pluvier kildir | - Lower Coverdale (Donald & Dorca Pellerin) | |
Glaucous Gull / Goéland bourgmestre | - Ste-Anne-de-Madawaska (Roy LaPointe) | |
Belted Kingfisher / Martin-pêcheur d'Amérique | - Cormierville (Stuart Tingley) - Bouctouche (Louis-Emile Cormier) |
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Northern Flicker / Pic flamboyant | - Sackville (Kathy Popma) - Cap Brûlé (Normand & Gilles Belliveau, Rose-Alma Mallet, Cécile Léger) |
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Northern Shrike / Pie-grièche grise | - Cape Tormentine (Merv Cormier - Dec 1) - St George (Ralph Eldridge) - Cocagne (Louis-Emile Cormier) |
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Gray Jay / Mésangeai du Canada | - Ste-Anne-de-Madawaska (Roy LaPointe) | |
Snow Bunting / Plectrophane des neiges | - Cormierville (Stuart Tingley) - Ste-Anne-de-Madawaska (Roy LaPointe) - Ste-Marie-St-Raphaël (Jeanne Benoit, Frank Branch, Michel Chiasson, Jollande St-Pierre) |
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Eastern Towhee / Tohi à flancs roux | - Moncton (Mike Plourde) | |
Fox Sparrow / Bruant fauve | - White Head Island (Roger Burrows) | |
Dickcissel / Dickcissel d'Amérique | - Alma (Donald & Dorca Pellerin, Doreen Rossiter) | |
Rusty Blackbird / Quiscale rouilleux | - Miscou (Jeanne Benoit, Frank Branch, Michel Chiasson, Jollande St-Pierre) | |
Pine Grosbeak / Durbec des sapins | - Lamèque (Jeanne Benoit, Frank Branch, Michel Chiasson, Jollande St-Pierre) - St Leonard (Roy LaPointe) |
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House Finch / Roselin familier | - Bouctouche (Jean-Paul & Stella Leblanc) | |
White-winged Crossbill / Bec-croisé bifascié | - Miscou (Jeanne Benoit, Frank Branch, Michel Chiasson, Jollande St-Pierre) | |
Peregrine Falcon / Faucon pèlerin | - Cap Brûlé (Normand & Gilles Belliveau, Rose-Alma Mallet, Cécile Léger) | |
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Dec 1, 2014 | Turkey Vulture / Urubu à tête rouge | - Hampton (Judy Whalen) |
11:15 PM | Vesper Sparrow / Bruant vespéral | - Notre Dame (Roger Leblanc) |
81 species | ||
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Dec 1, 2014 | Snowy Owl / Harfang des neiges | - Cap Bimet (Stuart Tingley) |
10:30 PM | ||
79 species | ||
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Dec 1, 2014 | Brant / Bernache cravant | - White Head Island (Roger Burrows) |
9:30 PM | Gadwall / Canard chipeau | - Cap Brulé (Stuart Tingley) |
78 species | Eurasian Wigeon / Canard siffleur | - Bouctouche (Louis-Emile Cormier) |
American Wigeon / Canard d'Amérique | - White Head Island (Roger Burrows) - Bouctouche (Louis-Emile Cormier) |
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Ring-necked Duck / Fuligule à collier | - Cap Brulé (Stuart Tingley) | |
Lesser Scaup / Petit Fuligule | - Bouctouche (Louis-Emile Cormier) - Cap Brulé (Stuart Tingley) |
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Harlequin Duck / Arlequin plongeur | - Cap Lumière (Louis-Emile Cormier) | |
White-winged Scoter / Macreuse brune | - White Head Island (Roger Burrows) - Cap Lumière (Louis-Emile Cormier) |
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Barrow's Goldeneye / Garrot d'Islande | - Cap Brulé (Stuart Tingley) | |
Ring-necked Pheasant / Faisan de Colchide | - Shédiac (Marc Leblanc) - White Head Island (Roger Burrows) |
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Great Cormorant / Grand Cormoran | - White Head Island (Roger Burrows) | |
Great Blue Heron / Grand Héron | - Caraquet (Denise Godin) - West River (Rick Elliot) |
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Northern Harrier / Busard St-Martin | - White Head Island (Roger Burrows) | |
Red-tailed Hawk / Buse à queue rousse | - Murray Corner (Normand & Gilles Belliveau, Rose-Alma Mallet, Cécile Léger) | |
Iceland Gull / Goéland arctique | - Salisbury (Bill Winsor) | |
Black Guillemot / Guillemot à miroir | - White Head Island (Roger Burrows) | |
Boreal Chickadee / Mésange à tête brune | - White Head Island (Roger Burrows) | |
Carolina Wren / Troglodyte de Caroline | - Colpitts Settlement (Lois Budd) | |
Bohemian Waxwing / Jaseur boréal | - Four Roads (Denise Godin) | |
White-throated Sparrow / Bruant à gorge blanche | - Inkerman (Denise Godin) - Fredericton (Don Gibson) |
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Common Grackle / Quiscale bronzé | - Bertrand (Denise Godin) - Moncton (Gilles Bourque) - White Head Island (Roger Burrows) |
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Pine Siskin / Tarin des pins | - White Head Island (Roger Burrows) - Cape Tormentine (Normand & Gilles Belliveau, Rose-Alma Mallet, Cécile Léger) |
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Dec 1, 2014: 4:15 PM 56 species |
Below is a list of the species reported as of 4:15pm on Dec 1 - due to the amount of species listed in this first update, I am not
including location/observer information; however, I will include that information for species listed in subsequent updates.
Canada Goose / Bernache du Canada |
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