I had only a short amount of time for birding today but ran into Richard Leger at the Point du Chene wharf who shared some bird news from this morning. He along with Julie Pellerin and Fred Leger spent the morning birding around Shediac and recorded 24 species inlcuding the Northern Mockingbird at the Acadie Optometry Clinic. They reported seeing two flocks of migrating Common Eiders - one numbering 400-500 flying southwest over Scoudouc and another in the order of 200 flying west past Cap Brule.
In late afternoon I checked along the shore at Cap Bimet and spotted an immature Snowy Owl on the ice close to shore in the cove just east of the new condominium development at the end of the Cap Bimet Road. It's very likely that this is one of the two Snowy Owls that have been on the ice off Point du Chene in recent days. At dusk I saw a flock of 12 Canada Geese heading west over Shediac.
Southbound migration continues! Hopefully in just a few short weeks we can look forward to the start of northbound migration!
Happy New Year to everyone!!
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Happy New Year Stu.
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